Călin Georgescu

Călin Georgescu (born 1962) is a Romanian senior expert in sustainable development, with an acknowledged recognition in the field, following 17 years of service in the environmental area in the United Nations system. Georgescu was appointed the executive director of the United Nations Global Sustainable Index Institute in Geneva and Vaduz for the period 2015–2016. Prior to that, he served as President of the European Research Centre for the Club of Rome (2013–2015). He is also member of the Club of Rome International in Switzerland.

Education

Georgescu was born in the Cotroceni neighborhood of Bucharest, the son of Scarlat Georgescu and Aneta Georgescu, ''née'' Popescu. He is a graduate of the Land Reclamation College, Nicolae Bălcescu Institute of Agronomy in Bucharest (1986) and obtained his Ph.D. in soil science in 1999.

Career

Georgescu acted as the executive director of the National Centre for Sustainable Development in Bucharest from 2000 to 2013. An acknowledged authority in strategic planning and public policies design, he was appointed by the Romanian Government to coordinate the development of two consecutive versions of the National Sustainable Development Strategy (in 1999 and 2008), in line with the guidelines of the European Strategy for Sustainable Development.

He combines comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practice of sustainable development with hands-on field experience by working with stakeholders in the public and private sectors as well as with the civil society in order to design, implement and follow through to completion specific projects under Local Agenda 21 (initiated by United Nations Development Programme in 1992) for more than 40 Romanian municipalities.

A former Senior Fellow with the United Nations Development Programme, Georgescu also held various positions in the UN system, such as UN Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and waste on the enjoyment of human rights and Representative of the UNEP National Committee for Romania.

He also held such positions as: Adviser to the Minister of Environment, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Director of the International Economic Organisations Department in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary General of the Romanian Association for the Club of Rome and executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Development Projects.

According to a statement given in November 2020, Georgescu stated that Ion Antonescu and Corneliu Zelea Codreanu are heroes through whom "he lived the national history, through them speaks and spoke the national history and not through the lackeys of the globalist powers that lead Romania today temporarily".

Georgescu was proposed as prime minister by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), a party that just entered the Romanian Parliament following the December 2020 Romanian legislative election. During the 2021 Romanian political crisis which resulted in the removal from office of the Cîțu Cabinet, the same party proposed him again.

Several press articles criticized Georgescu for his pro-Russian statements, some even considering him the representative of Russian interests in Romania.

Publications

*Romania at Crossroads, Editura Logos, Bucuresti, 2014 and Editura Christiana, 2016 (second revised edition and the country project)
"Pentru un ideal comun"
n Search of Common Purpose Compania Publishing House, Bucharest, 2012.
“România după criză. Reprofesionalizarea”
omania after the crisis. Reshaping Professional Worth coordinators and Călin Georgescu, Compania Publishing House, Bucharest, 2010.
“Trezirea la realitate”
Wake-up Call in ''România post-criză. Reprofesionalizarea României III'' 'Romania after the Crisis'' 3rd IPID Report, Bucharest, 2010, pp. 5–15.
“Reclădirea capitalului uman”
ebuilding Human Capital in ''Șansa României: oamenii. Reprofesionalizarea României II'' 'A Chance for Romania: Betting on People'' 2nd IPID Report, București, 2009, pp. 7–18.
“Romania at the Eve of the Third Millennium”
in Millennium III, special issue on “Which Forces are Driving Europe?, European Conference of the National Associations of the Club of Rome”, Bucharest, 23–24 May 2008, pp. 95–103.
''“Reprofesionalizarea României”''
'Reshaping Professional Worth in Romania'' 1st IPID Report, Bucharest, 2008; author and editor.
''National Sustainable Development Strategy of Romania 2013-2020-2030''
(available in Romanian and English), Government of Romania, Bucharest, 2008; Project Manager.

ocal Sustainable Development Plans under Local Agenda 21 for 40 local authorities, 2000–2008; Project Manager.
''National Sustainable Development Strategy''
(available in Romanian and English), United Nations Development Programme, Bucharest, 1999; Project Manager.
''Romania 2020''
Editura Conspress, București, 1998, Editor.

