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1. 21 APR 2024: 2024 EQUINOX SUMMIT
   

   Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos, participated  in the 2024 EQUINOX SUMMIT,  organized by The Joint Programming Initiative "Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe" (JPI Climate), and took place in Brussels, Belgium on March 26th , 2024.  With this second Equinox Summit, the JPI Climate builds on the achievements of the first edition by exploring a number of products that can be pursued to keep science up-to-date across the European research area. These products covered thematic areas such as:  Achieving climate neutrality, Climate resilience, Managing the transition and transformation, Complementary analysis: fundamental science

   

   
   
2. 18 APR 2024: Alumni Activities on Climate Justice and the Rights of Future Generations
   

   Dr Giannakopoulos gave a speech regarding climate change to a  group visit of 50 people under the initiative GCA Task Force on Climate Justice and the Rights of Future Generations at  NOA's Thisio Visitors  Centre. His speech was in the framework of Alumni Activities on Climate Justice and the Rights of Future Generations , where people from all over the world had the opportunity to explore ways to spearhead activities concerning climate justice and the rights of future generations at the alumni level. 

   

   
   
3. 04 APR 2024: The Urbanproof toolkit
   

   Mr. Giannis Lemesios MSc., representing CLIMADAT team, delivered a presentation titled “The Urbanproof toolkit: a powerful decision support systems for urban municipalities to adapt to climate changes”. The audience comprised postgraduate students from the School of Spatial Planning and Department of the Faculty of Engineering at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

   

   

   
   
4. 03 APR 2024 - 05 APR 2024 : 3-days workshop for Climate Change Adaptation in the Region of Central Macedonia
   

   Gianna Kitsara and Giannis Lemesios, from CLIMADAPT team, participated in the 3-days workshop for Climate Change Adaptation in the Region of Central Macedonia ,in the framework of LIFE-IP AdaptInGR project, which took place in  the headquarters of the Region in Thessaloniki,  from 3 to 5 of April 2024. CLIMADAPT team had oral presentations titled as: 'Climate Change projections in the Region of Central Macedonia' , 'Online tools and use of climate indices' and participated in the conversations during panels and several sections of the workshop.

   

   

   

   
   
5. 12 MAR 2024: Interview of Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos and Tim van der Schreik at the national newspaper '' Kathimerini'' regarding the European project ''MediterRE3'
   

   Interview of Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos and Tim van der Schreik at the national newspaper '' Kathimerini'' regarding the European project ''MediterRE3'' which promotes the adoption of fire-smart landscape management practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by Mediterranean wildfires in the nature parks of Luberon (France), Prokletije and Komovi (Montenegro) and Samaria (Greece). This project is funded by the German Cooperation (GIZ) through the EUKI (European Climate Initiative) instrument. Climadapt group Researchers inform the readers about the modelling study conducted  by the CLIMADAPT/NOA group  and Instituto Oikos  suggesting that applying fire-smart landscape management practices on just 5% of the high-risk territories may reduce the area burned annually by 15%. 

   Read the article here (greek version) and here (english version)

   Additionally, in the framework of the MediterRE3 project CLIMADAPT/NOA group published an article in NOA's magazine. 

   

   
   
6. 08 FEB 2024: Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated, as a speaker, in the hybrid Seminar on climate change and the organization of simulations at school “Training for Trainers – T4T”
   

   Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated, as a speaker, in the hybrid Seminar on climate change and the organization of simulations at  school “Training for Trainers – T4T”, which was organized by ELIAMEP (Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy) on February 6-8. His speech was titled ''Future climate trends in Attica region, climate change impacts and adaptation plans''

   

   
   
7. 22 JAN 2024: Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated as an expert on the Green Expert Panel organized by the National Social Center Research (EKKE)
   

   Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated as an expert on the Green Expert Panel organized by the National Social Center Research (EKKE) in Athens on Monday 22 January 2024. This was a closed panel of experts, in the framework of JustReDi project ( within the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Greece 2.0 ) , with the aim of green transition in terms of equity, resilience, sustainable development and social inclusion.

   

   
   
8. 16 JAN 2024 - 19 JAN 2024 : Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated, as the IPCC's focal point for Greece ,in the 60th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-60)
   

   Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated, as the IPCC's focal point for Greece ,in the 60th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-60) which took place in Istanbul, Türkiye from 16 to 19 January 2024 . The Sixtieth Session of the IPCC was the first substantive meeting of the Panel for its seventh assessment cycle. During this meeting, the IPCC took crucial decisions on its work plan for the coming years, including on the products and timelines for its outputs.

