Framework 6: Thematic Areas Life sciences and genomics Information Society technologies Nanotechnologies etc Aeronautics and space Food quality and safety Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems Citizens and governance January 2003

Theme 6: Global Change and Ecosystems First Call deadline 8 April 2003: Area I – Climate change I.1(a) Assessment of the European carbon balance I.2(a) Integration of European atmospheric composition research (Tony Cox) I.4(a) Integrated climate change scenarios (Robert Thorpe) I.5(a) Ozone-climate links (John Pyle) I.6(a) Adaptation and mitigation strategies January 2003

Theme 6: Global Change and Ecosystems First Call deadline 8 April 2003: Area II – Water cycle II.1.1(a) Improved modelling of climate-water interactions at catchment-regional scale II.1.2(a) European (Virtual) Centre for Flood and Drought Studies (Daniel Spagni) II.2.1(a) Ecological impacts of global change on freshwater bodies II.2.2(a) River-soil-groundwater system functioning II.3.1(a) Twinning European/third countries river basins II.3.3(a) Techniques for monitoring & mitigating the impact of water scarcity January 2003

Theme 6: Global Change and Ecosystems First Call deadline 8 April 2003: Area III – Biodiversity & ecosystems III.1.1 III.1.2 III.1.3 III.1.4 III.2.1 III.4.1 January 2003

Theme 6: Global Change and Ecosystems First Call deadline 8 April 2003: Area IV – Mechanisms of desertification IV.1(a) Research on mechanisms of desertification and soil quality (STREP) IV.2(a) Integrated earthquake and landslide disaster management methodologies IV.2(b) Integrated flood risk management methodologies January 2003

Theme 6: Global Change and Ecosystems First Call deadline 8 April 2003: Area V – Strategies for sustainable land management V.2.2 a) January 2003

Theme 6: Global Change and Ecosystems First Call - none Area VI – Operational forecasting and modelling including global climate change observations January 2003

Theme 6: Global Change and Ecosystems First Call - none Area VII – Complementary research (risk assessment, monitoring of env quality) January 2003

Theme 6: Global Change and Ecosystems First Call deadline 8 April 2003: Area VIII – Sustainable Development concepts and tools VIII.1(a) VIII.2(a) VIII.2(b) January 2003

Theme 4: Aeronautics and Space First Call deadline 20 March 2003: Space - Area GMES 2.3.2.1(a) Ocean and marine applications 2.3.2.1(b) Risk management (Alan Thorpe) 2.3.2.1(c) Land cover and vegetation 2.3.2.1(d) Security 2.3.2.1 (e) Overall system integration and architecture January 2003

Highlights of future Calls in Theme 6 I.1(b) Assessment of marine carbon sources and sinks I.2(b) Atmospheric pollutants and climate forcing I.3(a) Hot spots in Earth (climate) system I.3(b) Coupled climate system & novel palaeo methods I.5(b) Aviation and surface transport impacts January 2003

Highlights of future Calls in Theme 6 II.4.1(a) Water scenarios for Europe IV.1(b) Assessment of the vulnerability to desertification IV.2 (c) Flood and storm risk assessment VI.1(a) Earth system observations January 2003