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Water Related Research in EC Framework Programmes
for Research and Technological Development

1. Historical Perspective FP5 and FP6
2. Framework Programme 7 (2006-2013)

Pierre MathyHead of UnitNatural Resources
Management
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FP6 GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS
GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS
AREA I IMPACT AND MECHANISMS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS ON CLIMATE, OZONE DEPLETION AND CARBON SINKS
AREA II WATER CYCLE, INCLUDING SOIL-RELATED ASPECTS
AREA III BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS
AREA IV MECHANISMS OF DESERTIFICATION AND NATURAL DISASTERS
AREA V STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING COASTAL ZONES, AGRICULTURAL LAND AND FORESTS
AREA VI OPERATIONAL FORECASTING AND MODELLING INCLUDING GLOBAL CLIMATIC CHANGE OBSERVATION SYSTEMS
AREA VII COMPLEMENTARY RESEARCH
AREA VIII CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS AND TOOLS
AREA IX SPECIFIC SUPPORT ACTIONS
Water cycle and soil-related aspects the
objective is to understand the mechanisms and
assess the impact of global change and in
particular climate change on the water cycle,
water quality and availability, as well as soil
functions and quality to provide the bases for
management tools for water systems to mitigate
the impacts.
Budget 760 M Duration 4 years
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EU Water Research FP5 vs FP6

• FP5 62.5 M/year
• FP6 47 M/year
• Overall results of the FP6 area Water cycle and
  Soil-related aspects

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Examples of Flagship Projects in FP5-FP6

• Euro-limpacs
• Integrated Project to Evaluate the Impacts of
  Global Change on European Freshwater
  Ecosystems http//www.eurolimpacs.ucl.ac.uk
• Total costs 19,000,000
• EC funding 12,500,000
• 37 partners

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Euro-Limpacs

• It addresses impacts of future climate change on
  freshwaters direct and indirect
• More specifically, main topics are

• Direct impacts of CC on streams, lakes, wetlands,
  DOC
• Interactions with hydromorphology
• Climate eutrophication interactions
• Climate-acidification Interactions
• Climate toxic substances interaction
• Integrated catchment analysis and modelling
• Indicators of ecosystem health
• Reference conditions and restoration targets
• Catchment Management and Decision Support
• Dissemination and training

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Examples of flagship projects in FP5-FP6
The CATCHMOD Cluster Harmonising Catchment
Modelling Tools for Integrated Water Resources
Management
HarmoniCA (concerted action for Cluster
co-ordination)
Methodologies
Modelling benchmarking
River Basin Case Studies
BMW (Integrated modelling benchmarking) EUROHARP (
Nutrient modelling optimisation) TempQSim (Modelli
ng ephemeral water bodies) CLIME (Modelling
climate change impact on lakes)
TiszaRiverProject (Integrated modelling applied
to a large wetland-rich catchment) HarmoniRiB (Exp
erimental river basin network for model testing
and for data uncertainty analysis) TRANSCAT (Integ
rated water management in transboundary
catchments)
HarmonIT (IT tools for a Open Modelling
Environment) HarmoniQuA (Quality Assurance in
modelling) HarmoniCOP (Methodologies of
Collaborative Planning)
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EU Water InitiativeResearch Component
http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/water-initiativ
e/index_en.html
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EU Water Initiative

• The EUWI is an ambitious commitment to help
  achieve the MDG and WSSD targets on water and
  sanitation.
• A premise of the EUWI is that more could be
  achieved if the EU MS, partner countries and
  other donors, could better harmonise their
  practices. As the EU collectively provides
  around 1.4 billion annually to water and
  sanitation, this has the potential to generate
  significant results on the ground.
• Through the EU Water Initiative and the 500m
  ACP-EU Water Facility, the EU is demonstrating
  its commitment to providing more, new, resources
  to poverty reduction through improved management
  of water and increased access to water and
  sanitation.

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EU Water Initiative

• Key elements
• Reinforce political commitment to action
• Promote better water governance arrangements
• Improve co-ordination co-operation
• Encourage regional and sub-regional co-operation
  on water management
• Catalyse additional funding

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EU Water Initiative - A Quick Overview
Johannesburg and Water related MDGs
Geographical
Components
Thematic
and

• AFRICA (sub-Saharan)
• EECCA
• MEDITERRANEAN (North Africa Middle
  East)
• LATIN AMERICA
• others to follow...

• Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS)
• Integrated Water Resources Management
  (IWRM...including transboundary resources)

Horizontal
Financing Research Monitoring
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Objectives and Expected Results of the Research
Component

• Co-ordination, coherence and complementarity of
  European efforts to enhance IMPACT of
  co-operation in water research for Developing
  Countries

• Critical mass and strategic partnerships
• Feedback mechanisms for joint research policy and
  implementation review based on lessons learnt and
  good practices
• Integrated research approaches for strategic
  water management sectors
• Awareness, proactive stakeholders participation,
  development of human resources and better
  knowledge and innovation management in developing
  countries
• Integrating further and synchronising research
  with development co-operation efforts
• !!!! PERFORMANCE INDICATOR !!!
• TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE TRANSFER OF THE
  CO-ORDINATION PROCESS AT LOCAL LEVEL (REGIONAL
  AND NATIONAL)

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International Research Co-operation 6th Research
Framework Programme (2002-2006)

• Global Budget
• International Research
• INCO
• 315 mi EURO
• Thematic Priorities
• 285 mi EURO
• Human Resources and Mobility
• Training for researchers from Partner countries

• EUROPEAN RESEARCHAREA (ERA)
• Within the 6th FP, International Water
  Research and Scientific Co-operation can be
  funded both through Specific Actions in support
  of International Co-operation (INCO) and Thematic
  Priorities

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River Basin Twinning between Europe and
Developing Countries
RIVERTWIN (STREP) Total Budget 2.964.140
RIVERTWIN (STREP) EC contribution 2.460.160
TWINBAS (STREP) Total Budget 2.113.708
TWINBAS (STREP) EC contribution 1.383.713
WADE (STREP) Total Budget 2.558.789
WADE (STREP) EC contribution 1.700.000
TWINLATIN (STREP) Total Budget 2.724.000
TWINLATIN (STREP) EC contribution 2.000.000
TWINBASINxn (CA) Total Budget 1.710.000
TWINBASINxn (CA) EC contribution 900.000
BRAHMATWINN (STREP) Total Budget 3.035.000
BRAHMATWINN (STREP) EC contribution 2.872.000
STRIVER (STREP) Total Budget 3.678.000
STRIVER (STREP) EC contribution 2.491.000
TOTALS Total Budget 18.792.637
TOTALS EC contribution 13.806.873
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7th Framework Programme of the European Community
for Research, Technological Development and
Demonstration Activities (2007-2013)
State of Play and Perspectives September 2006
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The Councils Common Position was recently
adopted (September 2006)
FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 7

• European Parliament

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FP7 OVERALL OBJECTIVES

• Strengthening the scientific and technological
  basis of the Community industry
• Ensuring a high level of competitiveness at
  international level
• Contributing to social, cultural and economic
  progress of the Community and its Member States

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FP7 OVERALL OBJECTIVES
The central role of research as recognised by the
2000 Spring European Council in Lisbon was
re-affirmed The Union to become the most
competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy
in the world, capable of

• Sustainable economic growth
• More and better jobs and greater social
  cohesion

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FP7 OVERALL OBJECTIVES
In order to achieve FP7 objectives, 4 activity
types will be promoted

• Trans-national cooperation on policy-defined
  themes Cooperation -
• Investigator-driven research based on the
  initiative of the research community Ideas
• Support to individual researchers People
• Support to research capacities Capacities

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FP7 10 Themes are Identified on the Basis of
their Contribution to Community Objectives

• Health
• Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Nanotechnologies, Materials and Production
  Technologies
• Energy
• Environment, including Climate Change
• Transports and Aeronautics
• Socio-Economics
• Space
• Security

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6. Environment (incl. climate change)
Climate Change, Pollution and Risks

• Pressures on environment and climate Functioning
  of climate and the earth system adaptation and
  mitigation measures pollution in air, soil and
  water changes in atmospheric composition and
  water cycle interactions between climate, land
  surface and the ocean and impacts on
  biodiversity and ecosystems.

