Transcript Promitheas-4 - L.Radulovx

PROMITHEAS-4
D6: Prioritization of research gaps and needs
Part I: Overview of EU & international funding programmes
for supporting research and knowledge transfer
Lulin Radulov, Black Sea Regional Energy Centre
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Introduction
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The developed countries have established mechanisms to allow
emerging economies to develop their scientific potential.
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Main donor is the European Union
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The Black Sea area consists of countries with different status with
respect to EU – members, candidates, associated, and others.
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EU Research and knowledge
transfer funding programmes
International funding
programmes
• Structural and Cohesion funds
• Global Environment Facility
• Seventh Framework Programme
• European Economic Area Grants
and Norway Grants
• European Cooperation in Science and
Technology
• Bilateral programmes
• Tempus IV
• Erasmus Mundos
• Intelligent Energy – Europe
• INTERREG
• LIFE+
• European Aid to Developing Countries
• Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance
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Structural and Cohesion Funds
Aim to support the cohesion policy of the EU. Three objectives:
 Convergence
 Regional Competitiveness and employment
 European Territorial cooperation
Includes 3 funds:
 European Regional Development Fund
 European Social Fund
 Cohesion Fund
For the period 2007-2013 the foreseen funding is €308 billion for all SCF.
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Seventh Framework Programme
Major EU funding mechanism for support of scientific research and
knowledge transfer.
Covers the period 2007 – 2013
Total budget more than €50 billion
Consists of 4 specific programmes:
 Ideas
 People
 Capacities
 Cooperation
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European Cooperation in Science and
Technology (COST)
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COST is an intergovernmental framework organization established
to coordinate nationally funded research activities at European level
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Complements FP7: does not support directly research, but is
focused on cooperation and dissemination activities
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Tempus IV (2007 - 2013) Programme
Objectives:
 To support the modernisation of higher education; and
 to create an area of co-operation in countries surrounding the EU
Funded from:
 IPA – for the Western Balkans
 DCI – for Central Asia
 ENPI – for European Neighbourhood Policy countries + Russia
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Erasmus Mundos Programme
Supports mobility and co-operation in the field of higher education
Aims to enhance quality in higher education through scholarships and
academic cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world.
Funding available for:
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European joint Masters and Doctorates
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Partnerships with non-European higher education institutions and
scholarships for students and academics
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Projects to promote European higher education worldwide
Budget for the period 2009–2013: €950 million
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Intelligent Energy - Europe (IEE)
Part of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme
Objectives:
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Development of legislative measures needed to attain the strategic
objectives in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy;
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Boost investment in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable
energy sources and energy diversification;
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Remove the non-technological barriers to efficient and intelligent
production, transport and use of energy.
Budget for the period 2007-2013: €730 million
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LIFE+
Objective: to contribute to the implementation, update and development
of Community environmental policy and legislation, including the
integration of the environment into other policies.
The programme has three components:
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LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity
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LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance (including climate)
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LIFE+ Information and Communication
The 2007-2013 LIFE+ programme has budget €2.14 billion
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European Aid to Developing Countries
EuropeAid provides the following “geographical” instruments:
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Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) – supports cooperation
between EU and all developing and emerging economies
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European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) supports sustainable development in the neighbouring to EU
regions, by promoting cross-border and trans-regional cooperation
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European Development Fund (EDF) and the thematic instruments.
Supports the African, Caribbean, Pacific, and other regions
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Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)
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Objective: to support EU candidate and potential candidate countries
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Established in 2007 to replace PHARE, SAPARD, ISPA, CARDS, etc.
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Budget for 2007-2013: €11.5 billion
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Global Environment Facility (GEF)
GEF provides grants to developing countries and economies in transition
for projects addressing global environmental issues.
The projects are country driven and based on the national priorities.
Types of projects:
 Full sized projects (> $1 million)
 Medium sized projects (< $1 million)
 Small grants programme (< $50 000)
 Enabling Activities
 Programmatic Approaches
 Climate Change Adaptation Projects
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European Economic Area (EEA) Grants
and Norway Grants
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These grants have been established to reduce disparities in EU
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Budget for the period 2009-2014: €1.79 billion
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Among the priority sectors are carbon capture and storage (CSS),
green industry innovation, research and scholarships.
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Strong focus on environmental and climate change issues
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Bilateral programmes
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Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
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Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development (Germany)
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International Climate Initiative (Germany)
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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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NATO
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USAID climate protection funding
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World Bank
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Asian Development Bank
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Thank you for your attention !
Lulin Radulov
Black Sea Regional Energy Centre
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