1. Research funding challenge to enable key research for climate services? Attract stakeholders (public, private, community) to co-design research question and to co-produce scientific information relevant for users Provide arena of dialogue at national, regional and international level between users and scientists Identify common time and space scales of interest Reckon inter- and trans-disciplinary in scientific evaluation and carrier Need specific research funding tools or programs to promote these issues Patrick Monfray, 01jul13 Belmont Forum co-chair

2. How can international coordination help? What opportunities ? The S&T Alliance for Global Sustainability promotes inter- and trans-disciplinary research on environment-development issues, see http://www.stalliance.org/future-earth-initiativeshttp://www.stalliance.org/future-earth-initiatives One Alliance member, the Belmont Forum (key funders from G8+BRICS+EU) supports multinational teams for knowledge sharing, comparative approaches and foresight, via CRA Belmont Forum CRA (Collaborative Research Action) relevant for GFCS: – 2012: Freshwater security and Coastal Vulnerability – 2013: Data and cyber-infrastructure – 2014 (tbc): Seasonal to decadal predictability of regional climate, Arctic observing system and sustainability science igfagcr.org/belmont-forum

3. Extra slides on Belmont Forum

4. IGFA/Belmont Forum : a key funders group World’s major and emerging funders of global environmental change research, and international science councils Initiated in 2009, by NSF (US) and NERC (UK) Acting as Council of Principals for IGFA, a larger group of funding agencies group since 1990s Australia/CSIRO Austria/BMWF, IGFA repr. Brazil/FAPESP Canada/NSERC China/NSFC European Commission/DG R&I France/CNRS&ANR, co-Chair Germany/DFG&BMBF India/MoES Japan/MEXT&JST Norway/RCN, IGFA repr. South Africa/NRF, co-Chair United Kingdom/NERC United States/NSF International Council for Science (ICSU) International Social Sciences Council (ISSC) >>> IGFA/Belmont Forum members represent only 5 to 20% of funders in their own country or region, … but action oriented igfagcr.org/belmont-forum

5. Collaborative Research Actions (CRAs) Multilateral call for teams from 3+ countries, inter- and trans-disciplinary Open to any funders beyond IGFA/BF All common (scoping, call, selection, follow-up) … except the money (no across nations)

6. 2012 CRAs call (20M€) Freshwater Security (NSF lead), joint with G8HORCs Coastal Vulnerability (NERC lead), joint with G8HORCs, synchronized with FP7 137 pre-proposals, 1109 partners from  50 countries 52 full proposals, ≈13 selected for ≈20M€ Projects will run from 2013 to 2016, with joint follow-up sessions

7. 2013 CRAs call (2014 budget) Food Security and Land Use Change (FAPESP lead), joint with JPI FACCE –Community building projects (12 to 18 months up to 150-300k€). –Medium to long-term integrated projects (3-5 years up to 2-3M€) –Call plan for July 2013 Data and E-infrastructure (NSF lead) –International foresight, including EC (DG R&I) –Share experience at national and regional level –Propose international standards and best practices –Call for expert nominations (10 max per country, summer 2013)

8. 2014 CRAs under instruction (2015 budget) Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services : Improving our Capacity to Predict Global Changes, (lead ANR-DFG), joint with ERANET BIODIVERSA ? –Pre-scoping Berlin (jun13) + Scoping Paris (oct13) Climate Services : Seasonal to Decadal Predictability of Regional Climate, (lead ANR-MoES), joint with JPI Climate –Pre-scoping Paris (jun13) + Scoping Goa (oct13) Arctic : Data Observing System and Sustainability Science, (lead NSF-RCN), joint with JPI Climate –Pre-scoping Vancouver (may13) + Scoping Oslo (oct13)

9. Ways to impulse new CRA ! Belmont Forum High Impact CRA’s Future Earth IGFA Scientific community Via Funders Via Research Communities

10. Some opportunities with Future Earth ? Migration and Disaster Risks ? Societies and Green Growth ? Societal Transformations ? Africa initiative, with AID agencies ? Mediterranean Initiative ? Environment and Health ? Others to identify… !