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I had the pleasure of speaking at the BSUN 2024 Congress and the 16th Conference of Rectors from the Black Sea Region, which took place on July 11 and 12, in the panel discussion on “Promoting Science-Based Decision Making in Society and the Role of Universities.” The theme of the #BSUNCongress2024, “Summit of the Future for the Black Sea Region,” was chosen to align the overarching commitments of the UN with the emerging themes and trends in global higher #educationsystems. This theme is of significant interest to the Rectors of BSUN, stakeholders, decision-makers, and key actors in higher education. I gave a speech on SDSN Global Climate Hub: Science-based Solutions Pathways for Climate Neutrality and Climate Resilience. During my presentation, I emphasized the crucial role of education as the primary driver of change. I highlighted the mission of the Global Climate Hub’s Unit “Education, Training, Upskilling, and Reskilling,” which aims to support the green transition by educating and training people and building skills ecosystems aligned with national, regional, local, and sectoral green strategies. The educational programs will be delivered under six themes corresponding to the six #SDG #transformations. In addition, I referred to the SDSN Global Climate Hub report (launched at #COP28) “Modeling Net-Zero Pathways: https://lnkd.in/d4NsFF6t " which provides net-zero strategies for each country in the #EU27, the #UK, and the #Balkans and it will now extend to #decarbonization pathways in the #energy sector for selected countries in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region (to be launched at UN Summit of the Future and #COP29). The event was part of the global efforts contributing to the UN General Assembly's work, which will take place in September in New York for the adoption of a Pact for the Future. Learn more: https://bsun2024.com/

🌟 Exciting news for our European Research Council (ERC) Project "Water Futures"! We're thrilled to announce that our team secured #2nd place in the "Battle of Water Networks" #competition, organized during the 3rd International WDSA-CCWI 2024 Joint Conference in Ferrara, Italy. The challenge was to develop an effective and robust method for short-term urban #water demand forecasting in real District Metered Areas (DMAs). Our solution was praised by the organizers as the most robust! 👏 Huge congratulations to our talented team members: KWR Water Research Institute: Dennis Zanutto, Christos Michalopoulos, Georgios-Alexandros Chatzistefanou, Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia, Lydia T., Konstantinos Glynis Athens University of Economics and Business: Panagiotis Samartzis, Ph.D., CFA Bielefeld University: Luca Hermes, @Fabian Hinder, Jonas Vaquet, Valerie Vaquet KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence: Demetrios G. Eliades Stelios Vrachimis And our dedicated Principal Investigators: Marios Polycarpou, Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri Barbara Hammer, and Dragan Savic FREngć Check out the #battle of #water networks competition here: https://wdsa-ccwi2024.it/ Congratulations to everyone involved! 🚰  #WaterFutures #ERCProject #UrbanWaterDemand #WDSA_CCWI2024 #ResearchAchievement #TeamSuccess

Great insight in this joint MAIA event! AE4RIA - Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria

This week I was in @China, @Qufu and @Beijing, for the Confucius-Aristotle Symposium: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges’. As stated during my opening remarks in Qufu, we were honored to host and organize the last three ‘Confucius-Aristotle Symposium: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges’ in Greece 2019 (https://lnkd.in/dCy3ytwJ) 2022 (https://lnkd.in/dSrfxGKs) and 2023 (https://lnkd.in/drTBxd_m) focusing on ancient #wisdom for modern #challenges and identifying common heritage and shared values to promote peace and cooperation in the 21st century. This year, we gathered in China, hosted by the @Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies, the China Confucius Foundation, the Tsinghua University Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Mencius Foundation, to honor #Confucius and the global impact of ancient Chinese civilization. The focus was on the common approaches of #Aristotle, Confucius, and other traditions and exploring their meaning for our time. 150 world-famous scholars and leaders from over 10 countries gathered to discuss the contemporary relevance of Confucianism and Aristotelianism, comparative philosophy, global ethics, and the theory and practice of "the commons." Topics spanned cultural dialogue, classical studies, political philosophy, ecology, religion, artificial intelligence, and public policy. Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Policy Session 13 “Building an Inclusive Future: Strategies for Equity and Social Change for Sustainable Society” at #EAERE2024 organized by the Executive Committee of the #EAERE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative #DEI This policy session focused on fostering an environment that values and promotes #diversity, #equity, and #inclusion within its policy framework with discussions on equity and fairness, inclusion, policy development, and implementation, measuring the impact, intersectionality, cultural competence, challenges, and a way forward related to the DEI policies/ laws prevalent in countries, organizations, industries, and or fields. The session aimed to promote dialogue, share insights into global perspectives and experiences, and encourage participants to take meaningful actions to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within their respective spheres of influence. In my speech, I referred to our paper Springer Nature Group Climate Action on the demanding nature of #EGD and its relationship to #SDGs (https://lnkd.in/dhgs3Ztj), and then referred to our #COP28 launched report with Huawei and AE4RIA - Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria on the #skills and #occupations (https://lnkd.in/dxFJN4G2)  needed to actually implement the EGD, 85% of it not yet invented! Speakers including: Massimiliano Mazzanti, Unife – SEEDS and CERCIS Research Center; Vijaya Gupta, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and University College London; Ebun Akinsete (PhD), ATHENA RC; Paola Valbonesi, University of Padova; Conrad Landis, Athens University of Economics and Business; sibananda senapati, Chandragupt Institute of Management