• Environment and health Interaction of
  environmental stressors with human health
  including identification of sources, links to
  indoor environment, and impact and emerging risk
  factors integrated risk assessment methods for
  toxic substances including alternatives to animal
  testing quantification and cost-benefit analysis
  of environmental health risks and indicators for
  prevention strategies.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND
ECOSYSTEMS
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6. Environment (incl. climate change)
Sustainable Management of Resources

• Conservation and sustainable management of
  natural and man-made resources ecosystems water
  resources management waste management and
  prevention protection and management of
  biodiversity, soil protection, seabed, lagoons
  and coastal areas protection, approaches against
  desertification and land degradation forest
  management sustainable management and planning
  of urban environment, data management and
  information services assessment and foresight
  relating to natural processes.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND
ECOSYSTEMS
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FP7

• The 7th Framework Programme is tailored to better
  meet industrys needs
• Where industrially relevant, definition of work
  programmes will draw on the strategic research
  agendas developed by industry-led technology
  platforms. These strategic research agendas,
  presenting the European dimension of research
  challenges, also influence national research
  programmes. Furthermore, by always looking at the
  market potential of new inventions, they help to
  overcome Europes weakness in commercialising
  the results of research.

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• Watsan Technology Platform
• Multi-stakeholder forum bringing together various
  public, private and non-state actors in order to
  coordinate actions in a the Watsan technological
  area
• Define the future strategic research agenda and
  address barriers in the dissemination of relevant
  technologies, including also developing
• countries needs
• Identify potential interfaces with the EU Water
  Initiative

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• Regarding water-related environmental
  technologies, water priorities derived from the
  Strategic Research Agenda of the WSSTP
• 5 priority research areas
• Balancing demand and supply
• Ensuring appropriate quality and security of
  water supply and sewerage services
• Reducing negative environmental impacts
• Novel approaches to the design, construction and
  operation of water infrastructure assets
• Establishment of an enabling framework

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• 6 Pilot Actions proposed
• Mitigation of water stress in coastal areas
• Sustainable water management in urban areas
• Sustainable water management for agricultural
  areas
• Sustainable water management for industries
• Restoration of degraded water resources
• Adaptation and mitigation of extreme
  hydro-climatic events

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2007 Work Programme Development

• Broad consultation Advisory Group
• Technology Platform (Watsan Technology
  Platform)
• Currently in preparation
• To be discussed with the Member State
  Representatives (Programme Committee)
• Probable call for proposals by the end of 2006

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Possible Topics for Inclusion in 2007 Work
Programme

• Climate Change and Impacts and Adaptation
  Strategies in Water Policies
• Effectiveness of Adaptation and Mitigation
  Measures Related to Changes of the Hydrological
  Cycle and its Extremes
• Assessing the Ecological Status of Water Bodies
• River Basin Twinning Initiatives as a Tool to
  Implement EU Water Initiatives
• Temporary Water Bodies Management

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Possible Topics for Inclusion in 2007 Work
Programme contd.

• Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Water
  Use in Industries
• Technologies for Measuring and Monitoring
  Networks
• Improving Observing Systems for Water Resource
  Management

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Possible Topics for Calls After 2007

• Assessing the Behaviour of River Basins
• Water Quantity and Quality Long-Term Scenarios
• Models for Integrated Management of Water
  Resources
• Water Monitoring System
• Restoration of Degraded Water Resources
• Groundwater Protection and Remediation
• Development of Improved Centralised and
  Decentralised Low Cost Sustainable Solutions for
  Water Supply and Sanitation in Peri-Urban Areas
  in Developing Countries
• Advanced Technologies for Soil Erosion and
  Shallow Mass Movements Assessment and Monitoring
• Emerging Threats for Soil/Groundwater
  Contamination in Europe Available Technologies
  and Research Needs

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Thank you for your attention

• Sources of information
• EUROPA server http//ec.europa.eu/research/index_
  en.cfm
• CORDIS server
• FP6 http//cordis.europa.eu/sustdev/environment/h
  ome.html
• FP7 http//cordis.europa.eu.int/fp7/
• CIRCA server FP5 and FP6
• http//www.forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/rtd/eesd
  watkeact/home
• Newsletter Water and Soils Times
• http//forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/rtd/eesdwatk
  eact/info/data/index.htm