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Δελτίο Τύπου με θέμα: Εκδήλωση στο Γραφείο του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου στην Ελλάδα, για την ένταξη του Παρθένου Δάσους Φρακτού Παρανεστίου, στον κατάλογο των Μνηµείων Παγκόσµιας Κληρονοµιάς της UNESCO.
16.4.2022
Δελτίο Τύπου
Θέμα:Εκδήλωση στο Γραφείο του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου στην Ελλάδα, για την ένταξη του Παρθένου Δάσους Φρακτού Παρανεστίου, στον κατάλογο των Μνηµείων Παγκόσµιας Κληρονοµιάς της UNESCO (World Heritage List) - Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς
Με μεγάλη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε η ενημερωτική εκδήλωση στο Γραφείο του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου στην Ελλάδα, για την ένταξη του Παρθένου Δάσους Φρακτού Παρανεστίου, στον κατάλογο των Μνηµείων Παγκόσµιας Κληρονοµιάς της UNESCO (World Heritage List).
Η εκδήλωση πραγματοποιήθηκε με αφορμή τον ορισμό της 18ης Απριλίου από την UNESCO και το Διεθνές Συμβούλιο Μνημείων και Τοποθεσιών...
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Υποβολή φακέλου υποψηφιότητας για ένταξή της Έδρας στο Παγκόσμιο Δίκτυο Γεωπάρκων της UNESCO
Με μεγάλη χαρά σας ανακοινώνουμε, ότι μετά από προσπάθεια πολλών μηνών και με σκληρή δουλειά που έγινε από πολυμελή ομάδα συνεργατών της Έδρας, υποβλήθηκε σήμερα στην Επιτροπή του Παγκόσμιου Δικτύου Γεωπάρκων της UNESCO στο Παρίσι, ο πλήρης φάκελος υποψηφιότητας της Νισύρου για την ένταξή της στο Παγκόσμιο Δίκτυο Γεωπάρκων της UNESCO.
Θερμές ευχαριστίες στην Ηφαιστειολόγο, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια του ΕΚΠΑ, Δρ. Ε. Νομικού, στον Μετεωρολόγο – Κλιματολόγο, Καθηγητή του ιδίου Πανεπιστημίου, Π....
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Scientific Note LESSONS LEARNT FROM RECENT FLOODS IN EUROPE Prepared by Prof. D. Emmanouloudis
LESSONS_LEARNT_FINAL.pdf
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Καινοτόμες τεχνολογίες και εθελοντισμός για προστασία των μνημείων - Άρθρο στην εφημερίδα Καθημερινή
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Ποιο λάθος κάναμε με τις πυρκαγιές και τι μπορούμε να αλλάξουμε
Οι πυρκαγιές και η επόμενη ημέρα μέσα από τα μάτια ενός δασολόγου.
Δημήτρης Εμμανουλούδης Δασολόγος – Υδρολόγος, Καθηγητής του Τμήματος Δασολογίας και Φυσικού Περιβάλλοντος στο Διεθνές Πανεπιστήμιο της Ελλάδος.
EUROKINISSI
.10 Αυγούστου 2021 - Στιγμιότυπο από την πυρκαγιά στην Βόρεια Εύβοια
Με την Β. Εύβοια ακόμη στις φλόγες και με την φράση του Ισοκράτη «Μηδενί συμφορά ονειδίσεις, κοινή γαρ η τύχη και το μέλλον αόρατον», να ισχύει για όλους τους κατοίκους της Χώρας, και όχι μόνον γι’ αυτούς των περιοχών που ήδη επλήγησαν (Έχουμε δυστυχώς ακόμη μπροστά μας τα 2/3 του Αυγούστου και ολόκληρο τον Σεπτέμβριο), γίνεται προσπάθεια μέσα από...
