1. Norad meeting 12 April 2011 Inger-Ann Ulstein, Stine Madland Kaasa, Jonas Enge

2. The Research Council’s roles

3. The Research Council of Norway Division for Administrative Affairs Division for Science Division for Innovation Division for Society and Health Director General Staff Division for Energy, Resources and the Environment

4. Division for Administrative Affairs Division for Science Division for Innovation Division for Society and Health Director General Staff Division for Energy, Resources and the Environment Research Board The Research Council of Norway, System of governance Executive Board

5. Panels and committees Boards Extensive external participation in Council activities Division board Executive Board Division board Commitees Committees Meeting-place

6. Funding received from the ministries (2008) Trade and Industry Petroleum and energy Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Agriculture and Food Environment Education and Research Administration The Research Fund Total NOK 5691 mill. administration incl. Health and Care Services Transportation and Communication Foreign Affairs Misc.

7. NORGLOBAL Norway – global partner ECONPOPGLOBMEK Women and gender CGIAR fellowship POVPEACEWBC HUMPOL (new) Capital flight and taxation (NEW)

8. What is Norglobal  NORGLOBAL shall strengthen Norwegian research on and with the South.  Consolidating much of the effort within the field of development under a single programme, and through cooperation with other programmes.  Strengthen research for development, through the integration of development perspectives into relevant programmes.  Strengthen the research capacity of developing countries by enhancing research cooperation between researchers based at institutions in the countries in question and leading Norwegian research projects.

9. The Norglobal activities  PovPeace  CGIAR fellowship  Women and gender in development (to follow up the Action Plan for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Development Cooperation 2007–2009)  Globalisation of the environmental- energy and climate research (GLOBMEK)  Econpop (Research on Economic Growth, Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Population Dynamics 2009-2013.  Western Balkan Countries development research  Tax havens, capital flows and development (new)  Research on humanitarian policies (HUMPOL) (new)

10. GlobmekWomen&GenderECONPOPWBC Sør-AfrikaThailandKenyaSerbia MosambikIndiaSenegalMakedonia KenyaKinaBeninMontenegro IndiaAfghanistanBurkina FasoBosnia&Herzeg KinaZimbabweGambiaKroatia FijiøyeneMalawiNepalAlbania BelizeKenyaKosovo NepalSør-Afrika MongoliaMexico MalaysiaColombia IndonesiaTanzania ThailandMalaysia VietnamPalestina Pakistan Sudan

11. The GLOBMEK budget has two lines: -to strenghten the development competence within Norwegian institutions, - to support partners from the South in relevant programmes. NORGLOBAL NOK 11 millions Partner from South Environment 2015 Partner from South NORKLIMA Partner from South Renergi Partner from South GLOBMEK

12. GLOBMEK The globalisation of the environment, energy and climate research  Objectives  To support research on globalisation of the environment, energy and climate research.  Strengthen the connections South-north.  Increase the knowledge base on globalisation of the environment, energy and climate research in Norway and in the South.  Strengthen Norwegian institutions role as good global partners within these area.

13.  NOK 6 millions/year to encourage Norwegian scientists to take a global approach  Special invitation to: Norwegian institutions focusing on effect of climate change and environmental changes. Institutions doing energy related research to develop projects with a focus on globalisation of their research  Social science and humanities  Partners from the South shall contribute to strengthening competence at the Norwegian institution  NOK 5 millions/year to support South-partners in the NORGLOBAL call and in Environment 2015 and NORKLIMA – call.

