Introduction to CIRCLE ERA-Net Mediterranean call

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Introduction toCIRCLE ERA-Net Mediterranean call
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group



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What is CIRCLE?
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• A European Networking
• project aiming at implementing a European
  Research Area (ERA) in the field of climate
  change and adaptation research, funded by the EU
  - FP6 programme

• 35 organisations representing
• 19 countries as  partners 
• 13 countries as  observers 

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Objectives
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• Aims at establishing cooperation among national
  programmes of European countries
• By promoting information exchange, alignment of
  research agenda's and the setting up of
  trans-national research calls

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GROUP concept
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• Idea behind theGROUP concept
• Similar sets of impacts
• Possibly joint implementation of
  adaptation measures

More on CIRCLE activities www.circle-era.net
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The Med Call
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• Pilot call launched in 2007 coastal zones and
  integrated water management.
• Five funding partners from France, Galicia,
  Israel,
• Italy and Portugal.
• Minimum 2 partner countries 1 non partner
• Mediterranean country
• Projects selection in two steps scientific
  excellence, and relevance for policy makers

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Selected sub-themes
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• The Scientific Advisory Board classified the
  retained proposals according to the following
  themes
• Marine resources,
• Integrated water management,
• Integrated water management in coastal zone
  (biology),
• Integrated water management in coastal zone
  (physico-chemistry)

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Selected projects
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• 8 projects were selected
• for a total budget of 1,65 M
• associating research bodies from France, Italy,
  Portugal, Spain, Israel, Morocco, Tunisia,
  Croatia, and Albania.
• Project duration 2 years
• MED Call kickoff Meeting in Rome, Nov 2008

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The projects
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• ACIDBIV The integrated impacts of marine
  acidification, temperature and precipitation
  changes on bivalve coastal biodiversity and
  fisheries how to adapt?
• AQUIMED Participatory design of adaptive
  groundwater management strategies and instruments
  in Mediterranean coastal water scarce areas as a
  response to climate change
• CANTICO Climate and local ANthropogenic drivers
  and impacts for the TunisIan COastal area.
• CLIMBIOMEDNET Climate change influence on
  biodiversity, goods and services of Mediterranean
  lagoons.
• CLIMWAT Assessing and managing the impact of
  climate change on coastal groundwater resources
  and dependent ecosystems.
• INTERMED The impact of climate change on
  Mediterranean intertidal communities losses in
  coastal ecosystem integrity and services.
• MEDCODYN Climate change impacts in transitional
  water systems in the Mediterranean.
• WATERKNOW Integrated Water Management in Coastal
  Drainage Basins challenges and adaptation
  strategies within the framework of climate
  change.

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Mapping the projects
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group



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Policy Issues
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• To facilitate uptake by decision-makers, the
  project results will be linked to the relevant
  climate change impact and adaptation policy
  issues.
• Examples
• socio-economic response to Climate Change
• risks management/vulnerability assessment
• stakeholders participation

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Tools Synergies
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• At the kickoff meeting, there was a demand for
  exchange of information between the projects on
  tools and facilities that will be used or that
  are available for use
• Several projects will have the possibility to
  cooperate and develop synergies

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Coordination Support
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• VERSeau Développement appointed
• as coordinator
• Website www.circle-med.net
• Trimestrial Newsletter
• Midterm conference (end 2009 or early 2010)
• Final Conference (end 2010 or early 2011)
• Thematic workshops, brochures

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CIRCLE-CIRCE
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• CIRCE a large transnational project
• CIRCLE MED 8 multinational projects
• Some issues, study sites, or partners are common
  to both
• Best ways to exchange information on activities
  and results to be determined

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Thank you for your attention!!!And thank you
Francesca!
Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger
Europe - Mediterranean Group

• For more information, please contact the
  CIRCLE-MED coordinator
• Marie Mojaïsky
• mojaisky_at_verseaudeveloppement.com