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UN SDSN Greece, World Human Forum kai CONVERGENCES GREECE FORUM ενώνουν τις δυνάμεις τους!

01/04/2019

Με έμφαση στον Παγκόσμιο Στόχο για τη Βιώσιμη Ανάπτυξη των Ηνωμένων Εθνών Ν.11 «Βιώσιμες...

Participation at the Delphi Economic Forum IV

01/04/2019

Σανίδα σωτηρίας για τη βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη η καινοτομία

01/04/2019

Αρθρο της Καθηγήτριας Οικονομικών του Οικονομικού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, Δρ.Φοίβης Κουντούρη Συμπ...

UN SDSN Greece co organises the Climate Change Symposium

01/04/2019

Academics, researchers, policy makers and representatives from NGOs and business will share their views and practical ideas on the matter on Wednesday 3rd of April 2019 ...

Open Call for Sustainable Water Resource Management publication

08/03/2019

We encourage you to contribute a research or comprehensive review article for consideration for publication in S u s t ain a bilit y , an international open access journal which pr...

«Περιφερειακή συνεργασία για τη διακρατική αειφόρο ανάπτυξη οικοσυστημάτων»

07/03/2019

Η 2η ενδιάμεση συνάντηση (Interim meeting) παρακολούθησης του Έργου RECONNECT: «Περιφερειακή συνεργασία για...

COASTAL Workshop in Icre8 Athens

06/03/2019

SINTEF Ocean, HCMR and NEO along with the Icre8 team met in Athens (Icre8 premises) for a 2-day workshop regarding the outputs of the sectoral workshops held in Messinia

Symposium on Climate Change: Threats, Challenges, Solutions for Greece

21/02/2019

A Symposium addressing one of the most challenging issues of our time: Climate Change.Free entrance and open to the public. The symposium will include a panel discussion, workshops...

Farewell to Niki Goulandris President of The Goulandris Natural History Museum

15/02/2019

It is with great sadness that we inform you that Niki Goulandris, President and co-founder of The Goulandris Natural History Museum, peacefully died in Kifissia on February 9, 2019...

UNDP Accelerator Labs

12/02/2019

Calling all jobseekers, and all faculty with graduating seniors!

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS EAERE-FEEM European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics

12/02/2019

Get the tools to find solutions to climate change and become a change maker!

02/02/2019

R u ready to gain a combination of peer-learning and real-world experience?

Sustainability and fairness still missing in the Greek social insurance system

19/12/2018

An analysis by Prof.Nicos Christodoulakis

The 3rd Greek Raw Materials Community Dialogue will take place in Athens on December 4-5 2018

19/11/2018

3rd Greek Raw Materials Community Dialogue Date/Time Date(s) - 04/12/2018 - 05/12/2018 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Location Hotel Royal Olympic, Athens, Greece The EIT RawMateri...

The press conference about the Blue Environment will take place on Tuesday 20th of November 2018 at A.C Laskaridis Charitable Foundation

14/11/2018

The press conference about the Blue Environment will take place on Tuesday 20th of November 2018 at Laskaridis Foundation. Prof. Phoebe Koundouri will participate at the event...

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a lecture in the GSPP Course on Water Policy and Management at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan on 8 September 2018

14/11/2018

On 5-6 October 2018, the Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy (NU GSPP) and the Astana Civil Service Hub held a conference on "Contemporary Issues in Public ...

SMIRES Training Course

12/11/2018

SMIRES training course on Economics of Sustainable Water Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams in accordance to the Water Framework Directive, the Millennium Ecos...

ENTROPY Workshop "The next day for Energy Efficiency" was held in Athens, Greece on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

08/11/2018

''Heineken Growth Makers Nights'' took place at '' Orange Grove '', (Athens) on 30th of October 2018

05/11/2018

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8, Co-chair of the UN SDSN Greece) took part in '' Heineken Growth Makers Nights '' event. She emphasized th...

The UN SDSN Black Sea Presentation took place in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on 25th of October 2018

31/10/2018

Rectors of universities of the Black Sea and the officials of SDSN

On 25 October, SDSN launched its newest regional network, the SDSN Black Sea. Hosted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, this new regional chapter will function as a hub f...

Green-Blue Shipping and Sustainable Marine Resources Management

28/10/2018

What did Carleen Lyden Walker, co-founder, executive director, North American Marine Environment Protection Association, NAMEPA, IMO maritime ambassador, Abdellah Srour,...

New Technologies and Education Facilitating the SDG's

28/10/2018

What did Athanasios Polychronopoulos, executive chairman, Polyeco Group, Philip Vafiadis, founder & chairman, Innovyz Institute, Australia, Rossella Cardone, head of...

Climate change:Bridging the gap between innovation and investment

28/10/2018

What did Mike Cherrett, director, Climate KIC Europe Marily Konstantinopoulou, scientific associate, Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, Roelof Moll, project manager, BRIGA...

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8) is invited by the Research Center for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology of the Academy of Athens to participate as a Speaker at the Delphi Economic Forum IV, 2019 entitled: “Inclusive Growth”

24/10/2018

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8) is invited by the Research Center for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology of the Academy of Athens to participate as a S...

Sustainable and Smart Cities: Where Growth can overcome obstacles and lead to prosperity

24/10/2018

What did Kostas Bakoyannis, regional governor, Central Greece, Greek leadership council member, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Arab Hoballah,...

Welcome to SIMRA's 5th newsletter!

24/10/2018

SIMRA (Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas) is a four-year project (2016-2020) funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme. It aims to advance u...

''Heineken Growth Makers Nights'' at '' Orange Grove '' on 30th of October 2018

22/10/2018

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8) is invited to participate as a speaker at ''Heineken Growth Makers Nights''. The location of the event is goin...

The UN SDSN Black Sea Presentation will take place in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on 25th of October 2018 !

19/10/2018

Welcome speeches: ''Monitoring SDGs in the Black Sea and in the Mediterranean Region'' 1). Prof. Phoebe KOUNDOURI, Athens University of Economics & ...

2nd Sustainability Summit for South East Europe and the Mediterranean: Pursuing Sustainability

05/10/2018

More than 400 participants, key thinkers, business leaders, policymakers, scientists, researchers, advocates and investors participated in the 2nd Sustainability Summit for South E...

The official inauguration of Climate Kic Greece Hub!

30/09/2018

The EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece aims to bolster a regional climate innovation movement that will initiate and catalyze strategic innovation within society at large. This expanding m...

On the 1st of October 2018, the official inauguration ceremony of EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece will take place at Hilton Hotel, Athens !

14/09/2018

EIT Climate-KIC is EU's largest public-private partnership focused on climate innovation to mitigate and adapt to climate change and has established hubs in all European Countr...

