MED-IREN
Athanasios Sfetsos on Med-IREN: Enhancing Climate Resilience for Critical Infrastructure
Athanasios Sfetsos on Med-IREN: Enhancing Climate Resilience for Critical Infrastructure
ClimateAdapt4EOSC
Climate EREL at ECCA 2025: Showcasing Innovation in Climate Adaptation
🌍 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…
News
Συμμετοχή στο 5ο Θερινό Σχολείο Περιβαλλοντικής Εκπαίδευσης
Το 5ο Θερινό Σχολείο Περιβαλλοντικής Εκπαίδευσης με τίτλο: «Γεωδιαδρομές στα χνάρια του Δεινοθήριου της Σητείας!»θα πραγματοποιηθεί από την Τρίτη 01 Ιουλίου έως και την Κυριακή 6 Ιουλίου 2025,στο Καρύδι Σητείας και στην ευρύτερη περιοχή του Γεωπάρκου Σητείας. 🎯 Θέμα του Σχολείου: «Ενεργός Πολίτης & Νερό: Προκλήσεις, Ευκαιρίες & Βιώσιμες Πρακτικές» Read more…
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…
CLIMAAX
CLIMAAX: Training sessions to customize local risk assessment and offer knowledge exchange
As we continue strengthening local climate resilience, our recent training at the 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐨 brought together stakeholders for an insightful discussion on risk assessment and adaptation planning. 🌍 Through hands-on guidance, best practices, and collaborative exchange, participants gained practical tools to assess climate risks and develop tailored strategies. A Read more…
Projects
RECREATE: 2nd General Assembly, Haarlem, Netherlands
The 2nd General Assembly (GA) of the RECREATE project was held at the PWN in Haarlem, Netherlands. We discussed the latest updates from our Case Studies (CS), reviewed the progress of ongoing project tasks, discussed key milestones and future activities, and strengthened the collaboration among partners. Looking ahead, we are excited to announce that Read more…
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…
C2IMPRESS
C2IMPRESS charts course for the final year in Portugal!
The C2IMPRESS consortium recently organised and attended its 3rd General Assembly and 4th Periodic Meeting in Aveiro, Portugal, marking a significant milestone in this innovative project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme. C2IMPRESS, now two years into its three-year duration, aims to develop cutting-edge solutions for disaster risk reduction through community participation Read more…
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…
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3rd SINCERE Project Plenary Meeting in Madrid
The 3rd SINCERE Project plenary meeting took place at ACCIONA premises in Madrid, between 24-25 October 2024. Partners had the opportunity to discuss the progress of the project, lessons learned during the first year, and plan future steps for demonstrating materials and technologies developed by all partners across the four Read more…
Projects
TransformAr: 7th Consortium meeting in Exeter, UK
TransformAr: 7th Consortium meeting in Exeter, UK The 7th consortium meeting of TransformAr EU project took place in Exeter (UK) on 24-26 September 2024. The meeting kicked off with Dr. Giles Rickard providing an overview of Westcountry River trust initiatives restore and protect the freshwater environments of the Westcountry. Discussions Read more…
News
Πρώτη ανοιχτή εκδήλωση του Ευρωπαϊκού Προγράμματος «Rock the Block» με την συμμετοχή πολιτών
Τη Δευτέρα 17 Ιουνίου πραγματοποιήθηκε με επιτυχία η πρώτη συνάντηση του ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος «Rock the Block» στο 3ο Λύκειο Αιγάλεω. Το πρόγραμμα, που υποστηρίζεται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και το European Urban Initiative – Innovation Action, ακολουθώντας τις αρχές του New European Bauhaus, στοχεύει στην προώθηση της οικονομικά προσιτής κατοικίας Read more…
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Dr. Nadia Politi Presents at FirEUrisk Pilot Site Demonstration Event
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Nadia Politi from Our Lab Climate EREL delivered an insightful presentation at the fifth Pilot Site Demonstration Event of FirEUrisk. The event, hosted by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), took place on the 12th of June from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM (EEST Read more…
On-going
SAFE-CITIES: 2-day meeting in Eindhoven
Given the context of our actions, the SVA developed within SAFE-CITIES is applicable for assessing the resistance of public spaces to security threats and challenges. ????️????️???? The final version of the SVA will be one of the main products of the project. Find out more about the event here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7201596188192567296/ Read more…
LIFE RESYSTAL
Life RESYSTAL Project: 6th Consortium Meeting in Marseille (13-16 May 2024) 🌍
The EU Life RESYSTAL project reached a pivotal milestone with its 6th Consortium Meeting, held from Monday 13 to Thursday 16 May 2024, in Marseille, France. The two-day consortium meeting focused on evaluating and advancing the project’s progress. On the first day, consortium members engaged in detailed discussions to weave Read more…
On-going
???? Municipality of Egaleo and NCSR “DEMOKRITOS” at the Mission Adaptation regional event for climate adaptation!
On April 11th, our partners Evridiki Pavlidi, Effrosyni Karakitsou and Ioannis Zarikos shared their experience on climate adaptation with other Greek cities and regions at the Mission Implementation Platform for Adaptation to Climate Change (MIP4Adapt) high-level event in Athens. Learn more about the entire event and the insightful discussions that Read more…
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Regions4Climate: Reflections from the First Consortium Meeting in Sitia
Our first consortium meeting in Sitia, Greece has been a journey of learning, collaboration, and inspiration! From April 23rd to 25th, we explored the beauty of the region while discussing climate resilience strategies and the progress of all 12 regions in their work within the project. ???? Day 1: We Read more…
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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…
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Οι επιπτώσεις στην κλιματική αλλαγή στη ψυχική υγεία παιδιών και εφήβων
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 ΕΚΕΦΕ Δημόκριτος, παρευρέθηκε στο ραδιοφωνικό σταθμό Style100FM για να συζητήσει Read more…
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Πλημμυρικά φαινόμενα 2019 και 2022 -αναφορά στο παρελθόν αλλά και τι πρέπει να γίνει στο μέλλον
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 αυτών των φαινομένων. Εισηγητές ήταν επίσης ο Θανάσης Σφέτσος ερευνητής Read more…