References

External links

*Club of Rome (https://www.clubofrome.org/)
*European Research Centre of the Club of Rome (http://www.clubofrome.eu/)
*United Nations Global Sustainability Index Institute - UNGSII (http://www.ungsii.org/)
*United Nations Human Rights - Office of the High Commissioner - OHCHR (http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/Home.aspx)
*United Nations Development Programme - UNDP (http://www.undp.org/
*United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP (http://www.unep.org/)
*Centrul Național pentru Dezvoltare Durabilă / National Centre for Sustainable Development (http://www.ncsd.ro)
*Strategia Națională pentru Dezvoltarea Durabilă a României / National Sustainable Development Strategy (http://strategia.ncsd.ro/)

Articles and interviews

* – TVR 2 – "Legile Afacerilor" (Business Laws), 5 September 2016 – in Romanian
Călin Georgescu despre naționalism, ortodoxie, lupta politică
- 8 June 2016 - in Romanian
Călin Georgescu: "Nu recunosc conducerea acestei țări"
29 March 2015 - in Romanian
Călin Georgescu - interviu la Realitatea TV
25 September 2014 - in Romanian
"România are nevoie de un stat care își servește cu abnegație cetățenii"
3 March 2014 - in Romanian

in Romania

in English, foreword t
Romanian edition of "Bankrupting Nature, Denying our Planetary Boundaries" by Anders Wijkman and Johan Rockström
compania, Bucharest, 2013)-in English.


interview by Adina Ardeleanu, BURSA, 27 October 2011. - in Romanian

26 August 2011.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120328123418/http://romaniapress.ro/interviuri/9657-exclusivitate-avem-ce-invata-de-la-altii-dar-problemele-noastre-tot-noi-trebuie-sa-le-rezolvam.html "Avem ce învăța de la alții, dar problemele noastre tot noi trebuie să le rezolvam"], interview with Călin Georgescu for RomaniaPress.ro, 3 August 2011. - in Romanian
"Nişa României: agricultura eco"
: Călin Georgescu, director executiv al Centrului Naţional pentru Dezvoltare Durabilă din România Romania's Niche: bio agriculture": Călin Georgescu, executive director of the National Centre for Sustainable Development" interview by Sabina Fati, 5 July 2011.-in Romanian
Soluții pentru o relansare economică imediată: Expertul Călin Georgescu la Dezbaterile Wall-Street.ro
eys to country's immediate economic revival: expert Călin Georgescu at Wall-Street.ro debates 4 July 2011.-in Romanian
VIDEO "Pentru omenire, criza actuală nu este o problemă, ci ceea ce urmează după ea"
he Current Crisis is not the Problem for the Humanity, but what will come after it interview by Rodica Culcer and Lidia Moise, PRIM PLAN, TVR 1, 20 June 2011
Emisunea PRIM PLAN – integrala
poate fi vazuta la INREGISTRARILE SAPTAMANII, Luni: 20-06-2011.- in Romanian
"Viitorul va fi al creierului și al minții"The Future Will Belong to the Brain and Mind
interview by Roxana Mazilu, Cadran Politic, April 2011.
VIDEO "Interviu în exclusivitate cu Călin Georgescu, unul dintre liderii europeni ai grupului de la Roma"
xclusive interview with Calin Georgescu, one of the European leaders of the Club of Romeinterview by Lidia Moise, TVR, 18 March 2011. - in Romanian
*Despre soluții pentru o relansare economică imediată a țării eys to country's immediate economic revival interview by Dr. Alex Todericiu, 15 December 2010, Wall Street
INTERVIU - Calin Georgescu: Despre solutii pentru o relansare economica imediata a tarii
(in Romanian).
*"Poporul român va dainui, criza e provocată de trufie și lacomie" he people of Romania will endure. Vanity and greed got us into crisis. interview by Irina Ursu and Lucian Hainăroșie, 16 November 2010, www.ziare.com
Calin Georgescu: Poporul roman va dainui, criza e provocata de trufie si lacomie - Interviu
(in Romanian).
*"Sunt oameni pregătiţi să-şi dedice viaţa reconstruirii acestei ţări" e have people who are willing to serve the countryby Anca Hriban and Roland Cătălin Pena, 29 October 2010, Ziua Veche

(in Romanian).
*”Călin Georgescu: ''România nu este aceasta''” ălin Georgescu: ''This is not Romania'' interview by George Rădulescu, 15 October 2010, Adevărul
Călin Georgescu: „România nu este aceasta”
(in Romanian).
*VIDEO. "Expertul Călin Georgescu la videochatul Adevărul: ''În patru ani, România ar putea să devină lider european''” IDEO The expert Călin Georgescu at Adevărul videochat: ''In four years Romania might become European leader'' 6 October 2010, Adevărul, http://www.adevarul.ro/actualitate/Expertul_in_Dezvoltare_Durabila_Calin_Georgescu_va_fi_prezent_de_la_ora_13-00_la_vidochatul_adevarul-ro_0_348565358.html (in Romanian).
*”Măsurile de austeritate sunt luate pe genunchi” usterity Measures in a Rush interview with Călin Georgescu by Stelian Negrea, Financiarul, 15 June 2010
Calin Georgescu: „Masurile de austeritate sunt luate pe genunchi“ , Interviu
(in Romanian).
*”N-am văzut încă o gândire coerentă pentru repornirea motoarelor economiei” o Coherent Thinking on Restarting the Economic Engine interview with Călin Georgescu by Cristian Andrei, Puterea, 13 May 2010

