Initiative 21: Presentation of an action plan on the climate crisis and the environment – Creation of a model center for dementia and alzheimer’s disease

An lawsuit organized by Initiative 21 took spot connected Monday (October 20) astatine the Athens Concert Hall, wherever an overview was presented of the actions implemented implicit the past 3 years regarding the clime situation and the environment.

The adjacent rhythm of actions for the years 2026–2028 was besides announced, focusing connected the instauration of a National Center—a Model Center for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Among those contiguous astatine the lawsuit were the Vice President of the Government, Kostis Hatzidakis; the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Nikitas Kaklamanis; the Ministers of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, and Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni; the Alternate Minister of Health, Irini Agapidaki; Deputy Ministers of Health Dimitrios Vartzopoulos and Marios Themistokleous; erstwhile President of the Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos; erstwhile Deputy Prime Minister, Evangelos Venizelos; Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Athanasios Bouras; Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Dimitrios Choupis; the Deputy Chief of the Fire Service; a typical of His Beatitude, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece; the Metropolitans of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki, Nikolaos; Nea Ionia, Philadelphia, Heraklion, and Chalkidona, Gabriel; and Peristeri, Grigorios; arsenic good arsenic Members of Parliament and Members of the European Parliament, erstwhile ministers, representatives of the Attica Region, mayors, rectors, academics, and representatives of civilian society. Presidents of the subordinate organizations of Initiative 21 were besides successful attendance.

Activity Review “Climate Crisis and Environment” | Actions 2022–2025

Greetings were delivered by the Vice President of the Government, Kostis Hatzidakis, and connected behalf of Initiative 21, by the President of the Onassis Foundation, Antonis Papadimitriou; the President of the Athanasios K. Laskaridis Public Benefit Foundation, Evi Lazou-Laskaridi; and the Advisor to the National Bank of Greece and Coordinator of Initiative 21, Ioannis Manos.

In his address, the Vice President of the Government praised the enactment of the Initiative, noting, among different things, that “its enactment constitutes a shining illustration of unity and productive cooperation,” emphasizing that “for the archetypal time, the country’s starring nationalist payment foundations person joined forces, agreed by a communal vision, shared values, and a shared goal: to lend to nine and the advancement of our homeland.”

He further stressed: “This unity is not simply symbolic. It creates synergies, multiplies resources, and enables large-scale actions that spell beyond the limits of immoderate azygous foundation.”

The Vice President besides referred to authorities argumentation concerning the combat against the clime situation and biology protection, arsenic good arsenic issues of Public Health—particularly intelligence health—and presented the Government’s applicable initiatives. He besides announced that a modern organization model for nationalist payment foundations volition soon beryllium introduced, with the applicable measure to beryllium enactment to nationalist consultation by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance.

Closing Remarks

The President of the Onassis Foundation, Antonis Papadimitriou, referred successful his greeting to the quality of Initiative 21 arsenic a question of progressive citizens, noting that it represents the Members’ effort “to make a benignant of amphictyony,” emphasizing that “each instauration retains its afloat autonomy and continues its enactment arsenic before. However, we person recovered that, for the communal good, we tin and privation to enactment together—not simply to adhd up our efforts, but to multiply them.”

In her address, the President of the Athanasios K. Laskaridis Public Benefit Foundation, Evi Lazou-Laskaridi, noted: “In its archetypal phase, our Initiative brought america unneurotic astir History — and nationalist memory. In its second, which concludes today, we turned to an contented of planetary significance: clime alteration and its aggregate consequences for our environment, our health, our economy, and our culture.”

Looking up to aboriginal interventions, she added: “Initiative 21 does not extremity here; it continues to evolve, to transform, and to respond to the issues of our clip — with the aforesaid purpose: to unite forces for the communal good.”

The Advisor to the National Bank of Greece and Coordinator of Initiative 21, Ioannis Manos, emphasized that “with this momentum generated by our eight-year travel truthful far, we are present moving guardant to our 3rd thematic phase.”

He specifically referred to the impacts of the clime situation connected nationalist wellness and the diseases it causes, straight oregon indirectly, foremost among them dementia and its assorted manifestations, specified arsenic Alzheimer’s disease. “The summation successful beingness expectancy intensifies this contented and creates the request for a holistic attack that could assistance alteration the scenery of dementia attraction successful our country.”

During the past year, the Initiative commissioned specialized studies from CMT Prooptiki, which volition besides undertake the task absorption of this endeavor.

This concerns the instauration of a National Center—a Model Center for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. The Center volition service some arsenic a attraction installation and arsenic a hub for innovation, research, education, societal awareness, and the promotion of volunteerism and solidarity.

The Center volition person the pursuing cardinal components:

• Day Care Unit: Providing services for a ample fig of patients, including cognitive stimulation, creation therapy, euphony therapy, carnal exercise, recreational activities, and location interventions.
• Memory Clinic: For neuropsychological and functional assessment, prevention, and diagnosis.
• Counseling and Telemedicine Support: In collaboration with the National Telemedicine System and Aiginiteio Hospital.
• Training Unit: Developing broad programs for healthcare professionals, caregivers, and families, utilizing the astir modern online technological and acquisition methods.

The Center volition beryllium located successful the Western suburbs of Athens, wherever specified needs are pressing, and volition beryllium housed successful a installation developed by the Metropolis of Peristeri.