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…
Date : 08/03/2024 Time: 13:00-14:00 Time Zone: Central European Time (CET) Venue: Online The Municipality of Egaleo, situated in Western Attica and bordering the municipality of Athens, spans approximately 6.5 km2 and is home to around 70,000 residents. Like the rest of Attica and Greece in general, Egaleo is frequently Read more…
Dr. Ioannis Zarikos represented NCSR “Demokritos” at the kick-off meeting of RECREATE, which took place in Manresa, Spain, on the 13th and 14th of February. This initiative aims to address water scarcity by integrating Alternative Water Resources (AWR) into water management across four diverse European demo locations, marking a crucial Read more…
We are pleased to highlight the significant contribution of Dr. Stelios Karozis, Associate Researcher at NCSR “Demokritos” and EuroCC@Greece Training Champion, during the SmartHEALTH Annual Forum held on January 17-18 at NCSR Demokritos’ premises. Dr. Karozis played a pivotal role in the roundtable discussion on “HPC: A Growth Driver for Read more…
The European ICARIA project, focused on strengthening the climate resilience of critical infrastructures, has reached a new milestone with the celebration of its Plenary Meeting at the facilities of the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), in Vienna, on 17 and 18 January. This event brought together its consortium, made up Read more…
Dr Stelios Karozis was one of this year scientists that European Geosciences Union (EGU) funded via its SciPol Pairing Scheme 2.0. He went for a week in the EU Parliament with MEP Petros Kokkalis. He had the opportunity to attend different committees, to witness ways on how scientific evidence help shape policies and to discuss Read more…
Dr. Stelios Karozis and Ms Antigoni Moira was part of NCSR “DEMOKRITOS” that worked together with the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) on identifying the global trends and the opportunities that arise for Greece alongside vulnerabilities and uncertainties. These comprise the key elements for future scenarios for Greece 2030 and Read more…
“One in twelve hospitals worldwide will soon be at risk of total or partial shutdown from extreme weather events without a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels, according to a recent report published by Cross Dependency Initiative”, according to a recent report published by Cross Dependency Initiative. #LIFERESYSTAL is developing a Read more…
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Join the FoodGuard Revolution: Crowdsourcing Solutions for a Sustainable Future! We are thrilled to introduce FoodGuard, a groundbreaking project aimed at revolutionizing the fields of microbiome science, microbial activities, and technology hubs to address crucial challenges in food, health, economy, and the environment. About FoodGuard: FoodGuard is committed to developing Read more…
Multi-Hazard Extreme Scenario Quantification Using Intensity, Duration, and Return Period Characteristics Many modern frameworks for community resilience and emergency management in the face of extreme hydrometeorological and climate events rely on scenario building. These scenarios typically cover multiple hazards and assess the likelihood of their occurrence. They are quantified by Read more…
Thanasis Sfetsos, from the National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos in Greece, joined the Regions4Climate kick-off meeting in Helsinki to begin his role coordinating the implementation of innovative actions taking place across the project’s 12 regions. He also explains the particular solutions that will be implemented to address the complex Read more…
The EU Life RESYSTAL project reached a pivotal milestone with its 5th Consortium Meeting, held from November 13 to 15, 2023, in the Municipality of Aigaleo. This pivotal gathering brought together the collaborative efforts of seven hospitals spanning Spain, Italy, Greece, and France, united under the common goal of fortifying Read more…
The main purpose of the meeting was to test and validate the Security and Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) framework. The team members looked for the most effective way to evaluate the tool. Therefore, we invited practitioners to participate in the hackathon. The SVA framework will be the main result of the Read more…
The C2IMPRESS consortium members were at Palma de Mallorca, Spain from 25-27 October, 2023 for the 2nd General Assembly and 3rd Periodic Meeting. The meeting was hosted by Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) and Govern de les Illes Balears (GOIB). Balearic Islands in Spain is one of the Mediterranean Read more…
New project on insurance solutions for climate change adaptation: SOTERIA On September 21st and 22nd, the SOTERIA kick-off meeting (KoM) took place in Bilbao, Spain. The project started on September 1st and will last for two and a half years. SOTERIA (SOlutions TEsting for Regions through Insurance for Climate Adaptation) Read more…
Presentation at the COMECAP 2023 Conference We are excited to announce our lab’s participation at the 16th International Conference on Meteorology, Climatology, and Atmospheric Physics (COMECAP 2023), held at the University of West Attica’s Ancient Olive Grove Campus in Athens, Greece, from September 25th to September 29th, 2023. Our lab Read more…
Environment & Innovation: Καινοτομία για Βιώσιμη Ανάπτυξη Στο πλαίσιο της εκδήλωσης SciFY, ο Δρ. Στέλιος Καρόζης, Συνεργαζόμενος Ερευνητής από το ΕΚΕΦΕ Δημόκριτος- Εργαστήριο Περιβαλλοντικών Ερευνών, θα μιλήσει για τη χρήση υπολογιστικών εργαλείων, όπως η Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη, για την παραγωγή και επεξεργασία περιβαλλοντικών μεταβλητών, με στόχο τη βελτίωση των διαδικασιών σχετικά Read more…
Στο πλαίσιο του Προγράμματος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης «HORIZON-MISS-2021-CLIMA-02 Research and Innovation actions in support of the implementation of the Adaptation to Climate Change Mission», διεξήχθη Ημερίδα με την επωνυμία ICARIA την Παρασκευή 15 Σεπτεμβρίου στη Συνεδριακή Αίθουσα του Επιμελητηρίου Κυκλάδων. Στην ημερίδα συμμετείχε η Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, ο Χωρικός Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Read more…
