🎉 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Athanasios Sfetsos on Med-IREN: Enhancing Climate Resilience for Critical Infrastructure
🌍 Climate EREL attended ECCA 2025 in Rimini (16–18 June), where we showcased significant strides in two major Horizon Europe initiatives:🔹 Climate Adapt 4 EOSC– Pioneering climate data interoperability and adaptation services on the European Open Science Cloud—bringing us closer to seamless, EOSC-powered climate resilience solutions.🔹 ICARIA – Improving Climate Resilience of Critical 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…
1st kick-off meeting of SystR project 🚀 Today marks the official kick-off of the Horizon Europe project:“Accelerating Systemic Climate Adaptation Across Europe through Integrated Ecosystems of Resilience Solutions” – SystR and we are proud to lead this transformative journey as project coordinators! 🌍 In an era when climate, social, and economic Read more…
Authors: Rafail, Vasileios-Alexandros; Zarikos, Ioannis; Karozis, Stelios; Sfetsos, Athanasios; Tzempelikos, Dimitrios We are excited to share our latest publication, which explores how the Municipality of Egaleo—a densely populated urban area in Attica—is navigating the growing challenges of climate change through innovative, EU-funded initiatives. 🔍 What’s important about this work? This Read more…
On 3rd of July, a joint workshop was held in Santander during the #EGI2025 Conference, co-organised by Climate Adapt 4 EOSC and FAIR2Adapt-EOSC, bringing together experts to discuss data-driven approaches for climate change adaptation. 👥 With over 20 engaged participants, the event sparked meaningful discussions on data interoperability and digital Read more…
From 7-9 May 2025, RECREATE partners from across Europe gathered in Syros, Greece for the project’s third General Assembly. As one of the four regional case studies, Syros offered an ideal setting to align on progress and explore how Alternative Water Resources can support real-world climate adaptation. We spoke with Read more…
On 3 June 2025, FAIR2Adapt-EOSC.eu and Climate-Adapt4EOSC will co-host a joint workshop on climate data innovation in Santander, Spain, as part of the EGI2025 Conference. The event will bring together representatives of both projects and other stakeholders working at the intersection of climate adaptation and data-driven research. The aim of Read more…
A recent meeting in Syros, as part of the EU-funded RECREATE project, highlighted the innovative work being done by DEYAS (Municipal Water and Sewerage Company of Syros) in collaboration with partners including the National Technical University of Athens and the NCSR “Demokritos,” with active participation from geologist Ioannis Zarikos. The Read more…