    

    

   
   
9. 02 JAN 2024: Ioannis Lemesios, representing the CLIMADAT team, engaged in a roundtable discussion on “Innovative Reforms for a Resilient Future. Turning Challenges into Opportunities for the Greek Countryside”
   

   Ioannis Lemesios, representing the CLIMADAT team, engaged in a roundtable discussion on “Innovative Reforms for a Resilient Future. Turning Challenges into Opportunities for the Greek Countryside” during the 30th AGROTICA 2024. The event was organized by the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Lefteris Avgenakis, and was hosted at The Met Hotel in Thessaloniki, Greece

    

   

   

    

   

    

    

   
   
10. 14 DEC 2023: Gianna Kitsara, from CLIMADAPT team, participated, as a speaker, in the Multiplier event: "Forging synergies for climate action and advocacy: The role of educational institutions in tackling climate
    

    Gianna Kitsara, from CLIMADAPT team, participated, as a speaker,  in the Multiplier event: "Forging synergies for climate action and advocacy: The role of educational institutions in tackling climate change" in the framework of the EU-funded project GreenVETers , organized by the Web2Learn and the Library of the University of Macedonia. The event took place  in Thessaloniki on 14/12/2023. Her oral presentation was titled ''The National Observatory of Athens’ climate advocacy actions''

    

    
    
11. 02 DEC 2023: Climathon - Agia Paraskevi
    

    Gianna Kitsara, from CLIMADAPT team, participated, as a speaker, in the event '' Climathon - Agia Paraskevi '' of the General Secretariat of Natural Environment and Water which took place on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at the American College of Greece in collaboration with the American College of Greece, the Sustainable Development Unit – EK ATHINA and the  Municipality of Agia Paraskevi, under the auspices of the Green Fund and with the support of the Athens University of Economics and Business and the LIFE-IP AdaptInGR project. Dr. Gianna Kitsara with Dr. Spyridoula Demiri, LIFE-IP AdaptInGR Project Manager for the Green Fund  held a workshop on the integration of Climate Change indicators in designing solutions and the use of  web tools developed in the framework of the LIFE IP project.

    

    
    
12. 28 NOV 2023: Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos was a speaker in the final event of Trophy-Food 2023
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos was a speaker in the final event of Trophy-Food 2023 , titled "The next day of the Agri-Food sector - Environment, Sustainability, Innovation", which will took place on Tuesday, November 28, 17:00-20:30, at the Athens Conservatory. Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated, with the journalist Christina Vidou, in the Fire Side Chat: The Next Day of the Agri-Food Sector - Climate Services and Climate Projection Tools.

    

    
    
13. 14 NOV 2023 - 17 NOV 2023 : Gianna Kitsara , from CLIMADAPT team, participated in 6th World Landslide Forum 'Landslide Science for Sustainable Development' 
    

    Gianna Kitsara , from CLIMADAPT team, participated in 6th World Landslide Forum 'Landslide Science for Sustainable Development' , held in Florence, Italy from 14 to 17 November 2024, with a poster presentation titled as: Interconnection of Landslides’ activation with Mediterranean Cyclones. The case of Cephalonia Island, Greece.

    

    
    
14. 07 NOV 2023 - 09 NOV 2023 : Anna Karali and Konstantinos Varotsos, from CLIMADAPT team, participated in the second annual project meeting and General Assembly of H2020 FIRE-RES project
    

    Anna Karali and Konstantinos Varotsos, from CLIMADAPT team, participated in the second annual project meeting and General Assembly of H2020 FIRE-RES project , which took place in Porto and was hosted by ForestWISE – Collaborative Laboratory for Integrated Forest and Fire Management, the Higher Institute of Agronomy of the University of Lisbon and Vale do Sousa Forestry Association (AFVS). During the meeting CLIMADAPT team presented the work performed in the framework of Task 1.2 relevant to fire danger seasonal forecasts and high-resolution long-term projections for selected FIRE-RES living labs.

    

    
    
15. 06 NOV 2023: Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos and Gianna Kitsara, from CLIMADAPT team,participated in Fête de la Science 2023: L’eau dans la tourmente climatique
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos and Gianna Kitsara, from CLIMADAPT team,participated in Fête de la Science 2023: L’eau dans la tourmente climatique , held at the French Institute of Greece in Athens. Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos did an introductory speech about IPCC (as a focal point in Greece) and Gianna Kitsara participated, with other young researchers, in the round table discussion following the lecture by climatologist Françoise Vimeux: "Climate change: prospects for 2050-2100".

    

    

    

    
    
16. 19 OCT 2023: Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos was one of the Keynote speakers, in the PanCypriot conference ''Is Climate Change a threat to Tourism ?''
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos was one of the Keynote speakers, in the PanCypriot conference ''Is Climate Change a threat to Tourism ?'', held on October 19 in Nicosia, Cyprus under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Nikos Christodoulidis.
    Title of the speech: Climate Change Impacts on Tourism.
    In the framework of the PanCypriot conference, Dr. C. Giannakopoulos gave a radio interview at the Cyprus News Digest program about tourism and sustainability.

