Secretary General
- Mr. Konrad Otto-Zimmermann
The Secretary General of ICLEI is Mr. Konrad Otto-Zimmermann
Biography
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Biography
Degrees:
- Engineering Diploma
(Dipl.-Ing.) Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning, Technical University of Hannover, Germany. - Magister Degree
(Magister rerum publicarum) in Public Administration, University of Public Administration, Speyer, Germany.
Previous responsibilities:
| 1992-2001 - | ICLEI Deputy Secretary General and Regional Director for Europe of ICLEI |
| 1987-1992 - | Head of the Environmental Planning, City of Freiburg, Germany |
| 1985-1987 - | Project Leader, "Environmental Project Black Forest" |
| 1977-1985 - | Head of Urban Environmental Planning Section, Federal Environmental Agency, Berlin, Germany |
Memberships:
- Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Urbanization
- Alumni of HRH The Prince of Wales's Business & the Environment Programme, Cambridge, UK
- Vereinigung für Stadt-, Regional- und Landesplanung e.V. (Association of Town and Regional Planners, Germany)
- Gesellschaft für Umweltrecht e.V. (Environmental Law Society, Germany)
Initiatives:
- Creator of brand “Ökologisches Bauen” (ecological building) in Germany 1982.
- Creator of the concept of Environmental Budgeting (ecoBUDGET) 1986.
- Creator of the concept and brand of “Umweltverbund” 1986 and Ecomobility 2007. Initiator of the Global Alliance for EcoMobility 2007.
- Several advisory functions such as board member of the International Green Purchasing Network and the International Centre for Sustainable Cities.
- Author, editor, or co-editor of 11 books and hundreds of articles in various magazines on local environmental planning & management and non-motorized urban transport.
- Lecturer at over 200 congresses, conferences, symposia and training sessions. Initiator and Scientific Director of congresses on sustainable cities, Local Agenda 21, local environmental management, environmental impact assessment, non-motorized urban transport and ecoprocurement.
