On Tuesday, March 26, AE4RIA team collaborated with the European Training Foundation Skills Lab Network of Experts for an insightful peer learning session focused on sustainability and the fostering of new green skills. Key insights shared by our team: Prof. Phoebe Koundouri introduced the AE4RIA network, providing an overview of our major initiatives and key […]
Phoebe Koundouri has been elected as a member of the “Regional Action on Climate Change International Advisory Committee (RACC-IAC). The RACC was established in 2009 as an auxiliary meeting to the annual gathering of the STS forum. The RACC- IAC is tasked with advising the STS forum and the IAC chair on various matters, including
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Prof. Koundouri joins the Advisory Science Panel for the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance (EHRA) at the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. Over the next year, the Science Panel will guide the EHRA Leadership Team. EHRA, established in August 2020, aims to address climate-driven extreme heat risks globally, emphasizing education, awareness, and partnership. The
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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri is the new co-chair of the Task Force on Environment, Sustainability, and Climate (TFESC) at of Academia Europea. The primary aim of this initiative is to explore innovative strategies for advancing Healthy Food and Sustainable Agriculture in Europe, with a global outlook. Additionally, Prof. Koundouri is honored to represent AE in Task
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A Deep Dive into the European Green Deal and its Connection with the SDGs. The paper, “Assessing the Sustainability of the European Green Deal (EGD) and its Interlinkages with the SDGs,” co authored by Phoebe Koundouri, Angelos Alamanos, Angelos Plataniotis, Charis Stavridis, Konstantinos Perifanos & Stathis Devves, evaluates the alignment of EGD with the Sustainable
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On Thursday, March 21, 2024, the annual conference of the Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (STEK) was held under the theme “Tourism: New Data Require a More Competitive Model” in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Kostas Koumi, ambassadors, government officials, entrepreneurs, and professionals from the hotel and broader tourism industry of Cyprus
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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri is honored to contribute as one of the lead co-authors for the 3rd United Nations World Oceans Assessment WOA III – Chapter 3: Human Wellbeing. This edition will, for the first time, not only report on the current state of the hashtag#ocean, but detail the information, tools, and approaches that can be
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The 2-day (March 12th & 13th 2024) meeting has been kicked off by the project coordinator Sorin Cheval, who provided an overview of the project and its aims and laid the ground for the partners collaboCaration in the coming years. The opening slot also featured presentations by the mayor of Brasov Allen Coliban, the CEO
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On Wednesday, March 13, Prof. Koundouri had the pleasure to address at the event focused on “ESG: Guide to a New Business Ecosystem or Just Another Trend in Business Management?” which was organized by the Executive MBA, AUEB program, in collaboration with OTE Group of Companies (HTO) and Nestlé. During her presentation, she highlighted the
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On March 6th and 7th, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Future Dahlem Workshop titled “Accelerating Open Science in EOSC: Collaborative Interfaces between Scientific Domains and Disciplines” took place in Barcelona, aimed to foster collaboration among EOSC Future Science Projects, Science Clusters, and Research Infrastructures. During her keynote speech, Prof. Koundouri focused on sustainability science,
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On March 4th and 5th, the Workshop on the Summit of the Future of the “Program on Fraternal Economy of Integral & Sustainable Development” took place at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Vatican City. This gathering served as a precursor to the Summit of the Future, with a specific focus on ethical principles and
On Monday 4th of March 2024, Athens University of Economics and Business, Creative Thinking Development, and Sporos Circular Solutions, organized a CATALYST Meeting with the title: “Greece National Centre of Vocational Excellence: A central hub and catalyst for Greece’s sustainable business transformation”, that was held in EYDAP premises. EYDAP, a CATALYST associate partner, is the
On Tuesday, March 4th, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri participated at the 5th General Assembly of the European Climate Research Alliance ECRA, which focused on “A Changing Climate: Our Shared Responsibility for a Resilient and Sustainable Future” alongside distinguished experts, and explored crucial topics such as defining what constitutes a “safe” environment, strategies for emission reduction, taking
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On Thursday, February 29, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, in her role as an EU Climate Pact Ambassador, participated in a capacity-building session titled “Empowering Climate Pact Ambassadors for Driving Social Change,” organized by INZEB, Country Coordinator for Greece for the EU Climate Pact. Alongside other EU Climate Pact Ambassadors, the session aimed to equip local authorities
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We are pleased to share with you the AE4RIA Annual Activity Report for the year 2023 As one of the largest sustainability-focused global research networks, AE4RIA remains dedicated to providing science-based solutions for a worldwide transition towards the sustainable interaction between nature, society, and the economy. Our collaborative initiative brings together Research Institutions, Innovation Acceleration Hubs, Science-Policy
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AUEB team welcomed the Black Sea BRIDGE-BS partners for a 2.5 day training workshop in Athens, co-organised with the SU Stockholm Resilience Center, aimed at providing background knowledge on Resilience and Sustainability Transformation to participants but also involved Pilot Site leaders in dedicated workshops on WP3 Resilience activity, WP4 scenarios design and train the Living
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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri – Visit Technical University of Denmark (DTU) In February 2024, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri visited the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where she has a second professorship in the Department of Technology, Management, and Economics. During her visit, she presented her insights on European Research Council (ERC) funding to her colleagues, with reference
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On Monday, 12th February 2024 the DOORS Early-Stage Researcher Exchange (ESRE) call for applications was officially launched. The ESRE involves the physical placement of each successful applicant (participant) in a host institution under the guidance of a local mentor. During the exchange, participants get to travel to their chosen host institution/company. There they will conduct
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Professor Phoebe Koundouri has been honored by the European Investment Bank as one of the 23 Women Climate Leaders of Europe. The Women Climate Leaders Network, is an initiative introduced by the European Investment Bank Group to advocate for women’s leadership in climate action and sustainability. Consisting of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), the EIB Group established the Women Climate
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ELIAMEP Podcast – Prof. Phoebe Koundouri talks to Odin Linardatou about climate change and its impacts, the European Green Deal and the ambitious emission reduction targets, the strategies such as REPOWER-EU, about enhancing energy security and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. The episode is available here
