Institute of European Integration and Policy-IEIP

02/06/2026

📚New Publication Alert 🚨

🌱Climate change is accelerating permafrost thaw across the Arctic, opening up new shipping routes such as the 🚢 NSR, NWP, and TSR. The article highlights that, beyond cost savings and shorter transit times, 🌍 geopolitics and environmental considerations will play a decisive role in determining which Arctic routes become viable for global trade.

👇 Discover more in the article:
📖 “The Arctic Shipping Routes Puzzle: A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis”
✍️ Co-authored by our Senior Researcher, Dr. George Dikaios, and our collaborator, Marianna Terezaki.

🔗 Access the article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X26001569

08/05/2026

“How dare you?”🌍📢
In 2019, Greta Thunberg delivered a speech at the UN COP that resonated around the world and amplified the voice of young people in climate politics 🌱

👇 Want to learn more?

📖 Read the article “When Greta shouted ‘How dare you?’” in 🇬🇷, ✍️ by our Chairholder, Prof. Emmanouella Doussis

💬 🔗 Link in the first comment

Youth Climate Diplomacy Forum SEE

23/04/2026

💬 🌍A landmark opinion by the International Court of Justice reminds us that protecting the climate is not only a legal duty ⚖️, but also essential for safeguarding human rights.

👇 Discover more by reading the article “The Landmark Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Climate Change” (in Greek)🇬🇷, ✍️ written by our Chairholder, Prof. Emmanouella Doussis

🔗 Link in the first comment 👇👇

26/03/2026

🌍🌱 Did you know that the EU seems to be backing away from its promises and commitments, leaving us between a green transition and a potential grey regression?

Discover more by reading the article “At the Crossroads of Green Transition and Grey Regression” (in Greek), ✍️ written by our Research Fellow, Dr Othon Kaminiaris.

🔗 Link in the first comment 👇👇

23/03/2026

📣 Πρόσκληση σε συζήτηση για την κλιματική αλλαγή και την ιστορία 📚🌱

Με αφορμή την παρουσίαση του βιβλίου του Dipesh Chakrabarty «Κλιματική αλλαγή και Ιστορία: Τέσσερις θέσεις», οι εκδόσεις Πλήθος διοργανώνουν ανοιχτή συζήτηση, στην οποία θα συμμετάσχει και η καθηγήτρια Εμμανουέλα Δούση, κάτοχος της Έδρας UNESCO για την Κλιματική Διπλωματία.

📅 Πέμπτη 26 Μαρτίου
🕖 19:00
📍 Βιβλιοκαφέ Έναστρον (Σόλωνος 101, Αθήνα)

Σας περιμένουμε!

12/03/2026

🌍🇬🇷 Did you know that international organizations have long been a key arena for Greece’s political engagement?

📘Read the book “Greece in International Organizations” to explore how diplomacy is practised within the institutional architecture of global governance and how Greece actively participates in it.

Co-editors of the book include the UNESCO Chair-holder, Prof. Emmanuella Doussis; the affiliated professor to the Chair, Asst. Prof. Antonia Zervaki; Assc. Prof. Antonis Klapsis & Asst. Prof. Manolis Koumas.

🔗 Link in the first comment

07/03/2026

📸Highlights from “Climate Diplomacy: What’s Wrong and What’s Next?” at Leiden University.
An engaging conversation on the challenges facing climate diplomacy 🌍and the pathways toward more effective negotiations and implementable solutions.

The event was hosted and moderated by our Senior Research Fellow, Dr George Dikaios, with our Chairholder, Professor Emmanuella Doussis, participating as one of the panelists.

🔗More information about the event in the link in the first comment

02/03/2026

📣📣Are you from the Western Balkans?
Are you 18-30?

Take our survey on youth participation, brain drain and European integration in the WB and help us shape real policy 🌱🌍

The survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyLFynekXfEQwsHBkbOaRq-hxtZlxizgLsoLphoKL5g5Ng5A/viewform?pli=1&fbclid=IwdGRleAQSuBhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeNoPyZY5WhiS7SwK9u6HaLcRG9rK3m18hylhN8bhbQIRH_QwYGUPgl6Vc1JM_aem_q5M4BWePHef9UuR0QRr7Eg

🌍 Are you 18–30 from the Western Balkans?

Your voice can shape real policy on youth migration, green jobs, climate action & EU integration. 🇪🇺🌱

🕒 5–7 minutes�🔒 Anonymous & GDPR-compliant�📢 Contributes to regional policy recommendations

Take the survey & share it: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyLFynekXfEQwsHBkbOaRq-hxtZlxizgLsoLphoKL5g5Ng5A/viewform?pli=1

Institute of European Integration and Policy-IEIP

26/02/2026

The case of Offshore Wind Farms (OWFs) in the Diapontian Islands 🌊

🌱📊As renewable energy initiatives expand, including socio-economic considerations and community input 💬 is crucial for their success. The Diapontian Islands 🇬🇷case shows that social acceptance and participatory planning are key elements that go beyond just meeting environmental policy objectives.

Discover more by reading the article “Local Communities’ Perceptions of Offshore Wind Farms in Greece: Evidence From the Diapontian Islands”.

✍️ Co-authored by Lydia Avrami (National Centre for Social Research & Research Fellow at the UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy), Othon Kaminiaris (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research & Research Fellow at the UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy), Katerina Mela (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research), and Nicolas Demertzis (NKUA).

🔗 Link in the first comment 👇👇

12/02/2026

🌿🌍 Climate change and migration: Are the impacts of climate change interwoven with migration?

Discover more by reading the article “From Ravaged Livelihoods in the Global South to Mediterranean Crossings: The Reality of Climate Migration”.

✍️ Co-authored by Theodota Nantsou (WWF Greece), Konstantinos Vlachopoulos (Greek Council for Refugees), our Chair-holder Prof. Emmanuella Doussis (NKUA), and Nasruddin Nizami (Greek Council for Refugees).

🔗 Link in the first comment 👇👇