The European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) is a joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee that brings together stakeholders active in the broad field of the circular economy in Europe. The ECESP is a "network of networks" going beyond sectoral activities and highlighting cross-sector opportunities and challenges. It is a hub gathering knowledge, a place for dialogue and a bridge between existing initiatives. It contributes to disseminating the concept of the circular economy at national, regional and local level by making the information more easily accessible and by providing a frame for exchange and discussion. The ECESP Coordination Group (CG) consists of 24 leading organisations from across the civil society spectrum encompassing European business and trade union associations, environmental groups, national circular economy hubs, waste management, environmental research, and recycling platforms, think tanks, research institutes and public authorities.

I am currently working at the BETA Technological Center at the University of Vic/Central University of Catalonia as coordinator of the Governance for Sustainability line. I coordinate and participate in several European, national and territorial cooperation projects on the topic of sustainability, green and circular economy, and water and waste management. I take care of the full life cycle of projects, from conceptualization, partnership management, proposal development and writing to project implementation and reporting. Some current projects are the Interreg Euro-MED Innovative Sustainable Economy (Community4Innovation), the LIFE SPARKLE and Horizon Europe FOLOU and NENUPHAR projects. I perform tasks such as community building, stakeholder engagement, knowledge transfer and amplification of results to bridge the gap between science and policy, and advocacy-related activities. I also look for funding opportunities and write project proposals in different calls (Horizon Europe, Interreg Euro-MED, Interreg NEXT MED, LIFE, national and regional calls).Moreover, I am a member of the Coordination Group of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform since 2020 and the Union for the Mediterranean Task Force on Environment since 2018.

Research topic: Persistence and fate of emerging contaminants and multi-resistant bacteria in a continuum of surface water - groundwater from the laboratory scale to the regional scale (Water JPI project: PERSIST).

Research topic: modelling nitrate leaching on grazed pasture farming in Canterbury, New ZealandAdvisors: Keith Cameron and Hong DiPostdoc fellow within the Erasmus Mundus Partnership Project (Networking on Environmental Safety & Sustainability Initiative for Engineering - NESSIE) of the European CommissionResearch assistant at the The Centre for Soil and Environmental Research (CSER), Lincoln University

Dissertation title: Nitrate groundwater pollution and aquifer vulnerability: the case of the Osona region (NE Spain)Advisors: Josep Mas-Pla and Anna MencióDissertation defense: October 4th 2013PhD with distinction (Cum Laude)

Research topic: regression models for aquifer vulnerability to nitrate pollutionAdvisor: Bernard T. Nolan

Assisting the water and environment adviser

Research topic: hydrology, hydrochemistry, climate change, nitrate pollution in groundwater.