João Dinis

Cascais City

João Dinis, Cascais’ council climate action director, graduated in Geography and Urban Planning with a post-graduate degrees in Geographic Information Systems and Sustainable Development Strategies. He is currently responsible for Cascais’ action strategy for climate change and sustainable development strategies through innovative approaches in spatial planning, technology, green and circular economy, and governance models. This has resulted in a pioneering experience that has led to the implementation of more than 60 climate change adaptation and mitigation actions over the last five years. This integrated approach has also been leveraged by a vast and extensive experience in leading pilot cases in projects funded by the EU (Horizon 2020, Horizon Europa, EEA Grants and FP7), as well as by Portuguese funding (Environmental Fund, POSEUR program) with more than 18 projects funded in the last decade.