Events

On 23/07/2025 Prof. Phoebe Koundouri  was honored to speak at an interdisciplinary session examining war and peace through the lenses of sustainability, diplomacy, ecosystems, and governance. The panel, titled "War and Peace – Issues of Thought and Analysis," was moderated by Dr. Luci Attala, Anthropologist and Deputy Executive Director of the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, and Prof. Fadwa El Guindi, Ph.D., UCLA and Trustee of WAAS.

In her intervention, Prof. Koundouri emphasized the urgent need for systems transformation to ensure a sustainable and balanced interaction between society and nature. She underscored the complex, interlinked crises—geopolitical conflict, economic instability, inequality, climate change, and biodiversity loss—that collectively endanger global sustainability.

The panel featured distinguished speakers:
Prof. Jelel Ezzine – University of Tunis El-Manar; Advisory Board Member, UNESCO Science Report
Prof. Louise Steel – University of Wales
Prof. Vesna Vucinic – University of Belgrade; Chair, Global Cultural Policies Task Force, WCAA
Prof. Dr. Thomas Reuter – University of Melbourne; Trustee, WAAS

Watch the session here