Dr Tuomo Karjalainen

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Implementation of the European Environment and
Health Action Plan by research

• Dr Tuomo Karjalainen
• European Commission Research Directorate-General
• Directorate I (Environment)
• Tuomo.Karjalainen_at_ec.europa.eu

Meeting of VERHI CHILDREN Research Consortium and
Advisory Group, Paris, 6 November 2006
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Outline of the presentation

• Introduction
• European Commission-funded research on
  environment and health issues in the Sixth
  Framework of Research (FP6 - 2002-2006)
• Planned research on environment and health in the
  Seventh Framework of Research
  (2007-2013)

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• Introduction

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Main DGs of the Commission addressing EH issues

• Funding of research
• Research Directorate-General (DG RTD)
• Directorate I (Environment)
• Directorate E (Biotechnology, Agriculture and
  Food)
• Information Society and Media Directorate-General
  (DG INFSO)
• Directorate G (Components and Systems)
• Policy making
• DG Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO)
• Environment DG (DG ENV) (EH Action Plan adopted
  in 2004)
• Other actors
• DG Joint Research Centre (JRC)
• Directorate I (Institute for Health and Consumer
  Protection, Unit Physical and Chemical
  Exposures)
• European Environmental Agency (EEA)

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Evolution of Community-funded EH research

From the Fifth (FP5) to the 7th
Framework Programme (FP7)

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Budgetary evolution
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Main driver for EH research to
provide policy support

• EH Action Plan
• Sustainable development strategy
• Thematic strategy on air pollution
• Thematic strategy on urban environment
• Community strategy on endocrine disrupters
• GEOSS
• REACH
• Programme of Community action in the field of
  public health
• EU noise policy

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European Commission-funded
research on

environment and health issues
in the

Sixth Framework of Research
(FP6 - 2002-2006)
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Research actions in the
Environment Health Action Plan

• (Action 5) Integrate and strengthen European
  environment and health research ? make full use
  of the results from EU and nationally funded
  projects in policy development
• (Action 6) Target research on diseases, disorders
  and exposures ? improve knowledge of the links
  between environmental exposures and four priority
  diseases and to strengthen the integration of the
  research results into relevant policy measures.
• asthma, allergy
• neuro-immune disorders
• cancers
• endocrine disrupting effects
• (Action 7) Develop methodological systems to
  analyse interactions between environment and
  health ? research into the adequacy of current
  risk assessment and possible development of new
  methodologies to assess better the risks coming
  from environmental factors, and to improve
  economic valuation and impact analyses of
  prevention strategies.
• (Action 8) Ensure that potential hazards on
  environment and health are identified and
  addressed ? address issues such as
• climate change and health (e.g., spreading of
  emerging diseases)
• water pollution and health (e.g., emerging
  pathogens in drinking water)
• nanoparticles and health

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• Planned research on
  environment and health
  
  in the
  Seventh Framework
  
  of Research (2007-2013)

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Total expenditure on RD, of GDP
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Research and economic development in the EU
member states
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Whats new?

• Main new elements compared to FP6
• Duration increased from five to seven years
• Annual budget increased (5 billion 9.9
  billion at the end of the FP)
• Basic research to be funded via the Ideas
  programme New structure cooperation, ideas,
  people, capacities
• Flexible funding schemes
• Joint Technology Initiatives
• Simpler procedures
• Logistical and administrative tasks external
  structures

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Budget for FP7
(non-nuclear part)

• Commissions proposal for FP7 published in April
  2005 request for substantial increase in
  research spending (67.8bn)
• Current figure 50.5M (current
  prices)(Commission modified proposal (May 24,
  2006)
• Indicative breakdown (in bn)
• In 2013 expenditure 75 higher than in 2006
• 60 increase compared to FP6
• For Environment from 225 M in 2006 to
  350M in 2013 sharp increase only from 2011

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Main funding schemes

• Collaborative projects
• Consortia with participants from different
  countries
• New knowledge, technology, products or common
  resourcesfor research
• Size, scope and internal organisation of projects
  can vary
• Networks of Excellence
• Joint programmes by organisations integrating
  activitiesin a given field
• Longer term co-operation
• Formal commitment to integrate resources
• Coordination and support actions
• Networking, exchanges, trans-national access to
  research infrastructures, studies, conferences,
  etc.
• Individual projects
• Training and career development of researchers
• Research for the benefit of specific groups(in
  particular SMEs)
• Generally based on calls for proposals

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Specific programmes
Cooperation Collaborative research research
activities carried out in trans-national
cooperation in 9 thematic areas budget
proposed 32bn
Ideas Frontier Research investigator-driven
research carried out across all fields by
individual teams in competition at the European
level - 7.5bn
People Human Potential Strengthening the human
potential in research and technology in Europe
budget 5bn
Capacities Research Capacity research
infrastructures regional research driven
clusters unleashing the full research potential
in the EUs Convergence regions research for
and by SMEs Science in Society issues
horizontal activities of international
co-operation budget 4.2bn
Joint Research Centre (S/T support to EU
policies) 1.6bn
Joint Research Centre (nuclear)
Euratom
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Cooperation programme 9 themes
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Cooperation programme 9 themes
For details, see http//ec.europa.eu/research/fut
ure/pdf/specifc_programmes/fp7sp_cooperation_en.pd
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Environment (inc. climate change)

• 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
• Evolution of marine environments
• Environmental Technologies
• Environmental technologies for observation,
  prevention, mitigation, adaptation, remediation
  and restoration of the natural and man-made
  environment
• Technology assessment, verification and testing
• Earth observation and assessment tools
• Earth observation
• Forecasting methods and assessment tools

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EH Research Priorities and Context
Policy support Sustainable Development Strategy,
EH Action Plan, Thematic Strategies on Air
Pollution and Urban Development, Noise
Support for international collaboration
initiatives such as GEO, links with
international cooperation target countries
Support for emerging and neglected issues
Links to other research activities and programmes
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Policy support Sustainable Development
Strategy, EH Action Plan, Thematic
Strategies on Air Pollution and Urban
Development, Noise
Support for international collaboration
initiatives such as GEO, links with
international cooperation target countries
Support for emerging and neglected issues
Links to other research activities and
programmes
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Longer term vision Three driving forces
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• Dissemination of results

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Websites
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Websites
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Publications
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Thank you for your attention