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“REPowerEU: From crisis to solution” | EUROPE DIRECT

On Wednesday, February 22, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a speech at the online event entitled “REPowerEU: From crisis to solution” which was co-organized by the EUROPE DIRECT Epirus, Peloponnese, Region of Western Greece and Region of Thessaly. The discussion focused on the issue of energy security and supply in Greece and consequently on the effort […]

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SPIREC conference: “Good practices in ecological and socio-economic integration of energy initiatives”

Οn Tuesday Feb 21st, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a speech on “Accelerating technological and social innovations for the energy transition toresilient economies” at the Conference “Good practices in ecological and socio-economic integration of energy initiatives”, which was co-organized by the Global Solar Council and the Spanish Solar Photovoltaics Association (UNEF) with the aim of establishing

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ARSINOE Case study #2 – The Mediterranean Ports with the Prof. Phoebe Koundouri

ARSINOE Case study #2 – The Mediterranean Ports   Location: The ports of Piraeus (Greece), Limassol (Cyprus), and Valencia (Spain). Key Facts: The Piraeus seaport is one of the leading European seaports (second maritime cluster globally) in terms of coastal shipping, cruise and containerized cargo. The Port is involved in 14 EU-funded projects related to

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11th Agrotechnology Conference | “Towards a Circular EU Agrifood System”

On Friday 17th February, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri  gave a speech at the panel “Towards a Circular EU Agrifood System” at the 11th Congress of Agroteology entitled: “Contemporary Agri-Food Systems in the Circular Economy: Unlocking the future”, which took place at the Porto Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki it was organized the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce with

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“Innovation in Crete and the entities that support it 4.0”

On Friday, February 18, Dr. Konstantinos  Dellis  participated at the conference: “Innovation in Crete and the entities that support it 4.0” which took place at the Chamber of Heraklion. Τhe workshop aimed to document  the development of innovation in Crete during the pandemic and the prospects for the new year. Dr. Dellis was represented the

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“Perspectives on Just Transition” | Sciences Po Paris conference

On Wednesday February 8th, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a speech at the conference “Perspectives on Just Transition” which took place at Sciences Po Paris (Amphitheater Chapsal) and it was organized by the European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition. The debate was focused on the various aspects of the “just transition” that the European

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ARSINOE Black Sea CS6 internal meeting in BSEC Istanbul – 13-14/02

Case study 6 partners met in Istanbul for a 2 days internal meeting organized by the case study leader, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, hosted by BSEC to share progresses across country level activities from Romania with  the National Research Institute for Biological sciences and the Black Sea University Network, from Bulgaria with CleanTech Bulgaria,

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Training for Trainers -T4T | ARSINOE Seminar

Για δεύτερη συνεχή χρονιά πραγματοποιείται η σειρά σεμιναρίων εκπαιδευτικών  “Training for Trainers – T4T”  από το ΕΛΙΑΜΕΠ στο πλαίσιο του ευρωπαϊκού ερευνητικού προγράμματος ARSINOE (Horizon 2020). Τα σεμινάρια πραγματοποιούνται διαδικτυακά στις 6,7 & 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2023 και συμμετέχουν περίπου 50 καθηγητές δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης από σχολεία της Αθήνας. Στόχος είναι η εκπαίδευση των συμμετεχόντων εκπαιδευτών σε θέματα κλιματικής αλλαγής

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H καθ. Φοίβη Κουντούρη επανεκλέχτηκε μέλος της Ειδικής Επιστημονικής Επιτροπής Κλιματικής Αλλαγής του ΥΠΕΝ

Με απόφαση του Υφυπουργού Ενέργειας και Περιβάλλοντος Κ. Αμυρά συγκροτήθηκε η Ειδική Επιστημονική Επιτροπή Κλιματικής Αλλαγής. Η νέα σύνθεση της ΕΕΚΑ, απαρτίζεται από αναγνωρισμένους ακαδημαϊκούς, το έργο των οποίων σχετίζεται με ζητήματα που αφορούν την κλιματική αλλαγή, καθώς και εκπροσώπους της κοινωνίας των πολιτών. Αναλυτικά, η νέα σύνθεση της ΕΕΚΑ έχει ως εξής:  Κωνσταντίνος Συνολάκης, Ακαδημαϊκός, με

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“Fraternal Economy of Integral and Sustainable Development” workshop | Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

On the 2nd and 3rd of February took place the “Fraternal Economy of Integral and Sustainable Development” workshop at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The core group will meet three times a year, with the initial plan for a three-year cycle, to explore in depth the institutional and ethical basis of a new economic framework fit for

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H2020 DOORS project | Ocean Literacy meeting in Trabzon, Turkey & Georgia Multi-Actor Forum in Batumi, Georgia

On the 1st of February, Lydia Papadaki, researcher at ATHENA RC, joined the Ocean Literacy meeting that we held in Trabzon, Turkey, which aimed at the identification of synergies and development of youth-oriented activities within the Black Sea countries. She also attended the Multi-Actor Forum (MAF) workshop in Batumi, Georgia, on the 2nd of February

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The first Multi-Actor Forums in Bulgaria and Turkey | H2020 DOORS project

In November 2022, the first Multi-Actor Forums in Bulgaria and Turkey were organized under the H2020 DOORS project “Developing Optimal and Open Research Support” for the Black Sea. The focus of this workshop was to map the blue economy local needs in the Black Sea and identify the gaps. During the workshop, the participants were

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“Innovation in Greece and the agencies that support it 4.0”

The two-day conference “Innovation in Greece and the agencies that support it 4.0” took place on Friday, January 20, and Saturday, January 21, 2023 at ACEin, AUEB premises. Find more here. The Conference was co-organized by the NBG Business Seeds program of the National Bank of Greece, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin) of

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Article by Prof. Koundouri & Dr. Alamanos in Hydrolink, the Magazine of IAHR

The new article by Prof. Phoebe Koundouri and Dr. Angelos Alamanos in Hydrolink, the Magazine of IAHR (International Association of HydroEnvironmental Research), describes three key areas for the broader future water research. We hope it will be an impactful contribution: Alamanos, A. & Koundouri, P. (2023). Emerging challenges and the future of water resources management.

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Annual Activity Report 2022 | AE4RIA

We are pleased to share with you the 2022 Activity Report of the Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria, a collaborative initiative of research institutions, innovation accelerators, and science-technology-policy interface networks focusing on sustainable development, founded and directed by Prof. Phoebe Koundouri. You can find the following reports: AE4RIA Research Report 2022

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