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As Head of the Sustainable Development Unit at the Athena Research Center, Professor Phoebe Koundouri had the honor of participating in the visit of His Excellency Laurence Auer, Ambassador of the French Republic to Greece, at the Athena Research Center. Professor Koundouri presented the work of the Sustainable Development Unit, which undertakes advanced interdisciplinary research …

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On 02 July 2025, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri was honored to speak at the session “Smart Tech, Fair Finance – The Promise and Risks of AI for Sustainable Development”, organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Seville. The session was moderated by ACM President …

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Following the United Nations Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Seville, the dialogue on global equity and sustainable development continued at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in the Vatican, during the Fraternal Economy Session on Ethical Multilateralism: Views from the World’s Faiths. The session was convened under the leadership of Professor Jeffrey …

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On 2 July 2025, Professor Phoebe Koundouri was pleased to contribute to the Breakfast Dialogue titled “Beyond Projects, Towards Prosperity: Financing for a New Era”, held during the fourth Financing for Development Forum and co-hosted by the UN Joint SDG Fund, PVBLIC Foundation, and the Development Bank for Resilient Prosperity (The Nature Bank). The event …

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At the FFD4 conference in Seville, held on 1 June 2025, the SDSN Global Climate Hub launched two significant reports presenting science-based, systems-modelled pathways to achieving net-zero emissions across 35 countries in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the Balkans. The reports were introduced during the high-level session titled “Evidence-based Financial Pathways for Decarbonisation and Climate …

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Dr. Anna Triantafyllidou and Dr. Ioannis Arampatzidis participated in London Climate Action Week 2025, held from 21 to 29 June 2025, as part of the International Climate Councils Network (ICCN) sessions. They represented Professor Dr. Phoebe Koundouri in her capacity as a member of the Greek Scientific Committee on Climate Change. They engaged in key …

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On June 24th, 2025, AE4RIA participated in the 13th Systemic Innovation Workshop (SIW), organized by the United Nations Climate Change Global Innovation Hub (UGIH) during the Bonn Climate Change Conference. This high-level event convened global experts, policymakers, city and county leaders, researchers, financial institutions, and solution providers to co-design transformative, climate-resilient futures for both urban …

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On June 23rd, the AE4RIA team participated in the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB) Networking Session – Energy Cluster, held as part of the Bonn Climate Change Conference. Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri, Dr. Ebun Akinsete, and Dr. Dimitris Raptis took part in a high-level roundtable focused on scalable solutions for climate resilience and a just …

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AE4RIA at the 2nd International Conference: LEADING AND MANAGING IN THE DIGITAL ERA – Shaping the Future with AI and Data Analytics (June 13–17, 2025) AE4RIA proudly participated in the 2nd International Conference Leading and Managing in the Digital Era, contributing to high-level discussions at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and sustainability. June …

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On June 19th, the third participatory workshop was held under the theme: “Vision Validation and Collaborative Development of Pricing Models and Action Plans.” The workshop aimed to assess the effectiveness of the current entrance policy in Zone A of the Marine Park, co-develop fair and sustainable pricing models and co-develop an action plan aiming to …

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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri had the pleasure of co-chairing, together with Prof. Simone Borghesi (President of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists – EAERE), an important session organized by the World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations (WCEREA) on “Critical Minerals and the Just Clean Energy Transition.” As the clean energy race accelerates, …

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10–12 June 2025 | Ostend, Belgium Last week, our team (Sustainable Development Unit – ATHENA RC – AE4RIA – Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Aephoria) participated in the kick-off meeting of the SMARTER – Systemic Transformation Towards Local and Regional Climate Resilience project, funded under Horizon Europe – Mission on Adaptation to …

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