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Name
MONCADA Stefano
Address 27, TRIQ FERDINAND, GHR1450 GHARGHUR, MALTA
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Fixed: +356 23403095
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+356 79098909
+356 21337624
stefano.moncada@gmail.com
Italian
15.12.1976
Male
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November 2008 to date
Assistant Lecturer and Researcher
Lecturing, researching and tutoring in the area of development economics and studies, climate
change, sustainable development, and European studies, both at under- and post-graduate levels.
University of Malta – Institute for European Studies. Msida MSD 2080, Malta
Education, Research.
September 2010 to date
Researcher and consultant
Climate change adaptation, sustainable development and development assistance.
KOPIN 195, Helen Flats, Naxxar Road San Gwann SGN 9029 Malta +356 21315562
Civil Society, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)
October 2008
Consultant and researcher
Assisting and researching in the areas of economic development of small states. Activities involve
organisation of development projects, as well as training workshops in small developing states.
Cooperation with international institutions, World Bank, IMF and UN agencies.
Small States Network for Economic Development (SSNED). Central Bank of Malta Annex, St Pius V
Street, Valletta, VLT 1060, Malta
International organisation
September 2005 - October 2008
Senior Research Officer
Manager of the Maltese component of the FP6 European research project ‘SENSOR’, dealing with
sustainable development in European sensitive areas, modelling and prediction of land use changes.
Responsible for European Islands research and participatory approach.
MEPA – Malta Environment and Planning Authority P.O. Box 200, Marsa GPO 01, Malta
Government, research
June 2006 – November 2006
Researcher
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Responsible for the research activity and for the overall quality of the project outcomes in relation to
gender issues in education (FETE Project)
National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE) – 2, Cavalier Street, Valletta VLT1000,
Malta
Independent Authority
May 2004 - September 2005
Project Co-ordinator
Managing and co-ordinating the EU funded project ‘New European Citizens’, in the environmental and
cultural field among members of civil society of ten new member states.
Friends of the Earth Malta, PO Box 13 CMR 01, Valletta MALTA
Non-Governmental Organisation
October 1997 - July 2004
Manager, policy analyst
Analysis and negotiation of national and European legislation and policy in the fields of foreign policy,
and environment, as well as supervision in the adoption of EU directives and reporting on national
legislation. Formulation of policy positions within the Foreign Affairs Committee, responsible for
international aid and relations with multilateral development institutions. Co-ordination of international
events and seminars for the Italian Parliament
Senator Stefano Boco, President of the Green Group in the Italian Senate, 00186 Rome, ITALY
National Parliament
May 2002 – January 2003
Researcher
Management and implementation of agricultural and environmental projects
Terra Nuova Bamako, Korofina sud, rue 96, porte 727, B.P. 2174, Bamako MALI
Consultancy on development projects
February 2001 – April 2001
Consultant
Assistance in the creation of non-profit organisations & youth centres in Albania
ARCS, Manager for the Balkans, Stefania Servidio Via dei Monti di Pietralata 16 00157 Rome ITALY
Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)
Education and training
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October 2009 – To date (on a part-time basis)
Ph.D.
“Aid to Adapt: The Role of EU Overseas Development Assistance in Climate Change Adaptation of
Small Island Developing States”
University of Malta, Department of Economics
September 2004 – September 2005
MA European Studies.
International relation; environmental law; international economics; trade policy; environmental
economics. Thesis: “The European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy: strengthening
effectiveness within a new geopolitical framework”
University of Malta, European Documentation and Research Centre
2000 – 2004
BA (Hons) Economics of International Cooperation and Development
Development economics; sustainable development; intercultural relations; foreign languages
(Russian, English, German); agriculture economics; international law; food security; poverty reduction
strategies. Thesis: "European Union and ACP Countries: a food security project in Mali".
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University of Rome "La Sapienza", Faculty of Economics, Rome, Italy
First class
2003
Jean Monnet Course “Environmental Economics”
Economic instruments and environmental economics
University of Rome "La Sapienza", Faculty of Economics, Rome, Italy
First class
1990 - 1995
Secondary school certificate
Institute for Accounts and Management “Rosa Luxemburg”, Rome, ITALY
Personal skills and
competences
Mother tongue(s)
Italian
Other language(s)
Self-assessment
Understanding
European level (*)
Listening
Reading
Speaking
Spoken interaction
Writing
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English
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French
Spanish
Russian
Maltese
B2 Independent user B2 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user
Proficient user
C2
Proficient user
C2
Proficient user
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Proficient user
B2 Independent user B2 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user
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Basic user
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B2 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user
Social skills and competences - Team work: I have worked in various types of teams from research to international cooperation, in
various positions from team leader to supporting roles;
- Mediating skills: I have often been entrusted to mediate in delicate situations;
- Intercultural skills: I have experience in working in various countries in cultures ranging from Italy, to
Albania, Mali, Malta, Mexico. I have also been involved in voluntary assistance to foreign communities
residing in Italy, providing technical and logistical support to facilitate social integration;
- Negotiation and diplomatic representation.
