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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS July 2005 1

Sub-Priority 6.3Sub-Priority 6.3“Global Change and “Global Change and

Ecosystems”Ecosystems”FP6 4FP6 4thth Call for Proposals Call for Proposals

European CommissionResearch DG

Directorate I – [email protected]


Global Change and EcosystemsGlobal Change and Ecosystems44thth Call – Highlights Call – Highlights

• Total indicative budget: 205 M€• Two-stage submission for the New Instruments• For the first time, a budget indication for each

New Instrument is provided• Most non-covered areas from the 2nd and 3rd calls

have been taken into account in the work programme of the 4th call

• The conclusions of the Marimon report and the Action Plan on Rationalisation and Acceleration are taken into account

• Shorter time-to-contract expected


Global Change and EcosystemsGlobal Change and Ecosystems44thth Call - Call - Indicative budget

InstrumentInstrument Indicative Indicative budgetbudget

New instruments (NIs): Integrated Projects (IP) and Networks of Excellence (NoE)

€120M

Traditional Instruments (TIs): Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREPS) and Coordination Actions (CA)

€80M

Specific Support Actions (SSA) €5M

Total €205M


44thth Call – Sub-Area I Call – Sub-Area IImpact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas Impact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas

emissions and atmospheric pollutants on emissions and atmospheric pollutants on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinksclimate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks

• 2 topics for NIs (indicative EC contribution)– Atmospheric aerosols and climate forcing (IP,

€10M)– Climate change impacts in the Mediterranean area

(€10M, IP)

• 3 topics for TIs– Regional carbon and greenhouse gas budgets – Atmospheric composition change: Methane,

Nitrous Oxide and Hydrogen – Climate changes impacts in central-eastern Europe

• Indications of SSA topics:– European assessment of the impact of transport

on climate change and ozone depletion


44thth Call – Sub-Area II Call – Sub-Area IIWater Cycle and Soil-related aspects Water Cycle and Soil-related aspects

(1/2)(1/2)

• 2 topics for NIs 2 topics for NIs (indicative EC contribution)::– Global Water Cycle, Water Resources and Droughts (IP, €10M)– Water scenarios for Europe and for neighbouring countries (IP, €7M)

• 10 topics for TIs:10 topics for TIs:– Flash-flood forecasting – Integrated risk-based management of the water-sediment-soil

system at river-basin scale – Source control of priority substances – New concepts and processes in wastewater treatment (STREPs only)– Advanced technologies for locating, maintaining and rehabilitating

buried infrastructures – Advances in desalination– Water in Agriculture: new systems and technologies for irrigation

and drainage – Twinning European/third countries river basins (South and East-Asian

countries)– Sustainable sanitation in Africa – A knowledge network for solving real-life water problems in

developing countries (1 CA only)

• Indications of SSA topics:Indications of SSA topics:– Rapid identification of pollutants– Millennium Development Goals for Water


44thth Call – Sub-Area III Call – Sub-Area IIIBiodiversity and EcosystemsBiodiversity and Ecosystems

• 2 topics for NIs 2 topics for NIs (indicative EC contribution)– Develop model(s) and simulation(s) to assess and

forecast changes in terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems (IP, €7M)

– Assess and forecast changes in the Mediterranean and Black seas ecosystems and their ability to provide services (IP, €10M)

• 1 topic for TI1 topic for TI– Shaping biodiversity conservation strategies for

terrestrial and fresh water ecosystems (1 CA only)

• Indications of SSA topics:Indications of SSA topics: – European biodiversity research strategy


4th Call – Sub-Area IV4th Call – Sub-Area IVMechanisms of desertification and Mechanisms of desertification and

natural disastersnatural disasters

• 1 topic for NI (indicative EC contribution)1 topic for NI (indicative EC contribution)– Combat land degradation and desertification (IP,

€7M)

• 2 topic for TIs2 topic for TIs– Reduction of seismic risks – Assessment and reduction of tsunami risk in

Europe

• Indications of SSA topics:Indications of SSA topics:– Disaster Reduction in Europe


