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International

Cooperation with
Mediterranean
Partner Countries in FP7
Project synopses
EUR 25015 EN
Research and
Innovation
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
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EUR 25015 EN 2012
Euro-Mediterranean
AN AGENDA FOR
A RENEWED PARTNERSHI P
C O N F E R E N C E
on Research and Innovation 2012
International
Cooperation with
Mediterranean
Partner Countries in FP7
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INTRODUCTION
This publication has been prepared on the occasion of the "Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Re-
search and Innovation: An agenda for a renewed partnership" organised by the European Commission,
Directorate General for Research and Innovation, in Barcelona on 2 and 3 April 2012. It includes all
the projects with participation of at least one partner from the Mediterranean Partner Countries
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(MPCs) which have been supported under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The projects are
organised in eleven thematic chapters which include collaborative research, networking, competence
building, infrastructure and mobility projects. A short description and a list of all participating organi-
sations and contact persons are provided for each project.
As a result of the long-standing scientifc collaboration between the European Union and the Mediter-
ranean Partner Countries, 168 FP7 projects are presently in place with an EU contribution close to
EUR 430 million. There are 373 MPC participants in these projects.
This publication should facilitate networking and increase the dissemination of information concern-
ing research and innovation activities between the European Union and the Mediterranean Partner
Countries.
1. According to the information on status of countries available at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/who_en.html#countries, the
"Mediterranean Partner Countries" listed as International Co-operation Partner Countries available (ICPC) are: Algeria, Egypt,
Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian administrated areas, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: ENERGY 19
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
BIOWALK4BIOFUELS / 241383 21
Biowaste and Algae Knowledge for the Production of Second Generation Biofuels
COMET / 241400 25
Integrated infrastructure for CO
2
transport and storage in the west Mediterranean
MATS / 268219 27
Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar
MEDIRAS / 218938 29
MEmbrane DIstillation in Remote AreaS
NACIR / 226409 31
New Applications for CPVs: a fast way to improve Reliability and technology progress
SOLUGAS / 219110 33
Solar Up-scale Gas Turbine System
NETWORKING
MED-CSD / 213824 35
Combined solar power and desalination plants: technico-economic potential in Mediterranean
partner countries
COMPETENCE BUILDING
PERA / 266605 37
Palestine for European Research Area
JORIEW / 266579 39
Improving capacity of Jordanian Research in Integrated Renewable Energy and Water supply
J-Eracenter / 295073 41
The National Energy Research Center (NERC) as a centre of excellence for EUJordan
S & T cooperation: towards Jordans integration into the ERA
ETRERA / 245563 43
Empowering Tunisian Renewable Energy Research Activities
RESSOL-MEDBUILD / 245583 47
RESearch Elevation on Integration of SOLar Technologies into MEDiterranean BUILDings
MOBILITY
CONTROLLED SYSTEMS / 213841 49
Deterministic and Stochastic Controlled Systems and Applications
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENT 53
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
AFROMAISON / 266379 57
Africa at a meso-scale: Adaptive and integrated tools and strategies
for natural resources management
AGRICAB / 282621 59
A framework for enhancing EO capacity for Agriculture and Forest Management
in Africa as a contribution to GEOSS
CARBOCHANGE / 264879 61
Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by oceans in a changing climate
CITYZEN / 212095 65
megaCITY Zoom for the ENvironment
CLARA / 265676 67
Capacity-Linked water supply and sanitation improvement for Africa's peri-urban and Rural Areas
CLIMATE FOR CULTURE / 226973 69
Damage risk assessment, economic impact and mitigation strategies for sustainable
preservation of cultural heritage in the times of climate change
CLIMB / 244151 73
Climate Induced changes on the hydrology of Mediterranean Basins: reducing uncertainty
and quantifying risk through an integrated monitoring and modelling system
CLIM-RUN / 265192 77
Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User Needs
DEWFORA / 265454 79
Improved Drought Early Warning and FORecasting to strengthen preparedness and adaptation
to droughts in Africa
E-SOTER / 211578 83
Regional pilot platform as EU contribution to a Global Soil Observing System
FIRESENSE / 244088 85
Fire Detection and Management through a Multi-Sensor Network for the Protection of Cultural
Heritage Areas from the Risk of Fire and Extreme Weather Conditions
FUME / 243888 87
Forest fres under climate, social and economic changes in Europe, the Mediterranean
and other fre-afected areas of the world
LEDDRA / 243857 91
Land and Ecosystem Degradation and Desertifcation: Assessing the Fit of Responses
MEDINA / 282977 93
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for North Africa
MEDSEA / 265103 95
MEDiterranean Sea Acidifcation in a changing climate
MIRAGE / 211732 99
Mediterranean Intermittent River Management
NIKER / 244123 101
New Integrated Knowledge-based approaches to the protection of cultural heritage
from Earthquake-induced Risk
PEGASO / 244170 105
People for Ecosystem-based Governance in Assessing sustainable development of Ocean and Coast
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
PERPETUATE / 244229 109
Performance-based approach to the earthquake protection of cultural heritage
in European and Mediterranean countries
SHARE / 226967 111
Seismic Hazard Harmonisation in Europe
SMOOHS / 212939 115
Smart Monitoring of Historic Structures
WAHARA / 265570 117
Water Harvesting for Rainfed Africa: investing in dryland agriculture for growth and resilience
WASSERMED / 244255 119
Water availability and security in southern Europe and the Mediterranean
NETWORKING
BAT4MED / 265327 121
Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries
GEONETCAB / 244172 123
GEO NETwork for capacity building
IWWA / 244188 125
Integrated Waste management in Western Africa
SUSTAINERGYNET / 211662 129
Integrating civil, scientifc and stakeholder knowledge towards African sustainable energy policy
COMPETENCE BUILDING
INCAM / 265419 131
Improving national assessment and monitoring capacities for integrated environmental
and coastal ecosystem management
IJERA / 266514 133
Integrating Jordan into the European Research Area
CB-WR-MED / 266609 135
Capacity Building for direct Water Reuse in the Mediterranean area
SUDSOE / 295031 137
Characterisation and Sustainable use of Egyptian Degraded Soils
INCOMMET / 295009 141
Improving National Capacities in Observation and Management of Marine Environment in Tunisia
DEBPAL2 / 294936 143
Reinforcing Capacity Building for Defending Biodiversity in the Palestinian territories
SOWAEUMED / 245843 147
Network in solid waste and water treatment between Europe and Mediterranean countries
TEMP / 245917 149
Textile Excellence in EU-MED Partners
MOICT / 295053 151
Morocco Research Advance in ICT for Water
INFRASTRUCTURE
DARECLIMED / 262263 153
Data repositories and computational infrastructure for environmental and climate studies
in the eastern Mediterranean
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
MOBILITY
MIRACLE / 247091 155
Microscopic Image Processing Analysis Coding and Modelling Environment
CHAPTER 3: FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES 159
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
AFTER / 245025 163
African Food Tradition Revisited by Research
ANIMALCHANGE / 266018 165
AN Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation options for sustainable Livestock
production under climate CHANGE
BIOBIO / 227161 169
Indicators for biodiversity in organic and low-input farming systems
EAU4FOOD / 265471 171
European Union and African Union cooperative research to increase Food production in irrigated
farming systems in Africa/EAU4Food
ICONZ / 221948 173
Integrated control of neglected zoonoses: improving human health and animal production
through scientifc innovation and public engagement
LOWINPUTBREEDS / 222623 177
Development of integrated livestock breeding and management strategies to improve
animal health, product quality and performance in European organic and low input milk,
meat and egg production
MAREX / 245137 181
Exploring Marine Resources for Bioactive Compounds: From Discovery to Sustainable
Production and Industrial Applications
MYCORED / 222690 185
Novel integrated strategies for worldwide mycotoxin reduction in the food and feed chains
NEXTGEN / 244356 189
Next generation methods to preserve farm animal biodiversity by optimizing present
and future breeding options
PARAVAC / 265862 191
Vaccines against helminth infections
PRO-EEL / 245257 195
Reproduction of European Eel: Towards a Self-sustained Aquaculture
SIRRIMED / 245159 199
Sustainable use of irrgation water in the Mediterranean region
SOLIBAM / 245058 201
Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated Breeding And Management
SUSTAINMED / 245233 205
Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean partner countries
SWUP-MED / 212337 207
Sustainable water use securing food production in dry areas of the Mediterranean region
TXOTX / 212188 209
Technical eXperts Overseeing Third country eXpertise
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
ULIXES / 266473 211
Unravelling and exploiting Mediterranean Sea microbial diversity and ecology
for Xenobiotics and pollutants clean up
VEG-I-TRADE / 244994 215
Impact of climate change and globalisation on safety of fresh produce governing
a supply chain of uncompromised food sovereignty
NETWORKING
AQUAMED / 244999 219
The future of research on aquaculture in the Mediteranean region
ARIMNET / 219262 221
Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean
BIO CIRCLE / 227204 223
Creating a CIRCLE by extending the BIO NCP network to Third Country NIPs
BIO CIRCLE 2 / 265608 227
Reinforcing the international cooperation in FP7 FAFB strengthening the CIRCLE
of Third Countries BIO NCPs
CA2AFRICA / 245347 231
Conservation Agriculture in AFRICA: Analysing and FoReseeing its Impact Comprehending its Adoption
CREAM / 265648 233
Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries)
and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
FOODSEG / 266061 237
Safe Food for Europe Coordination of research activities and Dissemination
of research results of EC-funded research on food safety
WATERBIOTECH / 265972 241
Biotechnology for Africa's sustainable water supply
OH-NEXTGEN / 289412 243
Training of the One Health Next Scientifc Generation in the Sahel and Maghreb
COMPETENCE BUILDING
SUWARESA / 266504 245
Capacity and knowledge building on the Sustainable Use of WAter REsources in Syrian Agriculture
BIOPROTECH / 266519 247
Improvement of research capacities of the Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax in Bio-Processes
for biotech applications, tying up with the European Research Area
MAP2ERA / 266575 249
Strengthening EU cooperation capacity of the National Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
of Morocco: Towards Moroccos integration into the ERA
BOTERA / 264416 251
Reinforcing cooperation between the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan and ERA
FAWIRA / 295088 253
Strengthening of Food, Agriculture and Water-related International Research Cooperation of Algeria
OLITREVA / 295107 255
Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill Waste (OMW) in Palestine
FORCE / 295004 259
Fisheries and aquaculture-Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt
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AGORA / 245482 261
Advancing Mediterranean Forest Research Capacities
BIODESERT / 245746 263
Biotechnology from desert microbial extremophiles for supporting agriculture
research potential in Tunisia and southern Europe
PROBIOLIVES / 243471 265
Table olive fermentation with selected strains of probiotic lactic acid bacteria:
Towards a new functional food
CHAPTER 4: HEALTH 269
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
DEEP / 261483 273
DEferiprone Evaluation in Paediatrics
FEMHEALTH / 261449 277
Assessing the impact of fee exemption on maternal health in West Africa and Morocco:
new tools, new knowledge
HEPACUTE / 260844 279
Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C
HOMITB / 200732 281
Host and microbial molecular dissection of pathogenesis and immunity in tuberculosis
LEISHDNAVAX / 223189 283
Development of a DNA vaccine for visceral leishmaniasis
LEISHDRUG / 223414 285
Targeting the Leishmania kinome for the development of novel anti-parasitic strategies
MEDCHAMPS / 223075 287
MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease and Hyperglycaemia: Analytical Modelling
of Population Socio-economic transitions
RAPSODI / 223341 289
PRe-clinicAl studies of a PSA-based human vaccine candidate targeting visceral, cutaneOus
and mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis and Development of the associated procedures
for further clinical trials
SPHINX / 261365 291
Spontaneous clearance in Patients acutely infected with HCV Immune profling,
Novel biomarkers and X-omics approaches
NETWORKING
AFRICA BUILD / 266474 293
AFRICA BUILD (Building a Research and Education Infrastructure for Africa)
EUNAM / 260715 295
EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Systems
HEALTH-NCP-NET / 201068 297
Coordination Action for Reinforcing the Health National Contact Points Network
MONITORING MEDICINES / 223566 301
Optimising drug safety monitoring to enhance patient safety and achieve better health outcomes
MASCOT / 282507 303
Multilateral Association for Studying health inequalities and enhancing northsouth
and southsouth COoperaTion
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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COMPETENCE BUILDING
EUMEDNETVSTB / 245872 305
Building a cooperative strategy between Europe and Mediterranean countries
for upgrading tuberculosis research and control
NUROMED / 245807 307
Mediterranean Neurosciences Network
RAMSES / 245691 309
Reinforcement of the Adult stem cell research are through Mobility and Scientifc networking between
Egypt, Romania and a German consortium for Strengthening the international scientifc competency
THEBERA / 266581 311
Theodor Bilharz into the European Research Area
GM_NCD_inco / 295097 313
Reinforcing IPT capacities in Genomic Medicine, Non-Communicable Diseases Investigation
and international cooperation
KHCCBIO / 295025 317
Supporting the Establishment of a Cancer Biobank for Jordan and its Neighbouring Countries
through Knowledge Transfer & Training
LEB'IN / 294983 319
LebanonEurope on boarding to innovate and enhance research links in health
MOBILITY
IGF1RHC / 909785 323
Targeting IGF-1 receptor in liver cancer with focus on its mechanistic role in transcription
and its interaction with the cell cycle machinery
PREVENTION T2D / 908275 325
Life Style and Genetic Factors in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes (re-integration period)
STEMAPL / 268729 329
APL a model for oncogene-targeted leukemia cure
VCVCL / 908199 331
Vector Control for Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
CHAPTER 5: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 335
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
3D-COFORM / 231809 337
Tools and Expertise for 3D Collection Formation
E-AGRI / 270351 341
Crop Monitoring as an E-agriculture tool in developing countries
NETWORKING
EuroAfrica-P8 / 288309 345
Supporting policy dialogues and cooperation with Africa to enhance ICT cooperative research
links between Europe and Africa in the framework of the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership 8
on Science, Information Society and Space
IDEALIST2011 / 231367 349
Trans-national cooperation among ICT National Contact Points
IDEALIST2014 / 288598 353
Trans-national cooperation among ICT NCPs
IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11 / 247970 357
IST-Africa Initiative (2010 - 2011) Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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IST-AFRICA 2012 - 13 / 288691 361
IST-Africa Initiative (2012 - 2013) Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa
JOIN-MED / 231550 365
ESTABLISHING THE EU-MEDITERRANEAN ICT RESEARCH NETWORK
MEDAR / 214602 369
Mediterranean Arabic Language and Speech Technology
PROBE-IT / 288315 377
Pursuing ROadmaps and BEnchmarks for the Internet of Things
V-MUST.NET / 270404 373
Virtual Museum Transnational Network
COMPETENCE BUILDING
JEWEL / 266507 379
Jordan Europe Wide Enhanced research Links in ICT
RECOCAPE / 295039 381
Reinforcing Cooperation Capacity of Egypt in embedded ubiquitous computing
INFRASTRUCTURE
EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT / 246589 383
Sustainability of eInfrastructures across the Mediterranean
INDICATE / 261324 385
International Network for a Digital Cultural Heritage e-Infrastructure
LINKSCEEM / 222904 387
Linking Scientifc Computing in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean
LINKSCEEM-2 / 261600 389
Linking Scientifc Computing in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean - Phase 2
PAERIP / 262493 391
Promoting AfricanEuropean Research Infrastructure Partnerships
CHAPTER 6: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES 395
REGIONAL COORDINATION ACTIONS
MIRA / 211359 397
Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action
CAAST-NET / 212625 401
Coordination and Advancement of sub-Saharan Africa-EU Science & Technology Cooperation Network
INCONET-GCC / 244404 405
Science and technology international cooperation network for Gulf cooperation
countries aiming at the promotion of bi-regional dialogue
BILATERAL SUPPORT ACTIONS
EARN / 266535 409
Euro-Algerian Research Networking
EUJordanNet / 244082 413
Enhancement of Jordan-European S&T Partnership
ETC / 222714 417
European Tunisian Cooperation
ShERACA / 244364 419
Shaping Egypts association to the European Research Area and Cooperation Action
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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M2ERA / 222745 423
Morocco to the European Research Area
CHAPTER 7: NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NEW MATERIALS 429
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
BIONEXGEN / 246039 431
Development of the next generation bioreactor system
CAPWA / 246074 433
Capture of evaporated water with novel membranes
NATIOMEM / 245513 435
Nano-structured TiON Photo-Catalytic Membranes for Water Treatment
NO BUG / 228639 437
Novel release system and Bio-based Utilities for insect repellent textiles and Garments
OPEN GARMENTS / 213461 439
Consumer Open Innovation and Open Manufacturing Interaction for Individual Garments
COMPETENCE BUILDING
JOCHERA / 294975 441
Jordan Conservation of Cultural Heritage in ERA
Adm-ERA / 295016 445
Reinforcing Additive Manufacturing research cooperation between the Central Metallurgical
Research and Development Institute and the European Research Area
NASERA / 295000 447
Reinforcing Nanostructured material research cooperation between the Unit de Dveloppement
de la Technologie du Silicium and the Europan Research Area
MOBILITY
NARNIA / 265010 449
New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to Ancient Material Studies
CHAPTER 8: SECURITY 453
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
CASSANDRA / 261795 455
Common assessment and analysis of risk in global supply chains
NETWORKING
NMFRDISASTER / 218057 459
Identifying the Needs of Medical First Responder in Disasters
Chapter 9: SoCio-eConomiC SCienCeS 463
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
CLICO / 244443 465
Climate Change, Hydro-conficts and Human Security
EUMAGINE / 244703 467
Imagining Europe from the outside: On the role of democracy and human rights perceptions
in constructing migration aspirations and decision towards Europe
JAD-PBP / 217488 469
Just and durable peace by piece
MEDPRO / 244578 471
Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean region
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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SEARCH / 266834 475
Sharing KnowledgE Assets: InteRegionally Cohesive NeigHborhoods
TRANS-NET / 217226 477
Transnationalisation, Migration and Transformation: Multi-Level Analysis
of Migrant Transnationalism (TRANS-NET)
EUROMED-2030 / NA 479
Forward looking on the long-term challenges for the Mediterranean area
SED / 244717 481
Science Education for Diversity
SHEMERA / 266633 483
Euro-Mediterranean research cooperation on gender and science: SHE Euro-Mediterranean Research Area
COMPETENCE BUILDING
SIERA / 295006 485
Integrating Sina Institute into the European Research Area
MOBILITY
CEES / 230658 487
C-E-E-S (Citizen oriented Evaluation of E-Government Services: A Reference Process Model)
CHAPTER 10: SPACE 491
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
SIRIUS / 262902 493
Sustainable Irrigation water management and River-basin governance: Implementing User-driven Services
MYOCEAN / 218812 497
Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES Marine Core Services and capabilities
NETWORKING
EAMNET / 242379 503
EuropeAfrica Marine Network
GARNET-E / 242385 505
GMES for Africa: Regional Network for Information Exchange and Training in Emergencies
CHAPTER 11: TRANSPORT 506
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
OPENAIR / 234313 511
OPtimisation for low Environmental Noise impact AIRcraf
NETWORKING
X-NOISE EV / 265943 517
Aviation Noise Research Network and Coordination
ESTEEM / 218584 521
Enhancing Safety and security aspects in Transport rEsearch in the EuroMediterranean region
INDEXES:
INDEX BY ACRONYM 523
INDEX OF INSTITUTIONS BY COUNTRY 535
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
CHAPTER 1
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Energy
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
NETWORKING
COMPETENCE BUILDING
MOBILITY
E N E R G Y
BIOWALK4BIO-
FUELS
241383
Biowaste and Algae Knowledge for the Production of Second Generation Biofuels
COMET 241400 Integrated infrastructure for CO
2
transport and storage in the west Mediterranean
MATS 268219 Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar
MEDIRAS 218938 MEmbrane DIstillation in Remote AreaS
NACIR 226409
New Applications for CPVs: a fast way to improve Reliability and technology
progress
SOLUGAS 219110 Solar Up-scale Gas Turbine System
MED-CSD 213824
Combined solar power and desalination plants: technico-economic potential in
Mediterranean partner countries
PERA 266605 Palestine for European Research Area
JORIEW 266579
Improving capacity of Jordanian Research in Integrated Renewable Energy and
Water supply
J-Eracenter 295073
The National Energy Research Center (NERC) as a centre of excellence for EU
Jordan S & T cooperation: towards Jordans integration into the ERA
ETRERA 245563 Empowering Tunisian Renewable Energy Research Activities
RESSOL-
MEDBUILD
245583
RESearch Elevation on Integration of SOLar Technologies into MEDiterranean
BUILDings
CONTROLLED
SYSTEMS
213841
Deterministic and Stochastic Controlled Systems and Applications
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E N E R G Y
Biowalk4Biofuels
Biowaste and Algae Knowledge for the Production of Second Generation
Biofuels
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The Biowalk4Biofuels project aims to develop an
alternative and innovative system for the treat-
ment of biowaste and use of GHG emissions to
produce biofuels, using macroalgae as a cata-
lyser, in a multidisciplinary approach.
The main objectives of the project are pointed
out as follows:
producing a cost-efficient biogas without
using cereal crops;
optimising the production of biogas per
amount of biowaste and CO
2
used using
macroalgae as an interface between
biowaste and energy production to allow
direct utilisation of biowaste;
increasing and facilitating the types of
biowastes that can be utilised for biogas
production;
creating a CO
2
sink for the carbon credit
market;
producing biomass pellets and fertilisers from
organic residues of the biodigestor;
avoiding the treatment cost of manure;
avoiding the treatment cost of wastewater;
using macroalgae directly in biodigestors to
produce energy without the need for mixing
with other cereal crops;
pre-cultivating protoplasts in an incubator to
permit the acceleration of cell regeneration,
diminishing the life-cycle of macroalgae;
optimising the two-phase anaerobic digestion
processes;
upgrading biogas to high-quality vehicle fuel.
Period: 01/04/2010 to 31/03/2014
Total cost: EUR 3 972 667
Budget from EC: EUR 2 902 000
Contract number: 241383
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
Website: www.biowalk4biofuels.eu
ACTIVITIES
To achieve the underlined objectives, research
activities have been carried out on the selection
of adequate macroalgae species that can reach
high output biomass yields and high carbohy-
drate content. Four open ponds with a total area
of 5 000 m
2
will be installed in a stretch of sea
in the industrial port of Augusta. To support and
further stimulate the production of new biomass
through photosynthesis, about 500 tonnes of
carbon dioxide per year and nitrogen compounds
will be introduced into an algal broth to recreate
conditions of eutrophication. The biomass thus
obtained will be fed into an innovative anaerobic
digester, Archimedes rotors, capable of convert-
ing almost all biomass into biogas. Pre-culti-
vation of protoplasts, accelerating cell-growth
rate, are carried out to increase productivity. In
addition, the relationship between the growth
and energy potential of selected species with
the amounts/characteristics of GHG emissions
and biowaste introduced in the cultivation me-
dium is to be studied. This way, higher biomass
yields of macroalgae will be achieved. Afer fer-
menting the algal biomass, the cycle is closed by
producing biogas to be used for electricity and
heat generation and as a transport fuel. A high-
quality product is expected, hence a purifcation
step will proceed the fnal product. Furthermore,
organic residues from the biodigestor are to be
used as a combustible biomass, afer drying and
pelletising. The need for external inputs is elimi-
nated (no other biomass for fermentation is re-
quired) and the use of all feedstock is achieved.
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E N E R G Y
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The Biowalk4Biofuels projects expected impact
is to produce a cost-efcient, low energy-inten-
sive, purifed biogas, to reduce negative environ-
mental impacts from industry (GHG emissions)
and biowaste. The multidisciplinary approach
solution gives the possibility of reducing GHG
emissions and process biowaste, while produc-
ing energy, seeking for future replications in oth-
er locations. In addition to the research activities
it was also planned to patent the results and, in
order to obtain concrete results, it will be nec-
essary to interact with private investors, stake-
holders and authorities, organising meetings at
local, national and international levels as well as
to present the results at national and interna-
tional conferences. Moreover, the fnal outcome
will be the strict collaboration with extra-EU
SMEs and research institutes (India and Jordan)
that is necessary to lead a clean developmental
mechanism also in fast growing economy.
Biowalk4Biofuels
Biowaste and Algae Knowledge for the Production of Second Generation
Biofuels
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E N E R G Y
COORDINATOR
BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
Silvano Simoni
[email protected]
+39-06-44585441
Italy
BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
Deputy coordinator
Andrea Cappelli
[email protected]
+39-06-44585441
Italy
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIT DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA
LA SAPIENZA
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENT
(DICMA)
Italy
CONSORZIO NAZIONALE
INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE
SCIENZE DEL MARE (CONISMA)
Annibale Cutrona
[email protected]
+ 39 06 85355476
Italy
ECOIL SRL
Elio Di Lella
[email protected]
+390659010264
Italy
RHUS UNIVERSITET
Michael Bo Rasmussen
[email protected]
+45 89201432
Denmark
TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT
Peter Daubjerg Jensen
[email protected]
+4572201340
Denmark
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC
AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Bhavanath Jha
[email protected]
91 278 256 7352
India
ASOCIACION NGVA EUROPE
Manuel Lage
[email protected]
+34913252242
Spain
SCANDINAVIAN GTS AB
Hans-Olof Kttstrm
[email protected]
+46 8 41071720
Netherlands
HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY
Radhi Al-Rashidi
[email protected]
+962 79 9608183
Jordan
RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE
Dagnija Blumberga
[email protected]
+371 67089923
Latvia
AQUAGRI PROCESSING PRIVATE
LIMITED
Arun Patnaik
[email protected]
+919818516592
India
POWER VENTURES
Fabio Angelo Fontana
[email protected]
+390248513341
Italy
Biowalk4Biofuels
Biowaste and Algae Knowledge for the Production of Second Generation
Biofuels
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COMET
Integrated infrastructure for CO
2
transport and storage in the west
Mediterranean
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
COMET aims at identifying and assessing the
most cost-efective CO
2
transport and storage in-
frastructure able to serve the western Mediterra-
nean area, namely Portugal, Spain and Morocco.
This is achieved considering the time and spatial
aspects of the development of the energy sector
and other industrial activities in those countries
as well as the location, capacity and availability
of potential CO
2
storage geological formations.
Special attention is given to a balanced decision
on transport modes, matching the sources and
sinks, and addressing safety and lifetime objec-
tives while meeting optimal costbeneft trade-
of for a CCS network infrastructure as part of an
international cooperation policy. The need for a
joint CCS infrastructure in the western Mediter-
ranean is related to the geographical proximity,
to the increasing connections between the en-
ergy and industrial sectors in the area, to the
continuity of sedimentary basins that can act as
possible storage reservoirs and to the existing
experience in managing a large gas transport
infrastructure, such as the natural gas pipeline
coming through Morocco, to Spain and Portugal.
Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 031 887
Budget from EC: EUR 2 343 129
Contract number: 241400
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: LABORATRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA
E GEOLOGIA
Website: http://comet.lneg.pt/
ACTIVITIES
The consortium is coordinated by LNEG (Por-
tugal), and comprises seven research institu-
tions, four universities, one SME and fve energy
companies from six European countries and
Morocco. COMET aims to optimise the connec-
tion between sources and sinks by comparing
the several possible transport modes (pipelines,
trains, ships and trucks) and existing and to be
realised infrastructures, and expects to fnd the
least-cost transport mode and routes from clus-
ters to sinks.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
It is expected that each source cluster will be
rigorously matched to the most suitable sink,
while minimising the required investment in in-
frastructures and taking advantage of the efect
of scale associated to an integrated infrastruc-
ture. COMET will be an important step towards
the safe and commercial deployment of large-
scale near-zero-emission power plants in south-
western Europe and North Africa.
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COORDINATOR
LABORATRIO NACIONAL
DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA
Dulce Boavida
[email protected]
+351-210924778
+351-217166569
Portugal
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIDADE DE EVORA
Jlio Carneiro
[email protected]
+266 745301
+266 745397
Portugal
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
Andrea Ramrez Ramrez
[email protected]
+31-30-2538422
+31-30-2531645
Netherlands
INSTITUTO GEOLGICO Y MINERO
DE ESPAA
Roberto Martinez
[email protected]
+34913495832
+913495834
Spain
BUREAU DE RECHERCHES
GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES
Isabelle Czernichowski-Lauriol
[email protected]
+33238644655
+33 2 38 64 37 19
France
UNIvERSIty MOhAMMED v-AgDAL
Abdelkrim Rimi
[email protected]
+212-537 774 549
+212-537 774 540
Morocco
OFFICE NATIONAL DES
HYDROCARBURES ET DES MINES
Mohamed Dakki
[email protected]
+212 537 239898
+212 537 239899
Morocco
UNIVERSITE MOHAMMED
PREMIER 1 - UMP
Yassine Zarhloule
University Mohamed I, Faculty Of
Sciences, Laboratory " Gtes Mineraux,
Hydrogologie & Environnement"
[email protected]
+212-536500601
+212-536500603
Morocco
ASAtREM SRL - APPLIED SyStEMS
ANALYSES, TECHNOLOGY AND
RESEARCH, ENERGY MODELS
Giancarlo Tosato
[email protected]
+393355377675
+390110904499
Italy
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES
ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES
y tECNOLOgICAS-CIEMAt
Helena Cabal
[email protected]
+34 913466096
+34 913466480
Spain
FUNDACAO DA FACULDADE DE
CIENCIAS E TECNOLOGIA DA
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA.
Jlia Seixas
[email protected]
+351-21-2948397
+351 21 2948554
Portugal
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JLICH
GMBH
Petra Insberg
[email protected]
+49-2461-612327
+49-2461-612118
Germany
EDP - gEStAO DA PRODUCAO DE
ENERGIA SA
Antnio Mano
[email protected]
+351220012348
+351220012236
Portugal
ENDESA GENERACION SA
Juan Carlos Ballesteros Aparicio
[email protected]
+34912131221
+34912131000
Spain
GALP ENERGIA SA
Susana L. Madeira Carvalho
[email protected]
+351217242500
+3517242922
Portugal
OFFICE NATIONAL DE LELECTRICIT
Azzeddine Khatami
[email protected]
00 212 522 668 167
00 212 522 668 167
Morocco
TEJO ENERGIA S.A.
Antnio Lopes da Silva
[email protected]
+351-214403200
+351-214432424
Portugal
COMET
Integrated infrastructure for CO
2
transport and storage in the west
Mediterranean
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MATS
Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
MATS project aims at promoting the exploitation
of concentrated solar energy through small and
middle-scale facilities, suitable to fulfll local
requirements of power and heat, and easy to
back-up with the renewable fuels already avail-
able locally or that can be expressly produced.
More particularly, MATS project is focused on the
innovative CSP technology developed by ENEA
as an improvement to its solar thermodynamic
technology based on molten salts as heat trans-
fer fuid. this technology, referred as tREBIOS,
allows combined heat and power production
from a solar source integrated with renewable
fuels, such as biomass, biogas and industrial
residues.
Period: 19/07/2011 to 18/01/2015
Total cost: EUR 20 457 086
Budget from EC: EUR 11 755 050
Contract number: 268219
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE
TECNOLOGIE, LENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO
ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE
ACTIVITIES
The implementation of the project allows for
testing of the CSP (concentrating solar power)
technology in a location very advantageous with
regard to the solar radiation rate, as an exam-
ple for the difusion of this technology in other
Mediterranean countries.
EXPECTED IMPACT
The expected impact of the project is to start-up
the development of specialised local industries
in the Mediterranean countries.
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COORDINATOR
AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER
LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, LENERGIA
E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO
SOSTENIBILE
Fabrizio Fabrizi
[email protected]
+39 06 30483869
Italy
CONTRACTORS
tECNIMONt Kt - KINEtICS
TECHNOLOGYSPA
Gaetano Iaquaniello
[email protected]
+390660216231
Italy
ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AND TECHNOLOGY ASRT
Amr Radwan
[email protected]
+20227921286
+20227921287
Egypt
NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
AUTHORITY
Khaled Fekry
[email protected]
+200123760002
+20222717173
Egypt
DELFT ENVIRONMENT, SONIA ABDEL
FATTAH SALEM AND CO
Sonia Abdel Fattah
[email protected]
+202 35877527
+202 35875584
Egypt
FRAUNhOFER-gESELLSChAFt
ZUR FRDERUNG DER
ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
Maximilian Steiert
[email protected]
+49 89 12052721
+49 89 12057534
Germany
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Christopher Sansom
[email protected]
+441234752955
+441234752946
United Kingdom
NAGUIB ONSI SAWIRIS & CO JOINT
STOCK COMPANY
Ashraf Sami Moussa
[email protected]
+202 2461 1230
+202 2461 9409
Egypt
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE
ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES
ALTERNATIVES
Yves Hussenot
[email protected]
+33 4 3878 3226
+33 4 3878 5132
France
ARCHIMEDE SOLAR ENERGY SRL
Paolo Martini
[email protected]
+393666629958
+390758955200
Italy
RONDA SPA
Luigi Apolloni
[email protected]
+390445385600
Italy
MATS
Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar
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MEDIRAS
MEmbrane DIstillation in Remote AreaS
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of the MEDIRAS project is
the development and demonstration of cost-
efective and very reliable solar-driven desalina-
tion systems for water-scarcity-afected regions
with high insolation.
ACTIVITIES
The modular system set-up is based on the
highly innovative membrane distillation (MD)
technology. MD is favorably applicable for small
distributed desalination systems in the capacity
range between 0.1 and 20 m/day. MD is very
robust against diferent raw water conditions
and operable with alternating energy supply like
solar energy.
Period: 01/09/2008 to 01/09/2011
Total cost: EUR 3 433 957
Budget from EC: EUR 2 118 196
Contract number: 218938
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: FRAuNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT
ZUR FRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN
FORSCHUNG E.V.
Website: www.mediras.eu
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
With respect to demonstration and market
penetration of MD systems, the project will be
focused on cost reduction and quality improve-
ment for lifetime extension of MD modules and
MD systems, on the development of compo-
nents such as brine cooler and brine disposal
units for groundwater desalination at inland
locations with limited raw water resources, and
on the development of scalable system confgu-
rations in order to adapt them to diferent cus-
tomer demands.
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COORDINATOR
FRAUNhOFER-gESELLSChAFt ZUR
FRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN
FORSCHUNG E.V.
Maximilian Steiert
[email protected]
+49-8912052721
+49-8912057534
Germany
CONTRACTORS
PSE AG
Andreas Haeberle
[email protected]
0049-761-47914-14
0049-761-47914-44
Germany
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERHE
Enrico Drioli
[email protected]
+39-0984-492118
+39-0984-402103
Italy
UNIVERSIT DI PALERMO
Domenico Palminteri
[email protected]
+39-091-6567259
+39-091-6567280
Italy
SOLAR23 TUNISIE SARL
Manel Naceur
[email protected]
00216-71342902
00216-71333660
Tunisia
EUROPEAN SOLAR ENGINEERING SA
Gilbert-Gaetan
Descy [email protected]
+3284221944
+3284222997
Belgium
INSTITUTO TECNOLGICO DE
CANARIAS
Sylvia Sanchez Mate
[email protected]
0034 928 452019
0034 928 452050
Spain
CLEARWATER TEC S.L.
Karl Wackerhagen
[email protected]
+34 670833513
-+34 922353973
Spain
UNIVERSITT BREMEN
Silke Reinold
[email protected]
+49-421-218-60326
+49-421-218-9133
Germany
WIP GMBH & CO KG
Christine Meyer-Haege
christine.meyer-haege@
wip-munich.de
00498972012719
00498972012791
Germany
MEDIRAS
MEmbrane DIstillation in Remote AreaS
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NACIR
New Applications for CPVs: a fast way to Improve Reliability and technology
progress
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The main goal of this proposal is to join together
the owners of the most advanced CPV technol-
ogy, with respect to the state of the art, in order
to research from its leading position new appli-
cations for CPV systems. In addition to opening
up new markets, it will unveil possible sources of
failure in new environments outside Europe, in
order to assure component reliability.
ACTIVITIES
The proposed project will also try to improve
the current technology of the industrial part-
ners (ISOFOTON and CONCENTRIX) by acceler-
ating the learning curve that CPV must follow
in order to reach the competitive market, and
lowering the cost under the current fat panel Pv
signifcantly within 3 to 4 years. the use of CPv
systems in remote areas, together with harsher
radiation, ambient and infrastructure conditions
will help to increase the rate of progress of this
technology. In addition, the ISFOCs contribution,
Period: 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 7 114 257
Budget from EC: EUR 4 397 583
Contract number: 226409
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID
Website: http://www.upm.es/nacir
which brings together seven power plants from
seven CPV technologies up to a 3 MW peak, will
allow for creating the most complete database
of components and systems performance to be
generated as well as the efects of radiation and
meteorology on systems operations. Finally, re-
garding the new applications for CPV subject,
the project will use a CPV system-sized 25 kWp
in a stand-alone station in Egypt (NWRC) for the
frst time for water pumping and irrigation pur-
poses. In a similar way ISOFOTON will connect
up to 25 kWp CPV to the Moroccan ONE utility
grid.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
From the research content point of view, the im-
pact of this project will be to develop two-stage
optics CPV systems. In addition to these technol-
ogy improvements, the UPM is very interested in
developing a new concept of module, recently
patented, which will fulfll all required character-
istics of a good CPV with less components and
reducing cost.
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COORDINATOR
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA
DE MADRID
Gonzalo Len
[email protected]
+34 91 336 6048
+34 91 336 5974
Spain
CONTRACTORS
FRAUNhOFER-gESELLSChAFt ZUR
FRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN
FORSCHUNG E.V.
Maximilian Steiert
[email protected]
+49-89-1205-2721
+49-89-1205-7534
Germany
INSTITUTO DE SISTEMAS
FOTOVOLTAICOS DE
CONCENTRACION SA
Pedro Banda
[email protected]
+34-926-441673
+34-926-429142
Spain
SOITEC SOLAR GMBH
Andreas Gombert
[email protected]
+49-761-214108-40
+49-761-214108-29
Germany
ISOFOTON S.A.
Vicente Diaz
[email protected]
+34951233500
Spain
OFFICE NATIONAL DE L'ELECTRICIT
Abdelhaquim El Moussaoui
[email protected]
00212 71649036
002122 2668095
Morocco
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
AND IRRIgAtION - NAtIONAL WAtER
RESEARCH CENTER
Fuad Ahmed Abulfotuh
Elkanater Elkhairia
[email protected]
+202-33353543
+202-42188948
Egypt
NACIR
New Applications for CPVs: a fast way to Improve Reliability and technology
progress
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SOLUGAS
Solar Up-scale Gas Turbine System
OBJECTIVES
The SOLUGAS project consists in the demonstra-
tion of a solar-hybrid power system with direct
solar heating of a gas turbines pressurized air.
In combination with highly efcient combined
cycle systems or in cogeneration applications
signifcant cost reductions for solar electric pow-
er generation can be achieved.
ACTIVITIES
A complete solar-hybrid gas turbine demonstra-
tion system will be designed and erected in the
project. Major new developments include a tube
receiver and a solar-adapted commercial gas
turbine. the solar concentrator feld and tower
are laid out and built. Sofware tools will be used
and extended to allow simulation of the compo-
nents and system performance.
Period: 01/11/2008 to 30/04/2013
Total cost: EUR 11 617 140
Budget from EC: EUR 5 997 752
Contract number: 219110
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: ABENGOA SOLAR NEW
TECHNOLOGIES, S.A.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RESULTS
the demonstration project will be the frst com-
mercial-scale system that can later be ofered to
customers in several confgurations (combined
cycle, cogeneration, etc). The project will prove
the technological feasibility, performance and
cost reduction potential of such power plants.
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COORDINATOR
ABENGOA SOLAR NEW
TECHNOLOGIES, S.A.
Spain
CONTRACTORS
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM
FR LUFt- UND RAUMFAhRt E.v.
Miriam Schuster
[email protected]
00497116862685
Germany
GEA TECHNIKA CIEPLNA SP.Z.O.O.
Monika Grudniok
[email protected]
0048774020050
Poland
TURBOMACH S.A.
Van Schaik Marco
[email protected]
0041918511670
Switzerland
NEW ENERGY ALGERIA SPA
Badis Derradji
[email protected]
+21321372921
Algeria
SOLUGAS
Solar Up-scale Gas Turbine System
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MED-CSD
Combined solar power and desalination plants: technico-economic potential
in Mediterranean partner countries
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The growing economies in the southern and
eastern Mediterranean areas increasingly need
afordable and efcient energy and water for
sustainable development. Hybrid solar/fossil
thermal power plants with combined seawa-
ter desalination based on concentrating solar
power technology (CSP) ofer a unique, cost-
efcient solution to the growing energy and wa-
ter demand. hybrid solar/fossil operation ofers
a smooth transition from fossil fuel to a solar
economy and provides frm power capacity to
the grid with up to 8 000 full load operating
hours per year. The main objective of the MED
CSD project was to assess the technico-econom-
ic potential of CSP for electricity and desalina-
tion in the Mediterranean region, particularly the
Mediterranean partner countries (MPCs) (WP3),
based on a technology review and considering
the results of past and ongoing studies and pro-
jects (WP1) and attained through the realisation
of feasibility studies in Mediterranean countries
and an impact assessment analysis (WP2).
Period: 01/06/2008 to 31/05/2010
Total cost: EUR 999 960
Budget from EC: EUR 999 960
Contract number: 213824
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: OBSERVATOIRE MEDITERRANEEN
DE L'ENERGIE
Website: www.med-csd-ec.eu
ACTIVITIES
Thus the project was structured as follows:
WP1: Technology review and selection of
CSP and desalination configurations adapted
for application in the southern and eastern
Mediterranean regions (led by DLR);
WP2: Feasibility studies of hybrid CSP water
desalination plants in the Mediterranean
region (led by KERNENERGIEN);
WP3: Assessment of the technico-
economic potential of CSP for electricity and
desalination in MPCs (led by EDF);
WP4: Action plan and dissemination (led by
OME);
WP5: Management (led by OME).
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COORDINATOR
OBSERVATOIRE MEDITERRANEEN
DE L'ENERGIE
Houda Ben Jannet Allal
[email protected]
+33 1 70 16 91 03
+33 1 70 16 91 19
France
CONTRACTORS
CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES
Mohamed Makaoui
Av, El Machaar El Haram
BP. 509 Issil Marrakech Maroc
[email protected]
+212 5 37 68 84 07
+212 5 37 68 39 87
Morocco
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FR
LUFt- UND RAUMFAhRt E.v.
Franz Trieb
Pfafenwaldring 38-40
70 569 Stuttgart
[email protected]
+49 711 6862 432
+49 711 6862 747
Germany
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE S.A.
Robert Soler
1, Avenue Du Gnral De Gaulle,
BP 408
92141 Clamart
[email protected]
+331 47 65 33 27
+331 47 65 37 34
France
KERNENERgIEN - thE SOLAR
POWER COMPANY
Jrgen Kern
Olgastrae 131
D 70180 Stuttgart
[email protected]
+49-711-63381-98
+49-711-63381-97
Germany
MEKOROT WATER COMPANY ISRAEL
Menahem Priel
9 Lincoln Street
61201 Tel Aviv Isral
[email protected]
972-3-6230607
-972-3-6239864
Israel
NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH
CENTER
Walid Shahin
[email protected]
+962 6 5338042
-+962-6-5338043
Jordan
NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
AUTHORITY
Leila Georgy
[email protected]
+ 202 227 13174
+202 227 17173
Egypt
OFFICE NATIONAL DE L'EAU
POTABLE
Sad Berrada
[email protected]
+212 37 76 33 67
+212 37 76 72 44/46
Morocco
PALESTINIAN ENERGY
AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
CENTER
Falah Demery
[email protected]
+972 22989075
+972 22957934
Palestinian-administered areas
TECHINT COMPAGNIA TECNICA
INTERNAZIONALE SPA
Enrico Savoldi
[email protected]
+39 02 43847167
+39 02 43847120
Italy
INVEN ENGINEERING GMBH
Jrgen Scharfe
[email protected]
+49 8122 9838-0
+49 8122 9838-18
Germany
THE CYPRUS RESEARCH
AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Manfred Lange
[email protected]
+357-22-208 621
+357-22-208 625
Cyprus
MED-CSD
Combined solar power and desalination plants: technico-economic potential
in Mediterranean partner countries
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PERA
Palestine for European Research Area
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The PERA project aims to strengthen capacities
of the Palestine Technical University Kadoorie
(PTUK), while realising it as an international cen-
tre of excellence, and reinforcing the cooperation
capacities and research activities in Palestinians
water and energy sectors by defning water and
energy research priorities to respond to socioec-
onomic needs, facilitating participation in Euro-
pean water and energy research initiatives and
inclusion in the European research area.
ACTIVITIES
The project will support the coordination be-
tween policy, research and business in the feld
of water and energy in Palestine. By setting
up a Palestines environmental NCP, it will en-
able a better participation of Palestine the in
framework programmes and will contribute to
Period: 01/04/2011 to 31/03/2013
Total cost: EUR 508 754
Budget from EC: EUR 454 614
Contract number: 266605
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: PALESTINE TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY - KADOORIE (PTUK)
enhance the EUPalestine S & T partnerships in
energy and water research. The project will also
focus on building the capacities of PTUKs for
solving specifc energy and water and will con-
tribute to strengthen the cooperation capacities
by developing a strategy of research valorisa-
tion and internationalisation of the center.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The main impact of PERA will be the increased
capacities of the PTUK centre and the structur-
ing and enhancement of the existing EUPal-
estinian territories support landscape in energy
and water S & T cooperation in a threefold way
by: (i) supporting the participation of Palestine
in FP7, (ii) knitting together all relevant support
schemes, and (iii) facilitating both the uptake of
water and energy research areas and the moni-
toring of the performance and impacts of this
cooperation.
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COORDINATOR
PALESTINE TECHNICAL
UNIvERSIty - KADOORIE (PtUK)
Hilmi S. Salem
[email protected]
+970 9 267 1026
+970 9 267 7922
Palestinian-administered areas
CONTRACTORS
POLITECNICO DI TORINO
Marco Parvis
[email protected]
+39 11 0904114
+39 11 0904099
Italy
EUROPE FOR BUSINESS LTD
Leonardo Piccinetti
[email protected]
+32478431458
+442076917131
UK
FUNDACIO CTM CENTRE
TECNOLOGIC
Martin Juanjo
[email protected]
+34 93 877 73 73
+34 93 877 73 74
Spain
PERA
Palestine for European Research Area
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JoRIEW
Improving capacity of Jordanian Research in Integrated Renewable Energy
and Water supply
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The objective of the JoRIEW project is to rein-
force the cooperation capacities of Jordanian
research centres by promoting closer scientifc
collaboration with a number of ERA-located
research centres and universities. The JoRIEW
project will help structure and enhance S & T
cooperation in areas of common interest, such
as research system integration, integrated en-
ergy and water planning, and development of
water supply systems that can be powered by
intermittent renewable energies, in particular
fexible pumping techniques and reverse osmo-
sis desalination technology, where joint research
eforts could bring common solutions and mu-
tual benefts. It opens a new chapter of scientifc
cooperation between the EC and Jordan, an im-
portant partner in the EUs neighbourhood policy.
ACTIVITIES
Improving Jordanian capacities in research will
be achieved through:
the networking of Jordanian and EU research
centres in view of disseminating scientific
information, identifying partners and setting
up joint research;
developing training modules to build competency
and facilitate Jordanian participation in FP7 as
regards energy and water research;
Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013
Total cost: EUR 602 479
Budget from EC: EUR 499 233
Contract number: 266579
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY
developing the Jordanian research strategy for
sustainable and renewable energy and water
desalination in order to increase its scope, in
particular its regional coverage and to improve
its responses to the socioeconomic needs of
Jordan and other countries in the region.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The JoRIEW project actions aim to enhance in-
ternational cooperation with Jordan by including
S & T capacity-building activities (human re-
sources, research policy, networks of research-
ers and research institutes). The project will
enable Jordanian researchers to contribute to
the solution of local, regional and global prob-
lems and to economic and social development.
Enhanced research capacity will also encourage
researchers to compete internationally in terms
of scientifc excellence and increase their incen-
tives to continue to base their research activities
in Jordan.
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COORDINATOR
HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY
Mousa Mohsen
[email protected]
+962 79 9050 772
+962 5 390 3338
Jordan
CONTRACTORS
SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU, FAKULTET
STROJARSTVA I BRODOGRADNJE
Neven Duic
[email protected]
+385915285443
+38516156940
Croatia
CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
George Giannopoulos
[email protected]
+30 2310 498210
+30 2310 498110
Greece
PANEPISTIMIO DYTIKIS MAKEDONIAS
(UNIvERSIty OF WEStERN
MACEDONIA)
Vaios Tzikas
[email protected]
+30 24610 56400
+30 24610 56221
Greece
LBORG UNIVERSITET
Henrik Lund
[email protected]
+4599408309
+4598153788
Denmark
MASINSKI FAKULtEt - UNIvERZItEtA
U NISU
Miroslav Trajanovic
[email protected]
+381 18 500 662
+381 18 500 660
Serbia
TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI
ALAPITVANY
Dora Groo
[email protected]
+36 1 2147714
+36 1 2147712
Hungria
JoRIEW
Improving capacity of Jordanian Research in Integrated Renewable Energy
and Water supply
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J-ERAcenter
The National Energy Research Center (NERC) as a centre of excellence
for EUJordan S & T cooperation: towards Jordans integration into the ERA
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The overarching aim of the J-ERAcenter is to
contribute to the efective integration of Jordan
into ERA, through building the National Energy
Research Centres (NERC) organisational, stra-
tegic and human capacities to actively partici-
pate in European S&T partnerships and execute
large-scale projects in the key area of Renew-
able Energy, with a view to creating a centre of
excellence within Jordan and actively promot-
ing further dissemination and replication in the
region. Specifcally J-ERAcenter aims: to build
capacities in international R&D cooperation and
EU project management, by providing targeted
training to NERC staf and researchers and en-
able them to replicate the knowledge benefting
a wider target group of researchers in Jordan.
to strengthen direct links between research
teams of NERC and their EU counterparts and
initiate joint R&D initiatives in the area of Re-
newable Energy, through a series of networking/
partnering events and facilitating mobility of
researchers. to ensure frm and sustainable
implementation of the enhanced capacities
Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013
Total cost: EUR 602 479
Budget from EC: EUR 499 233
Contract number: 295073
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER
at NERC with a view to promoting the centres
international competitiveness and improve its
response to socio-economic challenges; through
implementing specifc internationalisation, vis-
ibility, IP and competitiveness strategies (for
enhancement of the institutional development
strategy), and the implementation of a R&D Co-
operation Unit.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
J-ERAcenter should promote the visibility and
impact of this pilot action, positioning NERC as
a Centre of Excellence for EU-Jordan RTD coop-
eration, via targeted multiplication and dissemi-
nation actions (networking events, info-days,
seminars). Jordans leading research centre in
Renewable Energy is the main benefciary and
coordinator, due to its high multiplier potential
to act as catalyst for integration into ERA, and
the importance of research to both regions. The
consortium includes EU partners with comple-
mentary expertise in the scientifc feld and EU
project management.
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COORDINATOR
NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH
CENTER
Salamah Walid
[email protected]
Jordan
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE
Spain
TECHNIKUM WIEN
Austria
UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA
Spain
J-ERAcenter
The National Energy Research Center (NERC) as a centre of excellence
for EUJordan S & T cooperation: towards Jordans integration into the ERA
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ETRERA
Empowering Tunisian Renewable Energy Research Activities
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The project idea is to improve S & T cooperation
opportunities and relationships in the strategic
feld of renewable energy, and above all of fuel
cell and hydrogen technologies and applications,
between European Member States and Tunisia,
especially by upgrading the research capacity of
Tunisia and making visible the research activi-
ties to a larger European scientifc public.
This project is also aimed at making the most
of the fruitful interaction between scientists and
students from the countries involved, which will
lead to strengthened research capabilities, and
at increasing awareness.
European energy policy aims to develop a Eu-
ropean area for energy research, in order to
overcome the fragmentation of energy research
in Europe and to open itself to research institu-
tions from third countries, encouraging coopera-
tion and the pooling together of competences
and resources in the domain of energy, biotech-
nologies, environment and materials. Moreover,
in October 2008, the European Union and Eu-
ropean industry announced plans to make fuel
cells and hydrogen one of Europes leading new
strategic energy technologies of the future. Fuel
cells, as an efcient conversion technology, and
hydrogen, as a clean energy carrier, have a great
potential to help address energy challenges fac-
ing Europe.
The ETRERA project aims at networking two Eu-
ropean research centres of excellence (CNR ITAE
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto
Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 062 744
Budget from EC: EUR 949 455
Contract number: 245563
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
ISTITUTO DI TECNOLOGIE AVANZATE
PER LENERGIA NICOLA GIORDANO
Website: www.etrera.eu
di Tecnologie Avanzate per lEnergie and UN-
Polytech Polytechnic School of Nantes Uni-
versity), a research centre of Tunisia (CRTEn
Research and Technology Centre of Energy) and
a business innovation centre (Innova BIC SpA).
All three research centres work in a complemen-
tary way on fuel cells and hydrogen technolo-
gies research and development. Fuel cells and
hydrogen from renewable energy is a strategic
global issue for facing the fnite nature of con-
ventional oil and natural gas reserves and for
the need to control greenhouse gas emissions.
The network of these three research entities is
likely to be the seed of a future greater Euro-
Mediterranean research network on renewable
hydrogen and fuel cells.
ACTIVITIES
The action plan, foreseen to meet CRTEns
emerging needs, encompasses the following
activities.
Exchange of know-how: two-way second-
ments of staff from each research centre are
planned in order to boost two-way know-how
exchange. In the meantime, four seminars will
be arranged, in order to train emerging young
researchers, PhD students and post-doctoral
researchers, belonging to CRTEn, working on
identified research topics such as hydrogen
from renewable energy production, fuel cell
development and hydrogen storage.
Recruitment: It will be carried out to
increase research capacities and the human
potential of CRTEn, by involving research
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E N E R G Y
staff researchers with working or studying
experience on fuel cell and hydrogen
technologies-related fields.
Improvement of S & t research equipments:
CRTEn has potentialities to develop new
materials for hydrogen and fuel cells
applications. In addition to the standard
material characterisation devices, these
materials need to be tested in a real fuel
cell device. According to these requirements,
CNR ITAE and Polytech Nantes will help, in
a learning by doing process, to develop by
themselves a fuel cell test station.
Events organisation and attendance: the
consortium will organise events in order to
enhance knowledge transfer from the three
research centres towards the international
fuel cell and hydrogen community of
researchers and industrial enterprises,
above all belonging to MPCs and European
countries. The participation of the three
research centres staff in several international
scientific conferences is also planned, aiming
at enhancing a closer dialogue among
international researchers belonging to the
fuel cells and hydrogen technologies field.
Dissemination activities: this consists of
a set of actions aimed at increasing the
visibility of the three entities and related
research activities. These actions will aim at
providing information on relevant activities
and results of the projects though awareness
activities and strategic dissemination tools
and channels.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The expected results of the project can be re-
sumed as follows:
an increase of CRtEn research potentialities,
as consequence of the know-how transfer,
recruiting of researchers and the start-up of
a new research group working on polymer
electrolyte fuel cells;
the start-up and future enlargement of
a hydrogen and PEFC research network
between the three research centres involved
in the project;
increased international visibility of the project
partners and of their research activities;
increased capacity of the partners in
technology transfer and in attracting research
funds, as consequence of the previous point.
At the end, by the project implementation, in ad-
dition to the expected results, the project part-
ners will contribute to the hydrogen and fuel cell
technologies difusion and applications.
At a more global level, the project will have a
strategic impact on the formulation of national
policies regarding the governance of renewable
energy, hydrogen and fuel cell research and ap-
plications. This will lead to the development of
better policies that alleviate societal problems
that developing countries face, such as energy
availability, poverty and external debt.
For this reason the dissemination activities will
be addressed not only to scientists, but will be
open to organisations not directly involved in the
project and to a wide public.
ETRERA
Empowering Tunisian Renewable Energy Research Activities
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COORDINATOR
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE
DELLE RICERCHE
ISTITUTO DI TECNOLOGIE AVANZATE
PER LENERGIA NICOLA GIORDANO
Gaetano Squadrito
Via Santa Lucia Sopra Contesse 5,
98126 Messina
[email protected]
+39-090-624231
+39-090-624247
Italy
CONTRACTORS
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE
ET DE TECHNOLOGIE DE L ENERGIE
Radhouane Chtourou
Technopole Borj Cedria 7
BP.95 Hammam Lif 2050 Borj Cedria
[email protected]
+ 216-79325160
+216-79325 934
Tunisia
UNIvERSItE DE NANtES POLytECh
NANTES
Bruno AUVITY
Rue C. Pauc BP 50609
44306 Nantes Cedex 3
[email protected]
+33240683149
+33240993141
France
INNOVA BUSINESS INNOVATION
CENTRE
Alberto Soraci
Via Acireale ZIR,
98100 Messina (Italy)
[email protected]
+39 090 6010230
+39 090 712728
Italy
ETRERA
Empowering Tunisian Renewable Energy Research Activities
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RESSOL-MEDBUILD
RESearch Elevation on Integration of SOLar Technologies
into MEDiterranean BUILDings
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The Mediterranean countries, including Jordan
and Lebanon, face signifcant energy challenges
which mainly emphasise their need to secure
energy supply, to satisfy elevating electricity
demand due to increasing demographics and
economic development, and protect the environ-
ment. These challenges weigh more considering
that Jordan and Lebanon have little indigenous
energy resources. The exploitation of vast solar
radiation of the Mediterranean countries could
curb electricity demand and also provide a re-
newable source to generate power. In light of
these facts, this project aims at the enhance-
ment of the capacities of two Mediterranean
organisations, the National Energy Research
Center (NERC) of Jordan and the Lebanese Asso-
ciation for Energy Saving & for Environment (AL-
MEE) in order to engage in high-quality research,
implement research projects and provide scien-
tifc services in the felds of: (a) technological
integration of solar heating and cooling and PV
technologies (grid-connected and stand-alone)
in buildings; (b) simulation models and optimi-
sation of solar heating and cooling systems and
Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 422 864
Budget from EC: EUR 999 945
Contract number: 245583
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: KENTRO ANANEOSIMON PIGON KE
EXIKONOMISIS ENERGEIAS (CENTRE FOR
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING)
Website: www.ressol-medbuild.eu
PV technologies into building operations; and (c)
energy modelling and decision support regard-
ing energy planning on a municipal and regional
scale, emphasising the adoption of PV and solar
thermal technologies in buildings and oriented
to support energy policy formulation.
ACTIVITIES
The capacity build will be provided by the Center
for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES) and the
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
(ISE) to the Mediterranean organisations. It will
be targeted to improve scientifc knowledge
through secondments and training, recruit re-
searchers, enhance equipment, create partner-
ships and disseminate at EU, Mediterranean,
national and international levels.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RESULTS
The capacity building will result in making the
Mediterranean partners capable of conducting
high-level research, networking, difusing infor-
mation, providing scientifc services and exploit-
ing their research products.
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COORDINATOR
KENTRO ANANEOSIMON PIGON KE
EXIKONOMISIS ENERgEIAS (CENtRE
FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
AND SAvINg)
Dimitrios Papastefanakis
[email protected]
+302106603211
+302106603301
Greece
CONTRACTORS
FRAUNhOFER-gESELLSChAFt ZUR
FRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN
FORSCHUNG E.V.
Christine Weber
[email protected]
+49 (0) 7 61/ 45 88-56 24
Germany
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY RESEARCH PROGRAM (NERC)
Salah Azzam
[email protected]
+962 6 5338042 Ext. 113
Jordan
ASSOCIATION LIBANAISE POUR
LA MAITRISE DE L'ENERGIE ET POUR
L'ENVIRONNEMENT
Tony Matar
[email protected]
+9611385043
+9611383908
Lebanon
RESSOL-MEDBUILD
RESearch Elevation on Integration of SOLar Technologies
into MEDiterranean BUILDings.
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CONTROLLED SYSTEMS
Deterministic and Stochastic Controlled Systems and Applications
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Experienced researchers from the Universities
of Iasi, Brest, Jena, Manchester, Marrakech and
Milano propose a Marie Curie initial training net-
work on the theme Deterministic and stochastic
controlled systems and applications. This pro-
ject aims to unite the six teams with their com-
plementary competences in:
controlled systems: deterministic and stochas-
tic control, game theory;
stochastic equations: stochastic differen-
tial equations, stochastic partial differ-
ential equations, backward stochastic
differential equations; and
levy processes and fractal processes;
in order to investigate problems arising in the
interaction between these competences and al-
lowing for studying, in cooperation with our in-
dustrial partners (from the bank and insurance
sector), related problems in:
finance and insurance, and
natural sciences, namely, the problem of
transport in porous media.
Period: 01/10/2008 to 30/09/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 761 677
Budget from EC: EUR 3 761 677
Contract number: 213841
Funding scheme: MC
Coordinator: UNIVERSITATEA ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA
ACTIVITIES
The early-stage researchers and the experienced
researchers recruited by the network will be in-
tegrated from the early beginning in research
projects between teams with complementary
competences, which should allow them (as well
as the qualifed researchers from the diferent
teams) to proft from synergy efects and fnd
quite new answers to research problems.
Besides individual research training under the
supervision of qualifed researchers and a local
training programme, the young researcher will
also proft from network-wide training ofers
including:
annual schools on subjects reflecting the
different competences of the network teams,
a first professional experience in research
with one of our industrial partners; and
workshops for presenting and discussing their
results in research, and finding contacts with
researchers outside the network as well as
representatives of all the industrial partners
of our network.
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COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITATEA ALEXANDRU IOAN
CUZA
Aurel Rascanu
[email protected]
+40 232 201212
+40 232 201160
Romania
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITE DE BRETAGNE
OCCIDENTALE
Nathalie Quefelec
[email protected]
+33 2 98 01 63 38
+33 2 98 01 83 79
France
FRIEDRICh-SChILLER-UNIvERSItAEt
JENA
Hans-Jurgen Engelbert
[email protected]
+49 3641 946270
+49 3641 946252
Germany
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Tusheng Zhang
[email protected]
+44 161 2755907
+44 161 2755819
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITE CADI AYYAD
Youssef Ouknine
[email protected]
+212 24 43 46 49
+212 24 43 74 09
Morocco
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI
DI MILANO - BICOCCA
Iside Marconi
amministrazione-matematica@
unimib.it
+39 02 6448 5701
+39 02 6448 5705
Italy
CONTROLLED SYSTEMS
Deterministic and Stochastic Controlled Systems and Applications
E N E R G Y
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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
E N V I R O N M E N T
AFROMAISON 266379
Africa at a meso-scale: Adaptive and integrated tools and strategies for natural
resources management
AGRICAB 282621
A framework for enhancing EO capacity for Agriculture and Forest Management in
Africa as a contribution to GEOSS
CARBOCHANGE 264879 Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by oceans in a changing climate
CITYZEN 212095 megaCITY Zoom for the ENvironment
CLARA 265676
Capacity-Linked water supply and sanitation improvement for Africa's peri-urban
and Rural Areas
CLIMATE FOR
CULTURE
226973
Damage risk assessment, economic impact and mitigation strategies for
sustainable preservation of cultural heritage in the times of climate change
CLIMB 244151
Climate Induced changes on the hydrology of Mediterranean Basins: reducing
uncertainty and quantifying risk through an integrated monitoring and modelling
system
CLIM-RUN 265192 Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User Needs
DEWFORA 265454
Improved Drought Early Warning and FORecasting to strengthen preparedness and
adaptation to droughts in Africa
E-SOTER 211578 Regional pilot platform as EU contribution to a Global Soil Observing System
FIRESENSE 244088
Fire Detection and Management through a Multi-Sensor Network for the Protection
of Cultural Heritage Areas from the Risk of Fire and Extreme Weather Conditions
FUME 243888
Forest fres under climate, social and economic changes in Europe, the
Mediterranean and other fre-afected areas of the world
LEDDRA 243857
Land and Ecosystem Degradation and Desertifcation: Assessing the Fit of
Responses
MEDINA 282977 Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for North Africa
MEDSEA 265103 MEDiterranean Sea Acidifcation in a changing climate
MIRAGE 211732 Mediterranean Intermittent River Management
NIKER 244123
New Integrated Knowledge-based approaches to the protection of cultural
heritage from Earthquake-induced Risk
PEGASO 244170
People for Ecosystem-based Governance in Assessing sustainable development of
Ocean and Coast
PERPETUATE 244229
Performance-based approach to the earthquake protection of cultural heritage in
European and Mediterranean countries
SHARE 226967 Seismic Hazard Harmonisation in Europe
SMOOHS 212939 Smart Monitoring of Historic Structures
WAHARA 265570
Water Harvesting for Rainfed Africa: investing in dryland agriculture for growth and
resilience
WASSERMED 244255 Water availability and security in southern Europe and the Mediterranean
NETWORKING
INFRASTRUCTURE
MOBILITY
COMPETENCE BUILDING
E N V I R O N M E N T
BAT4MED 265327 Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries
GEONETCAB 244172 GEO NETwork for capacity building
IWWA 244188 Integrated Waste management in Western Africa
SUSTAINERGYNET 211662
Integrating civil, scientifc and stakeholder knowledge towards African sustainable
energy policy
INCAM 265419
Improving national assessment and monitoring capacities for integrated
environmental and coastal ecosystem management
IJERA 266514 Integrating Jordan into the European Research Area
CB-WR-MED 266609 Capacity Building for direct Water Reuse in the Mediterranean area
SUDSOE 295031 Characterisation and Sustainable use of Egyptian Degraded Soils
INCOMMET 295009
Improving National Capacities in Observation and Management of Marine
Environment in Tunisia
DEBPAL2 294936
Reinforcing Capacity Building for Defending Biodiversity in the Palestinian
territories
SOWAEUMED 245843
Network in solid waste and water treatment between Europe and Mediterranean
countries
TEMP 245917 Textile Excellence in EU-MED Partners
MOICT 295053 Morocco Research Advance in ICT for Water
DARECLIMED 262263
Data repositories and computational infrastructure for environmental and climate
studies in the eastern Mediterranean
MIRACLE 247091 Microscopic Image Processing Analysis Coding and Modelling Environment
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AFROMAISON
Africa at a meso-scale: Adaptive and integrated tools and strategies
for natural resources management
OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND
Threats to the environment and natural re-
sources, coupled with poor management, have
serious implications for both poverty reduction
and sustainable economic development. De-
grading natural resources in Africa therefore
result in an increased vulnerability of the poor
as a result of ecosystem stress, competition for
space, soaring food and energy prices, climate
change and demographic growth. Nowadays, it
is widely accepted that reversing these trends
calls for integrated management frameworks.
Despite the availability of many tools, exper-
tise, strategies, local practices and indigenous
knowledge, the concept of INRM has hardly been
brought into practice and the building blocks of
INRM in many cases still needs to be integrated.
AFROMAISON will make use of what is available
regarding INRM and will contribute to a better
integration of the components of INRM. In view
of the decentralisation policy in Africa, we aim
to focus on the operational requirements of
INRM for sub-national (or meso-scale) authori-
ties and communities.
Period: 01/03/2011 to 28/02/2014
Total cost: EUR 4 147 069
Budget from EC: EUR 3 344 998
Contract number: 266379
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: SORESMA NV
Website: http://www.afromaison.net
ACTIVITIES
For the development of concrete operational
strategies for adaptation to global change,
AFROMAISON will focus on the three groups of
tools: strategies for restoration and adaptation
(including sustainable landscape intensifcation),
economic tools and incentives for INRM and
tools for spatial planning.
EXPECTED IMPACT
The main outputs of AFROMAISON are a toolbox,
short-term to long-term strategies, quick wins
(much gain with little efort) and operational
strategies for adaptation to global change. In or-
der to enhance the potential impact, we will put
strong eforts into integrated capacity building
and a solid dissemination strategy. In order to do
so, we will integrate tools, frameworks, strategies
and processes for landscape functioning, liveli-
hood and socioeconomic development (including
vulnerability to global change), local knowledge,
institutional strenghtening and improved interac-
tion between sectors, scales and communities.
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AFROMAISON
Africa at a meso-scale: Adaptive and integrated tools and strategies
for natural resources management
COORDINATOR
SORESMA NV
Ann Hostyn
[email protected]
+32 92 61 63 03
+32 92 61 63 01
Belgium
CONTRACTORS
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
RESEARCH IN AGROFORESTRY
Laksiri Abeysekera
[email protected]
+254 207 22 40 00
+254 207 22 40 01
Kenya
INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ASSOCIATION
Jennifer Jean Mitchell
[email protected]
+27 333 46 07 96
+27 333 46 08 95
South Africa
OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA
ET DU SAHEL
Mohamed Najib Ben Saoud
[email protected]
+216 71 20 66 34
+216 71 20 66 36
Tunisia
UNESCO-IhE INStItUtE FOR WAtER
EDUCATION
Marloes Mul
[email protected]
+31 152 15 13 68
+31 152 12 29 21
Netherlands
POTSDAM INSTITUT FUER
KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG
Susanne Ziche
[email protected]
+49 33 12 88 24 99
+49 33 12 88 26 95
Germany
STICHTING WETLANDS
INTERNATIONAL
Bas Van Weert
[email protected]
+31 318 66 09 10
+31 318 66 09 50
Netherlands
INTERNATIONAL WATER
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE IWMI
Natalia Abeynayake
[email protected]
+94 112 88 00 00
+94 112 78 68 54
Sri Lanka
UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE
Gregory Giuliani
[email protected]
+41 223 79 00 21
+41 223 79 07 44
Switzerland
FONDATION 2IE ASSOCIATION
Patrick Duval
[email protected]
+226 50 49 28 00
+226 50 49 28 01
Burkina Faso
CENTRE DE COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL EN RECHERCHE
AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
Brigitte Nesius
[email protected]
+33 467 59 37 84
+33 467 59 37 95
France
UNIvERSIty OF KWAZULU-NAtAL
Paulina Motshehoa Mokotedi
[email protected]
+27 312 60 35 64
+27 312 60 23 84
South Africa
ALTENBURG & WYMENGA
ECOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK B.V.
Eeuwe Wymenga
[email protected]
+31 511 47 47 64
+31 511 47 47 64
Netherlands
MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON
UNIVERSITY LBG
Thea Lacey
[email protected]
+256 783987894
+256 783987894
Uganda
UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN
Anne Adams
[email protected]
+32 32653028
+32 32653011
Belgium
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AGRICAB
A framework for enhancing EO capacity for Agriculture and Forest
Management in Africa as a contribution to GEOSS
OBJECTIVE
AGRICAB aims to strengthen earth observation
(EO) capacities in Africa by building on the open
data sharing through GEONETCast, connect-
ing the available satellite and other data with
predictive models in order to facilitate integra-
tion in agriculture and forestry planning and
management processes. Dedicated national
applications in various African countries are
designed to address particular policy issues
related to livestock, crop systems and forest
management.
ACTIVITIES
Through these applications, twinning partner-
ships are developed between European and
aAfrican partners, to maximise knowledge
transfer and integration. These activities will
be linked with Africawide management and
research initiatives and programmes on forest
and agriculture, and build on experiences from
Period: 01/10/2011 to 31/03/2015
Total cost: EUR 4 119 543
Budget from EC: EUR 3 499 234
Contract number: 282621
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR
TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Website: http://www.agricab.info/sofware/Pages/
VGTExtract.aspx
the GEONETCast for and by developing countries
(DevCoCast) and Global Monitoring for Food Se-
curity (GMFS) projects.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Experience gained will form a good basis for
regional trainings to the member states of the
Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) in
Tunisia, the Regional Centre for Mapping Re-
sources for Development (RCMRD) in Kenya and
the AGRHYMET regional centre in Niger, covering
almost the entire African continent.
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AGRICAB
A framework for enhancing EO capacity for Agriculture and Forest
Management in Africa as a contribution to GEOSS
COORDINATOR
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR
TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Lieven Bydekerke
[email protected]
+32 14 33 68 25
Belgium
CONTRACTORS
INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Mario Herrero
[email protected]
+254 204 22 30 00
Kenya
UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
Bernard Tychon
[email protected]
+32 63230829
Belgium
REGIONAL CENTRE FOR MAPPING OF
RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT
Tesfaye Korme
[email protected]
+254 22680722
+254 28560227
Kenya
UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
Chris Mannaerts
[email protected]
+31 534874210
Netherlands
INSTITUTO NACIONAL
DE METEOROLOGIA
Patricio Domingos Mosquito
[email protected]
+258 21491150
Mozambique
CENTRE REGIONAL AGRHYMET
Yahya Mohamed Mahmoud
[email protected]
+227 20315316
Niger
I.t.A. - CONSORZIO ItALIANO
PER IL TELERILEVAMENTO DELL
AMBIENTE E DELL AGRICOLTURA
Aldo Giovacchini
[email protected]
+39 0583396016
Italy
STICHTING DIENST
LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Hendrik Boogaard
[email protected]
+31 317481635
+31 317419000
Netherlands
CENTRE DE SUIVI ECOLOGIQUE
Gora Bye
[email protected]
+221 338258066
Senegal
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Charles Situma
[email protected]
+254 20609013
Kenya
UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO
MONDLANE
Joo Adalima
[email protected]
+258 21485402
Mozambique
OBSERVATOIRE DU SAHARA
ET DU SAHEL
Herv Trebossen
[email protected]
+216 71206633
+216 71206636
Tunisia
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC
AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Renaud Mathieu
[email protected]
+27 128414089
South Africa
GEOSAS CONSULTING SERVICE PLC
Teshome Erkineh
[email protected]
+251 115537090
Ethiopia
INSTITUTO NACIONAL
DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS
Srgio De Paula Pereira
[email protected]
+55 1231869275
Brazil
DEIMOS IMAGING S.L.
Francisco Javier Lozano
francisco-javier.lozano@deimos-
imaging.com
+34 983548923
+34 983548123
Spain
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CARBOCHANGE
Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by oceans in a changing climate
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
CARBOCHANGE aims to provide the best pos-
sible process-based quantifcation of net ocean
carbon uptake under changing climate condi-
tions using past and present ocean carbon cycle
changes for a better prediction of future ocean
carbon uptake.
ACTIVITIES
the project aims at improving the quantita-
tive understanding of key biogeochemical and
physical processes through a combination of
observations and models. It up-scales new
process understanding to large-scale integra-
tive feedbacks of the ocean carbon cycle to
climate change and rising carbon dioxide con-
centrations. the project quantifes the vulner-
ability of the ocean carbon sources and sinks
in a probabilistic sense using cutting-edge
coupled earth system models under a spec-
trum of emission scenarios including climate
stabilisation scenarios as required for the 5
th