Τhe 8th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, 14-18 June 2019, Hohai University, Nanjing, China

27/08/2018

Special Issue Water Resources Economics based on Contributions to the 8th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, 14-18 June 2019, Hohai University, N...

The Second Sustainability Summit for southeast Europe and the Mediterranean is going to take place in Athens at the Hilton Athens Hotel on October 1st and 2nd 2018 !

23/08/2018

For more details on the summit you may visit the website below. Website

Eurosoil 2020 conference In Geneva !

22/08/2018

The Swiss Soil Science Society is happy to meet the European soil community in summer 2020 at the Eurosoil conference in Geneva. Eurosoil 2020 shall not only be a scienti...

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8) will give a lecture on the subject of ''Interdisciplinary Approach towards a "fully integrated" sustainable development'' (11/9/2018) @ Siena Summer School on Sustainable Development

20/08/2018

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8) will give a lecture on '' Interdisciplinary Approach towards a "fully integrated" sustainable development &#...

'' The Economics of Climate Change '' - Just published with the bank of greece !

16/08/2018

THE ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE GEORGE ECONOMIDES, ANDREAS PAPANDREOU ((NKUA, ICRE8 and SDSN co-chair), EFTICHIOS SARTZETAKIS (University of Macedonia) AND ANASTASIOS XEPAPADEAS (...

Phoebe Koundouri's Speech on Sustainable Development / Project Agora Junior Fellows - Andreas Papandreou Foundation - The speech took place at the amazing Laskarides Foundation Premises in Piraeus!

23/07/2018

Phoebe Koundouri's Speech on Sustainable Development / Project Agora Junior Fellows - Andreas Papandreou Foundation (http://www.iap.gr) at taking place at Laskarides Foundation...

Water Innovation Europe 2018 has been successfully concluded !

20/07/2018

The Water Innovation Europe 2018 edition dedicated to “The road towards a water-smart society: Overcoming the water challenges of the future” was concluded on the 14^th...

In October, two GLOBAQUA events (Course and Conference about Water Management) are taking place in Agadir, Morocco.

19/07/2018

1. Training course on: Knowledge Brokerage for River Basin Management (3 Oct) The course aims to deliver knowledge and skills for a be...

WCERE 2018 - 6th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists took place from the 25th to the 29th of June 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

17/07/2018

The WCERE 2018 - 6th World Congress of Environmental and Resources Economists was a huge success with about 1,500 participants! It took place from the 25th to t...

The Second Sustainability Summit for south-east Europe and the Mediterranean - October 2018

17/07/2018

Following the adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals within the context of Agenda 2030

SDG INDEX 2018 has been released!

05/07/2018

Ποιές είναι οι επιδόσεις των 193 κρατών σε σχέση με την υλοποίηση των Παγκόσμιων Στόχων για τη Βιώσι...

Brigaid's third and final open call for innovations

05/07/2018

Dr. Nikos Englezos participated in the joint conference of the 7th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC-VII) and the 11th International Society for Environmental Biotechnology conference (ISEB 2018), held in Chania, Greece, 25-28 June, 2018.

29/06/2018

Dr. Nikos Englezos, Academic Manager of the Department of Economics and Econometrics: Modelling and Applications at ICRE8, participated in the joint conference of the 7th European ...

On Thursday 28 June Prof. Andreas Papandreou has been invited to represent SDSN at the event:1000 Ημέρες SDGs organised by Οργάνωση Γη (www.organizationearth.org) @ Γη Κ44 (Κωνσταντινουπόλεως 44 - Κεραμεικός)

28/06/2018

'' EIT Climate-KIC Hub Onboarding & Partner Days EIT Regional Innovation Scheme '' held in Brussels on the 14 and 15 of June 2018.

14/06/2018

The website of climate kic europe:http://www.climate-kic.org/ The Partners of EIT Climate KIC Hub in Greece are: 1). ATHENA Research & Innovation Information Tec...

'' Water Innovation Europe 2018 '' took place on June 13th and 14th in Brussels, Belgium at the BluePoint center. / Prof. Koundouri gave a keynote speech on '' Smart Sustainable Cities '' at Water Innovation Europe 2018.

13/06/2018

13-14 June, Brussels. Water Innovation Europe 2018 organised by WssTP (European Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform). Under the theme " Water-Smart Society: ...

The SDG Academy is hiring a dynamic Manager in our New York City office!

09/06/2018

The SDG Academy is hiring in our New York City office! We are seeking a committed and dynamic Manager, Communications Strategy to develop and manage external-facing communications,...

Address by Laurent Fabius, Former President of COP 21 at the International Conference “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges and Solutions”, Nicosia, 4 May 2018

22/05/2018

You can now download the Address by Mr Laurent Fabius, Former President of COP 21 at the International Conference “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Ch...

Prof Koundouri lecture on «Science Driven Implementation of Sustainable Development» at the Open University of Cyprus

22/05/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE), gave a lecture on «Science Driven Implementation of Sustainable Development» a...

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri presentation at the PELAGOS Greek Hub for Blue Energy Workshop, 25 May 2018, Athens

22/05/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE), will make a presentation on “Socio-economic benefits and acceptance of MRE projects&...

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri and Prof. Jeffrey Sachs participated at the International Conference “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges and Solutions”

21/05/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, ATHENA RC, LSE) chaired the session “Mitigation & Adaptation: New Initiatives” at the Internati...

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri chaired a session on “Mitigation & Adaptation: New Initiatives” at the International Conference “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges and Solutions”

21/05/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, ATHENA RC, LSE), chaired the session “Mitigation & Adaptation: New Initiatives” at the Internat...

SDSN Greece proud member of the Boroume Greek "Saving and Offering Food Network"

15/05/2018

SDSN Greece is a proud member of the greek network "Saving and Offering Food Network" of Boroume (“We Can!” in Greek) non-profit organization since 2017. We ...

Prof Phoebe Koundouri keynote speech at the “2018 International Workshop on The Economics Of Climate Change And Sustainability”, Bologna, 27 & 28 April 2018

08/05/2018

SDSN Greece Co-chair, Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE), gave a keynote speech at the 2018 International Workshop on The Economics Of Climate Change And Sust...

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri was the keynote speaker at ICSD 2018, April 11-15, 2018, Athens, Greece

16/04/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE), gave the keynote speech entitled “Integrating the Socio-Economic Value of Nature in Sustainabl...

"Sustainable Development with the Co-operation of Local Communities" Workshop, 21 April 2018, Vytina

04/04/2018

SDSN Greece co-chairs Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE) and Prof. Andreas Papandreou (NKUA, ICRE8) will be the keynote speakers in the workshop "Sustainable...

