We are pleased to announce that the first meeting for the CLIMATE-ADAPT4EOSC project was successfully held on January 17, 2025. This marks a significant step forward in our collaborative journey to develop innovative services addressing climate change adaptation and resilience in line with the European Green Deal. During the meeting, Read more…
Discover how nature meets innovation for climate resilience with our latest project, 𝗠𝗲𝗱-𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗡. 🌊 Climate change amplifies natural hazards—droughts, flooding, wildfires, and coastal erosion—posing risks to infrastructure services like energy and water. Transformative, nature-based solutions (NbS) offer a cost-effective and resilient way to safeguard critical sectors. 🌿The Med-IREN project aims Read more…
Explore new projects in the updated visual of Horizon R&I projects on #naturebasedsolutions The NbS community keeps on growing – 88 core projects displayed! https://lnkd.in/eUntCe_2The update includes:Nature-3B: Integrates nature into the financial decision-making of central banks, investment benchmarks, and bond issuers. BIO-CAPITAL Pioneers innovative financial solutions and geospatial analytics to Read more…
New Publication: A Framework for Constructing Agent-based Models for Evaluating Emergency Evacuation Procedures; A Case Study applied to Egaleo, Greece Authors: H. Morandi, S. Rodriguez, R. Iskandar, J. Dugdale, D. Singh, A. Sfetsos, D. Tzempelikos We are excited to announce a new paper from C2IMPRESS team, titled “A Comprehensive Framework Read more…
New Publication: Typologizing the Hydro-Environmental Research on Climate Change Adaptation of Water Infrastructure in the Mediterranean Region Authors: Stamou AI, Mitsopoulos G, Sfetsos A, Stamou AT, Varotsos KV, Giannakopoulos C, Koutroulis A We are excited to announce a new paper from our lab members, titled “Typologizing the Hydro-Environmental Research on Read more…
CLIMATE-ADAPT4EOSC will provide an EOSC-centred collaborative research environment equipped with existing EOSC data and services and extended with new data and services, such as Interoperability, FAIRification, Research Results Publishing as Open Data, Data Adaptation, Data Format Compliancy, Mapping and Entity Matching, enabling interoperability and seamless interaction of data that allow Read more…
The 2nd General Assembly (GA) of the RECREATE project was held at the PWN in Haarlem, Netherlands. We discussed the latest updates from our Case Studies (CS), reviewed the progress of ongoing project tasks, discussed key milestones and future activities, and strengthened the collaboration among partners. Looking ahead, we are excited to announce that Read more…
Our lab contributed to the writing of this comprehensive report, which explores the exponential progress in AI and its potential to transform various aspects of society and the economy at both the national and international levels. The study proposes a national strategy for AI, developed through extensive research, expert consultations, Read more…
We Are Pleased to Announce Dr. Maria Gavrouzou from our Climate EREL Lab delivered a thought-provoking presentation at the ENERGY in BUILDINGS 2024 conference, held on November 22-23, 2024, at the Grand Hyatt, Athens, Greece. This prestigious event, a key gathering of Engineers, Architects, Stakeholders, Academics, and Professionals, has been Read more…
EU-funded Med-Iren project promotes innovative solutions BRUSSELS – Seven Mediterranean territories, from Italy to France, from Spain to Greece and Cyprus, are joining forces to make critical infrastructure more resilient to climate change using nature as an ally. The European project Med-Iren (Mediterranean Critical Infrastructure Resilience Engineering with Nature-Based Solutions) Read more…
The C2IMPRESS consortium recently organised and attended its 3rd General Assembly and 4th Periodic Meeting in Aveiro, Portugal, marking a significant milestone in this innovative project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme. C2IMPRESS, now two years into its three-year duration, aims to develop cutting-edge solutions for disaster risk reduction through community participation Read more…
A catalog of climate change measures developed as part of the HORIZON -NEVERMORE program’s digital tool will be presented. On Thursday, October 31, at 19:00, the Municipality of Sitia will host the 4th meeting of local partners of the HORIZON -NEVERMORE European program in the Municipal Council Hall of Sitia. Read more…
The 3rd SINCERE Project plenary meeting took place at ACCIONA premises in Madrid, between 24-25 October 2024. Partners had the opportunity to discuss the progress of the project, lessons learned during the first year, and plan future steps for demonstrating materials and technologies developed by all partners across the four Read more…
New Publication: Energy and Water Interventions That Contribute to the Climate-Proofing of Buildings on Multiple Scales: A Literature Review Authors: Maria Gavrouzou, Carmela Apreda, Eva Raggi, Marta Rivarola, Nensi Lalaj, Diamando Vlachogiannis and Athanasios Sfetsos We are excited to announce a new paper from our lab members, titled “Energy and Read more…
MULTICLIMACT Holds 3rd General Assembly in Ancona, Italy, October 16-17, 2024 The MULTICLIMACT project held its 3rd General Assembly in Ancona, Italy, reviewing progress and planning future climate resilience strategies for the built environment. The MULTICLIMACT project successfully hosted its 3rd General Assembly in Ancona, Italy, on October 16 and Read more…
The 𝗠𝗲𝗱-𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗡 𝗞𝗼𝗠 was successfully completed yesterday in Athens Adopting a systems thinking approach, the consortium partners carried out a workshop on hashtag#climate hashtag#adaptation and had fruitful discussions about: 👫🏻 Stakeholder mapping & engagement📝 Co-design of the demo and replicating regions across the Mediterranean region and beyond🎯 Progress indicators to Read more…
1st Kick-off Meeting of the Med-IREN Project15-16 October, Municipality of Egaleo, Town Hall We are excited to announce the First Kick-off Meeting of the Med-IREN Project, coordinated by NCSR Demokritos, which will take place at the Municipality of Egaleo, Town Hall. This event marks the beginning of a groundbreaking initiative Read more…
TransformAr: 7th Consortium meeting in Exeter, UK The 7th consortium meeting of TransformAr EU project took place in Exeter (UK) on 24-26 September 2024. The meeting kicked off with Dr. Giles Rickard providing an overview of Westcountry River trust initiatives restore and protect the freshwater environments of the Westcountry. Discussions Read more…
Throughout history, symbolism has shown olives in moments of prosperity. Just as the olive branch is a representation of peace, olive oil symbolises restoration and healing. But what do we do when our changing climate poses a threat to this? As one of the major olive oil producers in the Read more…
