RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Doctoral research

Completed doctoral theses:

• Othon Kaminiaris (2023) The impact of the EU climate change policy on its neighbourhood (Athens: National and Kapodistrian Universtiy of Athens).
• George Dikaios (2022) Normative without power: Internal and external EU climate diplomacy towards the IMO and the ICAO (Athens: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens).

Ongoing doctoral reseach:

• Nikoleta Dabanovic, on the adaptation and just transition strategies of the Southeast European states.
• Dafni Karatza, on the influence of the carbon tax on climate policy.
• Ion Vallianos, on the externalities and the sustainability of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) of the European Union.
• Nadia Vassileiadou, on how the European media perceive and present climate change issues.

Post-doctoral research

Ongoing post-doctoral research

• Dr George Dikaios - European port policy and climate regulations: Responsibilities, jurisdiction and implementation in Greece.

Research projects

• Monitoring International Environmental Practice
• Observatory for climate change in South-East Europe

Collaborations

• Collaboration between the UNESCO Chair and the Hellenic Forum for Sustainable Development: Mapping the implementation of the SDGs in Greece.
• Collaboration between the UNESCO Chair and diaNEOsis: Just transition to the post-lignite era. (powerpoint presentation in Greek).
• Collaboration between the UNESCO Chair with ELIAMEP on the development of the Climate Change Hub. Presentation of the Climate Change Hub with the participation of Prof. E. Doussis and Dr G. Dikaios.
• Collaboration between the UNESCO Chair with The Green Tank on a policy paper titled: Hydrocarbon extraction vs Offshore wind: Can Greece become a green energy hub in the Mediterranean?.