IPCC assessment report. The drivers for the
vulnerabilities are being identifed. the most
current observations of the changing ocean
Period: 01/03/2011 to 28/02/2015
Total cost: EUR 9 556 960
Budget from EC: EUR 6 989 906
Contract number: 264879
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN
ORGANISASJONSEDD
Website: http://www.carbochange.eu
carbon sink are systematically integrated with
the newest ocean carbon models, a coupled
landocean model, an earth system model
of intermediate complexity, and fully fedged
earth system models through a spectrum of
data assimilation methods as well as ad-
vanced performance assessment tools.
EXPECTED IMPACT
The results will be optimal process descrip-
tions and most realistic error margins for future
ocean carbon uptake quantifcations with mod-
els under the currently available observational
evidence. The project will deliver calibrated fu-
ture evolutions of ocean pH and carbonate satu-
ration as required by the research community on
ocean acidifcation in the EU project EPOCA and
other projects in this feld. the timeline of past,
present, and future atmosphereocean carbon
fuxes will be synthesised globally as well as
regionally for the transcontinental RECCAP pro-
ject. Observations and model results will merge
into GEOSS/GEO through links with the European
coordination action COCOS and will prepare the
marine branch of the European Research Infra-
structure ICOS.
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62
CARBOCHANGE
Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by oceans in a changing climate
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN
ORGANISASJONSEDD
Inger Gjesdahl
[email protected]
+47 55584965
+47 55584991
Norway
CONTRACTORS
VITUSLAB V/JORGEN BENDTSEN
Jrgen Bendtsen
[email protected]
+45 39179731
+45 39179731
Denmark
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE
POUR LEXPLOITATION DE LA MER
Bruno Raguenes
[email protected]
+33 298224277
+33 298224496
France
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE
ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES
ALTERNATIVES
Muriel Boyer
[email protected]
+33 169089695
+33 169087716
France
UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE
- PARIS 6
Elena Billi-Rizza
[email protected]
+33 144272371
+33 144277484
France
ALFRED-WEgENER-INStItUt FR
POLAR- UND MEERESFORSChUNg
Catherine Audebert
[email protected]
+49 47148311339
+49 47148311149
Germany
LEIBNIZ-INStItUt FR
MEERESWISSENSCHAFTEN
AN DER UNIVERSITT KIEL
Jens-Uwe Moelck
[email protected]
+49 4316002521
+49 4316002954
Germany
MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT
ZUR FRDERUNG DER
WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
Claudia Piltz
[email protected]
+49 4041173285
+49 4041173298
Germany
UNIVERSITT BREMEN
Ute Walther
[email protected]
+49 42121860556
+49 4212183601
Germany
HAFRANNSOKNASTOFNUNIN
Vignir Thoroddsen
[email protected]
+354 5752000
+354 5752001
Iceland
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND,
GALWAY
Roger Sweetman
[email protected]
+353 91492715
+353 91495570
Ireland
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE
HALIEUTIQUE
Abdelfattah Assabir
[email protected]
+212 522220244
+212 5222266969
Morocco
STICHTING KONINKLIJK
NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR
ZEEONDERZOEK (NIOZ)
Pieter J.C. Honkoop
[email protected]
+31 222369403
+31 222319674
Netherlands
STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER
FOR FJERNMAALING
Lars Gunnar Veland
[email protected]
+47 55205807
+47 55205801
Norway
UNI RESEARCH AS
Arne Sivert Svindland
[email protected]
+47 55584975
+47 55584971
Norway
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Eusebio Jimnez Arroyo
[email protected]
+34 915668852
+34 915668913
Spain
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63
CARBOCHANGE
Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by oceans in a changing climate
UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS
DE GRAN CANARIA
Conrado Dominguez-Trujillo
[email protected]
+34 928451005
+34 928457477
Spain
GTEBORGS UNIVERSITET
Emilia Rung
[email protected]
+46 317865238
+46 317864355
Sweden
EIDGENSSISCHE TECHNISCHE
HOCHSCHULE ZRICH
Nicolas Gruber
[email protected]
+41 446320352
+41 446321691
Switzerland
UNIVERSITT BERN
Doris Rtz
[email protected]
+41 316314464
+41 316318742
Switzerland
MET OFFICE
Ian Totterdell
[email protected]
+44 1392884264
+44 1392885681
United Kingdom
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
COUNCIL
Denise Martin
[email protected]
+44 2380596104
+44 2380596101
United Kingdom
PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY
David Loynes
[email protected]
+44 1752633123
+44 1752633101
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Johanna Rule
[email protected]
+44 1179288696
+44 1179250900
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Fiona Meardon
[email protected]
+44 1603591484
+44 1603591550
United Kingdom
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC
AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Pedro Scheel Monteiro
[email protected]
+27 218882437
+27 218882693
South Africa
TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY
Laura Rossi
[email protected]
+1 6092586376
+1 6092582850
United States
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Pat Rodee
[email protected]
+1 9024941743
+1 902491216
Canada
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65
CITYZEN
megaCITY Zoom for the ENvironment
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
The project aims at determining the air pollution
distribution and change in and around hotspots
over the last decade from extensive satellite
and in-situ observations. We will employ a se-
ries of diferent scale models in order to analyse
the impacts of air pollution hotspots on regional
and global air quality including potential future
changes for various climate scenarios. The focus
is on ozone and particulate matter with chemi-
cal and physical characterisation, and their pre-
cursors. The eastern Mediterranean (Istanbul,
Athens, Cairo), the Po valley, the BeNeLux re-
gion, the Pearl River delta in China (with megaci-
ties Guangzhou and Hong Kong) and the hot and
polluted European summer 2003 are chosen for
intensive case studies.
ACTIVITIES
The consortium includes groups from China,
Turkey, Greece and Italy, in addition to France,
Germany, UK and Norway, with experts on ob-
servations, emission data and models. A set of
chemical transport models which connect all
Period: 01/09/2008 to 31/08/2011
Total cost: EUR 3 959 273
Budget from EC: EUR 2 915 000
Contract number: 212095
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: METEOROLOGISK INSTITUTT
Website: http://cityzen-project.eu/
the most important spatial and temporal scales
will be developed and used to quantify how the
observed air pollution arises. The models and
emission inventories will be evaluated, errors
identifed and improved on the urban, regional
and global spatial scales. Climate change may
cause changes in air pollution in and around hot-
spots, and hotspot pollution can change precipi-
tation and temperature/albedo. These feedbacks
will be studied in scale-bridging model systems
based on global climate model scenarios, and
in a coupled high resolution chemistryclimate
model. The model systems evaluated in the pro-
ject will be applied to analyse mitigation options
in and around hotpots, also taking into account
climate change. Best available technologies and
sectoral changes will be studied.
EXPECTED IMPACT
Several partners have key roles in the technical
underpinning of policy. They will ensure that the
improved emission inventories, scale-bridging
model systems and the systematic observa-
tional evidence will have a signifcant, broad and
lasting impact.
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66
CITYZEN
megaCITY Zoom for the ENvironment
COORDINATOR
METEOROLOGISK INSTITUTT
Skaali Per Helmer
[email protected]
+47-22963000
+47-22963050
Norway
CONTRACTORS
PEKING UNIVERSITY
Yuan-Hang Zhang
[email protected]
0086-10-62756592
0086-10-62751927
China (Peoples Republic of)
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
REChERChE SCIENtIFIQUE (CNRS)
Julie Zittel
[email protected]
+33145075704
+33145075819
France
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE
L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET DES RISQUES
INERIS
Fabienne Mathieu-Gouteyron
[email protected]
+33 3 44 55 61 90
+33 3 44 55 61 60
France
UNIVERSITT BREMEN
Susanne Themm
[email protected]
+49 421 218 8612
+49-421-2184555
Germany
RHEINISCHES INSTITUT FR
UMWELt-FORSChUNg AN DER
UNIVERSITT ZU KLN E.V.
Hermann Jakobs
[email protected]
+49-221-4002220
+49-221-4002320
Germany
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JLICH
GMBH
Petra Insberg
[email protected]
+49-2461-612327
+49-2461-612118
Germany
UNIVERSITY OF CRETE
Eva Michelidaki
[email protected]
0030 2810 393 155
00302810 393 130
Greece
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
Franco Prodi
[email protected]
+390516399618
+39-0516399658
Italy
NORSK INSTITUTT FOR
LUFTFORSKNING
Heidi Fjeldstad
[email protected]
+47-63898000
+47-63898050
Norway
UNIVERSITETET I OSLO
Petter Gde Hovind
[email protected]
+47 2285 6177
+47 2285 4215
Norway
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
Nilgn Nezihe Kubilay
[email protected]
(+90-324) 5213434/1253
(+90-324) 5212327
Turkey
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
Marie Singer
[email protected]
+44 116 223 1799
+44 116 252 2028
United Kingdom
INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FR
ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE
Susan Riley
[email protected]
0043 2236 807-536
0043 2236 807-503
Austria
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY
OF ATHENS
Sofa Chrisaf
[email protected]
+30 210 3490147
+30 210 3490140
Greece
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
Ahmed Fahmy Yousef
[email protected]
02 10 182 46 08
20 2 3571 96 88
Egypt
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67
CLARA
Capacity-Linked water supply and sanitation improvement for Africas
peri-urban and Rural Areas
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
There are a large number of small communi-
ties and towns in Africa that sufer from severe
problems with water supply and sanitation.
Small communities in rural areas and peri-urban
areas of small towns have comparable settle-
ment structures in which the reuse of water and
use of sanitation products can be utilised. How-
ever, there is only limited local capacity to adopt,
implement and operate integrated water supply
and sanitation. CLARAs overall objective is to
strengthen local capacities in the water supply
and sanitation sector.
From a technological point of view, existing low
cost technologies for decentralised water supply
and sanitation systems shall be assessed and
adapted to African conditions with the focus
on reducing risks in the use and reuse of water
and sanitation products, and providing demand-
oriented water quality.
Period: 01/03/2011 to 28/02/2014
Total cost: EUR 2 475 083
Budget from EC: EUR 1 989 826
Contract number: 265676
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITT FR BODENKULTUR WIEN
Website: http://clara.boku.ac.at/
ACTIVITIES
Based on these technological improvements
and the experience gained from the FP6 pro-
jects ROSA and NEtSSAF, a simplifed planning
tool for integrated water supply and sanitation
systems for small communities and peri-urban
areas shall be developed that incorporates the
key factors for success, i.e. operational and
maintenance issues and reuse potential, from
the beginning of the planning process, and that
can be tailored to available local capacities.
this simplifed integrated CLARA planning tool
shall then be tested and evaluated in various Af-
rican regions to incorporate diferent economic,
cultural and social boundary conditions.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
For the communities participating in the plan-
ning process, application documents will be pre-
pared as a fnal output that serve as a basis to
apply for funding for their implementation plans
for integrated water supply and sanitation.
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68
CLARA
Capacity-Linked water supply and sanitation improvement for Africas
peri-urban and Rural Areas
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITT FR BODENKULTUR
WIEN
Gnter Langergraber
[email protected]
+43 1 47654 5814
+43 1 3689949
Austria
CONTRACTORS
VEREIN ZUR FRDERUNG
DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN
DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V.
Mirko Hnel
[email protected]
+49 471 4832 180
+49 471 4832 129
Germany
ECOSAN CLUB KG
Norbert Weissenbacher
[email protected]
+43 2242 70506
+43 2242 70906
Austria
BIOAZUL
Antonia Maria Lorenzo Lopez
[email protected]
+34 951047290
+34 951256735
Spain
CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE
DE SFAX - CBS
Sami Sayadi
[email protected]
+21674 874452
+216 74 874 452
Tunisia
EGERTON UNIVERSITY
Benedict Mwavu Mutua
[email protected]
+254 51 2217956
+254 51 2217942
Kenya
WATER RESEARCH COMMISSION
Valerie Naidoo
[email protected]
+27 12 330 9038
South Africa
CENTRE REGIONAL POUR LEAU
POTABLE ET LASSAINISSEMENT
A FAIBLE COUT
Joseph Wethe
[email protected]
+226 50 36 62 10
+226 50 36 62 08
Burkina Faso
OFFICE NATIONAL DE LEAU
POTABLE
Samir Bensaid
[email protected]
+212537759995
+212537639158
Morocco
ARBAMINCH UNIVERSITY*AMU
Teshale Dalecha
[email protected]
+251913204029
+251468810279
Ethiopia
ARBAMINCH WATER SUPPLY
AND SEWERAGE ENTERPRISE
Bogale Gelaye Geleta
[email protected]
+251468810369
+251468812293
Ethiopia
ARBA MINCH TOWN MUNICIPALITY
Edrias Olto Kucha
[email protected]
+251 468810017
+251 468811476
Ethiopia
ARBA MINCH TOWN EGNAN
NEW MAYET COMPOST PRODUCTION
YOUTH ASSOCIATION
Tesfaw Amlaku
[email protected]
+251910015702
+251468810279
Ethiopia
WUBET LE ARBA MINCH MICRO
AND SMALL SCALE TRADE
AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Wubitu Gebeyehu
[email protected]
+251468812590
+251468810279
Ethiopia
ARBA MINCH HEALTH CENTER
Meaza Moshore
[email protected]
+251916858525
+251468810279
Ethiopia
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CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Damage risk assessment, economic impact and mitigation strategies
for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage in the times of climate change
THE CHALLENGE
Climate change is one of the most critical global
challenges of our time. This factor, coupled with
the increasing demands our society makes on
energy and resources, has forced sustainable
development to the top of the European politi-
cal agenda. Scientifc research shows that the
preservation of the cultural heritage of Europe
is particularly vulnerable to all three of these
factors. As a non-renewable resource of in-
trinsic importance to the European identity, we
need to develop more efective and efcient
sustainable adaptation and mitigation strat-
egies in order to preserve these invaluable
cultural assets for the long term future. More
reliable assessments will lead to better predic-
tion models, which in turn will enable preventive
measures to be taken, thus reducing energy and
the use of resources.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
For this purpose and for the frst time ever,
the CLIMATE FOR CULTURE project will connect
completely new high-resolution climate change
evolution scenarios with whole building simu-
lation models to identify the most urgent risks
for specifc regions. the innovation lies in the
elaboration of a more systematic and reliable
damage/risk assessment which will be deduced
by correlating the projected future climate data
(with the spatial resolution of up to 1010 km
grid size) with whole building simulation models
and new damage assessment functions. In situ
measurements and investigations at cultural
heritage sites throughout Europe will allow a
Period: 01/11/2009 to 31/10/2014
Total cost: EUR 6 566 393
Budget from EC: EUR 4 964 866
Contract number: 226973
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR
FRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN
FORSCHUNG E.V.
Website: www.climateforculture.eu
much more precise and integrated assessment
of the real damage impact of climate change on
cultural heritage at regional scale.
Sustainable (energy and resource efcient) and
appropriate mitigation/adaptation strategies,
also from previous EU projects, will be further
developed and applied on the basis of these
fndings simultaneously. All these results will be
incorporated into the assessment of the eco-
nomic costs and impacts.
EXPECTED RESULTS
To raise the awareness of decision-makers on
what it would cost to take actions and what it
would cost if actions are not taken to protect
cultural heritage, the economic impact and
physical risks to European cultural heritage will
be identifed.
To ensure that the results of this project are
brought to the attention of policy- and decision-
makers, a political dissemination board will be
established, consisting of members of the Eu-
ropean Parliament, national ministries and other
representatives.
the fnal achievement of the project will be an
economic impact report on cultural heritage in
the times of climate change akin to the 2006
STERN report.
Such a report would be a truly European contri-
bution to future IPCC Reports and would be suit-
able for integrating cultural heritage into the EUs
sustainable development strategy.
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CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Damage risk assessment, economic impact and mitigation strategies
for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage in the times of climate change
COORDINATOR
FRAUNhOFER-gESELLSChAFt ZUR
FRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN
FORSCHUNG E.V.
Dr. Johanna Leisner
Fraunhofer Gesellschaf, Brussels
Ofce, Rue du Commerce 31,
1000 Brussels
[email protected]
+32 (2) 506 4249
+32 (2) 506 4243
Belgium
CONTRACTORS
CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE
V PRAZE
Ph.D. Toms Vyhldal
Czech Technical University in
Prague CVUT, Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering, Technicka Street 4,
16607, Prague 6
[email protected]
+420 (2) 24352 877
+420 (2) 24352 877
Czech Republic
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE
DELLE RICERCHE
Prof. Dario Camufo
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
(CNR), Institute of Atmospheric
Sciences and Climate (ISAC), Corso
Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova
[email protected]
+390 498295902
Italy
SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU
GRADEVINSKI FAKULTET
Vlatka Rajcic
University of Zagreb (UNIZAG), Faculty
of Civil Engineering, Fra Andrije Kacica
Miosica 26, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
[email protected]
+385 1 4639283
+385 1 4828052
Croatia
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
Dr. Vivi Tornari
Foundation for Research and
Technology Hellas (FORTH), Institute of
Electronic Structure and Laser,
N Plastira Str 100, Vassilika Vouton
Voutes, 71 110
[email protected]
+385 (1) 4639283
+385 (1) 4828052
Greece
MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT
ZUR FRDERUNG DER
WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
Dr. Daniela Jacob
Max-Planck-Institut fr Meteorologie
(MPI-MET), Bundesstrasse 53,
20146 Hamburg
[email protected]
+49 (40) 41173 313
+49 (40) 41173 357
Germany
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITT
MNCHEN
Simone Miller
Technische Universitt Mnchen,
Lehrstuhl fr Restaurierung,
Kunsttechnologie und
Konservierungswissenschaf,
ttingenstrasse 15, 80538 Mnchen
[email protected]
+49 89 21124564
+49 89 21124554
Germany
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT
EINDHOVEN
Dr. ir. Henk L. Schellen
Eindhoven University of Technology,
Department of Architecture, Building
and Planning, Vertigo 6.29 P.O.
Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven
[email protected]
+31 (40) 2472 651
+31 (40) 2438 595
Netherlands
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
Roko Zarnic
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil
and Geodetic Engineering, Jamova
cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana
[email protected], roko.zarnic@
gi-zrmk.si
+386 (1) 4768500
+386 (1) 4250681
Slovenia
GRADBENI INSTITUT ZRMK DOO
Marjana Sijanec Zavrl
Gradbeni intitut ZRMK, Centre for
Indoor Environment, Building Physics
and Energy, Dimiceva 12,
1000 Ljubljana
[email protected]
+386 (1) 2808342
+ +386 (1) 2808451
Slovenia
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CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Damage risk assessment, economic impact and mitigation strategies
for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage in the times of climate change
HOGSKOLAN PA GOTLAND
Dr. Tor Brostrom
Gotland University, Building
Conservation, Cramergatan 3,
62167 Visby
[email protected]
+46 (498) 2999 22
+46 (498) 2999 62
Sweden
ANDREAS WEISS FREELANCE
CONSERVATOR RESTORER
Andreas Wei
Teschvitz 3, 18569 Gingst
[email protected]
+49-38305-60033
+49-38305-60034
Germany
RADON JAN - ENgINEERINg
CONSULTING & SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT
Dr. ing. habil. Jan Radon
Balicka 140D, 30-149 Krakau
[email protected]
+48-12-6265831
+48-12-6265831
Poland
KRAH&GROTE MEASUREMENT
SOLUTION
Dr. Robert Krah
Gewerbering 9, 83624 Otterfng
[email protected]
0049802468170
00498024681720
Germany
KFERHAUS GMBH
Dr. Jochen Kferhaus
Neustadlgasse 9,
2103 Langenzersdorf
[email protected]
+43 (2244) 546310
+43 2244 5463-14
Austria
HAFTCOURT LIMITED
Eur. Ing. Jan Holmberg
Dalagatan 78, 11324 Stockholm
[email protected]
+46 (8) 347 010
Sweden
ACCIONA INFRAESTRUCTURAS S.A.
Magdalena Rozanska
ACCIONA Infraestructuras S.A.,
Valportillo II 8, 28108 Alcobendas
[email protected]
+34 91 791 20 20
+34 91 791 21 01
Spain
BAYERISCHE VERWALTUNG DER
STAATLICHEN SCHLSSER, GRTEN
UND SEEN
Tina Naumovi
Bayerische Schloesserverwaltung
(BSV), Schloss Nymphenburg 42,
80638 Mnchen
[email protected]
+49 (89) 17908 380
+49 (89) 17908 333
Germany
DOERNER INSTITUT, BAYERISCHE
STAATSGEMLDESAMMLUNGEN
Prof. Dr. Andreas Burmester
Doerner Institut, Scientifc Department,
Barer Strae 29, 80799 Mnchen
[email protected]
Germany
THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES
OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL
BEAUTY
Dr. Nigel Blades
Heelis, Kemble Drive,
Swindon SN2 2NA
[email protected]
+44 (1793) 818566
United Kingdom
KYBERTEC S.R.O.
Dr. Oto Sldek
Kybertec S.R.O., Tovarni 1112,
53701 Chrudim IV
[email protected]
+420 469 659 147
+420 469 659 147
Czech Republic
THE GLASGOW CALEDONIAN
UNIVERSITY
Dr. Paul Baker
Glasgow Caledonian University ,
School of Built & Natural Environment,
Cowcaddens Road 70, City Campus,
G40BA Glasgow
[email protected]
+44 (141) 331 8185
+44 (0141) 331 3370
United Kingdom
CENTER FOR DOCUMENTATION
OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL
HERITAGE CULTNAT
Hind Mostafa
Center for Documentation of Cultural
& Natural Heritage CULTNAT, Smart
Village, Km 28, Cairo-Alexandria
Desert Road, Giza
[email protected]
00202-3534-3222
00202-3539-2929
Egypt
JONAthAN AShLEy-SMIth
Jonathan Ashley-Smith
Richmond Road 27,
CB4 3PP Cambridge
[email protected]
+44-1223-365211
+44-1223-365211
United Kingdom
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INSTITUT NATIONAL DU PATRIMOINE
Roch Payet
v du President Wilson 150,
93210 Saint Denis La Plaine
[email protected]
+33 (1) 4946 5710
+33 (1) 4946 5701
France
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
Dr. Susana Mourato
London School of Economics and
Political Science, Department of
Geography & Environment, Houghton
Street, London WC2A 2AE
[email protected]
+44 (20) 79557718
+44 (20) 79557412
United Kingdom
FONDAZIONE SALVATORE MAUGERI
CLINICA DEL LAVORO E DELLA
RIABILITAZIONE
Dr. Claudio Cocheo
Intermedia NCG Ltd (FSM), Centro di
Ricerche Ambientali di Padova,
Via Svizzera 16, 35127 Padova
[email protected]
+39 498064511
+39 498064555
Italy
CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Damage risk assessment, economic impact and mitigation strategies
for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage in the times of climate change
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CLIMB
Climate Induced changes on the hydrology of Mediterranean basins:
reducing uncertainty and quantifying risk through an integrated monitoring
and modelling system
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
CLIMB aims to employ and integrate advanced
feld monitoring techniques, remote sensing
analyses and retrievals, climate models auditing
and integrated hydrologic modelling and socio-
economic factor assessment in a new conceptual
framework to signifcantly reduce existing uncer-
tainties in climate change impact analysis. Dur-
ing its four-year design, an analysis of climate
change impacts on available water resources will
be targeted on seven mesoscale river or aquifer
systems in Italy (2), France, Tunisia, Turkey, Gaza
and Egypt. Each of the selected sites includes
one more of the following components, which
cause a threat to future water security: high
agricultural productivity, irrigation, heavy multi-
source nutrient loads and pollution, seawater
intrusion and growing water use rivalries.
METHODOLOGY
CLIMB comprises eight work packages (WP). WP
0 identifes and fosters the scientifc synergies
within a cluster with WASSERMed and CLICO and
other topic-related projects. The ultimate goal of
this WP is to establish a more focused and ef-
fcient policy outreach. WP 1 manages and co-
ordinates the CLIMB consortium internally. WP2
develops and provides the common data infra-
structure for and throughout the project. WPs 3
Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2013
Total cost: EUR 4 157 348
Budget from EC: EUR 3 148 945
Contract number: 244151
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITT
MNCHEN
to 6 focus on scientifc research, development
and innovation of technologies. These WPs are
interconnected by means of interfaces, depend-
encies and feedback loops to ensure an iterative
reduction of uncertainty and a more accurate
assessment of water-related ecological and
economic risk. WP 7 is devoted to the interac-
tion with stakeholders. It builds upon scientifc
progress and ensures a coherent dissemination
of project fndings.
EXPECTED RESULTS
CLIMB will develop a site-specifc set of rec-
ommendations for an improved and integrated
monitoring and modelling strategy for the as-
sessment of the impact of climate change on
water resources and use. Relevant sources of
uncertainty in the data and modelling chain
will be revealed, quantifed and reduced. the
integration of hydrological model results and
socioeconomic factor analysis is intended for
the development of a GIS-based modular vul-
nerability and risk assessment tool. This tool
will serve as a platform for the dissemination
of project results, including communication with
and planning for regional agriculture and water
resources experts and stakeholders as well as
for the discussion and comparison of scientifc
results with teams working in the abovemen-
tioned cluster.
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CLIMB
Climate Induced changes on the hydrology of Mediterranean basins:
reducing uncertainty and quantifying risk through an integrated monitoring
and modelling system
COORDINATOR
LUDWIg-MAXIMILIANS-UNIvERSItT
MNCHEN
Ralf Peter Ludwig
[email protected]
+49-89-2180-6677
+49-89-2180-6675
Germany
CONTRACTORS
AgRIS SARDEgNA - AgENZIA PER
LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA
Antonino Soddu
[email protected]
+39-(0)70-2011223
+39-(0)70-285326
Italy
ChRIStIAN-ALBREChtS-
UNIVERSITT ZU KIEL
Rainer Duttmann
[email protected]
+49-431-8807246
+49-431-8801560
Germany
CENTRE NATIONAL DU MACHINISME
AGRICOLE, DU GENIE RURAL,
DES EAUX ET DES FORETS
Nicolas Baghdadi
[email protected]
+33-4-67548724
+33-4-67548700
France
CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET
DES TECHNOLOGIES DES EAUX
Sihem Benabdallah
[email protected]
+216 79 325 199
+216 79 325 802
Tunisia
CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO
NAZIONALE PER LA FISICA DELLE
ATMOSFERE E DELLE IDROSFERE
Roberto Deidda
[email protected]
+39 073 7616 803
+39 073 7616 804
Italy
CENTRO DI RICERCA, SVILUPPO
E STUDI SUPERIORI IN SARDEGNA
Marino Marrocu
[email protected]
+390709250226
+390709250216
Italy
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FR LUFt-
UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.
Gnter Strunz
[email protected]
+49 8153 28-2635
+49 8153 28-1853
Germany
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JLICH
GMBH
Frank Wendland
[email protected]
+49-2461-612327
+49-2461-612118
Germany
GEBZE YUKSEK TEKNOLOJI ENSTITUSU
Guleda Engin
[email protected]
+90-262-6053210
+90-262-6053205
Turkey
INSTITUT NATIONAL
DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Claudio Paniconi
[email protected]
+1-418-654-3108
+1-418-654-2600
Canada
JOANNEUM RESEARCH
FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Franz Prettenthaler
[email protected]
+43-316-8761536
+43-316-87691536
Austria
UNIVERSITE DANGERS
Isabelle La Jeunesse
[email protected]
+33 2 41 96 23 22
+33 2 41 96 23 67
France
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA
Samir Aff
[email protected]
+972-59-9465665
+972-8-2860800
Palestinian-administered areas
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
Giorgio Cassiani
[email protected]
+39-049-8272084
+39-049-8272049
Italy
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO
Alberto Bellin
[email protected]
+39-0461-882614
+39 0461 882672
Italy
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CLIMB
Climate Induced changes on the hydrology of Mediterranean basins:
reducing uncertainty and quantifying risk through an integrated monitoring
and modelling system
ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY
Badr Mabrouk
[email protected]
+20-2-27964547
+20-2-22764817
Egypt
VISTA GEOWISSENSCHAFTLICHE
FERNERKUNDUNG GMBH
Heike Bach
[email protected]
+49-89-52389802
+49-89-52389804
Germany
BAYERISCHE FORSCHUNGSALLIANZ
GEMEINNTZIGE GMBH
Thomas Ammerl
[email protected]
+49-89-990188817
+49-89-990188829
Germany
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CLIM-RUN
Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User
Needs
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
CLIM-RUN aims at developing a protocol for ap-
plying new methodologies and improved mod-
elling and downscaling tools for the provision
of adequate climate information at regional to
local scale that is relevant to and usable by dif-
ferent sectors of society (policymakers, industry,
cities, etc.). The region of interest for the pro-
ject is the greater Mediterranean area, which is
particularly important for two reasons. First, the
Mediterranean is a recognised climate change
hotspot, i.e. a region particularly sensitive and
vulnerable to global warming. Second, while a
number of countries in central and northern Eu-
rope already have well-developed climate ser-
vice networks in place (e.g. the United Kingdom
and Germany), no such network is available in
the Mediterranean.
ACTIVITIES
Diferently to current approaches, CLIM-RUN will
develop a bottom-up protocol directly involving
stakeholders early in the process with the aim of
Period: 01/03/2011 to 28/02/2014
Total cost: EUR 4 680 341
Budget from EC: EUR 3 489 334
Contract number: 265192
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE
TECNOLOGIE, LENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO
ECONOMICO
Website: www.climrun.eu
identifying well-defned needs at the regional to
local scale. The improved modelling and down-
scaling tools will then be used to optimally re-
spond to these specifc needs. the protocol will
be assessed by applying it to relevant case stud-
ies involving interdependent sectors, primarily
tourism and energy, and natural hazards (wild
fres) for representative target areas (mountain-
ous regions, coastal areas, islands).
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
CLIM-RUN is thus also intended to provide the
seed for the formation of a Mediterranean ba-
sin-side climate service network which would
eventually converge into a pan-European net-
work. The general time horizon of interest for
the project is the period 20102050, a time
horizon that encompasses the contributions of
both inter-decadal variability and greenhouse-
forced climate change. In particular, this time
horizon places CLIM-RUN within the context of a
new emerging area of research, that of decadal
prediction, which will provide a strong potential
for novel research.
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CLIM-RUN
Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User
Needs
COORDINATOR
AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE
NUOVE TECNOLOGIE,LENERGIA
E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO
SOSTENIBILE
Paolo M Ruti
[email protected]
+39 06 30484886
+39 06 30484264
Italy
CONTRACTORS
THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Manfred Lange
[email protected]
+357 22208621
+357 22208625
Cyprus
MEtEO-FRANCE
Samuel Somot
[email protected]
+33 (0)5.61.07.93.62
+33 561079600
France
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL,
SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL
ORgANIZAtION - UNESCO
Filippo Giorgi
[email protected]
+39 040 2240521
+39 040 2240535
France
FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA
DE CIENCIES DEL CLIMA
Paco D Reyes
[email protected]
+34 93 5679976
+34933097600
Spain
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY
OF ATHENS
Christos Giannakopoulos
[email protected]
+30-210-8109128
+30 210 3256212
Greece
CENtRO EURO-MEDItERRANEO PER
I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI SCARL
Silvio Gualdi
[email protected]
+39 02 5203 69 45
+39 02 520 36946
Italy
TOURISME TERRITOIRES
TRANSPORTS ENVIRONNEMENT
CONSEIL
Ghislain Dubois
[email protected]
+33 6 10 16 22 35
France
PLAN BLEU POUR
LENVIRONNEMENT
ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT
EN MEDITERRANNEE
Hughues Ravenel
[email protected]
+33 4 92 38 71 36
+33 4 92 38 71 31
France
POTSDAM INSTITUT FR
KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG
Antonella Battaglini
[email protected]
+49 331 288 2670
+49 331 288 2037
Germany
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Clare Goodess
[email protected]
+441603 591484
+441603 591550
United Kingdom
UNIVERSIT DE TUNIS
Latifa Henia
[email protected]
+216 98 529 466
Tunisia
JRC-JOINt RESEARCh CENtRE-
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Vincenzo Cardarelli
[email protected]
+34 954 48 8324
+34 954 48 8300
Belgium
DRZAVNI HIDROMETEOROLOSKI
ZAVOD
Cedo Brankovic
[email protected]
+38514565688
+38514565688
Croatia
THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
OF MARYLAND FOUNDATION, INC.
Randy Possehl
[email protected]
+001 3014452710
+001 3014452707
United States
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
Juan Jos San Miguel Roncero
[email protected]
+34942201071
+34942201071
Spain
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DEWFORA
Improved Drought Early Warning and FORecasting to strengthen
preparedness and adaptation to droughts in Africa
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The main aim of DEWFORA is to develop a
framework for the provision of early warning
and response to mitigate the impact of droughts
in Africa. The proposal has been built to achive
three key targets:
Improved monitoring: by improving knowledge
on drought forecasting, warning and
mitigation, and advancing the understanding
of climate-related vulnerability to drought
both in the current and in the projected future
climate.
Prototype operational forecasting: by bringing
advances made in the project to the pre-
operational stage through development of
prototype systems and piloting methods
in operational drought monitoring and
forecasting agencies.
Knowledge dissemination: through a
stakeholders platform that includes
national and regional drought monitoring
and forecasting agencies, as well as NGOs
and IGOs, and through capacity-building
programmes to help embed the knowledge
gained in the community of African
practitioners and researchers.
Period: 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2013
Total cost: EUR 4 403 104
Budget from EC: EUR 3 490 000
Contract number: 265454
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: STICHTING DELTARES
Website: http://www.dewfora.net/
ACTIVITIES
To achieve these targets, the DEWFORA consor-
tium brings together leading research institutes
and universities; institutes that excel in the ap-
plication of state-of-the-art science in the op-
erational domain; operational agencies respon-
sible for meteorological forecasting, drought
monitoring and famine warning; and established
knowledge networks in Africa. The consortium
provides an excellent regional balance, and the
skilled coordinator and partners have worked
together in (European) research projects, imple-
mentation projects and capacity-building pro-
grammes, thus building efciently on previous
and ongoing projects in Europe and Africa.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The main impact of DEWFORA will be to increase
the efectiveness of drought forecasting, warn-
ing and response. DEWFORA will provide guid-
ance on how and where drought preparedness
and adaptation should be targeted to contribute
to increased resilience and improved efective-
ness of drought mitigation measures.
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DEWFORA
Improved Drought Early Warning and FORecasting to strengthen
preparedness and adaptation to droughts in Africa
COORDINATOR
STICHTING DELTARES
Micha Werner
[email protected]
+31883358207
+31883358582
Netherlands
CONTRACTORS
UNESCO-IhE INStItUtE FOR WAtER
EDUCATION
Robert De Bruijn
[email protected]
+31 15 2151860
+3115 2122921
Netherlands
EUROPEAN CENtRE FOR MEDIUM-
RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS
Stefan Eberle
[email protected]
+441189499100
+441189869450
United Kingdom
JRC -JOINt RESEARCh
CENtRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Engelen Kris
[email protected]
+39 0332 785018
+39 0332 785631
Belgium
POTSDAM INSTITUT FR
KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG
Susanne Ziche
[email protected]
+493312882499
+493312882695
Germany
hELMhOLtZ-ZENtRUM
POTSDAM DEUTSCHES
GEOFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM
Claas Schippmann
[email protected]
+49 331 2881620
+49 331 2881628
Germany
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA
DE MADRID
Gonzalo Leon
[email protected]
+34913366048
+34913365797
Spain
MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC
INSTITUTE OF ZARAGOZA
/ INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
FOR ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN
AGRONOMIC STUDIES
Dunixi Gabia
[email protected]
+34 976 716000
+34 976 716 001
Spain
UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO
Rodrigo Maia
[email protected]
+351 225081916
+351 225081446
Portugal
STICHTING WETLANDS
INTERNATIONAL
Bas Van Weert
[email protected]
+31 318 660910
+31 318 660950
Netherlands
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
AND IRRIGATION
Amel Azab
[email protected]
+20242183450
+20242183450
Egypt
DINDER CENTER
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
LIMITED
Elfatih Eltahir
[email protected]
+249 121 964 556
+249 185 31 3361
Sudan
IGAD CENTRE FOR CLIMATE
PREDICTION AND APPLICATION
Laban Ogallo
[email protected]
+254 20 3514426
+254 20 3878343
Kenya
UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO
MONDLANE
Joo Matsinhe
[email protected]
+25821475315
+25821475312
Mozambique
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC
AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Francois Engelbrecht
[email protected]
+27128413942
+27128412597
South Africa
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DEWFORA
Improved Drought Early Warning and FORecasting to strengthen
preparedness and adaptation to droughts in Africa
WR NYABEZE AND ASSOCIATES
Munyaradzi Elton
[email protected]
+27113156791
+27113122418
South Africa
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE
ET VETERINAIRE HASSAN II
Yasmina Imani
[email protected]
+212537774037
+212537774037
Morocco
WATERNET TRUST
David Love
[email protected]
+2634336725
+2634336740
Botswana
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E-SOTER
Regional pilot platform as EU contribution to a Global Soil Observing
System
THE CHALLENGE
Soil and land information is needed for policy-
making, management of land resources and for
monitoring the environmental impact of devel-
opment. Soils are under threat from various hu-
man activities and comprehensive information
on their attributes and response to management
is essential. This information is lacking, both at
European and global levels. The traditional data
collection process is slow and expensive; a global
earth observation system can plug the gaps in our
knowledge faster, at a lower cost and deliver the
information efectively to a wide range of users.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
E-SOTER will try to overcome technical barriers
including quantitative mapping of landforms, soil
parent material and soil attribute characterisa-
tion; pattern recognition using satellite images
and sensors; and standardisation of measures
of soil attributes collected by earlier surveys.
E-SOTER will also create a web service to de-
liver soil information that can be used directly by
policymakers and managers; it will publish the
methods and techniques that have been used in
order to provide relevant information.
METHODOLOGY
E-SOTER has two major research thrusts. First,
the improvement of the information system at a
continental scale (four windows at scale 1:1 mil-
lion in western Europe, central Europe, Morocco
and southern China) using moderate-resolution
optical remote sensing systems to delineate geo-
Period: 01/09/2008 to 29/02/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 345 875
Budget from EC: EUR 2 599 914
Contract number: 211578
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: STICHTING INTERNATIONAL SOIL
REFERENCE AND INFORMATION CENTRE
Website: http://www.esoter.net
botanical units and to associate them statistical-
ly with existing soil parent material and soil in-
formation Second, the development of advanced
methodologies at a regional scale (three pilot ar-
eas at scale 1:250 000 in the UK, Germany/Czech
Republic, and Morocco) using geomorphic land-
scape analysis, geological re-classifed remote
sensing, and remote sensing of soil attributes.
End products will be a layer of soil information
with standardised soil attributes for the 1:1 M
and the 1:250 000 scale. The project will inves-
tigate the quality of the product. the project will
also compare the evaluation of soil threats using
both the E-SOTER database and existing data.
EXPECTED RESULTS
The end product will be a regional pilot platform
with methodologies, concepts and applications that
will support an enhanced database methodology at
scale 1:1 million for Europe and the world. They will
also forward ways of generating fner-scale maps
of specifc soil and terrain attributes, and digital
data based on existing soil survey data and remote
sensing. Finally, a framework for new, cost-efective
programmes of feld survey and monitoring is ex-
pected to be created. Several organisations will
beneft from the new methodology and will be able
to use the framework for data collection and moni-
toring. This will enable the enhancement of stand-
ard soil information at a European and national
level, and decisions on land use and management
will be based on better information.
The results will also contribute to the develop-
ment of a global soil observing system in the
context of the GEO initiative.
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E-SOTER
Regional pilot platform as EU contribution to a Global Soil Observing
System
COORDINATOR
STICHTING INTERNATIONAL SOIL
REFERENCE AND INFORMATION
CENTRE
Vincent Van Engelen
[email protected]
+31 317 471736
+31 317 471700
Netherlands
CONTRACTORS
MISKOLCI EGYETEM
Eva Hudak
[email protected]
+36 30 313 0905
+36 46 565 072
Hungary
BUNDESANSTALT
FR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN
UND ROHSTOFFE
Jrgen Soldan
[email protected]
+49 511/643 2721
+49 511/643 2721
Germany
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNItIES - DIRECtORAtE
GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
- JRC
Maria Arminda Machado
[email protected]
+39 0322 785 940
+39 0322 785 438
Belgium
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Kaye Miller
[email protected]
+44 1234 752 981
+44 1234 752 970
United Kingdom
STICHTING DIENST
LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Gerard Heuvelink
[email protected]
+31 317 486 538
+31 317 419 000
Netherlands
SZENT ISTVAN EGYETEM
Erika Michli
[email protected]
+36 30 326 7102
+36 28 410 804
Hungary
SCILANDS gMBh - gESELLSChAFt
ZUR BEARBEITUNG DIGITALER
LANDSCHAFTEN
Ruediger Koethe
[email protected]
+49-551-5315870
+49 551 531 5873
Germany
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Marie Millier-Ledoux
[email protected]
+33 02 384 17804
+33 2 384 17879
France
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Paul Cartledge
[email protected]
+44 115 951 5679
+44 115 951 3633
United Kingdom
CESKA ZEMEDELSKA UNIVERSZITA
V PRAZE
Jii Bohek
[email protected]
+42 02 243 84083
+42 02 343 81816
Czech Republic
INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Shenqiang Wang
[email protected]
+86 25 868 81505
+86 25 868 81000
China (Peoples Republic of)
ECOLE NATIONALE DAGRICULTURE
DE MEKNES
Rachid Bouabid
[email protected]
+212 35 300 239
+212 35 300 238
Morocco
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITEIT
Michael Schaepman
[email protected]
+31 317 474645
+31 317 419000
Netherlands
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Mohamed Badraoui
[email protected]
+212 37 772642
+212 37 770049
Morocco
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FIRESENSE
Fire detection and management through a multi-sensor network
for the protection of cultural heritage areas from the risk of fre
and extreme weather conditions
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
FIRESENSE aims to develop an integrated early
warning system to remotely monitor areas of
cultural interest for the risk of fre and extreme
weather conditions. The system will integrate
diferent technologies and multiple sensors:
smoke and fre detection algorithms using opti-
cal and infrared sensors, novel wireless sensor
networks (WSN), meteorological stations, data
fusion techniques, fre propagation estimation
and visualisation. The system will be demon-
strated and valuated in fve cultural heritage
sites in Greece, Turkey, Tunisia and Italy.
METHODOLOGY
FIRESENSE will take advantage of recent ad-
vances in multi-sensor surveillance technolo-
gies, using a wireless sensor network capable
of monitoring diferent modalities (e.g. tempera-
ture, humidity), optical and infrared cameras as
well as local weather stations on the deploy-
ment site. The signals collected from these sen-
sors will be transmitted to a monitoring centre
that will employ intelligent computer vision and
pattern recognition algorithms as well as data
fusion techniques to automatically analyse sen-
sor information. It will be capable of generating
automatic warning signals for local authorities
whenever a dangerous situation arises.
FIRESENSE will provide real-time information
about the evolution of fre using wireless sen-
sor network data. Furthermore, it will estimate
the propagation of the fre based on the fuel
model of the area and other important param-
eters such as wind speed, slope, and aspect of
Period: 01/12/2009 to 30/11/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 609 027
Budget from EC: EUR 2 697 092
Contract number: 244088
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
HELLAS Informatics and Telematics Institute
Website: www.fresense.eu
the ground surface. Finally, a 3D geographic in-
formation system (GIS) environment will provide
visualisation of the predicted fre propagation.
EXPECTED RESULTS
Natural hazards do not respect national bounda-
ries. Therefore, the FIRESENSE project will apply
collaborative research at European level in order to
contribute to the reduction of the uncertainty, the
unpredictability and the consequences of natural
hazards. Since the loss of a cultural heritage site is
irreversible, there is great signifcance in integrat-
ing the technological components required for the
protection of these sites. Therefore, the consortium
of FIRESENSE will cooperate in order to develop a
novel cost-efcient, non-destructive and non-intru-
sive system for the protection of cultural heritage
from the risk of fre and extreme weather condi-
tions. More specifcally, the FIRESENSE project will:
locate high risk areas before the outbreak of
fires and prevent human casualties and property
losses;
protect forested areas of extreme cultural
importance, which constitute a significant
portion of historical heritage in many
European countries and a basic asset on
which tourism is built;
specify appropriate actions when facing forest
fires, which can result in better management of
resources and reduced loss of forested areas;
reduce losses caused by natural hazards and
prevent man-made hazards (forest arsons)
from happening;
make a positive contribution to environmental
issues, since forest fires are significant causes
of air pollution, harmful carbon emissions,
biodiversity loss through elimination of animal
and plant species and water supply problems.
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FIRESENSE
Fire detection and management through a multi-sensor network
for the protection of cultural heritage areas from the risk of fre
and extreme weather conditions
COORDINATOR
CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND
tEChNOLOgy hELLAS
INFORMATICS AND TELEMATICS
INSTITUTE
Nikos Grammalidis
[email protected]
+302310498210
+302310498110
Greece
CONTRACTORS
BILKENT NIVERSITESI
A. Enis Cetin
Dept. Of Electrical And Electronics
Engineering Bilkent University
[email protected]
+90-312-2901477
+90-312-266 4192
Turkey
ECOLE SUPRIEURE DES
COMMUNICATIONS DE TUNIS
Mouhaned Tounsi
[email protected]
+216 71 857 000 ext. 1002
+216 71 856 829
Tunisia
XENICS NV
Jan Vermeiren
[email protected]
+32 (0)16 39 68 16
+32 (0)16 38 99 01
Belgium
STICHTING CENTRUM VOOR
WISKUNDE EN INFORMATICA
Eric Pauwels
[email protected]
+31 20 592 4225
+31 20 592 4199
Netherlands
MARAC ELECTRONICS, S.A.
Konstantina Kambriyanni
[email protected]
+30-210-4314361
+30-210-4314234
Greece
BOGAZICI UNIVERSITESI
Cem Ersoy
Dept. Of Computer Engineering,
Bogazici University, Bebek
[email protected]
+90-212-359-6861
+90-212-287-2461
Turkey
HELLENIC MINISTRY OF CULTURE
AND TOURISM
Vassilios Aravantinos
[email protected]
+30-22620-27913
+30-22620-23559
Greece
TITAN BINA ELEKTRONIK SISTEMLERI
TEKNOLOJI SANAYI VE TICARET
LIMITED SIRKETI
Bulent Akinci
[email protected]
00903124407966
00904423629
Turkey
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
Giovanni Marino Sorriso Valvo
[email protected]
+390755014402
+3900755014420
Italy
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FUME
Forest fres under climate, social and economic changes in europe, the
mediterranean and other fre-afected areas of the world
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Fire regimes result from interactions between
climate, land-use and land-cover (LULC), and
socioeconomic factors, among other. These have
changed during the last decades, particularly
around the Mediterranean. Our understanding of
how they afected fre regimes in the past is lim-
ited. During this century, temperatures, droughts
and heat waves will very likely increase, and
rainfall decrease. These and other socioeco-
nomic changes will afect LULC. Additional areas
will be abandoned due to being unsuitable for
agriculture or other uses. Fire dangers and fre
hazards are very likely to increase, afecting fre
regimes. FUME will learn from the past to under-
stand future impacts.
ACTIVITIES
Mod. 1 will study how LULC and socioeconom-
ics have changed and how climate and weather
have afected fre in dynamically changing
landscapes. Fires will be mapped throughout
Europe to determine hazard burning functions
for LULC types. Since climate has changed, an
Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2013
Total cost: EUR 8 228 227
Budget from EC: EUR 6178 153
Contract number: 243888
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA - LA MANCHA
Website: www.fumeproject.eu
attempt to attribute (sensu IPCC) fre regime
changes to climate, diferentiating it from so-
cioeconomic changes, will be made. Mod. 2 will
produce scenarios of change (climate, including
extremes, land-use land-cover, socioeconomics,
vegetation) for various emissions pathways and
three time-slices during this century. With these
and results from Mod.1, projected impacts from
models and feld experiments on fre regime and
vegetation vulnerabilities will be calculated, in-
cluding climate extremes (drought, heatwaves).
Mod. 3 will investigate adaptation options in fre
and land management, including restoration.
Fire prevention and frefghting protocols will be
tested/developed under the new conditions for
mitigating fre risks. A company managing fres
will be a key player.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
the costs and policy impacts of changes in fres
will be studied. Research will focus on old and
new fre areas, the rural interface, the whole
of Europe and the Mediterranean, including all
Mediterranean countries of the world. Users will
be involved in training and other activities.
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COORDINATOR
UNIVERSIDAD
DE CAStILLA - LA MANChA
Maria Llanos Carrion-Varela
[email protected]
+34 967 599354
+34 967 599305
Spain
CONTRACTORS
FUNDACION CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS
AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRANEO
Dora Cabrera
[email protected]
+34 961318227
+34 961318190
Spain
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA
TUSCIA
Marco Barbini
[email protected]
+39 0761 357390
+39 0761 357389
Italy
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Jean-Michel Portefaix
[email protected]
+33 4 67613535
+33 4 67043236
France
POTSDAM INSTITUT FR
KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG
Kirsten Thonicke
[email protected]
+49 331 2882534
+49 331 2882620
Germany
FUNDACAO DA FACULDADE
DE CIENCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE
DE LISBOA
Livia Moreira
[email protected]
+351 217 500 0448
+351 217500977
Portugal
JRC -JOINt RESEARCh CENtRE-
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Kris Engelen
[email protected]
+39 0332 785018
+39 0332 785631
Belgium
CENtRO EURO-MEDItERRANEO
PER I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI SCARL
Laura Panzera
[email protected]
+39 0832 288 650
+39 0832 277 603
Italy
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI
DI SASSARI
Costantino Sirca
[email protected]
+39 079 229372
+39 079 229337
Italy
CENTRE NATIONAL DU MACHINISME
AGRICOLE, DU GENIE RURAL,
DES EAUX ET DES FORETS
Philip, Karl, Dean Roche
[email protected]
+33 4 42667931
+33 4 42669923
France
NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Ef Kafentzi
[email protected]
+30 210 3689194
+30 210 7274885
Greece
UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA
Nikolaos Koutsias
[email protected]
+30 26410 74201
+30 26410 74179
Greece
LUNDS UNIVERSITET
Anders Lindroth
[email protected]
+46 0705 738 633
+46 046 222 40 11
Sweden
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
Juan Jos San Miguel Roncero
Pabelln De Gobierno, Av. De Los
Castros s/n
[email protected]
+34942201071
+34942201096
Spain
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE
POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
Ariel Crozon
[email protected]
+33 4 91 99 94 56
+33 4 91 99 92 12
France
ILMATIETEEN LAITOS
Leena Tuomainen
[email protected]
+358 9 19292370
+358 9 19292303
Finland
E N V I R O N M E N T
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the mediterranean and other fre-afected areas of the world
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E N V I R O N M E N T
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
Antonio Raschi
[email protected]
+390553033711
+390555226026
Italy
MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC
INSTITUTE OF ZARAGOZA /
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN
AGRONOMIC STUDIES
Dunixi Gabia
[email protected]
+34 976 716000
+34 976 716000
Spain
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Carlos Manuel
Abad Ruiz
[email protected]
+34 91 566 8852
+34 91 566 8913
Spain
TECNOLOGIAS Y SERVICIOS
AGRARIOS, S.A.
Laura Luquero
[email protected]
+34 91 322 6364
+34 91 322 6323
Spain
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR
DE AGRONOMIA
Jos Miguel Pereira
[email protected]
+351 213653355
+351 213645000
Portugal
CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY
STUDIES
Sally Scott
[email protected]
+32 2 2293911
+32 2 2194151
Belgium
UNIVERST FERHAT
ABBAS- StIF- LABORAtOIRE
DOPTIQUE APPLIQUE
Mohamed Bouafa
[email protected]
+33 213 36925134
+33 21336925134
Algeria
INSTITUT NATIONAL
DE RECHERCHES EN GENIE RURAL,
EAUX ET FORETS
Abdelmoula Kais
[email protected]
+21671230039
+21671717951
Tunisia
SECRTARIAT DETAT AUPRS
DU MINISTRE DE LENERGIE,
DES MINES, DE LEAU ET DE
LENVIRONNEMENT, CHARG DE
LEAU ET DE LENVIRONNEMENT
Abdalah Mokssit
Casa Oasis Po Box 8106 N/A
[email protected]
+212 2291 1137
+212 229 08593
Morocco
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND
FORESTRY, SOUTHWEST ANATOLIA
FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Ali Kavgaci
[email protected]
+90 242 3450438
+90 242 3353530
Turkey
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL
BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE
Guy Franklin Midgley
[email protected]
+27 21 7998895
+27 21 799 8705
South Africa
US FORESt SERvICE - PACIFIC
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION
Bernadette Jaquint
[email protected]
+1 510 559 6300
+1 510 559 6400
United States
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
Peter Z. Ful
[email protected]
+1 928 523 1463
+1 928 523 0296
United States
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY
Steve Schwarzbach
[email protected]
+1916 278 9490
+1 916 278 9474
United States
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
Judy Raper
[email protected]
+61242213915
+61242213555
Australia
UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE
Jos Briceo
Campus Isla Teja
[email protected]
+56 63 221226
+56 63 221765
Chile
FUME
Forest fres under climate, social and economic changes in europe,
the mediterranean and other fre-afected areas of the world
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LEDDRA
Land and ecosystem Degradation and Desertifcation:
Assessing the Fit of Responses
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
LEDDRA aims to advance the comprehensive
study of the socio-environmental responses to
land and ecosystem degradation and deserti-
fcation (LEDD) in various contexts. It adopts
the ecosystem approach and has an integrated
methodology with continuous feedbacks be-
tween theory, methods and applications. It fo-
cuses on response assemblages (combinations
of response types and prevailing environmental,
socioeconomic and institutional conditions that
contribute to or detract from sustainable land
management and societal welfare), the associ-
ated costs and benefts to diverse stakeholders,
barriers to and opportunities for adoption, and
knowledge transfer processes. Optimal response
assemblages comprise coordinated, mutually
supportive and complementary measures that
preserve the ecological and the community re-
silience of afected areas.
ACTIVITIES
LEDDRA develops the theory of responses to
LEDD, in general, and in cropland, grazing land
and forests/shrubland, in particular, and the study
of knowledge transfer for diverse stakeholder
Period: 01/04/2010 to 31/03/2014
Total cost: EUR 3 997 343
Budget from EC: EUR 3 062 041
Contract number: 243857
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: uNIVERSITy OF THE AEGEAN-RESEARCH
UNIT PANAGIOTIS TSOKAROS
Website: http://leddra.aegean.gr
types. It negotiates the links between land deg-
radation, ecosystem services decline and bio-
diversity change, the links between biophysical
and human determinants, welfare impacts, and
responses to drought (drought preparedness).
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The project improves existing and develops new
integrated methodologies for assessing the im-
pacts and various types of responses to LEDD
and the socio-ecological vulnerability of afect-
ed regions, and for identifying response assem-
blages in diferent European and other cultural-
institutional contexts drawing on applications in
selected sites in the EU and third partner coun-
tries. It analyses the policy context to ofer rec-
ommendations for policy and land management
actions at the international, EU and national lev-
els. To better organise, show case, disseminate
and add value to project results, a web-based
information system will be developed to make
fndings accessible to a wide range of stake-
holders with diferent levels of expertise.
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LEDDRA
Land and ecosystem Degradation and Desertifcation:
Assessing the Fit of Responses
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITY OF THE
AEgEAN-RESEARCh UNIt
Panagiotis Tsokaros
[email protected]
+302251036702
+302251036029
Greece
CONTRACTORS
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
OF ATHENS
Costas Kosmas
[email protected]
00302105294097
00302105294097
Greece
STICHTING 3D ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGE
Anton Imeson
[email protected]; [email protected]
+31725334594
Netherlands
UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
JOHN MARTIN
Nancy Astor Building 3
[email protected]
+44 1752 588931
United Kingdom
FONDAZIONE PER LO SVILUPPO
SOSTENIBILE DEL MEDITERRANEO
Giovanni Quaranta
[email protected]
+39 0828 1897221
+39 0828 1897220
Italy
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI
DELLA BASILICATA
Luigi Cassese
[email protected]
+39 360 369 6264
+39 097 120 5378
Italy
ECOLOGIC INSTITUT
GEMEINNTZIGE GMBH
Daniela Tings
[email protected]
+49 30 86880 0
+49 30 86880 100
Germany
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Carlos Manuel
Abad Ruiz
[email protected]
+34 915668852
+34 915668913
Spain
CHANGJIANG RIVER SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Pingchang Zhang
[email protected]
+86 27 8292 7550
+86 27 8292 6357
China (Peoples Republic of)
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE
ET VETERINAIRE HASSAN II
Ahmed El Aich
[email protected]
+212 37 77 43 27
+212 37 77 43 27
Morocco
UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA
Angeles Sanchis Polo
[email protected]
+34 963983621
+34 963937729
Spain
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MEDINA
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for North Africa
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
MEDINA is designed to enhance northern African
countries monitoring capacity of their coastal
area ecosystems, including fsh stock resources,
and consequently their capacity to implement
environmental policies, conventions and proto-
cols. In response to this call for proposals and
supported by a strong European partnership,
MEDINA focuses on the Mediterranean coasts of
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt.
The plan to enhance those countries monitor-
ing capacity relies on a science and technology
transfer approach, starting from the solid Euro-
pean experience in Mediterranean coastal man-
agement and active participation across GEO
activities and Communities of Practice.
ACTIVITIES
MEDINA plans to achieve its objectives by im-
plementing and demonstrating a set of fve
thematic pilot case studies, based on the re-
quirements identifed during the projects ini-
tial phase. Relevant data include satellite earth
observations (EO), in situ monitoring networks,
Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2014
Total cost: EUR 4 195 232
Budget from EC: EUR 3 454 575
Contract number: 282977
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA
airborne and ground survey information as well
as socioeconomic data, ecological analyses and
national and regional cartographic datasets.
Data availability to all parties will be ensured
through the GEOSS Common Infrastructure
(gCI). Existing sofware components for data ac-
cess, processing and modelling will be adapted
to requirements gathered within MEDINA and in-
tegrated in the GCI. MEDINA will exploit the GCI
capabilities populating its registries and comply-
ing with the GEOSS data sharing principles. In
agreement with the GCI System of Systems phi-
losophy, MEDINA will build on existing national
capacities represented in the project by key
actors in ICZM completing and advancing
them, where necessary.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
MEDINA will mobilise such resources by assem-
bling them in a dedicated e-infrastructure. Ad-
dressing user requirements, a set of specifc tools
will complete the platform to advance the scien-
tifc knowledge.these tools will enable MEDINA
to assess the status of the coastal ecosystem,
including fsh stocks and marine habitats.
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94
MEDINA
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for North Africa
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA
Roberta Vianello
[email protected]
+39 041 234 9185
+39 041 234 9176
Italy
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA
DE BARCELONA
Veronica Colombo
[email protected]
+34 93 581 4862
+34 93 581 3331
Spain
UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE
Rosario Jimnez
[email protected]
+34 954349872
+34 954349238
Spain
UNIVERSITE ABDELMALEK ESSAADI
Driss Nachite
[email protected]
+21266169535
+212539523961
Morocco
JRC -JOINt RESEARCh CENtRE-
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Kris Engelen
[email protected]
+39 0332 785018
Belgium
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES
Suzan Kholeif
[email protected]
+2 0106635389
+2 034283048
Egypt
UNION INTERNATIONALE POUR
LA CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE
ET DE SES RESSOURCES
Mohamed Karmass
[email protected]
+34 952 028430
+34 952 028145
Switzerland
COMMISSARIAT NATIONAL
DU LITTORAL
Aomar Khaber
[email protected]
+213 21 28 90 18
+213 21 28 55 16
Algeria
PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY
David Loynes
[email protected]
+44 10752 633123
+44 1752 633101
United Kingdom
ACRI ETUDES ET CONSEIL
Sanaa Meziane Elotmani
[email protected]
+212 522 20 27 47
+212 522 20 18 99
Morocco
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Annette Tauber
[email protected]
+390694180403
+390694180362
France
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE
DELLE RICERCHE
Paolo Mazzetti
[email protected]
+39 0574 602523
Italy
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MEDSEA
meDiterranean Sea acidifcation in a changing climate
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Increases of atmospheric CO
2
and associated
decreases in seawater pH and carbonate ion
concentration this century and beyond are likely
to have wide impacts on marine ecosystems
including those of the Mediterranean Sea. A
consequence of this process, ocean acidifcation,
threatens the health of the Mediterranean, add-
ing to other anthropogenic pressures, including
those from climate change. Yet in comparison
to other areas of the worlds oceans, there has
been no concerted efort to study Mediterranean
acidifcation, which is fundamental to the social
and economic conditions of more than 130 mil-
lion people living along its coastlines and an-
other 175 million who visit the region each year.
ACTIVITIES
The MedSeA project addresses ecological and
economic impacts from the combined infuences
of anthropogenic acidifcation and warming, while
accounting for the unique characteristics of this
key region. MedSeA will forecast chemical, cli-
matic, ecological-biological, and socioeconomical
Period: 01/02/2011 to 31/01/2014
Total cost: EUR 4 824 147
Budget from EC: EUR 3 490 169
Contract number: 265103
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITAT AUTNOM ADE BARCELONA
Website: http://www.medsea-project.eu
changes of the Mediterranean driven by in-
creases in CO
2
and other greenhouse gases,
while focusing on the combined impacts of
acidifcation and warming on marine shell and
skeletal building, productivity, and food webs.
An interdisciplinary approach will be followed
involving biologists, earth scientists, and econo-
mists, through observations, experiments, and
modelling. These experts will provide science-
based projections of Mediterranean acidifcation
under the infuence of climate change as well
as associated economic impacts. Projections
will be based on new observations of chemi-
cal conditions as well as new observational
and experimental data on the responses of key
organisms and ecosystems to acidifcation and
warming, which will be fed into existing ocean
models that have been improved to account for
the Mediterraneans fne-scale features.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
these scientifc advances will allow the best ad-
vice to be provided to policymakers who must
develop regional strategies for adaptation and
mitigation.
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MEDSEA
meDiterranean Sea acidifcation in a changing climate
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITAT AUTNOMA
DE BARCELONA
Patrizia Ziveri
Position: Senior researcher
Tel. + 34 93 586 8485
Fax + 34 93 581 3331
E-mail: [email protected]
08193, Bellaterra, Spain
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIT DE PERPIGNAN
Catherine Goyet
Position: Professor
Tel. + 33 4 68662087
Fax + 33 4 68662223
E-mail: [email protected]
66860, Perpignan, France
BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY
Fine Maoz
Position: Senior lecturer
Tel. +97286360123
Fax +97236353277
E-mail: [email protected]
52900, Ramat Gan, Israel
HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE
RESEARCH
Evangelia Krasakopoulou
Position: Associate researcher
Tel. +30 22910 76409
Fax +30 22910 76347
E-mail: [email protected]
15784, Athens, Greece
CENtRO EURO-MEDItERRANEO
PER I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI
Marcello Vichi
Position: Senior Researcher
Tel. +39 051 3782 631
Fax +39 051 3782 654
E-mail: [email protected]
40127 Bologna, Italy
UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE
- PARIS 6
Frdric Gazeau/Jean-Pierre Gatusso
Position: Researcher
Tel. +33 4 93763859
Fax +33 4 93173834
E-mail: [email protected]
06230 Villefranche sur Mer, France
PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY
Andrew Rees
Position: Marine Biogeochemist
Tel. +44 1752 633419
Fax +44 1752 633101
E-mail: [email protected]
PL1 3DH, Plymouth, United Kingdom
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Carlos Manuel Duarte
Position: Head of Department
Tel. +34971611725
Fax +34971611761
E-mail [email protected].
es
07190 Esporles, Spain
UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
Jason Hall-Spencer
Position: University Lecturer
Tel. +44 0 1752584629
Fax +44 0 1752588987
E-mail: [email protected]
PL4 8AA, Plymouth, United Kingdom
ALFRED-WEgNER-INStItUt FR
POLAR- UND MEERESFORSChUNg
Jelle Bijma
Position: senior scientist
Tel. +49 471 4831 1831
Fax +49 471 4831 2020
E-mail: [email protected]
27570, Bremerhaven Germany
CONSORZIO NAZIONALE
INTERUNIVERSITARIO
PER LE SCIENZE DEL MARE
Antonio Mazzola
Position: Member of the Scientifc
Council
Tel. +39 091 23862876
Fax +39 091 6100278
E-mail: [email protected]
90123, Palermo, Italy
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE
HALIEUTIQUE
Abdellatif Orbi
Position: Head of Department
Tel. +212 522 298534
Fax +212 522 298534
E-mail: [email protected]
20030, Casablanca, Marroco
NATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES
Mohamed Shreadah
Position: Head of NIOF
Tel. +227921339
Fax +2034283048
E-mail: [email protected]
101, Cairo, Egypt
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SFAX UNIVERSITY
Nejib Kallel
Position: Professor
Tel. +21674276400
Fax +21674274437
E-mail: [email protected]
3029, Sfax, Tunisia
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE
DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI
GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE
Cosimo Solidoro
Position: Senior Researcher
Tel. +39 0402140315
Fax +39 0402140315
E-mail: [email protected]
34010, Sgonico-Trieste, Italy
COMMISSARIAT A LENERGIE
ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES
ALTERNATIVES
James Orr
Position: Research Scientist
Tel. +33 01 69 08 39 73
Fax + +33 4 68662223
E-mail: +33 1 69 08 30 73
91191 cedex, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
MEDSEA
meDiterranean Sea acidifcation in a changing climate
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MIRAGE
Mediterranean Intermittent River Management
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The implementation of the WFD in catchments
with temporary rivers presents a signifcant
challenge for watershed managers. The MIRAGE
project will, for the frst time, comprehensively
investigate the applicability of specifc man-
agement options under the characteristic fush
and drought conditions of temporary streams.
Through investigations in seven basins, MIRAGE
will provide a framework for managing the
many Mediterranean waterbodies dominated by
temporary waters. MIRAGE will deploy a multi-
scale approach to improve understanding of
temporary river responses to hydrological, bio-
geochemical and sediment transport events.
ACTIVITIES
The principal research and project objectives
of MIRAGE are to: (1) provide an applicable and
transferable set of reference conditions for tem-
porary streams, specifcally linking terrestrial
and aquatic ecology; (2) determine the efects
of dry periods on the accumulation and transfor-
mation of nutrients, sediments and hazardous
Period: 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2011
Total cost: EUR 5 595 890
Budget from EC: EUR 3 498 479
Contract number: 211732
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG
ONDERZOEK
Website: http://www.mirage-project.eu/news.php
substances on land and in river channels, at
selected sites with test catchments; (3) specify
and test measures to support the achievement
of good ecological and water quality status in-
cluding the integration of up- and downstream
management. This will be done initially for the
two mirror basins, Candelaro (Italy) and Evrotas
(Greece), in close cooperation with local water
management organisations; and (4) support the
implementation of the WFD and the develop-
ment of strategies for integrated water resourc-
es management for Mediterranean river basins,
generalising from the mirror basins on the basis
of modern eco-hydrology concepts, in the con-
text of characterising run-of regimes and food
responses on a regional basis.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Five other Mediterranean catchments, including
one in Morocco, will be the primary focus for this
work. The transfer of experience and the estab-
lishment of common guidelines are considered
to provide signifcant support for WFD imple-
mentation across the region.
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MIRAGE
Mediterranean Intermittent River Management
COORDINATOR
STICHTING DIENST
LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Linda Oud
[email protected]
+31 317 486612
+31 317 419000
Netherlands
CONTRACTORS
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE
Nikolaos Nikolaidis
[email protected]
+30 28210 37785
+30 28210 37846
Greece
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNItIES - DIRECtORAtE
GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH
CENtRE - JRC
Maria Arminda Machado
[email protected]
+39-0332-785940
+39-0332-785438
Belgium
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE
DELLE RICERCHE
Giuseppe Tullo
[email protected]
+39 080 5820511
+39 080 5313365
Italy
CONSEJO SUPERIOR
DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Mar Garca-Ferrer
[email protected]
+34 915854984
+34 915855360
Spain
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Narcs Prat
[email protected]
+34 934037139
+34 934111438
Spain
UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA
Rosa M Gmez Cerezo
Facultad De Biologa Campus
De Espinardo
[email protected]
+34 968 364987
+34 968 363963
Spain
UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER 2
Aurore Marcos
[email protected]
+33 467144152
+33 467144808
France
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Kathy Brownridge
[email protected]
+44 0113 343 6050
+44 0113 343 4058
United Kingdom
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
COUNCIL
David Cooper
[email protected]
+44 1491 838800
+44 1491 692424
United Kingdom
FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V.
Gabriele Heindel
[email protected]
+49 30 63923370
+49 30 63923287
Germany
IMAR- INStItUtO DO MAR
Ramiro Neves
[email protected]
+351 21 8419424
+351 21 8419423
Portugal
HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE
RESEARCH
Ioanna Georgiadou
[email protected]
+30 22910 76331
+30 22910 76323
Greece
UNIVERSITE SIDI MOHAMMED
BEN ABDELLAH
Lahcen Benaabidate
[email protected]
+212 0 35 61 09 35
+212 0 35 60 82 14
Morocco
AUTORITA DI BACINO DELLA PUGLIA
Antonio Di Santo
[email protected]
+39 080 4670330
+39 080 4670376
Italy
NOMARCHIAKI AFTODIOIKISI
LAKONIAS
Vassilis Papadoulakis
[email protected]
+302731021691
+302731021144
Greece
GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ
UNIVERSITT HANNOVER
Melanie Bauer
[email protected]
+49 511 762 19477
+49 511 762 19413
Germany
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THE CHALLENGE
The project aims at developing and validating in-
novative materials and technologies for the sys-
temic improvement of the seismic behaviour of
cultural heritage assets. This will be accomplished
through the development of an integrated meth-
odology, which includes design methods and inno-
vative monitoring and early warning techniques.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Creation of a database with new relational
structure, with the task of orienting and
assisting the development of advanced
materials and innovative techniques.
Experimental testing, numerical simulation and
derivation of design methods for vertical and
horizontal structural elements, for connections
and for the overall seismic behaviour of
buildings.
Development of knowledge-based assessment
procedures and final validation of the entire
methodology on real case studies. Guidelines for
end users.
METHODOLOGY
The project will develop a new integrated method-
ology aiming at improving the general safety level
and reducing the loss of artistic value, where the
increased participation of end users and the for-
mulation of new competitive solutions to the con-
struction sector are fostered. Such a methodology
inevitably relies on a multidisciplinary approach
for the development of innovative materials and
systems for low-intrusiveness and compatible
Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 521 656
Budget from EC: EUR 2 736 114
Contract number: 244123
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
Website: www.niker.eu
interventions. The methodology makes use of na-
notechnology for the development of mortars and
grouts, also taking into account the substrate they
are meant to be applied to.
It is based on the innovative use of steel reinforced
polymers/steel reinforced grout (SRP/SRG) materi-
als; on the defnition of new application methods
and design rules for fbre reinforced polymers
(FRP); on the development of compatible tech-
niques for horizontal and vertical elements and
their connections; and on the advancement of in-
novative dissipative devices for anchors and tying.
EXPECTED RESULTS
On the basis of real application conditions, the
project aims at developing and validating com-
plete and diversifed innovative technologies and
tools for the systemic improvement of the seis-
mic behaviour of cultural heritage assets. These
materials and technologies will at the same time
ensure efectiveness, economic application and
maintenance, low-intrusiveness towards the ex-
isting structure, respect of authenticity and of the
original structural concept, and high structural per-
formance and improvement of seismic behaviour.
The optimisation of the collaboration between old
and new materials and elements and the sensitivi-
ty and compatibility of the interventions is also ex-
pected. Furthermore, the project intends to provide
optimised design methods, advanced monitoring
and early warning techniques for knowledge-
based assessment and intelligent interventions.
the fnal objective is to enable the cost-efcient
and reliable mitigation of potential damages to
cultural heritage assets caused by earthquakes.
E N V I R O N M E N T
NIKER
New Integrated Knowledge-based approaches to the protection
of cultural heritage from Earthquake-induced Risk
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NIKER
New Integrated Knowledge-based approaches to the protection
of cultural heritage from Earthquake-induced Risk
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
Claudio Modena
Via Marzolo 9
35131 PADOVA
[email protected]
+39 049 8275631
+39 049 8275631
Italy
CONTRACTORS
BUNDESANSTALT FR
MATERIALFORSCHUNG
UND -PRFUNG
Urs Mueller
Department VII.1 Building Materials
Unter den Eichen, 87
12205 BERLIN
[email protected]
+49 3081041712
+49 3081041717
Germany
USTAV TEORETICKE A APLIKOVANE
MECHANIKY AVCR
Milo Drdcky
Prosecka, 76
19000, PRAHA
mailto:[email protected]
+42 02 83880854
+42 02 86884634
Czech Republic
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
OF ATHENS
Elizabeth Vintzileou
Heroon Polytechneiou, 5
15773, ZOGRAFOU
[email protected]
+30 210 7721272
+30 210 7721273
Greece
POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Antonella Elide Saisi
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32
20133 MILANO
[email protected]
+39 02 23994386
+39 02 23994220
Italy
UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
Paulo Loureno
University of Minho 4800-058
Azurm, GUIMARES
[email protected]
+351 253 510209
+351 253 510217
Portugal
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA
DE CATALUNYA
Pere Roca
08034, BARCELONA
[email protected]
+34 93 4017381
+34 93 4054135
Spain
UNIVERSITY OF BATH
Dina Dayala
Claverton Down
BA2 7AY, BATH
[email protected]
+44 1225 386537
+44 1225 386822
United Kingdom
GAZI UNIVERSITESI
Ali Ihsan Unay
Bolumu Celal Bayar Bulvari
06570 ANKARA
[email protected]
+90 312 5823658
+90 312 2102297
Turkey
ECOLE NATIONALE DARCHITECTURE
Khalid El Harrouni
BP 6372, Rabat Instituts
10000, RABAT
[email protected]
+212 6 1374150
+212 5 37 775276
Morocco
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
Mona Fouad Al
12613 GIZA - Gamaa
[email protected]
+202 37 349449
+202 37 349587
Egypt
ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY
Jacques Neguer
Rockefeller Museum Bldg. P.O.B. 586
91004, JERUSALEM
[email protected]
+97235042275
+97226260105
Israel
BOZZA LEGNAMI S.R.L.
Enzo Bozza
Via Regia, 70
35010, VIGONZA
[email protected]
+39 049 629699
+39 049 725479
Italy
CINTEC INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Dennis Lee
Gold Tops, 11
NP20 4PH, NEWPORT
[email protected]
+44 1633 246614
+44 1633 246110
United Kingdom
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E N V I R O N M E N T
NIKER
New Integrated Knowledge-based approaches to the protection
of cultural heritage from Earthquake-induced Risk
INTERPROJEKT D.O.O.
Mustafa Humo
Marsala Tita 254a
88104 Mostar
[email protected]
+387 36 555132
+387 36 555731
Bosnia and Herzegovina
S&B INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
MINING OUARRYING INDUSTRIAL
COMMERCIAL
TOURISTSHIPPING TECHNICAL
COMPANY SA
Athanassios Karalis
A. Metaxa, 15
14564, KIFISSIA
[email protected]
+30 210 6296177
+30 210 6296087
Greece
ZIEGERT SEILER INGENIEURE GMBH
Christof Ziegert
Schlesische Str. 26, Aufgang A
10997 BERLIN
[email protected]
+49 30 39800 95-31
+49 30 39800 95-66
Germany
MONUMENtA - CONSERvACAO
E RESTAURODO PATRIMONIO
ARQUITECTONICO LDA*
Vitor Coias
Rua Pedro Nunes, 27, 1 Dto
1050-170, LISBOA
[email protected]
+351 21 3712580
+351 21 3854980
Portugal
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PEGASO
People for Ecosystem-based Governance in Assessing sustainable
development of Ocean and Coast
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Many eforts have been deployed for developing
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in
the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. Both ba-
sins have sufered and continue to sufer from
severe environmental degradation. In many ar-
eas this has led to unsustainable trends which
have impacted on economic activities and human
well-being. Important progress was made with
the launch of the ICZM Protocol for the Mediter-
ranean Sea in January 2008.
The main objective of PEGASO is to build on ex-
isting capacities and develop common novel ap-
proaches to support integrated policies for the
coastal, marine and maritime realms of the Medi-
terranean and Black Sea basins in ways that are
consistent with and relevant to the implementa-
tion of the ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean
Sea. PEGASO is consistent with the frameworks
of the Barcelona and Bucharest conventions which
seek to achieve a coordinated approach to sustain-
able resource management and development, and
to protect these regional seas and the quality of
life of their peoples. It also continues ICZM eforts,
supporting new marine and maritime policies.
METHODOLOGY
PEGASO will use the model of the existing ICZM
Protocol for the Mediterranean Sea and adjust
it to the needs of the Black Sea through three
innovative actions.
Construct an ICZM governance platform as
a bridge between scientist and end-user
communities, going far beyond a conventional
Period: 01/02/2010 to 31/01/2014
Total cost: EUR 8 903 161
Budget from EC: EUR 6 999 005
Contract number: 244170
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA
Website: http://www.pegasoproject.eu
bridging. The building of a shared scientific
and end-user platform is at the heart of
our proposal linked with new models of
governance.
Refine and further develop efficient and
easy to use tools for making sustainability
assessments in the coastal zone (indicators,
accounting methods and models, scenarios).
They will be tested and validated in a multi-
scale approach for integrated regional
assessment.
Implement a spatial data infrastructure (SDI),
following the INSPIRE directive, to organise
and standardise spatial data to support
information sharing on an interactive visor, to
make it available to the ICZM platform, and
to disseminate all results of the project to the
end users and interested parties.
EXPECTED RESULTS
EU ICZM recommendation (200207) and
ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean:
Review of the set of ICZM indicators dealing
with land and its interface to the sea. Updating
of the ICZM indicators to measure sustainable
development of the coast and building of an
indicator of progress in ICZM. Stocktaking
to know how countries are prepared for
implementation. Building of a governance
platform, sustainability tools and SDI.
Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable
Development and Marine Strategy
Framework Directive (MSFD): Design and
implementation of indicators for sustainable
development. Gathering of seabed maps.
Development of a spatial indicator for
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ecological potential. Measurement of
impacts from some maritime activities.
Maritime spatial planning: Stocktaking
of maritime activities and future scenarios.
Identification and assessment of cumulative
impacts on key spaces. Participative decision
making for spatial maritime planning.
Climate change adaptation (EU Green
Paper): Methodology for vulnerability and
risk assessment in coastal zones. Guidelines
for adaptation and mitigation strategies.
Halting biodiversity loss by 2010, Habitats
and Birds directives: Implementation of the
relevant SEBI indicators in the Mediterranean
and Black Seas. Accounting for biodiversity loss
in wetlands, islands and marine protected areas
(MPA). Urban impacts and intensive agricultural
impacts on designated sites.
Water Framework directive: Development
of indicators. Development of landsea
scenarios on water and ecosystem quality.
Fisheries (especially ecosystem-based
management): Spatial integrated indicators
and assessment on this issue. Accounting of
ecosystem services such as aquaculture.
Horizon 2020: Mapping of urban growth and
scenarios. Water use and management.
SEA directive: Development of impact
indicators. Identification of main future
threats and priorities to mitigate them or
to adapt. Production of tools to be used in
assessments.
Cohesion funds: Identification of most
vulnerable areas and issues for funding.
PEGASO
People for Ecosystem-based Governance in Assessing sustainable
development of Ocean and Coast
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PEGASO
People for Ecosystem-based Governance in Assessing Sustainable
development of Ocean and coast
E N V I R O N M E N T
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA
DE BARCELONA
Franoise Breton
[email protected]
+34935813549
Spain
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE
Rosario Jimenez
[email protected]
+34 954 349872
+34 954 349238
Spain
PLAN BLEU POUR
LENVIRONNEMENT
ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT
EN MEDITERRANNEE
Loc Fiquet
[email protected]
+33492387136
+33492387136
France
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE
POUR LEXPLOITATION DE LA MER
Marie-Jose Clement
[email protected]
+33494304936
+33494304415
France
ACRI ETUDES ET CONSEIL
Sanaa Meziane Elotmani
[email protected]
+212 522 20 27 47
+212 522 20 18 99
Morocco
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL,
SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL
ORgANIZAtION -UNESCO
Djafar Moussa-Elkadhum
[email protected]
+33 145 684083
+33 145 685802
France
PRIORITY ACTIONS PROGRAMME
REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTRE
Dina Silovic
[email protected]
+385 21 340 473
+385 21 340 490
Croatia
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Paul Cartledge
Kings Meadow Campus.
[email protected]
+44 115 9515679
+44 115 9513633
United Kingdom
VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR
DE ZEE VZW
Jan Mees
[email protected]
+32 59 342130
+32 59 342131
Belgium
UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI DI VENEZIA
Corrado Angeletti
[email protected]
+39 041 234 9504
+39 041 234 9521
Italy
JRC -JOINt RESEARCh CENtRE-
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Kris Engelen
[email protected]
+39 0332 785018
+39 0332 785631
Belgium
UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE
Andrea De Bono
Chemin Des Anmones 11
[email protected]
+41 22 917 82 40
+41 22 917 80 29
Switzerland
HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE
RESEARCH
Achileas Argyriou
[email protected]
+302291076413
+302291076323
Greece
AKDENIZ KIYI VAKFI
Erdal zhan
[email protected]
+90252 243 55 00
+90252 243 55 00
Turkey
UNIvERSIty MOhAMMED v-AgDAL
Maria Snoussi
Avenue Ibn Battota B.P 1014
[email protected]
+212 5 37 771957
+212 5 37 771957
Morocco
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PEGASO
People for Ecosystem-based Governance in Assessing Sustainable
development of Ocean and coast
ASSOCIATION DE RFLEXION,
DECHANGES ET DACTIONS
POUR LENVIRONNEMENT ET LE
DVELOPPEMENT
Samir Grimes
[email protected]
+213 0 24 42 33 93
Algeria
NATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES
Kholeif Suzan
[email protected]
+2 0106635389
+2 034283048
Egypt
UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND
Manal Nader
[email protected]
+961 6 930257
+961 6 930257
Lebanon
MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
- UKRAINIAN NAtIONAL ACADEMy
OF SCIENCES
Valery Eremeev
[email protected]
+38 069 2544110
+380 692 544 110
Ukraine
FONDATION TOUR DU VALAT
Jean-Jacques Bravais
[email protected]
+33 0 4 90 97 29 77
+33 0 4 90 97 20 19
France
NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE
SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES
Mahmoud Ahmed
[email protected]
+002 0101502501
+002 02 26225800
Egypt
PERMANENT SECRETARIAT
OF THE COMMISSION ON THE
PROTECTION OF THE BLACKSEA
AGAINST POLLUTION
Kiril Lliev
[email protected]
+90 212 3273580
+90 212 2279933
Turkey
UNION INTERNATIONALE POUR
LA CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE
ET DE SES RESSOURCES
Mohamed Karmass Ameggarou
[email protected]
+34 952 028 430
Switzerland
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL
DE CERCEtARE-DEZvOLtARE
DELTA DUNARII
Ana Bulete
[email protected]
+40 240 524546
+40 240 533547
Romania
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PERPETUATE
Performance-based approach to the earthquake protection of cultural
heritage in European and Mediterranean countries
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
PERPETUATE intends to develop European
guidelines for the evaluation and mitigation of
seismic risk to cultural heritage assets, with in-
novative techniques for the seismic strengthen-
ing of historical buildings and the preservation
of artworks (frescos, stucco works, statues,
battlements, banisters). Two problems are con-
sidered: (a) assessment of a single cultural her-
itage asset (hazard analysis; soil foundation
problems; investigations for the building knowl-
edge; seismic analysis; SHM and strengthening
interventions); and (b) policy initiatives for seis-
mic risk mitigation (simplifed vulnerability and
risk analysis at territorial scale).
ACTIVITIES
The methodology proposed in PERPETUATE will
use a displacement-based approach for the vul-
nerability evaluation and the design of interven-
tions. the use of safety verifcation in terms of
displacement, rather than strength, orients to
new strengthening techniques and helps in the
comprehension of the interaction between struc-
tural elements and unmovable artistic assets.
Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 2 863 620
Budget from EC: EUR 2 237 475
Contract number: 244229
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA
Website: www.perpetuate.eu
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The key deliverables of the project will be a
main document which outlines the safety and
conservation conceptual approach and the over-
all methodology, and other specifc documents
describing the diferent components of the risk
analysis. Other important deliverables will de-
rive from the application and validation of the
methodology in several case studies (the Citadel
of Algiers and the historical centre of Rhodes,
both on the UNESCO list of world cultural herit-
age, the St Maria Paganica Cathedral and the
Ardinghelli Palace in lAquila (Abruzzo region),
the St Pardo Cathedral in Larino (Molise region),
and the Kolizei Palace in Ljubljana (Slovenia).
The recommendations recently issued by the
Italian Ministry of Culture represent the frame-
work for the development of European guide-
lines, applicable in European and other Mediter-
ranean countries.
KEYWORDS:
Cultural heritage and earthquake protection,
performance-based assessment, masonry
buildings.
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PERPETUATE
Performance-based approach to the earthquake protection of cultural
heritage in European and Mediterranean countries
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI
DI GENOVA
Claudia Parco Sergio Lagomarsino
[email protected];
[email protected]
+39-010-3532493 010 3532521
+39-010-3532546 - 0103532534
Italy
CONTRACTORS
AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER
LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE,
LENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO
ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE
Giuseppe Oliva - Gerardo De Canio
[email protected]
[email protected]
+39 0630383569
+39 0630466136
Italy
BUREAU DE RECHERCHES
GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES
Hormoz Modaressi
[email protected]
+33-(0)2.38.64.30.73
+33-(0)2.38.64.33.61
France
ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO
THESSALONIKIS
Kyriazis Pitilakis
[email protected]
0030.2310.995693
0030.2310.995619
Greece
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
OF ATHENS
Rallis Kourkoulis George Gazetas
[email protected]
+302107724076
+302107722405
Greece
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
Roko Zarnic Vlatko Bosiljkov
[email protected]
[email protected]
+386 1 4777 517
+386 1 4768 629
Slovenia
UNIVERSITY OF BATH
Dina Dayala
Claverton Down
[email protected]
+441225386537
+4412225386691
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITE DES SCIENCES
ET LA TECHNOLOGIE HOUARI
BOUMEDIENE
Djillali Benouar
[email protected]
00213 21 247 914
-00213 21 247 914
Algeria
GRADBENI INSTITUT ZRMK DOO
Samo Gosti
[email protected]
+386 1 2808 286
+386 1 2808 191
Slovenia
IL CENACOLO SRL
Marco Pouchain
[email protected]
+390630366500
+390630311903
Italy
PROIND SRL PRODOTTI INDUSTRIALI
Armando Settili Massimiliano Settili
[email protected]
[email protected]
+390257602651
+390257606357
Italy
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SHARE
Seismic Hazard Harmonisation in Europe
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
SHARE will deliver measurable progress in all
steps leading to a harmonised assessment of
seismic hazard in the defnition of engineer-
ing requirements, in the collection and analysis
of input data, in procedures for hazard assess-
ment, and in engineering applications. SHARE
will create a unifed framework and compu-
tational infrastructure for seismic hazard as-
sessment and produce an integrated European
probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA)
model and specifc scenario-based modelling
tools.
Period: 01/06/2009 to 31/05/2012
Total cost: EUR 4 138 267
Budget from EC: EUR 3 200 000
Contract number: 226967
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: EIDGENSSISCHE TECHNISCHE
HOCHSCHULE ZRICH
Website: http://www.share-eu.org
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The results of SHARE will have long-lasting
structural impacts in areas of societal and eco-
nomic relevance; they will serve as a reference
for the Eurocode 8 application, and will provide
homogeneous input for the correct seismic safe-
ty assessment for critical industry, such as en-
ergy infrastructures and the re-insurance sector.
SHARE will cover the whole European territory,
the Maghreb countries in the southern Mediter-
ranean and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean.
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SHARE
Seismic Hazard Harmonisation in Europe
COORDINATOR
EIDGENSSISCHE TECHNISCHE
HOCHSCHULE ZRICH
Domenico Giardini
[email protected]
+41 44 633 26 10
+41 44 633 10 65
Switzerland
CONTRACTORS
hELMhOLtZ-ZENtRUM
POTSDAM DEUTSCHES
GEOFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM
Claas Schippmann
[email protected]
+49-331-288-1620
+49-331-288-1628
Germany
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA
E VULCANOLOGIA
Gianluca Valensise
[email protected]
+39-06-51860485
+39-06-5041287
Italy
UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER
GRENOBLE 1
Fabrice Cotton
[email protected]
+33-4-76828033
+33-4-76828101
France
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA
Gian Michele Calvi
Via Ferrata 1
[email protected]
+39-0382-516911
+39-0382-529131
Italy
ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO
THESSALONIKIS
Kyriazis Pitilakis
[email protected]
+30.2310.995693
+30.2310.995619
Greece
BUREAU DE RECHERCHES
GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES
John Douglas
[email protected]
+33 (0)2.38.64.36.48
+33 (0)2.38.64.47.38
France
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN
ASTRONOMIE ASTROPHYSIQUE
ET GEOPHYSIQUE
Abdelkarim Yelles
[email protected]
+213 21 90 44 67
+213 21 90 44 58
Algeria
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO
Teresa Malhoa
[email protected]
+351-21-8417731
+351-21-8478619
Portugal
BOGAZICI UNIVERSITESI
Mustafa Erdik
Kandilli Rasathanesi Cengelkoy
34864
[email protected]
+90-216-332 6560
+90-216-308 0163
Turkey
LABORATORIO NACIONAL
DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL
Jos Antnio Costa
[email protected]
+351-21-8443649
+351-21-8443011
Portugal
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
Dede Sinan Akkar
[email protected]
90-312-210-7475
90-312-210-5401
Turkey
SEIZMOLOSKI ZAVOD CRNE GORE
Branislav Glavatovic
[email protected]
+382-20-648146
+382-20-648146
Montenegro
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
COUNCIL
Roger Mw Musson
West Mains Road Murchison House
[email protected]
0044 131 650 0205
0044 131 667 1877
United Kingdom
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE
CERCEtARE-DEZvOLtARE PENtRU
FIZICA PAMANTULUI
Mircea Radulian
[email protected]
+ 40-755 077703
+ 40-214050673
Romania
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SHARE
Seismic Hazard Harmonisation in Europe
E N V I R O N M E N T
NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Konstantinos Makropoulos
[email protected]
+30-210-7274425
+30-210-7274138
Greece
STIFTELSEN NORSAR
Conrad Lindholm
[email protected]
+47-63805900
+47-63818719
Norway
KONINKLIJKE STERRENWACHT
VAN BELGIE
Ronald Van Der Linden
[email protected]
+32-23730249
+32-23730339
Belgium
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SMOOHS
Smart Monitoring of Historic Structures
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
historic structures are ofen of extraordinary
architecture, design or material. The conser-
vation of such structures for future European
generations is an important task. To conserve
historic structures, it is increasingly necessary to
understand the deterioration processes, which
are mainly caused by the environment. In cer-
tain cases continuous monitoring systems have
been installed to obtain information about the
deterioration processes. However, most of these
monitoring systems were just weather or air
pollution data acquisition systems and used
only basic models for data analysis. The real
infuence of the environment on the structure
or structural material is ofen unaccounted for.
This means that the structural resistance is only
calculated from the measurements and is not
determined by sufcient sensors. Another aspect
is the fact that most monitoring systems require
cabling, which is neither aesthetically appealing
nor in some cases applicable due to the neces-
sary fastening techniques. the project aims to
develop competitive tools for practitioners which
go beyond the mere accumulation of data.
ACTIVITIES
Smart monitoring systems using wireless sen-
sor networks, new miniature sensor technolo-
gies (e.g. MEMS) for minimally invasive instal-
lation as well as smart data processing will be
developed. It will provide help in the sense of
warnings (e.g. increase of damaging factors)
and recommendations for action (e.g. ventila-
Period: 01/12/2008 to 30/11/2011
Total cost: 1 839 951 EUR
Budget from EC: EUR 1 404 993
Contract number: 212939
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITT STUTTGART
Website: http://www.smoohs.eu
tion or heating on/of, etc.) using data fusion
and interpretation that is implemented within
the monitoring system. The development will
consist of small, smart wireless and robust sen-
sors and networks, with sensors for monitoring
of e.g. temperature, humidity, air velocity, strain
and crack opening, acoustic emissions, vibra-
tion, inclination, chemical attack, ambient and
UV light, with built-in deterioration and material
models, data pre-processing, and alarm func-
tions to inform those responsible about changes
to the object status.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Comparative tests will be conducted to validate
the models as well as the monitoring data from
several case studies. The results of the project
will be summarised in a toolbox and guidelines,
which will be disseminated at special trainings
organised for restorers, owners of cultural herit-
age and public authorities.
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SMOOHS
Smart Monitoring of Historic Structures
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITT STUTTGART
Markus Krgerkruger
@iwb.uni-stuttgart.de
+49 711 68566786
+49 711 68566818
Germany
CONTRACTORS
AURA BRBEL DIERUFF KARL
FIEDLER GBR
Brbel Dieruf
[email protected]
+49 - 711 - 465318
+49 - 711 - 486635
Germany
UNIVERSITT STUTTGART
Sebastian Bachmeier
sebastian.bachmeier@
iwb.uni-stuttgart.de
+49-711-685 66792
+49-711-685 66818
Germany
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA
PER LA RICERCA APPLICATA
ED IL PERFEZIONAMENTO
PROFESSIONALE BOLZANO
(ACCADEMIA EUROPEA BOLZANO)
Alexandra Troi
[email protected]
+39 0471 055332
+39 0471 055339
Italy
ALMA MAtER StUDIORUM-
UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Francesco Ubertini
[email protected]
+390512093513
+39 051 209 3495
Italy
STIFTUNG PREUSSISCHER
KULTURBESITZ
Stefan Simon
[email protected]
+49-30-3267 4910
+49-30-3267 4912
Germany
INSTYTUT KATALIZY I FIZYKOCHEMII
POWIERZCHNI, POLSKA AKADEMIA
NAUK
Michal Lukomski
[email protected]
(+48 12) 6395190
(+48 12) 4251923
Poland
KFERHAUS GMBH
Jochen Kaeferhaus
[email protected]
+43-2244-5463
+43-2244-546314
Austria
ttI-tEChNOLOgIE-tRANSFER-
INITIATIVE GMBH
Markus Krger
[email protected]
+49-711-68566789
+49-711-68566818
Germany
METALMOBILE S.R.L.
Filippo Bastianini
Via Gesso 140
[email protected]
00393475966878
+39-051752671
Italy
ARTEMIS SRL
Enrico Esposito
[email protected]
+39-071-2204442
+39-071-2204801
Italy
CENTRO DI PROGRETTAZIONE,
DESIGN E TECHNOLOGIE DEI
MATERIALI
Stefano De Riccardis
[email protected]
+39-0831-449200
+39-0831-449120
Italy
RIWAQ- CENtRE FOR
ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION
Suad Al Amiry
[email protected]
+972-2-2406887
+972-2-2406986
Palestinian-administered areas
DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES
Fawwaz Al-Khraysheh
[email protected]
+962 6 4644320
+962 6 4644714
Jordan
SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU
GRADEVINSKI FAKULTET
Vlatka Rajcic
[email protected]
+385912097840
+38514828052
Croatia
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WAHARA
Water Harvesting for Rainfed Africa: investing in dryland agriculture
for growth and resilience
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Water harvesting technologies play a key role
in bringing about an urgently needed increase
in agricultural productivity, and to improve food
and water security in rural areas. WAHARA will
take a transdisciplinary approach to develop in-
novative, locally-adapted water harvesting so-
lutions with wider relevance for rain-fed Africa.
ACTIVITIES
The project emphasises:
participatory technology design, i.e. selecting
and adapting technologies that have
synergies with existing farming systems and
that are preferred by local stakeholders, yet
tap from a global repertoire of innovative
options;
sustainable impact, i.e. technologies that
combine multiple uses of water, green and
blue water management, and integrated water
and nutrient management; using models,
water harvesting systems will be designed
for maximum impact without compromising
downstream water users, contributing to
sustainable regional development;
Period: 01/03/2011 to 29/02/2016
Total cost: EUR 2 619 115
Budget from EC: EUR 1 999 312
Contract number: 265570
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG
ONDERZOEK
Website: http://www.wahara.eu
integration and adaptability, i.e. paying
attention to the geSneric lessons to be
learned from local experiences, and
developing guidelines on how technologies
can be adapted to different conditions;
learning and action, i.e. a strategy will be
developed to enable learning and action
from successes achieved locally: (a) within
a region, to upscale from water harvesting
technologies to water harvesting systems,
and (b) across regions, promoting knowledge
exchange at continental scale.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Water harvesting technologies enhance water
bufering capacity, contributing to the resilience
of African drylands to climate variability and
climate change, as well as to socioeconomic
changes such as population growth and urbani-
sation. To ensure the continental relevance of
project results, research will concentrate on four
geographically dispersed study sites in Tunisia,
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Zambia, covering
diverse socioeconomic conditions and a range
from arid to sub-humid climates.
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WAHARA
Water Harvesting for Rainfed Africa: investing in dryland agriculture
for growth and resilience
COORDINATOR
STICHTING DIENST
LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Coen J. Ritsema
[email protected]
+31 317 486517
+31 317 419000
Netherlands
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Kathy Brownridge
[email protected]
+44 113 343 6050
+44 113 343 4058
United Kingdom
METAMETA RESEARCH B.V.
Frank Van Steenbergen
[email protected]
+31 73 6238206
+31 317 350130
Netherlands
INSTITUT DES REGIONS ARIDES
Mohamed Ouessar
[email protected]
+21675633005
+21675633006
Tunisia
INSTITUT DE LENVIRONNEMENT
ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES
Hamado Sawadogo
[email protected]
+226 20 53 40 06
+226 20 53 65 63
Burkina Faso
MEKELLE UNIVERSITY
Kife Woldearegay
[email protected]
+251914743917
+251344409304
Ethiopia
GOLDEN VALLEY AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH TRUST
Stephen W. Muliokela
[email protected]
+260 211 214 718
+260 211 213 832
Zambia
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITEIT
Jan De Graaf
[email protected]
+31 317 482881
+31 317 419000
Netherlands
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WASSERMED
Water availability and security in southern Europe and the Mediterranean
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The WASSERMed project will analyse, in a mul-
tidisciplinary way, ongoing and future climate-
induced changes in hydrological budgets and
extremes in southern Europe, north Africa and
the Middle East in the framework of threats
to national and human security. A climatic and
hydrological component directly addresses the
reduction of uncertainty and the quantifcation
of risk. This component will provide an interface
to other climatological projects and models, pro-
ducing climate change scenarios for the Medi-
terranean and southern Europe, with special
emphasis on precipitation.
ACTIVITIES
Five case studies will be considered: (1) Syros
island (Greece), (2) Sardinia island (Italy), (3)
Merguellil watershed (Tunisia), (4) Jordan river
basin, and (5) Nile river system (Egypt). The
case studies are illustrative and represent situ-
ations which deserve special attention, due to
their relevance to national and human security.
Furthermore, impacts on key strategic sectors,
such as agriculture and tourism, will be consid-
ered, as well as macroeconomic implications of
water availability in terms of regional income,
consumption, investment, trade fows, industrial
structure and competitiveness.
Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 669 943
Budget from EC: EUR 2 933 973
Contract number: 244255
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEO
PER I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI SCARL
Website: http://www.wassermed.eu
EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RESULTS
WASSERMed is an interdisciplinary project,
which integrates climate change scenarios, ho-
listic water system modelling and interdiscipli-
nary impact assessment, with three main con-
tributions.
Integration of climate change scenarios,
holistic water system modelling. This provides
results for reducing uncertainties of climate
change impacts on hydrology in the identified
regions.
Interdisciplinary approach, coupling
macroeconomic implications and technical
indicators. This provides a better assessment
of climate effects on water resources, water
uses and expected security risks.
A proposal for specific adaptation measures
for key sectors of the Mediterranean
economy. This provides a better basis for
achieving water security.
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WASSERMED
Water availability and security in southern Europe and the Mediterranean
COORDINATOR
CENtRO EURO-MEDItERRANEO PER
I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI SCARL
Laura Panzera
[email protected]
+39 0832 288 650
+39 0832 277 603
Italy
CONTRACTORS
THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Enda Clarke
The Innovation Centre, Rennes Drive
[email protected]
+44 1392 263744
+44 1392 263686
United Kingdom
CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI ALTI
STUDI AGRONOMICI MEDITERRANEI
- IStItUtO AgRONOMICO
MEDITERRANEO DI BARI
Saverio De Santis
[email protected]
+39 080 46 06 411
+39 080 46 06 206
Italy
CLU SRL
Luisella Bianco
[email protected]
+39051375977
+39051375977
Italy
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
OF ATHENS
Dionysis Assimacopoulos
[email protected]
00302107723218
0030210-7721196
Greece
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA
DE MADRID
Gonzalo Leon
[email protected]
+34 91 3366048
+34 91 3365974
Spain
NATIONAL CENTER FOR
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AND EXTENSION
Ghada Al-Naber
[email protected]
+962 6 4725071
+962 6 4726099
Jordan
POTSDAM INSTITUT FR
KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG
Frauke Haneberg
[email protected]
+49 331 2882500
+49 331 2882411
Germany
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE
POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
Ariel Crozon
[email protected]
+ 33 4 91 99 94 56
+ 33 4 91 99 92 12
France
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
AND IRRIGATION
Maha Tawfk
[email protected]
+ (202) 4218 4757
+ (202) 4218 2070
Egypt
INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE
DE TUNISIE
Mahmoud Elies Hamza
[email protected]
+ 216 71 892 785
+ 216 71 799 391
Tunisia
UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
Samir Habib
[email protected]
00 962 6 5355000 ext. 21086
00 962 6 5339501
Jordan
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BAT4MED
Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
BAT4MED is a 30-month project, whose main
objective is to ensure a higher level of environ-
mental protection of the Mediterranean region,
minimising the negative impacts associated
with the activities of the key industrial sectors.
With this aim, the possibilities for and impact
of difusing the EU Integrated Pollution Preven-
tion and Control approach to the Mediterranean
partner countries (MPC) will be assessed and the
implementation of best available techniques in
the national environmental programmes will
be promoted and supported. BAT4MED aims
to help implement the EUs technologies action
plan by supporting the transfer and uptake of
environmental technologies in developing coun-
tries. Industrial pollution processes account for
a considerable share of the overall pollution in
the Mediterranean region. Though awareness of
environmental issues related to industrial pol-
lution has notably grown in the last decades,
pollution monitoring shows that positive results
have hardly been achieved. The goal of the pro-
ject justifes its transnational dimension, since
pollution in the Mediterranean has a global di-
mension and cannot be tackled separately by
each single country.
Period: 01/12/2010 to 31/05/2013
Total cost: EUR 1 151 853
Budget from EC: EUR 943 365
Contract number: 265327
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE TECNOLOGIA
ACTIVITIES
The project brings together eight organisations
from six countries: four organisations from three
EU Member States (Spain, Belgium, Italy), three
from three MPC (Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco) and
one international organisation based in Egypt to
build mutual understanding through established
networking in industrial pollution prevention and
control.
Firstly, BAT4MED will analyse the industrial con-
text in the MPC to select the most promising
sectors with the highest environmental beneft
potential. Secondly, a methodology for BAT as-
sessment will be designed and applied and BAT
will be selected for each identifed sector taking
into account local conditions. Lastly, an analysis
of potential convergence of MPC policies with
the EU approach will be carried out. The project
includes an ambitious set of awareness creation
and dissemination activities.
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BAT4MED
Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries
COORDINATOR
INSTITUTO ANDALUZ
DE TECNOLOGIA.
Eva Prez Pulido
[email protected]
+34 95 4468010
+34 954 460407
Spain
CONTRACTORS
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR
TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Karl Vrancken
[email protected]
+32 14 335892
+32 14 32 11 85
Belgium
SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI
STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI
PERFEZIONAMENTO SANTANNA
Pietro Tonutti
[email protected]
+39 050 883528
+39 050 883519
Italy
AGENCIA DE RESIDUS
DE CATALUNYA
Roger Garca
[email protected]
+34 93 5538790
+34 93 5538795
Spain
EGYPTIAN ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS AGENCY
Maysoun Nabil Ali
[email protected]
+20 2 25261419
+20 2 25261421
Egypt
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL
DES TECHNOLOGIES DE
LENVIRONNEMENT DE TUNIS
Kamel Sadi
[email protected]
+216 71 206 433
+216 71 206 642
Tunisia
ASSOCIATION DU CENTRE MAROCAIN
DE PRODUCTION PROPRE
Hanan Hanzaz
[email protected]
+212 522 997 053
+212 522 981 531
Morocco
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT
AND DEVELOPMENT FOR
THE ARAB REGION AND EUROPE
Hossam Allam
[email protected]
+20 2 24513921
+20 2 24513918
Egypt
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GEONETCAB
GEO NETwork for capacity building
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The objective of the GEO network for capacity
building (GEO-Net-CaB) project is to create the
conditions for the improvement and increase
of the GEO capacity-building activities and
framework, with special emphasis on develop-
ing countries, new EU Member States (and EU
neighbouring countries) and climate monitoring.
It will also target the broader goal of improved
efectiveness and efciency of gEO capacity
building for application in the GEO societal ben-
eft areas.
ACTIVITIES
Coinciding with this objective, successful bro-
kerage with (potential) clients for earth obser-
vation products and services will be facilitated.
To achieve maximum impact, demonstration
projects will be carried out in southern Africa,
the French-speaking African region, the Czech
Republic and Poland, with spin-ofs to EU neigh-
bouring countries, Latin America and Asia. The
project (with a duration of three years) will be
carried out by a strong consortium of partners
from the Netherlands, France, South Africa,
Morocco, the Czech Republic and Poland, su-
pervised by an advisory board with worldwide
representation and strong connections to GEO.
Period: 01/11/2009 to 31/10/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 207 861
Budget from EC: EUR 999 988
Contract number: 244172
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
Website: http://geonetcab.espace-dev.fr/
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The project will deliver the following outputs:
identification (at a generic and global level,
but with emphasis on the target regions) of
capacity building needs in earth observation;
a description of specifications for earth
observation capacity buildings;
identification of resource providers;
establishment of sustainable brokerage
between stakeholders (including resource
providers);
establishment of a mechanism to facilitate
cooperation between stakeholders and
providers;
establishment of a global base of technical
expertise for education and training in earth
observation (with emphasis on developing
countries, new EU Member States and climate
monitoring);
establishment of monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms for determining the efficacy of
GEO capacity-building efforts.
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GEONETCAB
GEO NETwork for capacity building
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
Bert Boer
[email protected]
+31 53 4874541
+31 53 4874436
Netherlands
CONTRACTORS
CENTRE NATIONAL DETUDES
SPAtIALES - CNES
Nathalie Bernhard
[email protected]
+ 33 5 61 28 33 59
+ 33 5 61 27 38 88
France
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE
POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
Ariel Crozon
[email protected]
+ 33 4 91 99 94 56
+ 33 4 91 99 92 12
France
CENTRUM BADAN KOSMICZNYCH
POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK
Marek Banaszkiewicz
[email protected]
+48 22 8511810
+48 22 8403131
Poland
UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE
Premysl Stych
[email protected]
00420221951406
00420224920657
Czech Republic
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC
AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Alex Fortescue
[email protected]
+27 12 3345000
+ 27 12 3345001
South Africa
CENTRE REGIONAL AFRICAIN
DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES
DE LESPACE
Abderrhamane Touzani
[email protected]
+ 212 61 30 61 99
+ 212 37 68 18 26
Morocco
UMvOtO AFRICA (Pty) LtD
Andiswa Mlisa
[email protected]
+27217888031
+27217886742
South Africa
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IWWA
Integrated Waste management in Western Africa
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Most African countries are struggling to develop
and improve their living conditions. An appropriate
waste management structure at a national and
regional level is a milestone that must be achieved
in order to improve living standards, health and
the environment. The situation in many coun-
tries is that the obvious lack of a functional waste
management system brings perennial garbage
problems such as inefcient garbage collection,
poor public compliance to waste segregation, un-
controlled open burning, and tolerated presence of
open dump sites. Furthermore, valuable resources
are lost due to inefcient or non-existing recycling
systems. the establishment of an efcient waste
management and recycling system contributes to
enhancing the resource efciency of these coun-
tries and thus supports sustainable development in
the long term. The present Coordination Action will
seek the establishment of integrated solid waste
management systems (ISWM) in western Africa.
ISWM systems combine waste streams, waste col-
lection, and treatment and disposal methods, with
the objective of achieving environmental benefts,
economic optimisation and societal acceptability.
ACTIVITIES
To achieve the project objectives, a solid waste
management expert and research coordination
platform will analyse the current situation in the
targeted countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and
Ivory Coast), identifying the main gaps and con-
straints of any type (technological, sociological, or-
ganisational, etc.) and selecting suitable manage-
ment systems. According to the results obtained,
Period: 01/06/2010 to 31/05/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 242 856
Budget from EC: EUR 999 884
Contract number: 244188
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: VEREIN ZUR FRDERUNG
DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS
AN DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V.
Website: http://www.iwwa.eu
including inputs from authorities and policymak-
ers in participatory workshops, the consortium
will provide valuable guidelines and recommen-
dations to be used in the future implementation
of developed strategies such as national and re-
gional action plans on solid waste management.
The project will also build local capacities through
workshops and seminars where relevant stake-
holders must be involved.
EXPECTED RESULTS
The tools to be developed in IWWA will empower
stakeholders in two ways: (1) providing technologi-
cal and organisational solutions which are adapted
to their needs; and (2) setting up the basis of a
legal framework which enables and promotes the
implementation of improved and sustainable solid
waste management systems. The project will con-
tribute to the improvement of solid waste man-
agement systems in western Africa, by promoting
appropriate management policies at national and
regional levels as well as in the design of waste
management practices, with the support of Afri-
can and European experts.IWWA outputs will be
included in the following reports.
guide for identifcation of Integrated Waste
Management Systems adapted to target coun-
tries regional situation.
guide for implementation of Integrated Waste
Management Systems.
guidelines for participatory planning processes
in Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM).
Recommendations for the development of Na-
tional and Regional Action Plans in each target
country.
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COORDINATOR
VEREIN ZUR FRDERUNG DES
TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER
HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V.
Mirko Hnel
[email protected]
+49 471 4832180
+49 471 4832129
Germany
CONTRACTORS
BIOAZUL
Antonia Maria
Lorenzo Lopez
[email protected]
+34 951 047290
+34 951047353
Spain
EIDGENSSISCHE
MATERIALPRFUNgS- UND
FORSCHUNGSANSTALT
Mathias Schluep
[email protected]
+41 712747851
+41 712747862
Switzerland
SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET
Cecilia Sundberg
[email protected]
+46 18671811
+46 18673529
Sweden
KO-INStItUt E.v. - INStItUt FR
ANGEWANDTE KOLOGIE
Matthias Buchert
[email protected]
+49 6151819147
+49 6151819133
Germany
FUNDACION GAIKER
Francisco Garca
[email protected]
+34 946002323
+34 946002324
Spain
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITT BERLIN
Simone Ludwig
[email protected]
+49 3046403156
+49 3046403131
Germany
ENDA TIERS MONDE
Amadou Diallo
[email protected]
+221 338223194
+221 338239583
Senegal
CONSEIL REGIONAL DE MATAM
Abdoulaye Drame
[email protected]
+221339666169
+221339666530
Senegal
INSTITUT AFRICAIN DE GESTION
URBAINE
Salimata Seck
[email protected]
+221 338698700
+221 338272200
Senegal
ZOOM DOMESTIC WASTE SERVICES
LIMITED
Lawrence Laryea
[email protected]
+23322 252203
+23322 252137
Ghana
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KUMASI
Moses Mensah
[email protected]
+233 208537903
+233 5160234
Ghana
BASEL CONVENTION REGIONAL
COORDINATING CENTRE FOR AFRICA
FOR TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY
Oladele Osibanjo
[email protected]
+234 8033013378
+234 28103168
Niger
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
Olanrewaju Fagbohun
[email protected]
+234 018990760
+234 012801263
Nigeria
UNIvERSItE DABOBO-ADJAME
Gustave Aboua
[email protected]
+225 05819777
+225 20378118
Cote dIvoire
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ARAB
REGION AND EUROPE
Hossam Allam
[email protected]
+20 2 24513921
+20 2 24513918
Egypt
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Integrated Waste management in Western Africa
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INFLUENTIAL INPUTS CC
June Lombard
[email protected]
+27 317633760
+27317633664
South Africa
CENTRE FOR ENVIROMNEMT
IMPACTS ANALYSIS LTD
Samuel Obiri
[email protected]
+233244708322
+0332132889
Ghana
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IWWA
Integrated Waste management in Western Africa
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SUSTAINERGYNET
integrating civil, scientifc and stakeholder knowledge towards african
sustainable energy policy
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Sustainable development is closely linked to the
issues of environment and energy and their inter-
dependencies. Sustainable economic growth and
social development are only possible if secure,
constant and equal access to energy sources is
guaranteed. However, intensive energy use is
likely to present serious implications for the en-
vironment and the climate. Especially in develop-
ing countries, the promotion of sustainable energy
options is necessary to tackle these challenges.
In Africa, civil society organisations (CSO) have
been particularly active in addressing sustainable
development and energy management over the
last 15 years. While presenting important repre-
sentatives for social needs and concerns, their ac-
tual impact on research policy agenda setting has,
however, been low as yet.
Period: 01/08/2008 to 31/07/2010
Total cost: EUR 615 512
Budget from EC: EUR 548 832
Contract number: 211662
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: ORGANISATION FOR INTERNATIONAL
DIALOGUE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Website: http://www.sustainergynet.eu/
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS
AND OUTCOMES
In line with the EUs commitments to strengthen-
ing civil participation and to promoting a global
approach to the issue of sustainable development,
SustainergyNet aims to promote the engagement
of CSOs in Africa in the feld of research policy
agenda setting concerning sustainable and ef-
cient energy management. In this perspective, the
project will elaborate and suggest ways on how to
encourage and facilitate the cooperation between
CSOs and RTD performers. This will be based on
the assessment of current settings and frame-
works that already exist, the formulation of rec-
ommendations and best practices and the presen-
tation of a specifc facility (CSO Involvement Net)
that shall support CSOs towards actively contrib-
uting to research and policy processes.
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130
COORDINATOR
ORGANISATION FOR INTERNATIONAL
DIALOGUE AND CONFLICT
MANAGEMENT
Gregor Giersch
[email protected]
+43-1-9900811
+43-1-5955197
Austria
CONTRACTORS
GROUPE DE RECHERCHE ET
DECHANGES TECHNOLOGIQUES
Rodolphe Carlier
[email protected]
+33-1-70919252
-+33-1-70919201
France
STERREICHISCHES INSTITUT
FR INTERNATIONALE POLITIK
Otmar Hll
[email protected]
+43-1-5811106
-+43-1-5811106-10
Austria
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITT DRESDEN
Sven Kreigenfeld
[email protected]
+49-351-463-39744
-+49-351-463-39742
Germany
AFREPREN/FWD ENERGY,
ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
NETWORK FOR AFRICA
Lugard Majoro
[email protected]
+254-20-3866032
+254-20-3861464
Kenya
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
Fatma Emara
[email protected]
+202-35707892
+202-35707892
Egypt
E N V I R O N M E N T
SUSTAINERGYNET
integrating civil, scientifc and stakeholder knowledge towards african
sustainable energy policy
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INCAM
Improving national assessment and monitoring capacities for integrated
environmental and coastal ecosystem management
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The project contributes to increasing Lebanons
capacity in important environmental concerns
based on a regional approach that assesses the
anthropological impacts on natural resources.
As a bottom-up project, INCAM will frst support
the collection of existing research data to as-
sess the status of natural resources and identify
knowledge gaps in environmental assessment
capacities, especially in the intensively devel-
oped Lebanese coastal zones.
ACTIVITIES
A detailed action plan will be developed to
strengthen institutional capacities of the Leba-
nese National Council for Scientifc Research
(CNRS) and convert it into a national and region-
al research centre of excellence. Later on, the
project will enhance EUregional cooperation
and networking by increasing the role of the EC
in general and of the FP7 in particular. Special
attention is given to training and dissemina-
tion. Two regional workshops on environmental
Period: 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 560 640
Budget from EC: EUR 499 904
Contract number: 265419
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH
Website: http://www.incam-cnrs.eu
institutional capacity building will be organised
in Jordan and Egypt. This last event will tackle
issues related to integrated coastal zone man-
agement more deeply and will be combined with
the fnal project conference which is open to na-
tional, regional, international and EU stakehold-
ers. Local dissemination and public awareness
activities will be organised in critical hotspot
areas in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The main outcome will be to increase the lead-
ing scientifc role of CNRS and its centres and
the productive exchange of experts between
the regions and the EU. Short training courses
will be organised for Lebanese researchers in
the EU Member States and young students will
pursue MSc theses in Italy. The project dura-
tion will be 24 months. The lead organisation is
CNRS-Lebanon and the other two partners are
the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari
(IAM-B), Italy and Institut de Recherche pour le
Dveloppement (IRD) of Toulouse, France.
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COORDINATOR
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH
Moun Hamz
Zahia Salman Ryad El Solh
[email protected]
+9611850125
+9611822639
Lebanon
CONTRACTORS
CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI ALTI
STUDI AGRONOMICI MEDITERRANEI
- IStItUtO AgRONOMICO
MEDITERRANEO DI BARI
Saverio De Santis
[email protected]
+390804606411
+390804606206
Italy
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
Richard Escadafal
[email protected]
+33561558523
+33561558500
France
E N V I R O N M E N T
INCAM
Improving national assessment and monitoring capacities for integrated
environmental and coastal ecosystem management
133
IJERA
Integrating Jordan into the European Research Area
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The IJERA project aims to strengthen the ca-
pacities of the Environment Monitoring and Re-
search Central Unit at the Royal Scientifc So-
ciety (EMARCU/RSS) in Jordan while realising it
as an international centre of excellence. It will
also reinforce the cooperation capacities and
research activities in Jordans water sector by
defning water research priorities to respond to
socioeconomic needs, facilitating participation
in European water research initiatives and in-
clusion in the EuroMediterranean research and
innovation area.
the specifc objectives of IJERA project are: rein-
forcement of EMARCUs cooperation capacities,
dissemination of water-related research results,
internationalisation and coordination between
research and business sectors, enhancement of
EUJordan S & T partnerships in water research,
capacity building for solving specifc water is-
sues, strengthening of EMARCU, and setting-up
of Jordans environmental NCP.
Period: 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 544 499
Budget from EC: EUR 498 544
Contract number: 266514
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: ROYAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Website: http://www.ijera.jo
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The main impact of IJERA will be increased ca-
pacities of the EMARCU and the structuring and
enhancement of the existing EU-Jordan support
landscape in the domain of water S & T coop-
eration in a threefold way: (i) by supporting the
participation of Jordan in the FP7s water re-
search area, (ii) by knitting together all relevant
support schemes, and (iii) by facilitating both
the uptake of common identifed water research
areas and the monitoring of the performance
and impacts of this cooperation.
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134
COORDINATOR
ROYAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Fidaa Jibril
[email protected]
+962 6 5357822
+962 6 5344806
Jordan
CONTRACTORS
THE HIGHER COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY HCST
Hisham Bader
[email protected]
+962 6 5340401
+962 6 5346583
Jordan
EUROPE FOR BUSINESS LTD
Leonardo Piccinetti
[email protected]
+32472200786
+442076917131
United Kingdom
AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE
NUOVE TECNOLOGIE,LENERGIA
E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO
SOSTENIBILE
Pierluigi Fanchin
[email protected]
+39 05 16098194
+39 05 16098309
Italy
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IJERA
Integrating Jordan into the European Research Area
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CB-WR-MED
Capacity Building for direct Water Reuse in the Mediterranean area
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
In the Mediterranean region, pressure on wa-
ter resources is high, so there is no water to
waste. Water is becoming a limiting factor for
agricultural, and even for industrial, develop-
ment. Treated wastewater is part of the com-
munitys water resources and one component of
a sustainable water management approach. The
direct reuse, instead of wastewater discharge
in the network, reduces the costs of treatment
and the throwing of biological recalcitrant com-
pounds into water streams. To reach this objec-
tive, water treatment should target: (i) pollut-
ants degradation, (ii) multi-purpose water use,
and (iii) sustainability of the technologies. The
reinforcement of cooperation between EU and
ENP countries is necessary to implement sus-
tainable water management.
The project proposes to use the framework of
the FP7 programme ERA-WIDE to reinforce the
cooperation capacities of the Centre of Water
Researches and Technologies (CERTE), a Tunisian
research centre, in specifc areas where CERtE
already has expertise to build on its competency
and capacity. The topic wastewater treatment
for elimination of recalcitrant compounds allow-
ing multiuse of the water and direct recycling
and avoiding pollution of water system is con-
sidered the leitmotiv of this project.
Period: 01/11/2010 to 30/04/2013
Total cost: EUR 549 064
Budget from EC: EUR 490 665
Contract number: 266609
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: CENTRE DE RECHERCHES
ET DES TECHNOLOGIES DES EAUX
Website: http://www.cbwrmed.eu/
ACTIVITIES
The project will focus on the reinforcement of
the R & D capacities of CERTE, as well as its
regional and international impact, with the ulti-
mate goal that R & D activities lead to a fruitful
cooperation with the EU for sustainable water
management in accordance with national and
European strategies.
Much efort is needed to build cooperation to
develop appropriate sustainable water manage-
ment. Still, high attention is given to capacity
building on EC cooperation and scientifc re-
search through workshops, trainings, technical
visits and pilot plants upgrading. Networking
and dissemination to bring the results of these
eforts to efective cooperation include construc-
tion of a web platform, network and internation-
al conference.
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136
COORDINATOR
CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET DES
TECHNOLOGIES DES EAUX
Latifa Bousselmi
[email protected]
+21679325122
+21679325802
Tunisia
CONTRACTORS
POLITECNICO DI TORINO
Emma Angelini
[email protected]
+39 11 0904642
+39 11 0904699
Italy
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Anne-Florence Remy
[email protected]
+33 3 83856076
+33 3 8385324592
France
FUNDACIO CTM CENTRE
TECNOLOGIC
David Smith
[email protected]
+34938777373
+34938777374
Spain
EUROPE FOR BUSINESS LTD
Leonardo Piccinetti
[email protected]
+32478431458
+442076917131
United Kingdom
FUNDACION COMUNIDAD
vALENCIANA- REgION EUROPEA
Juan Manuel Revuelta
[email protected]
+3222824174
+3222824161
Spain
E N V I R O N M E N T
CB-WR-MED
Capacity Building for direct Water Reuse in the Mediterranean area
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SUDSOE
Characterisation and Sustainable use of Egyptian Degraded Soils
OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED RESULTS
This project will reinforce the ability of the Na-
tional Authority for Remote Sensing and Space
Sciences (NARSS) in Cairo, Egypt, to enhance its
performance through the activities of capacity
building. Overall, the objectives of SUDSOE are
as follows.
to clearly identify existing economic potentials
and needs to be addressed by NARSS in order
to develop the corresponding action plan that
will properly interact with local and international
stakeholders and revert to the socioeconomic
needs concerning the sustainable use of de-
graded and polluted soils.
to strengthen and enlarge existing NARSS
human resources and their capabilities for the
implementation of soil regulations, having as a
reference the EU directive for the sustainable
use of soils, in close collaboration and know-
how exchange with three research institutions
from Spain, Sweden and the Czech Republic fac-
ing the problem of degraded soils.
to hire experienced researchers to reinforce
the human potential of NARSS. Due to the en-
largement of the activities of private particular
laboratories, NARSS increasingly sufers from
the lack of human potential. Therefore, SUDSOE
plans to hire senior research scientists special-
ised in the project topics to foster both research
and service activities that will increase NARSS
resources to make such activities sustainable.
Period: 01/01/2012 to 30/06/2014
Total cost: EUR 499 195
Budget from EC: EUR 499 195
Contract number: 295031
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE
SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES
Website: http://www.narss.sci.eg/
to retain the best research professionals at
NARSS (brain gain) and to attract experienced
researchers from abroad to reinforce know-how
and experience implementation.
to gain frst-hand knowledge of the state-
of-the-art in specifc areas of solid waste and
waste water treatment technologies research
that are of interest to both the EU and MED as
a basis for this joint research and to establish
a research agenda based on the pre-selected
scientifc topics of interest and any others to
be selected during the project. Identify best
practice amongst the partners in the selected
research felds and defne strategies to transfer
this know-how to other interested laboratories.
to strengthen existing and establish new col-
laborations between involved complementary
research groups by transferring and sharing the
experience and expert knowledge, with the aim
of building an interdisciplinary SUDSOE network
of excellence as a prerequisite for the formation
of a research-driven cluster the waste cluster
initiative with similar projects in the region
dealing with the environment. As a result of this
cooperation, two research project proposals are
planned to be submitted under FP7 (specifc pro-
grammes Environment, and Nanosciences, na-
notechnologies, materials and new production
technologies).
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SUDSOE
Characterisation and Sustainable use of Egyptian Degraded Soils
to foster the collaboration between NARSS
and external partners from public and private
sectors at both national and international level,
improving technology transfer activities by the
appropriate support between NARSS and indus-
trial partners. In this context, the WCI (EU waste
cluster initiative) will be a specifc key tool to
accomplish this objective.
to increase the technical capacity of the ap-
plicant for future research activities. This will
include training on the monitoring of environ-
mental quality indicators for both soil charac-
terisation and the sustainable use of degraded
soils, and will extend the research performance
to improve environmental issues and achieve
leadership in the Mediterranean area concerning
the sustainable use of degraded soils.
to provide specifc support for the sustainable
use of Egyptian degraded soils related to the
development of a directive for the sustainable
use of soils, by monitoring environmental qual-
ity indicators. This will contribute to national and
regional sustainable socioeconomic develop-
ment by generating new services concerning the
potential sustainable use of degraded soils.
to disseminate results of the SUDSOE project
to both regulation authorities and end users,
stakeholders, managers and decision mak-
ers, using a wide and diverse range of target
instruments in the designed promotional kit.
Such activities will increase the visibility of the
applicants excellence in S & T research of the
Mediterranean (MED) research area. The WCI
will play a specifc role for the visibility of SUD-
SOE activities
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139
COORDINATOR
NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE
SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES
Abd-Alla Gad
[email protected]
Egypt
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA
DE BARCELONA
Spain
KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Sweden
MASARYK UNIVERSITY
Czech Republic
E N V I R O N M E N T
SUDSOE
Characterisation and Sustainable use of Egyptian Degraded Soils
141
INCOMMET
Improving National Capacities in Observation and Management of Marine
Environment in Tunisia
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The INCOMMET project, coordinated by the Na-
tional Institute of Marine Sciences and Tech-
nologies (INSTM), the major public research in-
stitution in tunisia in the feld of oceanography
and marine environments, and also involving
the University of the Mediterranean (UNIVMED,
France) and the Zoological Station of Naples
(SZN, Italy) aims at increasing research excel-
lence and visibility of INSTM, and fostering its
participation into ERA.
ACTIVITIES
INCOMMET is structured in 6 WP providing ideal
conditions to achieve its goals. To reinforce the
management capacity of INSTM with EU pro-
jects, a twinned management will be ensured by
INSTM and the European Research Grant Unit of
UNIvMED. the consortium will make a scientifc
literature review on Mediterranean areas close
to Tunisia and will undertake a SWOT analy-
sis of INStM. this will defne training courses,
workshops, twinnings and visits targeting IN-
Period: 01/01/2012 to 30/12/2015
Total cost: EUR 813 918
Budget from EC: EUR 499 962
Contract number: 295009
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES
ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER
StM staf, early stage researchers, PhD and
master students to improve INStM scientifc
and technological capacities. To enhance EU-
INSTM cooperations and visibility and increase
INSTMs participation in EU FP or related EU pro-
grammes, specifc training will be provided by
the EU Grant Unit of UNIVMED to INSTM admin-
istrative staf and researchers. INCOMMEt will
elaborate a strategy to improve the internal and
scientifc structuring of INStM and will conduct
regional and national lobbying to increase the
visibility of INSTM.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
INCOMMET will design an International Mixed
Laboratory involving INSTM and its partners and
elaborate a common EU research programme.
the international scientifc recognition of INStM
will be reinforced by strengthening communica-
tion and dissemination through a public web-
site, production of leafets, scientifc DvDs, local
conferences targeting socio-economic partners
and stakeholders and a fnal international
conference.
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142
COORDINATOR
INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES
ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER
Malika Bel Hassen
[email protected]
00216 71 730 420 00216 25 098
537
Tunisia
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIT DE LA MDITERRANE
France
STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA A. DOHRN
Italy
E N V I R O N M E N T
INCOMMET
Improving National Capacities in Observation and Management of Marine
Environment in Tunisia
143
DEBPAL2
Reinforcing Capacity Building for Defending Biodiversity in the Palestinian
territories
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The Palestinian territories are an emblematic case
of massive biodiversity loss (both natural and agri-
cultural), which has a series of severe consequences
on the state of the environment, of human life and
the economy. As the United Nations Environment
Programme stated in 2003, biodiversity is one of
the fundamental pillars of the future sustainable
development of the Palestinian territories that pre-
sents all the escalating environmental threats of
the Mediterranean region worsened by the acute
environmental degradation caused by conficts. In
recent years, the most critical confict-related prob-
lem has been the extensive land clearing (with the
connected soil degradation, land aridifcation, and
erosion of biodiversity in all its manifestations). The
nearly 750 km long separation barrier (Wall) has
signifcant repercussions on biodiversity, by causing
the fragmentation of ecosystems and habitats, and
by cutting natural ecological corridors, on the one
hand, and by eliminating traditional agriculture on a
wide scale, on the other. The Palestinian territories,
divided into four main environmental-biogeograph-
ical zones, are part of a hotspot of biodiversity: the
Mediterranean basin. to qualify as a hotspot, a geo-
graphical region has to be characterised both by ex-
ceptional levels of plant endemism and serious lev-
els of habitat loss. It must meet two criteria: it must
contain at least 1 500 species of vascular plants as
endemics, and it has to have lost at least 70 % of
its original habitat. In other words, hotspots are the
earths biologically richest and most endangered
terrestrial ecoregions. The Palestinian territories are
an emblematic case of this ecological degradation,
and need to be sustained in their potential activities
addressed at protecting biodiversity.
Period: -
Total cost: EUR 499 587
Budget from EC: EUR 499 587
Contract number: 294936
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: AL QuDS uNIVERSITy - FACuLTy OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGy - BIOLOGy
DEPARTMENT
The objective of the project is to increase the ca-
pacity building of Al Quds University in the strategic
feld of biodiversity (including agro-biodiversity),
and in the interlinked felds of conservation and res-
toration as requested by the international Conven-
tion on Biological Diversity, through a coherent plan
foreseeing networking and joint research activities
with the well-experienced Tuscia University; training
in technological transfer towards local SMEs; train-
ing in FP7 project appraisal and development of its
own research strategy
ACTIVITIES
the DEBPAL2 work plan consists of diferent
sets of activities.
Networking and joint research activities in
biodiversity conservation and restoration
and related socioeconomic aspects, with a
well experienced Italian university that has
developed many European projects in this
field.
training in technology transfer from research
to business with an Italian SME, already
involved in the demonstration of new
technologies and new business system in the
Mediterranean area.
training in the approach, selection, preparation
and submission of EU-funded environmental
projects; the Italian university will develop
the training as regards environmental and
biodiversity conservation matters, and a
Belgian non-profit association will develop
the general FP7 part.
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DEBPAL2
Reinforcing Capacity Building for Defending Biodiversity in the Palestinian
territories
Development of Al Quds Universitys research/
policy strategy, able to support the government
in its environmental planning activities, accord-
ing to EU policy and objectives.
Dissemination and project management activi-
ties.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
the competences, techniques and technologies
that will be developed in Al Quds University
focus on integrating biodiversity, cultural and
social perspectives into a coherent sustainable
landscape management.
This approach is strategic for the Palestinian ter-
ritories but also, in a larger dimension, for the
whole of the Mediterranean region, where the
erosion of biodiversity is worsening and there
is an increasing problem due to climate change,
the human impact on the environment and the
absence of consistent global politics to combat
and control them.
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145
COORDINATOR
AL QUDS UNIvERSIty - FACULty
OF SCIENCE AND tEChNOLOgy -
BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Samira Barghouthi
[email protected]
palestinian administered areas
CONTRACTORS
TUSCIA UNIVERSITY
Italy
VELTHA IVZW
Belgium
VIVAI TORSANLORENZO
Italy
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DEBPAL2
Reinforcing Capacity Building for Defending Biodiversity in the Palestinian
territories
147
SOWAEUMED
Network in solid waste and water treatment between Europe
and Mediterranean countries
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The project foresees the synergic work of partici-
pants with various scientifc profles through im-
proving scientifc relationships, and exchanging
know-how and experience between the participat-
ing centres, including training in MS of PhD students
and/or postdoctoral researchers, to upgrade S &
T research capacities of centres in MED countries
dealing with waste treatment technologies con-
ventional, advanced and nanoscience based. The
project includes one SME (Environmental Engineer-
ing) in order to give the project a complementary
and applied - business dimension. To be able to
participate in the project on an equal-footing, the
diferent technological developments of the groups
should be balanced by the reinforcement of MED
countries research infrastructure and improvement
of their human potential
Period: 01/12/2009 to 30/11/2012
Total cost: EUR 988 998
Budget from EC: EUR 881 857
Contract number: 245843
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA
ACTIVITIES
This will be achieved by upgrading research
equipment in the laboratories of less developed
countries and by hiring new senior researchers
in these groups. Thus, the transfer and exchange
of know-how will be accelerated and the poten-
tial of the groups can be better exploited.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
This approach will prepare laboratories from
MED countries to participate more efciently in
European projects. Moreover, it will enable MED
countries to increase their contribution in the
ERA, making them interesting partners to scien-
tists from MS.
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148
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA
DE BARCELONA
Manuel Valiente
[email protected]
+34935813209
+34935812023
Spain
CONTRACTORS
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
Mamoun Muhammed
[email protected]
468-790 8158
468-7909072
Sweden
INSTITUT RUDER BOSKOVIC
Bogomil Obelic
[email protected]
+385-1-4680219
+385-1-4680239
Croatia
UNIVERSITE CADI AYYAD
Laila Mandi
[email protected]
212665878103
212524434494
Morocco
NADREC S.A.
Marco Arredondo
[email protected]
932894670
934245886
Spain
UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE
Mongi Sefen
[email protected]
00216 73 327 544
-00216 73327 591
Tunisia
E N V I R O N M E N T
SOWAEUMED
Network in solid waste and water treatment between Europe
and Mediterranean countries
149
TEMP
Textile Excellence in EU-MED Partners
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The TEMP project is a capacity building project to-
wards the strengthen of the technical and scien-
tifc competence within the EUROMED region in the
feld of textile related topics. the project main goal
is to enhance the S&T cooperation in the Textile &
Clothing feld between Portugal, Italy and tunisia by
reinforcing strategic partnerships in this 3 research
entities and 3 Innovation Promotion Associations.
ACTIVITIES
This will be achieved by combined actions and
activities, such as: - Exchange and mobiliza-
tion of human and material resources between
partnering organizations; - Knowledge transfer
in the feld of water management; environment
performance; scientifc laboratorial analysis; IPR;
and other S&T expertise areas; - Disseminating
scientifc information and knowledge as so as
the results of S&T research; - Implementation
of RTD past project results and best practices
in the textile and clothing industry of the MED
Period: 01/12/2009 to 30/11/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 014 275
Budget from EC: EUR 886 042
Contract number: 245917
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DAS
INDUSTRIAS TEXTIL E DO VESTUARIO
DE PORTUGAL - CITEVE
Website: www.temp-eumed.eu
country and convergence region; -Provide tech-
nical assistance and training aspects to enhance
the knowledge transfer; - Defnition of specifc
S&T priorities in partners regions, creating a
research agenda for the period of 2010-2013,
with the objective of launching research pro-
jects in the 7FP. - Create a Contact Platform
with other scientifc felds of mutual interest and
beneft like the shoes sector, trying to improve
contacts in all the fashion industry of the part-
nering countries.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The expected impact of these activities will be
a better integration of EU and MED countries;
improve S&T capacities in the MPC (Mediter-
ranean Partner Country) country and conver-
gence region helping the reinforcement of the
regional economic and social development; cre-
ate fruitful links between partners organization
and further RTD organizations in the partnering
countries.
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150
COORDINATOR
CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DAS
INDUSTRIAS TEXTIL E DO
vEStUARIO DE PORtUgAL - CItEvE
Helder Rosendo
Quinta Da Maia Rua Fernando
Mesquita 2785
[email protected]
+351252300385
+351252300322
Portugal
CONTRACTORS
CENtRE tEChNIQUE DU tEXtILE -
CETTEX
Slim Janmoussi
Rue Des Industries, Z.I Bir El Kassa
B.P 279
[email protected]
0021671382558
Tunisia
tREvISO tECNOLOgIA - AZIENDA
SPECIALE PER L'INNOVAZIONE
TECHNOLOGICA DELLA CAMERA DI
COMMERCIO DI TREVISO
Anilkumar
Dave
Via Roma 4
[email protected]
+390422608858
+390422608866
Italy
NEXT TECHNOLOGY TECNOTESSILE
SOCIET NAZIONALE DI RICERCA R.L.
Enrico Venturini
[email protected]
+39-0574-634040
+39-0574-634045
Italy
ASSOCIACAO TEXTIL E VESTUARIO
DE PORTUGAL
Paulo Vaz
Quinta Da Maia Rua Fernando
Mesquita 2785
[email protected]
00351252303030
00351252303039
Portugal
AGENCE DE PROMOTION DE
L'INDUStRIE Et DE L'INNOvAtION-
APII
Imne Godbene
Rue De Syrie 63
[email protected]
+216 (71) 792 144
+216 (71) 782 482
Tunisia
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TEMP
Textile Excellence in EU-MED Partners
151
MOICT
Morocco Research Advance in ICT for Water
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of MoICT project is the Sidi
Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Morocco co-
operational and technical capacities strengthening
to reinforce the ICT for water research and applica-
tion in the context of the European Research Area
and development of research centre of excellence
to respond to Moroccos socio-economic needs.
More specifcally, MoICt aims to set up an innova-
tion collaboration framework to enhance coopera-
tion between research and private sector and en-
able better conditions for young researchers.
ACTIVITIES
the specifc actions to be implemented are the
following ones: - Strategic strengthening of
USMBA to become regional centre of excellence;
- Strengthening of USMBA capacities for ICT re-
search and application in water sector; - Raise
of innovation capacities and quality of research
management; - Better integration in ERA and
enhanced EU-Morocco research cooperation in
ICT and water sectors; - Research results and
Period: 01/01/2012 to 30/06/2014
Total cost: EUR 552.910
Budget from EC: EUR 494.566
Contract number: 295053
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: UNIVERSIT SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH
Website: www.usmba.ac.ma
project information dissemination to wider EU/
Mediterranean audiences; - Support to young
researchers through targeted mobility scheme;
- Fostering path to innovation through collabo-
ration with industry stakeholders.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The MoICT project main outcome will be better
integration of Moroccan researchers in ERA and
strengthened USMBA research centre in terms
of: increased USMBA ICT and Water research
capacities and established permanent dialogue
with innovation actors; increased research man-
agement capabilities and regional coverage en-
compassing strategic relations within Morocco,
Mediterranean countries and EU regions; en-
hanced number of international research part-
nerships and participation in the FP7; enabled
better conditions for Moroccan young research-
ers scientifc career. the project brings together
well defned mix of expertise in water research,
ICT and strategic capacity building, represented
by consortium of one Moroccan and three EU
partners.
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152
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSIT SIDI MOHAMED BEN
ABDELLAH
Faculty of Science and Technology
Ahlam Begdouri
00 212 535 60 80 14
00 212 535 6082 14
[email protected]
Morocco
CONTRACTORS
FUNDACI CTM CENTRE
TECNOLGIC
Martin Juanjo
[email protected]
Spain
REDINN SRL
Donatella Santoro
[email protected]
Italy
CONSORTIUM UBIQUITOUS
TECHNOLOGIES S.C.A.R.L.
Sandra Correas
[email protected]
Italy
E N V I R O N M E N T
MOICT
Morocco Research Advance in ICT for Water
153
DARECLIMED
Data repositories and computational infrastructure for environmental
and climate studies in the eastern Mediterranean
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The Mediterranean and Middle East, with a com-
bined total population of more than 400 million
people, are characterised by strong environmental
gradients, climate extremes and diverse economic,
social and cultural identities. It is expected that
throughout the 21st century the region will experi-
ence substantial adverse climate changes and face
major challenges in energy demand and supply, as
well as a decreasing availability of fresh water. It
will be essential to address the undesirable eco-
nomical and societal consequences and to manage
them cooperatively. Rethinking energy and water
policies and adopting new concepts to respond to
these challenges are increasingly recognised as a
high priority, both regionally and internationally. The
main objective of the project is to favour and pre-
pare the creation of a regional data infrastructure
devoted to climate, water, energy and related topics,
by engaging relevant entities in a coordinated efort
at the regional scale.
Period: 01/02/2011 to 31/01/2013
Total cost: EUR 557 103
Budget from EC: EUR 500 000
Contract number: 262263
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
ACTIVITIES
To this end, the project will set up a task force
including internationally recognised experts and
carry out studies on all relevant scientifc, tech-
nical, legal and political issues. It will also carry
out networking activities aimed at regional cli-
mate stakeholders (research institutions, public
authorities, relevant state agencies, NGOs, etc.),
in order to raise their awareness and engage key
actors in creating the appropriate conditions for
the formation of a regional data infrastructure
devoted to climate-, energy- and water-related
data, and on capacity building, prospective and
incubation activities for future collaborative cli-
mate research.
E N V I R O N M E N T
154
COORDINATOR
THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Manfred Lange
[email protected]
+357 22208621
+357 22208625
Cyprus
CONTRACTORS
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
Ahmad K. Hegazy
[email protected]
+202 35676651
+202 35727556
Egypt
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
FOUNDATION, ACADEMY OF ATHENS
Christos Zerefos
[email protected]
+30 210 8832048
+30 210 8842098
Greece
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
Lea Pais
Research Authority Tel Aviv
[email protected]
+97236408774
+97236409697
Israel
WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
Talia Tzahor
[email protected]
+972 8 934 4026
+972 8 934 4165
Israel
PANEPIStIMIO KRItIS (UNIvERSIty
OF CREtE)
Eleni Karkanaki
University Campus Knossos
[email protected]
+302810393163
+302810393130
Greece
ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI
Hasan Nzhet Dalfes
Itu Avrasya Yer Bilimleri Enstits
[email protected]
+90 212 2856108
Turkey
E N V I R O N M E N T
DARECLIMED
Data repositories and computational infrastructure for environmental
and climate studies in the eastern Mediterranean
155
MIRACLE
Microscopic Image Processing Analysis Coding and Modelling Environment
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The main objective of this exchange scheme is to
establish long-term research cooperation at an in-
ternational level and to create new research oppor-
tunities in the emerging area of microscopic image
processing. According to the proposal, to this day,
analysis of histology images of the human tissue
biopsies remains the most reliable way of diagnos-
ing and grading cancer. Their work on the computer-
aided classifcation and rating of histology images
is motivated by the fact that there is signifcant
inter- and intra-rater variability in the grading and
diagnosis of cancer from histology slides by human
experts.
Computational histopathology can assist the pa-
thologists in making their grading and diagnosis
reproducible, and by providing useful quantitative
measures. Therefore, this new research will result in
signifcant health benefts for patients.
In this exchange programme, young researchers will
be trained and they will work towards their PhDs
in a virtual lab consisting of facilities from Bilkent
University (BILKENT), University of Caen Basse-
Normandie (GRECAN), Information and Technology
Institute Centre for Research and Technology
Hellas (ITI-CERTH), Ohio State University (OSU), and
University of Warwick (WARWICK). Young scientists
and postdocs will be the core group of research-
ers in the area of microscopic image processing in
Europe and they will continue cooperating in the
Period: 01/05/2010 to 30/04/2013
Total cost: EUR 212 000
Budget from EC: EUR 189 000
Contract number: 247091
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: BILKENT NIVERSITES
future. As a result of the collaboration during the
Microscopic Image PRocessing, Analysis, Classif-
cation and ModeLling Environment (MIRACLE) ex-
change programme, image processing algorithms
and sofware for images of follicular lymphoma will
be developed and joint scientifc papers will be pub-
lished. Furthermore, a special issue in a respected
journal and two workshops will be organised on the
topic of microscopic image processing. Thus, the at-
tention of the European research community will be
attracted to this important problem.
ACTIVITIES
In the frst 18 months of the project, exchang-
es and studies on have been carried out suc-
cessfully and have been partially published
in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
Some of the achieved goals in the frst period
are:
the development of an image coding strategy
specifically geared for microscopic images,
new feature vectors for microscopic image
data representation,
image segmentation schemes for follicular
lymphoma images with different staining
techniques of slides,
development of a graphical user interface for
classifying images of follicular lymphoma,
study of strategies for multi-channel protein
imaging for lymphomas,
segmentation of neuroblastoma images.
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156
MIRACLE
Microscopic Image Processing Analysis Coding and Modelling Environment
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
During the MIRACLE project, the plan is to focus
on diagnostic classifcation of follicular lympho-
ma images. Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a group
of malignancies of lymphocyte origin that arise
from lymph nodes, spleen and bone marrow in
the lymphatic system in most cases and it is the
second most common non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
FL can be diferentiated from all other subtypes
of lymphoma by the presence of a follicular or
nodular pattern of growth presented by follicle
centre B cells consisting of centrocytes and
centroblasts. In practice, the FL grading process
ofen depends on the number of centroblasts
counted within representative follicles. Although
reliable clinical risk stratifcation tools are avail-
able for FL, the optimal choice of treatment con-
tinues to depend heavily on morphology-based
histological grading.
The current microscopic image processing sys-
tem at OSU consists of follicle detection using
immunohistochemical (IHC) images, image reg-
istration, follicle detection using hematoxylin-
eosing 4 (H&E) images, centroblast detection,
and false positive elimination. Microscopic im-
age analysis for this disease involves many
algorithmic components. Optimal and robust
functioning of each of these components is
important for the overall accuracy of the fnal
system. In this proposal, they have brought to-
gether several experts and young PhD students
from four diferent European countries and the
USA to solve these important image-processing
problems. During this process, young scientists
will complete their PhD theses on the subject
and this will create a core group of people ca-
pable of carrying out research and development
in other microscopic image processing problems.
Researchers from each of these countries will
contribute to diferent components of the sys-
tem on the diagnostic processing of FL images.
Dr Gurcans research group in the USA has made
internationally recognised eforts in establishing
a database, creating a sofware infrastructure
to process the large IHC images (100K by 100K)
using supercomputers and cluster computing
[114]. Moreover, fve hematopathologists from
OSU are working in close collaboration with Dr
Gurcans group. Due to legal reasons, images in
the microscopic image database cannot leave the
OSU premise, so researchers from the European
countries need to visit the USA for collaborative
eforts, to take advantage of this knowledge
base and the computational infrastructure. Once
microscopic image processing sofware is de-
veloped, it will be made freely available to the
research community and it will also be deployed
and installed in the countries of the participants
in Europe. Joint papers will be published in sci-
entifc journals and conferences. Furthermore,
two specialised workshops on microscopic image
processing will be organised. Therefore, dissemi-
nation of the created knowledge base will be es-
tablished, and signifcant advances will be made
against this deadly disease, which afects people
all over the world. At the end of the project, young
scientists will be the foremost experts in micro-
scopic image processing, as they will be trained
in a multinational virtual laboratory.
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157
COORDINATOR
BILKENT NIVERSITES
Ahmet Enis etin
ESKISEHIR YOLU 8 KM, ANKARA,
TR-06800
[email protected]
+90 3122901477
+90 3122664192
Turkey
CONTRACTORS
THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Nasir Rajpoot
Kirby Corner Road - University House
COVENTRY - CV4 8UW
[email protected]
+44 2476 573795
+44 24 76573024
United Kingdom
CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
Nikolaos Grammalidis
CHARILAOU THERMI ROAD 6th Km,
THERMI THESSALONIKI, 57001
[email protected]
+302310464160 112
+302310464164
Greece
UNIVERSITE DE CAEN BASSE
NORMANDIE
Philippe BELHOMME
ESPLANADE DE LA PAIX , CAEN,
14032
[email protected]
+33 233014628
+33 233014621
France
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Metin Gurcan
3190 Graves Hall, 333 W. 10th
Avenue
Columbus 43210
[email protected]
+1 614 292 1084
+1 614 688 6600
United States
E N V I R O N M E N T
MIRACLE
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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
AFTER 245025 African Food Tradition Revisited by Research
ANIMALCHANGE 266018
AN Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation options for sustainable Livestock
production under climate CHANGE
BIOBIO 227161 Indicators for biodiversity in organic and low-input farming systems
EAU4FOOD 265471
European Union and African Union cooperative research to increase Food
production in irrigated farming systems in Africa/EAU4Food
ICONZ 221948
Integrated control of neglected zoonoses: improving human health and animal
production through scientifc innovation and public engagement
LOWINPUT-
BREEDS
222623
Development of integrated livestock breeding and management strategies to
improve animal health, product quality and performance in European organic and
low input milk, meat and egg production
MAREX 245137
Exploring Marine Resources for Bioactive Compounds: From Discovery to
Sustainable Production and Industrial Applications
MYCORED 222690
Novel integrated strategies for worldwide mycotoxin reduction in the food and
feed chains
NEXTGEN 244356
Next generation methods to preserve farm animal biodiversity by optimizing
present and future breeding options
PARAVAC 265862 Vaccines against helminth infections
PRO-EEL 245257 Reproduction of European Eel: Towards a Self-sustained Aquaculture
SIRRIMED 245159 Sustainable use of irrgation water in the Mediterranean region
SOLIBAM 245058 Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated Breeding And Management
SUSTAINMED 245233
Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean
partner countries
SWUP-MED 212337
Sustainable water use securing food production in dry areas of the Mediterranean
region
TXOTX 212188 Technical eXperts Overseeing Third country eXpertise
ULIXES 266473
Unravelling and exploiting Mediterranean Sea microbial diversity and ecology for
Xenobiotics and pollutants clean up
VEG-I-TRADE 244994
Impact of climate change and globalisation on safety of fresh produce
governing a supply chain of uncompromised food sovereignty
NETWORKING
COMPETENCE BUILDING AND VALORISATION
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
AQUAMED 244999 The future of research on aquaculture in the Mediteranean region
ARIMNET 219262 Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean
BIO CIRCLE 227204 Creating a CIRCLE by extending the BIO NCP network to Third Country NIPs
BIO CIRCLE 2 265608
Reinforcing the international cooperation in FP7 FAFB strengthening the CIRCLE of
Third Countries BIO NCPs
CA2AFRICA 245347
Conservation Agriculture in AFRICA: Analysing and FoReseeing its Impact
Comprehending its Adoption
CREAM 265648
Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to
Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
FOODSEG 266061
Safe Food for Europe Coordination of research activities and
Dissemination of research results of EC-funded research on food safety
WATERBIOTECH 265972 Biotechnology for Africa's sustainable water supply
OH-NEXTGEN 289412 Training of the One Health Next Scientifc Generation in the Sahel and Maghreb
SUWARESA 266504
Capacity and knowledge building on the Sustainable Use of WAter REsources in
Syrian Agriculture
BIOPROTECH 266519
Improvement of research capacities of the Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax in Bio-
Processes for biotech applications, tying up with the European Research Area
MAP2ERA 266575
Strengthening EU cooperation capacity of the National Institute of Medicinal and
Aromatic Plants of Morocco: Towards Moroccos integration into the ERA
BOTERA 264416 Reinforcing cooperation between the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan and ERA
FAWIRA 295088
Strengthening of Food, Agriculture and Water-related International Research
Cooperation of Algeria
OLITREVA 295107
Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill Waste
(OMW) in Palestine
FORCE 295004 Fisheries and aquaculture-Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt
AGORA 245482 Advancing Mediterranean Forest Research Capacities
BIODESERT 245746
Biotechnology from desert microbial extremophiles for supporting agriculture
research potential in Tunisia and southern Europe
PROBIOLIVES 243471
Table olive fermentation with selected strains of probiotic lactic acid bacteria:
Towards a new functional food
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AFTER
African Food Tradition Revisited by Research
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
AFTER project aims to revisit traditional Afri-
can products, knowledge and know-how in the
light of new technologies for the beneft of
consumers, producers and processors in Africa
and Europe. By applying European science and
technology to traditional African food products,
AFtER seeks to turn research into quantifable
and innovative technologies and products that
are commercially viable in both European and
African markets. The ten selected products rep-
resenting three families of foods (fermented
cereal-based, fermented salted fsh and meat,
and vegetable-and fruit-based functional foods)
ft into a matrix of technologies and processes
shared between Europe and Africa that will be
jointly developed within the framework of AF-
TER. The ten products will be characterised ac-
cording to existing knowledge on technologies
and processes. The improved products, produced
through re-engineering and new processing
technologies, will be tested for consumer accep-
tance, safety and nutritional quality. the market
and entry requirement for new products will be
assessed. Involving EU and African companies in
production trials for the improved products will
translate the results into ready-to-use informa-
tion for food companies.
Period: 01/09/2010 to 31/05/2014
Total cost: EUR 3 876 874
Budget from EC: EUR 2 929 585
Contract number: 245025
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL
EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
ACTIVITIES
AFTER has eight work packages: management
and coordination; characterisation of traditional
products and know-how; process re-engineering
of fermented cereal-based products; process re-
engineering of meat and fsh products; process
re-engineering of traditional functional foods;
consumer and market acceptance; appropriation
of the improved processes and technologies;
and dissemination and exploitation.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Creating new markets and trade opportunities
for improved traditional foods and novel prod-
ucts in Europe and Africa will increase economic
returns for all stakeholders involved in the pro-
duction chain, down to the community level. Due
consideration will be given to regulatory, ethical
and IPR issues while also protecting the intel-
lectual rights of Africans.
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AFTER
African Food Tradition Revisited by Research
COORDINATOR
CENTRE DE COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL EN RECHERCHE
AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
Nathalie Seguret
[email protected]
+33 4 67 61 56 56
+33 4 67 61 56 56
France
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITE D'ABOMEY CALAVI UAC
Joseph D. Hounhouigan
Universit Dabomeycalavi
[email protected]
+229 21 36 20 98
+229 21 36 16 42
Benin
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC
AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Flip Kotze
[email protected]
+27 11 605 2607
+27 11 605 608 3020
South Africa
ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY
Hind Hanafy
Tarik Elgeish
[email protected]
+20 3 5906564
+20 3 5903915
Egypt
UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO
Victor Jeannoda
[email protected]
+261 032 02 402 20
+261 20 22 279 26
Madagascar
ASSOCIATION DE COORDINATION
TECHNIQUE POUR L'INDUSTRIE
AGROALIMENTAIRE
Fabienne Jaeger
[email protected]
+33 1 44 08 86 20
+33 1 44 08 86 21
France
UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP
DE DAKAR
Alioune Die ye
[email protected]
+221 33 8255596
+221 33 825 72 97
Senegal
UNIVERSITE DE NGOUNDERE
Sambo Garoua
[email protected]
+237 99 85 08 18
+237 225 25 99
Cameroon
UNIVERSIDADE CATOLICA
PORTUGUESA
Nuno Afonso
[email protected]
+351 225 580 107
+351 225 580 072
Portugal
UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
Keith Tomlins
[email protected]
+44 1634 883460
+44 1634 883386
United Kingdom
ASSOCIATION AFRIQUE AGRO
EXPORT
Maurice Michel Sambou
[email protected]
+221 33 867 94 80
+221 33 867 94 80
Senegal
SPREAD EUROPEAN SAFETY GEIE
Rossi Daniele
[email protected]
+39 06 591 6926
+39 06 590 3342
Italy
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Charles Mathiaux
[email protected]
+33 4 73 62 44 33
+33 4 73 62 44 51
France
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Paa-Nii Johnson
[email protected]
+233 21 519091
+233 21 519096
Ghana
RACINES SA
Claudette Savary
[email protected]
+33 4 67 52 22 15
+33 4 67 63 92 39
France
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
Esmat Abdel Ghafar
[email protected]
+20 2 33371718
+20 2 33371718
Egypt
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ANIMALCHANGE
An Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation options for sustainable
Livestock production under climate change
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
ANIMALChANgE provides scientifc guidance on
the integration of adaptation and mitigation ob-
jectives and design of sustainable development
pathways for livestock production in Europe, in
northern and sub-Saharan Africa and in Latin
America.
ACTIVITIES
The core analytical spine of the project is a se-
ries of coupled biophysical and socioeconomic
models combined with experimentation. This
allows future scenarios for the livestock sector
to be explored under baseline and atmospheric
CO
2
stabilisation scenarios. These scenarios are
frst constructed in Component (CP) 1. they are
elaborated and enriched by breakthrough miti-
gation and adaptation options from CP 2 at feld
and animal scales, integrated and evaluated at
farm scale in CP 3 and used to assess policy
options and their socioeconomic consequences
in CP 4. ANIMALCHANGE undertakes the follow-
ing activities:
quantify and reduce uncertainties in
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and assess
climate change impacts on livestock systems
(including grasslands);
revise estimates of the ghg balance of
livestock systems and integrate soil carbon
sequestration;
integrate climate variability and extremes
into the assessment of impacts, adaptation
and vulnerability of livestock systems to
climate change;
develop breakthrough technologies for
adaptation and mitigation to climate change
for both ruminants and monogastrics;
study and quantify trade-offs and synergies
between adaptation and mitigation options;
assess the potential societal and sectoral
costs and benefits of these options for the
livestock sector in Europe and in study regions
of Africa and Latin America;
assess climate change vulnerability of animal
production and of associated GHG emissions;
provide direct support through the design of
an integrated and consistent mitigation and
adaptation policy framework for the livestock
sector.
EXPECTED IMPACT
ANIMALCHANGE will inform public policy de-
velopment in EU-27 and propose cooperation
programmes addressing smallholder livestock
farming in selected developing countries.
Period: 01/03/2011 to 28/02/2015
Total cost: EUR 12 851 374
Budget from EC: EUR 8 999 535
Contract number: 266018
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE
AGRONOMIQUE
Website: www.animalchange.eu
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
ANIMALCHANGE
An Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation options for sustainable
Livestock production under climate change
COORDINATOR
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Jean-Franois Soussana
[email protected]
+33 1 42 75 92 06
+33 1 42 75 92 43
France
CONTRACTORS
RHUS UNIVERSITET
Jrgen E. Olesen
[email protected]
+45 8999 1659
+45 8999 1619
Denmark
tEAgASC - AgRICULtURE AND FOOD
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Frank O'Mara
[email protected]
+ 353 5991 83488
+ 353 5991 83459
Ireland
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA
DE MADRID
Ana Iglesias
[email protected]
+ 34 91 336 57 94
+ 34 91 336 57 97
Spain
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
Jamie Newbold
[email protected]
+ 44 1970 622 242
+ 44 1970 611 264
United Kingdom
STICHTING DIENST
LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Agnes van den Pol
[email protected]
+ 31 320 293 443
+ 31 320 2388050
The Netherlands
SZENT ISTVAN EGYETEM
Zoltn Nagy
[email protected]
+ 36 28 522 075
+ 36 28 410 804
Hungary
CENTRE DE COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL EN RECHERCHE
AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
Philippe Lecomte
[email protected]
+ 33 4 67 59 37 04
+ 33 4 67 59 38 25
France
EIDGENSSISCHES
VOLKSWIRTSCHAFTSDEPARTEMENT
Andreas Lscher
[email protected]
+ 41 44 377 72 73
+ 41 44 377 72 01
Switzerland
THE SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE
Dominic Moran
[email protected]
+ 44 131 535 4128
+ 44 131 535 4183
United Kingdom
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE
ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES
ALTERNATIVES
Philippe Ciais
[email protected]
+ 33 1 69 08 95 06
+ 33 1 69 08 77 16
France
INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FR
ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE
Michael Obersteiner
[email protected]
+ 43 2236 807 460
+ 43 2236 713 13
Austria
INRA TRANSFERT S.A.
Irina Carpusca
[email protected]
+ 33 1 42 75 92 84
+ 33 1 45 77 63 90
France
PROVIMI HOLDING BV
Hink Perdok
[email protected]
+ 31 418 63 89 96
+ 31 41 863 42 30
The Netherlands
FERTIPRADO SEMENTES E
NUTRIENTES, LDA
David Crespo
[email protected]
+ 35 124 556 9000
+ 35 124 556 9103
Portugal
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO
GRANDE DO SUL
Paulo Csar de Faccio Carvalho
[email protected]
+ 55 51 3308 7402
+ 55 51 9919 7196
Brazil
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An Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation options for sustainable
Livestock production under climate change
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA
AGROPECUARIA
Luis Gustavo Barioni
[email protected]
+ 55 19 3211 5762
+ 55 19 3211 5754
Brazil
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE DE
TUNISIE
Hichem Ben Salem
[email protected]
+ 206 71 755 985
+ 216 71 752 897
Tunisia
INSTITUT SENEGALAIS DE
RECHERCHES AGRICOLES
Amadou Tamsir Diop
[email protected]
+ 221 33 832 56 15
+ 221 33 832 36 79
Senegal
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
Abubeker Hassen
[email protected]
+ 27 12 420 3273
+ 27 12 420 3290
South Africa
INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Mario Herrero
[email protected]
+ 254 20 422 3000
+ 254 20 422 3001
Kenya
AGRESEARCH LIMITED
Harry Clark
[email protected]
+ 64 6 351 8111
+ 64 6 351 8333
New Zealand
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
Cledwyn Thomas
[email protected]
+ 39 074 419 26083
+ 39 068 632 9263
Italy
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANISATION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS FAO
Pierre Gerber
[email protected]
+ 39 06 570 56217
+ 39 06 570 55749
Italy
JRC -JOINt RESEARCh CENtRE-
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Adrian Leip
[email protected]
+ 39 0332 786 327
+ 39 0332 785 631
Italy
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BIOBIO
Indicators for biodiversity in organic and low-input farming systems
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Organic and low-input farming systems have
been shown to beneft farmland biodiversity
although a generic indicator system to assess
these benefts at the European level is lacking.
The BIOBIO project will therefore pursue the fol-
lowing objectives: (1) conceptualisation of crite-
ria for a scientifcally based selection of biodi-
versity indicators for organic/low-input farming
systems; (2) assessment and validation of a
set of candidate biodiversity indicators in rep-
resentative case studies across Europe (and in
ICPC countries); (3) preparation of guidelines for
the implementation of biodiversity indicators for
organic/low-input farming systems for Europe
and beyond.
ACTIVITIES
Existing indirect farm management indicators
as well as direct indicators for genetic, species
and habitat diversity will be assessed for their
scientifc soundness, practicality, geographic
scope and usefulness for stakeholders. Candi-
date indicators will be tested in a standardised
design in twelve case studies across Europe and
later in three third countries. Case study regions
will include pannonian, alpine, boreal, Atlantic
and Mediterranean grassland systems (both or-
ganic and/or low-input), rain-fed organic farms
under temperate and Mediterranean conditions,
mixed organic farming, organic special crops
and low-input tree/agroforestry systems. Plot,
farm and regional scales (where applicable) will
be addressed. The investigation will include new
agricultural practices, e.g. soil conservation, crop
rotation management, seed and crop mixtures
and economic issues relating to the costs of in-
dicator measurement and to benefts of biodi-
versity as perceived by diferent groups of the
population.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Stakeholders (farming communities, conserva-
tion NGOs, administrators) will be integrated at
critical stages of the indicator selection process.
A handbook with factsheets will be produced
for validated indicators and a sampling design
will be developed for biodiversity monitoring in
organic and low-input farming systems across
Europe.
Period: 01/03/2009 to 31/08/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 920 679
Budget from EC: EUR 2 999 614
Contract number: 227161
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: EIDGENSSISCHES
VOLKSWIRTSCHAFTSDEPARTEMENT
Website: www.biobio-indicator.org
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
EIDGENSSISCHES
VOLKSWIRTSCHAFTSDEPARTEMENT
Felix Herzog
[email protected]
+41 44 377 74 45
+41 44 377 72 01
Switzerland
CONTRACTORS
SZENT ISTVAN EGYETEM
Laszlo Podmaniczky
[email protected]
+36 28 415 383
+36 28 415383
Hungary
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
Peter Dennis
[email protected]
+44 1970 622257
+44 1970 621753
United Kingdom
NORSK INSTITUTT FOR SKOG OG
LANDSKAP
Wendy Fjellstad
[email protected]
+47 64 94 96 99
+47 64 94 80 01
Norway
UNIVERSITT FR BODENKULTUR
WIEN
Jrgen Kurt Friedel
[email protected]
+43 1 47654 3757
+43 1 47654 3792
Austria
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITT
MNCHEN
Max Kainz
[email protected]
+49 89 28922616
+49 89 28922620
Germany
UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA
Gerardo Moreno
[email protected]
+34 924 289332
+34 924 289400
Spain
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
Maurozzio Paoletti
[email protected]
+39 0498276176
+39 049 8072213
Italy
SOLAGRO ASSOCIATION
Philippe Pointereau
[email protected]
+33567696969
+33567696969
France
INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETIC
RESOURCES
Siyka Stoyanova
[email protected]
+359 31182251109
+359 32629026
Bulgaria
ALMA MAtER StUDIORUM-
UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Davide Viaggi
[email protected]
+39 051 2099373
+39 051 20098115
Italy
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Jean-Pierre Sarthou
[email protected]
+33 5 61285382
+33 5 61285411
France
BILA TSERKVA NATIONAL AGRARIAN
UNIVERSITY
Oleksandr Bonkovski
[email protected]
+38 044 635 25 69
+38 044 635 25 69
Ukraine
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE
RECHERCHES EN GENIE RURAL,
EAUX ET FORETS
Salah Garchi
[email protected]
+216 71 230039
+216 71 717951
Tunisia
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
Charles Nkwiine
[email protected]
+256 772 475511
+256 414 531641
Uganda
STICHTING DIENST
LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Rob Jongman
[email protected]
+31 317 481729
+31 317 419000
Netherlands
BIOBIO
Indicators for biodiversity in organic and low-input farming systems
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EAU4Food
European Union and African Union cooperative research to increase Food
production in irrigated farming systems in Africa/EAU4Food
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
EAU4Food seeks to address the need for new
approaches to increase food production in ir-
rigated areas in Africa, while ensuring healthy
and resilient environments. Potential pitfalls
of introducing innovations in local farming
systems, like limited adoption by farmers and
trade-of efects to other (environmental) sys-
tems are overcome by, respectively, (i) utilising a
true trans-disciplinary approach, which involves
the active participation of all stakeholders in
all relevant disciplines, and (ii) determining and
respecting so-called sustainable production
thresholds.
ACTIVITIES
EAU4Food is executed in four irrigated areas in
Africa, viz. southern Africa (Mozambique and
South Africa), Tunisia, Mali and Ethiopia, to fully
beneft from the potential of cross-distributing
promising strategies and innovations. At each
site, key indicators, risk factors, farm strategies
and biophysical parameters are monitored for
identifcation of current constraints to food pro-
duction and to evaluate agro-ecological and so-
cioeconomic impacts of improved practices and/
or innovations afer implementation.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The results of EAU4Food are distilled into tailor-
made support tables and guidelines for diferent
user groups. These support tables and guide-
lines support decision-making processes at local
level by overseeing short-term and long-term
efects of alternative practices and improved
strategies. EAU4Food is expected to have signif-
cant positive impacts on agricultural production
at farm level for many years to come, and on
wider policy processes at national and transna-
tional levels. To enlarge and maintain the impact
of EAU4Food, capacity-building programmes
are developed at diferent levels, from farmer-
to-farmer exchange up to exchange of scientifc
personnel. Moreover, further exploitation of the
results of EAU4Food is supported via other me-
dia such as songs of success, documentaries,
school programmes, policy briefs, fact books
and scientifc publications and presentations.
Period: 01/07/2011 to 30/06/2015
Total cost: EUR 4 943 245
Budget from EC: EUR 3 994 856
Contract number: 265471
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG
ONDERZOEK
Website: www.eau4food.info
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
STICHTING DIENST
LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Jochen Froebrich
[email protected]
+31 317 481510
+31 317 419000
Netherlands
CONTRACTORS
INSTITUT D'ECONOMIE RURALE
Samassekou Ouamarou
[email protected]
+22320231905
+223 20 22 37 75
Mali
UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
Judith Lungu
[email protected]
+260 211 250587
+260 211 250587
Zambia
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Nebo Jovanovic
[email protected]
+27 21 8882506
+27 21 8882682
South Africa
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE
RECHERCHES EN GENIE RURAL,
EAUX ET FORETS
Mohamed Njib Rejeb
Hedi Karray
[email protected]
+21671718055
+21671717951
Tunisia
MEKELLE UNIVERSITY
Solomon Habtu Mesgina
[email protected]
+00251 344 409018
+00251 344 401090
Ethiopia
INTERNATIONAL WATER
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE IWMI
Amol Khisty
[email protected]
+94 11 2880000
+94 11 2786854
Sri Lanka
CENTRE DE COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL EN RECHERCHE
AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
Brigitte Nesius
Btiment B Bureau 205 Ta Csaf / B
Campus International De Baillarguet
[email protected]
+33 4 67 59 37 84
+33 4 67 59 37 95
France
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTE
Anu Liisanantti
[email protected]
+44 20 7922 0402
+44 20 7922 0399
United Kingdom
LISODE SARL*
Jean-Emmanuel Rougier
[email protected]
+33 4 67 07 63 51
+33 4 67 16 64 40
France
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Eusebio Jimnez Arroyo
[email protected]
+34915668852
+34915668913
Spain
UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO
MONDLANE
Rui Brito
[email protected]
+258 21 410 100
+258 21 492 176
Mozambique
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
Willem De Clercq
[email protected]
+27 21 8084793
+27 21 8084791
South Africa
EAU4Food
European Union and African Union cooperative research to increase Food
production in irrigated farming systems in Africa/EAU4Food
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ICONZ
Integrated control of neglected zoonoses: improving human health and
animal production through scientifc innovation and public engagement
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
This project aims at improving human health
and animal production in developing countries
through integrated control of neglected zoon-
oses in animals, based on scientifc innovation
and public engagement. Neglected zoonoses,
such as anthrax, rabies, brucellosis, bovine TB,
zoonotic trypanosomiasis, echinococcosis, cyst-
icercosis and leishmaniasis, are major causes
of ill-health in developing countries in Africa,
Asia and Latin America. Production animals and
companion animals of signifcant societal value
act as reservoirs for transmission to man, and
the burden of these diseases on afected com-
munities is compounded by the adverse efects
many diseases have on the productivity of live-
stock and hence the livelihoods of the poor. The
control of these diseases in animals represents
an opportunity to address the constraints they
pose to both human health and animal produc-
tivity, thereby contributing to poverty reduction
and the MDGs
ACTIVITIES
The project will: (i) map and review research
activities at a global level; (ii) survey and as-
sess the burden of zoonoses in communities;
(iii) improve or develop disease control tools as
appropriate for conditions in afected countries,
with private sector inputs where appropriate;
(iv) develop cost-efective control and preven-
tion strategies taking into account economic,
sociological and cultural factors as well as tra-
ditional knowledge; (v) build capacity in ICPCs
through technology transfer and training; and
(vi) empower communities and policymakers to
utilise control and prevention strategies appro-
priately and efectively.
EXPECTED IMPACT
In order to contribute to efective control in ani-
mals, the project will identify scientifc innova-
tion and (where necessary) develop tools for di-
agnosis, quantifcation of disease burdens, and
for control. It will also contribute to mobilising
public engagement at all stakeholder levels so
as to ensure that strategies are appropriate for
use in afected communities and are adopted
within the policy framework of afected coun-
tries.
Period: 01/04/2009 to 31/03/2014
Total cost: EUR 7 414 246
Budget from EC: EUR 5 994 998
Contract number: 221948
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Mark Charles Eisler
Centre of Tropical Veterinary Medecine
[email protected]
+44 131 650 9024
+44 131 650 9023
United Kingdom
CONTRACTORS
PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR
TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE
Stanny Geerts
[email protected]
+32-3-2476262
-+32-3-2476268
Belgium
KBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET STIG
MILAN
Thamsborg
[email protected]
+4535332780
-+4535332774
Denmark
UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD
LYON 1
Anne-Francoise Petavy
[email protected]
+33 478 77 72 78
+33 478 77 72 78
France
FRIEDRICH LFFLER INStItUt -
BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT
FR TIERGESUNDHEIT
Irmgard Pd Dr Moser
[email protected]
0049 3641 804328
-0049 3641 804228
Germany
UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
Margarida Correia-Neves
Life And Health Sciences Research
Institute(Icvs) School Of Health Sciences
University Of Minho Campus De Gualtar
[email protected]
+351 253694807
+351-253-604809
Portugal
UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA
Ignacio Moriyn
[email protected]
+34 948 425 600
+34 948 425 649
Spain
KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET
Christer Von Essen
[email protected]
+46 8 616 14 06
+46 8 616 16 35
Sweden
SChWEIZERISChES tROPEN- UND
PUBLIC hEALth-INStItUt
Marcel Tanner
[email protected]
+41 61 284 81 39
+41 61 284 81 05
Switzerland
THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
James Scudamore
[email protected]
0044 151 795 6050
0044 151 795 6101
United Kingdom
LABORATOIRE CENTRAL
VETERINAIRE
Saidou Tembely
[email protected]
+223 607 50 46
+223 224 98 09
Mali+223 607 50 46
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II
Allal Dakkak
B.P. 6202 Rabat Instituts Madinat Al
Irfane NA
[email protected]
+212 37 77 09 35
+212 37 77 64 32
Morocco
UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO
MONDLANE
Sonia Afonso
[email protected]
+ 258 82 322 3770
+258 21 47 50 63
Mozambique
NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
Reuben Ocholi
[email protected]
+234 803 597 6203
+234 73 281452
Nigeria
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
John David Kabasa
[email protected]
256-772-499027
256-414-554685
Uganda
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
John Hargrove
[email protected]
+21-21-8082589
+27-21-8082586
South Africa
ICONZ
Integrated control of neglected zoonoses: improving human health and
animal production through scientifc innovation and public engagement
175
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF
AGRICULTURE
Rudovic Kazwala
Sokoine University Of Agriculture
Department Of Veterinary Medicine
And Public Health
[email protected]
+255-023-260-4542
+255-023-260-4647
Tanzania (United Republic of)l
UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
Isaac Khozozo Phiri
[email protected]
+260-211-293-727
+260-211-293-727
Zambia
AvIA-gIS BvBA
Guy Hendrickx
[email protected]
+32-474319571
+32-3-4582979
Belgium
LAB901 LIMITED
Richard Rowling
[email protected]
+44 (131) 448 2904
+44 (131) 448 0679
United Kingdom
INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
John Mcdermott
[email protected]
+254 (20) 4223207
+254 (20) 4223001
Kenya
AGENCE NATIONALE DE SECURITE
SANITAIRE DE L'ALIMENTATION, DE
L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU TRAVAIL
Franck Boue
Technople Agricole Et Vtrinaire
[email protected]
+33 3 83 29 89 50
France
ICONZ
Integrated control of neglected zoonoses: improving human health and
animal production through scientifc innovation and public engagement
177
LOWINPUTBREEDS
Development of integrated livestock breeding and management strategies
to improve animal health, product quality and performance in European
organic and low input milk, meat and egg production
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
The project has four main science and technol-
ogy objectives:
to develop and evaluate innovative breeding
concepts, including (a) genome wide and (b)
marker assisted selection, and (c) cross-, (d)
flower- and (e) farmer-participatory breeding
strategies, which will deliver genotypes with
robustness and quality traits required under
low input conditions;
to integrate the use of improved genotypes
with innovative management approaches
including improved diets, feeding regimes and
rearing systems;
to identify potential economic, environmental,
genetic diversity and ethical impacts of
project deliverables to ensure they conform
to different societal priorities and consumer
emands/expectations and are acceptable to
producers;
to establish an efficient training and
dissemination programme aimed at rapid
exploitation and application of project
deliverables by the organic and low input
livestock industry.
ACTIVITIES
the project covers fve livestock production sys-
tems (dairy cows, dairy and meat sheep, pigs
and laying hens) and designs species-specifc
breeding strategies for diferent macroclimatic
regions in Europe. The focus is on issues such
as mastitis, parasite control and animal welfare
problems, where breeding or management inno-
vations alone are unlikely to provide satisfactory
solutions..
EXPECTED IMPACT
LOWINPUTBREEDS aims to develop integrated
livestock breeding and management strate-
gies to improve animal health, product quality
and performance in European organic and low
input milk, meat and egg production through
research, dissemination and training activities.
The consortium includes 11 academic centres of
excellence and 6 genetics/breeding companies
(4 SMEs) in 11 European, 2 ICPC and 2 industri-
alised third countries.
Period: 01/05/2009 to 30/04/2014
Total cost: EUR 8 910 739
Budget from EC: EUR 5 999 995
Contract number: 222623
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Website: http://www.lowinputbreeds.org/
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON
TYNE
Gillian Butler
[email protected]
+44 191 222 5130
+44 1661 831006
United Kingdom
CONTRACTORS
FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FR
BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU STIFTUNG
Veronika Maurer
[email protected]
+410628657272
+41628657273
Switzerland
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Herv Hoste
[email protected]
+5 61 19 38 75
+5 61 19 32 43
France
STICHTING DIENST
LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Ferry Leenstra
[email protected]
+31 320 238 517
+31 320 238 050
Netherlands
gEORg-AUgUSt-UNIvERSItT
GTTINGEN STIFTUNG
FFENTLICHENRECHTS
Henner Simianer
[email protected]
+49 551 39 5604
+49 551 395587
Germany
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI
DI CATANIA
Alessandro Prido
[email protected]
+39 095 234497
+39 095 234345
Italy
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
Smaragda Sotiraki
[email protected]
+30 2310365373
+30 2310365371
Greece
JOHANN HEINRICH VON
THNEN-INStItUt,
BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FR
LNDLICHE RUME, WALD UND
FISCHEREI
Gerold Rahmann
[email protected]
+494539 8880 200
+494539 8880 120
Germany
KBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Karsten Klint Jensen
Noerregade 10
[email protected]
+45 387 41789
+45 353 36801
Denmark
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
Milena Kovac
[email protected]
+38 617217870
+38 617241005
Slovenia
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE
DE LOUVAIN
Tom Dedeurwaerdere
[email protected]
+3210862447
Belgium
SWISSGENETICS
Fritz Schmiliz-Hsu
[email protected]
+41 31 910 62 35
+41 31 910 62 66
Switzerland
SCHWEIZER
BRAUNVIEHZUCHTVERBAND
Beat Bapst
[email protected]
+41 417293311
+41 41 729 33 77
Switzerland
APPLIED GENETICS NETWORK
Chris Stricker
[email protected]
+41 81 413 1442
Switzerland
INSTITUTE FOR PIG GENETICS BV
Jascha Leenhouwers
[email protected]
+31 246779999
+31 246779800
Netherlands
PIGTURE IBERICA S.L.
Francisco Colino
[email protected]
+34 916342147
+34 902021436
Spain
LOWINPUTBREEDS
Development of integrated livestock breeding and management strategies
to improve animal health, product quality and performance in European
organic and low input milk, meat and egg production
179
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
INSTITUT DE SLECTION ANIMALE BV
Frans van Sambeek
[email protected]
+31 485319111
+31 485319112
Netherlands
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE DE
TUNISIE
Hichem Ben Salem
[email protected]
+216 71 230 024
+216 71 231 592
Tunisia
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
Jon Hickford
[email protected]
+64 3 325 2811
+64 3 325 3851
New Zealand
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Flavio S. Schenkel
[email protected]
+1 519 824 4120
+1 519 821 5236
Canada
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE VIOSA
Simone Facioni Guimares
[email protected]
+55 3899 3303
Brazil
LOUIS BOLK INSTITUUT
Monique Bestman
[email protected]
+31 343 523 863
Netherlands
LOWINPUTBREEDS
Development of integrated livestock breeding and management strategies
to improve animal health, product quality and performance in European
organic and low input milk, meat and egg production
181
MAREX
Exploring Marine Resources for Bioactive Compounds: From Discovery
to Sustainable Production and Industrial Applications
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Biodiversity in the seas is only partly explored,
although marine organisms are excellent sourc-
es for many industrial products. Through close
cooperation between industrial and academic
partners, the MAREX project will collect, isolate
and classify marine organisms, such as micro-
and macroalgae, cyanobacteria, sea anemones,
tunicates and fsh from the Atlantic, Pacifc and
Indian Oceans as well as from the Mediterra-
nean, Baltic and Arabian Seas. Extracts and
purifed compounds of these organisms will be
studied for several therapeutically and indus-
trially signifcant biological activities, including
anti-cancer, anti-infammatory, antiviral and an-
ticoagulant activities, by applying a wide variety
of screening tools, as well as for ion channel/re-
ceptor modulation and plant growth regulation.
ACTIVITIES
Chromatographic isolation of bioactive com-
pounds will be followed by structural determina-
tion. Sustainable cultivation methods for prom-
ising organisms and biotechnological processes
for selected compounds will be developed, as
well as biosensors for monitoring the target
compounds. The work will entail sustainable
organic synthesis of selected active compounds
and new derivatives, and development of se-
lected hits to lead compounds. The project will
expand marine compound libraries.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
MAREX innovations will be targeted for indus-
trial product development in order to improve
the growth and productivity of European marine
biotechnology. MAREX aims at a better under-
standing of environmentally conscious sourcing
of marine biotechnology products and increased
public awareness of marine biodiversity and po-
tential. Finally, MAREX is expected to ofer novel
marine-based lead compounds for European in-
dustries and strengthen their product portfolios
related to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cos-
metic, agrochemical, food processing, material
and biosensor applications.
Period: 01/08/2010 to 31/07/2014
Total cost: EUR 7 895 271
Budget from EC: EUR 5 999 974
Contract number: 245137
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
Website: www.marex.f
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
PROF. HEIKKI VUORELA
FACULTY OF PHARMACY
P.O. BOX 56
FI-00014 uNIVERSITy OF HELSINKI
[email protected]
+358 40 5516502
+358 9 191 59138
FINLAND
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA
Prof. Danijel Kikelj
Faculty of Pharmacy
Akereva 7
Ljubljana 1000
[email protected]
+386 1 4769561
+386 1 4258031
Slovenia
UNIVERSITY OF LA LAGUNA
Prof. Manuel Norte Martin
Instituto Universitario de Bioorganica
Astr. Francisco Sanchez 2
La Laguna 38206
[email protected]
+34 922 318586
+34 922 318571
Spain
UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK
Prof. Grzegorz Wegrzyn
Faculty of Biology
Kladki 24
Gdansk 90-822
[email protected]
+48 58 5236308
+48 58 5235501
Poland
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Prof. Jan Tytgat
Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Herestraat 49 box 922
3000 Leuven
[email protected]
+32 16 323403
+32 16 323405
Belgium
ABO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY
Adjunct prof. Jussi Meriluoto
Department of Biosciences
Artillerigatan 6 A
FI-20520 Turku
[email protected]
+358 2 2154873
+358 2 2154745
Finland
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
Prof. Marwan El-Sabban
Faculty of Medicine
Riad El Solh
Beirut 1107 2020
[email protected]
+961 1 350000, ext 4765
+961 1 362459
Lebanon
UNIVERSITY OF ANTOFAGASTA
Prof. Ivn Brito
Faculty of Basic Sciences
Avenida Angamos 601
Antofagasta 5655
[email protected]
+56 55 637814
+56 55 637457
Chile
UNIVERSITY OF STRASBOURG
Dr. Christian D. Muller
Faculty of Pharmacy
Route du Rhin 74
Illkirch 67401
[email protected]
+33 3 68854271
+33 3 68854310
France
EGE UNIVERSITY
Prof. Meltem Conk Dalay
Faculty of Engineering
E. U. Biyomuhendislik bolumu
35100 Bornova, Izmir
[email protected]
+90 232 3884955
+90 232 3884955
Turkey
UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II
Prof. M. Valeria Duria
Faculty of Pharmacy
Via D. Montesano 49
Naples 80131
[email protected]
+39 081 678527
+39 081 678552
Italy
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF THE
NORTH
Prof. Victor Kesternich
Faculty of Science
Avenida Angamos 0610
Antofagasta 5655
[email protected]
+56 55 355624
+56 55 355632
Chile
MAREX
Exploring Marine Resources for Bioactive Compounds: From Discovery to
Sustainable Production and Industrial Applications
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF
FINLAND (vtt)
Dr. Heiko Rischer
Plant Biotechnology
Tietotie 2
FI-02150 Espoo
[email protected]
+358 20 7224461
+358 20 7227071
Finland
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
OCEANOGRAPHY
Dr. Lisette DSouza
Bioorganic Chemistry
Panaji 403 004
[email protected]
+91 832 2450395
+91 832 2450602
India
IMEGO AB
Dr. Kristina Fogel
Arvid Hedvalls backe 4, Box 53071
S-41133
Gteborg
[email protected]
+46 31 7501836
+46 31 7501801
Sweden
XENTION LTD
Dr. David Madge
Iconix Park, London Road, Pampisford
Cambridge, CB22 3EG
[email protected]
+44 1223 493938
+44 1223 493901
United Kingdom
BIOVICO SP. Z O.O.
Artur Wilandt
ul. Hryniewickiego 6B/135
81-340 Gdynia
[email protected]
+48 58660 44 84
+48 58620 40 04
Poland
EBIOTEC S.A.
Dr. Valter Lombardi
Poligono Industrial de Bergondo
C/. Parroquia De Guisamo S/N Parcela
A6, Nave F
15165 Bergondo (La Corua)
[email protected]
+34 981 784848
+34 981 784842
Spain
BIOTECHMARINE
Dr. Nicole Mkidche
Zone Industrielle
BP 72, Pontrieux
F-22200
[email protected]
+33 2 96953132
+33 2 96953130
France
MAREX
Exploring Marine Resources for Bioactive Compounds: From Discovery to
Sustainable Production and Industrial Applications
185
MYCORED
Novel integrated strategies for worldwide mycotoxin reduction in the food
and feed chains
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
MYCORED aims at developing strategic solutions
to reduce contamination by mycotoxins of ma-
jor concern in economically important food and
feed chains. The following toxins and commodi-
ties are especially considered in the project: afa-
toxins, trichothecenes, zearalenone, fumonisins
in wheat/maize food and feed chains; ochratoxin
A in the grape-wine and wheat chains; and afa-
toxins in the dried fruit chain. Novel methodolo-
gies, efcient handling procedures and informa-
tion, dissemination and educational strategies
are considered in a context of multidisciplinary
integration of know-how and technology to re-
duce mycotoxins exposure worldwide.
ACTIVITIES
Five work packages (WPs) will develop novel
solution-driven strategies to reduce both pre-
and post-harvest contamination in feed and
food chains. They involve: (i) optimisation of
plant resistance and fungicide use; (ii) biocontrol
to reduce toxigenic fungi in cropping systems;
(iii) predictive modelling and optimised logis-
tics; (iv) novel post-harvest and storage prac-
tices; and (v) application of new food processing
technologies. Two horizontal WPs will develop
enabling methodologies for: (i) advanced diag-
nostics and quantitative detection of toxigenic
fungi; and (ii) rapid and multi-toxin detection of
mycotoxins and relevant biomarkers.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
the project will signifcantly build on the out-
come of several European projects (through
most coordinators/partners of FP5 and FP6) on
mycotoxins by supporting, stimulating and fa-
cilitating education and cooperation with coun-
tries having major mycotoxin concerns related
to (international) trade and human health. The
direct involvement of ICPC countries (Argentina,
Egypt, Russia, South Africa, Turkey) and interna-
tional organisations (CIMMYT, IITA) together with
strong alliances with major research institutions
in the USA (three USDA centres/ fve universi-
ties), Australia, Malaysia will strengthen the pro-
ject through sharing experiences and resources
from several past/ongoing mycotoxin projects in
a global context.
Period: 01/04/2009 to 31/03/2013
Total cost: EUR 7 310 646
Budget from EC: EUR 5 769 956
Contract number: 222690
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
Website: http://www.mycored.eu
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
186
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
ANGELO VISCONTI
[email protected]
+39 080 5929333
+39 080 5929374
ITALY
CONTRACTORS
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Suzanne Rose
[email protected]
+44 0 1234 758352
+44 0 1234 758370
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITT FR BODENKULTUR
WIEN
Rudolf Krska
[email protected]
+43 2272 66280401
+43 2272 66280403
Austria
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
Trine Klitgaard
[email protected]
+45 4525 2695
+45 4588 4148
Denmark
MAX RUBNER INSTITUT
BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FR
ERNHRUNG UND LEBENSMITTEL
Jrgen Wagner
[email protected]
+49 0 721 6625202
+49 0 721 6625111
Germany
STICHTING DIENST
LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Bert Jansen
[email protected]
+31 317 481129
Netherlands
UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO
CUORE
Libero Ranelli
[email protected]
+39 0523 599122
+39 0523 599124
Italy
CEREAL RESEARCh NON-PROFIt
COMPANY
Aniko Csamango
[email protected]
+36-62-435235
+36-62-420101
Hungary
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Isabelle Oswald
[email protected]
+33 561 285480
+33 561 285310
France
RIJKSINSTITUUT VOOR
VOLKSGEZONDHEID EN MILIEU
Andre Henken
[email protected]
+30 2743319
Netherlands
TUBITAK MARMARA RESEARCH
CENTER
Guner Ozay
[email protected]
+90 262 6773200
+90 262 6412309
Turkey
A.N. BAKH INSTITUTE OF
BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE RUSSIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Vladimir Olegovich Popov
[email protected]
+7 495 9523441
+7 495 9523441
Russian Federation
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
Hassan Amra
[email protected]
+2 0101 157964
+2 0233 370931
Egypt
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
TROPICAL AGRICULTURE
David Watson
[email protected]
+234 2 2412626
Nigeria
CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE
MEJORAMIENTO DE MAIZ Y TRIGO
INT
Peter Ninnes
[email protected]
+52 55 5804 7503
Mexico
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE RIO
CUARTO
Armando Becerra
[email protected]
+54 358 4676330
+54 358 4680280
Argentina
MYCORED
Novel integrated strategies for worldwide mycotoxin reduction in the food
and feed chains
187
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA
Josep M.
Sentis Sune
[email protected]
+34 973 702061
+34 973 702237
Spain
ROMER LABS DIAGNOSTIC GMBH
Johann Binder
[email protected]
+43 2272 6153310
Austria
BIO-FERM, BIOtEChNOLOgISChE
ENTWICKLUNG UND PRODUKTION
GMBH
Herbert Danner
[email protected]
+43 2272 66 280 531
+43 2272 66 280 502
Austria
MATRIX SRL
Antonio Sacchetti
[email protected]
+39 080 4958223
+39 080 4952302
Italy
FUNDACIO PRIVADA INTERNATIONAL
TREENUT
Goretti Guasch
[email protected]
+34 977 331 416
+34 977 315 028
Spain
FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES
FABRICANTS D'ADDITIFS POUR LA
NUTRITION ANIMALE
Didier Jans
[email protected]
+32 2 6396660
+32 2 6404111
Belgium
SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL
RESEARCH COUNCIL
Philip Du Plessis
[email protected]
+27 21 9380481
+27 21 9380564
South Africa
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA
LA SAPIENZA
Mario Grippo
[email protected]
+39 0649912561
+39 06 49912435
Italy
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI
FEDERICO II.
Luigi Coppola
[email protected]
+39 081 25339360
+39 081 7754942
Italy
MYCORED
Novel integrated strategies for worldwide mycotoxin reduction in the food
and feed chains
189
NEXTGEN
Next generation methods to preserve farm animal biodiversity
by optimising present and future breeding options
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
NEXTGEN proposes the bold step of using whole
genome data to develop and optimise conser-
vation genetic management of livestock diver-
sity for the foreseeable future. The rationale for
choosing whole genome data is to future-proof
DNA-based analyses in livestock conservation
against upcoming changes in technology and
analysis. Thus, in the context of whole genome
data availability, our global objective is to de-
velop cost-efective optimised methodologies
for preserving farm animal biodiversity, using
cattle, sheep, and goats as model species.
ACTIVITIES
More specifcally, NEXtgEN will:
produce whole genome data in selected
populations;
develop the necessary bioinformatics
approaches, taking advantage of the 1 000
human genomes project, and focusing on
the identification of genomic regions under
recent selection (adaptive / neutral variation);
develop the methods for optimising breeding
and biobanking, taking into account both
neutral and adaptive variations;
develop innovative biobanking methods
based on freeze-dried nuclei;
provide guidelines for studying disease
resistance and genome/environment
relationships in a spatial context;
assess the value of wild ancestors and
breeds from domestication centres as genetic
resources;
assess the performance of a surrogate
marker system compared with whole genome
sequence data for preserving biodiversity;
provide efficient training and a wide
dissemination of the improved methodologies.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
the consortium has been designed to specifcally
reach these objectives, and encompasses skills in
conservation genetics, bioinformatics, biobanking
and breeding technologies, and GIScience. The
work plan has been established with great care.
the sequencing task has been postponed to year
3 to take advantage of cost dynamics, while the
two frst years are dedicated to bioinformatics
and to an innovative sampling strategy that fully
integrates the spatial aspect and that ofers more
value at the data analysis stage.
Period: 01/04/2010 to 31/03/2014
Total cost: EUR 3 758 342
Budget from EC: EUR 2 999 999
Contract number: 244356
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE
Website: http://nextgen.vitamib.com
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Jean Xavier Boucherle
[email protected]
+33476887924
+33476881174
France
CONTRACTORS
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Nick Bodycombe
[email protected]
+442920870171
+442920874189
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO
CUORE
Libero Ranelli
[email protected]
+390523599122
+390523599124
Italy
PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO S.R.L.
Gianluca Carenzo
[email protected]
+39 0371 4662215
+39 0371 4662217
Italy
EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
LABORATORY
Tom Ratclif
[email protected]
+441223492528
+441223494470
Germany
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE
DE LAUSANNE
Vronique Boillat-Kireev
[email protected]
+41216935785
+41216935790
Switzerland
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI
TERAMO
Maria Luigia Scuteri
[email protected]
+390861266923
+39 0861 266925
Italy
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
Vincent Muwanika
Faculy Of Science Quadrangle
[email protected]
+256 414532772
+256414530134
Uganda
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Mohamed Badraoui
[email protected]
+212537772642
+212537770049
Morocco
GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
Hassan Soltanloo
[email protected]
+98 17 12 23 50 16
+98 17 12 23 50 16
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC
AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
ORGANISATION
James Kijas
[email protected]
+61732142442
+61732142480
Australia
NEXTGEN
Next generation methods to preserve farm animal biodiversity by
optimising present and future breeding options
191
PARAVAC
Vaccines against helminth infections
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Livestock production efciency is impaired by
helminth infection which is ubiquitous in cat-
tle, sheep and goats worldwide. It causes se-
verely debilitating gastrointestinal, respira-
tory and hepatic disorders, depending on the
infecting species. The treatment and preven-
tion of helminth parasitism in livestock con-
tinues to rely almost exclusively on the use of
anthelmintic drugs, an approach threatened by
the global emergence of anthelmintic resist-
ance. An alternative approach is vaccination.
Members of the present consortium (from the
EU and Switzerland, north and south America,
north and south Africa, Australia, two SMEs and
one major animal health company) have de-
veloped prototype vaccines with the predicted
required efcacy to control major gastrointes-
tinal nematode infections of livestock, notably
Ostertagia ostertagi in cattle and Haemonchus
contortus in sheep, the liver fuke Fasciola hepat-
ica in sheep and cattle with leading positions in
subunit vaccine development against Cooperia
onchophora, Dictyocaulus viviparus in cattle and
the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus in dogs.
This project aims to deliver at least one proto-
type vaccine to the point of uptake by the com-
mercial sector or through government/philan-
thropic agencies.
ACTIVITIES
This purspose will be addressed by:
developing effective native or synthetic
vaccines, the latter using novel, molecular
expression systems;
defining the protective immune responses
induced by these vaccines in order to optimise
the structure of the antigens and the method
of their delivery;
defining vaccine efficacy with trials in both
housed and grazing livestock;
providing a platform for training and
knowledge exchange which includes
participation in training programmes, short
exchanges of staff, workshops, and website
provision;
interacting closely with computer modellers,
the animal health industry, farmer
organisations and other stakeholders to
define required vaccine characteristics;
knowledge exchange/dissemination to policymakers,
scientists, government departments and the general
public.

