Dimitra Panou

New Publication: Integrating Citizen Perspectives into Climate Risk Management and Adaptation Strategies

New Publication: Integrating Citizen Perspectives into Climate Risk Management and Adaptation Strategies Authors: Golemi Alesia Margarita, Pavlos Alexandros Kapetanakis, Panagiota Dimitropoulou, Effrosyni Karakitsou, Stelios Karozis, Diamando Vlachogiannis, Eleonora Mencarini, and Athanasios Sfetsos Climate risks are often assessed at national or regional levels, but local impacts and cross-sectoral challenges require more Read more…

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New Publication: Improving evacuation policies through agent-based modeling and stakeholder engagement in hazard-prone areas

New Publication: Improving evacuation policies through agent-based modeling and stakeholder engagement in hazard-prone areas Authors: Hossein Moradi, Rouba Iskandar, Sebastian Rodriguez, Dhirendra Singh, Julie Dugdale , Dimitrios Tzempelikos, Athanasios Sfetsos , Evangelia Bakogianni, Evrydiki Pavlidi, Josué Díaz, Margarita Ribas, Alexandre Moragues and Joan Estrany C-SAFE: Building Smarter Evacuation Plans for Read more…

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🌍 Building the Future of ClimateAdapt-EOSC – Day 2 in Egaleo! 🚀

🌍 Building the Future of ClimateAdapt-EOSC – Day 2 in Egaleo! 🚀 After an inspiring first day, we’re diving into Day 2 of the ClimateAdapt-EOSC kickoff meeting here in Egaleo, Greece! Today, the focus is on translating strategy into action, refining our roadmap, and setting the foundations for collaboration that will drive this initiative forward. Key Read more…

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🌍 Day 1 of the ClimateAdapt-EOSC Kickoff in Egaleo! 🚀

We are excited to be in Egaleo, Greece, for the first day of the ClimateAdapt-EOSC kickoff meeting! Over the next two days (February 4-5, 2025), project partners are coming together to set the stage for integrating climate adaptation solutions into the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). Today’s discussions focus on aligning our vision, defining key priorities, and establishing Read more…

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Kick-off of the Soteria Climate Communities of Practice (CoP) Meeting!

ICATALIST officially launched the Soteria Climate Communities of Practice (CoP) series, bringing together regions, local authorities, and experts to share knowledge and collaborate on climate adaptation and risk assessment strategies. 🌲1st session Communities of Practice (CoP) How do regions carry out risk and vulnerability assessments, and what data is missing or necessary? Thanasis Sfetsos addressed Read more…

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Procuring for Adaptation: A guide for incorporating climate adaptation into healthcare investment decisions

Developed by project partner University of Cambridge, this guide is intended to assist healthcare organisations to make investment and procurement decisions in a way which promotes the physical adaptation of their facilities and estates to the potential harms driven by climate change. It focuses helping healthcare organisations navigate the process Read more…

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FOODGUARD website

The website is up and running and its section is now translated in all our partners languages:🇬🇧 https://lnkd.in/dCRrGMby🇫🇷 https://lnkd.in/dybvEQpG🇩🇪 https://lnkd.in/dccD6u3F🇪🇸 https://lnkd.in/ddDVrunU🇮🇹 https://lnkd.in/daGGPT22🇬🇷 https://lnkd.in/d7qqmE-M🇧🇪 https://lnkd.in/dUnqmNKA🇫🇮 https://lnkd.in/dceehRFY Visit FOODGUARD webpages and stay tuned on microbiome applications and technological hubs as solutions to minimize food loss and waste! About FOODGUARDFOODGUARD aims to develop Read more…

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MED-IREN

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…

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Horizon R&I projects

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…

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New Publication: A Framework for Constructing Agent-based Models for Evaluating Emergency Evacuation Procedures; A Case Study applied to Egaleo, Greece

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…

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New Publication: Typologizing the Hydro-Environmental Research on Climate Change Adaptation of Water Infrastructure in the Mediterranean Region

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…

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New EU funded project on Climate Adaptation and FAIR Data starts today

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…

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Dr. Maria Gavrouzou Presents Climate-Proofing Solutions at ENERGY in BUILDINGS 2024

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…

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Nature as an ally. Med regions together against climate risks

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…

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