Month: March 2015

7th MERMAID meeting at Elsinor, Denmark, March 18-20th 2015

Innovative Multi-Purpose Off-Shore Platforms, Planning Design and Operation (MERMAID:http://www.mermaidproject.eu): FP7 project, EC, DG-Research Elsinor, Denmark Meeting, March 18-20th 2015. Program Meeting  Plenary Presentation by Prof. Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE): presentation ICRE8 Participants: Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE), Amerissa Giannouli, Chrysoula Papagianni.

Managing the effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems under water scarcity | The GLOBAQUA Project

One of the most downloaded Science of the Total Environment Articles is our introductory Globaqua paper: Managing the effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems under water scarcity. The GLOBAQUA Project. It is only one month since it was published and it is in 25 position of the ranking TOP 25. Prof. Phoebe Koundouri is …

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ICRE8: New Collaboration with Statera

ICRE8 announces the new collaboration with NGO Statera: Research and Practice Center for Sustainability and Regional Development. Statera represeants global Humanistic Management Network in Estonia and is currently involved in several new initiatives e.g. establishing a new school, based on humanistic pedagogy, creating a Baltic Sustainability Institute together with Latvian, Lithuanian and Belarus colleagues (BBCC network), …

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Handbook on the Economics of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity

Two chapters by Koundouri et al. are included in the Handbook on the Economics of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity. – A Micro-Econometric Approach to Deriving Use and Non-Use Values of in-situ Groundwater: The Vosvozis Case Study, Greece. – The Contribution of Non-Use Values to Inform the Management of Groundwater Systems: The Rokua Esker, Northern Finland.

Prof Phoebe Koundouri on the Board of Editors of the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

ICRE8 Scientific Director Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) was invited to serve on the Board of Editors of the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy (REEP),http://reep.oxfordjournals.org/ REEP aims to fill the gap between traditional academic journals and the general interest press by providing a widely accessible yet scholarly source for the latest thinking on environmental economics …

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Envecon 2015, London

Amerissa Giannouli, ICRE8 researcher, presented the Methodology for integrated socio-economic assessment of offshore platforms in the context of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MERMAID project, http://www.mermaidproject.eu/) at Envecon 2015. Envecon 2015 took place on Friday 13th March 2015 at The Royal Society in London, featuring presentations by academics, policy makers and consultants from the UK and …

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Workshop on Methods and decision-making framework for a policy-driven Biodiversity in Crete

Ioannis Souliotis, ICRE8 (www.icre8.eu) researcher, presents at a workshop on Methods and decision-making framework for a policy-driven Biodiversity in Crete. The workshop is organized by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (http://www.hcmr.gr/en/), with the support of Crete organizes on Friday 20th March in Heraklion. The aim of the workshop is to inform the general public, …

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Prof. Graciela Chichilnisky joins ICRE8’s strategic planning board

ICRE8 is honored to have Prof. Graciela Chichilnisky www.chichilnisky.com joining ICRE8 s strategic planning board with Dr. Oliver Adler, Prof. Ian Bateman, Prof. Sir Partha Dasgupta, Prof. Christian Gollier, Prof. Kristis Hassapis, Prof. Anil Markandya, Dr. Angelos Tsichrintzis. Graciela Chichilnisky is Professor of Economics and Statistics at the Economics Department and Director Columbia Consortium for Risk Management …

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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, Editorial Board Member of the Research Journal of Environmental Sciences

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE), ICRE8 Scientific Director, accepted the invitation to become Editorial Board Member of the Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, Published by Science Alert.http://www.scialert.net/jindex.php?issn=1819-3412 The Research Journal of Environmental Sciences is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to publish cutting edge research findings in the field of environmental sciences. Scope of the journal …

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4th of June GLOBAQUA stakeholder meeting in Sparta, Greece

Press release to the local news for the Globaqua (http://www.globaqua-project.eu/en/home/) stakeholders meeting that took place last week in Sparta! ICRE8 (www.icre8.eu) researcher, Mariefi Kamizouli participated in the meeting. http://www.notospress.gr/article.php?id=22322 (In Greek) http://ionian24.gr/archives/14723 (In Greek) http://www.lakonikostypos.gr/…/116794-globaqua-pigi-zois-ka… (In Greek)

2015 Blue Planet Prize

Sir Prof. Partha Dasgupta, member of ICRE8 Strategic Planning Board, was awarded the 2015 Blue Planet Prize together with the Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs .

REFORM Final Conference Keynote speech

ICRE8 Scientific Director Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave the keynote speech at the REFORM (REstoring rivers FOR effective catchment Management) final conference. REFORM is a project funded by the EU that aims to provide a framework for improving the success of hydromorphological restoration measures to reach, in a cost-effective manner, target ecological status or potential of rivers. Conference Programme  REFORM.Keynote

Collaboration with the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)

ICRE8 is happy to announce its official collaboration with the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA). EEPSEA was established in May 1993 to support training and research in environmental and resource economics. Its goal is to strengthen local capacity in the economic analysis of environmental problems so that researchers can provide sound advice …

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United Sustainable Development Solution Network Greek Hub

ICRE8 will be one of the two Greek Institutions that will serve as the hub for the United Nations Sustainable Development Solution Network (UN SDSN). The official launch will take place late Spring. In the meantime follow SDSN’s September Newsletter! World Leaders Adopt Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Two New ICRE8 Projects!

ICRE8 is enthusiastic about participating in the newly funded H2020 projects: SIMRA: Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas Coordinator: James Hutton Institute SIMRA’s overarching objective is to fill the significant knowledge gap in understanding and enhancing social innovation in marginalised rural areas by advancing the state-of-the-art in social innovation and connected governance mechanisms in agriculture and …

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