Watch online Dr. Jyotsna Puri (Columbia University) lecture on “Evaluating Sustainable Development Projects and Programs”, Athens, 16 March 2018

04/04/2018

Dr. Jyotsna (Jo) Puri, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs(SIPA) and Head of the Inde...

Prof Andreas Papandreou radio interview on Climate Change and Economic Growth

04/04/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Prof. Andreas Papandreou (NKUA, ICRE8), is interviewed by Katerina Christofilidou on ECO News, SKAI Radio on the occasion of the “Delphi Economic Forum ...

The Nexus Cluster Workshop (March 2018, Athens), co-organized by SDSN Greece

23/03/2018

On March 16th 2018, the H2020 ‘Decision Analytic Framework to explore the water-energy-food Nexus in complex transboundary water resources of fast developing countries’...

SDSN Greece at the Delphi Economic Forum III: New Globalization And Growth Challenges

19/03/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Prof. Andreas Papandreou participated at the Delphi Economic Forum III: New Globalization And Growth Challenges. SDSN Greece was the programming partner of se...

MOOC "Sustainable food systems: a Mediterranean perspective" with Prof. Phoebe Koundouri participation is now online!

15/03/2018

We are happy to inform you that the free SDG Academy MOOC course "Sustainable food systems: a Mediterranean perspectivehas been launched and during its first two days over 500...

“Evaluating Sustainable Development Projects and Programs” lecture by Dr. Jyotsna Puri, (Columbia University), Athens, 16 March 2018

14/03/2018

The Athens Development and Governance Institute (ADGI-INERPOST) and the Greek Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Greece) invite you to the lecture of Dr. Jyotsna ...

5th GLOBAQUA Training Course: ‘Economics of Sustainable Water Management in accordance to the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the Millennium Ecosystems Assessment (MEA) and Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Agenda 2030’

19/02/2018

The course will introduce the basic principles of resource economics related to water with focus on the Water Framework Directive and the Millennium Ecosystems Assessment. Topics c...

Δείτε online την ημερίδα «Κυκλική Οικονομία και Επιχειρηματικότητα» που πραγματοποιήθηκε με τη συνεργασία του UN SDSN Greece

08/01/2018

Με μεγάλη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε την Παρασκευή 01/12/2017, στο κεντρικό αμφιθέατρο της Σχολής Επισ�...

SDSN Greece and ICRE8 December 2017 Newsletter has been launched!

03/01/2018

What is SDSN Greece up to? Read all about our activities during the last 6 months in the SDSN Greece & ICRE8 December 2017 newsletter. You can read it online here.

Watch online: “Sustainable Allocation of Investments: Integrating Natural Capital in the Equation” – Session 2, Official launch of SDSN Greece, September 2017

13/12/2017

We are in the process of uploading all sessions of the official launch of the SDSN Greece, anchored within the 3rd International SDSN Mediterranean Conference (MED Solutions), whic...

Prof. Koundouri appointed member of the Scientific Program Committee at the 2018 International Conference on "Climate Change in the Mediterranean & the Middle East: Challenges & Solutions”

11/12/2017

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) has been appointed as a member of the Scientific Program Committee at the International Conference on "Climate Change in the Mediterr...

Watch online: “Sustainable development in times of crisis” – Session 1, Official launch of SDSN Greece, September 2017

07/12/2017

We are in the process of uploading all sessions of the official launch of the SDSN Greece, anchored within the 3rd International SDSN Mediterranean Conference (MED Solutions), whic...

“Entrepreneurship for the Circular Economy" co-organised by SDSN Greece

07/12/2017

Prof. Andreas Papandreou, co-chair of SDSN Greece, gave a speech at the workshop “Entrepreneurship for the Circular Economy" in Sparta, on December 1st 2017. The worksho...

UN SDSN Greece Youth Workshop: “Talk: Your Voice Makes You Stronger”

07/12/2017

SDSN Greece Youth organised and held an interactive, experiential workshop entitled “Talk: Your Voice Makes You Stronger”, on the occasion of the International Day for ...

SDSN Greece Youth Event "TALK: your voice makes you stronger" (25 Nov. 2017, Athens)

23/11/2017

Στα πλαίσια της συνεργασίας του SDSN Greece Youth με τους οργανισμούς ‘’Οργάνωση Γη’&rsq...

Prof. Koundouri presentation at the “Shoreline cleanup and what then? Planning the next steps” conference

22/11/2017

ICRE8 research director, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, LSE) and SDSN Greece co-chair participated in the “Shoreline cleanup and what then? Planning the next steps...

Greece’s GRID seventh in Open Junior at the World Robot Olympiad

15/11/2017

ATHENS, 15th November 2017 (ICRE8) – The Greek team GRID came seventh in the Open Junior category during the XIV World Robot Olympiad that took place in San Jose, Costa Rica,...

ISBS 2018 International Sandy Beaches Symposium, May 2018, Crete, GR

10/11/2017

2018 International Sandy Beaches Symposium: Linking knowledge to build integrated paradigms and face global change challenges The registration deadline is approaching! The I...

WWF’s 2017 environmental law review for Greece

27/10/2017

Αργυρό για μη συμμόρφωση σε αποφάσεις του δικαστηρίου της ΕΕ που συνεπάγονται πρόστιμα εκατομμυρ�...

Ημερίδα Ελληνικής Εταιρίας Προστασίας της Φύσης “Μονόδρομος η βιωσιμότητα για την τουριστική βιομηχανία”

24/10/2017

Η βιωσιμότητα αποτελεί μονόδρομο για την αντιμετώπιση των περιβαλλοντικών, κοινωνικών και κατ&rsquo...

SDSN Greece Youth Annual Call for Volunteers: A Great Success

23/10/2017

This year’s SDSN Greece Youth Annual Call for Volunteers-took place on Thursday, 19 October 2017, in Athens. The meeting was organized by the SDSN Greece Youth team in an eff...

SDSN September 2017 Highlights

05/10/2017

Welcome to SDSN's September 2017 Newsletter! http://unsdsn.org/ http://unsdsn.org/news/2017/10/03/sdsn-september-2017-events-summary/ September Events Roundup On the occasio...

SDSN Greece participates in Researchers' Night 2017

02/10/2017

SDSN Greece participated in this year’s Greek Researchers' Night which took place at the National Technical University of Athens historic building in the centre of Athens...

SDSN Networks in Action 2017 report released!

28/09/2017

Spanning six continents, the SDSN Networks Program draws upon the knowledge and educational capacity of over 650 member institutions. This report presents our unique global network...

Official Launch of SDSN Greece - A Success!

22/09/2017

During the two-day conference, SDSN Greece Co-Chairs Prof. Koundouri and Prof. Papandreou, as well as distinguished speakers from Greece and abroad, including Prof. Sachs and forme...

