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SMIRES Project brochures now available in different languages

06/12/2017
You can now download the greek and english broschure of the SMIRES: Science and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams (H2020) here:
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Watch online the ICCG B. Buchner, Ch. Knowles and Ch. Grossmann Lectures on “Climate Finance”

21/12/2016
From webinars to publications, from the Best Climate Practices contest to the research activities of the observatories, the International Center for Climat...
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Reports

New Report on “Climate Vulnerability & Adaptive Capacity of Mountain Societies in Central Asia”

26/02/2018
A new report on “Climate Vulnerability & Adaptive Capacity of Mountain Societies in Central Asia” has been co-authored by ICRE8 associated researcher Dr. Stefanos X...
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Oceans Solutions Report 2017

07/06/2017
Released at the Solution Initiative Forum (SIF) Oceans in Gothenburg, Sweden, this compilation of innovative SDG 14 solutions focuses on four key areas: litter, energy, ...
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A Guide to SDG Interactions: from Science to Implementation

15/05/2017
The report examines the interactions between the various goals and targets, determining to what extent they reinforce or conflict with each other. It provides a blueprint to help c...
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“Better Business, Better World” report, by the Business and Sustainable Development Commission

20/04/2017
The Business and Sustainable Development Commission has recently launched a flagship report “Better Business, Better World” that calls business leaders for action ...
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Fifth World Happiness Report 2017 Ranks Happiest Countries

22/03/2017
NEW YORK, March 20—The World Happiness Report 2017, which ranks 155 countries by their happiness levels, was released today at the United Nations at an event celebrating Inte...
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Presenting the 2017 Youth Solutions Report!

02/02/2017
SDSN Youth announces the launch of the Youth Solutions Report, a first step in the mission to demonstrate the incredible innovation and creativity of young people who are leading i...
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2017 WEF-GULF ISCN Report: Educating for Sustainability

27/01/2017
The report “Educating for Sustainability” from the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) includes a shared foreword with the SDSN. The report was launched at ...
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Budapest 2016 Water Summit Messages / Policy Recommendations

20/12/2016
The final outcome of the Budapest Water Summit 2016, the Budapest Water Summit 2016 Messages and Policy Recommendations was prepared by the Drafting Group, responsible for the elab...
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New water report integrates behavioural change into demand forecasting and water efficiency practices

01/12/2016
Water companies are interested in the way customers use water and the effect these behaviours, practices and habits have on the total demand for water Additionally, these behaviour...
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The Ocean Economy in 2030, OECD (2016)

07/10/2016
This report explores the growth prospects for the ocean economy, its capacity for future employment creation and innovation, and its role in addressing global challenges. Special a...
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EFI Multi Donor Trust Fund for Policy Support: Annual Report 2015

07/10/2016
14 February, 2016 (public version) The report was presented in the EFI MDTF for Policy Support Steering Committee Meeting on Thursday, 11 February 2016.
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SDG Index & Dashboards Global Report

02/08/2016
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Guideline Books

PUBLICATION: Practical Guide to Conducting Due Diligence of Tropical Timber Products

17/10/2017
BVRio just published a practical guide to help buyers of tropical timber screen illegality in the timber sector. The guide summarises the main documents that need to be collected, ...
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Launch of new standards for financing sustainable development

03/02/2017
On Monday 30 January 2017, 19 leading global banks and investors – worth a total of $6.6 trillion in assets, launched the Principles for Positive Impact Finance, se...
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FIREefficient - Book of Guidelines

07/10/2016
The EU co-funded FIREefficient project has recently published a Book of Guidelines (BoG) and is launching the Lessons on fire on line platform. BOG aims to show that resilience of ...
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BEWATER Policy Brief

07/10/2016
The first BeWater Policy Brief highlights the need to develop river basin adaptation plans to deal with climate change and the role of local stakeholders to develop successful adap...
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Newsletters

NEWSLETTER September 2020 – December 2020

29/12/2020
Please read our latest news for the period from September 2020 to December 2020 for our Cluster on Sustainability Transition.
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BRIGAID H2020 Project Progress and Innovations

17/04/2018
Our BRIGAID project is making wonders! We bring you the latest Brigaid Progress and Innovations. Innovation Cycle 1 finished with more than 80 innovations submitted in the Climate...
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SIMRA - Newsletter #4 - March 2018