Period: 01/04/2011 to 31/03/2015
Total cost: EUR 12 468 783
Budget from EC: EUR 8 944 185
Contract number: 265862
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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COORDINATOR
MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
David Knox
[email protected]
+44 131 445 5111
+44 131 445 6111
United Kingdom
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Margo Baele
[email protected]
+32 9 264 31 06
+32 9 264 35 83
Belgium
VIB
Rik Audenaert
[email protected]
+32 9 244 66 11
+32 9 244 66 10
Belgium
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN,
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND,
DUBLIN
Grace Mulcahy
[email protected]
+35317166180
+35317166184
Ireland
UNIVERSITE LYON 1 CLAUDE
BERNARD
Javier Olaiz
[email protected]
+33472697600
+33472697609
France
STIFTUNG TIERRZTLICHE
HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER
Peter Joppe
[email protected]
+49 511 953 8000
+49 511 953 828001
Germany
ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS LEIDEN
- LEIDS UNIvERSItAIR MEDISCh
CENTRUM
Cornelis Hendrik Hokke
[email protected]
+31715265065
+31715266907
Netherlands
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
Joe Galloway
[email protected]
+44 41 330 3884
+44 41 330 3218
United Kingdom
THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
Veronica Shaw
[email protected]
+44 151 794 8722
+44 141 794 8728
United Kingdom
UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA
Jos Prez
[email protected]
+34 957 218178
+34 957 218682
Spain
ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Olga Naiberguer
James Administeration Building,
[email protected]
+1 514 3983488
+1 514 3986878
Canada
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II
Allal Dakkak
[email protected]
+212 537 77 40 37
+212 537 77 58 38
Morocco
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPUBLICA
Lorena Vazquez
[email protected]
+598 2 525 8618
+598 2 525 8617
Uruguay
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
(ARC)
Andries Pretorius
[email protected]
+27 12 529 9335
+27 12 529 9105
South Africa
UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA
- UNESP
Alessandro Amarante
Depto. Parasitologia Unesp s/n
[email protected]
+55 14 38116239
+55 14 38153744
Brazil
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
ISCONOVA AB
Bobby Lodin
[email protected]
+46 18 161704
+46 18 16 17 01
Sweden
UNIVERSITT ZRICH
Peter Deplazes
[email protected]
+41446358502
+41446358907
Switzerland
ECOLE NATIONALE DE MDECINE
VTRINAIRE
Samia Lahmar
[email protected]
+216 70 735 562
+216 70 735 562
Tunisia
PFIZER LIMITED
Fraser Stewart
[email protected]
+44 1304 646547
+44 1304 656260
United Kingdom
LARA MEDIA LIMITED
Gerald Cannon
[email protected]
+35317979289
+35317979289
Ireland
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE
CAJAMARCA
Pedro Ortiz
[email protected]
+55 1 76365312
+55 1 76365852
Peru
TRIVERITAS LIMITED
Julian Braidwood
[email protected]
+448451232886
+448451232889
United Kingdom
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY
Leylani Taylor
[email protected]
+61893601394
+61893606686
Australia
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PRO-EEL
Reproduction of European Eel: Towards a Self-sustained Aquaculture
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The recent decline of European eel (Anguilla an-
guilla) and no signs of recovery have brought
attention to the biologically unsustainable ex-
ploitation of the stock. In September 2007,
the EU adopted Council Regulation 1100/2007
establishing measures for the recovery of the
European eel stock. however, eel are still fshed
intensively for human consumption while aqua-
culture and restocking rely exclusively on the
supply of glass eels caught each year. A con-
trolled production of eel larvae is ever more
urgent. The objective of PRO-EEL is to develop
standardised protocols for production of high
quality gametes, viable eggs and feeding larvae.
The approach is to expand knowledge about the
intricate hormonal control and physiology of
eels which complicates artifcial reproduction.
ACTIVITIES
This knowledge will be applied in the develop-
ment of suitable methods to induce maturation
considering diferent rearing conditions. Knowl-
edge about the gametogenesis and maturation
pattern will be developed in small-scale tests
and applied to establish standardised fertilisa-
tion procedures. New knowledge about function-
al anatomy of embryos and yolksac larvae will
be applied to develop suitable feed. Protocols
for larval production will be tested in full-scale
experimental facilities managed in collaboration
with a qualifed SME.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The integrated protocols and technology devel-
opment will be evaluated relative to the output
of healthy embryos and yolksac larvae. Larval
feeds will be developed towards pioneering frst-
feeding in European eel larvae, which will be a
major breakthrough and promising step towards
a self-sustained aquaculture. the strength of
the project is its interdisciplinary approach and
the unique expertise of the consortium. PRO-EEL
brings together leading institutes in eel repro-
duction complemented by excellence in disci-
plines flling gaps in knowledge and technology.
A tight collaboration with the aquaculture indus-
try promotes the applicability of the developed
technology.