SDSN's September 2017 Events - Register today!

12/09/2017

As world leaders come together for the opening of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), SDSN will be hosting an array of side-events. View the events in your browser and...

Live Streaming of the Official Launch of SDSN Greece (September 7, 2017)

07/09/2017

We're streaming LIVE from the Official Launch of SDSN Greece! Follow the discussion here: https://youtu.be/oMPKFk--9Us Courtesy of our Communications Spo...

New Mini-course: Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development

22/08/2017

3rd International SDSN Mediterranean Conference | Official Launch of SDSN Greece, September 7 & 8, Athens, Greece

24/07/2017

Πρόσκληση για Εκδήλωση Ενδιαφέροντος φοιτητών σε Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών Διοίκηση Οικονομικών Μονάδων με κατεύθυνση τη Διοίκηση και Βιώσιμη Ανάπτυξη (MBA in Sustainability) του ΕΚΠΑ

18/07/2017

Το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) προσφέρει, για το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2017-2018, 90 θ�...

EAERE 2017 Related SDSN Greece Policy Workshop on Sustainability and Resource Valuation

28/06/2017

The Workshop was organized under the auspices of SDSN Greece by the Political Economy of Sustainable Development Laboratory (PESD) of the Department of Economics of the ...

SDSN-Greece participates in the 11th Meeting of the SDSN Leadership Council & the T20 Summit

07/06/2017

SDSN-Greece Manager and ICRE8 General Administrator, Klea Morianou, as well as well as SDSN Greece Youth Coordinator, Christina Christoforou-Livani, participated in the SDSN L...

Launch of the Amazon Solutions Platform

07/06/2017

SDSN Greece Manager and ICRE8 General Administrator, Klea Morianou as well as well as SDSN Greece Youth Coordinator, Christina Christoforou-Livani, participated in the official lau...

World Environment Day – International conference Forum of European Civil Society on Sustainable Development – Opinions and Practice in Czech Republic

05/06/2017

Members of the Sustainable Development Observatory at the European Economic and Social Committee are organising a conference on sustainable development in order to celebrate t...

New SDG Academy Course: "Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet". Enroll for free!

31/05/2017

Climate Action is a 12-week course on the actionable steps societies, businesses and individuals can take to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize the economy, a...

Livestream: Join the Think 20 Summit GLOBAL SOLUTIONS - May 29-30

29/05/2017

With the Think 20 Summit GLOBAL SOLUTIONS fast approaching, we want to inform you about the opportunity to follow our livestream this coming Monday(29 May) and Tues...

Official launch of SDSN GREECE to be held in September 2017

11/05/2017

The official launch of UN SDSN GREECE will take place in Athens on 7 & 8 September 2017, during the 3rd international UN SDSN Mediterranean Conference. The first day will...

Manager position at SDSN Paris

28/04/2017

The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has been operating since 2012 under the auspices of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The SDSN mobilizes research...

The March 2017 SDSN Youth's Newsletter has been launched

27/04/2017

Read about all the latest SDSN Youth accomplishments following this link.

Funding Opportunity: Initiatives for "Sustainable Energy for Eradicating Poverty and...”

25/04/2017

Sponsorships available for participation in the 2017 UNLEASH SDG Innovation Lab

25/04/2017

Sponsorship available for up to 50 Action4SD Members Application Invitation: UNLEASH Sustainable Development Goals Innovation Lab 13-21 August 2017, Denmark Action4SD is a partne...

Abstracts for the International Conference on Sustainable Development 2017 are due May 1

20/04/2017

Don't forget that the Fifth Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) will be held on 18 & 19 September, 2017, at Columbia University in New Yo...

Launch of flagship report “Better Business, Better World” by the Business and Sustainable Development Commission

20/04/2017

The Business and Sustainable Development Commission has recently launched a flagship report “Better Business, Better World” that calls business leaders for action ...

SDSN Greece Youth participated in four events in Athens in March 2017

04/04/2017

The SDSN Youth Greece group participated in four events/conferences in Athens. After building partnerships with TEDxAUEB and the Athens Science Festival, and having AISEC Greece an...

SDSN Greece Youth participates in 3 events this week

29/03/2017

A week full of ‘’sustainability’’ is ahead of us this week as the youth team of the SDSN Greece will be participating in three different events, all of...

Fifth World Happiness Report 2017 Ranks Happiest Countries

22/03/2017

NEW YORK, March 20—The World Happiness Report 2017, which ranks 155 countries by their happiness levels, was released today at the United Nations at an event celebrating Inte...

Renewable energy targets already met by 11 EU Members

20/03/2017

Share of renewables in energy consumption in the European Union (EU) reached almost 17 per cent in 2015, with eleven EU Member States already achieving their 2020 targets. On Tues...

World Bank launches first bond linked to the SDGs

14/03/2017

The World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has issued its first bond linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the g...

Renewables in Africa & Asia secure $50 million private investment

10/03/2017

Watch Explainer Video: Understanding the Dimensions of Sustainable Development

10/03/2017

The UNSSC Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development is happy to share with us their first explainer video on Understanding the Dimensions of Sustainable Development, develo...

Zilient: a first-of-its-kind online publishing and knowledge-sharing platform

09/03/2017

The Global Resilience Summit, yesterday, The Rockefeller Foundation in collaboration with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Blue State Digital and OnFrontiers, unveiled Zilient:...

'Feeding a Hungry Planet' - FREE online course on Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability

09/03/2017

A Paradox of today: Despite progress made towards reducing malnourishment - Over 800 million people go hungry everyday, while over 2 billion people are overweigh...

Public session on 'Water-related Priorities for the Maltese EU Presidency'

07/02/2017

SAVE THE DATE! On the 7th of March, the MEP Water Group is organising, in cooperation with the Maltese EU presidency, a public session from 14h30 to 16h30 at the E...

Launch of new standards for financing sustainable development

03/02/2017

On Monday 30 January 2017, 19 leading global banks and investors – worth a total of $6.6 trillion in assets, launched the Principles for Positive Impact Finance, se...

Presenting the 2017 Youth Solutions Report!

02/02/2017

SDSN Youth announces the launch of the Youth Solutions Report, a first step in the mission to demonstrate the incredible innovation and creativity of young people who are leading i...

EurEau January 2017 newsletter

01/02/2017

The EurEau external newsletter - edition 10 - January 2017 is out It includes news and EurEau views on: Pharmaceuticals in the environment: The presentations and the report from ...

UN-backed app is transforming green finance

27/01/2017

On 20 January during the World Economic Forum in Davos, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Ant Financial Services Group (Ant Financial) – China’s leading online an...

The UNSSC Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development is looking for 3ssociate Fellows and a Course Assistant.

