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International scientificco-operation in FP6

ELOISE CONFERENCEPortoroz, 15-18 November 2004

by C. Fragakis

Contents A European Research Area open to the worldA European Research Area open to the world

Strategic objectivesStrategic objectives International scientific co-operation in the Sixth International scientific co-operation in the Sixth

Framework ProgrammeFramework Programme Three major routes for international scientific co-

operation in FP6 Specific measures in support of international Opening of

“Focusing and Integrating Community Research” to third country organizations (I)

co-operation (II) International mobility of researchers (III)

How can Third Countries participate in FP6How can Third Countries participate in FP6 River-Twinned BasinsRiver-Twinned Basins

A European Research Area A European Research Area open to the worldopen to the world

“The European Research Area must be opened up to the rest of the world. This will enable EU countries, and third countries, to benefit from international cooperation in Science & Technology, thereby paving the way for closer political and economic relations.”

(P. Busquin, Commissioner for Research)

The strategic objectives of a European Research Area open to the world are laid down in Commission communication “The international dimension of the European Research Area” (COM(2001) 346 final).

Strategic objectivesStrategic objectives Make the Area more attractive to the best scientists and

make it a world class reference centre

Enable European researchers and industrialists to access knowledge and technology available elsewhere in the world

Develop scientific and technological activities useful to the implementation of EU foreign and development aid policy

Enlist the S&T resources of the European Union and of third countries in initiatives that provide a response to significant world problems of concern to the Community

Communication of the Commission, The international dimension of the European Research AreaCOM(2001), 346 fin. 25.6.01

Three major routes for international scientific co-operation in FP6

Opening of “Focusing and Integrating Community Research” to third country organizations (with substantial funding)

Specific measures in support of international co-operation

International mobility of researchers

Over and above these three major routes, the international dimension is a cross-cutting issue which concerns the whole Framework programme

Opening of “Focusing and Integrating Community Research” to third country

organizations (I)

Participation to Community activities participation of researchers, teams and institutions from third

countries in projects within the Priority Thematic Areas of Research, Specific activities covering a wider field of research

Budget of 285 million Euro for third country participation

Opening of “Focusing and Integrating Community Research” to third country

organizations Strategic objectives:

To help European researchers, businesses and research organisations in the European Union and in the countries associated with the Framework programme to have access to knowledge and expertise existing elsewhere in the world

To help ensure Europe’s strong and coherent participation in research initiatives related to issues arising at the world level and being the subject of international or global efforts

Overall focus Community interest

Specific measures in support of international co-operation (II)

Dedicated international cooperation activities which are relevant to some groups of countries or regions with own calls for proposals

Budget: 315 million Euro Strategic objective

To lend support, in the scientific and technological field, to the implementation of the Community’s foreign policy and development aid policy

Overall focus mutual interest

Specific measures in support of international co-operation

These activities will be carried out: To complement the activities in the thematic priorities By means of specific targeted research projects of a limited

scale, actions to coordinate national efforts and, specific support measures

Problem oriented approach on a regional basis, policy dialogue and prioritization

Research priorities defined on the basis of the interests and objectives of the Community’s political

partnership with the different groups of countries the particular economic and social needs of countries and

regions concerned

International mobility of researchers

Incoming fellowships with possibility for “return ticket”

to work and undertake research training in Europe provision to assist fellows to return to their countries of origin

in case of emerging and transition economies and developing countries

Outgoing fellowships to be awarded to research workers from EU and Associated

Countries to work in established third country research centres

requires submission of a coherent individual training programme involving a first phase abroad followed by mandatory second phase in Europe

How can Third Countries How can Third Countries participate in FP6participate in FP6

Who can participate? All third countries: in addition to minimal number of

participants from Member States and Associated countries

Who can be funded? All third countries

INCO target countries (developing countries, Mediterranean partner countries, Western Balkan countries, Russia and the other NIS): within the allocation earmarked in the budget (285 million Euros)

Other third countries: if provision is made in work programme or if necessary to carry out the RTD activity

