Giorgio Cesari
Director General, APAT, Italy
Academic Qualifications
Degree in Civil Hydraulic Engineering at the University of Rome, 1972
Present Position
General Director of APAT (Italian Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services), from October 31, 2002 and Chairman of the Federal Council of the Environmental Protection Agencies of the Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces
In this position Mr. Cesari has, among other duties, the overall responsibility for the Annual Environmental Data Yearbook prepared by APAT, in cooperation with other Italian institutions such as the National Statistical Institute and the Regional/Provincial Environment Agencies, containing major environmental indicators, also based on related socio-economic and territorial data and information.
Key Memberships in Networks, Committees and Professional Bodies
Co-Chair of the User Requirements subgroup of the ad hoc Group for Earth Observation
Member of the Network of the Heads of Environmental Protection Agencies of European Countries
Member of the Engineering Association of the Province of Rome, since 1973;
Member of the Italian Committee for Large Dams and of the Italian Hydro-Technology Association;
Member of several Environmental Defense Associations
Member of the Italian Hydro Technology Association of ISWA (International Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Association-Italian Section)
Past Appointments and Professional Experience include:
Director of ANPA (Italian National Environmental Protection Agency), from July 2001 to October 2002;
Member of the Board of ANPA, from March 2001 to July 2001;
Member of the Board of ENEA (Italian Agency for New Technology, Energy and the Environment), from August 2000 to March 2001;
Director, Technology Unit, of the “Pugliese Aqueduct”, the Joint Stock Company responsible for the management of the entire water cycle for the “Puglia” and “Basilicata” regions, from October 2000 to July 2001;
Director level positions since 1985, with a thirty-year experience in the coordination, direction and supervision of major projects, studies and consulting services in the sector of engineering and applied research for public and private enterprises, international institutions and financial organizations in Italy and abroad.
Planner, organizer and manager of several training courses for technical and post-graduate personnel in the field of technology transfer to developing countries.
