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MED-IREN

Thanasis Sfetsos explains how the innovative, circular project Med-IREN is building climate resilience in the Mediterranean.

Thanasis Sfetsos from the National Centre for Scientific Research “DEMOKRITOS” outlines how the EU-funded Med-IREN project, launched in 2024, is helping Mediterranean regions adapt to climate change by embracing circular economy principles and Nature-based Solutions (NbS). The Mediterranean is highly vulnerable to climate impacts such as droughts, floods, wildfires, and Read more…

By Dimitra Panou, 2 monthsMay 21, 2025 ago

LIFE RESYSTAL

What does climate resilience look like in healthcare?

Practical Guide for Building Climate-Resilient Health Systems The Practical Guide for Building Climate-Resilient Health Systems has been developed as part of the LIFE RESYSTAL project, which aims to develop resources that increase the climate resilience capacity of the European healthcare sector and related critical infrastructures. The Guide was created with Read more…

By Dimitra Panou, 5 monthsJanuary 28, 2025 ago

MED-IREN

Nature as an ally. Med regions together against climate risks

EU-funded Med-Iren project promotes innovative solutions BRUSSELS – Seven Mediterranean territories, from Italy to France, from Spain to Greece and Cyprus, are joining forces to make critical infrastructure more resilient to climate change using nature as an ally. The European project Med-Iren (Mediterranean Critical Infrastructure Resilience Engineering with Nature-Based Solutions) Read more…

By Dimitra Panou, 7 monthsNovember 25, 2024 ago

NEVERMORE

Local Partners Meeting of the HORIZON -NEVERMORE European Program in Sitia

A catalog of climate change measures developed as part of the HORIZON -NEVERMORE program’s digital tool will be presented. On Thursday, October 31, at 19:00, the Municipality of Sitia will host the 4th meeting of local partners of the HORIZON -NEVERMORE European program in the Municipal Council Hall of Sitia. Read more…

By Dimitra Panou, 8 monthsNovember 3, 2024 ago

LIFE RESYSTAL

LIFE-RESYSTAL: 7th Consortium Meeting Ourense, Spain , 21-24 October 2024

By Dimitra Panou, 8 monthsOctober 25, 2024 ago

Projects

MULTICLIMACT Holds 3rd General Assembly in Ancona, Italy

MULTICLIMACT Holds 3rd General Assembly in Ancona, Italy, October 16-17, 2024 The MULTICLIMACT project held its 3rd General Assembly in Ancona, Italy, reviewing progress and planning future climate resilience strategies for the built environment. The MULTICLIMACT project successfully hosted its 3rd General Assembly in Ancona, Italy, on October 16 and Read more…

By Dimitra Panou, 8 monthsOctober 24, 2024 ago

Publications

New Publication: A Statistical Analysis of Drought and Fire Weather Indicators in the Context of Climate Change: The Case of the Attica Region, Greece

Authors: Nadia Politi, Diamando Vlachogiannis, and Athanasios Sfetsos We are excited to announce a new paper from our lab members, titled “A Statistical Analysis of Drought and Fire Weather Indicators in the Context of Climate Change: The Case of the Attica Region, Greece”, authored by Nadia Politi, Diamando Vlachogiannis, and Read more…

By Dimitra Panou, 10 monthsSeptember 5, 2024 ago

Publications

New Publication: Atmospheric preconditions investigation of wet-cold compound events in Greece between 1980 and 2004

Authors: Iason Markantonis, Diamando Vlachogiannis, Athanasios Sfetsos & Ioannis Kioutsioukis We are thrilled to announce that our PhD candidate Iasonas Markantonis has published a new paper in with Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria. His work, titled “Atmospheric preconditions investigation of wet-cold compound events in Greece between 1980 and 2004” delves into the Read more…

By Dimitra Panou, 11 monthsJuly 29, 2024 ago

News

Launch of the MOUNTADAPT Project under Horizon Europe 2023

We are thrilled to announce the commencement of the MOUNTADAPT project, a Horizon Europe 2023 initiative funded by the European Commission. This innovative project is dedicated to developing adaptation solutions aimed at reducing the impact of climate change on health in mountainous regions. Project objectives MOUNTADAPT is a Horizon 2023 Read more…

By Dimitra Panou, 1 yearJune 4, 2024 ago

News

Workshop on Fire Risk Management in Greece: FirEUrisk Horizon Europe Project

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 partners, including NCSR “Demokritos”, AUTH, SGIC, and SC. Dr. Nadia Read more…

By Dimitra Panou, 1 yearMarch 11, 2024 ago

ICARIA

#ICARIAeu | Newsletter

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 forthcoming activities. What is ICARIA? #ICARIAeu is a project co-funded Read more…

By Dimitra Panou, 1 yearFebruary 22, 2024 ago