(in Romanian).
*”Mergeți la drum cu profesioniștii!” o along with the Professionals article by Călin Georgescu, Foreign Policy România, September/October 2009
Profesional » Blog Archive » Mergeti la drum cu profesionistii! - Blogul Alianței Profesioniștilor pentru Progres
(in Romanian).
*”Profesioniştii strâng rândurile pentru România” he Professionals Close Ranks for Romania interview with Călin Georgescu, Jurnalul Național, 9 July 2009
“Profesioniştii strâng rândurile pentru România”
(in Romanian).
*”Reprofesionalizarea României” eshaping Romania's Professional Worth interview with Călin Georgescu by Cristian Banu, Cadran Politic, No 67, 2009,
Cadran politic - Revista lunara de analiza si informare politica
(in Romanian).
*”Incompetenţa generează corupţia” ncompetence Breeds Corruption interview with Călin Georgescu by Ovidiu Nahoi, Adevărul, 9 December 2008, http://www.adevarul.ro/actualitate/eveniment/Incompetenta-genereaza-coruptia_0_25197567.html (in Romanian).

Media reports

"Romania nu mai este un stat, ci o corporatie condusa de straini"
22 November 2016 - in Romanian
"Motivatia: Romania"
, 1 September 2014 - in Romanian

way out of the crisis: sustainable development an article by Green Revolution Association, 9 November 2010, CSR Romania. - in Romanian
”România după-criză. Reprofesionalizarea”
omania after the Crisis. Reshaping Professional Worth by Dumitru Constantin, 12 October 2010, Cotidianul. -in Romanian
*”Reprofesionalizarea României: Călin Georgescu, Dan Puric și Dumitru Costin” eshaping Romania's Professional Worth: Călin Georgescu, Dan Puric and Dumitru Costin by I.Culianu, Wordpress, 23 June 2010
Reprofesionalizarea Romaniei: Calin Georgescu, Dan Puric si Dumitru Costin

*”Desemnarea unui reprezentant al României în funcţia de Raportor special ONU” ppointment of a Romanian Representative as UN Special Rapporteur Press release, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest, 21 June 2010, http://www.mae.ro/index.php?unde=doc&id=44086&idlnk=2&cat=4.
*”Pledoarie pentru competenţă, distributism şi economie civică” Plea for Competence, Distributive Growth and Civic Economyby Ovidiu Hurduzeu, 18 June 2010, http://atreiafortaromaniaprofunda.blogspot.com/2010/06/o-pledoarie-pentru-competenta.html.
*”Reprofesionalizarea României - lansarea unui proiect naţional” eshaping Romania's Professional Worth: Launch of a National Project by Roxana Mazilu, Cadran Politic, No 67, 2009 http://arhiva.cadranpolitic.ro/view_article.asp?item=2790&title=?Reprofesionalizarea.
*”Anii vacilor slabe” he Lean Years by Emil Hurezeanu, Cotidianul, 6 March 2008, https://web.archive.org/web/20110726050731/http://old.cotidianul.ro/anii_vacilor_slabe-79.html.
*”Formarea elitelor profesionale—soluția pentru dezvoltarea durabilă a României” raining of Professional Elites: The Solution for Sustainable Development EurActiv, 3 March 2008, http://www.euractiv.ro/uniunea-europeana/articles%7CdisplayArticle/articleID_12705/Formarea-elitelor-profesionale-solutia-pentru-dezvoltarea-durabila-a-Romaniei.html.
*”L’IPID a lancé le volume La Reprofessionnalisation de la Roumanie”, Investir en Roumanie, 29 February 2008
Investir en Roumanie : L’IPID a lancé le volume "La Reprofessionnalisation de la Roumanie" - actualités économiques et opportunités d'affaires en Roumanie

*”Pentru reprofesionalizarea României e nevoie de proiecte solide” o Bring Back Professionalism Romania Needs Good Projects EurActiv, 12 October 2006, http://www.euractiv.ro/uniunea-europeana/articles%7CdisplayArticle/articleID_8382/Pentru-reprofesionalizarea-Romaniei-e-nevoie-de-proiecte-solide.html.

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