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CIRCLE-2 ERA-Net Progress and update on activities
5th EIONET workshop on Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation Date: 30 June - 1 July, 2011Venue: EEA, Copenhagen, Denmark
Tiago Capela Lourenço CIRCLE-2 CoordinationFaculty of Sciences - Univ. Lisbon, Portugal
Background - FFCUL CIRCLE-2 snapshot, objectives and work plan Status and overview of activities Climate Adaptation InfoBase Potential contributions to EEA/EU key activities
Outline
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Foundation FCUL / CCIAM Research Group
Ranked “Very Good” by FCT
CIRCLE-2 Coordination
Partner in the EEA/ETC-CCA
EU projects (CIRCE, 2-FUN, …)
CC reference centre PT: www.siam.fc.ul.pt
Integrated Adaptation research
Downscaling and modelling
National/local: Water utilities; municipalities; insurance; biodiversity; coastal zones; spatial planning; tourism; flood risk
Policy support (National Adaptation Strategy)
Background - FFCULwww.sim.fc.ul.pt/cciam
European Network of 34 institutions from 23 countries committed to fund and share knowledge on Climate Adaptation research.
EU Financial Contribution: € 2 million
Duration: 4 years (May2010 - April2014)
Officer: Wolfram Schrimpf, DG RTD
Coordination: FFCUL, Portugal
Web: www.circle-era.eu
CIRCLE-2 Overview
Climate Impact Research and Response Coordination for a Larger Europe
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CIRCLE-2 History
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CIRCLE-2 represents 7-year experience within the EU and MS Adaptation research landscape
1st year
1. Coordinate European transnational research funding on Climate Adaptation (including Impacts and Vulnerability)
2. Facilitate the transfer of research outcomes necessary to design effective and economically efficient Adaptation strategies and initiatives
3. Share experiences and knowledge on Climate Adaptation research and on national / local Adaptation practices
4. Encourage international cooperation and involvement of countries with less diverse research programmes and non-European countries
CIRCLE-2 Vision
Vision (Description of Work)
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CIRCLE-2 Work plan
SMHI (Sweden) + KvK (Netherlands)
EAA (Austria) + CMCC (Italy)
MEDDM (France) + MICINN (Spain)
FFCUL (Portugal)
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Status and overview of activities
Lessons Identify needs/gaps Adaptation Research Agenda Joint Programming
Lessons Sub-networks Joint Initiatives Joint Calls for research
Workshop Series Identify users & needs (Science-Policy Interface)
Transfer research knowledge8
Common Climate Adaptation Research Agenda
Climate Adaptation Workshop Series
Joint initiatives
2 WS per year (potentially more!) Adaptation research & policy topics: - Uncertainties; NAS; Data users; Extreme events; Forests, Mountains, …
Identification of areas of interest for partners Support Joint Programming Initiatives
3 Joint Calls, 15 projects funded since 2007 New joint initiatives being explored (e.g. joint
calls, research schools, networks, …)
Status and overview of activitieswww.circle-era.eu
CIRCLE-2 Policy Briefs
Workshop & Conference proceedings
Other activities
Conf. Deltas in times of climate change WS Climate data user needs CIRCLE.2.MED Final Seminar CIRCLE.2.MOUNT Kick off
#1 - "COMMUNICATE UNCERTAINTIES”#2 - “Adaptation research on MOUNTAIN Areas”
Communication and outreach “Bazaar” of adaptation info (news, events, …) Climate Adaptation InfoBase
Status and overview of activities
Climate Adaptation InfoBase
CIRCLE-1 identified the need of a database of adaptation research projects at national/local level in Europe;
This DB was never made public because of project end;
It served as initial driver for the development of the Adaptation Research InfoBase;
EU White Paper process and CHM made this pool of information at national/local level even more relevant because of scale issues;
E.g. knowledge at national level is needed (and exists) for both decision-makers and researchers.
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http://infobase.circle-era.eu/
Climate Adaptation InfoBase
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http://infobase.circle-era.eu/
Filling in with two phases:
1. Updating, correcting and tagging information of already included projects (i.e. CIRCLE-1 Database) - Until 15 July
2. Uploading (in bulk) other relevant projects in each countries - From 15.07 until end of year
Further updating until 2014 (end CIRCLE-2): Living InfoBase Long-term pool of knowledge (10 years!)
CIRCLE-2 Adaptation Research InfoBase:
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Launched:
May 2011
Under Revision Phase
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Climate Adaptation InfoBase
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http://infobase.circle-era.eu/ Some features: Research and applied projects (National/CIRCLE) Links to project’s outcomes (taking stock of results) PDF printable info Advanced search:
Cross-search (and) Wide-search (or)
Open-access QC/QA involving all CIRCLE-2 members (country-specific
adaptation definitions)
Climate Adaptation InfoBase
Addresses the “scale issue” Direct access to national + transnational information Bottom-up approach
Comprehensive definition of Adaptation (no one-size-fits-all approach to country needs)
Huge potential for clustering and analysis of activities: Info by country, sector and/or categories Funding information (ERA relevant) Users identification
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http://infobase.circle-era.eu/
Phase 1Countries Activity? nº hits
(updated)Austria 23BelgiumFrance 19
Germany 33HungaryIreland 10
Israel 2ItalyNetherlands 48NorwayPortugalSpainSweden 9
UK 2
Finland* 31
Known difficulties: Online and clear development
so “errors” are visible and can undermine trust in the info;
Huge task to collect and tag projects and info;
QC/QA burdens both partners and coordination;
Number projects /per country; Language, time-consuming,
post-processing analysis, etc…17
Climate Adaptation InfoBase
Potential contributions to EEA/EU key activities
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ETC/CCA participation WS / Policy Briefs / Networking capability CHM support (task 2.1.1.1) - InfoBase User definition / experience with difficulties
White Paper framework Funded transnational research Scale issues
Other frameworks National Adaptation Strategies / Plans ERA development (e.g. Joint Programming)
Climate Adaptation InfoBase
Connected to the CHM from the onset (“even when no CH was there to connect with”), e.g.,
Same sectors and categories as White Paper (tags)
Coordination effort: FFCUL at WGKB, user groups, ETC/CCA, …
Flexible IT development for (potential) future incorporation into CH
Possible connection made easier if InfoBase is of interest to the CHM
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http://infobase.circle-era.eu/
Under
discussion
Thank you for your attention!
www.circle-era.euTiago Capela Lourenço (Coordination)
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