POLISH THEMATIC NETWORK FOR PROBLEMS OF AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

1. POLISH THEMATIC NETWORK FOR PROBLEMS OF AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATECHANGE www.ietu.katowice.pl/airclim-net

2. OBJECTIVE Consolidation of scientific potencial in the field of air pollution and climate changes in order to strengthen the position of research work in the development of the European Research Area Year of establishment - 2002 Initiator and co-ordinator– Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas www.ietu.katowice.pl/airclim-net

3. Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Katowice Institute for Meteorology and Water Management in Warsaw Institute for Meteorology and Water Management in Cracow Institute for Meteorology and Water Management in Katowice Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze Instytut Podstaw Inżynierii Środowiska PAN w Krakowie Institute of Environmental Protection, Warsaw Warsaw University of Technology, Chemical and Procesing Engineering Department Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw Jagiellonian University, Department of Climatology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management Wroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Department of Ecologistics Wroclaw University, Institute of Geological Sciences Agricultural University of Wroclaw, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy Gdansk University of Technology, Chemical Faculty, Chair of Analytical Chemistry Gdansk University, Institute of Oceanography, Faculty of Sea Chemistry and Marine Environment Protection NILU Polska Rtd. Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal, Zabrze Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Faculty of Energy and Ecological Policy Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Laboratory of Conservation Chemistry Technical University of Szczecin, Institute of Chemistry and Environmental Protection Forest Research Institute 21 ORIGINAL MEMBERS

4. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESOF ACTIVITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NETWORK • Supporting co-operation of RTD units carrying out research activity on air pollution and climate changes • Creating a forum for the exchange of information and dissemination or research results concerning the air pollution and climate changes • Supporting the participation of RTD units belonging to the Network in projects realized from Pre-accession Funds, EU Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund

5. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESOF ACTIVITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NETWORK • Development and promotion of the significance of Polish researches in the field of air pollution and climate changes caused by changes in the emission of pollutants into the air and processes proceeding in the atmosphere on the territory of Poland in the European Research Area • Development, collection, processing and dissemination of scientific information within the scope of activity of the Network • Promotion of results and practical applications of the scientificresearches carried out within the Network • Development of international co-operation

6. THEMATIC AREAS OF THE NETWORK • Changes in the emission of greenhouse gases and pollutants which are subject to international conventions • Analysis of changes in physico-chemical processes proceeding in the atmosphere resulting from changes in the pollutant emission • Modeling air pollutant concentrations on a local, regional andnational scale taking into account the emission change forecast • Monitoring of changes in the air quality, meteorological parameters and climate change elements which have an impact on global changes

7. THEMATIC AREAS OF THE NETWORK • Demonstration techniques for spatial distribution of emissionchanges and climate change parameters • Sustainable development of cities and changes in the emission and urbanclimate • Changes in human exposure and biotic / abiotic components of theenvironment resulting from pollutant emission and climate changes • Technical and economical aspects of air pollutant emission reduction

8. RESEARCH FIELDS • Ground ozone - global, regional and local aspects • Solid particles - climatic and health aspects • Various scales of climatic system changeability: detection, interpretation, modeling • Changes in chemical composition of the atmosphere - global, regional and local aspects • Climate of the urban areas: meteorological, technical and environmental conditions • Technical aspects of air pollution emission reduction and mitigation of human and ecosystem exposure for the air pollution

9. NETWORK BODIES NETWORK CO-ORDINATING UNIT: Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas NETWORK CO-ORDINATOR: Dr. Janina Fudała GENERAL ASSEMBLY STEERING COMMITTEE: Dr. Krzysztof Klejnowski - Chairman Dr. Janina Fudała - Vice-Chairman Prof. Andrzej G. Chmielewski - Member Dr. Lucyna Falkowska - Member Dr. Leszek Ośródka - Member Prof. Zbigniew Ustrnul - Member Dr. Anna Zwoździak - Member NETWORK SECRETARIAT: Zofia Nowińska, M.Sc. Patrycja Przewoźnik, M.A.

10. NETWORK MEMBERS • Agricultural University of Wroclaw • Gdansk University • Gdansk University of Technology • Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal, Zabrze • Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Katowice • Institute for Meteorology and Water Management, Warsaw • Institute for Meteorology and Water Management, Upper Silesian Hydrological and Meteorological Center • Institute for Meteorology and Water Management, Kraków Branch • Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences • Institute of Environmental Protection, Warsaw • Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw • Jagiellonian University • Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow • NILU Polska Rtd. • Technical University of Szczecin • Warsaw University of Technology • Wroclaw University • Wroclaw University of Technology

11. NETWORK MEMBERS • Wladyslaw Szafer Institute of Botany at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Ecology • Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming at Falenty, Wielkopolsko-Pomorski Research Division in Bydgoszcz • Space Research Centre, Teledetection Department, Polish Academy of Sciences • The Andrzej SOŁTAN Institute for Nuclear Studies • Radom Technical University • University of Silesia in Katowice • Central Mining Institute • Center For Ecological Economics (CEE) Norwegian Institute for Air Research • VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Energy Research Center - • Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Aerosol Laboratory • Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Environmental Physics, Kraków • Department of Ecology and Atmospheric Protection, Warsaw University of Technology • Polish Ecological Club, Upper Silesian Branch • “Blachownia” Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis

12. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION OBJECTIVE • Taking benefits from scientific and research potential for supporting sustainable development strategies • Finding new sources for co-funding the RTD units

13. NETWORK CO-ORDINATOR Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas 6, Kossutha Street 40-844 Katowice, Poland phone. +48 32 254-60-31 ext. 281 fax. +48 32 254-17-17 www.ietu.katowice.pl/airclim-net airclim-net@ietu.katowice.pl