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Βίντεο με ολόκληρη την Διαδικτυακή Επιστημονική Παρουσίαση με θέμα: "Η Επίδραση των Καιρικών Φαινομένων στην Έκβαση Μαχών και Ναυμαχιών στα Χρόνια της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης (1821 -1829)"
"Η Επίδραση των Καιρικών Φαινομένων στην Έκβαση Μαχών και Ναυμαχιών στα Χρόνια της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης (1821 -1829)."
Διαδικτυακή Επιστημονική Παρουσίαση στο πλαίσιο του εορτασμού των 200 χρόνων από την Ελληνική Επανάσταση αλλά και της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Περιβάλλοντος.
Πατώντας εδώ μπορείτε να παρακολουθήσετε την διαδικτυακή ημερίδα στο κανάλι της έδρας στο YouTube.
Διοργάνωση:
▶️Προγράμματα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών «Άνθρωπος και Νερό»
▶️«Ανάλυση και Διαχείριση Φυσικών και Ανθρωπογενών Καταστροφών» του Διεθνούς Πανεπιστημίου της Ελλάδος
▶️Πανεπιστημιακή Έδρα της UNESCO Con – E – Ect, του...
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Πρόσκληση σε διαδικτυακή επιστημονική παρουσίαση: "Η Επίδραση των Καιρικών Φαινομένων στην Έκβαση Μαχών και Ναυμαχιών στα Χρόνια της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης (1821 -1829)"
Στο πλαίσιο του εορτασμού των 200 χρόνων από την Ελληνική Επανάσταση αλλά και της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Περιβάλλοντος, σας προσκαλούμε στην διαδικτυακή επιστημονική παρουσίαση "Η Επίδραση των Καιρικών Φαινομένων στην Έκβαση Μαχών και Ναυμαχιών στα Χρόνια της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης (1821 -1829)" που διοργανώνουν από κοινού τα Προγράμματα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών «Άνθρωπος και Νερό» και «Ανάλυση και Διαχείριση Φυσικών και Ανθρωπογενών Καταστροφών» του Διεθνούς Πανεπιστημίου της Ελλάδος και η Πανεπιστημιακή...
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ΔΙΑΔΙΚΤΥΑΚΗ ΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ ΜΕ ΘΕΜΑ «ΒΙΩΣΙΜΗ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ ΥΔΑΤΙΝΩΝ ΠΟΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΡΟΧΘΙΩΝ ΠΕΡΙΟΧΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΔΗΜΟΥ ΔΡΑΜΑΣ» στις 4 Ιουνίου 2021 // ONLINE WORKSHOP ON "SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND RIPARIAN AREAS OF DRAMA MUNICIPALITY
ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ ΣΕ ΔΙΑΔΙΚΤΥΑΚΗ ΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ ΜΕ ΘΕΜΑ
«ΒΙΩΣΙΜΗ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ ΥΔΑΤΙΝΩΝ ΠΟΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΡΟΧΘΙΩΝ ΠΕΡΙΟΧΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΔΗΜΟΥ ΔΡΑΜΑΣ»
Είμαστε στην ευχάριστη θέση να σας ανακοινώσουμε ότι στα τέλη Ιουνίου θα ολοκληρωθεί το υποέργο «Παρακολούθηση και Αξιοποίηση των Παρόχθιων Περιοχών Δήμου Δράμας» που έχει αναλάβει η ερευνητική ομάδα του εργαστηρίου Γεωμορφολογίας, Εδαφολογίας και Παρόχθιων περιοχών (GERi Lab) και η Έδρα UNESCO Con-E-Ect του τμήματος Δασολογίας και Φυσικού Περιβάλλοντος στο Διεθνές Πανεπιστήμιο Ελλάδος (ΔΙΠΑΕ). Το υποέργο είναι μέρος των Δράσεων του έργου...
