{"id":13090,"date":"2026-04-24T06:33:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iersd.noa.gr\/?page_id=13090"},"modified":"2026-04-28T06:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:04:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iersd.noa.gr\/en\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\"\/>\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\/>\n\n<style>\nbody {\n    overflow-x: hidden;\n  }\n  \/* Hero title *\/\n  #hero-title {\n    font-size: 2.4rem;\n    font-weight: 300;\n    color: #ffffff;\n    letter-spacing: 0.5px;\n    line-height: 1.3;\n    margin: 0;\n  }\n\n  @media (min-width: 768px) {\n    #hero-title {\n      font-size: 2.4rem;\n    }\n  }\n\n  \/* Hero section *\/\n  .hero {\n    position: relative;\n    height: 50vh;\n    overflow: hidden;\n    width: 100vw;\n    margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw);\n  }\n\n  .hero::before {\n    content: \"\";\n    position: 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It was the country&#8217;s first Meteorological Service<strong> <\/strong>(1858) with the commencement of systematic daily meteorological observations (1858), while in the first decades of the 20th century, a Weather Forecasting service operated for the first time. Concurrently, it established the first Network of Regional Climate Stations in the country (Aiginitis Network) (1893-1931). Furthermore, in 1953, the first radiometric station in Greece was founded and operated, and it was the first official air quality monitoring service in the late 1960s. A significant and internationally recognized contribution of IERSD is the data from its historical climate station, which was upgraded to a Class A station in 1890 and permanently moved to the NOA facilities on Nymphs Hill in Thissio, where it has operated continuously to this day. In 2017, along with 60 other century-old stations worldwide, the historical climate station of Thissio received official certification from the World Meteorological Organization for its contribution to climate study on a centennial scale. IERSD&#8217;s historical climate archive is the sole source of information on climatic conditions in our country during the pre-industrial period. Today, <strong>the Institute&#8217;s vision<\/strong> is:      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-099073df882bf916c37a3f321da57f37\" style=\"color:#4a735b;font-size:16px\"><strong> The<\/strong> <strong>safeguarding of a healthy environment and well-being for current generations<br>and the building of a sustainable and resilient future for future generations,<br>through innovative research and collaboration to address multiple<br>environmental degradation and the climate crisis<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Institute operates in an era of particular and <strong>complex challenges<\/strong> for humanity, and in a geographical area where these challenges are magnified. The <strong>triple planetary crisis<\/strong>, which includes climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity loss, creates new fields and opportunities for interdisciplinary and collaborative research and action.<br>Addressing climate change and other environmental pressures arising from it, as well as general anthropogenic interventions in nature, requires both the <strong>development of technological solutions<\/strong> for mitigating impacts and the implementation of <strong>adaptation strategies<\/strong> that will ensure the resilience of societies to new environmental conditions. In this context, the Institute is called upon, while strengthening its basic research in its fields of expertise, to develop ways to transform the results of its basic and applied research into holistic solutions that will support the implementation and interconnection of a series of<strong> international, national, and local policies<\/strong> <strong>and plans<\/strong>, for the benefit of society as a whole.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"herald-mod-wrap\"><div class=\"herald-mod-head \"><div class=\"herald-mod-title\"><h2 class=\"h6 herald-mod-h herald-color\">Strategic Goals of the Institute 2025-2028<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\"\/><style>.container1234 {\n     \n      margin: auto;\n      border: 0px solid #d3d3d3;\n      padding: 10px;\n    }\n\n    h1 {\n      font-size: 16px;\n      color: #000;\n      font-weight: normal;\n      margin-bottom: 20px;\n    }\n\n    .goal {\n      margin-top: 30px;\n      display: flex;\n      align-items: flex-start;\n    }\n\n    .number {\n      font-size: 80px;\n      color: #b8e0d1;\n      font-weight: bold;\n      line-height: 0.8;\n      margin-right: 20px;\n    }\n\n    .content {\n      flex: 1;\n    }\n\n    .title {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      color: #00786e;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n    }\n\n    .line {\n      border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\n      margin: 10px 0 20px 0;\n    }\n\n    .section-title {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      color: #003057;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n    }\n\n    p {\n      margin-top: 0;\n    }\n  <\/style><div class=\"container1234\"><h1><\/h1><div class=\"goal\"><div class=\"number\">1<\/div><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"title\">Addressing the climate crisis as a central axis for the connection and coordinated development of all research and innovation activities of the Institute, contributing to the more effective management of climate risks.<\/div><div class=\"line\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"goal\"><div class=\"number\">2<\/div><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"title\">The modernization of infrastructure with new technologies, in order to respond to growing research needs and strengthen the Institute&#8217;s position in the European and global research arena.<\/div><div class=\"line\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"goal\"><div class=\"number\">3<\/div><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"title\">The development of integrated, intelligent systems that will allow for the automatic recording, analysis and digital representation of the environment, and will support modern real-time applications and services, such as in Smart Cities environments.\n<\/div><div class=\"line\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"goal\"><div class=\"number\">4<\/div><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"title\">The creation of institutional ties with distinguished foreign bodies, the systematic participation in international committees and initiatives (e.g. IPCC, GEO, Copernicus, WMO) and the active attraction and hosting of young and experienced international researchers.\n\n<\/div><div class=\"line\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"goal\"> <p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"herald-mod-wrap\"><div class=\"herald-mod-head \"><div class=\"herald-mod-title\"><h2 class=\"h6 herald-mod-h herald-color\">Research<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>.carousel-wrapper1 {\n    overflow-x: auto;\n    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;\n    display: flex;\n    gap: 16px;\n    scroll-behavior: smooth;\n    padding: 10px 0;\n  }\n\n  .carousel-wrapper1::-webkit-scrollbar {\n    display: none; 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