Author: pancyber

The 2^nd partner meeting of the Edu4Climate project, coordinated by CARE-C of the Cyprus Institute, took place on 27 October, 2023, at the University of Crete, in Greece. The project partners came together to discuss the progress of the project so far, as well as next steps.

The Edu4Climate project aims to engage its European Partners in order to strengthen and align their respective Educational and Training programs in Climate and Atmosphere science, establish new impact-oriented Research Infrastructures on decarbonization and atmospheric model prediction, and co-develop innovative environmental products and services with their respective surrounding ecosystems to address climate-relevant challenges across the EMME region. Edu4ClimAte will enhance local, regional, and international clusters led by its consortium to build the foundations for an inclusive European Universities Alliance in Climate & Atmospheric Sciences to support the EU Green Deal ambition and its regional challenges, as well as train and educate the next generation of researchers and innovators to achieve the EU long-term 2050 climate-neutrality objectives.

The project Edu4Climate received funding of €2 million from the European Commission’s Horizon Europe “European Excellence Initiative” (EEI) programme under agreement 101071247, to lead capacity-building actions in Cyprus and Greece, the strengthening of their Higher Education European networks and their cooperation with a specific focus on the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME).

CARE-C of the Cyprus Institute, in collaboration with the Municipality of Aglantzia, has installed an electronic signboard at a central point on Kyrenia Street, which was provided by the Municipality, which displays real-time information to citizens on air quality in the area.  This initiative is the first in a series of upcoming actions organized by the Centre in cooperation with the Municipality of Aglantzia, aiming to inform and educate citizens about air pollution and climate change.

The data is taken directly from the Centre’s Cyprus Atmospheric Observatory (CAO) station, located at the Cyprus Institute’s premises in Nicosia, and includes percentages of the most common air pollutants in the atmosphere such as Nitrogen Oxides (No_x), Ozone (O₃), Fine and Coarse Particulate Matter (PM_2.5 και PM₁₀) as well as the overall air quality index.

A webpage has been published, explaining the different measurements and colour coding used on the signboard in Greek. You can find the website here.

This action was implemented in the framework of the ‘Edu4Climate’ project, coordinated by the Institute, which secured €2 million of funding from the European Commission through the European Excellence Initiative (EEI) Competitive Programme of Horizon Europe (under grant agreement no. 101071247).

On Thursday, 8^th of June, 2023, the 3rd Annual Online Workshop on Innovation in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques successfully took place, as an EU Green Week 2023 Partner Event.

The one-day online event brought together atmospheric science communities in order to share and discuss the latest innovations, including new technologies, products and services in atmospheric measurement techniques and modelling. Participants also had the opportunity to network and enhance local and regional collaboration, as well as their national capacity in the effort to tackle the climate crisis.

More than 300 participants from 44 different countries attended the workshop, including researchers, and industry professionals in the atmospheric sciences.

Prof Jean Sciare, Director of CARE-C, gave the introductory speech welcoming all the participants and presenters at the workshop.  33 presentations followed, delivered by speakers from 13 countries, including academics, representatives from research institutions, and private companies, actively involved in the innovation and R&D in atmospheric measurement techniques.

Organisers: The workshop was hosted by three EU RIs working in the Atmospheric Measurements remit, ACTRIS, ICOS and IAGOS, together with the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (EMME-CARE) Consortium and the Edu4Climate project. It is organised by the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C) of the Cyprus Institute with the support of the University of Helsinki, the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz (MPIC), the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). More information about the workshop can be found on the link below:

https://emme-ca re.cyi.ac.cy/innovation-in-atmospheric-measurement-techniques-workshop/