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We champion Sustainable Development around Romania, through innovation, partnership, projects and communications.

The National Centre for Sustainable Development (NCSD) was established in 1997 under the aegis of the Romanian Academy. After gaining full maturity in its activities and vision, in 2001 NCSD became an independent Romanian non-governmental organization, a leading national consultant in sustainable development issues.

NCSD mandate is to identify the Sustainable Development priorities of the country and to address them at both national and local levels, to promote human resource capacity building and to facilitate intra and inter-sector integration of national sustainable development debates.

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News / Noutati

April 2010: Dr. Silvia Barbero.s visit to Bucharest

Following the Conference "A report to the Club of Rome. The Blue Economy: 100 innovations - 10 years - 100 million jobs", held in Bucharest, 4th of March 2010, where Mr. Gunter Pauli presented the newest Report to the Club of Rome, the start for a new project was set, to implement the concepts of the .Blue Economy. also in Romania. As a first step towards this goal, Dr. Silvia Barbero, Systemic Design Researcher at Politecnico di Torino (Italy), has worked together with the Romanian Association for the Club of Rome (ARCoR) and the National Centre for Sustainable Development (NCSD) teams, between the 22nd of April 2010 - 4th of May 2010, on developing a concept for a pilot village in Romania running on the principles put forth by the "Blue Economy" and Sustainable Development.

For the concept paper, please check the attached PDF file.

National Sustainable Development Strategy 2013-2020-2030

The Strategy has been approved by the Government of Romania on 12 November 2008 and has been sent to the European Commission at the end of 2008. Read more

Features (section in Romanian)

"Incompetenta genereaza coruptia"

Calin Georgescu, expert in dezvoltare durabila, directorul Centrului National pentru Dezvoltare Durabila, despre prioritatile noului guvern.

"Noi in primul rand trebuie sa producem si trebuie sa existe o politica de economisire. Fiindca asa ceva nu a existat. Va dau un exemplu aici: produsele agroalimentare. Nimeni nu baga in seama ca, la ora actuala, noi importam cea mai mare parte a produselor agroalimentare." (Interviu in "Adevarul", 9 decembrie 2008)

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"Banii Europei ne ajung doar pe sfert"

Sergiu Celac, senior adviser la Centrul National pentru Dezvoltare Durabila, editor al Strategiei Nationale pentru Dezvoltare Durabila a Romaniei.

"Gasirea unor surse noi si regenerabile de energie. Aici este de fapt marea rezerva a Romaniei, in reducerea intensitatii energetice si in eficienta energetic." (Interviu in "Adevarul", 30 septembrie 2008)

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