The following calls are currently open:
FP7-ENV-2010 (Deadline: 5 January 2010)
FP7-OCEAN-2010 (Deadline: 14 January 2010)
FP7-AFRICA-2010 (Deadline: 14 January 2010)
FP7-ENV-2010 (Deadline: 5 January 2010)
In 2009, the overarching priority of the Environment Theme was "adaptation to climate and environmental change and related issues such as sustainable cities and coastal zones". In 2010, the aim is to continue supporting the main environmental policy and S&T drivers in the area of climate and environmental change, their consequences and the link to other sectors such as energy, transport, agriculture etc. Furthermore, the goal is to address concretely some new policy drivers such as European Economic Recovery Plan, The Energy-Climate Package as well as the Renewed Lisbon Agenda by taking into account the Strategic Agenda of the Community Lisbon Programme (CLP) (2008-2010) particularly the '10 key objectives' including sustainable consumption and production, renewable energies and low-carbon and resource-efficient products in order to enhance the development and uptake of environment friendly technologies and services.
In the current context of economic insecurity and the emerging and increasing competition for natural resources and environmental services, the aim of the WP2010 is to address 'Environmental safety and welfare' as an overarching theme for all activities across the work programme 2010.
The objective would be, through research, to contribute to assessing, reducing and preventing tensions and conflicts related to the depletion of natural resources and environmental services which are arising due to rapid environmental changes and/or natural and man-made hazards. Tensions include the increasing competition at various levels (from regional to global) for natural resources and environmental services, the demographic pressures, the movement of populations searching better environmental conditions etc. These tensions and conflicts are expected to affect directly both developing and developed countries and their relations. Issues such as climate change, water scarcity, (re)-emergence and spread of diseases, depletion of marine resources, loss of biodiversity, increased intensity of natural disasters, and unsustainable urban development will be addressed and solutions be developed making use of all means including technologies, earth observation, modelling and socio-economic research approaches and involvement of policy makers.
A key feature of the 2010 work programme is the participation in actions within the European recovery package (see Annex 5 to the Cooperation work programme). This objective will be implemented under the scheme of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs):
Energy-efficient Buildings (Deadline: 3 November 2009) involving Theme 3 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Theme 4 Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies (NMP), Theme 5 Energy, and Theme 6 Environment (including climate change), and
Green cars (Deadline: 14 January 2010) involving Theme 4 Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies (NMP), Theme 5 Energy, Theme 6 Environment (including climate change) and Theme 7 Transport (including Aeronautics).
The objective is to promote the convergence of public interests with industrial commitment and leadership to define strategic research activities in key sectors.
View the FP7-ENV-2010 Call Documentation
FP7-OCEAN-2010 (Deadline: 14 January 2010)
The call on "The ocean of tomorrow: Joining research forces to meet challenges in ocean management" aims at encouraging pluri-disciplinarity in marine sciences and technologies. Such cross-thematic approach is addressed through a call on "The ocean of tomorrow: Joining research forces to meet challenges in ocean management" involving various Cooperation Themes (Theme 2 – Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnologies, Theme 5 - Energy, Theme 6 - Environment (including climate change), Theme 7 - Transport and Theme 8 – Socio-economic sciences and Humanities).
The call is implemented through three different topics:
Topic 1 "Quantification of climate change impacts on economic sectors in the Arctic";
Topic 2 "Vectors of changes in marine life, impact on economic sectors", and
Topic 3 "Sub-seabed carbon storage and the marine environment".
View the FP7-OCEAN-2010 Call Documentation
FP7-AFRICA-2010 (Deadline: 14 January 2010)
A call for Africa is targeted as a priority in 2010 and it will be implemented through cross-thematic collaboration involving Theme 1 Health, Theme 2 Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnologies and Theme 6 Environment (including climate change). The aim of this call is to address some of the Science & Technology objectives of the 'Africa - EU Strategic Partnership' putting emphasis on 'Water and Food Security' and 'Better Health for Africa '.
This call has a multi-disciplinary approach involving various scientific and technological research fields, such as food, agriculture, health, land and water resources, including their interaction with climate change, which have to be considered within an integrated scheme, and, where appropriate at river basin scale, building on existing knowledge and considering demographic changes, globalisation processes and sustainability. Due consideration should also be given to the various geographical, sectoral and cultural differences which exist within Africa. The integrated approach should also take into account broader socio-economic factors including: migration and resettlements, urbanisation, health care systems and programme interventions, destabilisation of national food reserves, variations of food and oil prices, etc. The call intends principally to strengthen local capacities in the relevant science and technology fields and their applications, also through appropriate training activities and exchange of staff. The final outputs should provide amongst others, innovative management and governance tools and adaptive technologies suitable for the relevant authorities and stakeholders for providing contributions to reduce poverty, increase food security, academic training and health research networks, manage water more efficiently and protect natural ecosystems in Africa. The participation of local stakeholders, and/or regional actors, and the necessary networking, is considered of paramount importance to achieve the expected impact.
This call is implemented jointly by Theme 1: 'Health', Theme 2: 'Food, Agriculture and fisheries, and Biotechnology' and Theme 6: 'Environment (including climate change)'. The various topics called are indicated in the corresponding work programmes.
View the FP7-AFRICA-2010 Call Documentation
