1. Introductory words on the 7th EU Framework Programme (2007-2013)

2. Main new elements compared to FP6:
Duration increased from five to seven years
Total budget doubled (€50.5 billion)
Basic research (~ €7.5 billion)
New structure: cooperation, ideas, people, capacities
Flexible funding schemes
Joint Technology Initiatives
Simpler procedures
Logistical and administrative tasks transferred to external structures

3. Specific Programmes
Trans-national cooperation on policy-defined themes
– “Cooperation” – Collaborative research (32,292 M€)
Investigator-driven research based on the initiative of the research community – “Ideas” – Frontier research (7,460 M€)
Support to individual researchers
– “People” – Human potential (4,727 M€)
Support to research capacities
– “Capacities” (4,291 M€)

4. FP7 2007-2013 ‘Cooperation’ budget
1. Cooperation – Collaborative research
FP ‘Cooperation’ budget
Budget
(€ million,
I. Cooperation
current prices)
1. Health 6
050
2. Biotechnology, food and agriculture 1
935
3. Information society 9
110
4. Nanotechnologies, materials and 3
500
production
5. Energy 2
300
6. Environment 1
900
7. Transport (including aeronautics) 4
180
8. Socio -
economic research
610
9. Space 1
430 1
350
10. Security
32 365
Total

5. The instruments
Collaborative projects (small/medium up to 3.5 M€, large up to 7 M€, Eligibility criterion)
Networks of Excellence
Coordination/support actions
Fellowships
Research projects for third parties (i.a. SMEs)
Art. 169
Joint Technology Initiatives
Development of new infrastructures of European interest
1) To support actions which are implemented on the basis of calls for proposals:
Collaborative projects
Support to research projects carried out by consortia with participants from different countries, aiming at developing new knowledge, new technology, products or common resources for research. The size, scope and internal organisation of projects can vary from field to field and from topic to topic. Projects can range from focused research actions to a combination of research and other related activities.
Networks of Excellence
Support to joint research programmes implemented by a number of research institutions integrating their activities in a given field, carried out by research teams in the framework of longer term co-operation. The implementation of these joint programmes will require a formal commitment from the institutions integrating part of their resources and their activities.
Individual projects
Support to projects carried out by individual research teams. This scheme will mainly be used to support investigator-driven “frontier” research projects funded in the framework of the European Research Council.
Coordination/support actions
Support to activities aimed at coordinating or supporting research (networking, exchanges, studies, conferences, etc).
Research projects for third parties (SMEs)
Support to research projects performed by universities or research centres for third parties, mainly SMEs or associations of SMEs.
Fellowships
Support to individual researchers. They will be mainly used for the implementation of the Marie Curie actions.

6. ENVIRONMENT Theme (including Climate Change)
Activities and sub-activities
Climate change, pollution and risks
Pressures on environment and climate
Environment and health
Natural hazards
Sustainable Management of Resources
Conservation and sustainable management of natural and man-made resources and biodiversity
Integrated Resource Management
Water Resources
Soil Research and Desertification
Biodiversity
Urban Development
Integrated Forest Research
Management of marine environments

7. ENVIRONMENT Theme (including Climate Change)
Activities and sub-activities
Environmental Technologies
Environmental technologies for the sustainable management of the natural and man-made environment”
Water
Soil
Waste
Clean Technologies
Built Environment
Protection, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage including human habitat
Technology assessment, verification and testing
Earth observation and assessment tools
Earth and ocean observation systems and monitoring methods for the environment and sustainable development
Forecasting methods and assessment tools for sustainable development, taking into account differing scales of observation

8. Climate Change, Pollution and Risks

9. FP7 WORK PROGRAMME Research topics for 2007 call
Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in water policies; establish links between science and policy on climate change and water management; identification of relevant research needs and adaptation measures to climate change; development of scenarios on water demand
Funding scheme: coordination and support actions

10. FP7 WORK PROGRAMME Research topics for 2007 call
Effectiveness of adaptation and mitigation measures (current and novel) with respect to changes of the hydrological cycle and its extremes; Analysis of the social and economic implications; Development of (adaptive) management strategies to address risks caused by long term changes of the hydrological cycle
Funding scheme: collaborative projects (small or medium-scale focused research projects)

11. Sustainable Management
of Resources

12. FP7 WORK PROGRAMME Research topics for 2007 call
Assessing the ecological status of water bodies
Methodologies, models, integrated indicators and multi- species metrics for the integrated assessment of the ecological status of water bodies; assess the combined effects of various pressures; Methodologies for biological quality assessment; definition of reference conditions and thresholds for ecological quality classes.
Funding scheme: collaborative projects (large-scale integrating projects)

13. FP7 WORK PROGRAMME Research topics for 2007 call
River basin twinning initiatives between catchments/river basins from Europe and catchments from international cooperation partners to underpin the implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in these countries in line with EU Water Initiative. Particular emphasis to the constructive engagement with all relevant stakeholders, capacity building, training, participating approach, institutional framework …..
Funding scheme: collaborative projects (small or medium-scale focused research projects)

14. FP7 WORK PROGRAMME Research topics for 2007 call
Temporary water bodies management
Temporary water bodies, their spatial extent and their temporal dynamics in semi-arid (Mediterranean) and arid climatic/hydrologic conditions; assessment of their role in the dynamics of nutrients, toxic substances and organic matter.
Funding scheme: collaborative projects (small or medium-scale focused research projects)

15. FP7 WORK PROGRAMME Research orientations for possible inclusion in calls following 2007
Activity: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES
Groundwater systems management
Patterns and dynamics of river basins
Water long term scenarios: quantity and quality
Models for integrated management of water resources
Water monitoring concepts
River basin twinning initiatives
Soil monitoring and modelling
Soil biodiversity
Soil and climate change
Soils and ecosystems
Soils and international cooperation partner countries
The role of forests in water and soil protection

16. FP7 WORK PROGRAMME Research orientations for possible inclusion in calls following 2007
Activity: ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES
Restoration of degraded water resources
Groundwater protection and remediation
Low cost sustainable solutions for water supply and sanitation in peri-urban areas in developing countries
Advanced technologies for soil erosion
Soil/groundwater contamination: technologies and research needs

17. Coordination of National Programmes under FP7 : ERA-NET scheme
Ongoing ERA-NETs :
Broaden and deepen the partnership and scope of ERA-NETs and move towards mutual opening of programmes –
4 Water & Soil related ERA-NETs in FP 6: EUWI, SNOWMAN, IWRM-NET and CRUE
Possible conversion to the ERA-NET PLUS module

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