    

    

    
    
17. 18 OCT 2023 - 20 OCT 2023 : Giannis Lemesios and Tim van der Schriek , from the CLIMADAPT team, attended the kick off meeting of LIFE MareNatura Project
    

    Giannis Lemesios and Tim van der Schriek , from the CLIMADAPT team, attended the kick off meeting of LIFE MareNatura Project (Conservation of priority species of marine megafauna in Greece and Italy), which took place in HCMR quarters ‘’Thalassokosmos’’ in Crete, Greece. The CLIMADAPT research team made 2 presentations about the NOA institute, our group and our activities related to Climate change models and their use in the LIFE MareNatura project.

    

    

    
    
18. 02 OCT 2023 - 05 OCT 2023 : Tim van der Schriek , from the CLIMADAPT team, attended and presented our results at the final workshop of the MediterRE3 Project
    

    Tim van der Schriek , from the CLIMADAPT team, attended and presented our results at the final workshop of the MediterRE3 Project (REstoring REsilience of Mediterranean landscapes to REduce GHG emissions from wildfires). The CLIMADAPT research group developed a statistical modelling approach to estimate future Burnt Area and Greenhouse Gas emissions associated with wildfires under future climate scenarios. The workshop took place in the Luberon National Park (France). For a detailed explanation of the project and its results, see here

    

    
    
19. 26 SEP 2023 - 27 SEP 2023 : Tim van der Schriek was one of the Keynote speakers at the international conference “The importance of wetlands”
    

    Tim van der Schriek , from the CLIMADAPT team, was one of the Keynote speakers at the international conference “The importance of wetlands”, that took place 26-27 September 2023 in Pyli (Prespa), organized by NECCA (Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency of Greece). The invited key-note presentation titled as “The impact of climate change on the water level of the Prespa Lakes: observations and future projections” presented at SESSION 2: Wetlands in the context of Climate Change.

    

    
    
20. 03 SEP 2023 - 08 SEP 2023 : Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos and Gianna Kitsara, from CLIMADAPT team,participated in the EMS (European Meteorological Society) Annual Meeting 2023
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos and Gianna Kitsara, from CLIMADAPT team,participated in the EMS (European Meteorological Society) Annual Meeting 2023 - European Conference for Applied Meteorology and Climatology, which took place at the University of Economics Bratislava (EUBA), Slovakia, from 3 to 8 September 2023. CLIMADAPT team had 2 oral presentations titled as: Implementation of Climate Change adaptation strategies in lake-wetland management and agriculture in the Prespa National Park (Greece) and Climate-Resilient Urban Regeneration: Transforming School Yards for a Sustainable and Adaptive Future in the framework of the LIFE Prespa Waterbirds and LIFE-IP AdaptInGR projects , respectively.

     

    
    
21. 14 AUG 2023: Comments by Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung
    

    Comments by Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung regarding the summer wildfires on the island of Rhodes

    
    
22. 25 JUL 2023 - 28 JUL 2023 : Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated, as the IPCC's focal point for Greece ,in the Fifty-ninth Session of the IPCC (IPCC-59)
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated, as the IPCC's focal point for Greece ,in the Fifty-ninth Session of the IPCC (IPCC-59) ,which took place at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, from 25 to 28 July 2023. The main agenda item of the Fifty-ninth Session of the IPCC was the election of the IPCC Chair, members of the IPCC Bureau and the Task Force Bureau (TFB) of the seventh assessment cycle

    Ch. Giannakopoulos with the Greek Ambassador in Kenya IPCC-59		Voting badge of Greece for the IPCC's elections

    
    
23. 24 JUL 2023: Comments by Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos in Kathimerini newspaper
    

    Comments by Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos in Kathimerini newspaper, regarding forest fires and their link to climate change, with reference to the results of a scientific paper.