#WCEREA Policy Session on "Climate Change, Land-Use, and Biodiversity: Economic Perspectives" at #EAERE2024, organized by the World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Association, which I am honored to chair, in collaboration with the other world associations of #environmental and resource #economists (Asian Association of Environmental and Resouce Economics (AAERE), AERE, AFAERE, LAERE, AARES) the session provided a global view on what makes #climate, #biodiversity and #land use policy most effective, for as many as possible, and for as long as possible. Our panel discussion focused on crucial strategies for long-term #biodiversity and land use policies aligned with climate #action. During my speech, I have presented the methodological framework of SDSN Global Climate Hub, which consist of three layers of analysis: First, the #Science layer that develops national dynamic #pathways for the transition to Climate Neutrality and Resilience, by integrating systems analysis of climate, energy, transport, land-use, marine-use, health and socioeconomic mathematical models. Second, the Transformative #Stakeholder #Engagement methods for empowering stakeholders to co-design and localise the science driven pathways. Third the #AI digital infrastructure that collects, aggregates and makes available the needed data, models and tools for open access mode of operation for all stakeholders. More specifically with regards to the nexus between Climate Change, Land-use systems and Biodiversity, I have referred to our work with #FABLE and as a case study example I presented the results from the #FABLEScenathon for Greece - read the report: https://lnkd.in/dpx7X2Ww For further information on the SDSN #GlobalClimateHub you can read my interview in Springer Nature Group Sustainability: https://lnkd.in/dvfiEZTp Chair: Simone Borghesi EAERE President, European University Institute and University of Siena Speakers: Ben Groom, University of Exeter and Dragon Capital Chair in Biodiversity Economics Gianni Guastella, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore & Deloitte Italy Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business, Denmark Technical University Ruslana Rachel Palatnik, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College and NRERC- Natural Resource and Environmental Research Center, University of Haifa European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) AE4RIA - Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria

Today, Dr. Conrad Landis presented the work of the Sustainable Development Unit - ATHENA RC, led by Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri, to Deputy Minister of Development Zoe Rapti. Dr. Landis highlighted the unit's focus on applied research in #climate change #mitigation and #adaptation. He emphasized the importance of practical solutions to address environmental #challenges. Additionally, Dr. Landis discussed the unit’s active role in the AE4RIA - Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria Network, which facilitates outreach and collaboration with other organizations dedicated to #sustainable development. Deputy Minister Rapti expressed strong support for the unit’s initiatives, recognizing our vital contributions to Greece's #environmental strategy and sustainable #future. Athena Research Center

Such an honor to be awarded the #EAERE Fellowship! I am truly humbled to be in the company of the brightest minds in the field of Environmental and Resource Economics.

I had an amazing time speaking to an exceptional global audience of 2,000 participants in #Rome for The Climate Reality Project Leadership Corps training and presenting AE4RIA - Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria's interdisciplinary work promoting #sustainability. It was an honor to speak alongside former US Vice President #Al_Gore and esteemed scientists to such an inspiring, motivated, and knowledgeable audience. This is how stakeholders engage with the #transition to #climateneutrality and #climateresilience: first they understand the problems, then the solutions and finally they engage in the implementation of the solution! We need all of them, we need all of us in this race!

Exciting updates from Barcelona! 🌍🌿 The 2nd Transnational Project Meeting of EXCEED – Excellence In Green And Digital Manufacturing brought together project partners to discuss progress. Athena Research Center, represented by Voula Samara, showcased our advancements in dissemination and communication activities. We are gearing up for an impactful Green and Digital Skills #webinar this October featuring Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri, Principal Investigator at ATHENA RC, and Dr. Conrad Landis. The webinar will showcase insights from the report "Twin Skills for the Twin Transition," a collaboration launched during COP28 by AE4RIA - Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria and Huawei, defining critical skills for the European Green Deal. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dqpsDWiV #GreenDigitalSkills #EXCEEDProject