On 22 & 23 of September, the Launch meeting of the new COST Action project, CA20138: Network on Water-Energy-food Nexus for Low-Carbon Economy in Europe and Beyond took place online. Prof. Chrysi Laspidou and Prof. Koundouri, together with other amazing people enjoyed the meeting! This COST Action adds to the many WEF Nexus projects in […]
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On the 22nd of September Prof. Koundouri joined the roundtable discussion on “PBL for the future of STEM” at HackSTEM 2021 organized by Siemens Gamesa and Spanish Startups 21-26 September 2021. Topic: PBL for the future of STEM Broadening the network of skills among college students for a better engineering workforce is a priority. Project-based,
On Monday, 20/9, Prof. Koundouri joined the discussion on “Towards COP26: Climate Crisis Response Actions” at the XXI High-Level Meeting – New York, USA as a side event to the United Nations General Assembly titled: “What does peace and stability mean in 21st century”, organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center. You may watch
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The 9th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development will take place on 20-22 September, 2021. The 2021 conference theme is Research for Impact: An Inclusive and Sustainable Planet. The Cluster for Sustainability Transition ( ReSEES at AUEB, ΕΙΤ Climate- KIC Hub Greece & SDU at “Athena” RC and SDSN Greece) will participate at the 9th Annual
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The EU’s Plan towards the Future We Want: Fireside Chat on the European Green Deal 20 September 2021 | 9:00 – 10:00 CET SDSN Europe is hosting Fireside Chat on the European Green Deal at the 9th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development. In December 2019, the European Commission presented a framework to make
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September 15th, 2021, Thessaloniki, Greece The 2021 “Thessaloniki Sustainability Summit” aims to bring together scientists, local authorities, politicians, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders to discuss the very significant issue of identifying, monitoring, recording, and reporting the parameters that define the progress in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The topic of the summit “Recording and Reporting
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Location/Date Online, 13.09.2021 until 14.09.2021 Organiser German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Europe This conference is part of a series focusing on the role of the G20 and G7 in support of sustainable development. This year’s conference will focus on the role
On September 10th of 2021 Prof. Koundouri gave a lecture on “Sustainable recovery from COVID-19: Co-Developing the Future Vision for a Sustainable Europe- Co-Designing the Pathways via Research-Innovation-Policy Interface” during the International Summer School on the Regulation of Local Public Services 23rd Edition which took place Online, 6-10 September 2021 The School is designed to
The Maritime ClimAccelerator consortium is pleased to announce that a 2nd call of applications for our Accelerator Programme of EIT Climate-KIC is now open. Having secured further funding, the programme is now able to support up to 15 more early (Stage 1) start-ups! Apply here no later than the 15th of September. Applications will be
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About CEST Established in 1989, the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST) is a leading environmental conference where top experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, representatives of public administration and social initiatives present state-of-the-art research on current and emerging environmental issues. CEST is thus a platform where academia and business converge; where academic research, innovative ideas and
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19 Αυγούστου 2021 Η καθηγήτρια του Οικονομικού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και μέλος της Εθνικής επιτροπής για την κλιματική αλλαγή, Φ. Κουντούρη μίλησε στο Δελτίο Ειδήσεων της ΕΡΤ 1 “ΕRT News” στην Σταυρούλα Χριστοφιλέα και απάντησε στο ερώτημα «Γιατί η κλιματική αλλαγή είναι η μητέρα όλων των κρίσεων». Μπορείτε να παρακολουθήσετε την συνέντευξη στον ακόλουθο σύνδεσμο:
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15 Αυγούστου 2021 Η καθηγήτρια Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης και μέλος της Εθνικής επιτροπής για την κλιματική αλλαγή, Φ. Κουντούρη μίλησε στην εκπομπή “ΕΡΤ Σαββατοκύρακο” στους Γιάννης Σκάλκος και Προκόπης Αγγελόπουλος για το σχέδιο για την αντιμετώπιση της κλιματικής αλλαγής. Μπορείτε να παρακολουθήσετε την συνέντευξη στον ακόλουθο σύνδεσμο: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DdPGyNbcM0
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The Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit will set the stage for the culminating global event in September by bringing together diverse actors from around the world to leverage the power of food systems to deliver progress on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In partnership with the Government of Italy, the Pre-Summit will take
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Event Description In the past, the topic of climate change in economics was completely ignored. The focus instead being on endless growth. We have seen challenges to the growth model such as the indigenous buen vivir (living well) concept in South America, Green GDP and the Happiness Index. Yet nothing has overthrown dominance of GDP
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Κυριακή 25.7.2021 Η καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη, έγραψε στις 25/07 ειδικά για το KReport μια ανάλυση για το ευρωπαϊκό σχέδιο fit-for-55, «μια από τις τολμηρότερες κινήσεις παγκοσμίως για την αντιμετώπιση της κλιματικής αλλαγής», που φιλοδοξεί να μετασχηματίσει σχεδόν κάθε πτυχή της οικονομίας, από την οικιακή χρήση ενέργειας μέχρι τη φορολόγηση των εισαγωγών άνθρακα. Μπορείτε να
On the 23rd of July Prof. Koundouri gave a speech at the launch of #HeatSeason in Europe organized by the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise, resulting in life-threatening heat waves and record highs that have devastating long-term consequences. July 2021 has already broken heat records across Europe,
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On the 9th of July the President of UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN), Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Dr. Sonia Sachs, Director, Health Sector, Earth Institute, Columbia University, and the co-Chair of UN SDSN Europe and Greece, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, were invited by the General Secretary of the Academy of Athens, Prof. Christos Zerefos,
On the 21st of July Prof. Koundouri co-chaired the session “Raising the Impact of Agricultural Economics in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Research and Policy” at the 16th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, EAAE. Chair of the discussion was Prof. Miet Maertens, KU Leuven and Speakers: P. Halvik (IIASA); A. Riccaboni (U.Siena);
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MEDIA ATTENTION IN GREECE • 30/6/21: Διαβάστε τη συνέντευξη της καθηγ. Φοίβης Κουντούρη στη «Ν» και στη δημοσιογράφο Σοφία Εμμανουήλ με τίτλο «Από τις αλλεπάλληλες κρίσεις στην ανθεκτικότητα». Η καθηγ. Κουντούρη αναφέρει μεταξύ άλλων ότι «Οι αλλεπάλληλες κρίσεις έχουν αναδείξει την ανάγκη προσέγγισης των προβλημάτων μέσω της συστημικής καινοτομίας» https://www.naftemporiki.gr/afieromata/story/1743903/apo-tis-allepalliles-kriseis-stin-anthektikotita • 17/6/21 Mε αφορμή την Παγκόσμια ημέρα για
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Please find the list of the running Projects & Initiatives of the Cluster for Sustainability Transition here. The list includes: PRIMA HORIZON 2020 Projects EIT Climate-KIC Projects Private Tenders UN SDSN Greece & Europe Initiatives
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