    
    
24. 05 JUL 2023 - 07 JUL 2023 : 3-days workshop for Climate Change Adaptation in the Region of North Aegean
    

    Gianna Kitsara and Giannis Lemesios, from CLIMADAPT team, participated in the 3-days workshop for Climate Change Adaptation in the Region of North Aegean , held on the islands of Lesvos, Chios and Samos in the framework of LIFE-IP AdaptInGR project . CLIMADAPT team had 2 oral presentations titled as: 'Climate Change projections in the Region of North Aegean' and 'Online tools and use of climate indices'

     

    
    
25. 19 JUN 2023 - 21 JUN 2023 : Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated in the 6th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2023 (ECCA 2023)
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated in the 6th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2023 (ECCA 2023) , held in Dublin (Ireland), presenting a poster  Ecca Poster 2023

    

    
    
26. 13 JUN 2023: Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participitation in the IPCC's National focal point for Greece ,in the Second Forum of the Mission adaptation to climate change
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated, as the IPCC's National focal point for Greece ,in the Second Forum of the Mission adaptation to climate change , held in Blekinge, Sweden :

    
    
27. 22 MAY 2023 - 24 MAY 2023 : 9th International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated in the 9th International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean (MetMed), held in Genoa (Italy), presenting two posters:

    - Climate indices and return period analysis to assess the long-term impact of climate change on olive crops in Peloponnese, Greece
    - Μicro-climate assessment of pilot areas through an installed meteorological network on Andros Island, Greece

    

    
    
28. 23 JAN 2023: Lecture by Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos , regarding Climate change impacts in Agriculture
    

    Lecture by Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos , regarding Climate change impacts in Agriculture , to a Canadian group of adult students within the Rural Ontario Institute's Agricultural Leadership Program'' (Athens).

    

     

    
    
29. 19 OCT 2022 - 21 OCT 2022 : Climate Change projections for the Region of Western Macedonia
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated in the 3-days workshop for Adaptation of climate change in the Region of Western Macedonia on the framework of LIFE-IP AdaptInGR project. Dr. Giannakopoulos had an oral presentation titled : Climate Change projections for the Region of Western Macedonia

    

    
    
30. 03 SEP 2022: Climate Change - Causes - Consequences -Municipal Measures and Plans to Reduce Carbon Emissions
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos was one of the speakers in the 2-days conference of the PINDOS NETWORK, on the topic: "Climate Change - Causes - Consequences -Municipal Measures and Plans to Reduce Carbon Emissions" ,September 2, 3 and 4, 2022, Pyli, Trikala, Greece . Dr. Giannakopoulos' speech was titled : Climate Change, extreme phenomena and impacts on Mountainous Central Greece.

    

    
    
31. 15 JUN 2022: Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos was one of the speakers in the webinar titled Climate Change and Cultural Heritage organised by the Ministry of Culture and Sports in the frame of the cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries.

    Forum programme

     

    

     

    Webinar in Greek language	Webinar in English language

     

     

    
    
32. 27 MAY 2022 - 28 MAY 2022 : Climate Crisis, Biodiversity and Forest Ecosystems
    

    Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos was one of the main speakers in the 2days event titled Climate Crisis, Biodiversity and Forest Ecosystems organised by the Association of Administrative Judges and held in Edipsos, Evia,Greece

    

    
    
33. 19 MAY 2022: MED-GOLD General Assembly 2022
    

    MED-GOLD General Assembly 2022 Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos held, with the other MED-GOLD partners, the project’s final General Assembly on 19-20 May 2022 at the headquarters of CREA in Rome, Italy. The discussions focused on the lessons learnt during the project, the legacy of the climate services developed for agriculture and on future collaborations

    Μed-Gold Final Showcase 2022

    

    
    
34. 01 APR 2022: Christos Giannakopoulos was a participant in the opening events for the “Weather Engines” exhibition
    

    Christos Giannakopoulos was a participant in the opening events for the “Weather Engines” exhibition in ONASSIS STEGI (Athens, Greece). “Weather Engines” explores the poetics, politics, and technologies of the environment from the ground to the sky, and from soil to atmosphere.
    
    A talk, titled “What’s with the weather?”, on climate change, extreme events and their impact by Christos Giannakopoulos (National Observatory of ATHENS) Response and discussion with writer and artist James Bridle (Aegina)

     

     

     

     

    
    

TV/Radio Interviews

• Interview of Dr Christos Giannakopoulos in HELLENIC PARLIAMENT TV in the frame of the CLIMACT project, 26/09/2020
• On Sunday, November 14, 2021, Hellenic Link–Midwest presented Dr. Giannakopoulos in an online lecture titled "Climate Change, Extreme Events and Impacts for Greece in the Near and Distant Future ”. This lecture was supported by the Hellenic Foundation, Chicago.

Articles in press

• Interview of Dr Christos Giannakopoulos in Suddeutsche Zeitung (German Newspaper), Article Title ‘’Überleben auf dem Hotspot’’, October 23, 2021
• Article of Christos Giannakopoulos in a special issue of the newspaper ‘’Efimerida ton Syntakton’’ dedicated to Climate Change , June 2021

Newsletters

• Six newsletters, in the frame of the MED-GOLD project, that can be found here
• Five newsletters, in the frame of the CLIMACT project, that can be found here (2021)