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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS PROJECTS SYNOPSES Interested in European research? RTD info is our quarterly magazine keeping you in touch with main developments (results, programmes, events, etc.). It is available in English, French and German. 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The views expressed in this publication are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.eu). Foreword The surge in public debate and political action for a greener, more eco-friendly planet is the result of years of fruitful cooperation between scientists and politicians. Never before has the importance of sustainable development hit home with so many people. The message that pervades all levels of policy-making at the start of the 21 st century is hard- hitting, but long overdue: if we don’t take action now, our planet will succumb to unyielding pressure on the environment and on natural resources. The Lisbon Strategy focuses on growth and jobs in a knowledge-based Europe. But only by putting sustainable development at the heart of policies, can the European Union achieve the Lisbon targets. The European Union’s economic, social and environmental policies should reinforce each other; one need not exclude the other. Research is crucial to the twinning of economic growth and sustainable development, and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7) is set to contribute to further progress on the Lisbon Strategy. This new focus is particularly underlined in the renewed Strategy for Sustainable Development (June 2006), building on the achievements of the Gothenburg Strategy of 2001, recognising the need to change behaviours for a sustainable planet. The Strategy outlines a coherent approach to managing and using resources effectively. It also details steps to streamline European Union and Member-State policies on sustainable development. Environmental issues have been reflected in the European Union’s Framework Programmes for Research since the 1980s. FP5 (1998-2002) already attached great importance to sustainable development in energy and transport. In FP6 (2002-2006) this became a thematic priority, and environmental issues will continue to be an important part of the work carried out under FP7 (2007-2013), not only in the dedicated environmental theme, but also imbedded under other themes. Focusing on important areas such as climate change, natural resources, land and urban management, the marine environment or the quality of life for European citizens, European environmental research provides crucial data to support policy-making. Impact assessment and monitoring efforts inform the European Union’s negotiation of international conventions and form the basis of sustainable policies in areas as diverse as energy, tourism, industry, health and transport. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of the work that was launched under the FP6 banner between 2002 and 2006. The Global Change and Ecosystems research on greenhouse gas emissions, the water cycle, biodiversity, desertification, sustainable land management and climate modelling has been groundbreaking for its science. It is contributing to a cleaner and healthier environment for our children and grandchildren. Manuela Soares Director Introduction The start of the Sixth Framework Programme for Research (FP6) in 2002 coincided with the Johannesburg Earth Summit, which drew the world’s attention to the importance of sustainable development. Since then, progress towards gaining a better understanding of the mechanisms of global change has been achieved. Improving our natural surroundings The Sixth Framework programme's priority on Global Change and Ecosystems supports 280 projects selected between 2002 and 2006. Trans-national project teams work together to gain better understanding of global change and its prediction, prevention and mitigation as well as to preserve the ecosystems and protect biodiversity, including sustainable use of land and marine resources. These research teams study for example the impact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollutant on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks (oceans and inland waters, forests and soil). They do research to understand the mechanisms and assess the impact of global change on the water cycle, water quality and availability, as well as soil functions and quality to provide the bases for management tools for sustainable water systems. Biodiversity and ecosystems are analysed to understand and minimise the negative impacts of human activities. The mechanisms of desertification and natural hazards, such as earth quakes, tsunamis and volcanic activity, are being elucidated to improve risk assessment, forecasting, prevention and mitigation. Efforts are also deployed to improve, integrate and use Earth Observation systems which are