Climate Change and Urban Sustainable Development (planning as well as management) expert, focusing since more than 30 years on Urban Management Systems and Local governance/decentralization process. Working both as private consultant and public officer, charged since 2002 until 2008 as Head of Environment and EU programs Department in a Italian City, hence implementing day-by-day planning and management tools and procedures, according to EU standards and environmental Legislation. Widely experienced since 1999 in design and managing international EU-funded projects, mostly about implementation and diffusion of EU environmental acquis communitaire relevant to local governments and local governance procedures (Adriatic and Balkan area), Strategic Environmental Assessment (Turkey), and Climate Action for cities (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Korea). Extensive ork experience in Asia, Middle East and Africa. In last ten years working on Local Strategic Planning, Climate Changes/local sustainability, Strategic Environmental Assessment, policies/projects formulation and monitoring. Continuously updating his know-how with most advanced EU and international standards in the relevant fields. Language skills include English proficiency, and (limited to reading) Spanish and French.