Presentation to European Flood Risk Management Policy Makers Peter Allen – Williams MICE, MCIWEM, MIMgt, MBA, BSc. Head of Flood Risk Management R&D for Defra in UK Monday 11 April 2005 2004 04 11

ERANET = European Research Area Network CRUE = Coordination de la Recherche sur la gestion des inondations, financée dans l’Union Européenne An FP6 ‘Co-ordination Action’ for the FUNDERS of flood research (Govt bodies, agencies, etc) 2004 04 11

Overall Aims of the ERANET programme To develop the European Research Area leading to… World class science in Europe Better European policy integration Increased international synergies Efficiency - avoiding repeating work done elsewhere 2004 04 11

Vision for ERANETs Co-ordination (Intense consultation) Current separate national, regional, private sector programmes Little consultation, duplication, missed opportunities Communication Co-operation (Some consultation) Co-ordination (Intense consultation) Harmonisation (Participation) Integration (Full involvement) 2004 04 11

1. What are three important flooding policy issues in your country? ERANET “CRUE” – Co-ordinating the funders of flood risk management research 1. What are three important flooding policy issues in your country? 2. For each of your country’s issues, is it well understood, or is more knowledge required? 3. For each issue which requires research, what questions need to be answered? 2004 04 11

ERANET CRUE - Team EC States (10) Organisations (14) Austria BMLFUW Finland SYKE France MEDD Germany BMBF, FZJ-PtJ & PtW+E Netherlands DWW Hungary MSRIT Italy APAT Poland MSRIT Spain MEC UK Defra & SE-ERAD 2004 04 11

ERANET CRUE - Participants Potential new partners – Ireland, ?, ?…. Please let me have any contact details for potential partners 2004 04 11

The Vision for ERANET CRUE “…to develop strategic integration of flood risk research at the national funding and policy development levels within Europe to provide knowledge and understanding for the sustainable management of flooding risks at the river basin and coastal process cell scale.” 2004 04 11

