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1. 11. 24 SEP 2025: Annual LIFE-IP AdaptInGR project partners’ meeting in Patras
   

   The annual LIFE-IP AdaptInGR project partners’ meeting hosted in the city of Patras — at the headquarters of the Region of Western Greece on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Giannis Lemesios from CLIMADAPT group attended the event and made an oral presentation titled ‘’ Action D.2 Monitoring the impact of the project pilot actions ‘’. The meeting was followed the next day by the organization of the project’s 1st demonstration visit. All partners visited the pilot project of the Region of Western Greece for the restoration and protection of Kalamaki Beach in the Municipality of Western Achaia from coastal erosion. After the field visit, a short workshop followed on the topic “Coastal Zone and Climate Change.”

   

   

   
   
2. 12. 15 SEP 2025 - 17 SEP 2025 : Sustainable Solutions at Times of Transition, Nisyros, Greece
   

   Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated in the International Symposium and Workshops SuST 2025 (Sustainable Solutions at Times of Transition) that took place in September in Nisyros, Greece. He orally presented the aims, scope and expected outcomes of the ReEnergy-Med project and participated in the dialogue forum /round table ‘Green Development and Climate Change in the Greek islands’ which took place during the SuST2025 conference. 

   

   
   
3. 13. 09 SEP 2025 - 11 SEP 2025 : Summer School on Extreme Temperature and Precipitation Events
   

   Parina Machaira, from the CLIMADAPT team, participated in the Summer School on Extreme Temperature and Precipitation Events, held on 9–11 September 2025 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The summer school was organised within the SCEWERO project (GA 101159497), coordinated by the University of Antwerp and co-organised by Babeș-Bolyai University, the Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, and Justus Liebig University. Held in person at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, the event brought together students (Post-doctoral, PhD, and MSc) and young researchers from Romania and other widening countries for training on the latest research in extreme temperature and precipitation events.

   

   
   
4. 14. 08 SEP 2025 - 12 SEP 2025 : EMS 2025 online presentations
   

   CLIMADAPT group participated in the hybrid EMS Annual Meeting 2025 held in Ljubljana from 7 to 12 September 2025 with two online presentations ‘’CLIMADAT-hub: High-resolution long-term climate projections for Greece’’ by K.V. Varotsos and ‘’Discomfort Indices' Variation in Athens, Greece: Present Status and Future Estimations’’ by B. Psyloglou

   
   
5. 15. 29 AUG 2025: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 - at the Acropolis Museum in Athens
   

   IAM COMPACT final event - 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 - at the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Co-organised with ELLINIKI ETAIREIA Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ΕΛΛΕΤ), the event brought together scientists, policymakers, industry leaders, and citizens to reflect on the project’s findings. Through 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, insightful presentations, panel discussions, and a 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens, the event showcased the IAM COMPACT’s 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 - a novel way to bridge science with fast-evolving policy priorities - and highlighted 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 in Ethiopia,Kenya,SriLanka, and Ukraine, alongside key modelling and policy outputs. Gianna Kitsara from CLIMADAPT groups was one of the panel speakers at the event with an oral presentation titled   ‘’Climate change impacts in Greece’’.

   

   

   
   
6. 16. 11 JUN 2025: 1 day event on the Civil Protection of the Ionian Islands
   

   Dr. Christos Giannakopoulos participated , among other representatives of  the scientific community  and local government, and civil protection agencies, in the Ionian Islands’ Civil Protection Day which was  held on June 11, 2025 in Lefkada Island, co-organized by the Regional Association of Municipalities of the Ionian Islands (PED-IN) and the Region of the Ionian Islands (P.E.Lefkada).

   The event was a substantial opportunity for coordination, exchange of experience and scientific documentation around the increasing challenges facing the region due to the climate crisis and geodynamic phenomena. The aim was to strengthen preparedness and cooperation between all the critical links of civil protection in the Ionian Islands.

   Christos Giannakopoulos was a featured speaker at the event and his speech was about  "Climate change and its impacts on the wider Ionian region"

   

    

    

   
   
7. 17. 02 JUN 2025 - 04 JUN 2025 : 8th General Assembly of the Copernicus Climate Change Service
   

   Dr Christos Giannakopoulos attended the ECMWF’s 8th General Assembly of the Copernicus Climate Change Service between 2-4 June in Valencia, Spain. The General Assembly is an exciting moment to connect with C3S service providers as well as with representatives of EU institutions and agencies, Spanish stakeholders and ECMWF’s partner organisations. The programme offered ample networking opportunities in between engaging plenary and poster sessions. Climadapt Group participated with 2 poster presentations.

   

   

   

   
   
8. 18. 28 MAY 2025 - 31 MAY 2025 : 28-31 May 2025: 17th International Congress of the Geological Society of Greece, Mytilene
   

   Parina Machaira, from CLIMADAPT team, participated in the 17th International Congress of the Geological Society of Greece, which was held in Mytilene, Lesvos Island (Greece), in the Aegean region, during May 28-31, 2025, and was hosted at the University of the Aegean. Her poster presentation was titled “Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Olive Cultivation in the Peloponnese, Greece: A Long-Term Analysis Using Climate Indices”.

   

   
   
9. 19. 23 MAY 2025: “Land Evaluation System for Agriculture in the Face of the Climate Crisis” of the LandEval project , Benaki Phytopathological Institute
   

   Christos Gianakopoulos, Giannis Lemesios and Gianna Kitsara, from CLIMADAPT team, attended  the 1 day event on the LandEval project - "Land evaluation system for agricultural use in view of the climate crisis", which was held on  May 23, 2025, at the Benaki Phytopathological Institute ( Kifissia, Greece), with the support of the Green.

   Christos Giannakopolos made an oral presentation titled "The climate scenarios as a planning tool for agricultural resilience’’. The web (online) LandEval platform was presented, and a discussion was open regarding Agricultural Production in Greece in 2050 with suggestions for improvement, and  adaptation.

   

   

   
   
10. 20. 13 MAY 2025: Climate Change in 2025: What science is telling us
    

    The Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Energy of the National Observatory of Athens (IERSD, NOA) and the Energy Policy Unit – DSSLab of the National Technical University of Athens (EPU, NTUA) had the pleasure and honour of co-hosting a guest lecture by the Head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Emeritus Professor in Sustainable Energy at Imperial College London, Sir Jim Skea, on “Climate Change in 2025: What science is telling us”, on Tuesday 13/05/2025, 16.00 EEST, at the Ceremonial Hall of National Technical University of Athens.

    In the context of a series of research projects such as ChoiceEU and AdaptiveGreece / LIFE-IP Project the lecture focused on the latest scientific evidence regarding the physical science basis, impacts and adaptation, and climate change mitigation, as well as on the role of the scientific community, through the processes of the IPCC, ahead of its 7th Assessment Report (AR7) cycle.

    Opening remarks by Prof. John Psarras (DSSLab Director, NTUA) and Dr. Christos GIANNAKOPOULOS, (IPCC Focal Point for Greece, Research Director, IERSD/NOA).

    After the lecture, the audience had the opportunity to engage in a discussion with Prof. Skea in Q&A, moderated by Dr. Alexandros Nikas (NTUA).

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