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Σε καλό δρόμο η ένταξη του Παρθένου Δάσους στα μνημεία φυσικής κληρονομιάς της Ελλάδας
Στόχος η ένταξη στα μνημεία φυσικής κληρονομιάς της UNESCO
«Υπάρχουν 3 Παρθένα Δάση ενταγμένα αυτή τη στιγμή παγκοσμίως,
και φιλοδοξούμε το δικό μας να είναι το τέταρτο και το πρώτο της χώρας μας»
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Ολοκληρώθηκε η μελέτη της Έδρας για το ΕΣΚΗ ΚΑΠΟΥ
Ολοκληρώθηκε με επιτυχία και παραδόθηκαν οι προτάσεις διαχείρισης και ανάπτυξης της περιοχής ΕΣΚΗ ΚΑΠΟΥ του Δήμου Καβάλας, υπό το πρίσμα καινοτόμων τεχνικών και πρακτικών, από την επιστημονική ομάδα της Έδρας UNESCO Con-E-Ect. Πρόκειται ένα ολοκληρωμένο έργο, μια μελέτη σκοπιμότητας ουσιαστικά που αφορούσε μια μεγάλη έκταση 10.000 και πλέον στρεμμάτων με την επωνυμία ΕΣΚΗ ΚΑΠΟΥ που ανήκει στην Δημωφέλεια του Δήμου Καβάλας και βρίσκεται ανατολικά της πόλης της Καβάλας.
Το ΕΣΚΗ ΚΑΠΟΥ...
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Διεθνές συμπόσιο στο πλαίσιο της Ελληνικής Προεδρίας στο Συμβούλιο της Ευρώπης
Διεθνές συμπόσιο στα πλαίσια της Ελληνικής Προεδρίας στο Συμβούλιο της Ευρώπης// Διατηρώντας το κοινό μας Μέλλον: Νέες Προσεγγίσεις στη Διαχείριση Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς και την Περιβαλλοντική Προστασία /// Ελληνική Προεδρία της Επιτροπής Υπουργών του Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης Ελληνική Εθνική Επιτροπή για την UNESCO///
Με μεγάλη επιτυχία και πολλές συμμετοχές από όλο τον κόσμο, πραγματοποιήθηκε Διεθνές Συμπόσιο με θέμα «Διατηρώντας το κοινό μας Μέλλον – Νέες Προσεγγίσεις στη Διαχείριση...
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UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect presented at the Med2020 conference
UNESCO_Chair_Con-E-Ect_presented_at_the_Med2020_conference.pdf
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UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect presented at the ΜΟΝΙΤΟΧ conference
Con-E-Ect_-_MONITOX.pdf
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UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect presented at the BALCOR conference
Con-E-Ect_-_Balcor.pdf
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LETTER FROM OUR UNESCO CHAIR FOR THE CONVERSION OF HAGIA SOFIA IN A MUSLIM TEMPLE
UNESCO_HAGIA_SOPHIA.pdf
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Ongoing Project with Drama Municipality: Monitoring and Utilization of the Riparian Areas of Drama Municipality. By George Zaimes
This project that is in progress, will monitor and utilize the riparian areas of Drama Municipality. It is being implemented by the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, International Hellenic University (IHU) and the UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect. The Project Manager is George Zaimes who is the Deputy Chair of Con-E-Ect and an Assistant Professor with the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment.
It is co-financed by the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region NSRF with the total amount of...
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Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα "Άνθρωπος και Νερό" (MSc Man and Water)
Σας ενημερώνουμε ότι έχει ξεκινήσει η διαδικασία υποβολής αιτήσεων για εγγραφή στο ΠΜΣ "Άνθρωπος και Νερό" (Man and Water).
Οι αιτήσεις μπορούν να υποβάλλονται ηλεκτρονικά στο παρακάτω link: http://manwater.teiemt.gr/?page_id=1024
Υπενθυμίζεται ότι το ανωτέρω μεταπτυχιακό υλοποιείται υπό την αιγίδα της έδρας UNESCO Con – E—Ect και με την υποστήριξη της Ελληνικής Εθνικής Επιτροπής της UNESCO, επισπεύδον Τμήμα είναι το Τμήμα Δασολογίας και Διαχείρισης Φυσικού Περιβάλλοντος του Διεθνούς Πανεπιστημίου της Ελλάδος.
