The International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) is an independent nonpolitical and non-governmental international organization of engineering and technological sciences academies, one member academy per country, that advances the following objectives:
| Provide an independent nonpolitical and non-governmental international forum for enlightened dialog and communication of engineering and technological sciences;
| Contribute to advancing engineering and technological sciences in order to promote economic growth, sustainable development, and societal well-being throughout the world;
| Foster collaboration and the development of bi- and multi-lateral programs between the member academies;
| Prepare science-based proposals in order to advise governments and international organizations on policy issues related to engineering and technology development;
| Promote diversity and inclusion in the global engineering profession;
| Promote ethics in engineering education, research and practice;
| Contribute to continuous improvement and modernization of engineering education and practice internationally;
| Foster a balanced public understanding of the applications of engineering and technology; and
| Foster establishment of additional engineering academies in countries where none exist.
CAETS has Council (meets annually), Board of Directors and Executive Committee.[4]
The CAETS Board of Directors includes four Officers (President: Denis Ranque; President-Elect: Neven Duić; Past-President: Manuel Solanet; Secretary/Treasurer: Ruth David) together with eight additional members elected by the Council to serve two year terms.[5]
CAETS Member Academies:
Argentina: Academia Nacional de Ingenieria (ANI) - Elected to CAETS 1999 - website
Uruguay: National Academy of Engineering of Uruguay - Elected to CAETS 2000 - website
Statements
In October 2007, CAETS issued a Statement on Environment and Sustainable Growth:
As reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), most of the observed global warming since the mid-20th century is very likely due to human-produced emission of greenhouse gases and this warming will continue unabated if present anthropogenic emissions continue or, worse, expand without control.
CAETS, therefore, endorses the many recent calls to decrease and control greenhouse gas emissions to an acceptable level as quickly as possible.[6]
In following years, CAETS has issued statements as listed:[7]
2008: Delta Technology for a Sustainable and Habitable Planet
2009: Global Natural Resources – Management and Sustainability
2010: Sustainable Food Systems – Toward Food for All
2011: Engineering Analysis and Management to Reduce Risks
2012: Urban Development and Public Transportation: Improved Understanding of the Interdependencies
2013: Educating Engineers
2014: Engineering and the Future of Humankind
2015: Pathways to Sustainability in the Energy, Mobility and Health Care Sectors
2018: Sustainable Development of Agricultural and Forestry Systems
2019: Engineering a Better World – The Next 100 Years
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References
↑ "Membership". International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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