On Friday 26 May 2023, the 1st webinar of the MENA Maritime Accelerator on the topic “Blue Growth, Sustainable Shipping & Ports” took place virtually, with the participation of distinguished speakers. This is the first of a series of specialized webinars designed by HRADF in collaboration with the Research Center ATHENA, and specifically with the […]
On Friday, May 12, 2023, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, as President of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), has the pleasure to present the activities undertaken by EAERE since 2021 during the EAERE Country Representatives Meeting. What EAERE achieved since January 2021: Journals: EAERE continues to support two prestigious journals: Environmental and
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On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, Professor Phoebe Koundouri had the honor of presenting the remarkable work of the Alliance of Excellence in Research and Innovation for Aephoria (AE4RIA) to 186 sixth-grade students and their teachers at Athens College (HAEF). The presentation took place as part of their IB PYP Transdisciplinary Studies. During the session, Prof.
Climate-related disasters are already impacting Europe from north to south, east to west. In 2016, these disasters caused more than €20 billion of damages across Europe – and these impacts will grow as our climate continues to change. This will place a huge burden on Europe’s environment, society and economy – we need to rethink
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Με μεγάλη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε η επιστημονική εκδήλωση «Ενεργειακή Μετάβαση – Κλιματική Αλλαγή: Σωτηρία ή Ολοκαύτωμα του πλανήτη», ένα συνέδριο από τους φοιτητές για τους φοιτητές με τη συμμετοχή εκπροσώπων θεσμών και φορέων της Πολιτείας, που διοργανώθηκε στις 9 Μαΐου 2023 με αφορμή την Ημέρα της Ευρώπης, από το Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών «Οικονομικά και Δίκαιο στις
In the academic year 2022-23, three rounds of the UN SDSN ESG course were successfully conducted, providing comprehensive training in Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) criteria and the principles of Sustainable Development. A total of 90 professionals participated in the program and earned an ESG training certificate. This innovative training program is a collaboration
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On Wednesday, May 10, Professor Phoebe Koundouri gave an invited lecture entitled: “SDSN Global Climate Hub: Science-based Solution Pathways for Climate Neutrality” at the Tehran Institute of Advanced Studies (TeIAS) at Hatam University. During her lecture, Prof. Koundouri presented the work of her team (research projects, innovation accelerators, and science-policy interface building) under the Alliance of
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Living Labs are a very common method applied in co-creation processes for recording problems and solutions related to innovation and pressing societal problems. It is, however, difficult to ensure the engagement of participants in the long run, and in parallel the maintenance of processes and operation requires a lot of effort. For these reasons, results
Project summary: Agroforestry – a land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland – has varied benefits, including increased biodiversity and reduced erosion. The combination of agriculture and forestry in the Mediterranean is deeply rooted in a culture of tradition and niche production but fails nowadays
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On April 29th, an event themed “Development and Inheritance: Dialogue Among Greek and Chinese Languages and Civilizations” to celebrate the UN Chinese Language Day was successfully held in Athens. The event was jointly held by the Embassy of the People’s Repubic of China in the Hellenic Republic together with the Center of Greek and Chinese
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Project summary: The Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) are an invaluable instrument for modeling climate stabilization pathways and for supporting the policy makers in taking better-informed decisions. Nevertheless, the mitigation options traditionally focused on in IAMs are the supply-side measures, whereas less attention used to be paid to demand-side and food system representation, due to the
Project summary: The EXCEED – EXCELLENCE IN GREEN AND DIGITAL MANUFACTURING project aims at establishing a European COVE network of 6 centres in 5 countries, Italy, Spain, Finland, Czech Republic, and Greece to support innovation and sustainable competitiveness of the Advanced Manufacturing (AM) sector. As one of the pillars of the European economy, AM has
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Project summary: DiverSea develops novel marine observation and monitoring technology by combining: 1a) The new DNA-based identification approach “DNA-marks”: This approach will harnesses low coverage/cost genomic data to document genetic diversity and discriminate beyond species, to the population and individual level. This opens revolutionary possibilities, both for environmental samples (eDNA) and for monitoring species key
Project summary: The construction sector, a major employer in Europe, has a significant environmental, societal, and economic impact and is identified as a priority for the twin transition and achievement of a resource-efficient and competitive economy. The sector faces major challenges in attracting young and skilled workers as well as in re-skilling and upskilling of
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Summary: As climatic conditions are constantly changing and the frequency of extreme events increases, there is an urgency to plan, designing, and retrofit the built environment in order to adapt it to present and future risks. Too frequently the built environment is a driver of vulnerability, rather than being a shelter for citizens. For this
Την Τετάρτη 3 Μαΐου 2023, η καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη συμμετείχε στο διαδικτυακό σεμινάριο για τη δικτύωση των οργανώσεων της κοινωνίας πολιτών με τίτλο “Ανάπτυξη Δικτύων Μεταξύ των Οργανώσεων της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών για την Προώθηση των ΣΒΑ” που διοργανώθηκε από το ΕΛΙΑΜΕΠ. Κατά την διάρκεια της ομιλίας της με τίτλο «The SDSN Global Climate Hub:
On Friday, April 28th, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri was invited to the Delphi Economic Forum VIII, which took place from Wednesday to Saturday, April 26-29, 2023 in the emblematic town of Delphi. The Thematic Pillars of this year’s forum were Geopolitics Disrupted, Climate & Environment, Sustainable Economy & Finance, Social Inclusiveness, and Technological Advancement. Prof. Koundouri participated in the panel “FEMALE
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On the 27th of April 20203, the EAERE DEI Initiative held and online interactive session on Gender so as to bring forward issues and concerns in the context of day to day working life; both on an individual and collective level. The goal of the session was to understand and find hidden causes to be
On Friday 21st April, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri participated in the Joint US-European NSF Workshop entitled “Flexible Electric Grid Critical Infrastructure for Resilient Society”. The Workshop, which was organized in Philadelphia on April 21-22, was focused on two main objectives: a) increasing resilience of the critical infrastructures under the net-zero carbon goals, and b) identifying cross cutting
