Month: June 2019

24th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

From June 26thto June 29th2019, the University of Manchester hosted the 24th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists in Manchester, UK. Prof. Phoebe Koundouri presented results of DAFNE (H2020) project focusing on the theory and the application of the Management of Transboundary & Uncertain Waters in Omo River Basin in …

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OECD’s Environmental Impact Assessment, Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy

On June 27th 2019 the OECD reviewing team attended closed consultation meetings with Greek stakeholders, in the context of the Environmental Performance Review of Greece. The scope of the review accounted for the timeframe since 2009. Assessment and recommendations, differentiated into two parts, were expressed: assessment on the progress towards sustainable development and assessment on …

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Designing Climate Ecosystems Conference, organised by Cyprus University of Technology

On Wednesday June 26th 2019, Designing Climate Ecosystems Conference, organised by Cyprus University of Technology took place in Royal Hall Nicosia, Cyprus. Speakers from France, Australia, Israel and other countries presented their experiences of how to strengthen and support networks, clusters, consortia and value-chains in traditional and non-traditional sectors, with specific emphasis on climate innovation. …

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Conference on “climate change impacts on cultural heritage: Facing the challenge”

On June 21st and 22nd 2019, a conference on “climate change impacts on cultural heritage: Facing the challenge”, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with UNESCO and WMO, was hosted by Zappeion Megaron and attended by a significant audience. The main focus of the conference was to result in a framework of …

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PRO-RES Workshop on Ethics and Integrity in Environmental research, HCMR

On June 18th2019, a high-level discussion on “Ethics and Integrity in Environmental research” organized and hosted by HCMR (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research) aimed at bringing together researchers, who would share their views on potential ethical issues arising from their work. Among the invited scientific team were members of UN SDSN Greece, who presented current challenges …

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World Oceans Day 2019

On June 8th 2019, world oceans day took place in Lesvos, organized by healing Lesvos. Lydia Stergiopoulou, a researcher at ICRE8 spoke on the ecosystem services, presenting three projects to local stakeholders: RECONNECT INTERREG Balkan-Mediterranean project – https://reconnect.hcmr.gr/) and AMARE INTERREG MED project (https://amare.interreg-med.eu/) dealing with marine protected areas and their related ecosystem services and …

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