« Piedmont » meeting 11 septembre 2006 P. Valette DG Recherche – Direction Environnement

1. 7ème Programme Cadre de l’UE Projet d’orientations de Recherche 2007“Environnement (y inclus changement climatique)” « Piedmont » meeting11 septembre 2006 P. ValetteDG Recherche – Direction Environnement

2. Pooling and leveraging resources (critical mass) Fostering human capacity and excellence in S&T (networking) Better integration of European R&D (scientific base, coordination, dissemination) « European research to strengthen the EU policies » (Lisbon strategy) Value added of the EU level

3. FP7 (2007 –2013) 4 Specific Programmes Cooperation – Collaborative research Ideas – Frontier Research People – Marie Curie Actions Capacities – Research Capacity The JRC activity and the EURATOM research +

4. Cooperation – Collaborative Research • Health • Food, agriculture and biotechnology • Information and communication technologies • Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materialsand new production technologies • Energy • Environment (including climate change) • Transport (including aeronautics) • Socio-economic sciences and the humanities • Security and space Environment has links with all the other themes Nine themes

5. Budget for FP7 • Total budget (2004 prices) : 48 081 million € • Indicative breakdown following the IIA on 4th of April 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 5044 5170 5612 6088 6704 7486 8170 8851 • In 2013 expenditure 75% higher than in 2006 • current prices: Overall budget ~ 54 billion euro (~ 60% increase compared to FP6)

6. FP7 2007 – 2013 *Informal Competitiveness Council – GRAZ – 21 & 22 April 2006

7. Support from Environmental Research  Environmental Research to support International commitments such as: • UN FCCC and Kyoto Protocol and Montreal Protocols • UN Convention on Biological Diversity • UN Strategy for Disaster Reduction • World Summit on Sustainable Development • Intergovernmental panel for Climate Change (IPCC) • Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

8. Support from Environmental Research • Environmental Research to contribute to EU environmental policies such as: • European Climate Change Programme II • 6th Environmental Action Plan and associated Thematic Strategies (air, waste, marine, soil, pesticides, urban) • Action Plans on Environmental Technologies and Environment and Health • European directives – Water Framework, REACH (chemicals), CAFE (air quality), INSPIRE (env. data) • Environmental Research to contribute to EU policies such as: • Sustainable Development Strategy, International cooperation, Space, Innovation, Health, Regional Development

9. FP7 Areas and Topics • FP 7 thematic priorities and activities should integrate within the research activity itself, when relevant:  Support to Policy / Unforeseen policy needs • Dissemination activities (research-policy, science-society) • International cooperation in particular with INCO countries • Socio-economic dimension • SME participation • Cross thematic topics Coordination of national programmes ERA-NET, Art. 169 can be part of the activities

10. Structure of the FP7 annual work programmes • Strong focus on the calls in the calendar year • Simplification aspects • A coherent approach with new elements in the Themes: integrating international cooperation, policy needs, emerging needs and coordination of national programmes (ERA-NET) • Definition of topics, funding schemes, and expected impacts

11. Timetable for the preparation of the Work Programmes • Consultation/ preparatory stage (February-June) • Advice, consultations, inputs from external sources (AG, TP, events) • First draft at the DG RTD level by 19 July 2006 • Consolidation stage (July-Sept) • First consolidated draft • Review of horizontal, cross-thematic issues • Further consultation with AG’s  Adoption stage (2006) (October – Interservices Consultations / November – FP7 PC/ December – Commission adoption)

12. Research in support to policies in FP7 • Will continue to be central in FP7 in “Co-operation” • Research in support to policies will be embedded in the Themes and implemented through standard calls • Impacts on policy shall be clearly defined in the “expected impact” in the Work Programme • Flexibility in the WP to accommodate unforeseen policy needs (e.g. epidemics, emerging concerns about food safety, natural disaster responses)

13. Dissemination, knowledge transfer and broader engagement in FP7 (1) • More pro-active approach to dissemination in FP7 • Activities at Work Programme level: - through particular ‘topics’ of the call dedicated to dissemination - expert calls (framework contract) • Activities at project level: - through introduction of activities in the Contract and reporting requirements • Offering targeted assistance to projects to optimise the use of results - legal helpdesk - exploitation strategic seminars

14. Dissemination, knowledge transfer and broader engagement in FP7 (2) • Specific actions disseminating results from across a range of projects (including projects outside FP7) e.g. Alert information system, Cordis and specific measures • Dissemination to policy makers and standardisation bodies to facilitate the use of results - synthesise knowledge/ results - organise dissemination and awareness events

15. International cooperation in FP7 The participation of third countries in the co-operation SP will be possible via 2 mechanisms: • The opening of all activities to third countries – both for ICPC* and industrialised countries in the Themes • Specific co-operation actions in each thematic priority dedicated to ICPC - part of the main call identifying topics for ICPC’s → topics in consultation with the Capacity Programme and ICPC partner regions → importance to regional approaches (eg. Latin-America, Asia, etc.) *International Co-operation Partner Country (ICPC)

16. SME Participation in FP7 • Participation of SME’s across the Specific Programmes in particular in co-operation: - including priorities/ areas of interest to SME’s; eg. environmental technologies - propose appropriate funding schemes → this will be complemented by the Competitiveness & Innovation Programme • SME-participation in the “Industry-academia partnerships and pathways” of the “People” programme • SME specific actions in the Capacities: “Research for the benefit of SME’s”