Number of Participants

Instruments NoE IP STREP, CA

SSA

Marie Curie

3 legal entities from 3 different MS or AS, with at least 2 MS or ACC

+ Third countries

1 legal entity

Individual researchers

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o n

Community Research

EU Water Initiative - RESEARCH COMPONENT

o Foreword o Policy framework o Principal instruments of European

international policies o Five thousand years of water works

supporting diverse human societies o Balancing people and nature – Integrating

approaches o Safe water and sanitation o Cost-effective approaches that work o Catchment basin approaches – Strategies

for reconciling multiple demands o Protecting mountainous upstream areas o Sustainable lowland-use and irrigation o Urbanisation and water o Coastal zone management o The way forward o Project overview tables o International cooperation projects - PDF o (size: 221 Kb)

o European excellence in water and soil science and technology - PDF

o (size: 233 kb)

o Further reading o See Cooperation in FP6 (2002-2006) map -

PDF (size: 499 Kb) o Download the Water for Life brochure or

project annexes in PDF format (551 kB and 136 kB)

http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/water-initiative/http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/water-initiative/index_en.htmlindex_en.html

EU Water Initiative - Research ComponentEU Water Initiative - Research Component Research and scientific co-operation in theResearch and scientific co-operation in the

6th Community Research Framework Programme 6th Community Research Framework Programme in support of the EU Water Initiativein support of the EU Water Initiative


Community Research


Thematic Sub-Priority: Global Change and EcosystemsThematic Sub-Priority: Global Change and Ecosystems The river basin ‘t-winning’ between The river basin ‘t-winning’ between

Europe and Developing CountriesEurope and Developing Countries

RIVERTWIN: A regional model for Integrated Water Management in Twinned River Basins

TWINBAS: Twinning European and third countries river basins for development of integrated water resources management methods

WADE: Floodwater Recharge of Alluvial Aquifers in Dryland Environments

TWINBASINXN: Promoting Twinning of River Basins for Developing Integrated Water Resources Management Practices


Community Research


Total Budget and Community Contribution (in EUROTotal Budget and Community Contribution (in EURO))

River Basin ‘Twinning’ ProjectsRiver Basin ‘Twinning’ Projects

RIVERTWIN (STREPS)Total Budget 2.964.140

EC contribution 2.460.160

TWINBAS (STREPS)Total Budget 2.113.708


WADE (STREPS)Total Budget 2.558.789


TWINBASINxn (CA)Total Budget 1.710.000

EC contribution 900.000

TOTALSTotal Budget 9.346.637



Community Research


REGIONAL PARTICIPATION IN RIVER BASIN TWINNING PROJECTS

51%

25%

4%

6%

8%2%2%2%

EUROPE (25)

AFRICA

LATIN AMERICA

EECCA

MEDA

ASIA

CANADA

RUMANIA


Community Research


RIVERTWINRIVERTWIN

Objectives

Develop, adjust, test and implement an existing integrated regional model for the strategic planning of water resources management in twinned river basins in Benin and Uzbekistan.

To contribute to the EU WFD, the MDGs defined by the WSSD and the EU WI for Africa and EECCA and to

promote mutual transfer of technology between European and Third countries.


Community Research


RIVERTWINRIVERTWIN

Target River Basins

Neckar in Germany Oueme in Benin …

different climatic and socio-economic conditions as well as lower data availability

Chirchik/Upper Syrdarya in Uzbekistan

Partners

1. University of Hohenheim, DE2. University of Stuttgart, DE3. Centre for World Food Studies,

Vrije Universiteit, NL4. Aristotle Univiversity of

Thessaloniki, GR Hydraulics Laboratory

5. Stockholm Environment Institute, SV

6. Institut Nat. de Recherche Agronomique du Bénin

7. Department de l´Hydraulique, Benin

8. Université Nationale du Bénin9. Interstate coordination water

commission, Uzbekistan 10. Schneider und Jorde (SME, DE)11. Terra Fusca (SME, DE).