Τα μαθήματα...
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UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect visit CESI Ecole D’ Ingénieurs in Paris, France.
By George N. Zaimes
Dimitrios Emmanouloudis and George N. Zaimes, UNECSCO Chair Con-E-Ect and Eleni Apostolidou, Laboratory of Alternative Energy resources – Heat transfer, International Hellenic University visited the CESI École d' Ingénieurs in Paris France, February 19th, 2020. The initial visit took place aa the CESI Headquarters. During these meeting Catherine Vauclair, Deputy Dean of studies, Chantal Hurard, Head of collaborative programmes, Karine Gourlet, Officer - International relations...
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UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect visit UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris, France.
By George N. Zaimes
Dimitrios Emmanouloudis and George N. Zaimes, visited the UNESCO’s Headquarters on February 21st, 2020. The UNESCO’s Headquarters, is a treasure of modern architecture and the fruit of collaboration between several iconic architects of the twentieth century such as Bernard Zehrfuss, Marcel Breuer and Luigi Nervi. During this visit they met Ms Inga Nichanian UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme, Section of Higher Education. The discussion with Ms Inga Nichanian was very fruitful since...
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Special Issue “Sustainable Management of Semi-Aquatic Ecosystems” for Sustainability an Open Access Journal by MDPI. Submit your manuscript until 15 March 2021!
Special Issue “Sustainable Management of Semi-Aquatic Ecosystems” for Sustainability an Open Access Journal by MDPI. This issue will focus on management, restoration and conservation of riparian areas, wetlands and deltas.
George Zaimes, the Deputy Chair of UNESCO Con-E-Ect, is the Guest Editor.
For more information read the attachment and if interested please submit your manuscript until 15 March 2021!
Special Issue “Sustainable Management of Semi-Aquatic Ecosystems” for Sustainability an Open...
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WaSec International ERASMUS Project
Innovations in Water Education Programs: Enhancing Water Security and Socio-economic Development in the Eastern Mediterranean under Climate Change
This project will bring together and strengthen the cooperation between companies and universities through the development of new courses in Water Resources Management, while taking into consideration potential climate change impacts, with adaptive learning and teaching methods for the Eastern Mediterranean region. It should lead to a new culture of...
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UNESCO Chair on World Heritage & Biosphere Reserve Observation & Education
George Zaimes visited the UNESCO Chair on World Heritage and Biosphere Reserve Observation and Education that is located at the Heidelberg University of Education in GERMANY on December 5th, 2019. The purpose of the Chair in Heidelberg is to promote an integrated system of research and its application, training and education, based on modern geo-information technologies and geo-ecological methods, in order to analyze, model and visualize environmental changes at UNESCO designated sites. During the...
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First International Conference of UNESCO Chairs
George Zaimes was invited to participate and present in the First International Conference of UNESCO Chairs “Linking education, transdisciplinarity and international partnership – UNESCO Chairs for a sustainable future.” The conference was organized by the UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship and Intercultural Management, University of Wuppertal, GERMANY, in cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO and supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. The event was hosted in Wuppertal,...
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Australian Researchers guest lecture at the Man & Water MS
Dr Garry Stevens, a Senior Lecturer and Course Advisor in the Humanitarian and Development Studies (HADS) Program at Western Sydney University presented the topic “Managing human factors for bestpractice flood evacuation” to the students of the Man and Water Msc program. In addition, Spyros Schismenos a PhD student at Western Sydney University present part of his dissertation work “Hydropower for Disaster Resilience Applications (HYDRA).” The presentations took place at the School of...
