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1. 31. 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''

   

   
   
2. 32. 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.

   

   
   
3. 33. 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.

    

    

   
   
4. 34. 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

    

   

   

    

   

    

    

   
   
5. 35. 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''

   

   
   
6. 36. 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.

   

   
   
7. 37. 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.

   

   
   
8. 38. 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.

   

   
   
9. 39. 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.

   

   
   
10. 40. 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".