Period: 01/04/2010 to 31/03/2014
Total cost: EUR 5 087 331
Budget from EC: EUR 2 999 307
Contract number: 245257
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK
Website: www.pro-eel.eu
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COORDINATOR
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF
DENMARK.
National Institute of Aquatic
Resources,
Kavalergrden 6, Charlottenlund, 2920
Contact person:
Dr. Jonna Tomkiewicz
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +45 35883408
Denmark
CONTRACTORS
FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE
RESEARCH.
Institute for Marine Resources and
Ecosystem Studies. Korringaweg 5,
Yerseke 4401-NT
Contact person:
Dr. Hans van de Vis
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +31 (0)317 487043
Netherlands
UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN.
Van der Klaauw Laboratorium,
Kaiserstraat 63,
2311 GP Leiden 2.05
Contact person:
Dr. Guido van den Thillart
E-mail:g.van.den.thillart@biology.
leidenuniv.nl
Tel: +31 (0)71 527 4363
Netherlands
NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH.
Rue Cuvier, CP- 7, Paris 75231/05
Contact person:
Dr. Sylvie Dufour
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +33-1-40793612
France
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF
VALENCIA.
Institute for Animal Science and
Technology s/n, Camino de Vera,
Valencia, 46022
Contact person:
Dr. Juan F. Asturiano
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +34 963879385
Spain
NOFIMA AKvAFORSK
FISKERIFORSKNING A/S.
Muninbakken 9-13, Troms 9291
Contact person:
Dr. Helge Tveiten
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +4777629000
Norway
GHENT UNIVERSITY.
Rozier 44, Gent, 9000
Contact person:
Prof. Peter Bossier
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +32 92643759
Belgium
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN.
Dyrlgevej 16, Frederiksberg C, 1870
Contact person:
Prof. Eiliv Svalastoga
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +45 35332936
Denmark
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR
AGRONOMIC RESEARCH.
RD 918, Quartier ibarron, Saint Pe sur
Nivelle, 64310
Contact person:
Prof. Sadasivam Kausik
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +33 559515990
France
BILLUND AQUACULTURE SERVICE APS.
Klovermarken 27, Billund, 7190
Contact person:
M. Dir. Bjarne Hald Olsen
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +45 75338720
Denmark
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY.
Marijkeweg 40, 531/0A.060
Wageningen 6709PG
Contact person:
Prof. Johan Verreth
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel:+31 7 483510
Netherlands
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES
AND TECHNOLOGIES OF THE SEA.
SALAMMB
28, Tunis, 2025
Contact person:
Prof. Mohammed Mejdeddine Kraiem
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: + 216 71 730 420
Tunesia
INSTITUTE FOR MARINE RESEARCH.
Austevoll Marine Aquaculture Station,
Storeb, 5392
Contact person:
Dr. Anders Mangor-Jensen
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +47 56182263
Norway
NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Center of Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Battrkaia 17B
Trondheim, 7010
Contact person:
Prof. Elin Kjrsvik
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +47 73596313
Norway
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BIOMAR A/S
Mylius Erichsensvej 35, Brande, 7330
Contact person:
Mr. Lars Kristian Holst
E-mail: [email protected].
Telefon: +45 96 61 31 07
Denmark
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SIRRIMED
Sustainable use of Irrgation water in the Mediterranean region
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
SIRRIMED will address issues related to the
sustainable use of water in Mediterranean irri-
gated agricultural systems, with the overall aim
of optimising irrigation water use. The approach
proposed in SIRRIMED for reaching this goal will
be based on integrated water irrigation man-
agement (IWIM) where the improving water use
efciency will be considered at farm, irrigation
district and watershed scales. This strategy im-
plies the innovation of more efcient irrigation
techniques improving water productivity that
permit savings in water consumption.
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
SIRRIMED will consider the development, test
and validation of new defcit irrigation strategies,
the sustainable use of poor quality waters and
the improvement of precise irrigation scheduling
using plant sensors. these new techniques will
be integrated with suitable husbandry irrigation
practices. At the district scale, eforts should be
directed towards an integrated policy of water
allocation which accounts for the characteris-
tics and specifcity of each farm, requiring the
availability of databases and management tools
(decision support systems) specifcally designed
to fulfl the objectives of maximising water
use efciency. At the watershed scale, priority
should be devoted to the assessment of new
models of water governance, and the defnition
of strategies and policies aimed at promoting a
more responsible use of irrigation water. Finally,
SIRRIMED will establish a sound dissemination
strategy for transfer of knowledge towards the
end users, with a very important partipatory ap-
proach to facilitate an adequate involvement of
stakeholders (farmers, association of irrigation
users, water authorities and SMEs).