ground-based, airborne and space observing systems, crucial for example in monitoring climate change or for enabling early warning of natural hazards. In addition, strategies and tools for sustainable use of land, with emphasis on coastal zones, agricultural lands and forests are developed to ensure sustainable development at economic, social and environmental levels. In 2004, the Global Change and Ecosystems priority was oriented to also support the Commission's Action Plans regarding Environmental technologies and Environment and health. European research is thus delivering sustainable solutions to societal and industrial problems. The 'problem solving' approach combines scientific expertise with industrial involvement to secure reliable and exploitable results with highly marketable potential. Green technologies create a real opportunity to combine long-term economic growth with a better environment. The development of technologies includes reducing the degree of pollution in soil, rivers, lakes and the atmosphere, as well as minimising waste. Within the 280 projects of the Global Change and Ecosystems priority, a total of 83 projects carry out research directly linked to policy-making, assessing – for example – the impact of environmental issues on health. These projects are part of the Scientific Support to Policies (SSP) activities, which aim to help politicians to make effective policies based on sound evidence. Commission services, outside the Directorate General for Research, with a clear interest in SSP activities (mainly from environment, enterprise, agriculture and regional policy areas) were consulted to establish a list of research topics high on the agenda of EU policy-making. FP6 research activities aim to strengthen and integrate the European Research Area (ERA). As a novelty within FP6, two new funding instruments, the Networks of Excellence (NoE) and the Integrated Projects (IP), were developed to serve this purpose. These instruments encourage collaboration among Europeans researchers from institutes, companies or universities. In addition, the ERA-NET scheme was designed to support the long-lasting coordination of European research programmes across national boundaries, with the participation of funders and managers of national and regional research programmes. The calls for proposals for “Global Change and Ecosystems” A wide consultation process was initiated by the European Commission, involving notably the scientific community, enterprises and the Member States, helped in defining the research areas to be covered by this priority. On this basis, calls for proposals were published by the European Commission in the Official Journal and on the CORDIS website. Four calls for proposals were launched, as well as one targeted call for Specific Support Actions for Associated Candidate Countries. This helped to prepare the accession of the new 10 Member States and simplified their integration into the European Research Area. In addition, a top-up call was launched to extend ongoing projects with Third Country partners. These calls have generated high interest within the scientific community of the European Union and also from many Third Countries which were motivated to participate in the environmental research of the Community. In total, more than 1 200 proposals have been submitted to the calls. Based upon independent evaluation procedures, 280 contracts have been or are being signed (data as of January 2007), connecting more than 4 660 partners from all over Europe and the world. The new instruments and initiative were welcomed. A total of 47 IPs and 8 NoEs were selected and each of them has in average 40 partners! Around 20% of all ERA-NETs are dealing with environmental topics. It demonstrates the importance of this thematic area among the ERA-NETs. These new instruments are complemented by Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREPs, 146 projects), Co-ordination Actions (CA, 17 projects) and Specific Support Actions (SSA, 62 projects). Financial breakdown per funding instrument is presented in the table below. Major challenges for environmental research in the Sixth Framework Programme for Research (FP6) and EU financial contribution 10. Scientific Support to Policies: 9.3% 9. SSA covering several areas: 0.3% 8. Cross-cutting issues: 3.4% 7. Complementary research: 7.5% 6. Operational forecasting: 4.9% 5. Strategies for sustainable land management: 7.4% 4. Mechanisms of desertification: 8.6% 3. Biodiversity: 17.3% 2. Water Cycle: 19.9% 1. Impact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas: 21.4% 1. Impact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollutants on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks: 182.2 million € 2. Water cycle, including soil-related aspects: 169.4 million € 3. Biodiversity and ecosystems: 147.4 million € 4. Mechanisms of desertification and natural disasters: 73.6 