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Building Partnerships in CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR POLLUTION

Building Partnerships in CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR POLLUTION. Nicolas Moussiopoulos Deputy Chairman of the Governing Board International Hellenic University and Professor of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering at the Aristotle University Thessaloniki. Why this theme (1/2)?.

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Building Partnerships in CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR POLLUTION

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  1. Building Partnerships inCLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR POLLUTION Nicolas Moussiopoulos Deputy Chairman of the Governing Board International Hellenic University and Professor of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering at the Aristotle University Thessaloniki

  2. Why this theme (1/2)? • Climate change is perhaps the research issue with the highest policy relevance and substantial economic implications. • Air pollution represents a severe problem especially in larger conurbations all over the world. • The linkage between climate change and air pollution is scientifically very challenging.

  3. Scale interactions

  4. The interlinkages Sao Paolo Collaboration with USC Mexico City Santiago

  5. Why this theme (2/2)? • The International Hellenic University is already offering an MSc in Energy Systems and will soon offer two further Master programs with relevance to this theme: • Sustainable Development (with streams on Strategies and Tourism) • Environmental Technology (addressing explicitly Air Pollution) Information on IHU: http://www.ihu.edu.gr/

  6. Where do we stand now? • Some Greek Universities are among the European leaders in the specific field. • There are several examples for fruitful collaboration between research groups in Greece and the US. • Greek experts are members of networks, to which also US colleagues are contributing. • But: Synergy in teaching is rather limited.

  7. Networking • Interdisciplinary networks in individual universities Example: The Sustainable Development Network ofthe Aristotle University (linking 9 Schools and Departments) Contact: moussio@eng.auth.gr • National networks and centers Example: The RCE - Central Macedonia • International activities Example: The ACCENT Network of Excellence

  8. RCE - Central Macedonia Contact: Professor Eftichios Sartzetakis, esartz@uom.gr 8

  9. Network of Excellence ACCENT (1/2) 2004-2009 Greek participation:Aristotle University, University of Crete http://www.accent-network.org

  10. Network of Excellence ACCENT (2/2) • Greek Researsch Groups • Aristotle University Thessaloniki • Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering • Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics • Environmental Pollution Control Laboratory • University of Athens, Department of Applied Physics • University of Crete, Environmental Chemistry Processes Laboratory • University of Western Macedonia, Environmental Technology Laboratory • National Observatory of Athens, Inst. of Env. Research and Sust. Development • Academy of Athens, Research Centre for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology Available via http://www.accent-network.org/portal/publications/accent-series-reports

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