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The European Union’sThe European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme Seventh Framework Programme

(FP7)(FP7)

with a focus on the with a focus on the

Environment ThemeEnvironment Theme

Renee Le Roux SA Environment NCPSA Environment NCP

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Content

What is FP7

International S&T Cooperation

in FP7

Participation and Consortium

Contacts

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What is FP7?What is FP7?i.e. the Seventh Framework

Programme for Research and Technological Development

EU’s main instrument for funding R&DWill run from 2007 to 2013Total budget: 50,5 billion EURO Addresses social, economic, environmental and industrial challenges

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EU & Associated Countries

Member States – EU 27Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Associated Countries - (same conditions as EU Member States)Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Israel, Turkey, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia

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International Cooperation Partner Countries

• ACP Countries (African, Carribean, Pacific)• EECA (Eastern Europe and Central Asia)• MPC (Mediterranean Partner Countries)• WBC (Western Balkan Countries)• Latin America • Asia

Third Countries • USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, NZ

Third Countries

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International S&TCooperation

Why Third Countries in the FP7?

to support strategic partnerships

to facilitate access to research environments outside Europe to address specific problems third countries face or that have a global character

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Specific ProgrammesSpecific Programmes

Cooperation – Collaborative research

Ideas – Frontier Research

People – Marie Curie Actions

Capacities – Research Capacity

+JRC non-nuclear research

Euratom direct actions – JRC nuclear research

Euratom indirect actions – nuclear fusion and fission research

Support investigator-driven

frontier research over all areas of research

Collaborative projects (large, medium and small)

Networks of Excellence

Co-ordination/support actions

•Research Infrastructure• Research for the benefit

of SMEs • Regions of Knowledge

Research Potential • Science in Society

• Coherent development of research policies,

• International cooperation

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Cooperation 32.4131. Health 6.1002. Biotech, Food, Agriculture 1.9353. Information Society 9.0504. Nanomaterials Production 3.4755. Energy 2.3506. Environment 1.8907. Transport 4.1608. Socio-economic Research 6239. Space 1.43010. Security 1.400

Ideas 7.510 People 4.750 Capacities 4.097

Total: 50,521 billion EUR

Budget of FP7

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Environment Environment (including Climate (including Climate

Change)Change)

Objective of the Environment Theme (according to FP7 Specific Programme for 'Cooperation'):

To promote sustainable management of the natural and human environment and its resources

• by advancing our knowledge on the interactions between the biosphere, ecosystems and human activities, and

• by developing new technologies, tools and services,

in order to address in an integrated way global environmental issues.

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6.1.Climate Change, pollution and risks

6.2.Sustainable management of resources

6.3.Environmental Technologies

• Conservation and sustainable management of natural and man-made resources

• Evolution of marine environments

• Earth observation• Forecasting methods and assessment tools

• Pressures on environment and climate• Environment and health• Natural Hazards

• Water, Soil, Waste, Clean Technologies, etc.• Protection of cultural heritage• Technology asessment, verfication, testing

6.4.Earth observation and assessment tools

Activities Subactivities

Environment (Climate Change)

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Content

What is FP7 International S&T Cooperation

in FP7 Participation and ConsortiumContacts

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FP7 is open to all International Organisations and Legal Entities in

every Programme / Activity

International S&TCooperation

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Cooperation Thematic areas open to all Third Countries Dedicated actions and coordinated calls with Third Countries are calledSpecific International Cooperation Actions

(SICAs) •SICAs are a mode to enable and encourage the participation of low and middle income countries to participate and get funding in FP7

•SICAs are the continuation of the INCO actions in FP7

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Rules of Participation1. “Opening” of all activities

2. Specific International Cooperation Actions (SICAs)

Third Countries as ADDITIONAL partners

Third Countries as COMPULSORY partners

Cooperation

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Cooperation

Funding Third country participants on the list of (targeted)

International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPCs) are funded by the European Commission

They are funded on exactly the same basis as participants from an EU Member State

Alternatively they may opt for a lump-sum payment

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Process Steps• Implementation

through defined calls for proposals- Work Programmes

• Stakeholders study call for interest

• Identify requirements (required partners etc)

• Identify and develop consortium to meet minimum requirements

• Develop proposal

Full electronic submission on CORDIS at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html by the closing date

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Content

What is FP7 International S&T Cooperation

in FP7 Participation and ConsortiumContacts

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More information

INTER-LINK website http://www.interlink-fp6.com/

FP7 – Seventh Framework Programme http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7

FP7 Specific Programme Cooperation http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/cooperation

FP7 Specific Programme IDEAS http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ideas

FP7 Specific Programme PEOPLE http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people

FP7 Specific Programme Capacities http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/capacities