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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 Read more…
