1. ERA-Net CIRCLE Climate Impact Research Coordination for a Larger Europe CIRCLE Objectives, Recent Results and Working Plan Sugárka Kelecsenyi (MEW) and Martin König (UBA-A) Central and Eastern European Capacity Building and Awareness Raising Workshop on “Adaptation to the consequences of Climate Change: Progress achieved and capacity building needed”

2. content 1.Putting the puzzle together: Brief introduction into the ERA-Net scheme and short history of CIRCLE 2.What is on our agenda until 2009? Brief overview of the CIRCLE Working Plan 3.What we already have: the CIRCLE extended country report and other recent results 4.CIRCLE’s little helpers: homepage, newsletter, intranet, database

3. Step 1: Systematic exchange of information and best practice Step 2: Identification and analysis of common strategic issues Step 3: Development of first joint activities between the programmes Step 4: Preparatory activities re- garding the implemen- tation of transnational research activities overarching: Management and communication S t e p w i s e d e e p e n i n g o f i n t e g r a t i o n l e v e l Creating an ERA-NET CA with a structuring impact on the ERA SSA CA The ERA-Net scheme -1

4. The ERA-Net scheme -2 3 1 4 2 Information exchange & best practices Common strategic issues Joint activities Joint/common calls (fixed for 2007/2008) Ambitions of selected ERA-NET CA projects:

5. Short history of CIRCLE -1

6. Short history of CIRCLE -2  CIRCLE’s partnership: –From seven partner countries in CIRCLE SSA to now –25 partner institutions from 17 partner countries (including observers) in CIRCLE CA more countries might join as observers until 2009

7. European Commission Advisory Board Policy Branch Science Branch Executive Board consisting of Coordinator supported by Secretariat WorkPackage leaders Management ‑ WorkPackage (“LEAD”) WorkPackages … Task Contractors Committee containing all consortium members In case of need: Programme Owners Committee In case of need: Certain task leaders Short history of CIRCLE -3

8. Gather all necessary prerequisites for getting operational: –Extend and further update our knowledge base about CC programmes and their Scientific content and policy context Management and administration Dissemination strategies Project evaluation and selection procedures …  This is already very far developed now! CIRCLE – our agenda until 2009 -1

9. Set the focus for cooperation: –On a topical level (what are the most striking issues and research gaps, which we want to tackle within CIRCLE) –On a technical/operational level or how to design the transnational activities –Cooperate with other ERA-Nets on both levels CIRCLE – our agenda until 2009 -2

10. CIRCLE marinERA BiodivERsA EuroPolarSKEP CRUE IWRM.Net Possible cooperation URBAN Side step: CIRCLE-related ERA-Nets

11. To develop all necessary “enablers” for transnational activities like joint calls: –Topical or geographical CIRCLE working programme(s) –Common evaluation schemes –Modes of operations for joint calls like mutual opening of programmes Pooling money and evaluation, but fund projects nationally Joint calls with geographical/juste return principle Completely open calls CIRCLE – our agenda until 2009 -3

12. What is going on now?  MED call launched - 16 proposals on coastal zones have arrived  Nordic call open– Research on consequences of climate change for policy making in the Nordic countries  Organisation of CEES workshop in early spring 2008 is under way

13.  CLIMA projects running from CIRCLE joint calls Joint CIRCLE working programmes (lasting beyond 2009) Joint central unit which handles the continuation of CIRCLE Propose an FP7 E R ANet+ HARDFACTSHARDFACTS  Having had staff exchange among CIRCLE partners  Avoided duplication in CLIMA research by aligning our research agendas  Made use of infrastructural synergies SOFTFACTSSOFTFACTS  maintain CIRCLE as one of the “best-practice ERA-Nets”  Co-operating with neighbouring ERA-Nets to the highest degree possible R E P U T A T I O N CIRCLE – our agenda until 2009 -4

14. CIRCLE – simplified working plan matrix WP 1LEAD: PM, administrative reporting, Organisation, Extension of partnership WP 2CONTINUE: long-term vision beyond 2009, policy watch, ERA-Net plus, Art. 169 WP 3GROUP: groups take sets of CC impacts into account for MED, Nordic, Atlantic/Coastal, CEES, DC WP 4SPREAD: detection of target groups and dissemination via Homepage, Newsletter, Roadshows,… WP I LEARN Information base WP II PLAN Strategic foci WP III CONNECT Joint activities WP IV FULFIL Transnational activities/calls

15. CIRCLE’s little helpers -1 CIRCLE Homepage circle@circle -era.net

16. CIRCLE’s little helpers -2 CIRCLE Newsletter –1st issue has just been sent –Will be published every 2-3 months –Possibly one larger CIRCLE journal per year –Subscription via CIRCLE homepage 

17. CIRCLE’s little helpers -3 CIRCLE Intranet (CIRCA) (information repository) –For working documents –Reduces Email attachment traffic –Access for all interested colleagues –If you wish to have access, please let us know

18. CIRCLE’s little helpers -4 Access the CIRCLE research database Future perspective CIRCLE’s joint database: -Under construction -Integration with BiodivERsA, SKEP and probably IWRM.Net -Information for both the programme and the project level

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