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International Conference on Climate Change & Forestry
George Zaimes participated at the International Conference on Climate Change and Forestry (ICCCF 2019), that was hosted by the Foresters’ Association of Turkey (FAOT) in Beldibi/Antalya, TURKEY, from 13th-14th November, 2019. More than 100 delegates, including key opinion leaders and scientists from the disciplines of forestry, climate change, and related fields, presented the recent advances on the topic of forestry and climate change. George presented “Riparian Areas as a Tool to Mitigate...
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The future of South-East Europe and the Mediterranean in the context of Climate Change: A UNESCO perspective
Valasia Iakovoglou and George Zaimes from the UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect were selected to participate in conference title “The future of South-East Europe and the Mediterranean in the context of Climate Change: a UNESCO perspective” that was held in Venice, ITALY, 6th -8th November 2019. Some of the aims of
the UNESCO conference were to: a) highlight challenges and problems Mediterranean sites are facing in relation with climate changes, exchanges between on
which are the main strategies and...
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Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliances Meeting & European University Business Forum
George Zaimes was invited to participate in the Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliances Thematic Cluster Meeting on University-Business Cooperation on October 23rd, 2019 in Brussels, BELGIUM. He was invited to represent the Knowledge Alliance project “Specialization process for the ecoengineering sector in the Mediterranean environment. Generation of the necessary feedback between enterprises and universities in a changing climate environment (ECOMED)” and discuss with other representatives from other...
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"Trans-European Network for Coordination, Education & Training for Natural Disasters & Technological Risk Mitigation”
On October 17th-18th at the International Hellenic University in Kavala, GREECE, the Workshop "Trans-European Network for Coordination, Education & Training for Natural Disasters & Technological Risk Mitigation”, was held. The above workshop was organized by the UNESCO Chair CONE-ECT, the laboratory of informatics AETMA, and the MSc Programme "Analysis and Management of Natural and Manmade Disasters.” The workshop was attended by the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis...
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Virtual School
The Virtual School aimed to educate students on how to deal with natural disasters and to protect them from such hazards by using Mixed Reality technologies, and to be trained on the use of threedigit emergency numbers. Students are asked to build a 3D model of their school, and use cuttingedge technologies (Augmented Reality) to train in dealing with natural disasters (earthquake, flood, fire, injury, etc.). The pilot implementation of the action (September 15th - October 15th, 2019) aimed to...
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MONITOX International Symposium “Deltas and Wetlands”
George Zaimes and Thomas Spanos participated in the International Symposium “Deltas and Wetlands” that was held in Tulcea, ROMANIA, September 15th–17th, 2019. George Zaimes was an invited lecturer and presented the “WaSec – Innovative Educational Tools for the Sustainable Management of Semi-Aquatic Ecosystems to Promote Water Security in the Eastern Mediterranean.” In addition, the UNESCO Chair Con-EEct had two poster presentations
a) “Assessing and Restoring Urban Riparian Areas to Improve...
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6th Wave running – Run for clean beaches
The 6th WAVE running event took place on July 27th, 2019 from Keramoti to Avdera city, GREECE. The UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) were some of the sponsors of the event. Four graduate students from the MSc program Man & Water that is under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect, Anastasia Savvopoulou, Valantis Kiosses, Ilias Germatzidis and Georgios Gkiatas were there as volunteers to help accomplish the three main goals of the race which are: a)...
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Man & Water Students Visit the Nestos Delta and the Nestos Gorge
The Man & Water Master’s program is organized by the UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect which is established in International Hellenic University (former EMaTTech). This program provides students a holistic approach on water related issues by involving several sectors of water such as water management both in water surplus or water demand conditions, energy use, climate change and water legislation. One of the key activities of the program is field experiences. Specifically, the students visited the...
