Τμήμα Ωκεανογραφίας και Θαλασσίων Βιοεπιστημών

Isavela Monioudi
Title:
Scientific assistants
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Sciences
Office:
Β.19
Office hours:
Πέμπτη – Παρασκευή 11:00 – 15:00
Phone:
(+30) 22510 36858
E-mail:
Website:
Curriculum vitae:
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Research

My research interests focus on coastal erosion/flooding and coastal morphodynamics/engineering (with emphasis on development/application of tools/models); coastal sediment transport and hydrodynamics processes; assessing the climate impacts on the natural and socio-economic coastal environment, with particular emphasis on the resilience of beaches (the foundation of 3S tourism), the connected transport infrastructure (e.g. ports, airports) and coastal assets to environmental pressures, climate change and climate extremes; coastal zone and touristic beach management. I am Principal investigator of the research project “MARICC: Methodological framework for the Assessment and monitoring of the erosion Risk of touristic Island beaches under Climate Change (https://maricc.gr/en)” and I have taken part in many research projects (e.g. AKTAIA, THALES-ISLA, BEACHTOUR, and ERABEACH) and authored/co-authored more than 40 publications in international journals and conferences.

Teaching

On the undergraduate level I teach the courses: (i) Coastal Morphodynamics and Engineering (lectures, laboratory sessions in programming environment, notes, grading) (ii) Sediment Dynamics (lectures, notes, grading)

On the postgraduate level I participate (lectures, laboratory sessions in programming environment, notes) to the teaching of the courses: (i) Coastal Geo-Hazards (ii) Coastal Zone Management

Professional activities

As a member of the “Coastal Morphodynamics-Managment and Marine Geology Laboratory”, I am involved in applied projects related to e.g. beach erosion risk assessment, climate change impacts on coastal environments and infrastructures etc.

I have also been consultant for UNCTAD within the framework of the research project “Climate change impacts on coastal transport infrastructure in the Caribbean: Enhancing the adaptive capacity of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)”; and principal author of the technical report of the national case study for Saint Lucia (https://sidsport-climateadapt.unctad.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Case-study_Saint-Lucia.pdf)

Selected publications

Vousdoukas M.I., Patrotny D., Mentaschi L., Monioudi I.N., Feyen L. (2026) Coastal flood impacts and lost ecosystem services along Europe’s Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories,  Nature Communications, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66391-7

Monioudi I.N., Vousdoukas M.I, Giardino A., Stocchino A., Mentaschi L., Feyen L. (2025) Impacts of sea level rise and adaptation across Asia and the Pacific, Scientific Reports, 15, 35742. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-11517-6

Monioudi I.N., Chatzistratis D., Moschopoulos K., Velegrakis A.F., Polydoropoulou A., Chalazas T., Bouhouras E., Papaioannou G., Karakikes I., Thanopoulou H. (2025) Exposure of Greek ports to marine flooding and extreme heat under Climate Change: An assessment, Water, 17, 1897. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17131897

Monioudi I.N., Velegrakis A.F., Chatzistratis D., Chalazas Th., Nikolaou A., Chatzipavlis A.E., Andreadis O.P., Efstratios N. Monioudis (2025) A Prioritization Framework for Adaptation Responses for Climate Change Induced Erosion in Island Beaches – The Case of Lesvos and Kos, Greece, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering13, 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13030491

Asariotis R., Monioudi I.N., Mohos Naray V., Velegrakis A.F., Vousdoukas M.I., Mentaschi L., Feyen L. (2024) Climate change and seaports: hazards, impacts and policies and legislation for adaptation. Anthropocene Coasts 7, 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44218-024-00047-9

Karditsa A., Niavis S., Paramana T., Monioudi I., Poulos S. and Hatzaki M. (2024) Is the insular coastal tourism of Western Greece at risk due to climate induced sea level rise?, Ocean and Coastal Management 251:107088https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107088

Monioudi I.N., Velegrakis A.F., Chatzistratis D., Vousdoukas M.I., Savva C., Wang D., Bove G., Mentaschi L., Paprotny D., Morales-Nápoles O., Chatzipavlis A.E., Hasiotis T., Manoutsoglou E. (2023) Climate change – induced hazards on touristic island beaches: Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Frontiers in Marine Science 10: 1188896. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1188896

Monioudi I.N., Asariotis R., Becker A., Bhat C., Dowding-Gooden D. Esteban M., Mentaschi L., Nikolaou A., Nurse L., Phillips W., Satoh M., Smith D, Trotz U., Velegrakis A.F., Voukouvalas E., Vousdoukas M.I., Witkop R. (2018) Climate change impacts on critical international transportation assets of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS): The case of Jamaica and Saint Lucia. Regional Environmental Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1360-4

Monioudi I.Ν., Velegrakis A.F., Chatzipavlis A., et al. (2017) Assessment of island beach erosion due to sea level rise: The case of the Aegean Archipelago (Eastern Mediterranean). Natural Hazards and Earth System Science 17, 449–466. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-449-2017

Allenbach, K., Garonna, I., Herold, C., Monioudi, I., Giuliani, G., Lehmann, A., Velegrakis, A. (2015) Black Sea beaches vulnerability to sea level rise. Special issue in Environmental Science and Policy, 46, 95-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2014.07.014

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