Στο πλαίσιο των καθηκόντων των Εθνικών Σημείων Επαφής του Προγράμματος LIFE (Πράσινο Ταμείο και Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας) και του Έργου Οικοδόμησης Δυναμικού – GREEK LIFE TASK FORCE PLUS (LIFE21-CAP-EL-GRLTF plus – 101101858), το Πράσινο Ταμείο σε συνεργασία με τον Ευρωπαϊκό Εκτελεστικό Οργανισμό για το Κλίμα, τις Υποδομές και το Read more…
We are thrilled to announce the commencement of the MOUNTADAPT project, a Horizon Europe 2023 initiative funded by the European Commission. This innovative project is dedicated to developing adaptation solutions aimed at reducing the impact of climate change on health in mountainous regions. Project objectives MOUNTADAPT is a Horizon 2023 Read more…
The Municipality of Egaleo will be the first TransformAr Demonstrator to organize its Open Day on the morning of next Tuesday June 4th 2024. The city will be supported by the NCSR “DEMOKRITOS”. Local stakeholders will be invited to check out solutions demonstrated in the city at the local Climate Innovation Read more…
Given the context of our actions, the SVA developed within SAFE-CITIES is applicable for assessing the resistance of public spaces to security threats and challenges. 🏙️🏟️🏦 The final version of the SVA will be one of the main products of the project. Find out more about the event here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7201596188192567296/ Read more…
The EU Life RESYSTAL project reached a pivotal milestone with its 6th Consortium Meeting, held from Monday 13 to Thursday 16 May 2024, in Marseille, France. The two-day consortium meeting focused on evaluating and advancing the project’s progress. On the first day, consortium members engaged in detailed discussions to weave Read more…
Ο Δήμος Αιγάλεω ανακοινώνει την έναρξη του Rock the Block, ενός καινοτόμου προγράμματος για τη βελτίωση των συνθηκών στέγασης, μέσω τεχνικών επεμβάσεων σε πολυκατοικίες, δημιουργικών δράσεων στις γειτονιές και νέων υπηρεσιών στον Δήμο Αιγάλεω. Ένα καινοτόμο πιλοτικό πρόγραμμα για οικονομικά προσιτή κατοικία και ζωντανές γειτονιές ετοιμάζεται να εφαρμόσει ο δήμος Read more…
On April 11th, our partners Evridiki Pavlidi, Effrosyni Karakitsou and Ioannis Zarikos shared their experience on climate adaptation with other Greek cities and regions at the Mission Implementation Platform for Adaptation to Climate Change (MIP4Adapt) high-level event in Athens. Learn more about the entire event and the insightful discussions that Read more…
Our first consortium meeting in Sitia, Greece has been a journey of learning, collaboration, and inspiration! From April 23rd to 25th, we explored the beauty of the region while discussing climate resilience strategies and the progress of all 12 regions in their work within the project. 🌴 Day 1: We Read more…
25 European organisations gathered for the MULTICLIMACT General Assembly meeting in Delft. Participants examined advanced dike systems designed to protect against extreme floods and high water events. Delft, The Netherlands — April 18, 2024 — MULTICLIMACT, an EU-funded project dedicated to enhancing climate adaptation strategies, held its General Assembly on Read more…
TransformAr EU Project Raises Climate Change Awareness Among Egaleo School Students In collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (NCSRD), the TransformAr EU project has launched an awareness-raising module (AWAR) aimed at increasing climate change awareness among school students in Egaleo. The Read more…
TransformAr Consortium Advances Climate Resilience at Sixth Meeting in Lappeenranta, Finland The TransformAr consortium currently convening for its sixth meeting on 16-18 April 2024, in Lappeenranta, Finland, a city noted for its commitment to environmental sustainability. The meeting kicked off with Markku Heinonen providing an overview of Lappeenranta’s climate initiatives Read more…
The municipality of Egaleo in Greece, in collaboration with three other CSAs (Ordu, Turkey; Centro Region, Portugal; Balearic Islands, Spain), spearheaded the C2IMPRESS project. This initiative aimed to implement an innovative framework for understanding natural hazards and multi-dimensional vulnerabilities, encompassing physical, economic, health, and social impacts. These CSAs also focussed Read more…
A workshop was held on March 5th, 2024 at the City Hall of Rafina-Pikermi in Greece as part of the FirEUrisk Horizon Europe project. The workshop was attended by representatives from the municipality, fire department headquarters, relevant stakeholders, and project partners, including NCSR “Demokritos”, AUTH, SGIC, and SC. Dr. Nadia Read more…
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Ismini Galanopoulou from the National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” will be joining C2IMPRESS as a presenter at the upcoming webinar titled “Building Resilient Futures: Exploring the C2IMPRESS Project in the Lens of City of Egaleo, Greece.” Ismini Galanopoulou will be presenting on the Read more…
Ο Δρ. Σφέτσος μιλά για τις Επιπτώσεις της Κλιματικής Αλλαγής στην Ψυχική Υγεία των Παιδιών και των Εφήβων Ο Δρ. Αθανάσιος Σφέτσος, ειδικευμένος στην «κλιματική αλλαγή και προστασία κρίσιμων υποδομών» και Διευθυντής Ερευνών (Α’ Βαθμίδα) στο Εργαστήριο Περιβαλλοντικών Ερευνών στο ΕΚΕΦΕ Δημόκριτος, παρευρέθηκε στο ραδιοφωνικό σταθμό Style100FM για να συζητήσει Read more…
After 3 productive days of sharing project updates focusing on the goals for the last year of #FirEUrisk, our plenary meeting has come to an end👏 A huge thanks to Ioannis Gitas and our colleagues from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) for organising and to the Institute of Mediterranean Forest Read more…
Την Δευτέρα το απόγευμα πραγματοποιήθηκε συνάντηση στον χώρο της στέγης Β.Κορνάρος όπου έγινε μια πολύ ουσιαστική συζήτηση για τις πλημμύρες στην Σητεία το 2019 και το 2022. Το βασικό συμπέρασμα όπως είπε ο Παύλος Καπετανάκης είναι να εστιάσουμε στην πρόληψη αυτών των φαινομένων. Εισηγητές ήταν επίσης ο Θανάσης Σφέτσος ερευνητής Read more…
The Association of Primary Education Teachers in Siteia the “Μύσων” expresses its gratitude to the Vitzenzos Kornaros Foundation and Mr. Kapetanakis Pavlos for the invitation to participate in the Open Day meeting on Friday, February 22, within the framework of the European program NEVERMORE, as well as to Professor Giota Read more…
We are happy to share the inaugural #ICARIAeu newsletter with you! Since its inception, the #ICARIAeu consortium has organized and participated in several actions. This newsletter will keep you up to speed on our project’s progress, outcomes, and previous and forthcoming activities. What is ICARIA? #ICARIAeu is a project co-funded Read more…
Submissions will be accepted in Turkish or English until March 31, 2024. Istanbul University Journal of Sociology, in association with the C2IMPRESS Project, recently announced a special issue (Vol 44/Issue 1) titled “Community Resilience to Disruptive Natural Disasters,” and called for submissions on the topic. For this special issue, the Read more…