Climate change impacts on the Greek mining industry: perceptions and attitudes among mining industry practitioners operating in the Mediterranean islands of Cyclades.

Mavrommatis, Evangelos; Damigos, Dimitris

dc.contributor.author	Mavrommatis, Evangelos
dc.contributor.author	Damigos, Dimitris
dc.date.accessioned	2021-01-14T16:09:30Z
dc.date.available	2021-01-14T16:09:30Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/52779
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.20477
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dc.subject	mining sector	en
dc.subject	climate change	el
dc.subject	perceptions	el
dc.subject	attitudes	el
dc.title	Climate change impacts on the Greek mining industry: perceptions and attitudes among mining industry practitioners operating in the Mediterranean islands of Cyclades.	en
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heal.publicationDate	2019-06-24
heal.bibliographicCitation	Mavrommatis, E., & Damigos, D. (2019, June 24). Climate change impacts on the Greek mining industry: Perceptions and attitudes among mining industry practitioners operating in the Mediterranean islands of Cyclades. 2nd International Conference “ADAPTtoCLIMATE.” ADAPTtoCLIMATE, Heraklion, Crete, Greece	en
heal.abstract	The extractive industry plays an important role in Greece’s economy. Nevertheless, in the years to come Greek mining enterprises may face economic losses from climate change. This study aims, for the first time, to explore perceptions and attitudes of Greek mining practitioners towards climate change and to investigate existing and foreseeing adaptation and mitigation actions. To this end, a bottom-up survey by means of face-to-face interviews was conducted, involving all operating mines in Cyclades area, Greece. According to the results, mining enterprises are already experiencing negative impacts due to extreme weather events. The major vulnerabilities are related to the management of excess rainwater, strong winds, and high or low temperatures. Nevertheless, adaptation actions are not systematic or are not always labeled as such, while mitigation actions are mostly implemented for improving energy efficiency and achieving better economic outcomes. Even though the mining sector perceives climate change as a threat to its activities, it has not invested the necessary resources for adapting to future climate. Further, scientific knowledge of the phenomenon is limited among mining practitioners. To this end, governments and institutional stakeholders should promote climate change awareness and disseminate successful adaptation actions so as to increase future resilience of the mining sector.	en
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heal.conferenceName	2nd International Conference “ADAPTtoCLIMATE”	en
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