14. Title Globmek funded projects 1 st & 2 nd callsPartners Cooking with the sun.NTNU+South Afr., Mosamb Solar learning/solar enegy confUiO+Kenya, India The infl of Snow and Ice changes on Water Res in HimalUiB+India Climate Change Discourse, rightsUiB+South Africa Large developing economies, current an potential future contributions to climate change Cicero+China Climate change vulnerability and adaptation for small island developing states Cicero+SOPAC, Fiji Islands CCCCC, Belize The politics of climate change adaptationUMB+Nepal,Mongol Forest & soil restoration & Land use change…..UMB+Nepal, USA Biochar on acidic agricultural lands in South East Asia: Sequestering carbon and imporving crop yield NGI+Malaysia, Indionesia, Tailand, US Development of Processes for low cost and high efficiency solar cell based on upgraded metallurgical silicon Norut Narvik+Vietnam, India - A user-defined approach to utilize climate change information in local implementation - Climate Crossroads – Towards Precautionary Practices: Politics, Media and Climae change NORKLIMA+South Africa UiB+Bangladesh, Sør- Afr.,Indonesia og Kina Cultures of Biodiversity, perceptions and practicesMiljø2015+Indonesia, Sør Afr

15. CGIAR fellowships  The primary objective of the fellowship programme is to provide funding for young scientists based at Norwegian institutions that want to stay for up to two years at one of the 15 CGIAR research centers.  Targeting research within the areas fisheries, forestry and agriculture.  Call for proposal is published with deadline 8 June 2011.2 mill.NOK is available for this last call for CGIAR fellowship.  http://www.forskningsradet.no/no/Utlysning/NORG LOBAL/

16. The Cgiar centres location is world wide:

17. Research collaboration with India: INDNOR  Based on Programme of Cooperation in Science & Technology between India and Norway (2009) and The Norwegian Government’s Strategy for Cooperation between Norway and India (2009)  INDNOR programme (2010-2019)  20 mill. NOK per year for 5+5 years for Indo-Norwegian research collaboration  Administered by The Research Council of Norway  Expressions of Interest: 165 EoIs received on wide range of topics  General Call pre-projects INDNOR  In the areas of: International political issues, climate, environment, clean energy, societal development  24 pre-projects funded in Nov.-Dec. 2010, 20 mill. NOK  Joint-Call with Department of Science and Technology, India  11 research projects under evaluation by RCN and DST  6 mill. NOK from RCN, corresponding amount from DST  Future Calls through thematic programmes  6 million NOK per year for Climate change (2011-13)  Other calls based on input from the Expert Advisory group Appointed in Dec. 2010

18. NORKLIMA (2004 – 2013)  Cooperation with countries in the South – NORGLOBAL  Additional funding has been granted to research projects involving partners from countries in the South.  Research cooperation with China – CHINOR  December 2010: Joint call with CAS on Ecosystem functioning, adaptation and climate-ecosystem interaction  22 MNOK available for funding - 10 applications received  Research cooperation with India – INDNOR  31 Aug 2011: Call for proposals on Climate Change and Water  18 MNOK available for funding  The goal of this call is to increase the Indo-Norwegian research collaboration on the important global challenge of climate change. The main focus is on the climate system; climate trends in the past, present and future; direct and indirect impacts of climate change on the natural environment and society; adaptation; and instruments and policies for mitigation.

19. RENERGI – Clean Energy for the Future  Support for collaboration with China  Funding to encourage bilateral research cooperation with China within the thematic priority areas of the RENERGI programme and the CLIMIT programme  October 2010: 6MNOK was available for pre-projects and network activities  Possible research cooperation with India in 2012 The objective of RENERGI is to develop knowledge and solutions as a basis for ensuring environment-friendly, economically efficient and effective management of the country's energy resources, a highly reliable energy supply and internationally competitive industrial development.

20. Environment 2015 («Miljø 2015», 2007 - 2016) -a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary research programme designed to generate knowledge about key environmental questions and create a foundation for designating future policy  Research cooperation with China – CHINOR. 17 proposals (+ 10 to NORKLIMA), available budget (Environment 2015 part of the call): 23 mill. Kroner  Cooperation with countries in the South. Additional funding granted via NORGLOBAL to 2 research projects involving partners from countries in the South: - SAR Monitoring of the Brazilian Amazon and Central African Rainforests - Cultures of Biodiversity: Perceptions and Practices  Presently the South is not a priority in Environment 2015 calls. Partly due to reduced funding