🎉 We’re excited to announce the launch of the official TOGETHER project website! https://together-euproject.eu/about The new website is now live and serving as the central hub for everything related to the TOGETHER project — from project goals and objectives to partners, pilots, activities, and events. It provides a clear overview Read more…
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Workshop on FAIRification Tools and Practices Took Place – Advancing Semantic Interoperability for Climate Change Adaptation! On 19 December 2025, the third Climate-Adapt4EOSC workshop on FAIRification Tools and Practices took place, focusing on Climate Change Adaptation Ontology and the role of semantic interoperability in accelerating climate resilience research. The workshop Read more…
Location: Municipality of AigaleoDate & Time: 16 December 2025 (Tuesday), 10:00 – 12:00 Demokritos NCSRD is pleased to announce the successful completion of the “Validation & Bridging to Action” workshop as part of the CLIMAAX project, held on December 16, 2025, in the Municipality of Aigaleo. Twelve dedicated local stakeholders Read more…
Με ιδιαίτερη χαρά σας προσκαλούμε στην ημερίδα «Πολιτισμός και Κλιματική Πρόκληση», που αφορά στην ολοκλήρωση και στα αποτελέσματα του έργου «Συστήματα καταγραφής και παρακολούθησης των επιπτώσεων της κλιματικής αλλαγής στο μικροπεριβάλλον και στα υλικά των μνημείων».Η ημερίδα θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Παρασκευή 19 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 και ώρα 09:30, στο αμφιθέατρο Cotsen Read more…
We are excited to share the completion of the Workers’ Exposure to Heatwaves indicator for Aigaleo. This indicator assesses climate risk for occupational groups required to work outdoors or in non-cooled environments, such as municipal workers, construction workers, and market vendors. Through Focus Group discussions, municipal services and researchers jointly Read more…
The Health Exposure to Wildfire indicator has now been completed, addressing both respiratory risks from wildfire smoke and direct physical threats, particularly for communities near the Wildland–Urban Interface. Developed through Focus Groups in November 2025, the indicator applied the CLIMAAX FWI workflow and incorporated local knowledge to refine wildfire risk Read more…
Building Climate Resilience in Aigaleo: A CLIMAAX Success Story CLIMAAX Success Stories: Aigaleo (Greece) The latest video in the CLIMAAX Success Stories series highlights the experience of the Municipality of Aigaleo in Greece and its approach to strengthening climate resilience at the local level. In the interview, Iason Markantonis from Read more…
Med-IREN Consortium Meets in Pisa: Advancing Nature-Based Solutions Across the Mediterranean The third Med-IREN Consortium Meeting took place at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa, Italy, bringing together project partners to discuss progress, share regional challenges, and exchange innovative Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for sustainable development. Led by Thanasis Sfetsos, Project Coordinator Read more…
We are pleased to announce the completion of the Summer Energy Poverty indicator for the Municipality of Aigaleo within the CLIMAAX project. This indicator captures the inability of households to afford adequate cooling during heatwaves, combining low income, high energy costs, and inefficient housing conditions. The indicator was developed and Read more…
The Building Exposure to Heatwaves indicator has been successfully completed for Aigaleo as part of the CLIMAAX project. This indicator assesses the physical vulnerability of the building stock to overheating, considering construction period, materials, insulation levels, and orientation. Developed through a dedicated Focus Group in September 2025, the analysis combined Read more…
On 2 September 2025, CODATA, in collaboration with the Climate-Adapt4EOSC project, hosted the public webinar “Addressing Urban Heat Islands for Equitable Climate Resilience”. The event brought together nearly 30 participants from Europe and beyond, including representatives of public health agencies, climate science, urban planning and finance. The session provided a Read more…
We are pleased to announce that a new publication authored by Athanasios Sfetsos, Nadia Politi and Diamando Vlachogiannis, researchers from the Environmental Research Laboratory (EREL) of NCSR “Demokritos” has been published in the international peer-reviewed journal Atmosphere: This work introduces a methodology for assessing multi-hazard scenarios of extreme compounded events Read more…
We are proud to share the first major deliverable from the CLIMAAX – Clisthenes project: “Climate Risk Assessment in the Socially Vulnerable Communities of Aigaleo.” This comprehensive assessment, developed in collaboration with the Municipality of Egaleo, lays the foundation for targeted and inclusive climate adaptation strategies The assessment identifies key Read more…
Sitia, Crete, is pioneering ways to safeguard its famous extra-virgin olive oil against heat, droughts, and wildfires. In Regions4Climate, Dr. Thanasis Sfetsos (NCSR Demokritos) presented new eco-friendly pest control methods using pheromones to combat the olive fruit fly and plans to make a local olive oil factory carbon neutral with Read more…
Authors: Bakogianni, E., Sfetsos, A., & Gavrouzou, M. A new CLIMAAX deliverable presents the initial Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) for the Municipality of Aigaleo, developed within the framework of the Clisthenes project. The study highlights the growing risks faced by socially vulnerable communities, with urban heatwaves and wildfires identified as Read more…
The CLIMATE-ADAPT4EOSC consortium convened in person for its first General Assembly on 9-10 July 2025, in Grenoble, France. Hosted by Artelia and CSTB, the two-day meeting provided a valuable platform for technical discussions, strategic alignment, and collaborative planning to advance climate adaptation services within and beyond the European Open Science Read more…
New Publication: Quantitative Key Performance Indicators for risk and resilience assessment of the built environment assets under climatic and non-climatic hazards Authors: Guglielmo Ricciardi, Mattia Scalas, Carmela Apreda, Alfredo Reder, Paola Mercogliano, Hélder S. Sousa, Monica Santamaria-Ariza, José C. Matos, Antonio Di Pietro, Chiara Ormando, Erika Palmieri, Cristina Attanasio, Florencia Read more…
SINCERE Conference & Advanced Workshop 2025 You know you’ve organized a great event when, after three intense summer days in Athens, participants are left in complete silence, waiting for more! The SINCERE Conference & Advanced Workshop 2025 brought together experts, researchers, students, and industry professionals to dive deep into sustainable Read more…
ROCK THE BLOCK: Strengthening Urban Resilience Against Climate Change Thanasis Sfetsos and the Environmental Research Laboratory of NCSR Demokritos are actively participating in the “Rock the Block” project, aiming to enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change. Rock the Block is co-funded by the European Union and the Read more…