On Tuesday, October 11, Professor Phoebe Koundouri, participated in the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS). After three years, this was the first personal meeting organized in Bucharest. Discussion topics included procedural and organizational issues related to the upcoming WAAS activities, the Board also welcomed […]
On Tuesday 11 October at the Frontiers Forum “A safe and just future within planetary boundaries” Prof Johan Rockström, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany gave an keynote address on how many of these nine boundaries are now breached and present new data on the boundaries’ interactions.A discussion with high-level policy and other experts
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The new Field Chief Editors for Frontiers in Environmental Economics Professor Phoebe Koundouri and Professor Marina Della Giusta had an discussion on the topic surrounding women in economics. Professor Koundouri: “Looking across our history, 132 years at this present moment is a long time. However, if we compare it to the many years that we have already fought for
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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, in her capacity as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences, was elected as a member of the IAP’s Development and Programme Committees on Academy Capacity Building. The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) provides a collective, supportive mechanism for academies to further strengthen their crucial roles
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Under the umbrella of the H2020 funded BRIDGE-BS, the Blue Economy High-Tech for the Black Sea is a large research-based Black Sea forum on ocean digitalization and Industry 4.0 across academia, research organizations, investors, industry, and society at large. It aims to provide a meeting point for industry and research to generate and incubate
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Αθηναϊκή Ζυθοποιία: Προτεραιότητα η ορθολογική διαχείριση των υδατικών πόρων της χώρας Με στόχο την ανάδειξη λύσεων για την ορθή διαχείριση των υδατικών πόρων της χώρας και τη γενικότερη ευαισθητοποίηση του κοινού σχετικά με τη βιώσιμη χρήση του νερού, η Αθηναϊκή Ζυθοποιία υλοποίησε την πρωτοβουλία «Νερό για το Αύριο» στη Θεσσαλία, το πλέον ελλειμματικό υδατικό
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On October 3, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri participated at the “Financing the Sustainable Economy” session at the 19th Annual Meeting of Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum) in Japan. Bringing together scientists and global leaders in the fields of politics, business and academia, the STS forum has grown in size, quality and diversity to
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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
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
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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
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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
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As part of constructing the new Metro Line 4 in Athens, a new station “Evangelismos” will be built within Rizari Park, near Rizari Street, in an area of the park with numerous plants and trees. Specifically, the study aims to determine the environmental impacts of tree cutting in Rizari Park, including damage from the loss
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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
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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
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