27/01/2017

The UNSSC Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development is looking for two (2) Associate Fellows and a Course Assistant. Below you will find tasks associated to each position and y...

SDSN Youth seeking young, talented and passionate individuals for the role of ‘Campus Coordinator’

13/01/2017

Official Launch of the Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development

12/01/2017

Malaysia established itself as a leader in the global effort to promote sustainable development with the official launch of the Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development at S...

SDSN Year 2016 in Review

12/01/2017

2016 was a year full of action, excitement and surprises in the arena of sustainable development. SDSN launched a new SDG Index and Dashboards, rolled out new courses at the SDG Ac...

Launch of the SDG Index & Dashboard in Spain

12/01/2017

SDSN Spain (REDS) launched the Spanish edition of the SDG Index & Dashboard in Madrid on December 12. The event had two main objectives: to present the SDG ...

Budapest 2016 Water Summit Messages / Policy Recommendations

20/12/2016

The final outcome of the Budapest Water Summit 2016, the Budapest Water Summit 2016 Messages and Policy Recommendations was prepared by the Drafting Group, responsible for the elab...

"Migrants in Europe" Conference - The Path International Meeting for Environmental Migration

12/12/2016

“In a time when climate change is causing migrations of entire populations, it becomes more important to always preserve the natural resources that the world offers us as gif...

Σχεδιάζοντας από κοινού την πόλη του 2050: Η δεύτερη φάση της Ανθεκτικής Αθήνας είναι γεγονός!

05/12/2016

Στους επόμενους δύο μήνες η Ανθεκτική Αθήνα απαντά στα διαγνωστικά ερωτήματα των πέντε Πεδίων Διε...

The official website of the Think20 (T20) has been launched today!

02/12/2016

The official website of the Think20 (T20) has been launched today! Think20 (T20) is the research and policy advice network for the G20 during the German G20 Presidency and...

SDSN Greece Youth participates in the Sustainability Summit for Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean

01/12/2016

SDSN Greece Youth members Joseph Adler, Christina Christoforou Livani (SDSN Greece Youth Coordinator), Paraskevi Karra, Christoforos – Dimitrios Zafeiris, Stylianos Zlatanos,...

Advanced Policy Workshop under the auspices of SDSN-Greece

25/11/2016

An Advanced Policy Workshop in “Sustainability and Resource Valuation” will be held on 28 June 2017 in the historic Kostis Palamas Building (Akadimias 48) in the center...

UN SDSN-Greece participates in ICARUS H2020 project 1st Stakeholder Engagement Event

09/11/2016

Klea Morianou, manager at UN SDSN - Greece and general administrator at ICRE8 participated in the 1st the Stakeholder Engagement Event of the European funded H2020 project ICA...

Say with a thunderclap: "All systems go!" for the Paris Agreement on climate action!

04/11/2016

We hope you will join us in celebrating the Paris Climate Agreement's entry into force on November 4th by participating in a social media thunderclap! Just click here and ...

Less debt more Earth; WWF opens dialogue on green debt relief for a living economy in Greece

04/11/2016

Seven years of crisis and austerity in Europe are placing great strain on the European project. In Europe’s nature, life goes on: Greece hosts a unique ecological treasury, w...

European Forests Info Pool

31/10/2016

EFI info pool is now at our service! EFI info pool is a platform for EFI and its network to share news about funding calls relevant for the forest sector, capacity building o...

Sustainable Consumption and Production Presentation

21/10/2016

ICRE8 senior researcher and Assistant Manager SDSN Greece Dr. Achilleas Vassilopoulos participated in the workshop “The implementation of sustainable development goals in Loc...

The mobile catalyst for all 17 sustainable development goals

20/10/2016

1st meeting of SDSN Greece-Youth

11/10/2016

The SDSN Greece-Youth first official meeting took place on October 4, 2016 at ICRE8, one of the co-hosting institutions of SDSN, in Maroussi, with great success. Many university st...

“Sustainable Development in a changing world”

29/09/2016

ICRE8 senior researcher and Assistant Manager SDSN Greece Dr. Achilleas Vassilopoulos chaired a session on “Sustainable Development in a changing world” in the Internat...

ICRE8 Presentation of UN SDSN Academia-Industry Links at the ACEin

29/09/2016

The “Entrepreneurship in Higher Education and Research Commercialization”, was organized by AUEB in collaboration with the Embassy of Israel the EC and OECD on Entrepre...

The SDG Academy's Fall Semester is now open

26/09/2016

SDSN’s online education initiative SDSNedu is now the SDG Academy! The SDG Academy is a virtual platform that provides high-quality online courses. Our global faculty co...

SDSNedu is now the SDG Academy!

25/09/2016

SDSNedu has transformed into the SDG Academy to build on our mandate to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Here is the SDG Academy Trailer.

Live streaming of the 4th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development

21/09/2016

The 4th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development is today and it will be broadcasted through live streaming, all day, on the SDSN YouTube channel and Perisco...

Short Film and Interviews from the SDG Index & Dashboards Launch Event

15/09/2016

The SDSN published its first ever SDG Index and Dashboards - Global Report on July 20th 2016. To mark the occasion, our partner Bertelsmann Stiftung created a short film on the eve...

Call for Papers - Fifth IAERE Annual Conference

08/09/2016

Do not miss the Fifth IAERE Annual Conference Call for Papers - Submission Deadline: November 18, 2016. The Conference, organized by the Italian Association of Environmental and Re...

Climate Change Mitigation and Poverty Reduction: Trade-Offs or Win-Win Situations?

07/09/2016

Watch the short video of the Policy Workshop on “Climate Change Mitigation and Poverty Reduction: Trade-Offs or Win-Win Situations?” hosted by the European Commission, ...

Athens Network Exchange: Cities and the Global Migration Crisis

07/09/2016

Athens hosts the next 100 Resilient Cities Network Exchange workshop on September 6-8, 2016. Dr. Achilleas Vassilopoulos will be representing UN SDSN Greece in the event. Cities a...

SDG 16 Data Initiative Launched

11/08/2016

The new SDG16 Data Initiative, unveiled at the UN in New York during the High-Level Political Forum, showcases currently available data on all SDG16 targets from a v...

Sustainable development: a new kind of globalization

11/08/2016

Around the world, people are calling for a new kind of globalization. The current version, once called the Washington Consensus, has delivered economic growth but at enormous cost:...

The SDG Index & Dashboards official launch

10/08/2016

The #SDGIndex launch brought together 150 UN diplomats, academics, private sector professionals, non-profit representatives and sustainability conscious citizens. The rep...

SDSN Guide for Cities Getting Started on the SDGs Released

10/08/2016

On July 15, 2016, the SDSN, Ford Foundation, the Office of the Mayor of New York City, and 100 Resilient Cities co-convened a workshop on SDG localization. The workshop p...

