Author name: Mary Psilou

CE Beacons: Western Balkan Circular and Climate Innovation Beacons The goal of this project is to build an eco-system for circular, climate-related innovation that catalyses systems transition in sequences from the experiment through collaboration to implementation. Such a cross-national ecosystem currently does not exist in the Balkan region, but it is demanded by Chambers of Commerce, Ministries and the […]

Prof. Koundouri has served as a European Commission independent expert in the mid-term review of two H2020 projects on climate services market research  Duration: 2018 – 2019

Circular Learning Hub (CL-hub): A learning hub for the engagement and ecosystem transition towards circular thinking (phase1) (EIT Climate-KIC) Despite alarms on the need to unlock financial capitals to reverse the trend of climate change has been rising for years, humans’ cognitive biases have prevailed. This project works on an awareness-intention-action path fostering problem-owners in

Circular Economy Transition (CE) in Smart Specialization Strategy (S3) The EU has set an ambitious plan for the adoption and implementation of the circular economy (CE). The Plan estimates that by 2030 the integration of CE will result in savings of over 600 bil. euros for EU businesses will create 580,000 new jobs and will

  BL.EU. Climate: Climate Innovation in Southern European Waters  Τhis project addresses the challenge of plastic marine littering in southern European waters by building capacity for innovation to address the issue at the very beginning of its life cycle, on the prevention side and on avoiding the production of plastic materials (and plastic waste) thus

The LIFE-IP AdaptInGR project The LIFE Programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European added value. The integrated project «LIFE-IP AdaptInGR – Boosting the

The objective of the present research is to propose a European-wide Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) at the firm level which would provide investors in private and public sector projects with a screening tool for their investment choices indicating whether the outcomes of the strategies pursued by the underlying firms are in line with the goals

OpenAIRE – CONNECTing scientific results in support of Open Science Open Science is around the corner. Scientists and organizations see it as a way to speed up, improve quality and reward, while policy makers see it as a means to optimize cost of science and leverage innovation. Open Science is an emerging vision, a way

Decision Making Under Uncertainty: The Example of Climate Change  – AUEB University Funding for Original Research    Duration: 2016  Budget: € 2,700.00 Funding Body: ELKE AUEB Responsible scientist: Prof. Phoebe Koundouri Researcher: Dr. Panagiotis Samartzis    

BRIGAID: BRIdges the GAp for Innovations in Disaster resilience  BRIGAID is a 4-year project (2016-2020) under EU Horizon2020 aimed to effectively bridge the gap between innovators and end-users in resilience to floods, droughts and extreme weather. Recent studies from the IPCC indicate that Europe is particularly prone to increased risks of river and coastal floods,