On Friday 9 December, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri participated at the annual “EuroGEO Workshop 2022” and gave a keynote speech entitled “UN SDSN Global Climate Hub: Data Needs” at the Plenary session “Future of EuroGEO within the current European and international context” The session focused on the post-2025 GEO Strategy, the tools and resources needed to […]
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Dear colleagues, Prof. Christos Zerefos, Secretary General of the Academy of Athens and co-founder of SDSN Climate Hub, and Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, Chair of SDSN Global Climate Hub, Director, Sustainable Development Unit, Athena RC, together with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, President UN SDSN, and Prof. Yannis Ioannidis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; co-founder SDSN Global Climate
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On the 8th of December 2022, a workshop of the Adaptation to Climate Change Living Lab took place, titled “IntelComp STI Viewer tool for Academia & Industry” organised by ATHENA RC team. The goal of the workshop was to familiarize participants from the industry and academia with the STI Viewer, an Interactive AI-assisted, data and visualization
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On Friday, 9th of December, Huawei held the 2nd European Talent Summit in Athens to celebrate the achievements of its talent cultivation programs during the year. Themed “Creating a Sustainable Future for European Talent Together,” this year’s event gathered 80 outstanding students and 100 representatives from the governments, international organizations, industry, and academia from around
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Tην Δευτέρα 5 Δεκεμβρίου πραγματοποιήθηκε με μεγάλη επιτυχία στην Ακαδημία Αθηνών ημερίδα με θέμα «Κλιματική Αλλαγή: Δράση Για Προσαρμογή και Μετριασμό» Η εκδήλωση διοργανώθηκε από την Ακαδημία Αθηνών με την υποστήριξη του Ελληνικού Κόμβου της Κοινότητας Γνώσης και Καινοτομίας για το Κλίμα (Climate–KIC Hub Greece), του Ερευνητικού Κέντρου ΑΘΗΝΑ και του Ιδρύματος Οικονομικών & Βιομηχανικών Ερευνών. Οι
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The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) published the Sustainable Development Europe Report 2022: “Achieving the SDGs: Europe’s compass in a multipolar world”. This report is the fourth edition of the independent quantitative report on the progress of the European Union, its member states and partner countries towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s report is
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Tην Παρασκευή 25 Νοέμβριου, η καθ. Φοίβη Κουντούρη έδωσε ομιλία για την Βιώσιμη Ανάπτυξη – Πράσινο Μέλλον με θέμα «Το ζήτημα της κλιματικής κρίσης και η ανάγκη κλιματικής δράσης» στην εκδήλωση “Set in Motion” που πραγματοποιήθηκε στο Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο. Το Set in Motion είναι μια εκδήλωση που στοχεύει στην ευαισθητοποίηση και την ενημέρωση των νέων για την κλιματική αλλαγή
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On Thursday, December 1, prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a speech at the Sixth Economist Sustainability Summit for South-East Europe and the Mediterranean: “Redefining sustainability in an unsustainable world” at the panel Financing the Green Transition. The panel discussion, chaired by John Andrews, Consultant editor, The Economist, focused on: Green finance in a turbulent global environment Sustainable Financing:
On Monday 28 November the 2022 Circular Forum: “Opportunities for sustainable growth in a Circular Economy” took place virtually. The main topic was to discuss whether the circular economy is an innovative and sustainable way to transform business models. Following COP27, Latin America and Europe came together in this virtual forum to address the topic of
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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri as co-chair of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Green Recovery is pleased to announce that the final report of the Task Force is now up on the COVID-19 Commission website. Koundouri P, Cox A, Malik A, Groom B, O’Callaghan B, Hepburn C, Kilelu C, Lins C, Squires D, Somanathan E, Serageldin
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On Wednesday, November 23 Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a keynote speech on “SDG-based transformation: Why and How?” at the VII Congress Open Eyes Economy Summit (International Congress of the Economy of Values). The Open Eyes Economy Summit is a yearly economic and social congress with global ambitions. The central theme of this year’s online congress, focused
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Την Τρίτη 22 Νοεμβρίου 2022, η καθ. Φοίβη Κουντούρη συμμετείχε στο 1o ESG Universe Forum με τίτλο «ESG: The Corporate (R)evolution!», το οποίο πραγματοποιήθηκε ψηφιακά (online). Η εκδήλωση διοργανώθηκε από την εταιρία Smartpress, σε μια προσπάθεια να συμβάλει στην ανάδειξη του εξαιρετικά επίκαιρου και ζωτικού ζητήματος της Βιωσιμότητας καθώς και στο διάλογο για τις νέες απαιτήσεις στο ESG. Η
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On Tuesday, 22 November 2022 took place the hybrid Roundtable “Peace, resources and the environment” at Salone Apollo, Rectorship of the University of Brescia | Piazza del Mercato, 15, Brescia, Italy. This event is part of the IAERE10 TOUR, for the tenth anniversary of the Italian Association of Environmental and Natural Resources Economists. The IAERE10 TOUR is
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Professor Phoebe Koundouri, during the high-level session on systems change and climate and sustainability innovations, which was hosted by the United Nations Climate Change Global Innovation Hub at COP27, presented to the delegates the UN SDSN Global Climate Hub and its importance. The Global Climate Hub aimed at identifying pathways for climate neutrality and resilience
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima payed a state visit to Greece, at the invitation of President Katerina Sakellaropoulou. The visit took place from Monday 31 October to Wednesday 2 November in Athens and Thessaloniki. The state visit focused on issues including cooperation on innovation, sustainability, migration and human rights, and the
We are happy to announce that the paper: “Digital agricultural management tools for efficient and integrated policy-making” co – authored by Dr. Angelos Alamanos, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, Mrs. Lydia Papadaki, Mrs. Tatiana Pliakou and Mrs. Eleni Toli has received the Best Poster Award at the 1st International Electronic Conference on Land (IECL) —Towards Land System
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri is the new EJWP Programme Ambassador. The European Junior Water Programme (EJWP) is the flagship programme and official trade name of H20-people. Registred in 2015, H20-people became active in the public sphere with EJWP, which is its largest initiative in action to date. The H2O-people mission is to enable personal & professional
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The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) held its 2022 European Conference (SBCAEC2022) November 3-4, 2022, in Paris, France on the Paris School of Economics Campus. The aim of the conference was to promote and improve the theory and application of the tools of benefit-cost analysis, that is, to have both a research and policy focus and
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The following Press Release outlines the forthcoming activities and assessments of AE4RIA at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) which is taking place 7th-18th of November in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. At COP27, countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement
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