ERA-NET Integration of Vision for ERANET CRUE European and National Policy CRUE ERA-NET Integration of Research Programmes and Projects Sets context & priorities Informs policy choices 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” - Overview of approach Systematic exchange of information and good practice Strategic structuring activities Cluster completed and current research Identify programme management and evaluation procedures Trans-national research initiatives 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” - Work package descriptions Work Package 1 - Network development, management and coordination to communicate the vision for CRUE ERA-NET, to enlarge the network, to build a sense of common purpose among the network participants and to deliver the network goals within the agreed timescale and resources. WP1 The objectives of this Workpackage are to communicate the vision for the CRUE ERA-NET, to enlarge the network, to build a sense of common purpose among the network participants and to deliver the network goals within the agreed timescale and resources WP2 The objective of this Workpackage is the inter-comparison of national research programmes to identify the extent of, and funding mechanisms for, research sponsored by each of the partners’ organisations and more broadly across Europe WP3 The objective of this Workpackage is to seek out the best practice in the identification of research needs, the development of research programmes, their procurement and management. This information is a prerequisite for the promotion of an integrated European research agenda on flooding processes and flood risk management WP4 The objective is to make results of completed and current national research projects more readily and widely available to relevant user communities including policy makers, operating agencies, consultancies and researchers across Europe 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” - Work package descriptions Work Package 2 - Inter-comparison of national research programmes and funding For each of the partners’ organisations and also more broadly across Europe to identify the extent of the research they sponsor and to identify the funding mechanisms WP1 The objectives of this Workpackage are to communicate the vision for the CRUE ERA-NET, to enlarge the network, to build a sense of common purpose among the network participants and to deliver the network goals within the agreed timescale and resources WP2 The objective of this Workpackage is the inter-comparison of national research programmes to identify the extent of, and funding mechanisms for, research sponsored by each of the partners’ organisations and more broadly across Europe WP3 The objective of this Workpackage is to seek out the best practice in the identification of research needs, the development of research programmes, their procurement and management. This information is a prerequisite for the promotion of an integrated European research agenda on flooding processes and flood risk management WP4 The objective is to make results of completed and current national research projects more readily and widely available to relevant user communities including policy makers, operating agencies, consultancies and researchers across Europe 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” - Work package descriptions Work Package 3 - Identifying good practice for programme identification and management …to seek out the best practice in the identification of research needs, the development, procurement and management of research programmes, WP1 The objectives of this Workpackage are to communicate the vision for the CRUE ERA-NET, to enlarge the network, to build a sense of common purpose among the network participants and to deliver the network goals within the agreed timescale and resources WP2 The objective of this Workpackage is the inter-comparison of national research programmes to identify the extent of, and funding mechanisms for, research sponsored by each of the partners’ organisations and more broadly across Europe WP3 The objective of this Workpackage is to seek out the best practice in the identification of research needs, the development of research programmes, their procurement and management. This information is a prerequisite for the promotion of an integrated European research agenda on flooding processes and flood risk management WP4 The objective is to make results of completed and current national research projects more readily and widely available to relevant user communities including policy makers, operating agencies, consultancies and researchers across Europe 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” - Work package descriptions Work Package 4 - Dissemination methods for current national research results ……to make results of completed and current national research projects more readily and widely available to relevant user communities including policy makers, operating agencies, consultancies and researchers across Europe WP1 The objectives of this Workpackage are to communicate the vision for the CRUE ERA-NET, to enlarge the network, to build a sense of common purpose among the network participants and to deliver the network goals within the agreed timescale and resources WP2 The objective of this Workpackage is the inter-comparison of national research programmes to identify the extent of, and funding mechanisms for, research sponsored by each of the partners’ organisations and more broadly across Europe WP3 The objective of this Workpackage is to seek out the best practice in the identification of research needs, the development of research programmes, their procurement and management. This information is a prerequisite for the promotion of an integrated European research agenda on flooding processes and flood risk management WP4 The objective is to make results of completed and current national research projects more readily and widely available to relevant user communities including policy makers, operating agencies, consultancies and researchers across Europe 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” Work package descriptions Work Package 5 - Identifying opportunities and gaps in research ……to identify gaps in current research programmes and opportunities for technological improvement as a precursor to preparing a European research agenda on flood risk (in WP7). WP5 The objective of this Workpackage is to identify gaps in current research programmes and opportunities for technological improvement as a precursor to preparing a European research agenda on flood risk in Workpackage WP7. WP6 The objective of this Workpackage is to prepare two common calls, each for at least one priority research topic, of research relating to flooding for funding by a group or all of the network partners as a first test case of achieving the long term objectives of the ERA-NET WP7 The objective is to develop a medium-term integrated research plan, each component covering common issues of concern to two or more Partner States, together with agreements on how the research plan is to be implemented and reviewed. This plan will provide coherence to network activities beyond the lifetime of the ERA-NET funding 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” Work package descriptions Work Package 6 - Piloting common calls for research ……to prepare two common research calls, each for a priority research topic, relating to flood risk management for funding by a group or all of the network partners (from national, not EC, budgets) WP6 The objective of this Workpackage is to prepare two common calls, each for at least one priority research topic, of research relating to flooding for funding by a group or all of the network partners as a first test case of achieving the long term objectives of the ERA-NET 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” Work package descriptions Work Package 7 - Development and promotion of a European research agenda for flood risk mitigation ……to develop a medium-term integrated research plan, each component covering common issues of concern to two or more Partner States, with agreements on how the research plan is to be implemented and reviewed. to provide coherence to flood risk management research activities beyond the lifetime of the ERA-NET WP7 The objective is to develop a medium-term integrated research plan, each component covering common issues of concern to two or more Partner States, together with agreements on how the research plan is to be implemented and reviewed. This plan will provide coherence to network activities beyond the lifetime of the ERA-NET funding 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” Work package descriptions Work Package 8 - Expansion of the Network to identify new network partners to broaden the network to include all European national research programme funders, which recognise the value of cross programme collaboration and seek benefits from integration of their activities. WP5 The objective of this Workpackage is to identify gaps in current research programmes and opportunities for technological improvement as a precursor to preparing a European research agenda on flood risk in Workpackage WP7. WP6 The objective of this Workpackage is to prepare two common calls, each for at least one priority research topic, of research relating to flooding for funding by a group or all of the network partners as a first test case of achieving the long term objectives of the ERA-NET WP7 The objective is to develop a medium-term integrated research plan, each component covering common issues of concern to two or more Partner States, together with agreements on how the research plan is to be implemented and reviewed. This plan will provide coherence to network activities beyond the lifetime of the ERA-NET funding 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” - Project structure Supporting databases and documents accessed through Project Website WP1: Management & Coordination WP2: Inter-comparison of national research programmes Information gathering on partners’ and additional partners’ programmes Other European information WP3: Identification of good practice on programme identification & management WP4: Dissemination methods for current national research results WP5: Identification of opportunities & gaps in research WP7: Development & promotion of a European research agenda for flood risk mitigation Medium-term research analysis WP6: Development of first common call WP6: Development of a second common call WP 8: Net- work Devel op- ment 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” - Management structure DG Research EC Scientific Officer Marco Weydert EC Administration CRUE Coordinator: Peter Allen-Williams Project Steering Group: Defra BMBF BMLFUW DWW OKTVF MEDD MSRIT SE-ERAD APAT SYKE MEC New partners Management Committee: Defra PtW+E PtJ BMLFUW DWW OKTVF MEDD MSRIT Consortium Agreement: Sets out the responsibilities of and relationships between all partners ERANET CRUE Extended network of members and stakeholders: Potential Partners (e.g. OPW) National research funders within EU National operating agencies in flood defence sector FP5 and FP6 research networks EU Research Institutes Research funders and programmes in Third Countries 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” – Main Products A website which will hold Report comparing national research programmes Searchable database of research programmes If possible a searchable database of research current and completed project results and outputs Best practice guidance for research programme identification, promotion and validation Report analysing medium-term research needs Reports on experiences with common calls A draft 5-year integrated research plan 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” – Potential benefits support the implementation of national and European policies on flood risk management identify priority research issues institutional infrastructure for a more efficient use of resources on flood research in the ERA linkage and support of the integration process development of integrated flood management for trans-national river basins 2004 04 11

ERANET “CRUE” – Final points Duration 4 years Overall budget € 3.0m (for co-ordination actions only) ++++++++++++++++++++ Questions & discussion 2004 04 11

Thank you www. crue-eranet.net peter.allen-williams@defra.gsi.gov.uk 2004 04 11