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Competence Center Environment & Sustainability of the ETH-Domain

Competence Center Environment & Sustainability of the ETH-Domain. CCES. Mission Targets Organization Activities Time schedule. Mission. To facilitate the integration of the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs

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Competence Center Environment & Sustainability of the ETH-Domain

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  1. Competence Center Environment & Sustainability of the ETH-Domain CCES • Mission • Targets • Organization • Activities • Time schedule

  2. Mission • To facilitate the integration of the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs • To identify the relevant questions before they become problems and to provide appropriate answers to foster the sustainable development of our future society while minimizing the impact on the environment • To achieve excellence in education and research and focus research and applications on themes crucial for our future, ranging from climate and environment changes to food safety, sustainable land-use, natural resources and the management of natural risks

  3. Target: Achieve a visible societal impact with a focus on socio-economic implementation • Identify key themes of future societal importance • Establish a wide-ranging E&O program • Increase the significance of the North-South dialog • Unify initiatives in sustainability in the ETH Domain • Establish strategic alliances (i.e. China, India) • Establish cooperation with institutions with simlar mandate (i.e. Earth Institute) • Focus on technology transfer and relevance for developing countries • Focus on implementation and solutions

  4. Target: Establish ETH as international and national focal point for environment and sustainability • Foster major advancements in research • Start large-scale collaborative projects • Achieve a leading presence in EU FP7 • Increase overall critical mass on key themes • Secure third-party funding • Foster passion and personal engagement • Sell ETH better • Make optimal use of existing strengths

  5. Target: Achieve a long-term structuring effect lasting beyond the completion of CCES • Integrate the research activities of ETHZ, EPFL, WSL and EAWAG • Focus the research profile of the participating institutions • Identify strengths and weaknesses • Provide input for future restructuring • Align with the strategic planning of the institutions • Shift to new mechanism of large-scale, targeted research • Promote interdisciplinary work at the interfaces

  6. Target: Establish a strong Education & Outreach program • Master curricula on main CCES themes, i.e. “Natural Hazards and Risk Management”, “Forest- and Landscape Management” • Course blocks on the fundamentals of sustainability for Bachelor and Master levels • Focus on education for developing countries • Graduate School on Environment and Sustainability • Visiting program, think tanks, workshops • Education to elementary and high-school level • Corporate comunication • Involvement of exponents from politics and business

  7. Organization: Funding and resources • Target duration 10 years, 2006-2015 • Approved ETH-Rat funding 2006-2007: 10 MFr • Three-part funding scheme secured from (1) the ETH-Board, (2) dedicated resources by the participating institutions, (3) third-party funding (industry, SNF, EU, federal offices) • Target budget: ~20 MFr/yr overall budget • Re-orientation and focusing of the critical mass and excellence in science and engineering already existing at ETHZ, EPFL, EAWAG and WSL • Strong potential for external fund-raising

  8. Organization: Activities Education & Research Units (ERU) • Sustainable Land Use • Climate and Environmental Change • Food, Environment and Health • Natural Resources • Natural Hazards and Risks Integrative Elements • E&O • Research Platforms, Swiss Experiment • Optimization of environmental services • Strategic planning

  9. Organization Chart ETH Board Leading House - ETHZ Advisory Board (AB) Steering Board (SB) ExecutiveManager (EM) Director Management Committee (MC) Office IntegrativeElements(IEs) ResearchPlatforms ScientificServices Education & Outreach NetworkingActivities North-South Dialogue Policy Support & Advice Education &Research Units (ERUs) Sustainable Land Use SuLu Natural Hazards & Risks HazRi Climate & Environmental Change CLENCH Natural Resources NatuRe Food, Environment & Health FEH

  10. Organization: Management Committee DirectorD. Giardini D-ERDW ERU Leaders SULU Bugmann D-UWIS; Kienast WSL CLENCH Peter D-UWIS; Buchmann D-AGRL FEHS Kreuzer, D-AGRL; von Gunthen EAWAG NatuRe Wüest EAWAG; Barry EPFL HazRi Parlange EPFL; Löw D-ERDW; Lehning WSL Executive Manager N. Gotsch ETHZ

  11. Activities: Research Projects I • High relevance for sustainability • Building the ERU profile • High scientific excellence • No business-as-usual • Large-scale collaborative projects, more than 1 CCES institution • Duration 3-5 years, Budget 2-5 MFr • Comprehensive proposals, with three-part funding scheme • Clear milestones, deliverables, management plan, risk assessment

  12. Activities: Research Projects II • Initial screening by Management Committee • Research Board under the lead of the Research Commission of ETH Zurich conducts an international peer-review • MC builds a comprehensive implementation plan for each ERU: research projects + E&O + IEs • Final approval by Steering Board • Evaluation by Advisory Board every year • 3 deadlines for projects per year: May 1, Sept 1, Jan 15 • Expected 15-20 projects for 5 ERUs after 1-2 yr • Expected ~200 dedicated CCES fte (150 new)

  13. Activities: Research Platforms • Common needs and requirements identified by ERUs • Working groups to produce a strategy document, identifying needs, resources and implementation plan • Implementation plan evaluated and approved by CCES SB and by participating institutions (voluntary program) • Examples of platforms under discussion: - Scientific and environmental services - Numerical modeling - Access to analytical labs and research infrastructures - Swiss Experiment - GIS/geodata/remote sensing data

  14. Activities: Swiss Experiment • Select sites to provide long-term continuity and technical development in environmental monitoring • Infrastructure development • New backbone for data acquisition • Innovative monitoring sensors and networks • Data mining and data visualisation • Focus on natural hazards and environmental change • Identify key scientific questions • 10-years CCES build-up plan • Support and involvement of Cantons and Bund • Link to alert and monitoring services • A Euro-class infrastructure for FP7 TA support

  15. Time schedule: January – July 2006 • January 1 CCES started • January ERU Workshops • Jan-Feb Setup of financial structure and procedures; website • Jan-Feb Definition of review procedures with ETHZ Research Commission • Jan-Feb Organization / financial structure established by Executive Office • Feb 5 Revised ERU Business Plans • Feb 10 Management Committee defines revised ERU Business Plans • Feb-Mar Appointment of Working Groups for Common Activities • March Kick-off Meeting of the Steering Board (SB) • May 1 First submission of research projects for peer-review • May 8 MC defines IEs, E&O, Research Platforms • June 30 Completion of first peer-review process • July 10 MC presents CCES Work Program • August 24 SB meeting to approve the CCES Work Program

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