ICRE8
ABOUT ICRE8
The International Centre for Research on the Environment and the Economy (ICRE8) is a nonprofit private Research Centre dedicated to interdisciplinary research on sustainable development and management of the Environment, Energy, Economy, Eco-innovations and their electronic versions (hence E8). The overarching goal of the Centre is to promote the understanding and implementation of Sustainable Development, as the only non-self-destructive path of socio-economic development.
Central to the mission of ICRE8 is the pursuit of excellence in conducting and presenting research, and a commitment to exploring relevant environmental, natural resources and energy issues, for a variety of circumstances and stakeholders and across different temporal and spatial scales. In particular, ICRE8 focuses on developing structured and methodologically sound approaches to recognizing, demonstrating and capturing the Total Economic Value of public goods and services, and integrating them in long-run cost benefit analysis, in order to inform sound and sustainable management tools and policy making, while recognizing the interdisciplinary nature of the challeng
The Centre’s research expertise includes financial analysis, socio-economic and econometric analysis, environmental valuation, political and institutional analysis, integrated environmental-economic modeling, cost-benefits analysis, multi-criteria analysis, life cycle analysis, risk analysis, geographical information systems, multi-stakeholder mediations techniques, game theory, information technologies and decision making tools development.
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ICRE8 hosts SDSN Greece, the Greek chapter of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN Greece), together with the Political Economy of Sustainable Development Lab (PESD) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). ICRE8, SDSN Greece, PESD and Athena Research and Innovation Center form a cluster of leading research institutes, with a strong commitment to research related to the environment, climate change, energy, sustainability, and innovation, with an exceptional record in attracting research funding, achieving successful completion of influential projects with explicit policy interventions, and producing numerous academic and popular publications.
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Press Release for the Symposium on Climate Change
10/04/2019
The first “Symposium on Climate Change: Threats, Challenges, Solutions for Greece” at A...
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 Ανά...
ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ RECONNECT- TIRANA
07/03/2019
Η 2η ενδιάμεση συνάντηση (Interim meeting) παρακολούθησης του �...
ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΑ ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΥΠ' ΑΡΙΘΜ. 20190023/22-1-2019 ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗΣ ΕΚΔΗΛΩΣΗΣ ΕΝΔΙΑΦΕΡΟΝΤΟΣ
06/03/2019
Αποτελέσματα της υπ’ αρ. πρωτ: 20190023/22-01-2019 (ΑΔΑ: 9ΩΗ246Μ9...
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 work...
A special issue of Sustainability Journal (ISSN 2071-1050) entitled "Sustainable Water Resource Management" is now open for submission.
28/02/2019
A special issue of Sustainability Journal (ISSN 2071-1050) entitled "Sustainable Water Reso...
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 ...
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 Go...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS CD-LINKS Summer School on Integrated Assessment Models: A Tool for Science-Based Policy Making
15/02/2019
Deadline to apply: 1 March, 2019 In cooperation with CD-LINKS, CMCC, IIASA, and the ...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS EAERE-FEEM European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics
12/02/2019
ΔΙΑΚΉΡΥΞΗ ΥΠ' ΑΡΙΘΜ. ΠΡΩΤ: 20190034/04-02-2019 ΑΝΟΙΚΤΟ'Y ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΣΜΟΎ ΣΤΟ ΠΛΑΊΣΙΟ ΤΟΥ ΈΡΓΟΥ RECONNECT
07/02/2019
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?
The SMIRES Training Course starts! 4th-6th of February, 2019 !
29/01/2019
Course Coordinator: Prof. Phoebe Koundouri Economics of Sustainable Water Management of Interm...
EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator: where great ideas grow into great businesses
26/01/2019
The EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator is the only EU accelerator programme focused on climate impact by cl...
ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ ΕΚΔΗΛΩΣΗΣ ΕΝΔΙΑΦΕΡΟΝΤΟΣ
22/01/2019
Aφορά την πρόσληψη 2 ατόμων με σύμβαση εργασίας ιδιωτικ...
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri and Dr Stella Tsani gave a keynote speech @ GLOBAQUA Final Conference
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'...
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 partici...
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:...
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 201...
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 As...
''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 &...
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 Aristotl...
Welcome to SIMRA's 5th newsletter!
