c/o Departament de la Vicepresidència
Advisory Council for the Sustainable Development of Catalonia
Vicepresidency Department
Avinguda Sarrià, 30,1er 3ª
E-08029 Barcelona
Spain
Tel.: +34 93 363 38 67
Fax: +34 93 410 09 39
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Consell Assessor per al Desenvolupament
Sostenible de Catalunya (CADS) c/o Departament de la Vicepresidència Advisory Council for the Sustainable Development of Catalonia Vicepresidency Department Avinguda Sarrià, 30,1er 3ª E-08029 Barcelona Spain Tel.: +34 93 363 38 67 Fax: +34 93 410 09 39 |
Council Members and Staff Members
The CADS scope includes the following issues.
Priority fields 2009
- Transition towards a new model of electricity system. A sustainable
perspective;
- Second report on Climate change in Catalonia (by the Catalan Expert Group on
Climate Change, promoted by CADS);
- Potential use of electric vehicle.
- ECOTURCAT: Ecotourism in Catalunya
- Water resources management under scarcity
- Promoting public participation in land-use planning
- Possible application of Payment for Environmental Services schemes
- The Catalan Government will promote the elaboration of the Sustainable
Development Strategy of Catalunya during 2009, and CADS will assess the
process.
Forthcoming publications of reports finished in previous years:
- Analysis of the Energy Metabolism of the Catalan Economy (2007)
(Report foreseen May 2009, Executive Summary in English is soon available).
- Tools for the prevention of urban waste in Catalonia (foreseen June 2009; in
Catalan)
- Sustainability and Local Finances (foreseen September 2009; in Catalan)
- Society and Public Participation: Environmental Justice in Catalunya (in
Catalan)
Special events:
In 2009 CADS celebrates its 10 years anniversary. Some special
dissemination activities will be organised through the year, with the slogan
"Present to keep the future":
- An Open event in June presenting a book and a short film about the 10
years of history;
- A three day seminar in October to discuss important issues evaluated and
assessed by CADS during the last ten years (climate change, natural risks,
energy, urban environment, sustainable tourism, etc).
Others:
The translation of the CADS website pages into Catalan is currently in
progress.
CADS was founded in December 1998 by means of Decree 311/1998, 1st December, creating the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development of Catalonia; DOGC number 2784 - 11-12-1998; modified through Decree 256/2000, 4th July 2000.
Functions of the Advisory Council for the Sustainable Development of Catalonia (CADS):
These functions are performed through the following activities.
CADS has 15 Council Members, chaired by the president of the council, all of them independent experts from different disciplines and fields. The Council is attached to the Vicepresidency Department. The CADS members are appointed by the Council president for two years (and then they can be appointed for two additional years). The Council was partially renewed in May 2007 and in the beginning of 2008.
| President Prof. Gabriel Ferraté |
Former Chancellor of the Open University of Catalonia |
| Vice-President Manel Gausa |
Architect (PhD) President of the Scientific Council of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia |
| Members Josep Alabern |
General Manager Aigües de Manresa S.A. President of the College of Industrial Engineers of Central Catalonia |
| Prof. Martí Boada |
Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Barcelona President of the Board of Directors of the Natural Park of Alt Pirineu |
| Dr. Purificació Canals |
Biologist.
(PhD)
Vice-President of UICN President of DEPANA (League for the Defence of Natural Resources) |
| Dra. Isabel Cacho |
Geologist
(PhD)
Research Group on Marine Geoscience at the University of Barcelona |
| Dr. Marcel Coderch |
Telecommunications and Information Science Engineer
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| Prof. Marta Estrada | Research Professor at the
CSIC Institute of Marine Sciences Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona |
| Prof. Anna Ma. Geli | Chancellor of the University of
Girona Professor of Experimental Sciences at the University of Girona |
| Prof. Josep Enric Llebot | Professor of Physics at the
Autonomous University of Barcelona Former Scientific Secretary of the Institute of Catalan Studies |
| Prof. Antoni Lloret | Former Professor of Physics at the
University of Barcelona Former Research Director at the CNRS (France) |
| Prof. M. Àngels Marquès |
Lecturer of
Extern Geodynamic at the University of Barcelona |
| Prof. Isabel Pont |
Lecturer of
Administrative Law at the Autonomous University of Barcelona |
| Prof. Joandomènec Ros |
Professor of Ecology at the University of Barcelona |
| Prof. Sebastià Serrano | Professor of General Linguistics and Theory of Communication at the University of Barcelona |
| Carme Valls |
Medical
doctor on Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
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The CADS has a secretariat with around seven staff. Ramon Arribas is the Director.
There are no formal groups or sections. However, there is the possibility to create specific commissions when the Council elaborates its reports.
The Council plenary meets every one and a half months. The 2009 meetings are scheduled for 10 February, 17 March, 28 April, 2 June, 7 July, 29 September, 3 November, 15 December.
The Council gives advice regarding general policy guidelines, laws and
planning tools in those fields related to sustainable development, both on
request of the government and other administrative units, and on its own
initiative.
In the case of mobility and transport planning, the law establishes the need
for a compulsory report from CADS before the plan can be approved.
Furthermore, the CADS is often considered an "involved stakeholder"
in the so-called strategic environmental assessment (SEA) processes regarding
plans and programs related to sustainable development.
Moreover, the Council has as objectives the promotion of "the culture of
sustainability" to the Catalan society. Therefore, the CADS promotes
research and innovation for sustainable development, it proposes information,
dissemination and education activities, and contributes to strategic thinking
on sustainable development of Catalonia.
The CADS joined in 2004. It is an active member of the Working Groups Biodiversity, Energy and Sustainable Development . Moreover it is an observer to the Working Groups Marine and Agriculture.
You can find the full list of policy advice in the EEAC Search Engine which also contains the titles in English of publications only available in original language.
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