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The first day of the WAAS@65 Conference (21/07/2025) began with a compelling, solution-oriented panel discussion titled "Global Solutions to Raise the World’s Platform – The UN SDGs," moderated by Prof. Phoebe Koundouri.
The panel explored the critical importance of accelerating progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a means of addressing rising global insecurity. In her opening remarks, Prof. Koundouri emphasized the urgency of collective action, citing data from the 2025 Sustainable Development Report, which reveals that only 17% of SDG targets are currently on track.
Access the report here
Prof. Koundouri also presented systemic transformation models developed by AE4RIA – the Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Aephoria – and the SDSN Global Climate Hub. These frameworks offer integrated, science-based pathways to achieving climate neutrality and SDG-aligned development across sectors and countries.
Read the latest SDSN Global Climate Hub report on European National Commitments for Climate Neutrality
On Monday, 21 July, Lydia Papadaki delivered a presentation at the 2nd International Sociohydrology Conference in Tokyo. The presentation formed part of Session 46: Transdisciplinary Waters: Experimentations, Living Laboratories, and Collective Stewardship, under Theme 3: Pluralising Water Knowledge.
Her talk, entitled “Integrating Living Laboratories and Experimental Economics in Water Resource Management”, was co-authored with Dr. Ebun Akinsete, Alina Velias, Lazaros-Antonios Chatzilazarou, and Professor Dr. Phoebe Koundouri (Principal Investigator). The research was conducted within the framework of the ERC Water Futures project.
The presentation explored the potential of Living Labs and behavioural experiments to enhance participatory water governance by bridging real-world decision-making processes with insights from economic science and stakeholder engagement.
You can read the working paper here
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