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Tibor Faragó (Budapest, 1948 –) mathematician, environmental researcher, human ecologist, hon. university professor

Mathematician (university degree, 1972, scholarship of the Ministry of Culture, State University, St. Petersburg); university doctorate in mathematics (probability theory, mathematical statistics, 1979; Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest); postgraduate climatological training (diploma, 1981, USA/NOAA National Climatic Center, University of North Carolina, Asheville); candidate of sciences, geography (1987, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Qualification Committee, Budapest); basic and specialist public administration exams (1995, 2001)

Associate professor at Eötvös Lorand University (Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences), honorary professor at Szent István University (SzIE/MATE), and visiting lecturer at Corvinus University of Budapest. For a long time, Subject areas or research and lectures: global interactions between the environment and society, sustainable development, international environmental governance, and development of multilateral environmental agreements.

He worked at the Ministry of Environment (Hungary) between 1992 and 2010 in various positions (head of department responsible for environmental strategic planning; coordination of the preparation and implementation of the National Environmental Program; international and EU cooperation from 2004; state secretary responsible for environmental policy and climate policy affairs from 2009).

Memberships in international organizations: United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) World Climate Impacts Program Science Committee (SAC, 1992-1997); Climate Institute Expert Group (Washington D.C., 1991-1998); National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR, USA) Environmental and Social Impacts Study Group (ESIG, 1993-1994); Stockholm Environment Institute Global Scenario Group (GSG, 1995-2000) https://gsg.org/index.html.[1]

Participation in cooperation with international organizations and EU institutions (appointed national coordinator, national representative, and/or chief negotiator) between 1991-2010:

UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UN-CSD, 1993-); Vice-Chair of the UN Commission (1998-99); UN Environment Programme (UNEP, 1997-); Global Environment Facility (GEF, 1993-); UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 1991-), first Chair of the Scientific Panel (1995-97); Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians (2003-); UN-ECE Programme “Environment for Europe” (UNECE-EfE, 1998-); EU Environmental Policy Review Group (EPRG, 2004-); EU Working Group on the International Environment (WPIEI, 2003-); Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 1993-).

Publications. About two hundred scientific and educational studies in applied mathematics, environmental protection, sustainable development, international cooperation topics since 1974 (publication list: https://vm.mtmt.hu//www/index.php?AuthorID=10005177). Most recent publication (in English):

2024: Our Common Environment and Globalization – Shadows and Hopes. Akadémiai Kiadó (Academic Publisher). (ISBN 978-963-664-075-0) Category:Officer's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) Category:Living people Category:Hungarian ecologists Category:Hungarian academics Category:Hungarian mathematicians Category:1948 births

  1. ^ "Global Scenario Group (SEi/SGS)". Retrieved 2025-09-26.