26/03/2018
SIMRA’s newsletter is back! We have been busy over the past few months working hard on a policy brief for DG Agri, training the case study teams and publishing...
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Sustainability, Volume 9, Issue 11 (November 2017) Pathways to Sustainability in Livestock Farming and Landscape Conservation OPEN ACCESS

18/12/2017
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SIMRA - Newsletter #3 - October 2017

31/10/2017
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DAFNE Newsletter issue 2 released

09/10/2017
DAFNE Project second newsletter has been released. Read it online here: http://dafne-project.eu/2017/10/09/dafne-newsletter-issue-2/
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3E/REDPRO Newsletter September 2017

28/09/2017
3E/REDPRO Newsletter September 2017 Focusing on market opportunities for renewable energy investments   
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We introduce the latest Brigaid progress and updates

02/08/2017
    Brigaid has recently released the Climate Innovation Window which aspires to be a reference platform for climate resilience innovations. Also, innovators can now s...
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The Newsletter of the DAFNE Project (1st issue)

31/07/2017
Here is the first issue of the Dafne Project Newsletter. DAFNE: A Decision-Analytic Framework to explore the water-energy-food NExus in complex and transboundary water resources s...
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The GLOBAQUA Project Newsletter - Issue 7

31/07/2017
GLOBAQUA (Managing the effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems under water scarcity) is an EU-funded project aiming to identify the prevalence of, and interaction betwe...
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EAERE Newsletter, Spring 2017

08/06/2017
The EAERE Spring 2017 Newsletter has been published, including two contributions by Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) and ICRE8 senior researcher Stella Tsani.
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ICRE8 May 2017 Newsletter

24/05/2017
The 4th ICRE8 newsletter (May 2017) is now available you can read it online here.  
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SIMRA - Newsletter #2 - April 2017

01/05/2017
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SDSN Youth's Newsletter - March 2017

27/04/2017
Read about all the latest SDSN Youth accomplishments following this link.
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EUFAR newsletter March 2017

28/03/2017
Here is the latest EUFAR newsletter (March 2017 issue) bringing us an update of recent EUFAR activities and interesting upcoming events. To access the newsletter, click here.&...
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Sustainability, Volume 9, Issue 3 (March 2017)

24/03/2017
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Newsletter, MBA International, AUEB (March 2017)

20/03/2017
This is the first issue of i-MBA Scope, the periodical newsletter of the MBA International program (i-MBA) of AUEB. Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) pa...
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ClimeFish research project Newsletter

20/03/2017
ClimeFish – Sustainable Seafood for the Future Climate change is real, it happens now and it is influencing biological diversity and ecosystems all over the world. How ...
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BlueBRIDGE February 2017 newsletter

08/03/2017
In this issue: - The BlueBRIDGE H2020 project January workshop “Understanding how ecosystems of e-infrastructures can boost Blue Growth" brought together over...
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OpenAIRE Newsletter February 2017

08/03/2017
The OpenAIRE H2020 Project February 2017 Newsletter is out. Read about: Making archeological data more discoverable, accessible, interconnected, complete Looking at the process of...
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The GLOBAQUA Project Newsletter - January 2017

20/02/2017
GLOBAQUA (Managing the effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems under water scarcity) is an EU-funded project aiming to identify the prevalence of, and interaction ...
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EurEau January 2017 newsletter

01/02/2017
The EurEau external newsletter - edition 10 - January 2017 is out It includes news and EurEau views on: Pharmaceuticals in the environment: The presentations and the report from ...
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OpenAIRE Newsletter January 2017

01/02/2017
  OpenAIRE Newsletter January 2017 is out! Read about: OpenAIRE workshop on impact and measurement of Open Access Europe and Latin America expand their collaboration for O...
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EFI Network News 1-2017

27/01/2017
The European Forest Institute (EFI) is a pan-European international organization which conducts research and provides policy support on forest-related issues. Read the January 201...
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Frontiers in Marine Science December 2016 Newsletter

03/01/2017
JOURNAL NEWS 720 articles submitted 469 articles published 1,599 editors: 23 Specialty Chief Editors, 197 Associate ...
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ICRE8 December 2016 Newsletter

09/12/2016
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ICCG Newsletter, April 2016

07/10/2016
International Center for Climate Governance Newsletter, April 2016                
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SIMRA - Newsletter #1 - September 2016

07/10/2016
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The GLOBAQUA Project Newsletter - August 2016

07/10/2016
  The latest issue of the GLOBAQUA newsletter describes the main scientific results achieved so far, the main outcomes of our public events as well as key news from our ...
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EAERE Newsletter, Autumn 2015

