On Wednesday, June 29th 2022, the Annual ASA Uganda Blue Economy Dialogue took place virtually organized by the African Shipowners Association Uganda. The theme of the Dialogue was “The blue economy as a catalyst for Africa’s economic transformation”. The Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) at Athena Research Center was represented by Dr. Ebun Akinsete and Ms …
Online roundtable discussion on the future of sustainable development | Wednesday, June 29 About eight years are left to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda 2030. While the path towards their achievement was already difficult, it is now even more obstructed due to the devastating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and the …
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The Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) at Athena RC and the African Shipowners Association (ASA) have recently signed an MOU to jointly promote efforts of both organisations towards the mutual implementation of sustainable development objectives, in particular as they relate to maritime and shipping. African Shipowners Association (ASA) is a not-for-profit continental platform for all shipowners and operators on …
Save the date for the High-Tech Summit for the Black Sea! Under the umbrella of the H2020 funded BRIDGES BS, the Blue Economy High-Tech 4 the Black Sea is a large research-based Black Sea forum on ocean digitalization and Industry 4.0 across academia, research organizations, investors, industry, and society at large. It aims to provide a meeting …
📍Valencia, Spain 📆Date: June 21st – 24th, June 2022 From the 21st to 24th of June, the EIT Climate-KIC Regional Innovation Scheme Hub Days took place in Valencia, Spain. EIT Climate-KIC Greece Hub was represented by Ms. Lydia Papadaki (Sustainable Development Unit at the ATHENA RC) and Mr. Elias Demian (IOBE-Foundation for Economic and Industrial …
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Dear EAERE friends and colleagues, The 27th Annual Conferencee of our Association will take place next week. After two years of very successful virtual conferences thanks to the talent and devotion of the amazing Berlin team lead by Georg Meran and Klaus Eisenack, it is with great pleasure that I welcome every one of you …
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The first Springer Nature Science & Technology Symposium 2022 was held on Tuesday, June 21st. The symposium was a global virtual forum with seven intriguing panel discussions covering diverse topics from the importance of research in global technology firms, to Gold OA, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and championing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the …
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The EU H2020 funded BRIDGE-BS R&I project hosting 1st Summer School in order to upskill and ensure the understanding of the challenges and opportunities to be addressed for a sustainable Blue Economy across the Black Sea. The first summer school will be organized by targeting graduate students from Black Sea riparian countries in the last week of August …
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The European Job Market for Environmental and Resource Economists is the virtual place for the two sides of the market – institutions with open positions and candidates looking for a job – to find the best match. Job opportunity at AE4RIA Title: Economist on climate modeling Job Description: Work on the development of climate …
Στα πλαίσια της δράσης Simply Economics του “The E square Project“, με την υποστήριξη του ιδρύματος Vodafone, διενεργείται ένας πρωτότυπος διαγωνισμός επεξήγησης οικονομικών εννοιών με κριτή την καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη. Πρόκειται για έναν διαγωνισμό δημιουργίας περιεχομένου πάνω στα οικονομικά με θέμα “Τι σημαίνει αειφόρος οικονομική ανάπτυξη;” Οι συμμετέχοντες καλούνται να εξηγήσουν το παραπάνω ερώτημα …
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On Thursday June 16th, Dr. Ebun Akinsete and Dr. Artemis Stratopoulou of the Sustainable Development Unit at ATHENA RC, met with Her Excellency Mrs. Opunimi Akinkugbe, Nigerian Ambassador in Greece and Mrs. Nneka Okekearu, Deputy Director and Head of Gender at the Enterprise Development Centre of the Pan-Atlantic University in Nigeria. The meeting heralds potential …
From Tuesday 7th June until Friday 10th June 2022, the second General Assembly of the DOORS H2020 funded project took place in the Burgas Free University in Bulgaria. The goal of this meeting was to bring together all partners and country leaders and discuss the progress and development of the project. The Sustainability Development …
The hybrid high-level Conference ‘How to engage with the Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030” – A Mediterranean Lighthouse’ took place the 13-14 June 2022 in Marseille (in person at the Aix-Marseille University, Jardin du Pharo in Marseille, and virtually). The event is organised by the European Commission together with the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur Region, …
📍Water Academy at the Marathon Dam, Greece 📆 22nd July 2022 The Water Academy with the title: “Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Water Management in Greece” will take place on the 22nd of July at Marathon Dam in Greece as part of the Cross-KIC project Finding innovative solutions for water scarcity in Southern Europe co-organized …
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Την δεύτερη ημέρα του Regional Growth Conference (RGC) που φιλοξενείται στο Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, κατά τη διάρκεια της συνεδρίας με θέμα “Greek regions under the prism of SDGs: 2022 SDG Index and Dashboards report”, η Καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη παρουσίασε τα αποτελέσματα της αξιολόγησης της επίδοσης των 13 Ελληνικών Περιφερειών ως προς τους 17 Στόχους Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης. …
Διαβάστε το κείμενο της καθ. Φοίβης Κουντούρη με τίτλο “Οι Στόχοι Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης, η επισιτιστική και ενεργειακή κρίση στο επίκεντρο του Παγκόσμιου Οικονομικού Φόρουμ 2022″ αναφορικά με την συμμετοχή της και τα βασικά συμπεράσματα του Παγκοσμίου Οικονομικού Φόρουμ 2022.
Τον Μάϊο, η καθηγ. Φοίβη Κουντούρη παραχώρησε 4 συνεντεύξεις στον ραδιοφωνικό σταθμό RealFm 97,8 στις 4/5, 14/5 , 22/5 & 28/5. Μπορείτε να ακούσετε τις συνεντεύξεις στα ακόλουθα αρχεία.
Μπορείτε να διαβάσετε την συνέντευξη της καθηγήτριας Φοίβης Κουντούρη που παραχώρησε στον Αριστοκλή Λαγό για τους Athenian Times εδώ. H ίδια μίλησε για την ενεργειακή κρίση, τα θεσμικά και χρηματοδοτικά εργαλεία για την αναχαίτιση των επιπτώσεων της κλιματικής αλλαγής, αλλά και για την εφαρμογή των Στόχων Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης στην Ελλάδα ως πρόκληση και ευκαιρία. “Είναι …
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Read the first newsletter for 2022! It provides an overview and a quick catch-up on the main RIS developments in the past few months. About GREECE Hub: Participation in the International Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, Director of the EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece, participated in the Greek delegation, led …
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The first DOORS Annual Newsletter 2021-2022 is out! DOORS – ‘Developing Optimal and Open Research Support’ for the Black Sea, is a €9m EU research project linking science, policy and industry for critical Black Sea regeneration. It brings together expertise and technology from 37 institutions from the Black Sea region and other European countries to …
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