Month: March 2021

SDSN Greece: Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth (SDG 8) and Human Well-being

29 April 2020 Presented by SDSN Greece   World-renowned academics and international practitioners from the fields of philosophy, politics, economics, finance, engineering and innovations-related systems analysis will navigate the waters of the relationship between Sustainable Development and Happiness, in an exciting session searching answers to the following questions:   What are the main subjective and …

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Delphi Economic Forum 2019 | SESSION 82 – INNOVATING FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE

Aligning capital allocations and rewiring finance through innovation   Programming Partner: UN SDSN Greece & Climate-KIC Greece   Andreas Papandreou, Professor of Environmental Economics, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Demetres Karavellas, CEO, WWF, Greece Dr. Thanh –Tam Le, Managing Director, Climate-KIC SAS & Director for the Meditterranean, Climate-KIC Dimitri Zenghelis, Visiting Research Fellow, …

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Webinar: Natural capital. Achievements, critical aspects & implementation of policies

Turin School of Regulation Almost fifty years after the origin of the very concept of Natural Capital, and eight years after the “Natural Capital Declaration” during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the value of ecosystem services, the protection of biodiversity, as well as the sustainability of production and consumption models and the implementation …

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The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Greece after the pandemic (Video in Greek)

7 July 2020 The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), in the framework of the Hellenic Forum for Sustainable Development (ELFOVA), organizes a public online discussion. The Europe Green Deal is promoted by the EU as a roadmap for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The coronavirus …

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6th NGIC Video Conference Between Eminent Leaders

4 Jun 2020 Nizami Ganjavi International Center Moderator: Phoebe Koundouri, Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business; President, European AERE; Co-chair, SDSN Greece; Director, EIT Climate KIC Greece Emil Constantinescu, President of Romania 1996-2000 Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius 2015-2018 Garry Jacobs, President & CEO, World Academy of Art & Science Winston Nagan, Chairman, Board …

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Symposium on Climate Change at ACG

On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, a half-day Symposium, addressing one of the most challenging issues of our time, was hosted at Deree – The American College of Greece. The “Symposium on Climate Change: Threats, Challenges, Solutions for Greece” successfully managed to bring together for the first time in private higher education institution, academics and specialists …

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Low-Emitions Solutions Conference: Phoebe Koundouri #COP25

The Systems Transformation for a 1.5 Degree World event is a special edition of the Low-Emissions Solutions Conference taking place alongside COP25 in partnership with WBCSD, ICLEI, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Location: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Date: Monday, 9 December (full day) and Tuesday, 10 …

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ENABLING Project | Online discussion on Circular Economy in Greece

29/06/2020 Organised by Enabling project and CORE Innovation. Supported by EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece and ‘Athena’ Research Center.   The event was held in Greek. We explored the current status of Circular Economy in rural and non-rural areas in Greece and the required next steps for a sustainable greener future. To discuss and analyse this …

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Delphi Economic Forum 2019 | SESSION 81 – ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Programming Partner: Research Center for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology of the Academy of Athens   H.E. Yasuhiro Shimizu, Ambassador to Greece, Embassy of Japan Dr. Petteri Taalas, Secretary General, World Meteorological Organization, Switzerland Guy Brasseur, Leader, Env.Modeling Group, Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology, Germany Pantelis Capros, Energy Economy Environment Modelling Lab, University of Athens, Greece Phoebe …

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DIALOGUES: Climate change: Reality, use and abuse of the term

Venue: Athens, Greece Date: 29 January 2020 The effects of our present climate emergency are becoming increasingly evident in innumerable aspects of life on Earth. Increasing global temperatures, rising sea levels, extreme weather phenomena, ocean acidification, melting ice, and depletion of glaciers threaten food production, make certain coastal areas uninhabitable, drive species to extinction, and lead to …

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Water Scarcity in Southern Europe: great solutions for a great challenge

16 December 2020 Water Scarcity at TERRA MADRE Slow Food Water Scarcity in Southern Europe: great solutions for a great challenge The sustainability of our food system is threatened by water scarcity, particularly in Southern Europe: Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Turkey all expect water shortages to increase in the near future. There is no …

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AGAT Advanced Technologies supporting Circular Economy in achieving United Nations SDGs

25 Nov 2020 Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a speech at the second session of the Advisory Group on Advanced Technologies in Trade and Logistics. The second session of the Advisory Group on Advanced Technologies in Trade and Logistics, 25 November 2020 – Technologies supporting Circular Economy in achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals As we …

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BRIGAID Horizon2020

BRIGAID (BRIdging the GAp for Innvations in Disaster resilience) is a 4-year project (2016-2020) aimed to effectively bridge the gap between innovators and end-users in resilience to floods, droughts and extreme weather. Find out more about BRIGAID and its benefits for innovators, investors and end users at: 1. BRIGAID: Technical readiness, Social readiness and Market …

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The Future Europe Wants: A Green and Digital, Job-Based and Inclusive Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic

PARIS, 18 February – Recognizing the global sustainability challenges, European Union leaders have adopted the European Green Deal with wide-ranging goals for a climate-neutral, resource-efficient, technologically advanced, and socially equitable continent. They have also decided to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the European Semester, which is the major process for the coordination of national …

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Ninth Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) on 20-21 September, 2021

The Global Association of Master’s in Development Practice Programs (MDP), in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), will hold the Ninth Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) on 20-21 September, 2021 virtually. Thus, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri is  delighted to share the call for abstracts as she leads the following sessions: 1) Sustainable Finance for the Implementation …

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