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The Greek Current
The Greek Current

From California to Mount Olympus and Greece's seas

Back in February, the readout from the 5th US-Greece strategic dialogue saw the US and Greece stress the importance of integrating youth in climate change mitigation and resilience, including through a youth corps exchange program that links the California Conservation Corps with Ecogenia in Greece. Thanos Davelis caught up with Larry Notheis, the Chief Deputy Director at the California Conservation Corps, on the sidelines of the “Our Ocean” conference in Athens to look at how the California Conservation Corps model can be applied in Greece, and how these partnerships can make a difference in protecting the oceans, preventing and fighting wildfires, and more. 

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

The First Ecogenia Social Service Program Launched in Litochoro

US embassy to cooperate with local environmental protection organization

Joint Statement on the U.S.-Greece 5th Strategic Dialogue

Unions in Greece call widespread strikes, seeking a return to bargaining rights axed during bailouts

Greece planning air defense system inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome, says minister

 

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