Riparian areas and deltas are ecosystems essential for the human welfare, since they provide many unique ecosystems services. In addition, the majority of the people are congregate in or adjacent to riparian areas and deltas. Finally, climate change is expected to severely impact these two ecosystems. Consequently, the conservation of these ecosystems is a main priority worldwide. Con-E-Ect is meeting its main objective through innovative research, dissemination activities, training and awareness events for various target groups. Through these activities, Con-E-Ect wants integrated water resources and ecohydrological principles, ecosystem based and ecotourism approaches, and nature-based solutions to be adopted by policy makers, water managers and stakeholders for the sustainable management of these ecosystems. Specifically, it is running a new MSc program titled Man & Water that aims to address water challenges by an integrated perspective and under the prism of human interventions. This MSc will provide the new generation of researchers that will manage these ecosystems sustainably. The UNESCO Chair has or is establishing collaboration with other relevant UNESCO Chairs such as the: a) UNESCO Chair on World Heritage and Biosphere Reserve Observation and Education, Heidelberg University of Education, Germany, b) UNESCO Chair on Ecohydrology and Applied Ecology, University of Lodz, Poland and c) UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development, University of the Highlands and Islands Perth College, UK. It has also built partnerships with municipalities of the region that have led to research projects such as the: a) Urban Riparian Areas, with the Municipality of Drama, b) Sustainable Ecotourism Development, with the Municipality of Avdira, and c) the Eski Kapou Restoration Plan, with the Municipality of Kavala. The chair finally is also participating in EU funded project such as a) WaSec, on sustainable water management in the Eastern Mediterranean region, funded by ERASMUS, b) Monitox, to improve joint monitoring of environmental toxic pollution in deltas, funded by the Black Sea Programme and c) Protect-Streams-4-Sea, to mitigate nonpoint sources pollutants from reaching streams to maintain a clean Black Sea, also funded by the Black Sea Programme. The awareness on the importance and best practices to conserve and maintain riparian areas and deltas in Greece and in the region has steadily increased.