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Juan José

Amate Ruiz

Juan José

Ad-Hoc Expert

Generic Skills

B.1. Understanding of integrated and sustainable urban development: 
Due to my education in Environmental Sciences I have a lot of knowledge about sustainability in the urban context. I have also completed the degree in Sociology, which also gives me a complementary view on urban society, processes of change and existing social conflicts. I also have experience working, participating and leading different processes of urban planning and management of sustainable urban issues, such as mobility, quality of life, citizen empowerment, waste or energy from both the professional and the activist point of view. Complete with experience in communication through blogs and other initiatives to disseminate experiences of urban transformation towards sustainability models.
B.2. Understanding of exchange and learning processes at transnational level: 
Beyond my professional experience, I have participated in different international initiatives for the exchange and generation of experiences in the field of sustainability. One of them was a seminar held in Bolivia, and the coordinator of the group from Spain, which allowed young people from Peru, Belgium, Bolivia and Spain to exchange experiences in the field of environmental sustainability and to generate participation processes associated with The mining industry They have found other experiences related to the management of water and natural resources in Central America and social and environmental entrepreneurship in European countries. With regard to learning processes, I have developed training initiatives in Central America, Morocco or Colombia, both on-site and through on-line platforms, as well as numerous training courses on environmental issues, urban planning and sustainability in Spain.
B.3. Proficiency in English: 
In addition to having the official title First Certificate on English, I have work experience since my work with Progressio in Central America, the working language was English. The training actions carried out in other countries or participation in exchange actions with entities from other countries makes them practice English regularly and apply it to some working documents.

Expertise for the design and delivery of transnational exchange and learning activities:

Thematic expertise:

Theme / Policy: 
Environmental Issues
Summary Thematic expertise: 
- Master in environmental sciences from the University of Almería. - Degree in Sociology with a specialty in urban sociology. - More than 20 years of professional experience, working in advising companies, in the management of environmental aspects in local administration and in international cooperation in Latin America. - I have been running my own sustainability consulting firm for seven years, advising companies and public entities both in Spain and internationally. - I usually carry out training actions on different environmental and sustainability issues. - I have an important experience in communication and dissemination of environmental content, for example through the Te Hago Eco blog.

Informations

Residence location:
Spain
Languages:
Spanish - Mother tongue
Foreign Languages level: 
Foreign languages: 
Email:
juanjoamate@gmail.com

Area of expertise