Independent experts nominated by country party

Giovanni Quaranta

Title
Prof
First name
Giovanni
Last name
Quaranta
Gender
M
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Other Disciplines
Natural Resource Management
Socio economy
Rural Development
Agricultural Sciences
UN languages spoken

English

Division
Dipartimento Dimie,, University of Basilicata
Email
giovanni.quaranta@unibas.it
Telephone number
0039 09 71/205411
Work experience
Local Coordinator of the following projects: 1) CASCADE: CAtastrophic Shifts in drylands: how CAn we prevent ecosystem DEgradation? Collaborative Large Integrated Project (IP); 2) LEDDRA - Land and Ecosystem Degradation and Desertification: Assessing the Fit of responses, (SICA), 3) "Evaluation and integration of strategic indicators and benchmarks for assessing and monitoring desertification under the UNCCD”, Project funded by JRC EC, 4) DESIRE Desertification Mitigation and Remediation of Land- a global approach for local solutions, Integrated Project (IP) VI FP, 5)LUCINDA Land care in desertification affected areas: from science towards application SSA, DG XII, VI FP, 6) DESERTLINKS Combating Desertification in Mediterranean Europe: Linking Science with Stakeholders, “Response indicators: land management measures taken by local stakeholders to combat desertification” V FP; _x000D_
Thematic areas: Land Degration, Geographical areas of experience: Mediterranean countries.
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
PhD in Agricultural Economics, University of Naples Federico II (1991 - 1994) Agricultural Science_x000D_
MSC in Agricultural Economics, University of Naples Federico II (1989-1990
Publication titles
. 2013: Environment Management: Designing a Public Web-based Information sistem to illustrate and disseminate the development and results of the DESIRE project to combat desertification. (in collaboration with Nichola Geeson, Jane Brandt e Rosanna Salvia)._x000D_
2. Multi-scale narratives from an IA perspective: Part II. Participatory local scenario development. Futures 38(3): 2006 (in collaboration with Kok, K., Patel, M., Rothman, D.S.)_x000D_
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3. 2003: Decision Support System for Desertification mitigation in the Agri basin, southern Italy, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 28 (2003) 579-587 (in collaboration with J. C. Bathurst – J. Sheffield and X. Leng);_x000D_
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4. 2000: Evaluating Environmental Sensitivity at the basin scale through the use of Geographic Information System and Remote Sensed data: an example covering the Agri basin (southern Italy), Catena Supplement 40 : 19-35., 2000, Elsevier, Amsterdam_x000D_
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5. 2005: Combating desertification in Europe: NAP’s and new Rural Development Programme, SCAPE meeting “Strategies, Science and Law for the Conservation of the World Soil Resources, Selfoss, Iceland, September 14-18, 2005
Other activities
1. 2008 – 2013 SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR OF CHAECO, CHAECO II, WALL, PUER, CAPITALMED, PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ITALIAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, BASILICATA REGION -APQ MEDITERRANEO, LINEA 2.3_x000D_
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2. 2008 SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR OF EUREKA PROJECT, MEDITERRANEAN HARMONIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, INTERREG PROGRAM IIIB ARCHIMED_x000D_
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3. 2006 SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR OF IMAGE PROJECT, SUSTAINABLE USE OF WATER RESOURCES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN DROUGHT AFFECTED AREAS, INTERREG IIIB ARCHIMED._x000D_
4. 2005: APPOINTED BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION AS EXPERT AT THE FIRST NETWORK MEETING, “RURAL DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY ACROSS EUROPE: BRIDGING THE LOCAL EXPERIENCE”, ISPRA, 28-29 NOVEMBER 2005 _x000D_
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5. 2004 – TODAY SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBLE OF THE POST-GRADUATE MASTER COURSE ON “MANAGEMENT OF TERRITORY, COMBATING DESERTIFICATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA
Awards
1. 2009 – Today appointed as president of MEDES Foundation, Founation for Sustainational Development of the Mediteranean Basin; _x000D_
2. 2006: Member of the Advisory Board of European DesertNet _x000D_
3. 2003: Appointed, in quality of expert, as Component of the Italian National Commettee to Combat Desertification and Drought
Organisation name
University of Basilicata
Organisation street address
Vale dell'Ateneo Lucano
Organisation city
POTENZA
Organisation country
Italy