07/10/2016
The European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) is an international scientific association which aims are: to contribute to the development a...
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EAERE Newsletter, Spring 2016

07/10/2016
Editor: Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France. The EAERE Newsletter is published twice a year, in late May (Spring issue) and...
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Newsletter Hellenic Energy Regulation Institute- Issue 3/2016

26/08/2016
The Hellenic Energy Regulation Institute has released its latest Newsletter, covering the most important developments in the Greek and EU Energy market
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ICRE8 January 2016 Newsletter

20/01/2016
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ICRE8 June 2015 Newsletter

20/06/2015
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Articles

The G20 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: How to Strengthen Policy Coherence and Accountability

18/05/2017
Dr. Marianne Beisheim, SWP-Comments 2017/C 16, May 2017, 4 Pages The next G20 Summit will take place in Hamburg on 7/8 July 2017. Under the Chinese Presidency, the G20 adopted the...
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Blue economy and integrated aquaculture management

28/04/2017
Aquaculture management often targets output maximization rather than profit maximization. This tactic is economically inefficient but may also be associated with social and ecologi...
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India’s specialised renewable energy transmission project secures $500 million

24/03/2017
A $500 million agreement has been reached for dedicated transmission lines for renewable energy projects in India. India’s state-owned power transmission infrastructure deve...
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Renewables can reduce CO2 emissions by 70% by 2050

24/03/2017
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the energy sector can be reduced by 70 per cent by 2050 and completely phased-out by 2060 with a net positive economic outlook – ac...
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Renewable energy targets already met by 11 EU Members

20/03/2017
Share of renewables in energy consumption in the European Union (EU) reached almost 17 per cent in 2015, with eleven EU Member States already achieving their 2020 targets. On Tues...
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Renewables in Africa & Asia secure $50 million private investment

10/03/2017
Five new private companies committed to invest $50 million towards bringing renewable energy to sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.  In sub-Saharan Africa alone, 600 million people ...
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305 GW of solar power capacity installed worldwide

10/03/2017
Globally, solar power capacity has reached 305 gigawatts (GW) thanks to the 50 per cent rise in solar capacity added in 2016 spurred largely by China and the U.S. increasing demand...
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Obituary: The great Kenneth Arrow, 1921-2017

05/03/2017
Written by Prof. Andreas Papandreou (NKUA, PESD, ICRE8) in Kathimerini, 5/3/2017   Ο Κένεθ Αροου ήταν συνάδελφος και καλός φίλος του...
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The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in the News

20/12/2016
The Times - EMISSIONS TARGET Sir, Matt Ridley failed to recognise the many flaws in Peter Lilley’s latest pamphlet for the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which claims tha...
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Knowledge Spillovers, Innovation and Growth

19/12/2016
Aghion, Philippe and Jaravel, Xavier (2015), Knowledge Spillovers, Innovation and Growth. Econ J, 125: 533–573. doi:10.1111/ecoj.12199 Cohen and Levinthal (1989) introduced ...
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Less debt more Earth; WWF opens dialogue on green debt relief for a living economy in Greece

04/11/2016
Seven years of crisis and austerity in Europe are placing great strain on the European project. In Europe’s nature, life goes on: Greece hosts a unique ecological treasury, w...
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Our oceans need a global rescue operation – now | World Economic Forum

07/10/2016
Nina Jensen, CEO, WWF-Norway, July 27, 2016 The oceans are a vital source of life, livelihoods, food and biodiversity, but what on earth are we doing to them?
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Why Copenhagen works: Lessons in city governance | Brookings Institution

07/10/2016
Bruce Katz, Luise Noring, February 17, 2016 In the aftermath of the Paris climate agreement, it is clear that cities will play a central role in designing, fin...
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Read the Sustainability Journal Special Issue on "Sustainable Management of Marine Resources under Uncertainty: Economic, Environmental and Social Aspects"

27/08/2016
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri (ICRE8, AUEB, LSE) is the guest editor of the Sustainability Open Access Journal Special Issue "Sustainable Management of ...
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New issue of the journal of Environmental and Resource Economics 

01/05/2016
The April 2016 special issue of the journal of Environmental and Resource Economics is now available for downloading. Volume 63, Issue 4, April 2016 Special issue: Recent ...
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Handbook of Water Economics by Ariel Dinar and Kurt Schwabe

10/10/2015
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