Community Research


TWINBASTWINBAS

Objectives

Fill gaps in knowledge and methods in order to enable implementation of a harmonised IWRM approach that addresses the EU WI, in five river basins (two in Europe and three in Africa, EECCA and Latin America).

To enable and perform assessment of vulnerability to climate change and anthropogenic development, and produce integrated river basin management plans that includes optimal combinations of actions.


Community Research


TWINBASTWINBAS

Target River Basins

Okavango River Basin in Botswana

Bio Bio River Basin in Chile River Nura in Kazakhstan Thames in UK ..experience Norrström in Sweden…

pollution and actions

List of Partners:

1. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, SV

2. DHI Water and Environment, DK3. Department of Civil and

Environmental Engineering, Southampton University, UK

4. National Commission for the Environment, Bío Bío region, Chile

5. Almaty Institute of Power Engineering and Telecommunication, British Gas Chair of Environmental Technology, Kazakhstan

6. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK

7. Rhodes University, Institute for Water Research, South Africa


Community Research


WADEWADE

Objectives

To apply new methodologies, technologies, and approaches in order to assess long-term (decades to centuries) water resources in selected semiarid to hyper arid ephemeral river basins in Namibia and South Africa.

To determine long-term magnitude and frequency of floods and quantifying transmission losses and floodwater recharge into alluvial aquifers in order to formulate integrated water management strategies for their use.


Community Research


WADEWADE

Target Basins:

Kuiseb catchment in Namibia

Western Namaqualand (south of the Orange River) in South Africa

Guadalentín basin in SE Spain

Negev Desert in Israel

List of Partners:

1. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ES

2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

3. HYDROISOTP gmbh, DE4. Desert Research Foundation of

Namibia5. University of Edinburgh, UK6. University of Cape Town, SA7. Institut National de la

Recherche Scientifique, Canada8. Ben Gurion University, Israel9. Ministry of Agriculture, Water

& Rural Development, Namibia10. Surplus People Project, SA11. Kamiesberg Municipality, SA12. Nama Khoi Municipality, SA


Community Research


Twin Basin XNTwin Basin XNObjectives

Improve the effectiveness of the co-operation between European and Third Countries river basins for the implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) principles, as stated in the WFD and the EUWI.

Promote twinning between Basin Organisations, as a tool for enhancing their human resources capacities, and by collecting and disseminating the shared knowledge for the common benefit of all.


Community Research


Twin Basin XNList of Partners

1. Office International de l’Eau, FR2. Agence de l’Eau Seine Normandie, FR3. International Network of Basin Organisations, FR4. Ea – Pôle de l’Eau, FR5. Confederacion Hidrografica del Jucar, SP6. Department for International Development, UK7. Global Water Partnership, SE8. Techware, IT/BE9. Regionalny Zarzad Gospodarki Wodnej W Gdansku, PO10. National Water Authority, HU 11. Interstate Coordination Water Commission – Aral Sea,

Uzbekistan 12. Jara Tirta I Corporation, Indonesia 13. African Network of Basin Organisations, Niger 14. Basin Agency Algerois-Hodna-Soumman, Algeria15. Sebou Hydraulic Basin Agency, Morocco16. Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Sénégal17. Comision Nacional del Agua, Mexico18. National Agency APELE ROMANE, Rumania


Community Research


Some things to retain…Some things to retain… Incorporation of ‘global change’ in planned work Results include blueprints for integrated River basin

management plans adapted to local conditions…opportunity need to be timely exploited

Public participation and end-users… On-the-job training…and not only information exchange Need to work on sustainable linkages with EU WI and

WFD groups / better interface between RTD, policy and development co-operation

Future replication of similar topic for twinning of European river basins within other geographical regions….


Community Research


THIRD CALL (26 October 2004)THIRD CALL (26 October 2004)

Focus on Latin America17 proposals received

Topic for up-to-two STREPs and/or Coordination Actions

FOURTH CALL FOURTH CALL (?)

Focus on South and East Asia countries

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