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1. 31. 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.

   

   
   
2. 32. 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".

   

   

   

   
   
3. 33. 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.

   

   

   
   
4. 34. 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.

   

   

   
   
5. 35. 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

   

   
   
6. 36. 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.

   

   
   
7. 37. 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.

    

   
   
8. 38. 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

   
   
9. 39. 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

   
   
10. 40. 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.