Period: 01/07/2010 to 31/12/2013
Total cost: EUR 4 300 086
Budget from EC: EUR 2 999 078
Contract number: 245159
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE
INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Website: www.sirrimed.org
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COORDINATOR
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR
DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Carlos Manuel
Abad Ruiz
[email protected]
34 91 5668852
34 91 5668913
Spain
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE
CARTAGENA
Esther Natividad Dulce
[email protected]
+34 968325658
+34 968327031
Spain
CONSORZIO DI BONIFICA DI
SECONDO GRADO PER IL CANALE
EMILIANO ROMAGNOLO
Claudia Zucchini
[email protected]
+39 051 4298 811
+39 051 390422
Italy
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Sylvie Modeste
Site Agroparc Domaine Saint Paul
[email protected]
+33 432722067
+33 432722072
France
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Sarah Taylor
[email protected]
+44 1524 592734
+44 1524 843087
United Kingdom
KENTRO EREVNAS TECHNOLOGIAS
KAI ANAPTYXIS THESSALIAS
Georgia Pahlitzanakis
[email protected]
+30 24210 96743
+30 24210 96750
Greece
UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA
Antonia Lpez Navajas
[email protected]
+34 957499229
+34 957499252
Spain
ASOCIACION DE FABRICANTES DE
RIEGO ESPANOLES
Miguel Lpez Estebaranz
[email protected]
+34 917819522
+34 915761866
Spain
EUROMEDITERRANEAN IRRIGATORS
COMMUNITY
Margarita Molina Martnez
[email protected]
+34 915636318
+34 915636253
Spain
VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK
HOGER ONDERWIJS,
WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK
EN PATIENTENZORG
Margot Rijerse
[email protected]
+31 20 5989561
+31 20 5989950
Netherlands
LITANI RIVER AUTHORITY
Mazen Souaidan
[email protected]
+961 1 825433
+961 1 825431
Lebanon
DEBBANE FRERES SAL
Hani Abiad
[email protected]
+961 9 211791
+961 9 211 791
Lebanon
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II
M. El Otmani
[email protected]
+212 528241006
+212 528242243
Morocco
SOCIETE ARABE POUR LES
INVESTISSEMENTS AGRICOLES
SAPIAMA SARL
Issam Mansouri
[email protected]
212 48550292
212 48550293
Morocco
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
Magdi Tawfk
Abdelhamid Elsayed
[email protected]
+20 104 145 751
+20 233 370 931
Egypt
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SOLIBAM
Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated Breeding And Management
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
SOLIBAM will develop specifc and novel breed-
ing approaches integrated with management
practices to improve the performance, quality,
sustainability and stability of crops adapted to
organic and low-input systems, in their diversity
in Europe and taking into account small-scale
farms in Africa. SOLIBAM will:
identify traits specific for adaptation to low-
input/organic conditions over a wide range of
agro-climatic conditions in Europe;
develop efficient phenotyping, genotyping
and molecular tools to monitor heritable
variation during selection. Molecular analysis
of functional polymorphisms will increase
accuracy in breeding methodologies and
improve monitoring of genetic diversity and
adaptation along generations. It will also
increase the understanding of adaptive
phenomena;
develop the use of within-crop diversity
to stabilise yield and quality in the face of
current and increasing variation in organic
and low-input agriculture;
design, develop and test innovative arable
and vegetable cropping systems based on
integration of a high level of diversification in
crop management with the use of genetically
diverse populations or varieties;
compare the effectiveness of different breed-
ing strategies under conventional, low input
and certified organic farming to set up op-
timal strategies for the production of varie-
ties suitable for organic and low input farm-
ing taking into account the traits which are
avoided in conventional breeding;
develop methodologies for farmers partici-
patory research that exploit SOLIBAMs ad-
vances in low-input and organic farming;
quantify the effects and interactions of
breeding and management innovations on
crop nutritional, organoleptic and end-use
quality;
evaluate socioeconomic and environmental
impacts of SOLIBAMs breeding and manage-
ment innovations in order to identify farm
business, consumer preference, food supply
and legislation related issues that are likely
to influence their adoption.
Period: 13/04/2010 to 31/08/2014
Total cost: EUR 7 820 955
Budget from EC: EUR 5 999 000
Contract number: 245058
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE
AGRONOMIQUE
Website: http://www.solibam.eu
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COORDINATOR
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Vronique Chable
[email protected]
+33 2 23 48 56 21
+33 2 23 48 56 20
France
CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA PER L
AGRICOLTURA BIOLOGICA*AIAB
Andrea Ferrante
[email protected]
+39 348 018 9221
+39 064 543 7469
Italy
PROGRESSIVE FARMING TRUST
LTD T/A THE ORGANIC RESEARCH
CENTRE
Bruce Pearce
[email protected]
+44 1488 658298
+44 1488 658 503
United Kingdom
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
Hanne Jensen
[email protected]
+45 4677 4103
+45 4677 4607
Denmark
INSTITUT TECHNIQUE DE
L'AGRICULTURE BIOLOGIQUE
Krotoum Konate
[email protected]
+33 140 04 5063
+33 140 04 5066
France
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITT
MNCHEN
Ulrike Ronchetti
[email protected]
+49 892 892 2616
+49 89 289 22620
Germany
INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA
QUIMICA E BIOLOgICA -
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA
Maria Carlota Vaz Patto
[email protected]
+351 21 446 9461
+351 21 441 1277
Portugal
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz
[email protected]
+34 91 566 8852
+34 91 566 89 13
Spain
ESCOLA SUPERIOR AGRARIA DE
COIMBRA
Carlos Jos Dias Pereira
[email protected]
+351 239 802 940
+351 239 802 979
Portugal
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
INSTITUTE OF THE HUNGARIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Kovacs Geza
[email protected]
+36 22 569500
+36 22 460213
Hungary
SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI
STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI
PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA
Pietro Tonutti
[email protected]
+39 050 883260
+39 050 883519
Italy
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PERUGIA
Mario Falcinelli
[email protected]
+39 075 5856205
+39 075 5856224
Italy
EIDGENSSISCHES
VOLKSWIRTSCHAFTSDEPARTEMENT
Thomas Jan Nemecek
[email protected]
+41 44 377 72 54
+41 44 377 72 01
Switzerland
KBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Ivan Kristofersen
[email protected]
+45 353 22626
+45 353 22780
Denmark
INRA TRANSFERT S.A.
Lucie Hofmann
[email protected]
+33 1 5535 2648
+33 1 5535 2646
France
SAATZUCHT DONAU GESMBH &
COKG
Franziska Lschenberger
franziska.loeschenberger@saatzucht-
donau.at
+43 2215 2481
+43 2215 2481 39
Austria
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GAUTIER SEMENCES SAS
Frdric Dalmon
[email protected]
+33 4 90 240 260
+33 4 90 240 261
France
AGROVEGETAL S.A.
Ignacio Solis Martel
[email protected]
+34 954 540 665
+34 954 422 151
Spain
ARCOIRIS SRL
Alberto Olivucci
[email protected]
+39 541 924 036
+39 178 223 0521
Italy
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE
DRY AREAS
Stefania Grando
[email protected]
+963 21 2691 2407
+963 21 2213490
Syrian Arab Republic
COORDINATION NATIONALE DES
ORGANISATIONS PAYSANNES DU
MALI ASSOCIATION
Ibrahima Coulibaly
[email protected]
+223 6676 1126
+223 2028 6800
Mali
MEKELLE UNIVERSITY
Abay Fetien
[email protected]
+251 3444 10974
+251 3444 09304
Ethiopia
UNIVERSITA DI PISA
Marco Mazzoncini
[email protected]
+390502210500
+390502210503
Italy
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SUSTAINMED
Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean
partner countries
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of the SUSTAINMED pro-
ject is to examine and assess the impacts of EU
and national agricultural, rural, environmental
and trade policies in the Mediterranean partner
countries (MPCs). Specifc impacts will include
socioeconomic structural changes, income dis-
tribution, resource management, trade liberali-
sation, poverty alleviation, employment and mi-
grations trends, as well as commercial relations
with major trade partners (in particular the EU)
and competitiveness in international markets.
ACTIVITIES
The project will integrate a wide range of com-
plementary methods and analytical tools includ-
ing quantitative modelling, structured surveying,
indicator building and qualitative data analysis,
in order to provide: (i) orders of magnitude of
the impact in MPCs related to changes in im-
portant policy parameters; and (ii) qualitative in-
sights into processes which will be important for
the future welfare of MPCs but which cannot be
fully captured by quantitative indicators.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The project results will enable the European
Commission and relevant stakeholders to for-
mulate realistic policies and action plans aimed
at supporting sustainable agri-food systems,
rural development programmes and capacity
building in the Mediterranean region. The project
outcomes will also contribute to improving col-
laboration and economic and commercial rela-
tions between the EU and target MPCs, in line
with the stated goals of the Barcelona process:
Union for the Mediterranean. Furthermore, the
project will provide relevant research to support
the promotion of sustainable development in
fulflling the EUs commitment towards the Unit-
ed Nation millennium development goals in the
region. The project consortium brings together
during three years recognised researchers from
six EU Member States, one associated country
and fve MPCs, with a strong scientifc back-
ground and experience in Mediterranean policy,
market and institutional analysis.