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Participation in the MedECC Network and Assessment Report
George Zaimes participated in the 1st MedECC Assessment Report (MAR1) Lead Author meeting that was held in the CNR Center in Milan (Italy) from 4 to 7 March 2019. The network of Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change (MedECC) has been created in 2015 to complete the gap in terms of information accessible to decision-makers about the Mediterranean environment and the current and future impacts of climate and environmental changes. This meeting gathered 59 participants from 16 countries:...
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The New ERASMUS + project on Sustainable Water Management in the Eastern Mediterranean
George Zaimes and Olga Papantsiou presented and participated in the Kick-off meeting of the ERASMUS + project “Innovations in Water Education Programs: Enhancing Water Security and Socio-economic Development in the Eastern Mediterranean under Climate Change (WaSec)(598480-EPP-1-2018-1-PS-EPPKA2 -CBHE-JP).” The Kick-off meeting was held in the Dead Sea, Jordan, from February 27th 2019 till March 2nd, 2019 with all 13 partners participating. The Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie is the...
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Prof. Haifeng Jia, Tsinghua University, “Sponge City” presentation.
Prof. Haifeng Jia visited the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, IHU (former EMaTTech), in Greece from February 7-10th, 2019. He is a full Professor and the Head of the Center for Urban Runoff Control & Stream Restoration, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, China. His main focal areas of research include watershed/urban water environmental planning and management, water quality and hydrologic models, urban runoff control, LID- BMPs, sponge city, urban river restoration and...
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Memorandum of Understanding between UNESCO Con-E-Ect and Nova Friburgo, BRAZIL. Establish collaboration with the University of Rio de Janeiro and the company Petrobas
Dimitris Emmanouloudis and George Zaimes were invited speakers to the International Workshop on Environmental Conservation and Ecotourism hosted in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, 15-17 January, 2019. Dimitris Emmanouloudis presented at the workshop the “Man and Water and Analysis and Management of Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters. Two Innovative Master Programs” and “A New Tool for the Protection of the European Union: Preparing and Raising Population Awareness in the case of Natural and...
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UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect Participating in the EU funded MONITOX Project
The UNESCO Chair Con-EEct is participating in the project titled "Interdisciplinary Black Sea Basin Network for Joint Sustainable Monitoring of Migration of Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Improved Assessment of Environmental Status and Harmful Impact Assessment on Human Health and Prevention of Population Exposure" with the Acronym "MONITOX." The project is funded by the EU through the Black Sea Cross Border Cooperation Programme. The lead partner is the Dunarea de Jos University ,...
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The inauguration of the new MSc program Man and Water
The UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect with the support of the UNESCO National Commission started a MSc Program entitled "Man & Water" (MaW) in October of 2018. The MSc program is a brand new and unique worldwide program which aims to address water challenges by the most integrated perspective and always by the prism of man’s intervention. The MaW MSc provides a holistic approach on water related issues by involving several sectors of water such as water management both in surplus or demand conditions,...
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VISUAL PROTOCOL AND GIS AS PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS FOR STREAMS AND RIPARIAN AREAS
The conservation and protection of riparian areas is a worldwide priority. The main reason is because humans have utilized riparian areas for thousands of years for agricultural or urbanization purposes. Establishing tools that quickly and accurately assess these areas that can help make proper management decision is the objective of this study. Specifically, the visual protocol of “Stream Visual Assessment Protocol (SVAP)”, along with the buffer function of the Geographic Information System...
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1st International Symposium: “From Democritus to CERN: From Being to non-Being and from the Matter to anti-Matter”, 17-18/5/2018, Avdera, Greece
The organizer of Symposium Avdera Municipality, UNESCO chair Con-E-Ect & CERN
This Symposium was a tribute to Democritus, hosted at his hometown; attempting to follow the evolution of the atomic theory. The story begins with Democritus single acceptance: “Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion” and reached out today’s CERN’s accomplishments. It was an initiative of the Municipality of Avdera and it is co-organized by the UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect along with CERN...