Newsletter Hellenic Energy Regulation Institute- Issue 3/2016

05/08/2016

The Hellenic Energy Regulation Institute has released its latest Newsletter, covering the most important developments in the Greek and EU Energy market. This month’s issue h...

1st SDG progress report

05/08/2016

The UN Statistics Division just released the first official SDG progress report, available here: http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2016/ It provides a quick overview of aggre...

The SDG Index and Dashboards Report have been launched

02/08/2016

The SDG Index and Dashboards Report were launched by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Bertelsmann Stiftung, on July 20, 2016. According to Secretary-General ...

SDSN Greece to host the 3rd SDSN Mediterranean Conference

19/07/2016

The Mediterranean Sustainable Development Solutions Network (MED Solutions) was launched on July 3-5 2013 in Italy with the 1st International Conference of SDSN Mediterranean, host...

New H2020 funding to ICRE8 for Open Science directory of the SDSN-Greece research

18/07/2016

ICRE8 has been granted funding for the H2020 (EINFRA-2016-1) OpenAIRE project - CONNECTing scientific results in support of Open Science. The main concept behind OpenAIRE-Connect ...

Presentation of UN SDSN Greece in the UN SDSN Mediterranean General Assembly

16/02/2016

Professor Andreas Papandreou (UoA, ICRE8) represented UN SDSN Greece in the UN SDSN Mediterranean General Assembly, which was held in Rome, at CRUI, Piazza Rond...

SDSN Leadership Council Meeting at Columbia University

25/09/2015

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE), in her capacity as Co-Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN) Greece, participate...

SKAI TV ECO News on withdrawal of fossil fuels and carbon tax

18/11/2014

Hope 2030!

10/07/2018

On Sunday, April 22, 2018 the Ελληνική Πλατφόρμα για την Ανάπτυξη/Hellenic Platform for Development, ActionAid Hellas, Victoria Square Proj...

UN SDSN Greece Youth Workshop: “Talk: Your Voice Makes You Stronger”

07/12/2017

SDSN Greece Youth organised and held an interactive, experiential workshop entitled “Talk: Your Voice Makes You Stronger”, on the occasion of the International Day for ...

SDSN Greece Youth Event "TALK: your voice makes you stronger" (25 Nov. 2017, Athens)

23/11/2017

Στα πλαίσια της συνεργασίας του SDSN Greece Youth με τους οργανισμούς ‘’Οργάνωση Γη’&rsq...

SDSN Greece participates in Researchers' Night 2017

02/10/2017

SDSN Greece participated in this year’s Greek Researchers' Night which took place at the National Technical University of Athens historic building in the centre of Athens...

SDSN Greece Youth participated in four events in Athens in March 2017

04/04/2017

The SDSN Youth Greece group participated in four events/conferences in Athens. After building partnerships with TEDxAUEB and the Athens Science Festival, and having AISEC Greece an...

SDSN Youth seeking young, talented and passionate individuals for the role of ‘Campus Coordinator’

13/01/2017

SDSN Greece Youth participates in the Sustainability Summit for Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean

01/12/2016

SDSN Greece Youth members Joseph Adler, Christina Christoforou Livani (SDSN Greece Youth Coordinator), Paraskevi Karra, Christoforos – Dimitrios Zafeiris, Stylianos Zlatanos,...

1st meeting of SDSN Greece-Youth

11/10/2016

The SDSN Greece-Youth first official meeting took place on October 4, 2016 at ICRE8, one of the co-hosting institutions of SDSN, in Maroussi, with great success. Many university st...

SDSN Youth - Greece seeking volunteers

04/10/2016

Save the date: 4th of October 2017 SDSN Youth - Greece would like to invite all young people (18-30 years old) willing to contribute to achieving the 17 sustainable development go...

New opportunities to join the SDSN Youth team!

20/02/2016

Vacancies are currently open for talented individuals to join the SDSN Youth growing team. If you are a student at an SDSN Member Institution (http://unsdsn.org/what-we-do/nat...

UN SDSN Greece co organises the Climate Change Symposium

01/04/2019

Academics, researchers, policy makers and representatives from NGOs and business will share their views and practical ideas on the matter on Wednesday 3rd of April 2019 ...

Farewell to Niki Goulandris President of The Goulandris Natural History Museum

15/02/2019

It is with great sadness that we inform you that Niki Goulandris, President and co-founder of The Goulandris Natural History Museum, peacefully died in Kifissia on February 9, 2019...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS EAERE-FEEM European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics

12/02/2019

SMIRES Training Course

03/02/2019

Get the tools to find solutions to climate change and become a change maker!

02/02/2019

R u ready to gain a combination of peer-learning and real-world experience?

Presentation of the book "The Economics of Climate Change"

19/12/2018

Τhe launch of our 2019 Internship Program application process has been a resounding success.

13/12/2018

The launch of our 2019 Internship Program application process has been a resounding success. We've had an unprecedented response, and I have you to thank for being a part of th...

Summary of the Resource Nexus Policy & Cluster Workshop on 27th November in Brussels

11/12/2018

On the 27th of November, the Resource Nexus Policy & Cluster Workshop kicked off with 60 participants present at EASME premises

Meet the EIT Community | An event powered by EIT Digital & Found.ation

30/11/2018

28 οργανώσεις και φορείς δημιουργούν το <<Δίκτυο Συνεργασίας Για Το Θαλάσσιο Περιβάλλον>> και μας καλούν να γίνουμε μέρος της λύσης.

21/11/2018

Making American Foreign Policy Unexceptional

20/11/2018

The 3rd Greek Raw Materials Community Dialogue will take place in Athens on December 4-5 2018

19/11/2018

3rd Greek Raw Materials Community Dialogue Date/Time Date(s) - 04/12/2018 - 05/12/2018 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Location Hotel Royal Olympic, Athens, Greece The EIT RawMateri...

The press conference about the Blue Environment will take place on Tuesday 20th of November 2018 at A.C Laskaridis Charitable Foundation

14/11/2018

The press conference about the Blue Environment will take place on Tuesday 20th of November 2018 at Laskaridis Foundation. Prof. Phoebe Koundouri will participate at the event...

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a lecture in the GSPP Course on Water Policy and Management at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan on 8 September 2018

14/11/2018

On 5-6 October 2018, the Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy (NU GSPP) and the Astana Civil Service Hub held a conference on "Contemporary Issues in Public ...

ENTROPY Workshop "The next day for Energy Efficiency" was held in Athens, Greece on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

08/11/2018

''Heineken Growth Makers Nights'' took place at '' Orange Grove '', (Athens) on 30th of October 2018

05/11/2018

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8, Co-chair of the UN SDSN Greece) took part in '' Heineken Growth Makers Nights '' event. She emphasized th...