Period: 01/03/2010 to 28/02/2013
Total cost: EUR 2 644 117
Budget from EC: EUR 1 996 771
Contract number: 245233
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DES HAUTES ETUDES
AGRONOMIQUES MEDITERRANEENNES
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE MEDITERRANEEN
Website: http://sustainmed.iamm.fr/
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COORDINATOR
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DES
HAUTES ETUDES AGRONOMIQUES
MEDITERRANEENNES INSTITUT
AGRONOMIQUE MEDITERRANEEN DE
MONTPELLIER
Etienne Montaigne
[email protected]
+33467046018
+33467542527
France
CONTRACTORS
ECOLE NATIONALE D'AGRICULTURE
DE MEKNES
Akka Ait El Mekki
[email protected]
+212 535300239
+212 535 300238
Morocco
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz
[email protected]
+34-915668852
+34-915668913
Spain
INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE
DE TUNISIE
Boubaker Thabet
[email protected]
+ 216 97 601 757
+ 216 71 799 391
Tunisia
UNIVERSITY OF KENT
Ruth Woodger
[email protected]
+44(0)1227 823789
+44(0)1227 823998
United Kingdom
MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC
INSTITUTE OF CHANIA
George Baourakis
[email protected]
+302821035020
+302821035001
Greece
PELLERVON TALOUDELLISEN
TUTKIMUSLAITOKSEN
KANNATUSYHDISTYS RY
Perttu Pyykknen
[email protected]
00358400754928
00358934888500
Finland
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI
FEDERICO II.
Antonio Ciof
[email protected]
+39-81-2539052
+39-81-7755143
Italy
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND
AGRARIAN REFORM
Atieh El Hindi
[email protected]
+963 944265208
+963 11 5455369
Syrian Arab Republic
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE
VALENCIA
Jose-Antonio Perez-Garcia
[email protected]
+34-96-3877409
+34-96-3877949
Spain
ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY
Ibrahim Soliman
Faculty Of Agriculture
[email protected]
+20552283560
+20552287567
Egypt
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Christine Tailleferie
[email protected]
+33 499 613 100
+33 467 632 802
France
AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY
Selim Cagatay
Akdeniz University Iktisadi Ve Idari
Bilimler Fakultesi Akdeniz Ulkeleri
Ekonomik Arastirma Merkezi BBlok
[email protected]
+90-242-3102198
+90-242-2278547
Turkey
SUSTAINMED
Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean
partner countries
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SWUP-MED
Sustainable water use securing food production in dry areas
of the Mediterranean region
CONTEXT, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The strategic objective of the project is to im-
prove food crop production in the Mediterranean
region, infuenced by multiple abiotic stresses.
These stresses are becoming even more pro-
nounced under the changing climate, which is
predicted to result in drier conditions, increas-
ing temperatures, and greater variability, caus-
ing desertifcation. the project will work mainly
in farmers communities to improve farming
systems, by strengthening a diversifed crop ro-
tation and using marginal-quality water for sup-
plemental irrigation, aiming at the following. (1)
Introduce and test new climate-proof crops and
cultivars with improved stress tolerance, select-
ing promising varieties of cereals, grain legumes
and new crops. Climate-proof traits will be iden-
tifed for breeding programmes using advanced
physiological and biochemical screening tools.
Supplemental irrigation will be performed as
defcit irrigation by diferent sources of water.
(2) Investigate the sustainable feld applicability
of the farming systems, such as environmen-
tal efects related to irrigation water quality
assessed by monitoring groundwater and soil
quality. Financial implications for the farmer and
economic costs and benefts in the food sector
will be analysed. (3) Develop a research synthesis
in dialogue with the food sector, based on experi-
mental results and advanced simulation model-
ling to improve farming systems management,
utilising dynamic tools that ease adaptation to
the efects of a variable and changing climate.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The approach is participatory, involving the
farmers community and the market and po-
litical levels. The expected outcome is improved
productivity and sustainable use of agricultural
lands by developing a more diverse farming
system, supporting economic development in
non-European Mediterranean countries while
ensuring mutual interest and beneft with the
EU. It will accelerate the adoption of improved
agricultural practices and technologies to meet
future constraints imposed by climate changes.

