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The Eastern Mediterranean and the Climate Crisis: Lessons from Greece for COP30

From wildfires and rising sea levels to biodiversity loss and water stress, the Mediterranean is at the frontline of the climate crisis. Greece's experience illustrates both the vulnerabilities and opportunities facing the wider region: balancing resilience with sustainable economic growth, advancing green innovation, and shaping policy reforms that connect local realities to global agendas. This conversation will bring together experts from academia, think tanks, and the Columbia Climate School to explore how national and regional strategies intersect with global climate imperatives. Topics will include disaster preparedness, economic planning, climate diplomacy, and research-driven policy design. Speakers Jeffrey Schlegelmilch, Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Climate, Director National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Director Executive Education and Non-Degree Programs Columbia Climate School, Columbia University Phoebe Koundouri, Professor at Athens University of Economics and Business & University of Cambridge; Co-Chair, United Nations IGS Global Sustainable Development Report; President, World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations; Director, AE4RIA Efthymia Kyriakopoulou, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece's representative to the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), Research Fellow, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Uppsala) Moderator Irene Nomikou Lazarou, Fulbright Scholar, Columbia Climate School; Research Associate - Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE), PhD Candidate on Climate Risk Management - Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business This webinar is one in a series of locally grounded conversations on climate action that Columbia Global is convening at our Global Centers ahead of COP30. ---- October 6 Istanbul | Virtual Local to Global: Türkiye's Road to COP30 ---- October 13 Paris | In-person Hope and Skepticism leading up to COP:30 Perspectives from Marginalized Communities ---- October 20 Athens | In-person + Virtual The Eastern Mediterranean and the Climate Challenge ---- October 27 Nairobi | Virtual Africa Speaks: Our Realities, Priorities, and Demands ---- November 4 Santiago | Virtual Local to Global: Chile's Road to COP30 --- Date TBD Rio de Janeiro | Virtual Local to Global: Brazil's Road to COP30