Natalia Vera

 

Born in Zaragoza (Spain) on 16th January 1977.

Email: nmvera@unizar.es

 

TRAINING

2001: Degree in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Zaragoza (Spain).

2002: Master’s degree in European Communities and European Union, from the Royal Institute of European Studies (Zaragoza, Spain) with a thesis on “Environmental Taxation in the Common Market”.

2010: Master’s degree in Land and Environment Planning from the Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Zaragoza (Spain) with a thesis on “A Strategic Planning for ENCORE Network”.

 

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

2013-2019 Secretary General and Internal Affairs Co-ordinator for the nrg4SD Secretariat (Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development).

2010-2014 Part-time teacher at the University of Zaragoza (Faculty of Law), teaching International Law and EU Law.

2006-2013 International Affairs Co-ordinator at the International Centre for Water and Environment, within the Regional Ministry for Agriculture, Livestock and Environment of the Government of Aragon (Spain).

 

POSITIONS HELD

Since 2013 to date member to the EIP WATER CoRe Action Group.

2010-2013 responsible for the ENCORE (Environmental Conference of the Regions of Europe) Permanent Secretariat.

2006-2010, co-chair of the ENCORE Steering Group.

2007-2010 representative of Aragon region in nrg4SD.

2010, nrg4SD Co-Chair North liaison.

 

SPEAKER AT:

6th Seminar UK-Spain “Ensuring our energetic future” London 2007; ENCORE Biodiversity Working Group Seminar “Implementation of habitats and birds directives” Pisa 2008; UN CC Bonn talks side-event “Sub-national and Local Governments Join Forces” 2011; 3rd World Assembly of Regions “Fortify decentralisation: a response of Regional Governments towards Globalisation” Montecristi 2010; 2012 Green Week side-event on WATER CoRe INTERREG 4C Project; work-day European Innovation Partnership 2013.

 

MEMBER TO THE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE OF:

8th ENCORE Conference 2008; “Low Carbon Regional Development” Seminar 2009; 2nd, 3rd and 4th International Meeting of Water Experts 2007, 2010 and 2011; nrg4SD 2013 and 2014 GA.

 

PARTICIPANT AT:

UNFCCC-COP 12, 13, 14 and 15; V WWF; GW 2007, 2009 and 2012; 8, 9 and 11 ENCORE Conference; nrg4SD Summits; Renewal Energy and Clean Technologies Conference in Östersund 2009; Carbon Expo Barcelona 2009; L’eau Expo et Forum 2009 Casablanca; 2nd International Convention for a Territorial Approach of Sustainable Development, Tangier 2008; IFAT 2008; Open Days 2007; International Conference of CC Bilbao 2008.

 

PAPERS:

Natalia Vera Pérez, El caso de la red ENCORE, crisis económica o política. Fundación Giménez Abad, Cuadernos, November 2013.

http://www.fundacionmgimenezabad.es/images/Documentos/Cuadernos/2_cuadernos_monografia_noviembre2013.pdf

 

Fernando Rei, Kamyla Cunha y Natalia Vera Pérez, La paradiplomcia medioambiental global y el papel de las comunidades autónomas españolas. Foro Internacional 212. Volumen LIII, número 2, April-June 2013

 

Natalia Vera Pérez, Aragón como actor en las relaciones internacionales medioambientales y exportador de sus políticas de gestión medioambiental. El Medio Ambiente en Aragón 2003-2011. Un estilo de gestión. Legal deposit: Z-2132-2011

 

Natalia Vera Pérez, Aragón “exporta” sus políticas de gestión del agua. Revista Natural de Aragón. Volumen: N. 41. Winter 2010