24/10/2018
SIMRA (Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas) is a four-year project (2016-2020) funded...
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 At...
''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 '...
ICRE8 Signs MoU with the Federal Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria
19/10/2018
The International Centre for Research on the Environment and the Economy and the Federal Rural Elect...
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 Reg...
The GLOBAQUA Final Conference – entitled: '' Water river management under water scarcity and multiple stressors '' will take place in Barcelona (Spain) on 18-19 December 2018.
12/10/2018
This is to announce the GLOBAQUA Final Conference – entitled Water river manag...
The 2nd Sustainability Summit for South East Europe and the Mediterranean as well as the EIT Climate - KIC Greece Hub launch event were presented on skai TV at ECO News
05/10/2018
See the video here
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, a...
Our co chair Prof. Phoebe Koundouri presents the main focus areas of UNSDSN Greece at the 2nd Sustainability Summit for South East Europe and the Mediterranean
05/10/2018
See the video here:
The Second Sustainability Summit / last session on New Technologies and Education facilitating the SDG's
04/10/2018
"Effective monitoring and quality big data" is what we need in order to achieve Agenda2030...
July 2018 - 1st RECONNECT newsletter !
21/09/2018
RECONNECT is an ICRE8 project on Regional cooperation for the transnational ecosystem sustainab...
Stella Tsani, Head of the Department of Energy, Economic Policy and Regional Cooperation at ICRE8 participated in the EMBRIC Satellite meeting organized in Crete, Greece on the 17th of September 2018 !
19/09/2018
Stella Tsani, Head of the Department of Energy, Economic Policy and Regional Cooperation at ICRE8 pa...
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 miti...
The Annual Conference on the Economic Assessment of European Climate Policies, is going to take place in Florence, Italy, on 26-27 November 2018.
07/09/2018
The conference will cover the main climate-related existing policies, at EU, national and subna...
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 o...
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 t...
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 '' Interdiscipl...
'' 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-cha...
ICRE8 is very happy to welcome the two newest members of the team, Alice Guittard and Sherine El-Wattar !
30/07/2018
ICRE8 is very happy to welcome the two newest members of the team, Alice Guittard and Sherine El-Wat...
COASTAL project: The first local MAL on the Messinia case study took place on Thursday 26th of July at Navarino Environmental Observatory.
27/07/2018
COASTAL project: The first local MAL on the Messinia case study took place at Navarino Environmental...
The third and final call for innovation is open in BRIGAID !
23/07/2018
Here you can find some links about the third call to innovation: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.co...
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 Pa...
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:...
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) &nb...
ICRE8 is happy to be part of the RECONNECT project - Press release
18/07/2018
ICRE8 is happy to be part of the RECONNECT project (Regional cooperation for the transnational ecosy...
WCERE 2018 - 6th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists took place from the 25th to the 29th of June 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
08/07/2018
The WCERE 2018 - 6th World Congress of Environmental and Resources Economists was a huge s...
Brigaid's third and final open call for innovations
05/07/2018
Does your innovation mitigate the impacts of climate-driven disasters, droughts, floods, or extreme ...
SDG INDEX 2018 has been released!
05/07/2018
Ποιές είναι οι επιδόσεις των 193 κρατών σε σχέση με την υ...
Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation - Industrial Design Competition for Greek Designers SECOND NATURE Marine Plastic Waste Blue & Circular Economy New Technologies - Deadline 15th September 2018
02/07/2018
ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΧΕΔΙΑΣΜΟΥ ΓΙΑ...
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 ...
The BSUN Conference @ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, June 18-19 2018.
19/06/2018
The theme of the conference was “UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals In The Black Sea Region...
'' 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 Clim...
H2020 Social Innovations in Marginalized Rural Areas (SIMRA) project meeting in Padova (June 12 – 14, 2018).
14/06/2018
Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA) is a project funded by the European Union'...
Two-Year Post-Doc Position at the University of Bologna (Rimini Campus)
13/06/2018
The Centre for Advanced Studies in Tourism at the University of Bologna (Italy), Rimini Campus, is l...
'' 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 Sa...
Dr Stella Tsani, participated in the 1st Interim meeting for the Reconnect project, in Larnaca, Cyprus, 12-14 June.
12/06/2018
Dr Stella Tsani, Head of the Department of Energy, Economic Policy and Regional Cooperation at ICRE8...
