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REFORM Final Conference Keynote speech

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ICRE8 Scientific Director Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave the keynote speech at the REFORM (REstoring rivers FOR effective catchment Management) final conference. REFORM is a project funded by the EU that aims to provide a framework for improving the success of hydromorphological restoration measures to reach, in a cost-effective manner, target ecological status or potential of rivers. Conference Programme  REFORM.Keynote

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Collaboration with the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)

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ICRE8 is happy to announce its official collaboration with the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA). EEPSEA was established in May 1993 to support training and research in environmental and resource economics. Its goal is to strengthen local capacity in the economic analysis of environmental problems so that researchers can provide sound advice

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Two New ICRE8 Projects!

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ICRE8 is enthusiastic about participating in the newly funded H2020 projects: SIMRA: Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas Coordinator: James Hutton Institute SIMRA’s overarching objective is to fill the significant knowledge gap in understanding and enhancing social innovation in marginalised rural areas by advancing the state-of-the-art in social innovation and connected governance mechanisms in agriculture and

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Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area | EC, Brussels

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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ICRE8) participated in PRIMA Expert Group. European Commission. PRIMA is a joint programme,  which is an integrated programme on food systems and water resources for the development of inclusive, sustainable and healthy Euro-Mediterranean societies.

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Scientific Seminar at Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 25th February, 2015

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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE), ICRE8 (www.icre8.eu) Scientific Director, gave a Scientific Seminar at Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology on ‘A Choice Experiment for the Estimation of the Economic Value of the River Ecosystem: Management Policies for Sustaining NATURA (2000) species and the Coastal Environment’. You can download the lecture from here.

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Journal Ecosystem Services, Special Issue on: Marine economics and policy related to ecosystem services: Lessons from the world’s regional seas

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The Special Issue has been published and contains fifteen papers. One of the papers is written by ICRE8 researchers and Scientific Director, and has the title: ‘Valuing climate change mitigation: A choice experiment on a coastal and marine ecosystem’. The paper estimates the willingness to pay for mitigation measures against natural hazards caused by climate

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CIGESMED project

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ICRE8 is pleased to announce its participation to the CIGESMED project http://www.cigesmed.eu/. CIGESMED, is a multidisciplinary project of fundamental and operational ecology (according to European Directives such as MSFD, WFD, FFHD). It has also an important “citizen science” aspect in its design. The whole consortium will meet at Lesbos 19-22 of May to be prepared to

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GLOBAQUA: 1st Evrotas Case Study Meeting

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Yannis Souliotis, ICRE8 (www.icre8.eu) researcher, introduced the work of WP9 (Socioeconomics) to stakeholders of the Evrotas GLOBAQUA case study. The meeting took place at the “Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil” in Sparta. Globaqua (http://www.globaqua-project.eu/) assesses the effects of water scarcity on aquatic ecosystems by focusing on six river basins (Ebro, Adige, Sava,

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1st Symposium on Energy, Environment and Climate Change

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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) participated in the 1st Symposium on Energy, Environment and Climate Change. NGO Ioannis Kapodistrias, member of the Youth for Europe team, organized the first Energy Symposium, Environment & Climate Change. The Symposium was held under the Volunteering & Culture Without Borders festival 2014 at the Hilton Athens. The festival was hosted

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3nd Convention of FEEM Research Programme on Climate Change and Sustainable Development Economics, November, 24th-26th, 2014, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy

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ICRE8 Scientific Director, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) gave the keynote speech at the 3nd Convention of FEEM Research Programme on Climate Change and Sustainable Development Economics. Read more here Watch on youtube

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ALPHA BANK | A Panel Model for the impact of Euro Currency Fluctuations on GDP & Inflation

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Developing a Panel Model for the impact of Euro Currency Fluctuations on GDP & Inflation for each Eurozone Country   Coordinator: ALPHA BANK, International Markets Analysis/Financial Products Sales Division Project Researchers: Professor Phoebe Koundouri  Period: 2014  

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The International Centre for Research on the Environment & the Economy (ICRE8) and The Think Tank Map (ICCG)

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ICRE8 (founded by Prof. Phoebe Koundouri) participates in The Think Tank Map. The Think Tank Map, is an instrument, which aims to provide a complete overview of every active think tank in the field of climate change economics and policy. The Think Tank Map is developed by the International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG).

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OECD | Economic Instruments Project

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Economic Instruments to Protect Freshwater Resources in the Republic of Buryatia, Lake Baikal Basin. The Republic of Buryatia is facing severe constraints to economic and social development that derive from the administrative ban and restrictions on economic activities in the Lake Baikal protected area.  Duration: 31 December 2013 to 25 November 2014 Project Funding: Organization for

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Project on The Economic Value of Groundwater | The Environment Agency

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Project on The Economic Value of Groundwater | The UK Environment Agency  The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has invited Prof. Phoebe Koundouri to review the final report of the study “Economic Valuation of Groundwater in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi”. EAD has commissioned RTI to conduct an economic valuation of groundwater in the Emirate of

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Bank of Greece | Report on Climate Change

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Through the CCISC’s research and activities, the Bank of Greece aims to contribute to the conduct of appropriate policies aimed to address the risks and exploit the opportunities arising from climate change. Climate change, environmental and energy issues are regularly discussed in a separate chapter of the Bank’s Annual Report. Bank of Greece Report on Climate Change Climate Change

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