Το Ερευνητικό Κέντρο “Αθηνά” συμμετέχει στην προσπάθεια αντιμετώπισης των επιπτώσεων της κλιματικής αλλαγής, τονίζει ο Γ. Ιωαννίδης χαιρετίζοντας το Climathon 2018

05/11/2018

The UN SDSN Black Sea Presentation took place in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on 25th of October 2018

31/10/2018

On 25 October, SDSN launched its newest regional network, the SDSN Black Sea. Hosted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, this new regional chapter will function as a hub f...

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8) is invited by the Research Center for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology of the Academy of Athens to participate as a Speaker at the Delphi Economic Forum IV, 2019 entitled: “Inclusive Growth”

24/10/2018

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8) is invited by the Research Center for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology of the Academy of Athens to participate as a S...

Welcome to SIMRA's 5th newsletter!

24/10/2018

SIMRA (Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas) is a four-year project (2016-2020) funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme. It aims to advance u...

''Heineken Growth Makers Nights'' at '' Orange Grove '' on 30th of October 2018

22/10/2018

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8) is invited to participate as a speaker at ''Heineken Growth Makers Nights''. The location of the event is goin...

The UN SDSN Black Sea Presentation will take place in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on 25th of October 2018 !

19/10/2018

Welcome speeches: ''Monitoring SDGs in the Black Sea and in the Mediterranean Region'' 1). Prof. Phoebe KOUNDOURI, Athens University of Economics & ...

On the 1st of October 2018, the official inauguration ceremony of EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece will take place at Hilton Hotel, Athens !

14/09/2018

EIT Climate-KIC is EU's largest public-private partnership focused on climate innovation to mitigate and adapt to climate change and has established hubs in all European Countr...

Τhe 8th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, 14-18 June 2019, Hohai University, Nanjing, China

27/08/2018

Special Issue Water Resources Economics based on Contributions to the 8th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, 14-18 June 2019, Hohai University, N...

The Second Sustainability Summit for southeast Europe and the Mediterranean is going to take place in Athens at the Hilton Athens Hotel on October 1st and 2nd 2018 !

23/08/2018

For more details on the summit you may visit the website below. Website

Eurosoil 2020 conference In Geneva !

22/08/2018

The Swiss Soil Science Society is happy to meet the European soil community in summer 2020 at the Eurosoil conference in Geneva. Eurosoil 2020 shall not only be a scienti...

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8) will give a lecture on the subject of ''Interdisciplinary Approach towards a "fully integrated" sustainable development'' (11/9/2018) @ Siena Summer School on Sustainable Development

20/08/2018

Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, LSE, ATHENA, ICRE8) will give a lecture on '' Interdisciplinary Approach towards a "fully integrated" sustainable development &#...

'' The Economics of Climate Change '' - Just published with the bank of greece !

16/08/2018

THE ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE GEORGE ECONOMIDES, ANDREAS PAPANDREOU ((NKUA, ICRE8 and SDSN co-chair), EFTICHIOS SARTZETAKIS (University of Macedonia) AND ANASTASIOS XEPAPADEAS (...

Phoebe Koundouri's Speech on Sustainable Development / Project Agora Junior Fellows - Andreas Papandreou Foundation - The speech took place at the amazing Laskarides Foundation Premises in Piraeus!

23/07/2018

Phoebe Koundouri's Speech on Sustainable Development / Project Agora Junior Fellows - Andreas Papandreou Foundation (http://www.iap.gr) at taking place at Laskarides Foundation...

In October, two GLOBAQUA events (Course and Conference about Water Management) are taking place in Agadir, Morocco.

19/07/2018

1. Training course on: Knowledge Brokerage for River Basin Management (3 Oct) The course aims to deliver knowledge and skills for a be...

Dr. Nikos Englezos participated in the joint conference of the 7th European Bioremediation Conference (EBC-VII) and the 11th International Society for Environmental Biotechnology conference (ISEB 2018), held in Chania, Greece, 25-28 June, 2018.

29/06/2018

Dr. Nikos Englezos, Academic Manager of the Department of Economics and Econometrics: Modelling and Applications at ICRE8, participated in the joint conference of the 7th European ...

On Thursday 28 June Prof. Andreas Papandreou has been invited to represent SDSN at the event:1000 Ημέρες SDGs organised by Οργάνωση Γη (www.organizationearth.org) @ Γη Κ44 (Κωνσταντινουπόλεως 44 - Κεραμεικός)

28/06/2018

'' EIT Climate-KIC Hub Onboarding & Partner Days EIT Regional Innovation Scheme '' held in Brussels on the 14 and 15 of June 2018.

14/06/2018

The website of climate kic europe:http://www.climate-kic.org/ The Partners of EIT Climate KIC Hub in Greece are: 1). ATHENA Research & Innovation Information Tec...

Address by Laurent Fabius, Former President of COP 21 at the International Conference “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges and Solutions”, Nicosia, 4 May 2018

22/05/2018

You can now download the Address by Mr Laurent Fabius, Former President of COP 21 at the International Conference “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Ch...

Prof Koundouri lecture on «Science Driven Implementation of Sustainable Development» at the Open University of Cyprus

22/05/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE), gave a lecture on «Science Driven Implementation of Sustainable Development» a...

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri presentation at the PELAGOS Greek Hub for Blue Energy Workshop, 25 May 2018, Athens

22/05/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE), will make a presentation on “Socio-economic benefits and acceptance of MRE projects&...

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri and Prof. Jeffrey Sachs participated at the International Conference “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges and Solutions”

21/05/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, ATHENA RC, LSE) chaired the session “Mitigation & Adaptation: New Initiatives” at the Internati...

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri chaired a session on “Mitigation & Adaptation: New Initiatives” at the International Conference “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges and Solutions”

21/05/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, ATHENA RC, LSE), chaired the session “Mitigation & Adaptation: New Initiatives” at the Internat...

Save the Date: “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges & Solutions" International Conference, 18th & 19th May 2018, Nicosia, Cyprus

18/05/2018

The Cyprus Institute is pleased to announce the organization of the International Conference: “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges & Solut...

Save the Date: “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges & Solutions" International Conference, 18th & 19th May 2018, Nicosia, Cyprus

18/05/2018

The Cyprus Institute is pleased to announce the organization of the International Conference: “Climate Change in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Challenges & Solut...

SDSN Greece proud member of the Boroume Greek "Saving and Offering Food Network"

15/05/2018

SDSN Greece is a proud member of the greek network "Saving and Offering Food Network" of Boroume (“We Can!” in Greek) non-profit organization since 2017. We ...