Period: 01/07/2008 to 30/06/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 929 765
Budget from EC: EUR 2 728 104
Contract number: 212337
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: KBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Website: http://www.swup-med.dk/
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
KBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Ivan Kristofersen
[email protected]
+45 35322626
+45 35322780
Denmark
CONTRACTORS
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE
DRY AREAS
Elizabeth Bailey
[email protected]
+963 21 2213433
+963 21 2225105
Syrian Arab Republic
INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA
QUIMICA E BIOLOgICA -
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA
Margarida Martinez
[email protected]
+351 21 4469641
+351 21 4433644
Portugal
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
Marilena Di Matteo
[email protected]
+39 0 8177 17325
+39 081 7718 045
Italy
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
COUNCIL
Anna Hemmingway
[email protected]
+44 0 1491 838 800
+44 0 1491 692 424
United Kingdom
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ARAB
REGION AND EUROPE
Ashraf Atef
[email protected]
+202 4513922
+202 4513918
Egypt
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II
Ouafae Benlhabib
[email protected]
+212 3777 4037
+212 3777 5845
Morocco
UNIVERSITY OF CUKUROVA
Ali Altioglu
[email protected]
+90 322 3386329
+90 322 3386272
Turkey
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
Christine Casey
[email protected]
+61 8 6488 1776
+61 8 6488 1075
Australia
SWUP-MED
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TXOTX
Technical eXperts Overseeing Third country eXpertise
CONTEXT, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
It is widely recognised that scientifc eforts
need to be coordinated to strengthen the knowl-
edge base in support of policymaking in a global
context. this is a complicated task that requires
efective coordination and cooperation among
States, RFOs and other agencies. States with
an obligation to ensure sustainability of the re-
sources they exploit should seek: (i) to promote
responsible fsheries; and (ii) to promote good,
coordinated scientifc research.
In the case of the EU, actions should be consist-
ent with major international agreements (UNC-
LOS, CCRF, UNIA, WSSD) and contribute to im-
proving coherence between diferent EU policies.
The purpose of this Coordination Action is to
facilitate a coherent approach towards research
directed at the assessment and management of
fsh resources. the targets are particularly those
areas where the European feet is fshing in in-
ternational or third country waters, or where the
EU has important development goals. Thus, the
principal objectives of TXOTX are the following.
(1) To collate information from all RFMO/RFOs
and fsheries partnership agreements as well
as selected additional regions of special inter-
est (with emphasis on CPA areas) on the extent
of scientifc research programmes being under-
taken by the various actors. (2) To analyse the
data available and methodologies applied in as-
sessment and management procedures region-
ally, in order to identify data and research gaps
and opportunities for greater research coordina-
tion that may be promoted by the EU to support
scientifc advice to fsheries management. (3) to
develop recommendations on how to improve
cooperation with third parties in order to en-
hance research and resource status.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The TXOTX consortium proposes to build a net-
work of scientists in countries with a strategic
geographical distribution to produce a synthesis
of data collection standards, assessment meth-
ods, and management procedures that will be
disseminated among participants, stakeholders
and the general public.

Period: 01/04/2008 to 30/09/2011
Total cost: EUR 999 854
Budget from EC: EUR 999 854
Contract number: 212188
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: FUNDACION AZTI/AZTI FUNDAZIOA
Website: www.txotx.net
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
FUNDACION AZTI/AZTI FUNDAZIOA
Hilario Murua
[email protected]
+34946574000
+34946572555
Spain
CONTRACTORS
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL
AFFAIRS
Susan Bramford
[email protected]
+44 1502 524355
+44 1502 524569
United Kingdom
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Brooke Alasya
[email protected]
+44 20 7594 6579
+44 20 7594 1265
United Kingdom
INSTITUTO DE FOMENTO PESQUERO
Viviana Soto
[email protected]
+56 32 2151615
+56 32 2151645
Chile
STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET
Siw Gustafsson
[email protected]
+46-8-164051
+46-8-167715
Sweden
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
Douglas Butterworth
[email protected]
+27 21 650 2343
+27 21 650 2334
South Africa
COLDSTREAM HOLDINGS LTD
TRADING AS NFDS AFRICA
Per Erik Bergh
[email protected]
+267 3926298
+267 3926290
Botswana
SEYCHELLES FISHING AUTHORITY
Clarisse Roy
[email protected]
00248 670338
00248 224508
Seychelles
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE
HALIEUTIQUE
Abdelfattah Assabir
[email protected]
+212 22 29 53 62
+212 22 22 02 48
Morocco
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
Asha Sabour
[email protected]
+ 24 2232128
+ 24 2233050
Tanzania (United Republic of)
TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
Hellen Murundi
[email protected]
+255 784 289 31
+255 22 265 0043
Tanzania (United Republic of)
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ULIXES
Unravelling and exploiting Mediterranean Sea microbial diversity
and ecology for Xenobiotics and pollutants clean up
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The project ULIXES aims to unravel, categorise,
catalogue, exploit and manage the microbial di-
versity available in the Mediterranean Sea for
addressing bioremediation of polluted marine
sites. The idea behind ULIXES is that the mul-
titude of diverse environmental niches of the
Mediterranean Sea contains a huge range of
microorganisms and their components (e.g. cat-
abolic enzymes) or products (e.g. biosurfactant)
that can be exploited in pollutant- and site-tai-
lored bioremediation approaches.
ACTIVITIES
ULIXES intends to provide the proof-of-concept
that it is possible to establish and exploit for bi-
oremediation site-specifc collections of micro-
bial strains, mixed microbial cultures, enzymes,
biosurfactants and other microbial products.
These biotechnological resources will be mined
by using approaches based on isolation of cul-
turable microorganisms as well as by exten-
sively applying advanced novel meta-omics
technologies recently developed by the project
partners and exclusively available for ULIXES.
Three pollutant classes recognised worldwide as
environmental priorities will be considered: pe-
troleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated compounds
and heavy metals. A large set of polluted envi-
ronmental matrices from sites located all over
the Mediterranean Sea will be explored, includ-
ing seashore sands, lagoon sediments, deep sea
sediments polluted by heavy oil hydrocarbons
at oil tanker shipwreck sites, hypersaline waters
and sediments from polluted salty coastal lakes
and natural deep hypersaline anoxic submarine
basins and mud volcanoes where hydrocarbon
seepages occur.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The mined collections of microbial biotechno-
logical products will be exploited for the devel-
opment of novel improved bioremediation pro-
cesses whose efectiveness will be proved by ex
situ and in situ feld bioremediation trials.
A careful dissemination action will be pursued
to assure capillary information of the ULIXES re-
sults and products to stakeholders and SMEs op-
erating in the sector of marine bioremediation.

Period: 01/02/2011 to 31/01/2014
Total cost: EUR 3 909 331
Budget from EC: EUR 2 993 812
Contract number: 266473
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
Website: www. ulixes.unimi.it
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
Daniele Dafonchio
Via Celoria 2
20133 Milan (Italy)
[email protected]
+390250319117
+390250319238
Italy
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIT DE TUNIS
Ameur Cherif
Laboratoire Microorganismes et
Biomolcules Actives
Facult Des Sciences De Tunis,
Universit De Tunis El Manar,
Campus Universitaire, 2092, Tunis
[email protected]
+216 70860553
+216 70860553
Tunisia
YARMOUK UNIVERSITY
Hanan Malkawi
Al Defa Al-Madani Street
Irbid, 21163,
[email protected]
+962 797 476644
+962 2 7211121
Jordan
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
Michail Yakimov
Marine Molecular Microbiology &
Biotechnology
Institute For Coastal Marine Environment
IAMC-CNR
spianata S. Raineri 86
98122 Messina
[email protected]
+39090669003
+39090669007
Italy
MUBARAK CITY FOR SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
APPLICATIONS
Yasser R. Abdel-Fattah
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Research Institute, Bioprocess
Development Department
New Burg El-Arab City, Universities
and Research Intitutes Zone,
Post code 21934
Alexandria
[email protected]
+2034593420
+2034593423
Egypt
UNIVERSITE HASSAN II AIN CHOCK
CASABLANCA
Mohamed Blaghen
Rue Tarek Ibn Ziad 19
Casablanca 9167
[email protected]
+212522230680
+212522230674
Morocco
BANGOR UNIVERSITY
Peter Golyshin
School of Biological Sciences
Deiniol Rd
Bangor LL57 2UW Gwynedd
[email protected]
+44 1248 383629
+44 1248 382569
United Kingdom
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Dr. Manuel Ferrer
Laboratory of Enzyme Discovery
CSIC - Institute of Catalysis
Marie Curie 2
28049 Madrid,
[email protected]
+34 91 5854872
+34 91 5854760
Spain
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE
Nicolas Kalogerakis
Department of Environmental
Engineering
Technical University of Crete,
73132 Chania,
[email protected]
+30 28210 37794
+30 28210 37852
Greece
UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Nico Boon
Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and
Technology (LabMET)
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Coupure Links 653
B-9000 Ghent
[email protected]
+32 9 264 5976
+32 9 264 6248
Belgium
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and ecology for Xenobiotics and pollutants clean up
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ECOTECHSYSTEMS SRL
Mirko Magagnini
Via Caduti Del Lavoro 27
Ancona
[email protected]
+39 071 204903
+39 071 204903
Italy
ALMA MAtER StUDIORUM-
UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Prof. Fabio Fava
Department of Civil, Environmental
and Materials Engineering (DICAM),
Environmental Biotechnology and
Biorefneries Research unit
Faculty of Engineering
Via Terracini 28,
40131 Bologna,
[email protected]
+39 051 2090330
+39 051 2090348
Italy
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Veg-i-Trade
Impact of climate change and globalisation on safety of fresh produce
governing a supply chain of uncompromised food sovereignty
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Fresh produce is an important part of a healthy
diet. Global consumption levels are expected to
increase in the future. However, due to recent
disease outbreaks and rapid alerts attributed
to fresh produce, concerns have emerged with
regard to food safety. this was exemplifed by
the E. coli O1O4 outbreak in Europe in spring
2011. New food safety challenges arise due to
climate change and the globalisation of trade.
Veg-i-Trade will assess the impact of anticipated
climate change and globalisation on safety is-
sues concerning fresh produce and derived food
products. In Veg-i-Trade, food safety is reviewed
by addressing both microbiological and chemi-
cal hazards. The microbiological hazards under
consideration are VTEC, Salmonella, Norovirus,
Cryptosporidium and Giardia while the chemical
hazards encompass emerging mycotoxins (e.g.
alternariol, patulin, fumonisins) and pesticide res-
idues. Veg-i-Trade brings together 23 internation-
al partners from universities, research institutes,
SMEs and large industrial partners. It is a multi-
disciplinary project comprising both fundamental
and applied research. It focuses on the economic
structure of the fresh produce global market and
on the development of control measures for mi-
crobiological and chemical hazards.Veg-i-Trade
research integrates several tools including sam-
pling and analytical testing methods, feld studies
on pre- and post-harvest practices, quality assur-
ance, modelling and simulation, risk assessment
and risk communication.
ACTIVITIES
Veg-i-Trade research will support the develop-
ment of management strategies in the fresh
produce supply chain. The application of newly
developed self-assessment tools provides an in-
sight regarding weak and strong points in a food
safety management system. Results from the
sampling plans at primary production, process-
ing and trade levels, using appropriate methods
for testing hygiene indicators and enteric bacte-
ria analysis as selected in Veg-i-Trade, will pro-
vide a baseline study and may reveal potential
routes for the introduction of pathogens into the
fresh supply chain. The Veg-i-Trade research
will provide guidance on the implementation of
quality assurance recommendations to actors in
the fresh produce chain for its particular case
studies (fresh leafy vegetables and herbs, sof
red fruits, tomatoes). It was noted from litera-
ture reviews on (i) pre- and post-harvest preven-
tive measures and (ii) on the quality of water
and its sources and water treatment technolo-
gies applied in the fresh produce supply chain,
that it is important to establish more tailored
interventions, taking into account specifc con-
texts and/or demands.
EXPECTED IMPACT
The output of Veg-i-Trade research will sup-
port the development of tech nological control
measures. Climate conditions and appropriate
water management are con frmed to have an
Period: 01/05/2010 to 30/04/2014
Total cost: EUR 7 595 351
Budget from EC: EUR 5 999 997
Contract number: 244994
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Website: http://www.veg-i-trade.org
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governing a supply chain of uncompromised food sovereignty
important impact on visual quality and micro-
bial safety of leafy vegetables. hazard identif-
cation, data collection on the be haviour of both
microbial and chemical hazards during process-
ing and storage, logistic models and predictive
models of fresh produce quality and safety are
all under construction.This knowledge will per-
mit risk assessment studies to be elaborated in
due course that will serve as a support to both
competent authori ties and individual companies
for the set-up of their risk management policy
and strategies. Veg-i-Trades results and the
tools developed will be exchanged via interna-
tional collabora tion. Furthermore, Veg-i-Trade
promotes dia logue between diferent stakehold-
ers involved in the international trade and safe-
ty of fresh produce and provides a discussion
platform on Dealing with food safety issues for
fresh pro duce and ethical issues of trade, food
safety standards in relation to the EU general
food law.
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Mieke Uyttendaele
[email protected]
Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent
+32 9 264 61 78
+32 9 225 55 10
Belgium
CONTRACTORS
vEtERINAERINStItUttEt -
NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE
Frode Asmund Grans
[email protected]
+47 23216150
+47 23216001
Norway
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz
[email protected]
+34 915668852
+34 915668913
Spain
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITEIT
Jos Teunissen
[email protected]
+31 317 485313
+31 317 484132
Netherlands
NORGES VETERNINAERHOGSKOLE
Lucy Robertson
[email protected]
+47 22964966
+47 22964965
Norway
hOgESChOOL WESt-vLAANDEREN
HOWEST
Imca Sampers
[email protected]
+32(0)56241211
+32(0)56241224
Belgium
NORSK INSTITUTT FOR
VANNFORSKNING
Ingun Tryland
[email protected]
+47 41471334
-+47 22185200
Norway
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO
GRANDE DO SUL
Sergio Nicolayewski
[email protected]
+55 51 33086948
+55 5133087148
Brazil
PROEFCENTRUM VOOR INNOVATIE,
VERBREDING EN ADVIES IN
LANDBOUW EN VEEHOUDERIJ
Greet Ghekiere
[email protected]
32-51-273384
32-51-240020
Belgium
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Ereck Chakauya
[email protected]
+27 12 841 3837
+27 12 841 3651
South Africa
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
Lise Korsten
[email protected]
+27 12 420 3295
+27 12 420 4585
South Africa
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ROYAL INTERNATIONAL INSPECTION
LABORATORY JSC
Fouad El Tahan
[email protected]
+20122400621
+20623710068
Egypt
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ALLGRO NV
Paul De Meyer
[email protected]
+32 9 3608348
+32-9-3608350
Belgium
SPECIAL FRUIT NV
Patrick Maes
[email protected]
+32-476223865
Belgium
VAN LAETHEM BVBA
John Van Laethem
[email protected]
+32 475285265
+32 25692485
Belgium
A.L GARTNERHALLEN
Nina Heiberg
[email protected]
+47 97140795
+47 57656085
Norway
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SAT 9855 PRIMAFLOR
Emilio Mur
[email protected]
+34 950464011
+34 950464118
Spain
SCIPROM SARL
Kirsten Leufgen
[email protected]
+41 21 694 04 12
+41 21 694 04 19
Switzerland
TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY
Muthappareddy Paramathma
[email protected]
+91 422 66 11 447
+91 944 3505843
India
VEGA MAYOR SL
Pedro Fernndez-Panizo
Polgono Industrial El Olivo C/2 1
[email protected]
+34 948409200
+34 948 409074
Spain
CONTARIEGO S.L.
Teodoro Lopez-Caro
Polgono Industrial Oeste Calle
Nicaragua 29/4
[email protected]
+34 60956829
+34 968379891
Spain
FACULty OF AgRICULtURE -
UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE
Andreja Rajkovic
[email protected]
+38 164 8208 708
+38 1112199711
Serbia
ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL
TECHNOLOGIES BELGIUM
Philip Van Geetruy
[email protected]
+32 475770315
+32 53711035
Belgium
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AQUAMED
The future of research on aquaculture in the Mediteranean region
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
the fast development of Mediterranean aqua-
culture (freshwater, marine) is confronted with
a set of difculties, e.g. inadequate production
systems and competitiveness, interaction and
space competition with other users and the need
for a proper integration in the coastal zones,
possible negative impact on the environment
and negative image of the product quality.
Aquaculture development in Mediterranean countries
is contrasted in terms of the importance of the sector,
domestic market demand, typology of the industry,
and research and development structures and ca-
pacities. Consequently, a strategy for a knowledge-
based development of the activity has to be imple-
mented using a fexible and concerted approach.
ACTIVITIES
To deliver practical results, the AQUAMED project
will be based on a four-step process consisting
of: (1) mapping and setting up a database of all
relevant information (about policies, research
and socioeconomics) in each partner country;
(2) identifying common situations and con-
straints between countries; (3) grouping countries
confronted with similar driving forces in order
to foster information exchanges and formulate
more focussed science-based recommendations;
and (4) setting up of a multi-stakeholder plat-
form to promote a research organisation and a
revolving implementation plan aimed at the sus-
tainable development of aquaculture.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The platform will be organised such that it is
self-sustainable afer the end of the project. It
will be instrumental to rationalising research
programming in order to avoid duplication, frag-
mentation and dispersion of research eforts,
and to stimulate a long-term cooperation and
coordination among policymakers, aquaculture
industry and RTD performers in the region. The
project consortium, covering most of the situa-
tions of the aquaculture sector encountered in
the Mediterranean, will put the emphasis on the
participatory approach, the dissemination of the
outcomes of the AQUAMED activities and the
sustainability of the multi-stakeholder platform.
Period: 01/06/2010 to 31/05/2013
Total cost: EUR 1 111 950
Budget from EC: EUR 996 852
Contract number: 244999
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: EUROPEAN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
ORGANISATION
Website: http://www.aquamedproject.net/
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
EUROPEAN FISHERIES AND
AQUACULTURE ORGANISATION
Antoine Dosdat
[email protected]
+33 1 46 48 22 56
+33 1 46 48 22 24
France
CONTRACTORS
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Jean-Michel Portefaix
[email protected]
+ 33 (0) 467613535
+ 33 (0) 467043236
France
INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND
FISHERIES
Ivona Mladineo
[email protected]
+385 21 408 047
+385 21 358 650
Croatia
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE
HALIEUTIQUE
Abdellatif Orbi
[email protected]
+212522298534
+212522298534
Morocco
THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
ORgANISAtION OF ISRAEL - thE
VOLCANI CENTRE
Gideon Hulata
[email protected]
972-8-9484401
972-8-9475075
Israel
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
Chadi Mohanna
[email protected]
+961-1-848447
-+961-1-848447
Lebanon
INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES
ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER
Mejdeddine Kraem
[email protected]
+216 71 730 548
-216 71 732 622
Tunisia
MINISTIRY OF AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL AFFAIRS, GENERAL
DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCHES, PISTACHIO RESARCH
INSTITUTE
Atilla zdemir
[email protected]
+904623411054
+904623411152
Turkey
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES
Mohamed Shreadah
[email protected]
002 27921341
-002 27921341
Egypt
UNIvERSItE D'ANNABA -
LABORATOIRE BIORESSOURCES
MARINES
Mohamed Hichem Kara
[email protected]
+213-7-70312458
+213-38-868510
Algeria
AQUATT UETP LTD
David Murphy
[email protected]
+353-1-6449008
+353-1-6449009
Ireland
AQUAMED
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ARIMNET
Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Agricultural research in the Mediterranean is
characterised by three main features: it is scat-
tered within the EU members and in Mediterra-
nean partner countries, and most of the problems
and challenges that Mediterranean agriculture is
facing are shared by all the countries in the area
and even further; its objectives are largely the
same in the whole area, even if priorities can vary
from one country to another; the conditions re-
sulting from climate change as well as the objec-
tive of sustainable development and production
make it necessary to rethink agricultural research
in all the countries and to begin its alignment in
the whole area to increase its impact.
ACTIVITIES
this situation allows and requires a Coordina-
tion Action at the level of the Mediterranean
(among EU members, and between them and
the other Mediterranean countries) to fght
against fragmentation by fostering the conver-
gence of national programmes and by founding
a new critical mass to address the key issues
(such as the growing demand for safer, healthier
and higher quality food; the sustainable produc-
tion and use of renewable bio-resources; threats
to the sustainability and security of agricultural
and fsheries production resulting in particular
from climate change), to increase excellence
and relevance of research, and to enhance and
strengthen the cooperation within the region in
sharing the objectives and the priorities.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
These are the aims of this ERA-Net project, the
Coordination of Agricultural Research in the
Mediterranean (ARIMNet), which clearly has a
double ambition: to enhance coordination of
agricultural research programmes within the
Mediterranean area and to improve cooperation
within the area. It gathers twelve countries (six
EU Member States, two associated countries
and four other Mediterranean countries) and the
programmes that could be under the Coordina-
tion Action gather more than 3 000 researchers
and EUR 300 million per year.

