The 1st Congress on the Climate Crisis organized by the University of Αthens, Greece, focused on "The contribution of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens to tackling the climate crisis: from interdisciplinary research and education to the provision of scientific knowledge for policy decision-making", took place in Athens, Greece and provided a forum for robust discussion and scientific exchange.

The aim of the Conference was to present the results of the research and educational activity of the University of Athens and their associates on the subject of the climate crisis and to highlight the contemporary challenges as they are shaped through the perspective of all sciences.

A more specific goal of this conference was the promotion of the importance of science and the dialogue between different academic subjects related to the climate crisis.

The presentation entitled "Impact of Climate Crisis & Sustainable Nutrition on Medicinal Aromatic Plants" by Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou, Eleni Skaltsa, Garifalia Oikonomou and Antonia Trichopoulou contributed to the thematic session "Climate crisis and sustainable development".