17. Approaches to cross-thematic issues in FP7 • Create attention to cross-thematic issues in FP7 • Some identified in SP (e.g. marine science and technology) → implementation can be done through coordinated calls (when more than one theme is involved) or joint calls (preferred if there are stronger linkages on topic level in serveral themes) → coordinated calls are preferred thanks to a lower administrative burden/ load

18. FP7 Rules for participation (1) Main new features aiming at simplification of the FP7 Rules for participation • Member State / Associated country equally treated for the minimum number of participants • Costs models are abandoned (instead, a unique definition of eligible costs) • Community contribution is 50% for research and demonstration… • … and up to 75% for public bodies, higher education, non profit and SMEs • NoEs are financed by means of lump sums (23.500€/year/researcher) • Financial Collective Responsibility to be replaced by other mechanisms (Guarantee Fund) • Reduction of the frequency of audit certificates

19. FP7 Rules for participation (2) Community financial contribution • Three forms of grant • Reimbursement of eligible costs • Lump sums • Flat-rate financing • Maximum reimbursement rates • Research and technological development ≤ 50% • but: Public bodies, secondary and higher education bodies, research organisations (non profit), SMEs ≤ 75% • Demonstration activities ≤ 50% • Frontier research actions (European Research Council) ≤ 100% • Coordination and Support Actions ≤ 100% • Training and career development of researchers actions ≤ 100%

20. FP7 Rules for participation (3) Funding schemes (formerly ‘instruments’) • Collaborative projects (range from small focused actions to large integrating projects) • Networks of excellence (~same scope and objectives as in FP6) • Coordination actions and Support actions (~same scope and objectives as in FP6) • Actions to promote and develop human resources and mobility of researchers

21. FP7 activities – Theme “Environment” (including Climate Change) Activity “Climate change, pollution and risks” • Area “Pressures on environment and climate” – 6 sub-areas including regional impacts 1. The Earth system and climate 2. Emissions and Pressures 3. The Carbon cycle: Integration and interactions 4. Future Climate 5. Climate Change Impacts 6. Response strategies: Mitigation and Adaptation

22. FP7 activities – Theme “Environment” (including Climate Change) Activity “Climate change, pollution and risks” • Area “Environment and health” including research for biomonitoring • Health effects of exposure to environmental stressors • Methods and tools to underpin environment and health research including human biomonitoring • Delivery of methods and decision support tools for risk analysis and policy development

23. FP7 activities – Theme “Environment” (including Climate Change) Activity “Climate change, pollution and risks” • Area “Natural hazards” – 4 sub-areas including floods • Hazard assessment, processes and triggering factors • Hazard Detection and Prediction • Vulnerability assessment and Societal impacts • Risk management and Mitigation

24. FP7 activities – Theme “Environment” (including Climate Change) Activity “Sustainable management of resources” • Area “Conservation and sustainable management of natural and man-made resources and biodiversity” – 5 sub-areas • Water Resources • Soil Research and Desertification, Forests • Biodiversity • Urban Development • Consumption Patterns

25. FP7 activities – Theme “Environment” (including Climate Change) Activity “Sustainable management of resources” • Area “Evolution of marine environments” – including 3 sub-areas • Marine Resources • Evolution of Marine Environment • Marine Observing Systems (link with GEO)

26. FP7 activities – Theme “Environment” (including Climate Change) Activity “Environmental Technologies” • Area “Environmental technologies for the sustainable management of the natural and man-made environment” – 6 sub-areas including conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage • Water priorities will be mainly derived from the Strategic Research Agenda of the WSSTP • Soil • Wastes • Clean Processes and Pollution Prevention • Built Environment • Cultural Heritage

27. FP7 activities – Theme “Environment” (including Climate Change) Activity “Environmental Technologies” • Area “Technology assessment, verification and testing” including LCA/LCT, alternatives for animal testing, sustainable chemistry, risk-assessment.

28. FP7 activities – Theme “Environment” (including Climate Change) Activity “Earth observation and assessment tools” • Area “Earth observation” – 4 sub-areas including in situ and space observation for 9 societal benefit areas • Integrating existing European Earth Observation activities in GEO (global level) • Developing cross-cutting research activities relevant to GEO • Earth Observation activities in emerging areas of research • Developing Capacity Building activities in the domain of Earth Observation

29. FP7 activities – Theme “Environment” (including Climate Change) Activity “Earth observation and assessment tools” • Area “Assessment tools for sustainable development” – 4 sub-areas including techno-economic modeling, land use • Indicators for Sustainable Development • Land use and Sustainable Development • Foresight and Forecast • Externalities and multifunctionalities

30. CONCLUSIONS • La priorité thématique “Environnement” est clairement spécifiée et prometteuse • Des innovations majeures en terme de contenu: Technologies environnementales, GEO, Environnement-Santé • Un budget comparable au PC6 en 2007 et 2008 • Actions de coordination des programmes de recherche, coopération internationale intégrée à la recherche coopérative • L’exploitation des résultats pour la définition des politiques: un enjeu majeur dès le début de la recherche • La contribution des autres programmes spécifiques à la recherche environnementale: un nouveau défi