On September 15th The Lancet COVID-19 Commission has issued its final report on Lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication aims to “contribute to a new era of multilateral cooperation based on strong UN institutions to reduce the dangers of COVID-19, forestall the next pandemic, and enable the world to achieve the …
On 26th September prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a keynote speech focused on “European Sustainability Transition: Policy and Vision” at the 20th annual Corporate Responsibility Conference, Headwinds which organizes by the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce at the Grand Hyatt Athens Hotel in a hybrid fashion. Prof. Koundouri emphasized the need for increasing the capacity of Businesses and Financial Institutions to engage in a profitable …
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The six-year ERC project ‘Water Futures‘ had a quarterly meeting, which also marked the end of the first year. The meeting was held at the KWR Water Research Institute from 22 to 23 September and focused on how to design next-generation water distribution systems. The project Principal Investigators,Professor Marios Polycarpou (University of Cyprus), Professor Barbara Hammer (Bielefeld University), Professor …
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Islands are social-ecological systems with unique characteristics shaped by their often-extreme remoteness from mainland areas. Many islands host unique and highly endemic ecosystems that have evolved over millennia. Similarly, many islands are homes to very distinct cultures and social systems, containing local communities that have strong values and sense of place. Indeed, islands are considered …
On the 19th and 20th of September 2022, the Kick-off meeting of the ERASMUS+ CATALYST project took place in Skopje, North Macedonia. Athens University of Economics and Business was represented by Ms Lydia Papadaki (PhDc at AUEB). In this meeting, the partners have presented the progress both on the field and desk research work, which …
On the occasion of the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations, Prof. Koundouri gave five different speeches in New York. These speeches were focused on the presentation of the SDSN Global Climate Hub that she chairs, as well as the SDSN and AE4RIA research on the acceleration of SDGs Implementation. More specifically, she gave …
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Η Μονάδα Αειφόρου Ανάπτυξης του Ερευνητικού Κέντρου Αθηνά αλλά και το Εργαστήριο Έρευνας για την Κοινωνικοοικονομική και Περιβαλλοντική Βιωσιμότητα, τα οποία διευθύνει η καθηγήτρια κα Φοίβη Κουντούρη, υπό το δίκτυο Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Aephoria (AE4RIA), συμμετείχαν στην «Βραδιά Ερευνητή 2022». Η ερευνητική ομάδα της κας Κουντούρη, αποτελούμενη από τους: καθηγητή Αθανάσιο Γιαννακόπουλο, Δρ. Ebun …
Η Μονάδα Αειφόρου Ανάπτυξης του Ερευνητικού Κέντρου Αθηνά αλλά και το Εργαστήριο Έρευνας για την Κοινωνικοοικονομική και Περιβαλλοντική Βιωσιμότητα, τα οποία διευθύνει η καθηγήτρια κα Φοίβη Κουντούρη, υπό το δίκτυο Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Aephoria (AE4RIA), συμμετείχαν στην «Βραδιά Ερευνητή 2022». Η ερευνητική ομάδα της κας Κουντούρη, αποτελούμενη από τους: καθηγητή …
Join us in our first hybrid workshop “How to create systemic solutions for Circular Economy” and find out how to make solutions, products and services for the circular economy! Place: online Registration link: here. Zoom link: here. Time: 21.09.2022., 10:00—13:00h EEST Introduction This type of mapping provides users with a spectrum of information which are included in the …
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Παρακολουθήστε την ομιλία της καθηγ. Φοίβης Κουντούρη που έδωσε στις 11 Σεπτμβρίου στην 86η Διεθνή Έκθεση Θεσσαλονίκης, ως Υπεύθυνη της Μονάδας Αειφόρου Ανάπτυξης στο ΕΚ Αθηνά, με τίτλο “Ιnnovation Acceleration / Alliance of Excellence for Research & Innovation on Aeiphoria-AE4RIA” 👉 εδώ . Κατά τη διάρκεια της ομιλίας της, παρουσίασε: ✔️ τα ερευνητικά έργα όπου είναι …
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Electra Palace, Athens, Greece 28-29 September 2022 The hybrid Greece-Japan Sustainable Islands Symposium is co-organised by the Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (ReSEES) at Athens University of Economics and Business, the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI) at the University of Tokyo, the Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria (AE4RIA) and the EIT …
Sustainable Development Solutions Network SDSN is celebrating 10 years! Join us in reflecting on the past decade of education, research, policy analysis, and global cooperation for the SDGs with a blog post from SDSN’s President, Jeffrey Sachs, along with John Thwaites, Co-Chair of our Leadership Council and Networks Strategy Council. Read it here
“International School in Circular Economy Project Management” is the new course led by the University of Ferrara and partnered with Centoform, Wuppertal Institut, ATHENA RC, and co-financed by the Region Emilia Romagna that looks at training experts in managing projects looking into the application of effective circular economy strategies. Circular economy and sustainability are two …
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The progress of the Greek Regions in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In June 2022, the first results of the study regarding the performance of the 13 Greek Regions on the Agenda 2030 and 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were announced, during the Regional Growth Conference at the University of Patras. The duration …
Η παρούσα Μελέτη αφορά στην εκπόνηση περιβαλλοντικής μελέτης επί του πάρκου Ριζάρη. Στο πλαίσιο κατασκευής της νέας γραμμής 4 του μετρό στην Αθήνα, θα κατασκευασθεί νέος σταθμός «Ευαγγελισμός» εντός του πάρκου Ριζάρη, πλησίον της οδού Ριζάρη, σε σημείο του πάρκου επί του οποίου βρίσκεται πλήθος φυτών και δένδρων. Συγκεκριμένα, η Μελέτη έχει ως αντικείμενο τον …
National Plan on Green Public Procurement Europe’s public authorities have the chance to leverage their purchasing power to choose environmentally friendly goods, services and works, they can make an important contribution to sustainable consumption and production, a process referred to as Green Public Procurement (GPP). The GPP instrument is recognized by the EU authorities …
SDSN Greece in collaboration with ReSEES laboratory, AUEB intends to record the contribution of the Athens University of Economics and Business to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under four pillars: Education, Research, Infrastructure, and Governance and Outreach. The Study will compile the results from the dissertations of twelve MSc and BSc AUEB students who participate …
🔷Webinar “Untangling the role of Ecosystems and their Services in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: an interdisciplinary hybrid workshop” 📍Monday September 5th, 2022, 09:00 – 12:00 The University of Oulu and the Water Harvesting Lab of the University of Florence organized an interdisciplinary hybrid workshop on the role of Ecosystems in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. The workshop gathered …
We are thrilled to kick off our series of webinars with “Systems Solutions for Systemic Challenges in CE” on September 7th at 11 am CET, where you have the opportunity to shape your knowledge and future decisions. This is why we have joined Milan Veselinov, Founder & CEO of CirEkon, Ellie Shtereva, a certified PMP …
On Thursday 1 September, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri as the first plenary speaker at the X AERNA Conference 2022 gave a speech on “SDGs-based Transformations: The Science-Policy-Human Behavior Interface” Based on the 1st SDSN European Green Deal Senior Working Group report on the “Transformations for the Joint Implementation of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the …
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