Prof Phoebe Koundouri keynote speech at the “2018 International Workshop on The Economics Of Climate Change And Sustainability”, Bologna, 27 & 28 April 2018

08/05/2018

SDSN Greece Co-chair, Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE), gave a keynote speech at the 2018 International Workshop on The Economics Of Climate Change And Sust...

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri was the keynote speaker at ICSD 2018, April 11-15, 2018, Athens, Greece

16/04/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE), gave the keynote speech entitled “Integrating the Socio-Economic Value of Nature in Sustainabl...

"Sustainable Development with the Co-operation of Local Communities" Workshop, 21 April 2018, Vytina

04/04/2018

SDSN Greece co-chairs Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE) and Prof. Andreas Papandreou (NKUA, ICRE8) will be the keynote speakers in the workshop "Sustainable...

Watch online Dr. Jyotsna Puri (Columbia University) lecture on “Evaluating Sustainable Development Projects and Programs”, Athens, 16 March 2018

04/04/2018

Dr. Jyotsna (Jo) Puri, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs(SIPA) and Head of the Inde...

Prof Andreas Papandreou radio interview on Climate Change and Economic Growth

04/04/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Prof. Andreas Papandreou (NKUA, ICRE8), is interviewed by Katerina Christofilidou on ECO News, SKAI Radio on the occasion of the “Delphi Economic Forum ...

The Nexus Cluster Workshop (March 2018, Athens), co-organized by SDSN Greece

23/03/2018

On March 16th 2018, the H2020 ‘Decision Analytic Framework to explore the water-energy-food Nexus in complex transboundary water resources of fast developing countries’...

9th International Black Sea Symposium: "Blue Growth as a driver for regional development", Athens, 20-21 March 2018

20/03/2018

The International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) launched the International Black Sea Symposium project in the context of a need for transnational cooperation in the wider Bl...

SDSN Greece at the Delphi Economic Forum III: New Globalization And Growth Challenges

19/03/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair, Prof. Andreas Papandreou participated at the Delphi Economic Forum III: New Globalization And Growth Challenges. SDSN Greece was the programming partner of se...

MOOC "Sustainable food systems: a Mediterranean perspective" with Prof. Phoebe Koundouri participation is now online!

15/03/2018

We are happy to inform you that the free SDG Academy MOOC course "Sustainable food systems: a Mediterranean perspectivehas been launched and during its first two days over 500...

“Evaluating Sustainable Development Projects and Programs” lecture by Dr. Jyotsna Puri, (Columbia University), Athens, 16 March 2018

14/03/2018

The Athens Development and Governance Institute (ADGI-INERPOST) and the Greek Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Greece) invite you to the lecture of Dr. Jyotsna ...

5th GLOBAQUA Training Course final agenda

21/02/2018

Just one day to go until the 5th GLOBAQUA Training Course: ‘Economics of Sustainable Water Management in accordance to the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the Millennium Eco...

Phoebe Koundouri appointed National Pivot for the Greek Energy Platform during 2nd meeting of the BlueMed Platforms

13/02/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair and ICRE8 scientifc director Prof Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) as well as ICRE8 senior researcher Stella Tsani participated in the 2nd meeting of the Bl...

SDSN Greece co-chair Prof Phoebe Koundouri Invited to the Economist "World in 2018" Gala Dinner

12/02/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair Prof Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) attended the Economist “The World in 2018" Gala Dinner Athens that took place on the occasion of “The...

SDSN Greece co-chair Prof Phoebe Koundouri elected Vice-Chair of the EFI Scientific Advisory Board

01/02/2018

SDSN Greece co-chair and ICRE8 Founder and Research Director, Prof Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) participated in the European Forest Institute (EFI) Scientific Advisory Board...

ΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ: Καινοτομικές Προτάσεις και Λύσεις στις Ιχθυοκαλλιέργιες

31/01/2018

ΕΚ «Αθηνά», 9.2.2018 Οι ιχθυοκαλλιέργειες είναι ο ταχύτερα αναπτυσσόμενος τομέας παραγωγής ζωο�...

Δείτε online την ημερίδα «Κυκλική Οικονομία και Επιχειρηματικότητα» που πραγματοποιήθηκε με τη συνεργασία του UN SDSN Greece

08/01/2018

Με μεγάλη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε την Παρασκευή 01/12/2017, στο κεντρικό αμφιθέατρο της Σχολής Επισ�...

SDSN Greece and ICRE8 December 2017 Newsletter has been launched!

03/01/2018

What is SDSN Greece up to? Read all about our activities during the last 6 months in the SDSN Greece & ICRE8 December 2017 newsletter. You can read it online here.

Watch online: “Sustainable Allocation of Investments: Integrating Natural Capital in the Equation” – Session 2, Official launch of SDSN Greece, September 2017

13/12/2017

We are in the process of uploading all sessions of the official launch of the SDSN Greece, anchored within the 3rd International SDSN Mediterranean Conference (MED Solutions), whic...

Prof. Koundouri appointed member of the Scientific Program Committee at the 2018 International Conference on "Climate Change in the Mediterranean & the Middle East: Challenges & Solutions”

11/12/2017

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) has been appointed as a member of the Scientific Program Committee at the International Conference on "Climate Change in the Mediterr...

Watch online: “Sustainable development in times of crisis” – Session 1, Official launch of SDSN Greece, September 2017

07/12/2017

We are in the process of uploading all sessions of the official launch of the SDSN Greece, anchored within the 3rd International SDSN Mediterranean Conference (MED Solutions), whic...

“Entrepreneurship for the Circular Economy" co-organised by SDSN Greece

07/12/2017

Prof. Andreas Papandreou, co-chair of SDSN Greece, gave a speech at the workshop “Entrepreneurship for the Circular Economy" in Sparta, on December 1st 2017. The worksho...

Workshop: " Entrepreneurship for the Circular Economy", 1 December 2017, Sparta

27/11/2017

Με ιδιαίτερη χαρά σας προσκαλούμε σε ημερίδα που διοργανώνεται από τη Σχολή Επιστημών Ανθρώπινης ...

SDSN Greece Youth Event "TALK: your voice makes you stronger" (25 Nov. 2017, Athens)

23/11/2017

Στα πλαίσια της συνεργασίας του SDSN Greece Youth με τους οργανισμούς ‘’Οργάνωση Γη’&rsq...

Prof. Koundouri presentation at the “Shoreline cleanup and what then? Planning the next steps” conference

22/11/2017

ICRE8 research director, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, LSE) and SDSN Greece co-chair participated in the “Shoreline cleanup and what then? Planning the next steps...

SDSN Greece participates in Researchers' Night 2017

02/10/2017

SDSN Greece participated in this year’s Greek Researchers' Night which took place at the National Technical University of Athens historic building in the centre of Athens...