EC 6 th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS IN FP6 Per Backe-HansenEnvironment DirectorateResearch Directorate General EUROPEAN COMMISSION Tel: +32/2/296.89.23E-mail: per.backe-hansen@cec.eu.int

2. I. Focusing and integrating research Budget (MEuro) 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 2 Information Society technologies 3 625 3 Nanotechnologies and nano-sciences, knowledge-base multifunctional materials, new production processes and devices 1 300 4 Aeronautics and space 1 075 5 Food quality and safety 685 • 6 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 225 8 Specific activities covering a wider field of research 1 300 Total (Including non-nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre: €760 million ) 13 345

3. FP6 as an INSTRUMENT for the EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA 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

4. The 3 interrelated pillars of Priority 6 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

5. DRIVING FORCES 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE From research on environmental protection to integration of sustainability into research 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

10. GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS 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

11. 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

12. GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES Impact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollutants on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks (oceans, forests and soil) FIRST CALL Assessment 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)

13. GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS 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

14. GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES Water cycle, including soil-related aspects FIRST CALL Improved 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.)

15. GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES Bio-diversity and ecosystems FIRST CALL Developing 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)

16. GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES Desertification and natural disasters FIRST CALL Research on mechanisms of desertification and soil quality (Trad) Integrated earthquake and landslide disaster management methodologies (New) Integrated flood risk management methodologies (New)

17. 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)

18. GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES • Operational forecasting and modelling, including global climate change observation systems FIRST CALL (Not included)

19. GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES Complementary research on advanced methods for risk assessment and quality appraisal FIRST CALL (Not included)

20. 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.)

21. GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH PRIORITIES • Specific Support Actions FIRST CALL • Mechanisms such as European Network for Research and Global Change (ENRICH) • Consolidating knowledge on the role of wetlands in the water cycle • European contribution to international observation systems • Capitalisation of results from the past research on sustainable agriculture • Lessons from past research on sustainable production and utilisation of forests

22. 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 GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS

23. Calls Close (2003) Week (1st) Week (2nd) Energy 12 51 Transport 12 51 Global Change 15 38 Euratom 19 42 (Policy Support 11)

24. 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