partners
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) is an academic organization with highly qualified and motivated scientists supported by modern infrastructure. The contribution of AUTH to LIFE ASTI project will be performed by the School of Physics, Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics (LAP). The LAP has been active in a variety of research fields in the wider area of Meteorology, Atmospheric Physics and Air Quality and it has long experience in project coordination and management. Its main expertise is in the: a.Operational meteorological and air quality forecasting, b.Meteorological, climate and air quality modeling at urban and regional scales, c.Validation of meteorological, climate and air quality models, d.Meteorological and air quality studies and assessments,e.Climate change studies.
AZIENDA SANITARIA LOCALE ROMA 1
The Department of Epidemiology (DEP) in Rome is a 30 year old institution within the National Health Service of the Lazio Region. The mission of the Department is to perform high quality epidemiological research in the field of environmental epidemiology, comparative effectiveness and outcome research. The aim is to provide the best available evidence to inform public health policies to reduce effects of environmental exposure and to improve health care quality.
Geospatial Enabling Technologies EPE
GEOSPATIAL ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES (GET) was founded in 2006 with headquarters in Athens and in Thessaloniki, active in Greece and abroad. Our team consists of professionals with high level of technical knowledge and experience in management and development of spatial information, in open standards, open and free software, open data and the environment.
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
ISAC is the largest CNR Institute on atmospheric sciences, structured in 7 Units over the country, 7 permanent observatories, including 2 Global Stations of the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) program of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and 2 atmospheric research Supersites. ISAC is recognised internationally through its collaboration with a large number of European laboratories, and research centers worldwide.
Municipality of Thessaloniki
The Municipality of Thessaloniki has a population of 325,000 inhabitants, whereas the population of the metropolitan area is estimated at 1,100,000. Thessaloniki has the largest youth population of any city in Greece, thanks to its wealth of learning, academic institutions (approximately 150,000 students) and vibrant nightlife. The city was the European Cultural Capital in 1997 and the European Youth Capital in 2014.
In 2014, Thessaloniki was selected as part of the second cohort of cities to join the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) network. The aim of this initiative is to assist the city in being inclusive; locally oriented but with international partnerships and exchanges; and looking forward to addressing interrelated challenges, goals, targets and actions. Additionally, the city wants to be an organisation that guarantees the well-being of its people, and nurtures its human talent, while strengthening its urban economy and respecting its natural resources.
The Municipality of Thessaloniki operates a well equipped Monitoring Network for air pollution and meteorological parameters, which consists of six air pollution stations and eight meteorological stations, distributed within the area of the Municipality. In addition, the Municipality of Thessaloniki has an approved SEAP by the Municipal Council since 2014 and in 2017 adopted the commitments of the New Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. Since then is trying to transform its SEAP to a SECAP, and hopefully, the participation of the Municipality in the LIFE ASTI project will assist towards this transformation.
SYMPRAXIS TEAM
Sympraxis Team is one of the first agencies in SE Europe specialising in planning, implementing & communicating social and environmental initiatives. Since 2006, it has supported more than 200 projects for private companies, NGOs & public bodies, with an estimated value of 25M€. Sympraxis Team has facilitated some 300 funding actions, large and small, for more than 100 distinct sponsors and beneficiary organisations.
