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Eitan Atia

Eitan Atia is an Israeli environmentalist and the director general of the Forum of 15, a group of Israel's independent cities.

born 1968Leading the Forum of 15Urban climate and green building initiativesLocal government legislative reforms

Born: 21 August 1968
Occupation: environmentalist
Education: University of Haifa, Tel Aviv University

Eitan Atia was born in 1968

Eitan Atia was born on August 21, 1968. He is married with 2 children and lives with his family in Tel Aviv.

He served as a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force and held several roles in the Shaldag unit. He earned a law degree with honors from the University of Haifa and an MBA with honors from Tel Aviv University.

From 1997 to 1998 he interned with Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein. From 1999 to 2002 he advised 3 justice ministers, Tzachi Hanegbi, Yossi Beilin and Meir Sheetrit. In 2000 he was one of the project managers for dismantling the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

In 2002 he helped found the management staff of the Forum of 15 and has led it since. He worked on the national plan TAMA 35, local government and planning reforms, and the cities' joining of the ICLEI climate pact in 2008. Later he promoted a green building standard, the Resilient Municipalities Law, the Bicycle Law and a city transparency guide.

Eitan Atia's life in 9 milestones

1968
Born on August 21.
1999
Began advising Israel's justice ministers.
2002
Helped found the Forum of 15 management staff and became its director general.
2008
Led the plan for Israeli cities to join the ICLEI climate pact.
2013
Promoted adopting green building standard 5281 as binding.
2014
Led the Resilient Municipalities Law with government ministries.
2016
Led passage of the Bicycle Law.
2018
Promoted the Cities Alliance for Quality of Life and Environment.
2019
The forum launched a guide to city information transparency.