REMARKS ON MANAGEMENT AND NETWORKING FOR THE ACTIVE RESEARCH IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD

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REMARKS ON MANAGEMENT AND NETWORKING FOR THE
ACTIVE RESEARCH IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD
Katarzyna Jarmolowicz-Szulc PGI CoE Ul.
Rakowiecka 4 00-950 Warsaw Tel. [phone]
katarzyna.jarmolowicz-szulc_at_pgi.gov.pl
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• The united Europe and framework programs of the
  European Commission give new perspectives and new
  demands for the individual European states and
  for the European researchers.
• The human being s health and the environment in
  its all aspects have been the most significant
  priorities.

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A formation of research centers and international
groups

• seems to be one of the best and proper ways for
  the realization of the integration policy in the
  closest future. These groups should co-operate
  and apply for the EC projects as well as
  participate in them.
• The more people of the former Eastern Europe
  form the networks and join their efforts, the
  better results will be gained.

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The PGI Centre of Excellence and its project
REA may be shown here as an example for a further
follow.

• This positive and good example, as well as the
  experience gained, should be followed in the
  closest future due to the newest PGI project and
  the proposal for the FP 7 call of the European
  Commission aiming at the effective use of the
  joint intellectual and technical potential.

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PGI working groups

• Groundwater sustainable management
• Marine abiotic environment
• Geohazards
• Human induced hazards
• Global change climate environment
• Geological Aspects of Environment

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Centre of Excellence

• to expand and strengthen the co-operative links
  in geo-environmental sciences with national and
  foreign centres

• The Centre of Excellence - Research on Abiotic
  Environment (REA) was created within the Polish
  Geological Institutes organisational structure
  in 2002

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CoE REA tasks

• To co-ordinate pro-environmental studies carried
  out by individual specialists and/or groups
  active in different organisational units of the
  Institute aiming at development of modern tools
  for sustainable management of environment and
  hazard assessment, as well as cost-effective
  rehabilitation methods for strongly polluted on-
  and off-shore sites.
• Other fields of activity of the Centre include a
  wide array of groundwater issues, global and
  regional climatic changes in landscape and
  environment and geological studies related to
  natural hazards, floods, landslides etc.

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Participation of PGIs Centre of Excellence in
the EU Framework Programme 5

• In 2002 the project
• SUPPORT FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE
  Polish Geological Institutes
  Centre of Excellence
• Research on Abiotic Environment
  
  IN THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA
• Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
  (Accompanying Measures)
• EVK1-CT-2002-80006 REA was signed.
• This project totally remained under the
  co-ordination of the PGI s Centre of Excellence.

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Framework Programme 5Accompanying Measures

• Duration 3 years, prolonged
• December 2002 - May 2006
• Budget - around 580 000 Euro
• EC contribution 450 000 Euro

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Project REA organisation

• The REA programme was organised in seven Work
  Packages, five of which (WP1-WP5) represented the
  leading research themes of the five Working
  Groups of Centre of Excellence.

• The planned dissemination measures as well as the
  co-ordination were contained in next separate
  Work Packages (WP6-WP7).

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REA project

• Objective integration of PGI CoE in ERA
• Realization tools
• - conferences (organised and participated in)
• - workshops (organised and participated in )
• - training courses
• - capacity building (training, invited EU
  lectures)
• - twinnings and networks (national and
  international)

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Project REA organisation

• WP1 Integration of the Polish groundwater
  research with the European priorities
• WP2 Sustainable use of the marine environment
  and resources
• WP3 Research on landslides and floods
• WP4 Research on man-caused environmental hazards
• WP5 Present and past environmental changes
• WP6 Dissemination
• WP7Co-ordination
• Project REA objective
• integration of PGI CoE REA in ERA

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Project realization tools applied in years 2002 -
2006

• 65 tasks and 28 deliverables
• - conferences, workshops and training courses
  (organised and participated in )
• - capacity building (trainings, invited EU
  lectures)
• - twinnings and networks (national and
  international)

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Results of the REA project

• 11 international conferences/workshops organised
  by CoE in Poland
• 10 Abstract volumes (243 abstracts published) and
  training course booklets
• 8 printed volumes of Proceedings
• Participation in European scientific activities
  (43 events)
• - numerous oral and poster
  presentations
• - papers published

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Results of the REA project International
thematic conferences, seminars workshops
organised in PGI prior to and by CoE
Number
Years
CoE
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Results of the REA project

• Capacity building
• - training of Polish scientists in the
  Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy,
  England,Sweden
• - training in PGI CoE
• of young researchers
• from Germany, Czek
• Republic, Slovakia,
• Lithuania, Bielarus ,
• Ukraine (grants) ?

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Results of the REA project International
European Projects in PGI prior to and by CoE
Number
Years
CoE
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Networkings steps, exploratory missions and
twinning agreements with the East and West
European institutions

• Results of the REA project

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Results of the REA project

• Invited lectures 24 European lecturers and
  speakers
• Public seminars and
• CoE dissemination
• materials ?
• (17 Newsletters)

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Discussion

• Scientific integration in the European Research
  Area is a complicated long-term process which
  demands a lot of time and efforts.
• It should not be limited to three-year-period of
  AM project.
• Steps should be undertaken for a further
  continuation of CoE activities .

• Current realization of a rich programme
• Research contacts direct and indirect
• Exchange of information on activities in
  different EU scientific centers and participation
  possibility
• PGI CoE and self presentation.
• Language training

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• Higher interest of the western institutions in
  the cooperation, not the absence of reaction
  onto the propositions
• The implementation of new members to the
  already existing projects
• --------
• That implies a permanent support not only for
  individuals to participate a meeting within the
  project/s, but also for groups involved in the
  research.
• Standardisation in the understanding of the
  meanings, procedures, methods and technology is
  also an important factor for the integration.

• Necessities

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Conclusions

• Thus it is imperative further to strengthen bi-
  and multi-lateral long-term efforts
• by organisation of joint conferences, seminars
  and workshops,
• by exchange of information and specialists,
• reciprocal use of laboratory facilities,
• advanced training of young scientists and active
  participation in and organisation of regional and
  European thematic networks.
• The network environment - soil - groundwater
  will be the 2007 activity result joining the East
  and West European participants and co-workers.

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Summing up

• A proper management in the field of the
  environmental sciences should be connected with
  active European networking comprising
• Exchange of information on and assistance with
  organisation of conferences, lectures, summer
  schools, courses etc.
• Undertaking initiatives to prepare
  inter-disciplinary research projects.
• Creation of a database and exchange of
  information about accessible measurement
  equipment and research infrastructure, software
  etc.
• Creation of a database and exchange of
  information about ongoing research projects and
  their results,

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Exchange of information about activities
undertaken within the EU and the 7th Framework
Programmes including

• announcing a search for scientific partners,
• mutual consulting of the prepared projects,
• preparing joint projects.
• Mutual access to address lists of partners and
  foreign organisations undertaking activities in
  appropriate thematic priorities towards the EC
  7th Framework Programme.
• Promotion and dissemination of information on
  research needs within government and local
  administration and mass-media.

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Thank you for attention!