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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL

CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS IN FP6

Per Backe-Hansen

Environment DirectorateEnvironment Directorate Research Directorate General Research Directorate General

EUROPEAN COMMISSION EUROPEAN COMMISSION Tel: +32/2/296.89.23Tel: +32/2/296.89.23

E-mail: per.backe-hansen@cec.eu.intE-mail: per.backe-hansen@cec.eu.int

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EC 6th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

1 Genomics and biotechnology for health 2 255• Advanced genomics and applications for health

1 100• Combatting major diseases

1 155

I. Focusing and integrating research Budget (MEuro)

2 Information Society technologies

3 6253 Nanotechnologies and nano-sciences, knowledge-base multifunctional materials, new production processes and devices

1 3004 Aeronautics and space

1 0755 Food quality and safety

6856 Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 2 120

• Sustainable energy systems

810• Sustainable surface transports

610• Global change and ecosystems

700

7 Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

2258 Specific activities covering a wider field of research

1 300Total (Including non-nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre: €760 million ) 13 345

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Concentration on a limited number of priorities

Networking of research teams and projects

Creation of a genuine European added value

Structuring effect linking policies and schemes of national and regional authorities other European actors

Use of new instruments (IP and NoE)

Co-ordination and simplification

FP6 as an INSTRUMENT for the

EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA

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Sustainable energy systems (810 MEuro): clean energy, energy savings, alternative motor fuels, fuel cells, energy carriers/transport/storage

Sustainable surface transport (610 MEuro): environmentally friendly transport, interoperability, safety

Global change and ecosystems (700M Euro): greenhouse gas emissions, water cycle, biodiversity and ecosystems, natural disasters, land management, climate observation, complementary research

The 3 interrelated pillars of Priority 6

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The Lisbon strategy “for the EU to become the most competitive knowledge-based economy of the world” and the Gothenburg conclusions on the EU strategy for Sustainable Development

Communications towards the European Research Area

and more specifically ...

Green Paper “Towards a European Strategy for the security of energy supply”

White Paper “European Transport Policy for 2010: Time to decide”

The EC 6th Environment Action Programme “Environment 2010: our future, our choice”

Kyoto and Montreal Protocols, UN Conventions on Biodiversity and Desertification; Johannesburg Summit Conclusions

DRIVING FORCES

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Expressions of Interest

• more than 11.700 submitted overall

• more than 2.800 for Priority 6– 775 for Energy

– 480 for Transport

– 1.400 for Global Change

• 15-20 % are mature

• 15% from associated states

• IP/NoE ratio: 2/1

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Expressions of Interest• Participation of SMEs and industry

varying considerably– 23% for Energy– 49% for Transport– <1% for Global Change

• Little international co-operation (<4%)• EoIs & analysis published on CORDIS:

http://eoi.cordis.lu/search_form.cfm

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GLOBAL CHANGE ANDECOSYSTEMS

OBJECTIVES

• To strengthen the capacity to understand, detect and predict global change and to develop strategies for prevention, mitigation and adaptation

• To preserve the ecosystems and protect bio-diversity through common and integrated approaches

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FP3 & 4:Research on ecosystem functioning and environment protection technologies

FP5: Integration of the environmental dimension in research; more attention to climate, water, coastal integration and urban dynamics

FP6: Sustainability to be integrated in all areas of research, especially Energy, Transport and Agriculture

THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

From research on environmental protection to integration of sustainability into research

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RESEARCH NEEDED TO

• advance knowledge on the impact of greenhouse emissions and atmospheric pollutants on the ecosystem, including the water cycle and biological diversity

• create new tools for Sustainable Development impact assessment of EU policies

• include aspects relative to the thresholds of sustainability

• implement new methodologies to sustainable management of land use, especially for agriculture, forest and coastal management

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GLOBAL CHANGE AND

ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES

• Strategies for sustainable land management, including coastal zones, agricultural land and forests

• Operational forecasting and modelling, including global climate change observation systems

• Complementary research on advanced methods for risk assessment and quality appraisal

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RESEARCH PRIORITIESImpact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollutants on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks (oceans, forests and soil)

FIRST CALLAssessment of the European carbon balance (New)

Integration of European atmospheric composition (New)

Integrated climate change scenarios (New)

Ozone-climate links (New)

Adaptation and mitigation strategies (New)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

• Impact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollutants on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks (oceans, forests and soil)

• Water cycle, including soil-related aspects

• Bio-diversity and ecosystems

• Desertification and natural disasters

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RESEARCH PRIORITIESWater cycle, including soil-related aspects

FIRST CALLImproved modelling of climate-water interactions at catchment-regional scale (New)Development of a European (Virtual) Centre for Flood and Drought Studies (New)Assessment of ecological impacts of global change on freshwater bodies, development of ecological indicators of ecosystem health and related remediation strategies (New)River-soil-groundwater system functioning (New)Twinning European/third countries river basins(Trad.)Technologies for monitoring and mitigating the impact of water scarcity (Trad.)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIESBio-diversity and ecosystems

FIRST CALLDeveloping a network for European long-term terrestrial and fresh-water biodiversity and ecosystem research (NoE)Developing a network to structure and integrate European research on marine biodiversity and ecosystems (NoE)Developing genomic approaches (New)Development of cost effective, reliable and efficient technologies for enabling progress in biodiversity and ecosystem science (Trad.)Generating models of socio-economic impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems (Trad.)Assessing large-scale environmental risks(New)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Desertification and natural disasters

FIRST CALLResearch on mechanisms of desertification and soil quality (Trad)

Integrated earthquake and landslide disaster management methodologies (New)

Integrated flood risk management methodologies (New)

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GLOBAL CHANGE AND

ECOSYSTEMS

RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Strategies for sustainable land management, including coastal zones, agricultural land and forests

FIRST CALL

Development and application of integrated approach and tools for long term sustainability of forest status and productivity (New)

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GLOBAL CHANGE AND

ECOSYSTEMS

RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Operational forecasting and modelling, including global climate change observation systems

FIRST CALL (Not included)

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GLOBAL CHANGE AND

ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Complementary research on advanced methods for risk assessment and quality appraisal

FIRST CALL (Not included)

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GLOBAL CHANGE AND

ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Cross-cutting issue: Sustainable Development concepts and tools

FIRST CALL

Harmonising and sharing of methods and data (Trad.)

High level scientific validation of methodologies, tools

and appraisals (Trad.)

Indicators (Trad.)

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GLOBAL CHANGE AND

ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Specific Support Actions

FIRST CALLMechanisms such as European Network for Research and Global Change (ENRICH)Consolidating knowledge on the role of wetlands in the water cycleEuropean contribution to international observation systemsCapitalisation of results from the past research on sustainable agricultureLessons from past research on sustainable production and utilisation of forests

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GLOBAL CHANGE AND

ECOSYSTEMS

• Further calls– 2nd call - Indicative topics and

relevant instruments presented in WP– Later call(s) - Contents and dates to

be decided, based on the Specific Programme, mid term evaluation, and consultations with Advisory Group and Programme Committee

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Calls Close (2003)

Week (1st) Week (2nd)

Energy 12 51

Transport 12 51

Global Change 15 38

Euratom 19 42

(Policy Support 11)

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FP6 IS FOR YOU!

To build on current EU Research and respond to future calls for proposalswww.cordis.lu

Information on FP6www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/nfp.html

http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/

Contact Points for Global Change and Ecosystems: eesd@cec.eu.int