1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

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

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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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