Author(s): Anastasios Stamou; George Mitsopoulos; Athanasia-Tatiana Stamou; Alexandra Tziallila
Linked Author(s): Anastasios I. Stamou
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Abstract: Wastewater treatment plants and climate change are interconnected, as climate change creates extreme weather that can overwhelm wastewater treatment plants, while wastewater treatment plants also contribute to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions. This connection is evident in the new EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive that mandates stricter treatment standards and requires upgrades to existing infrastructure to mitigate and adapt to climate change. In this work the methodology, indicative challenges and the first preliminary results of a project dealing with the mitigation and adaptation of the Psyttalia wastewater treatment plant in Greece to climate change, according to the EU Directive and following the structured approaches of the EC technical guidelines on climate-proofing infrastructure, are briefly presented.
Year: 2026