Prof. Phoebe Koundouri will speak at the Ecumenical Patriarchate symposium “Toward a Greener Attica: Preserving the Planet and Protecting its People”
07-06-2018
Professor Phoebe Koundouri (AUEB, ICRE8, ATHENA RC, LSE) will participate at the International Ecological Symposium entitled “TOWARD A GREENER ATTICA: Preserving the Planet and Protecting its People” to be held in Athens and in Saronic islands, Greece, from June 5-8, 2018. Her speech will be a response to Jeffrey Sachs (Earth Institute, Columbia University) speech on “Global Trends: Economy, Ethics, and Spirituality; The Way of the Market”.
This international ecological symposium organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate will convene theologians and scientists, political and business leaders, as well as activists and journalists from all over the world. Participants will explore the pressing environmental problems of the region and its islands, examining the connections between ecology and economy, particularly in the context of pressing social and environmental challenges of our time.The President of the Hellenic Republic will be in attendance at the opening session of the symposium, which will assemble some 250 distinguished governmental, environmental and religious leaders.
More information at https://www.patriarchate.org/events/greenattica