4th Call – Sub-Area V4th Call – Sub-Area VStrategies for sustainable land management, Strategies for sustainable land management, including coastal zones, agricultural land and including coastal zones, agricultural land and

forestsforests

• 2 topics for NIs 2 topics for NIs (indicative EC contribution)– Strategies for sustainable urban, peri-urban and

rural land use relationships (IP, €7M)– Sustainable Development and Integrated Coastal

Zone Management (IP, €10M)

• 1 topic for TI1 topic for TI– Development of tools for impact assessment of

land uses policies on the sustainability of developing countries


4th Call – Sub-Area VI4th Call – Sub-Area VIOperational forecasting and modelling, Operational forecasting and modelling,

including global climatic change including global climatic change observation systemsobservation systems

• 3 topics for NIs (indicative EC contribution)3 topics for NIs (indicative EC contribution)– European underwater ocean observatory system (NoE,

€7M)– Integrated development of European coastal and regional

seas forecasting systems (IP, €7M)– European atmospheric observation systems (IP, €7M)

• 1 topic for TI1 topic for TI– Framework for economic and social aspects of the 10 year

Implementation Plan of the GEO

• Indications of SSA topics:Indications of SSA topics:– WMO as the host international organisation for the

secretariat of the Group on Earth Observations – Targeted actions to enhance the co-operation between

Europe and the developing countries within the context of marine observation systems


44thth Call – Sub-Area VII Call – Sub-Area VIIComplementary researchComplementary research

• 3 topics for NIs (indicative EC contribution)3 topics for NIs (indicative EC contribution)– Intelligent testing strategy for chemicals (IP, €10M)– Development of methods and tools for environment

and health impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis for building and assessing future environment and health scenarios (IP, €5M)

– Health, economic and social impacts of extreme events (IP, €5M)

• 2 topics for TIs2 topics for TIs– Life Cycle Analysis (1 CA only)– Validating, disseminating and exploiting best practices

and decision-support tools for environment and health assessment and policy support (1 CA only)

• Indications of SSA topics:Indications of SSA topics:– Assessment and dissemination of results emerging

from European research on Environment and Health


44thth Call – Sub-Area VIII Call – Sub-Area VIIICross-cutting issues: Sustainable Cross-cutting issues: Sustainable Development concepts and toolsDevelopment concepts and tools

• 1 topic for NI 1 topic for NI (indicative EC contribution)– Elaboration of new accounting frameworks of

environmental externalities (IP, €5M)

• 1 topic for TI1 topic for TI– Verification and testing networks

• Indications of SSA topics:Indications of SSA topics:– EU-US scientific cooperation


4th Call – Sub-Area IX4th Call – Sub-Area IXIndications of Specific Support Indications of Specific Support

ActionsActions• SSAsSSAs

– WMO as the host international organisation for the secretariat of the Group on Earth Observations

– Disaster Reduction in Europe – European assessment of the impact of transport on

climate change and ozone depletion– Targeted actions to enhance the co-operation

between Europe and the developing countries within the context of marine observation systems

– European biodiversity research strategy– EU- US scientific cooperation– Rapid identification of pollutants– Millennium Development Goals for Water– Assessment and dissemination of results emerging

from European research on Environment and Health


44thth Call – Other information Call – Other information

• TimetableTimetable– Publication: 19 July 2005– Closure date: 3 November 2005 at 17:00 Brussels time

• Evaluation system for the NIEvaluation system for the NI– 2 stages for IP-NoE

• 1st stage outline proposal 15 p. max, reduced set of evaluation criteria (for IP: relevance, potential impact, S/T excellence; for NoE: relevance, degree of integration and the JPA)

• Indicative closure date for 2nd stage: 2 March 2006


To build on current EU Research: http://www.cordis.lu/sustdev/environment/home.htmlhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/research/environment/index_en.htm

Information on FP6:Information on FP6:http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/home.cfm

FP6 Instruments: http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/instruments.htm

EU funded projects:EU funded projects:http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/projects.htm

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