17th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2021)

About CEST

Established in 1989, the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST) is a leading environmental conference where top experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, representatives of public administration and social initiatives present state-of-the-art research on current and emerging environmental issues. CEST is thus a platform where academia and business converge; where academic research, innovative ideas and solutions serve as the basis for a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable environment.

The conference is organized by the Global Network of Environmental Science and Technology jointly with the University of the Aegean (Greece) and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece). CEST2021 is academically supported by the University of Salerno (Italy), the University of Cincinnati (USA) and the Imperial College London (UK) as well as a group of distinguished scientists – the members of the Conference Scientific Committee and was hold in the premises of National and  Kapodistrian University of Athens, from 1 to 4 September 2021.

On 2/9/21 Prof. Koundouri participated in a round table discussion focused on “Adaptation to climate change, a driving force for the societies to transit to a greener future”, together with Prof Costas Synolakis , Mr. C. Economou and Prof Maria Papadopoulou.

Session: “Adaptation to climate change, a driving force for the societies to transit to a greener future” Round table organized by Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency - NECCA

Prof. Maria P. Papadopoulou (Presenter)Prof. Costas Synolakis Prof. Phoebe Koundouri Mr. Christos Economou

Prof. C. Synolakis - Academy of Athens 
"The impacts of climate change to the natural ecosystems in Greece -  Greek Climate Law as a driving force to more resilient societies  toward 2050".

Prof. Ph. Koundouri - Athens University of Economics and Business
"The challenges and the opportunities raised by the European Green  Deal to boost the efficient use of resource by moving to a cleaner  and greener economy"

Mr. C. Economou - Deputy Director / Head of Unit EC  Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Directorate  for Maritime Policy and Blue Economy
"The recent EC  Communication on a new approach for a sustainable  blue economy"

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