Press Release: Kick off Meeting of H2020 ARSINOE Project

On October 1^st the H2020 Project “ARSINOE- Climate Resilient Regions Through Systemic Solutions and Innovations”, has officially started. ARSINOE is financed by the European Commission with a total budget of 15 million Euros and is coordinated by Prof. Chrysi Laspidou, University of Thessaly. It brings together 41 partners from 15 countries and intends to be a game-changer for shaping pathways to resilience by delivering regional innovation packages that build an ecosystem to develop and implement innovative climate change adaptation measures and solutions across Europe. The kick-off meeting of the project took place in Athens on October 14 and 15, as a hybrid event.

This consortium brings together several members of the Cluster for Sustainability Transition, directed by Prof. Phoebe Koundouri.

The Research laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (ReSEES) at Athens University of Economics and Business where the Principal Investigator of the project is Prof. Koundouri. ReSEES Laboratory at Athens University of Economics is the Leader of WP7: Financial issues and financing instruments/Business models (AUEB), the leader of “Case study 2: Mediterranean ports” and is heavily involved at the Athens & Black Sea case studies. Given its expertise in economy, finance and funding, AUEB-RC will contribute in creating a portfolio of financing solutions that collectively can contribute to the improvement of various regions' resilience. AUEB-RC will play a major role in identifying financial innovation pathways, co-developing stakeholder specific financial pathways and business plans, designing financial instruments and developing a hybrid financial reporting model that integrates profits, social, environmental and governance criteria. Along with Prof. Koundouri, members of AUEB team are: Dr. Conrad Landis, Ms. Alice Guittard and Ms. Maria Lentoudi; also, Prof. Dionysis Assimacopoulos, Prof. Vasiliki Tsoukala and Ms. Vasiliki Chalastani from the National Technical University of Athens are also included in the AUEB team.

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