million € 5. Strategies for sustainable land management, including coastal zones, agricultural land and forests: 63.2 million € 6. Operational forecasting and modelling including global climatic change observation systems: 41.9 million € 7. Complementary research: 63.8 million € 8. Cross-cutting issue: Sustainable Development concepts and tools: 29.0 million € 9. Specific support actions covering several areas (SSA) 2.2 million € 10. Scientific Support to Policies: 78.9 million € Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) were particularly encouraged to participate in FP6 as partners within projects. The possibilities for SME participation are in particular enhanced with the Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP). It seeks to exploit their potential to improve both the environment and their competitiveness, thus contributing to growth and creating jobs. A total of 105 countries are joining forces in research projects for the environment, including the 27 European Union countries. Within these, 42 countries are eligible for international cooperation funding. Common interest and mutual benefits are the two key words in these partnerships, which are so evident when the concerns are major environmental challenges. With a total projects cost of 1 318 million EUR, the EU contributed with close to 852 million EUR to the Global Change and Ecosystems priority and the relevant Scientific Support to Policies projects. Funding Instrument Number of selected projects Average number of partners per project EU contribution (in million €) Projects total costs (in million €) Networks of Excellence (NoE) 8 40 83 207 Integrated Projects (IP) 47 40 487 718 Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) 146 12 237 343 Specific Support Actions (SSA) 62 8 23 27 Co-ordination Actions (CA) 17 16 22 23 TOTAL 280 17 852 1 318 NB: This publication presents summary information on the 280 projects funded during FP6 under the "Global change and ecosystems" priority and the relevant Scientific Support to Policies research activities as of January 2007 (a number of projects presented in this catalogue are still under negotiation). Please note that updated version of this catalogue can be found on EUROPA, research web site for the environment: http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/pdf/global_change_ecosystem.pdf Global change and ecosystems FP6 - List of funded Projects by Research Areas Global change and ecosystems (GCE) Impact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollutants on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks 1. Carbon and Nitrogen cycles: sources and sinks1.1 CARBOAFRICA Quantification, understanding and prediction of carbon cycle, and other GHG gases, in Sub-Saharan Africa 31 CARBOEUROPE-IP Assessment of the European Terrestrial Carbon Balance 32 CARBO-NORTH Quantifying the Carbon budget in Northern Russia: past, present and future 34 CARBOOCEAN Marine carbon sources and sinks assessment 35 NEU-CO2-III Continuation of the "International Network Non-energy use and CO2 emissions (NEU- CO2)", Phase III 37 NITROEUROPE IP The nitrogen cycle and its influence on the European greenhouse gas balance. 38 PAN-AMAZONIA Project for the Advancement of Networked Science in Amazonia 41 Atmospheric pollutants and their regional impacts1.2 ACCENT Atmospheric Composition Change: an European Network 43 EUCAARI European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions 45 EUROHYDROS A European Network for Atmospheric Hydrogen observations and studies 47 HYMN HYdrogen, Methane and Nitrous oxide: Trend variability, budgets and interactions with the biosphere 49 MAP Secondary Marine Aerosol Production from Natural Sources 50 OOMPH Organics over the Ocean Modifying Particles in both Hemispheres 51 Climate dynamics and variability1.3 ADAM Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European climate policy 53 DYNAMITE Understanding the Dynamics of the Coupled Climate System 55 ENHANCE Enhancing the European Participation in Living with Climate Variability and Change: Understanding the Uncertainties and Managing the Risks 56 EPICA-MIS New Paleoreconstructions from Antarctic Ice and Marine Records 57 IPY-CARE Climate of the Arctic and its Role for Europe (CARE) - a European component of the International Polar Year. 58 MILLENNIUM European climate of the last millennium 60 Prediction of climatic change and its impacts1.4 AMMA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis 63 AMMA TTC African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Extension 65 CECILIA Central and Eastern Europe Climate Change Impact and Vulnerability Assessment 67 CIRCE Climate Change and Impact Research: the Mediterranean Environment 68 CLARIS A Europe-South America Network for Climate Change Assessment and Impact Studies 70 CLAVIER CLimate ChAnge and Variability: Impact on Central and Eastern EuRope 71 ENSEMBLES ENSEMBLE-based Predictions of Climate Changes and their Impacts 72 [...]... Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies 409 GALAHAD Advanced Remote Monitoring Techniques for Glaciers, Avalanches and Landslides Hazard Mitigation 235 GEO-BENE Global Earth Observation - Benefit Estimation: Now, Next and Emerging 336 GEOMON Global Earth Observation and Monitoring 295 GLOBALCHANGE-TV Enhancing public awareness on the results of Global Change and Ecosystems research... fragmentation and degradation 195 ECODIS Dynamic Sensing of Chemical Pollution Disasters and Predictive Modelling of Their Spread and Ecological Impact 196 EUR-OCEANS EURopean network of excellence for OCean Ecosystems ANalysiS 197 FACEIT Fast Advanced Cellular and Ecosystems Information Technologies 200 MACIS Minimisation of and Adaptation to Climate change: Impacts on biodiverSity 201 Global change and ecosystems. .. Commission EU Research for the Environment Global Change and Ecosystems Catalogue of FP6 Projects sorted by Research Areas 1 Impact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollutants on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks 1.1 Carbon and Nitrogen cycles: sources and sinks CARBOAFRICA Quantification, understanding and prediction of carbon cycle, and other GHG gases, in Sub-Saharan Africa... Europe and for Neighbouring States 154 3 Biodiversity and ecosystems 3.0 Biodiversity and ecosystems BIOSCORE Biodiversity impact assessment using species sensitivity scores 157 Global change and ecosystems FP6 - List of funded Projects by Research Areas BIOSTRAT Developing the EU Biodiversity Research Strategy 158 EUMON EUMON: EU-wide monitoring methods and systems of surveillance for species and habitats... ECOCHANGE Challenges in assessing and forcasting biodiversity and ecosystem changes in Europe 167 67 55 Global change and ecosystems FP6 - List of funded Projects by Acronym ECODIS Dynamic Sensing of Chemical Pollution Disasters and Predictive Modelling of Their Spread and Ecological Impact 196 ECODRIVE Measuring ECO-innovation: indicators 387 ECONETUS Support for Networks Creation in the Field of Global. .. Helsinki Finland 12 KUOPION YLIOPISTO Kuopio Finland 13 UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT Utrecht Netherlands 14 WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITEIT Wageningen Netherlands 15 ENSIS LTD London United Kingdom 16 CHERMET Syktyvkar Russian Federation Page 34 Global change and ecosystems GCE - 1.1 CARBOOCEAN FP6-2003 -Global- 2 511176 http://www.carboocean.org Title: Marine carbon sources and sinks assessment Area: 1 Impact and mechanisms... 160 GLOCHAMORE Global Change in Mountain Regions: An Integrated Assessment of Causes and Consequences 161 PROBIOPRISE Creating a European platform for SMEs and other stakeholders to develop a research programme for pro-biodiversity business 162 3.1 Assessing and forecasting changes in biodiversity, structure, function and dynamics of ecosystems and their services, with emphasis on marine ecosystems functioning... 318 HEIMTSA Health and Environment Integrated Methodology and Toolbox for Scenario Assessment 320 HENVINET Health and Environment Network 322 MICRODIS Integrated Health, Social and Economic Impacts of Extreme Events: Evidence, Methods and Tools 324 Global change and ecosystems FP6 - List of funded Projects by Research Areas 8 Cross-cutting issue: Sustainable Development concepts and tools 8.1 Estimating... Lifestyles and Marine Ecosystems 189 RUBICODE Rationalising Biodiversity Conservation in Dynamic Ecosystems 191 SOBIO Mobilising the European Social Research Potential in Support of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management 193 3.3 Integrated assessment of drivers affecting ecosystems functioning and biodiversity, and mitigation options COCONUT Understanding effects of land use changes on ecosystems to halt... areas) BTG2004 CONFERENCE Organisation and hosting of the EU Presidency Conference Bridging the Gap 2004: Information for Action 345 ECONETUS Support for Networks Creation in the Field of Global Change and ECOsystems - from idea through proposal submission and project managing till completion and successful audit 346 ERA-ENV Integration of Associated Candidate Countries and New EU Member States in European . http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/pdf /global_ change_ ecosystem.pdf Global change and ecosystems FP6 - List of funded Projects by Research Areas Global change and ecosystems (GCE) Impact and mechanisms of greenhouse. 70 CLAVIER CLimate ChAnge and Variability: Impact on Central and Eastern EuRope 71 ENSEMBLES ENSEMBLE-based Predictions of Climate Changes and their Impacts 72 Global change and ecosystems FP6 -. Europe and for Neighbouring States 154 Biodiversity and ecosystems 3. Biodiversity and ecosystems3 .0 BIOSCORE Biodiversity impact assessment using species sensitivity scores 157 Global change and ecosystems FP6