Transcript Sustainable Management of Resources

GEO welcomes FP7
15 September 2006
(Constanta - Romania)
Building the Europe of Knowledge
7th Research
Framework Programme 2007 - 2013
Gilles OLLIER
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Head of Sector
Earth Observation
DG RTD
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FP7 Budget 2007 – 2013
(Commission Proposal – 72 726 M€
without Euratom)
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FP7 Budget 2007 – 2013
(Commission Proposal – 72 726 M€ including
1 817 M€ for JRC)
Cooperation
including: Environment & Climate
44 432
2 535
Ideas (European Research Council)
11 862
People (Marie Curie Actions)
7 129
Capacities
7 486
3 961
including: Infrastructures
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FP7 Budget 2007 – 2013
(Commission Proposal – millions EURO)
(Informal Compet. Council, GRAZ, 21/22 April 2006
Cooperation
44 432
(~32 350)
including: Environment & Climate
Biotechnology, Food & Agriculture
2 535
(~1 950?)
2 455
(~1 900?)
Ideas (European Research Council)
11 862
(~7 450)
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FP7 Budget 2007 – 2013
(Commission Proposal – millions EURO)
(Informal Compet. Council, GRAZ, 21/22 April 2006
People (Marie Curie Actions)
7 129
(~ 4 700)
Capacities
7 486
(~ 4 250)
including: Infrastructures
3 961
(~1 900?)
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Provisional Budget Estimate for FP7
Indicative breakdown on 4th of April 2006
2006
2007
2008
2009
5 044
5 170
5 612
6 088
2010
2011
2012
2013
6 704
7 486
8 170
8 851
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In 2013 expenditure is therefore
75% higher than in 2006
current prices: Overall budget ~ 54 billion euro
(~ 60% increase compared to FP6)
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Cooperation – Collaborative research
9 Themes
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Health
Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Info. & Communication Technologies
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials & new
Prod. Technologies
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-Eco. Sciences & the Humanities
Security and Space
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3. Information and Communication
Technologies
ICT Technology Pillars
Integration of Technologies
Applications Research
Future and Emerging Technologies
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FP7 Thematic Area –
Information and Communication
Technologies
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Information & Communication Technologies for the
Environment. (Selected text)
Innovative ICT-based services and tools for:
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implementing and assessing environmental policies
modern environmental administrations and civil protection
agencies
informing the citizens on the state of the environment
Applied to:
 Disaster risk reduction & safety of the citizens
 Protection of human health & quality of life, including
pollution prevention
 Sustainable use and management of natural resources,
prevention & reduction of waste
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9. Security and Space
Protection against terrorism and crime
Security of infrastructures and utilities
Space-based applications at the
service of the European Society
Border security
Restoring security in case of crisis
Security systems integration
and interoperability
Security and society
Exploration of space
RTD for strengthening
space foundations
Security Research Coordination
and structuring
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9. Security and Space
(selected example activity relating to Marine S&T)
Space: Space-based applications at the service
of the European Society
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GMES: development of satellite-based monitoring
systems and techniques relating to the management of the
environment and security and their integration with
ground-based, ship-borne and airborne components;
support to the use and delivery of GMES data and
services.
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Environment (incl. climate change)
Climate Change, Pollution and Risks
Pressures on environment and climate
Environment and health
Natural hazards
Sustainable Management of Resources
Environmental Technologies
Earth Observation and Assessment Tools
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Climate Change, Pollution and Risks
• Pressures on environment and climate:
Functioning of climate and the earth system;
adaptation and mitigation measures; pollution in
air, soil and water; changes in atmospheric
composition and water cycle; interactions
between climate, land surface and the ocean; and
impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems.
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Environment and health: Interaction of environmental
stressors with human health including identification of
sources, links to indoor environment, and impact and
emerging risk factors; integrated risk assessment
methods for toxic substances including alternatives to
animal testing; quantification and cost-benefit analysis
of environmental health risks and indicators for
prevention strategies.
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Climate Change, Pollution and Risks (continued)
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Natural hazards: Improve prediction and
integrated hazards- vulnerability - and risks
assessments for disasters related to geological
hazards (such as earthquakes, volcanoes,
tsunamis) and climate (such as storms and
floods); develop early warning systems and
improve prevention and mitigation strategies.
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Environment (incl. climate change)
Climate Change, Pollution and Risks
Sustainable Management of Resources
Conservation & sustainable management
of natural and man-made resources
Evolution of marine environments
Environmental Technologies
Earth Observation and Assessment Tools
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Sustainable Management of Resources
• Conservation and sustainable management
of natural and man-made resources:
ecosystems; water resources
management; waste management and
prevention; protection and management of
biodiversity, soil protection, seabed and
coastal areas protection, approaches
against desertification and land
degradation; forest management;
sustainable management and planning of
urban environment, data management and
information services; assessment and
foresight relating to natural processes.