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Announcement of 1st International Symposium “From Democritus to CERN”
1st International Symposium
“From Democritus to CERN”
From the “BEING” to the “Non-BEING” and from the ” MATTER” to the “Anti-MATTER “
UNESCO Chair Con-E- Ect, which is hosted in the Technological Educational Instituteof Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (EMATTECH), in collaboration with theMunicipality of Avdera and CERN, on the occasion of the great Greek philosopherDemocritus, are organizing the 1 st International Symposium under the topic: “FromDemokritos to CERN”. From the “BEING” to the...
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Celebration of the World Earth Day on the 22nd of April 2018 in collaboration with the Municipality of Paranesti and invited speaker Prof. M. Scoullos.
Prof. M. Skoulos from the National and Kapodistrian Un. Of Athens presented the importance for hu-mans to protect and con-serve earth. In addition, students from the primary schools of Paranesti area, partici-pated in field measurements which took place in Nestos River driven by the Chairholder Prof. D. Emmanouloudis as well as the rest of the scientific team of the Chair. Basic principles of fluvial hydrology and riparian management were presented to the students.
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Earth Day
UNESCSO Chair Con-E-Ect celebrates Earths Day!
Unesco Chair Con-E-Ect in collaboration with the Municipality of Paranesti, on the occasion of the World Earth Day, on 22 April, organize an event in Paranesti under the title:
We are talking about Earth and Climate Change.
Invited speaker: Prof. M. Scoullos (Director of Unesco Chair & Network on Sustainable Development, Management and Education in the Mediterranean, University of Athens). The event will be concluded with an educational field trip...
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1st International Symposium: “From Demokritos…. to CERN” From Βeing to non-Being and Matter to anti-Matter” Venue: Archaeological Museum of Avdera Date: 17&18.5.2018 Description: This Symposium is a tribute to Democritus, hosted at his hometown; attempting to follow the evolution of the atomic theory. The story begins with Democritus single acceptance: “Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion” and reaches out today’s CERN’s accomplishments. Organized by:...
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TECHNICAL WORKSHOP FOR NESTOS RIVER CANDIDACY IN MAB/UNESCO PROGRAMME,19-20.10.2017, NESTOS,GREECE
On the 19th and 20th of October, the UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect in collaboration with Nestos River Management Body organize the Workshop under the title: “Optimizing ecotourism development and conservation in Nestos river. The role of local communities”in Chryssoupolis Kavala, Greece. The workshop is co-designed with the local authorities of the area and is aiming in giving to the local communities to understand, the benefits and perspectives of introducing Nestos entire drainage basin as a MAB...
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UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect gets... connected!
The UNESCO’s vast network of Chairs and Networks specialized in the Natural Sciences held their first meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, from 05 to 07 July 2017 in order to unite their efforts towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The conference “Mobilizing UNESCO Chairs in the Natural Sciences for Policy Action Towards the 2030 Agenda” marked the first official meeting of the UNESCO Chairs and Networks in the Natural Sciences. The UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect was...
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"Con-E-Ect" UNESCO Chair participates in the strategic plan of the Municipality of Drama
The Municipality of Drama, Greece, in 2016, opened "Drama Urban Agenda" and has a strategic plan for sustainable urban development. Drama’s urban integrated project (ITI) is 100% funded in current Programming Period by National and European Funds and consists of several projects for CO2 reduction and climate change. The core project is a bioclimatic reconstruction of a district in the central market of Drama and the connection of the two municipal parks of Drama. The "Con-E-Ect" UNESCO Chair...
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Face-to-face instruction for the course “Digital storytelling for the environment”
The Environmental Education Centre of Vistonida and the team of adult trainers ICT4ALL (Dimitra Theodosiadou, Christos Pappos, Angelos Konstantinidis, Agoritsa Papachatzi, Nikos Papadopoulos, Eirini Marna, Smaragda Karasimopoulou), in cooperation with the UNESCO Chair Con-E-Ect of the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology organized a blended learning course on “Digital storytelling for the environment – riparian...
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