Organisational skills and
competences
I have experience in organizing and managing various events on a national and international scale, in
the fields of sustainable development, environment, culture, youth, and international policy. Roles
typically include coordination and administration of people and budget. I have ccoordinated projects
and programmes on the behalf of the Malta Planning and Environmental Authority, Parliamentary
Groups in the Italian Senate, on behalf of Friends of the Earth Lombardia and Malta, and earlier on
behalf of a travelling street-theatre company in Tuscany, Italy.
Computer skills and competences
Full computer literacy. Competent with all the Microsoft, Macintosh and Lotus programmes, MAP Info,
SPSS, and some experience with HTML.
Artistic skills and competences
Other skills and competences
Driving licence
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Writing, cooking and painting.
I enjoy practising many sports and I am training to obtain a tennis coach certificate.
A and B (Cars and motorbikes)
Publications
Moncada, S., (2012). Malta’s Profile. In Philander, S.G. (Ed) Encyclopedia of Global Warming and
Climate Change. Sage Publications.
Apostolides, A., Moncada, S., (2012). Development Cooperation Handbook. NGO Support Centre.
Nicosia: Cyprus. (forthcoming).
Moncada, S., (2011). Malta’s review. In Hohne, N., Vieweg, M., Blok, K., and Becker, K. (Eds) Climate
Action Tracker for the European Union. WWF-World Wide Fund for Nature: Brussels. (for further info
http://www.climateactiontracker.org).
Morris, J. B., Tassone, V., De Groot, R., Camilleri, M., and Moncada, S., (2011). A Framework for
Participatory Impact Assessment: involving stakeholders in European policy making, a case study of
land use change in Malta. Ecology and Society 16(1): 12. [online] URL:
http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss1/art12/
Moncada S., Camilleri M., Formosa S., and Galea R., (2010). From Incremental to Comprehensive:
Towards Island-Friendly European Union Policymaking. Island Studies Journal, Vol. 5, No.1, 2010, pp:
61-88.
Moncada, S., (2010). L’Isola che non c’e’. Semestre Europeo 1 (1). Roma: Cangemi Editore.
Moncada S., Camilleri M., Formosa S., and Galea R., (2009) Mainstreaming European Island Issues
Into European Policy in Mainstreaming Small State Studies in Higher Education. Malta: University of
Malta Press (forthcoming).
Moncada S., Camilleri M., Formosa S., and Galea R., (2009) Islands at the Periphery: Integrating the
Challenges of Island Sustainability into European Policy, in Anuario Do Centro De Estudos de Historia
Do Atlantico, Nr. 1, 2009, pp. 81-104. CEHA: Madeira.
Moncada S., Camilleri M., Formosa S., and Galea R., (2009) Islands at the Periphery: Integrating the
Challenges of Island Sustainability into European Policy, in Xuereb P. G. (ed.) Malta in the European
Union: Five years on and looking to the Future. The European Documentation and Research Centre,
Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence, University of Malta.
Morris J., Camilleri M., Moncada S. (2008). Key sustainability issues in European sensitive regions – a
participatory approach, in Helming K., Perez-Soba M., Tabbush P. Sustainability Impact Assessment of
Land Use changes. Berlin: Springer.
Gazley, I. and Moncada, S. (2008). Domestic Material Consumption for Malta: Results. MEPA: Malta
O. Dilly, M. Camilleri, C. Dörrie, S. Formosa, R. Galea, D. Hallenbarter, H. Hasenauer, Z. Imrichová, R.
Korzeniowska-Pucułek, M. Kowalik, P. Koza, N. Kräuchi, A. Kull, A. Łopatka, Ü. Mander, S. Moncada,
T. Oja, R. Pudełko, F. Putzhuber, C. Rogaß, B. U. Schneider, G. Siebielec, T. Stuczyński, R. F. Hüttl
(2008). Key sustainability issues and the spatial classification of sensitive regions in Europe, in Helming
K., Perez-Soba M., Tabbush P. Sustainability Impact Assessment of Land Use changes. Berlin:
Springer.
Moncada S., Camilleri M., Formosa S. and Galea R. (2007). Measuring Sustainability at Europe’s
Periphery: A proposed set of sustainability indicators for European islands. In The ESDP. Spatial
Development and Territorial Cohesion. Malta: Malta University Publishers
Publications
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