Month: March 2020

Never Waste a Good Crisis: For a Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19

Never Waste a Good Crisis: For a Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19 Professor Phoebe Koundouri1 Athens University of Economics and Business, UN SDSN-Greece, EIT Climate KIC Hub Greece. President-elect, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists   The pandemic of COVID-19 has clearly proven the ability of governments to take dramatic measures to mitigate an existential threat, …

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The Epidemiology and Economics of Coronavirus

The COVID-19 global health pandemic is rapidly changing the ways we live and work. In the age of sustainable development and at a time when the world is working towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this disease is complicating SDG implementation efforts as well as posing a real risk to achieving targets on …

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Opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee

Prof. Koundouri is an expert for the drafting of these opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee:   NAT/785 European Climate Pact (Exploratory opinion) https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions/european-climate-pact-exploratory-opinion Rapp. Mr Dimitriadis, Co-rapp. Mr Schmidt NAT/784 European Climate Law https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions/european-climate-law  Rapp. Mr Dirx, Co-rapp. Ms Kylä-Harakka-Ruonala   NAT/778 Financing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy and the Challenges in Financing …

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World Bank Consultancy projects

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri was consultant for the following World Bank’s projects:   2020-2021: World Bank Consultancy, Climate Informed Public Investment Management, Government for Albania 2017: World Bank Consultancy, Cost Benefit Analysis and the Socially Optimal Discount Rate for Public Investment Management, Government of Moldova 2015: World Bank Consultancy, Cost Benefit Analysis and the Socially Optimal Discount Rate for …

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EIT Climate-KIC | SysMa 4 Transition: System Mapping as a Service for post-COVID Regional Transition

SysMa 4 Transition: System Mapping as a Service for post-COVID Regional Transition System Mapping as a Service for post-COVID Regional Transition EIT Climate-KIC funded project: activates communities spread across 8 most vulnerable countries in Southern Europe in the recovery phase to set system mapping as a strategic knowledge-intensive service, aimed to provide new indicators and understanding …

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EIT Climate-KIC | CE Beacons: Western Balkan Circular and Climate Innovation Beacons

CE Beacons: Western Balkan Circular and Climate Innovation Beacons The goal of this project is to build an eco-system for circular, climate-related innovation that catalyses systems transition in sequences from the experiment through collaboration to implementation. Such a cross-national ecosystem currently does not exist in the Balkan region, but it is demanded by Chambers of Commerce, Ministries and the …

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Cluster on Sustainability Transition | Newsletter November 2019 – March 2020

Dear readers, in this issue we present our latest news for the period from November 2019 to March 2020. Our interdisciplinary team is committed to identify the best theoretical and practical solutions to problems arising from climate change. It is a great pleasure for me to be the editor of this version. I had the honour to start my …

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ZEREFOS – KOUNDOURI: THE MONUMENTS NEED FOR PROTECTION FROM THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Η Ελληνική Εμβληματική Πρωτοβουλία για την προστασία των μνημείων της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς και των μνημείων της φύσης από την ανθρωπογενή κλιματική αλλαγή – άρθρο από τον Ακαδημαϊκό Χρήστο Σ. Ζερεφό και την και την  Καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη του Οικονομικού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, Πρόεδρο της Ευρωπαικής Επιστημονικής Ενωσης των Οικονομολόγων του Περιβάλλοντος και των Φυσικών Πόρων Τα …

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