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 Manage...
'' Towards a Greener Attica Preserving the Planet and Protecting its People '', an international ecological symposium which was held in Athens and the Saronic islands, Greece, from 5 to 8 June, 2018.
08/06/2018
This international ecological symposium organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate will convene theolo...
COASTAL (Collaborative land sea integration platform) project held in Brussels from June 5th – June 8th 2018.
08/06/2018
COASTAL is a unique collaboration of 29 partners from 8 EU Member States, representing coastal and r...
ICRE8 participated in Laskaridis foundation of Ocean Cleaning, 8th of June 2018.
08/06/2018
ICRE8 is one of the 20 bodies involved in the Marine Environment Cooperation Network created by...
The third Science Technology and Innovation (STI) forum, also known as the Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for SDGs was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 5,6 June 2018.
06/06/2018
STI Forum: Third Annual Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Develop...
Dr. Stella Tsani will be guest editing a special issue in 'Resources'
04/06/2018
Dr Stella Tsani, Head of the Department of Energy Economic Policy and Regional Cooperation at ICRE8,...
Stella Tsani and Phoebe Koundouri participated in the 12th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries, Blue Growth for the Adriatic – Ionian Macro region and the Eastern Mediterranean
04/06/2018
Stella Tsani and Phoebe Koundouri participated in the 12th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and...
Dr. Stella Tsani received an expert invitation to the EU Russia Diplomacy Project actions
04/06/2018
Stella Tsani, Head of the Department of Energy, Economic Policy and Regional Cooperation at ICRE8, h...
ISBS 2018 (2018 International Sandy Beaches Symposium) was held in Heraklion, Greece from 25 to 29 May 2018.
29/05/2018
The ISBS 2018 was held from 25 to 29 May 2018. It was hosted by the Institute for Marine B...
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri presentation at the PELAGOS Greek Hub for Blue Energy Workshop, 25 May 2018, Athens
25/05/2018
Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE) made a presentation on &ldqu...
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 Internation...
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri and Dr. Ebun Akinsete will be guest editing a special issue of the MDPI Journal, 'Water'
22/05/2018
ICRE8's Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE) and Dr. Ebun Ak...
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri paper "Estimating Risk Attitudes in Conventional and Artefactual Lab Experiments: The Importance of the Underlying Assumptions" has attracted a lot of attention
21/05/2018
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, ATHENA RC, LSE) open access paper: Andreas C. Drichoutis and P...
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
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, ATHENA RC, LSE) chaired the session “Mitigation...
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: &ldquo...
ICRE8 is a proud member of the Boroume Greek "Saving and Offering Food Network"
15/05/2018
ICRE8 is a proud member of the greek network "Saving and Offering Food Network" of Boroume...
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
Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE) gave a keynote speech at the 2018 Internati...
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri will speak at the Ecumenical Patriarchate symposium “Toward a Greener Attica: Preserving the Planet and Protecting its People”, June 5-8 2018, The Saronic Islands, Greece
08/05/2018
Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE) will participate at the Inte...
International recognition of Prof. Anastasios Xepapadeas' contribution to Science
07/05/2018
We are thrilled to communicate this amazing news for our colleague Prof. Anastasios Xepapadeas, who ...
Job opening @ICRE8 COASTAL horizon2020 project
01/05/2018
ICRE8 invites applications from Researchers at all levels to work, part-time and full-time, on the H...
BRIGAID H2020 Project Progress and Innovations
17/04/2018
Our BRIGAID project is making wonders! We bring you the latest Brigaid Progress and Innovations. In...
Prof Phoebe Koundouri and Prof Anastasios Xepapadeas will be speaking at 2018 International Workshop on The Economics Of Climate Change And Sustainability, Bologna, 27 & 28 April 2018.
16/04/2018
ICRE8 Associated University Professors Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE) and Anastasios...
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri was the keynote speaker at ICSD 2018, April 11-15, 2018, Athens, Greece
16/04/2018
Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE) gave the keynote speech entitled “Int...
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BRIGAID BRIdges the GAp for Innovations in Disaster resilience (BRIGAID) H2020 Project aims to provide structural, ongoing support for innovations in climate adaptation by developi... MoreCollaborating Institutions
