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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Health Exposure to Heatwaves indicator has been finalized, focusing on population groups most vulnerable to heat-related illness and mortality, including older adults, young children, and people with pre-existing conditions. Developed through participatory Focus Groups in July 2025, this indicator linked health and demographic data with spatial analysis to map Read more…
Last week, Demokritos had the pleasure of participating in the CLIMAAX Workshop held in Barcelona 🇪🇸, a key gathering of European partners focused on strengthening climate resilience across regions. 🎤 Representing our team, Dr. Iasonas Markantonis presented the Aigaleo Use Case developed within the CLIMAAX framework, showcasing our efforts to Read more…
We have completed the Heatwave Risk Assessment indicator for the Municipality of Aigaleo, delivering an integrated view of heatwave hazard, population exposure, and social vulnerability. Through a Focus Group held in June 2025, municipal stakeholders and researchers jointly evaluated EuroHEAT outputs and local exposure data, defining priorities for heat risk Read more…
Location: Municipality of AigaleoDate & Time: 7 May 2025, 10:00 – 12:00 Demokritos NCSRD is excited to share the successful completion of a key workshop under the CLIMAAX project, held in the Municipality of Aigaleo. On May 7th, 14 local stakeholders gathered to collaboratively identify and discuss the most pressing Read more…
First MED-IREN PPCP Workshop held in Aigaleo On March 7, 2025, NSRC Demokritos and the Municipality of Aigeleo held the first Public-Private-Citizen Partnership (PPCP) workshop in Aigaleo as part of the MED-IREN project. The event brought together citizens, students, teachers, and municipal representatives to co-design nature-based solutions for climate adaptation. Read more…
The Municipality of Aigaleo continues its dynamic initiatives for climate resilience by participating in the European project Med-IREN (Mediterranean Critical Infrastructure Resilience Engineering with Nature-based Solutions). As part of this effort, two informative actions were successfully carried out to raise awareness among students and educators about climate change and nature-based Read more…
Το καινοτόμο πιλοτικό πρόγραμμα του δήμου, με την ονομασία Rock the Block, για την ανανέωση και ενεργειακή αναβάθμιση 10 τουλάχιστον πολυκατοικιών, με στόχο την προσιτή κατοικία και τις ζωντανές γειτονιές Tο Αιγάλεω στην καρδιά της δυτικής Αθήνας, μία περιοχή με τραχύ προφίλ την οποία «αγκαλιάζουν» πέντε μεγάλες οδικές αρτηρίες (Λεωφόρος Read more…