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Sustainable Management of Resources
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Evolution of marine environments:
Impacts of human activities on the marine
environment and its resources; pollution and
eutrophication in regional seas and coastal
areas; deep sea ecosystems; assessment of
marine biodiversity trends, of ecosystem
processes and of ocean circulation; seabed
geology.
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6. Environment (inc. climate change)
Climate change, pollution and risks
Sustainable Management of Resources
Environmental Technologies
Earth observation and assessment tools
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Environmental Technologies
• Environmental technologies for observation,
prevention, mitigation, adaptation, remediation
and restoration of the natural and man-made
environment: related to water, climate, air,
marine, urban and rural environment, soil, waste
treatment, recycling, clean production processes,
chemicals safety, protection of cultural heritage
and of the built environment.
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Technology assessment, verification and testing:
Methods and tools for environmental risk and lifecycle
assessment of processes, technologies and products;
support for sustainable chemistry, water supply and
sanitation Platforms; scientific and technological
aspects of a future European environmental
technologies verification and testing programme.
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6. Environment (inc. climate change)
Climate change, pollution and risks
Sustainable Management of Resources
Environmental Technologies
Earth observation and assessment tools
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Earth observation and assessment tools
• Earth observation: Contribute to the development
and integration of observation systems for
environmental and sustainability issues in the
framework of GEOSS; interoperability between
systems and optimisation of information for
understanding, modelling and predicating
environmental phenomena.
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Forecasting methods and assessment tools: modelling
links between economy/environment/society including
market based instruments, externalities, thresholds and
developing the knowledge base and methodologies for
sustainability impact assessment on key issues such as
land use and marine issues; social and economic
tensions related to climate change.
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Ideas – Frontier Research
ERC – European Research Council
Commission
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Approval of work programme,
as defined by the Scientific
Council
Scientific Council*
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Preparation of work programme
Set up of peer review: pool of
reviewers, nomination of review
panels, evaluation guidelines
Oversight of the evaluation procedure
Annual scientific report
Externalised tasks**
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Instruction to implement
work programme
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Approval of annual
implementation report
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Information to programme
committee
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Information and support to applicants
Reception / eligibility of proposals
Organisation and execution of
evaluation
Selection decision
Scientific and financial follow-up of
contracts
Annual implementation report
Created by Commission decision
Under the responsibility of the Commission
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People – Human Potential
Initial training of researchers
Marie Curie Networks
Life-long training and career development
Individual Fellowships
Co-financing of regional/national/international programmes
Industry-academia pathways and partnerships
Industry-Academia Scheme
International dimension
Outgoing International Fellowships; Incoming International Fellowships
International Cooperation Scheme; Reintegration grants
Specific actions
Excellence awards
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FP7 Capacities
Research Infrastructures
Transnational Access
Integrating activities
Research e-infrastructures
New research infrastructures
Design studies
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Environment (incl. climate change)
Climate Change, Pollution and Risks
Sustainable Management of Resources
Environmental Technologies
Earth Observation and Assessment Tools
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Theme 6: Environment
Proposal for the specific program
Area: Earth Observation
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Research activities will be devoted to the
development and integration of the Global
Earth Observation System of Systems
(GEOSS) for environment and sustainable
development issues in the framework of
the GEO initiative…
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Earth Observation
WP 2007
1) Integrating existing European Earth
Observation activities in GEO (global
level)
2) Developing cross-cutting research
activities relevant to GEO
3) Earth Observation activities in emerging
areas of research
4) Developing Capacity Building activities in
the domain of Earth Observation
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Integrating existing
European Earth Observation
activities in GEO (global level)
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Monitoring of the carbon cycle at global level –
cooperation with existing international initiatives
(Coordination action)
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Contribution to a global biodiversity observation
system – relying on GBIF and existing EU projects
(Collaborative project)
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Developing cross-cutting
research activities relevant to GEO
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Improving collaboration between
European national earth observation
programs (ERA-NET) (Coordination
action or support specific action)
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Contribution to the development of a
worldwide network of in-situ
observatories for seismogenic hazards
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Earth Observation activities in
emerging areas
(new earth observation systems)
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Application of Earth Observation to
environmental and health issues
(Coordination action or support specific
action)
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Monitoring/observing the ocean interior,
seafloor, and subseafloor (Coordination
action or small Collaborative project)
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Contribution to the development of a
Global Soil Observing System
(Collaborative project)
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Developing Capacity Building
activities in the domain of
Earth Observation (developing countries)
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Geo-resource information system for Africa
(groundwater, raw material, energy, mineral
resources) (Specific Support action)
Improving observing systems for water
resource management – collaboration with
participants from developing countries
(Collaborative project)
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GEONETCcast applications for developing
countries (Specific Support Action)
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FP7 Timetable
6 April 2005
Commission’s proposal
21 September 2005
Specific programmes’ proposal
April 2006
Informal Competitiveness Council
June 2006
First reading of EP
September 2006
Second reading and approval at EP
Autumn 2006 ?
Adoption
End 2006/ Beginning 2007 ? First calls for proposals
February - March 2007
FP7 Launching events
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