Period: 01/10/2008 to 30/09/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 236 752
Budget from EC: EUR 999 999
Contract number: 219262
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE
AGRONOMIQUE
Website: www.arimnet.net
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Florence Jacquet
[email protected]
00 33 1 42 75 96 80
00 33 1 42 75 94 32
France
CONTRACTORS
CENTRE DE COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL EN RECHERCHE
AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
Michel Trebel
[email protected]
+33 4 67 61 55 42
+33 4 67 61 44 22
France
MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE
AGRICOLE ALIMENTARI E FORESTALI
Francesco Zecca
[email protected]
+39 06 46655077
+3906 4819580
Italy
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE D
ALGERIE
Malika Fadila Amaa Korichi
[email protected]
+213 (0) 021 74 51 69
+213 (0) 71 88 04
Algeria
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE
INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA
AGRARIA Y ALIMENTARIA
Joan Calvera Vehi
[email protected]
+34 91 3476801
+34 91 3473931
Spain
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND
RURAL AFFAIRS
Sahin Anil
[email protected]
+90 312 315 97 87
+90 312 315 26 98
Turkey
THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
CENTER
Ayman Faried Abou Hadid
[email protected]
+ 202 35722069
+202 35722609
Egypt
FUNDACAO PARA A CIENCIA E A
TECNOLOGIA
Graa Bangy
[email protected]
+ 351 213924320
+ 351 213907481
Portugal
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II
Mohamed Iqbal Jazouli
Avenue Allal El Fassi Rabat Institutes
[email protected]
+212 37 77 48 69
+212 37 68 13 15
Morocco
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
Jannis Rumbos
[email protected]
+30 24 210 601 87
+30 24 210 689 21
Greece
INSTITUTION DE LA RECHERCHE ET
DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR
AGRICOLES
Abdelaziz Mougou
[email protected]
+216 71782474
+216 71796170
Tunisia
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE,
NATURAL RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENT OF CYPRUS
Christos Papachristoforou
[email protected]
+357-22-403122
+357-22-316770
Cyprus
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Yuval Eshdat
mailto:[email protected]
972-3-9683300
972 - 3 - 9697193
Israel
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BIO CIRCLE
Creating a CIRCLE by extending the BIO NCP network to Third Country NIPs
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
BIO CIRCLE will extend the network of national
contact points (NCPs) for the FP7 theme Food,
Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology
(BIO NCP) to national information points (NIPs)
from third countries (TCs) over a two-year pe-
riod. The European Commission needs to im-
plement the bilateral Scientifc & technological
Agreements signed with TCs, for increasing their
participation in FAFB FP7 and strengthening
the collaboration between European and TC re-
searchers.
The main focus of the project will be on identi-
fying, sharing and implementing good practices
between NCPs and NIPs.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The expected results of BIO CIRCLE are: (1) built
capacities for third country BIO NIPs (through
SWOT analysis, training of NIPs and twinning);
(2) strengthened consortium building in FAFB in-
ternational cooperation projects (through map-
ping of TC research potential and the organi-
sation of two international brokerage events);
(3) built capacities for TC researchers to par-
ticipate in FP7 (through preparation of specifc
training materials, training and networking with
EU researchers); (4) strengthened identifcation,
development and sharing of good practices to
enhance cooperation between the NCP and NIP
networks (through fve regional benchmarking
workshops, a common benchmarking workshop
and the design of a good practices guide). 6 %
of the budget is foreseen to be granted to re-
searchers from TCs to attend the two interna-
tional brokerage events. the fve BIO NCP part-
ners of BIO CIRCLE led by APRE will assure the
successful implementation of the project. The
18 NIP partners of BIO CIRCLE will be embraced
in this circle of activities aimed at ensuring qual-
ity and dynamism in implementing the Scientifc
& Technological Agreements between the EU
and TCs. BIO CIRCLE will work in synergy with
and be closely linked to the BIO-NET project, the
complete NCP FAFB network.

Period: 01/10/2008 to 31/01/2011
Total cost: EUR 1 639 643
Budget from EC: EUR 1 412 680
Contract number: 227204
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA
RICERCA EUROPEA
Website: www.biocircle-project.eu
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE
DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA
Claudia Zurlo
[email protected]
+39 06 4893 9993
+39 06 4890 2550
Italy
CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION DE COORDINATION
TECHNIQUE POUR L'INDUSTRIE
AGROALIMENTAIRE
Fabienne Jaeger
[email protected]
+33 1 44 08 86 15
+33 1 44 08 86 21
France
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JLICH
GMBH
AnkeKrueger
[email protected]
+492461615344
+492461612118
Germany
ANONYMI ETAIREIA VIOMICHANIKIS
EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS
ANAPTYXIS TIS VIOMICHANIAS
tROFIMON - FOOD INDUStRIAL
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY SA
Ioanna Petrohilou
[email protected]
+30 210 9270040
+30 210 9270041
Greece
TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI
ALAPITVANY
Dora Groo
[email protected]
+3612147714
+3612147712
Hungary
SENTERNOVEM
Casper De Swarte
[email protected]
+31 70 3735 250
+31 70 3735 650
Netherlands
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA,
TECNOLOGA E INNOVACIN
PRODUCTIVA
Agueda S.P. De Menvielle
[email protected]
+54 11 4312 7512
+54 11 4312 7203
Argentina
EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA
AGROPECUARIA
Suzana Druck
[email protected]
+556134484451
+556133472061
Brazil
COMISION NACIONAL DE
INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y
TECNOLOGICA
Maria Teresa Ramirez
[email protected]
+56 2 365 4421
+56 2 655 1396
Chile
CHINA NATIONAL CENTER FOR
BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
Hongguang Wang
[email protected]
+86 10 62114417
+86 10 62114106
China (People's Republic of)
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
Esmat Abdel Ghafar
[email protected]
+20 2 33371718
+20 2 33371718
Egypt
FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH IN AFRICA
Monty Patrick Jones
[email protected]
+233 21 772823
+233 21 773676
United Kingdom
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
Prasad Rajendra
[email protected]
+911126704509
+911126741081
India
INDEPENDENT EXPERTS
CONSULTING BOARD TO PROMOTE
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN
KAZAKHSTAN
Kamila Magzieva
[email protected]
+77017179840
+7272726900
Kazakhstan
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL
AUTONOMA DE MEXICO
Alicia Mondragon
Circuito De La Investigacin Cientifca,
Conjunto "e" De La Facultad De
Quimica
[email protected]
+525556224216
+52 55 5622 4188
Mexico
MINISTRE DE L'EDUCATION
NATIONALE, DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT
SUPRIEUR, DE LA FORMATION
DES CADRES ET DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE, DIRECTION DE LA
TECHNOLOGIE
Sanaa Zebakh
[email protected]
+21237217651
+21237217652
Morocco
INSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, A.N. BACH
INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY OF
RAS
Vladimir Popov
[email protected]
+7 495 9523441
+7 495 9542732
Russian Federation
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Flip Kotze
[email protected]
+27 11 605 2706
+27 11 608 3020
South Africa
CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE BORJ
CEDRIA
Moez Jebara
[email protected]
+21671795414
+21671791424
Tunisia
THAILAND NATIONAL SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
Sirirurg Songsivilai
[email protected]
+6625641522
+6625647005
Thailand
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OF
UKRAINE
Alla Kravchenko
[email protected]
+3800445277701
+3800442577155
Ukraine
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BIO CIRCLE 2
Reinforcing the international cooperation in FP7 FAFB strengthening the
CIRCLE of Third Countries BIO NCPs
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The main objective of BIO CIRCLE 2 is to fos-
ter the knowledge base about FP7 FAFB and the
networking capacities of third country research-
ers in order to reinforce their participation in FP7
projects.
Three project goals are distinguished: (1) dis-
seminate information efectively to third country
researchers; (2) organise information days and
training for third country researchers; (3) provide
third country researchers with efcient network-
ing opportunities.
ACTIVITIES
Five European plus 16 third country partners (in-
ternational cooperation partner countries (ICPC)
and industrialised countries) will all be involved
in the activities. Apart from Kazakhstan and
Thailand, all involved countries (and the African
continent represented by FARA) have signed a
bilateral S & T agreement with the EU. The ex-
pected impacts are supported by various activi-
ties.
Enhanced awareness of third country
researchers on the FP7 FAFB: WP2 will
develop the regional strategies for the third
country partners.
Increased third country researchers
participation in EU projects: WP3 will organise
at least two trainings for third country
researchers at national and regional levels,
three trainings of third country BIO NCPs and
one regional event per world region.
Strengthened collaborations with third
countries that are signatories of bilateral
S & T agreements with the EU: WP4 will
implement networking activities for third
country researchers, including brokerage
events and working visits of third country
researchers to EU research institutes and vice
versa.
WP5 on dissemination activities will increase
the awareness of European researchers on
international cooperation in FP7 FAFB.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The impact of the activities will be further max-
imised by: (1) involving other countries that
are not partners through a regional approach;
(2) linking the BIO CIRCLE 2 activities to the
activities of related INCO projects; (3) involving
industrialised countries that are global S & T
leaders in FAFB related research.

Period: 01/02/2011 to 31/01/2013
Total cost: EUR 1 161 563
Budget from EC: EUR 999 969
Contract number: 265608
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA
RICERCA EUROPEA
Website: www.biocircle-project.eu
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE
DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA
Claudia Zurlo
[email protected]
+39 06 4893 9993
+39 06 4890 2550
Italy
CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION DE COORDINATION
TECHNIQUE POUR L'INDUSTRIE
AGROALIMENTAIRE
Fabienne Jaeger
[email protected]
+33144088620
+33144088621
France
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JLICH
GMBH
Anke Krger
[email protected]
+492461615344
+492461612118
Germany
TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI
ALAPITVANY
Zsuzsa Antal
[email protected]
+36 1 214 7714
+36 1 214 7712
Hungary
ANONYMI ETAIREIA VIOMICHANIKIS
EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS
ANAPTYXIS TIS VIOMICHANIAS
tROFIMON - FOOD INDUStRIAL
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY SA
Ioanna Petrochilou
[email protected]
+30 210 9270040
+30 210 9270041
Greece
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA,
TECNOLOGA E INNOVACIN
PRODUCTIVA
Silvina Barreto
[email protected]
+54 11 48918470
+54 11 48918460
Argentina
EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA
AGROPECUARIA
Ana Christina Sagebin Albuquerque
[email protected]
+55 61 34484546
+55 61 34484887
Brazil
AgRICULtURE AND AgRI-FOOD
CANADA
Carole Morneau
[email protected]
+450 7683299
+4507738461
Canada
COMISION NACIONAL DE
INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y
TECNOLOGICA
Astrid Waltermann
[email protected]
+5623654423
+5622741897
Chile
CHINESE ACADEMY OF
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Yi Zhang
[email protected]
+8610 82109478
+8610 62174060
China (People's Republic of)
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
Esmat Abdel Ghafar
[email protected]
+20 233371718
+20 233371718
Egypt
FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH IN AFRICA
Monty P. Jones
[email protected]
+233 21 772823
United Kingdom
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
Rajendra Prasad
[email protected]
+91 11 26704509
+91 11 26741081
India
INDEPENDENT EXPERTS
CONSULTING BOARD TO PROMOTE
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN
KAZAKHSTAN
Sulushash Magzieva
[email protected]
+77273293136
+77272509240
Kazakhstan
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL
AUTONOMA DE MEXICO
Carlos Aramburo
[email protected]
+525556224182
+525555500904
Mexico
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II
Mohammed Sadiki
[email protected]
+212661100604
+212661100604
Morocco
EURO RESEARCH SUPPORT LIMITED
Carole Glynn
[email protected]
+647 343 7123
+647 343 7123
New Zealand
INSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, A.N. BACH
INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY OF
RAS
Vladimir Popov
[email protected]
+7 495 9523441
+7 495 9523441
Russian Federation
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Cristina Pinto
[email protected]
+27128436348
+27866742377
South Africa
CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE BORJ
CEDRIA
Moez Jebara
[email protected]
+21671795414
+21622583307
Tunisia
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OF
UKRAINE
Sergiy Melnychuk
[email protected]
+380445278854
+380445264502
Ukraine
BIO CIRCLE 2
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CIRCLE of Third Countries BIO NCPs
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CA2AFRICA
Conservation Agriculture in AFRICA: Analysing and FoReseeing its Impact
Comprehending its Adoption
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Despite the growing eforts of research and
extension programmes on the promotion of
conservation agriculture (CA), there has been
limited success in adopting CA on smallholder
farms in Africa. African farming systems are
highly heterogeneous in terms of agro-ecolog-
ical, socioeconomical and cultural environments
and opportunities for CA necessarily require lo-
cal adaptation. Simulation models and model-
ling frameworks may be used to assist our abil-
ity to better understand and target innovative
technologies such as CA within complex farming
systems.
ACTIVITIES
Over 30 months, the overall objective of this
project is to assess and learn jointly from past
and ongoing CA experiences under which con-
ditions and to what extent CA strengthens the
socioeconomic position of landholders in Africa.
For this purpose, a consortium comprising 10
highly experienced, complementary European,
African and international partners has been as-
sembled. It will develop an up-to-date knowl-
edge database on CA practices in Africa. Bio-
physical, socioeconomic and conceptual models
of innovation systems will be applied to a series
of case studies across fve regions in Africa to
analyse the impact and adoption of CA at difer-
ent scales (feld, farm, region).
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
the project will facilitate the identifcation of
pathways to make models readily applicable for
decision-makers in diferent African regions and
under diferent conditions. It will allow the agenda
to be set for future research, development and
promotion of CA in Africa. Dissemination, net-
working and training will make the project out-
comes highly accessible to the principal stake-
holders (researchers, public and private extension
services, farmer organisations, national and re-
gional policymakers, and the private sector).

Period: 01/01/2010 to 30/06/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 159 228
Budget from EC: EUR 999 808
Contract number: 245347
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL
EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
Website: http://ca2africa.cirad.fr/
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
CENTRE DE COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL EN RECHERCHE
AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
Jacques Nolin
[email protected]
+33-4-67615812
+33-4-67615871
France
CONTRACTORS
CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE
AGRICULTURA TROPICAL
Saidou Koala
[email protected]
+2540207224755
-+2540207224763
Colombia
LEIBNIZ-ZENtRUM FR
AGRARLANDSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG
(ZALF) E.v.
Peter Zander
[email protected]
+4933432-82214
+4933432-82308
Germany
AFRICAN CONSERVATION TILLAGE
NETWORK
Thomas Apina
Waiyaki Way
[email protected]
+254 204444252
-+254 204451391
Kenya
5INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE
DRY AREAS
Mohammed El Mourid
[email protected]
+ 216 71 752134
+ 216 71 753 170
Syrian Arab Republic
INSTITUTE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET
DE RESEARCHES AGRICOLES
Karim Traore
[email protected]
226 7038 45 52
Burkina Faso
CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE
MEJORAMIENTO DE MAIZ Y TRIGO
INT
Patrick C. Wall
[email protected]
+263 (4) 369120/1/3
+263 (4) 301327
Mexico
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Mohamed Badraoui
Avenue De La Victoire
[email protected]
+212537770955
-+212537770049
Morocco
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz
[email protected]
+34-91 566 8852
-+34-91 566 8913
Spain
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITEIT
Jan De Graaf
[email protected]
+31-317-482881
+31-317-419000
Netherlands
CA2AFRICA
Conservation Agriculture in AFRICA: Analysing and FoReseeing its Impact
Comprehending its Adoption
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CREAM
Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach
to Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
the Coordination Action (hereafer the project)
will establish an efective collaboration network
among key players in Mediterranean and Black
Sea fsheries research and management. the
participants in the project include national re-
search institutes from Mediterranean and Black
Sea countries with a long history and active par-
ticipation in fsheries research and assessment,
who provide advice to national, regional and
international fsheries management organisms.
The project will seek the active collaboration of
regional and international fsheries manage-
ment organisms as external participants in the
project, in order to identify the gaps (in terms
of data, knowledge, training, coordination) which
hamper at present the full application of the
ecosystem approach in the management of
Mediterranean and Black Sea fsheries.
ACTIVITIES
The project will have a strong training and
capacity-building component in order to help
harmonise data collection and methodologies
used in fsheries assessment and management
in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. The project
will serve to establish the guidelines for the ap-
plication of the ecosystem approach to fsher-
ies in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, both
in EU Member States and in third countries.
The project is organised in six work packages:
(i) project coordination; (ii) review of current
knowledge on data collection and methodologi-
cal practices in assessment and management ;
(iii) identifcation of data needs, quality, harmo-
nisation, methodologies and models for EAF; (iv)
establishing coordination with the assessment
and management international/regional bodies;
(v) training and capacity building; symposium;
dissemination component ; (vi) strengthening
the scientifc basis of EAF application in Mediter-
ranean and Black Sea fsheries.
Period: 01/05/2011 to 30/04/2014
Total cost: EUR 1 237 119
Budget from EC: EUR 999 137
Contract number: 265648
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE
OF ZARAGOZA / INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC STUDIES
Website: www.creamproject.eu
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC
INSTITUTE OF ZARAGOZA /
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN
AGRONOMIC STUDIES
Dunixi Gabia
[email protected]
+34 976 716000
+34 976 716 001
Spain
CONTRACTORS
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Eusebio Jimnez Arroyo
[email protected]
+34 91 5668852
+34 91 5668913
Spain
HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE
RESEARCH
Christos Maravelias
[email protected]
+302109856703
+302109811713
Greece
CONSORZIO PER IL CENTRO
INTERUNIVERSITARIO DI BIOLOGIA
MARINA ED ECOLOGIA APPLICATA
G. BACCI
Paolo Sartor
[email protected]
+390586807287
+390586809149
Italy
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA
LA SAPIENZA
Mario Grippo
[email protected]
+390649912561
+390649912437
Italy
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE
POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER
Marie-Jos Clement
Zone Portuaire De Brgaillon
[email protected]
+33 04 94 30 49 36
+33 04 94 30 44 15
France
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
Ariel Crozon
[email protected]
+33 4 91 99 94 65
+33 4 91 99 92 12
France
INSTITUTO ESPANOL DE
OCEANOGRAFIA
Jose M Bellido
[email protected]
+34 968 180 500
+34 968 184 441
Spain
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
Giuseppa Termine
[email protected]
+390923948966
+390923906634
Italy
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE
HALIEUTIQUE
Said Taleb
[email protected]
+212 5 22 297329
+212 5 22 266967
Morocco
INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES
ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER
Ridha Mrabet
[email protected]
+21671730548
+21671732666
Tunisia
EGE UNIVERSITESI
Adnan Toka
Su rnleri Fakltesi
[email protected]
+90 232 3747450
+90 232 3747450
Turkey
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE
CERCEtARE-DEZvOLtARE MARINA
GRIGORE ANTIPA
Lucia Anton
[email protected]
+40 241 540 870
+40 241 831 274
Romania
INStItUtE OF OCEANOLOgy -
BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Marina Panayotova
[email protected]
+359 52 370486
+359 52 370483
Bulgaria
CREAM
Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach
to Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
RUSSIAN FEDERAL RESEARCH
INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND
OCEANOGRAPHY
Oleg Lapshin
[email protected]
+7 499 264 9310
+7 499 264 9187
Russian Federation
SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
INSTITUTE OF MARINE FISHERIES
AND OCEANOGRAPHY
Borys Trotsenko
[email protected]
+380656161605
+380656161627
Ukraine
ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY
Abdel-Fattah El-Sayed
[email protected]
+201221699648
+2033911794
Egypt
INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND
FISHERIES
Josip Poljak
[email protected]
+385 21 408051
+385 21 358650
Croatia
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
Fadia Homeidan
[email protected]
+9611374374
+9611362459
Lebanon
CREAM
Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach
to Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
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FOODSEG
Safe Food for Europe Coordination of research activities and
Dissemination of research results of EC-funded research on food safety
CONTEXT, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
This Coordination and Support Action (CSA) has
the overall of disseminating state-of-the-art re-
search results in food safety and quality topics
through a series of symposia, expert working
group meetings, an online platform with best
practice examples and coordination of coop-
eration and a plan for the preparation of future
activities. In addition to the aim of disseminat-
ing research results of fnished and ongoing EC-
funded projects under FP6 and FP7 and other
projects focused on food safety, the consortium
will develop strategies and recommendations
for European policies (e.g. food, consumers, re-
search, health, agriculture). The secure handling
of food has a major impact on the safety of
food products and European consumers. Fur-
thermore, detailed plans and actions to foster
food safety research in Europe are part of the
workplan and objectives.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
This CSA will pave the way for highly innova-
tive research projects in the feld of food safety.
FOODSEG will connect research and policy ac-
tors in the enlarged European Union and the
candidate countries, in order to fll transitional
gaps and achieve a broader network and deeper
collaboration between them. The following map
gives an overview of the FOODSEG consortium
and the very broad network which covers nearly
all regions of the enlarged European Union, can-
didate countries and also third countries.

Period: 01/05/2011 to 30/04/2014
Total cost: EUR 1 167 305
Budget from EC: EUR 999 915
Contract number: 266061
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: DI ANDREAS MOSER RTD SERVICES -RTDS
Website: www.foodseg.net
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
DI ANDREAS MOSER RTD SERVICES
-RtDS
Andreas Moser
[email protected]
+436648333569
+431890534515
Austria
CONTRACTORS
VETERINRMEDIZINISCHE
UNIVERSITT WIEN
Barbara Greineder
[email protected]
+43 1 250771045
+43 1 250771090
Austria
THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Ian Tough
[email protected]
+44 1224 716615
+44 1224 715349
United Kingdom
tEAgASC - AgRICULtURE AND FOOD
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Martin Cooney
[email protected]
+3532542219
+3532542340
Ireland
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI
FEDERICO II.
Claudia Pone
[email protected]
+390812539336
+390817754942
Italy
VEREIN ZUR FOERDERUNG DES
TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER
HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V.
Maria Eden Fischkai
[email protected]
+494714832152
+494714832129
Germany
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Andre Faure
[email protected]
+33 5 61 28 54 80
+33 5 61 28 53 10
France
TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS
VTT
Maria Sareela
[email protected]
+358 20 722 4466
+358 20 7227071
Finland
ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO
THESSALONIKIS
Georgia Petridou
[email protected]
+30 231099 5140
+30 231099 3283
Greece
KBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Sren Fle
[email protected]
+45 35332706
+45 3533 2755
Denmark
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA
Rosa Maria Martoccia
[email protected]
+390649902688
+39 06 49903007
Italy
UNIVERSITT FR BODENKULTUR
WIEN
Wolfgang Kneifel
[email protected]
+43 1 47654 6290
+43 1 47654 6266
Austria
FUNDACION GAIKER
Francisco Garcia
[email protected]
+34946002323
+34946002324
Spain
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL
AFFAIRS
Miles Thomas
Sand Hutton
[email protected]
+441904 462410
+441904 462119
United Kingdom
STATENS VETERINAERMEDICINSKA
ANSTALT
Camilla Beijer
[email protected]
+46 18 67 44 06
+46 18 67 46 31
Sweden
FREIE UNIVERSITT BERLIN
Susan Bohn
[email protected]
+49 30 838 53445
+49 030 838 534 48
Germany
CENTMA GMBH
Gerhard Schiefer
[email protected]
+49 228 733500
+49 228 733431
Germany
FOODSEG
Safe Food for Europe Coordination of research activities and
Dissemination of research results of EC-funded research on food safety
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INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE
CERCEtARE-DEZvOLtARE PENtRU
BIOLOGIE SI NUTRITIE ANIMALA
Ionelia Taranu
[email protected]
+40 21 351 20 82
+40 21 351 20 80
Romania
INSTYTUT UPRAWY NAWOZENIA I
GLEBOZNAWSTWA, PANSTWOWY
INSTYTUT BADAWCZY
Wieslaw Oleszek
[email protected]
+48 818863421 205
+48 818864547
Poland
VYSKUMNY USTAV POTRAVINARSKY
Peter Siekel
[email protected]
+421250237123
+421 2 55571417
Slovakia
vySOKA SKOLA ChEMICKO-
TECHNOLOGICKA V PRAZE
Anna Mittnerova
[email protected]
+420 220443675
+420 220444466
Czech Republic
UNIVERSITATEA DUNAREA DE JOS
DIN GALATI
Anca Nicolau
[email protected]
+40 336 300183
+40 236 460165
Romania
UNIVERSITY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGIES
Angel Angelov
[email protected]
+359 32 603 608
+359 32 643 108
Bulgaria
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
Peter Raspor
[email protected]
+386 1 4231161
+386 1 2574092
Slovenia
LIETUVOS SVEIKATOS MOKSLU
UNIVERSITETAS
Mindaugas Malakauskas
[email protected]
+370 618 55450
+370 37 362695
Lithuania
UNIvERSIty OF ZAgREB-FACULty OF
VETERINARY MEDICINE
Estella Prukner-Radovcic
[email protected]
+385 1 2390135
+385 1 2390280
Croatia
INSTITUTE FOR FOOD TECHNOLOGY
OF NOVI SAD
Jovanka Levic
[email protected]
+381 21 485 3845
+381 21 450 730
Serbia
ANADOLU UNIVERSITY
Hsn K. Baser
[email protected]
+902223350580
+90 222 2322241
Turkey
BIOMIN HOLDING GMBH
Gerd Schatzmayr
[email protected]
+43 2272 81166 410
+43 2272 81166 444
Austria
EUROFINS CTC GMBH
Bert Ppping
[email protected]
+49 40 49294600
+49 40 4929499600
Germany
NUTRITION SCIENCES NV
Geert Bruggeman
[email protected]
+32 9 280 29 30
+3292803427
Belgium
COOP ItALIA - SOCIEtA' COOPERAtIvA
(SCARL)
Martino Barbanera
[email protected]
+39051596111
+39051596170
Italy
NOFIMA MAT AS
Sidsel Gaarder
[email protected]
+4764970100
+4764970333
Norway
VIEN CONG NGHE SINH HOC VA
THUC PHAM
Anh To Kim
[email protected]
+84 34 868 2470
+84 34 868 2470
Viet Nam
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
Kamel Mostafa
[email protected]
+20233371211
Egypt
FOODSEG
Safe Food for Europe Coordination of research activities and
Dissemination of research results of EC-funded research on food safety
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WATERBIOTECH
Biotechnology for Africa's sustainable water supply
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
In addition to water scarcity, diseases and civil
wars, Africa is also the least wealthy continent,
in terms of economic and fnancial resources.
These combined and tightly linked problems
have led to a restricted range of choices, which
are afordable for African countries, to deal
in particular with the water issue, as a ma-
jor topic. Treating polluted water before use
has been their almost unique solution to deal
with the growing water scarcity. The treatment
of water and elimination of pollutants, mainly
pathogenic organisms, xenobiotics and heavy
metals, although it presents signifcant chal-
lenges in itself, is crucial for human health and
environmental considerations. However, most
regions in developing countries cannot aford
the costs of advanced and specialised systems.
Numerous water cleaning methods are based on
natural, plants or microorganisms, or biochemi-
cal processes. Biotechnology is a useful tool that
is delivering improved products and processes
for environmental sustainability, and promises a
range of benefts to manage the industrial WW
economically and efectively around the world.
Some biotechnological techniques are quite so-
phisticated but others are simple, cost efective
and adapted to the local conditions and resourc-
es of developing countries.
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
These natural biological treatment systems in-
clude lagooning, land treatment, phytodepura-
tion, and constructed wetland systems. They can
be applied as secondary or tertiary purifcation
treatment, allowing the removal of pathogenic
microorganisms and the degradation of organic
pollutants, so that wastewater can be recycled
for irrigation and domestic use and hence the
pressure on the hydric resources can be re-
duced. Other biotechnological techniques to be
taken into account within this project are bio-
fltration, membrane bioreactors and algae and
other aquatic crops application for wastewater
purifcation.
Period: 01/08/2011 to 31/01/2014
Total cost: EUR 1 264 466
Budget from EC: EUR 999 528
Contract number: 265972
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: VEREIN ZUR FRDERUNG DES
TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER
HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V.
Website: http://waterbiotech.eu/
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WATERBIOTECH
Biotechnology for Africa's sustainable water supply
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
VEREIN ZUR FRDERUNG DES
TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER
HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V.
Gerhard Schories
[email protected]
+49 471 9448 702
+49 471 9448 722
Germany
CONTRACTORS
CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE
SFAX - CBS
Sami Sayadi
[email protected]
+216 74 874 452
+216 74 874 452
Tunisia
UNIVERSITT FR BODENKULTUR
WIEN
Guenter Langergraber
[email protected]
+43 1 47654 5814
+43 1 368 99 49
Austria
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
Alberto Figoli
[email protected]
+39 0984 492014
+39 0984 402103
Italy
UNIVERSITY OF BATH
Thomas Arnot
[email protected]
+44 01225 386707
United Kingdom
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL
DES TECHNOLOGIES DE
L'ENVIRONNEMENT DE TUNIS
Amel Jrad
[email protected]
+216 71 206 484
+216 71 206 642
Tunisia
INTERNATIONAL WATER
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE IWMI
Colin Chartres
[email protected]
+94 11 2880000
+94 11 2786854
Sri Lanka
UNIVERSITE PAUL CEZANNE AIX
MARSEILLE III
Philippe Moulin
[email protected]
+33 4 42 90 85 01
+33 4 42 90 85 15
France
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE
CATALUNYA
Cristina Avila
[email protected]
+34 934015952
Spain
CENTRE REGIONAL POUR L'EAU
POTABLE ET L'ASSAINISSEMENT A
FAIBLE COUT
Ignace Koui
[email protected]
+226 50366210
Burkina Faso
UNIVERSITT BREMEN
Martina Behrens
[email protected]
+49 421 218 60561
+49 421 218 9019
Germany
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
HUSSEIN I.
Abdel-Shafy
[email protected]
+2012 4018017
+202 24029538
Egypt
UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE
DAKAR
Abdou Salam Sall
[email protected]
+221 33 8255596
+221 33 825 72 97
Senegal
UNIVERSITE CADI AYYAD
Leila Mandi
[email protected]
+212524434649
+212524437412
Morocco
CENTRE DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES
ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES CDER
Hacene Mahmoudi
[email protected]
+213777170833
+21321901654
Algeria
KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
Fakhrul Razi Bin Ahmadun
[email protected]
+96614695261
Saudi Arabia
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OH-NEXTGEN
training of the one health next Scientifc Generation in the Sahel
and Maghreb
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Humans and animals living in poor communi-
ties in the developing world ofen sufer from
health problems arising from neglected zo-
onoses. Control options for these diseases are
perceived as either too expensive or to be be-
yond the mandate of either the human or ani-
mal health systems. There is evidence that zo-
onoses in humans can be suppressed or even
eliminated through interventions in animals.
Moreover, joining human and animal health
services can provide access to care that would
otherwise not be afordable or not be avail-
able. The close collaboration between the pub-
lic and animal health sectors, also called One
health, with clearly defned roles for each sec-
tor, ofers a formidable potential for creative
and cost-efective solutions in disease control.
Despite the emerging evidence on the efective-
ness of One Health in surveillance and control of
zoonoses, institutional barriers limit the added
value of closer cooperation between human and
animal health.
ACTIVITIES
OH-NEXTGEN will develop a web-based modu-
lar training course designed to empower a new
generation of scientists to address One Health
issues faced by communities in Africa. While this
programme is targeted at the Maghreb and the
Sahel, the course will be accessible worldwide
by ofering training modules through the Euro-
pean tropical health education network (tropED)
and other existing networks. The course will in-
clude selected neglected zoonoses and generic
themes such as integrated methods of joint
human and animal disease surveillance and
epidemiology, health economic assessments,
animalhuman modelling of infectious disease,
trans-disciplinary approaches to connect science
and society and it will address issues of culture,
gender and contextualised extension and health
education. In each module the added value of
One Health is demonstrated. The project will
complement the existing EU FP7 ICONZ project,
which builds up the evidence base for integrated
control approaches to neglected zoonoses in
seven African countries.

Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2015
Total cost: EUR 2 228 900
Budget from EC: EUR 1 997 402
Contract number: 289412
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR
TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE
Website: www.oh-nextgen.eu
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR
TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE
Tanguy
Marcotty
[email protected]
+32 3 247 62 63
Belgium
CONTRACTORS
SChWEIZERISChES tROPEN- UND
PUBLIC hEALth-INStItUt
Stefan
Mrgeli
[email protected]
+41 284 83 20
Switzerland
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Sue
Welburn
[email protected]
+44 131 242 6544
United Kingdom
KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET
Christina
Hadders Medin
[email protected]
+46 8 6161406
Sweden
AvIA-gIS BvBA
Guy
Hendrickx
[email protected]
+3234582979
Belgium
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
Anita Luise
Michel
[email protected]
+27125298426
South Africa
INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II
Abdelkbir
Ghalem
[email protected]
+212537683071
Morocco
ECOLE INtER-EtAtS DES SCIENCES
ET MEDECINE VETERINAIRES DE
DAKAR
Serge Niangoran
Bakou
[email protected]
+221338651008
Senegal
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
Fred
Binka
[email protected]
+23321500388
Ghana
OH-NEXTGEN
training of the one health next Scientifc Generation in the Sahel
and Maghreb
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SUWARESA
Capacity and knowledge building on the Sustainable Use of Water
Resources in Syrian Agriculture
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
SUWARESAs main objective is to reinforce the
scientifc and research cooperation capacities of
MAAR-GCSAR-ANRR in the sustainable manage-
ment of water resources in Syrian agriculture
and to increase its competency and fund-raising
skills for a successful participation in the EU
Framework Programme.
the specifc objectives of SUWARESA are: to set-
up the research/cooperation priorities between
Syria and the EU in the feld of agricultural wa-
ter management; to build capacity and develop
human resources for scientifc research and re-
search cooperation in the Syrian agricultural wa-
ter management sector; to promote networking,
joint research themes and exchange of knowl-
edge on specifc topics of agricultural water
management; to set-up the ANRR research and
cooperation strategy on the short and long-term
basis; and to disseminate the results of activi-
ties by using diferent tools.
ACTIVITIES
SUWARESA will be carried out in close collabo-
ration with two well-reputed regional partners
(CIHEAM-IAMB and CSIC), and with the involve-
ment of local stakeholders and recognised ex-
ternal, international S & T policy experts and
from the other (neighbouring) European neigh-
bourhood policy (ENP) countries.

Period: 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2013
Total cost: EUR 616 380
Budget from EC: EUR 499 904
Contract number: 266504
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
AND AGRARIAN REFORM
Website: www.gcsar.gov.sy
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
AND AGRARIAN REFORM
Awadis
Arslan
P.O. Box 113 Douma Damascus
[email protected]
+963 11 5756012
+963 11 57386400
Syrian Arab Republic
CONTRACTORS
CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI ALTI
STUDI AGRONOMICI MEDITERRANEI
- IStItUtO AgRONOMICO
MEDITERRANEO DI BARI
Saverio
De Santis
Via Ceglie 9
[email protected]
+390804606411
+390804606206
Italy
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Eusebio
Jimnez Arroyo
Serrano 117
[email protected]
+34 91 566 8852
+34 91 566 8913
Spain
SUWARESA
Capacity and knowledge building on the Sustainable Use of WAter
REsources in Syrian Agriculture
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BIOPROTECH
Improvement of research capacities of the Centre of Biotechnology of
Sfax in Bio-Processes for biotech applications, tying up with the European
Research Area
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
On the way to a more knowledge-based econo-
my and in accordance with scientifc and techno-
logical agreements with the European Union, Tu-
nisia launched necessary policies and measures
to set up and improve the efciency of research
centres such as the Centre of Biotechnology of
Sfax (CBS). As a key element of the Tunisian bio-
technology plan, the CBS focuses on applied re-
search particularly in terms of the use, develop-
ment, transfer and application of bioprocesses.
BioProtech aims to support the CBS in improving
its capacities in bioprocesses development such
as fermentation and microarrays technologies
as well as all related felds such as technology
transfer mechanisms, know-how about the EU
Framework Programme (FP) and biosafety com-
petencies to be better integrated in the Euro-
pean research area (ERA).
This support will be organised in six work pack-
ages covering the technological aspect of
bioprocesses (fermentation, microarray and
biosafety), the incubation and transfer of bio-
processes especially to local industry, training
and coaching in FP7, dissimination of scientifc
results, strategy and evaluation regarding the
focus of CBS and the further integration in the
ERA, and project management.
ACTIVITIES
to achieve the objectives, fve European part-
ners have been selected who are highly quali-
fed and specialised in each of the topics. the
results will support local economic development
through the creation of new or support of ex-
isting high-tech companies and more scientifc
collaborations with the EU. In the feld of bio-
processes this means identifying promising re-
sults and supporting their path through coopera-
tion, licensing or start-up creation. Comparison
and matching between what exists in Tunisia
and in the EU will help update and adjust the lo-
cal competencies and shape the research agen-
da and priorities for the following years. This will
also beneft the European actors as know-how
and capacities will be better integrated and
available in the ERA.
Period: 01/11/2010 to 30/04/2013
Total cost: EUR 622 053
Budget from EC: EUR 498 759
Contract number: 266519
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE
DE SFAX - CBS
Website: http://bioprotech.org/
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COORDINATOR
CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE
SFAX - CBS
Hammadi Ayadi
[email protected]
+21698203302
+21674621622
Tunisia
CONTRACTORS
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
GENETIC ENGINEERING AND
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Decio Ripandelli
[email protected]
+39 0403757345
+39 0403757363
Italy
INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES
APPLIQUEES DE TOULOUSE INSAT
Gerard Goma
[email protected]
+33561559405
+33561559400
France
StEINBEIS FORSChUNgS- UND
ENTWICKLUNGSZENTREN GMBH
- SFZ
Frank Graage
Richardwagnerstrae 6
[email protected]
+49 381 2106610
+49 381 2106611
Germany
BIOINDUSTRY PARK SILVANO
FUMERO SPA
Fabrizio Conicella
[email protected]
+39 0125 561311
+39 0125 538350
Italy
UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD
LYON 1
Jol Lachuer,
Boulevard Du 11 Novembre 1918
'[email protected]'
+33472697600
+33472697609
France
BIOPROTECH
Improvement of research capacities of the Centre of Biotechnology of
Sfax in Bio-Processes for biotech applications, tying up with the European
Research Area
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MAP2ERA
Strengthening EU cooperation capacity of the National Institute
of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Morocco: Towards Moroccos
integration into the ERA
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The central goal of MAP2ERA is to reinforce the
international research cooperation between Mo-
roccos leading institute in medicinal and aro-
matic plants research, NIMAP, and ERA in criti-
cally important areas (specifcally FP7 themes
such as food, agriculture and fsheries, biotech-
nology, environment and health). This goal will
be attained through the pursuit of the following
specifc objectives:
O.1: to widen and reinforce direct links
between leading research teams of NIMAP
and best relevant European research
organisations by conducting a series of
networking and partnering events, and
facilitating direct mobility of scientists aimed
at initiating new joint projects (including joint
research programme) and exchange of ideas;
O.2: to build the cooperation capacity in
NIMAP by providing a comprehensive training
to members of the Moroccan research
institute to develop/enhance their skills
and competences with regard to building
international research partnerships (including
acquiring and participating in FP7 projects),
as well as other important complementary
research competences;
O.3: to guarantee the sustainability and
long-lasting positive effect of the project by
developing a comprehensive development
strategy for NIMAP aimed at significantly
strengthening the role the institute plays
in meeting the national socioeconomic
challenges and regional/international
research activities
ACTIVITIES
MAP2ERA brings together the best partners from
ERA and Morocco: NIMAP (the leading MAP re-
search institue in Morocco) will be directly sup-
ported through its European twinning partner
ICSN, Europes best research institution in natural
products, chemistry and biology with research in-
terests and capacities ideally matching NIMAPs.
UA (with long-standing expertise in international
project management and its vast network of
partners) and GIRAF (specialist training provider,
project management expert with expertise in
institutional development and organisation) use-
fully complement the consortium.
Period: 01/12/2010 to 30/11/2012
Total cost: EUR 496 380
Budget from EC: EUR 442 605
Contract number: 266575
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: UNIVERSITE SIDI MOHAMMED BEN
ABDELLAH
Website: www.usmba.ac.ma/map2era
www.usmba.ac.ma/inpma
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITE SIDI MOHAMMED BEN
ABDELLAH
Abdessalam El Khanchouf
Bp. 159 Taounate Principale
[email protected]
+212 661618422
+212 535689520
Morocco
CONTRACTORS
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Jamal Quazzani
[email protected]
+33169823001
+33169823001
France
UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
Nizar Ayadi
[email protected]
+34 600 948 757
+34 600 948 757
Spain
GIRAF PM SERVICES GMBH
Andrey Girenko
[email protected]
+49 170 3218955
+49 681 857755076
Germany
MAP2ERA
Strengthening EU cooperation capacity of the National Institute
of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Morocco: Towards Moroccos
integration into the ERA
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BOTERA
Reinforcing cooperation between the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan
and ERA
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Jordan is rich in fora with over 2500 species
including 363 species of vascular plants. It is
situated at the Southern edge of the Fertile
Crescent and is a hotspot for crop, crop wild rel-
ative and medicinal plant diversity of vital global
importance. However, due to pressures associ-
ated with desertifcation, many of Jordan's
plant habitats are threatened or on the verge
of extinction. About 35% of all Jordanian fora
can be found at the Royal Botanic Garden of
Jordan (RBG). RBG is the only botanical garden
in Jordan. It was established by the Ministry of
Environment to implement the 1992 Convention
on Biological Diversity and its mission is to con-
serve regional biodiversity on the habitat level.
RBG is well networked with agricultural, environ-
mental and tourism organisations throughout
Jordan and the surrounding region and acts as
a natural focal point for botanical and conser-
vation research. Via BOT-ERA, RBG aims to be-
come more closely integrated with ERA through
capacity building and strategic collaboration
with three excellent European research and in-
novation organisations: Royal Botanic Gardens
- Kew, University of Birmingham, and Innoveo
Consulting.
ACTIVITIES
The focus of the capacity building will be on
three key botanical research topics: A) Plants
and Seed Conservation, B) Genetic Resource Di-
versity and Biotechnology, and C) Utilisation and
Access Beneft Sharing. these are research top-
ics highly relevant to the FP7 KBBE and Environ-
ment. The BOT-ERA project will be implemented
by a dedicated team of experienced RBG re-
searchers. It will be overseen by a steering com-
mittee involving the consortium partners plus
members of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry
of Environment, NCARE, ICARDA and Royal Ma-
rine Conservation Society of Jordan.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The regional environmental, social and economic
impacts expected from the BOT-ERA project are
precisely the reasons why these organisations
have signed letters of support for the proposal.

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2014
Total cost: EUR 497 570
Budget from EC: EUR 497 570
Contract number: 294416
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
Saifan Sabah
[email protected]
00962 79 5048991
Amman
Jordan
CONTRACTORS
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
United Kingdom
INNOVEO CONSULTING
Luxembourg

BOTERA
Reinforcing cooperation between the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan
and ERA
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FAWIRA
Strengthening of Food, Agriculture and Water-related International
Research Cooperation of Algeria
OBJECTIVES
FAWIRA aims to reinforce the research coopera-
tion capacities of the Algerian National Institute
of Agronomic Research (INRAA) in the feld of
food, agriculture and water. INRAA will achieve
its objective by becoming a centre of excellence
in food, agriculture and water in the context of
the European research area. Additionally, INRAA
will improve its standing by facilitating its par-
ticipation in FP7 programmes like KBBE and en-
vironment, and other European related research
programmes, where INRAA will cooperate and
develop the responses to Algerias socioeco-
nomic needs.
ACTIVITIES
The FAWIRA work plan is fully functional and
designed for optimal performance to achieve its
objectives. The work plan strategy is based on
a combination of core and complementary ac-
tivities, allocated to highly experienced partners
that can ensure the full involvement of the rel-
evant components of the food, agriculture and
water research, and capacity building. The work
plan is composed of three interconnected and
supporting work packages for strategic devel-
opment, enhancing innovation and the building
of human resources capacities and research in-
strument strengthening, while the whole action
is based on food, agriculture and water research
needs and opportunities analysis, backed by a
strong network facilitation and dissemination
activities and supported by a solid project man-
agement organisation.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
the project will carry out an analysis of
food, agriculture and water research needs
and opportunities in Algeria. Part of the
outcomes of this WP will be shared with the
MIRA project, particularly WP7 for shaping
a research strategic agenda in support of
Horizon 2020. The project will also support
the development of a strategic plan for the
realisation of competitive research to face
local and regional socioeconomic needs
and the development of a business plan
to provide strategic direction for further
development of the research centre towards
internationalisation and efficient responses
to local socioeconomic needs as regards
enhancing the delivery of food, agriculture
and water services, integrating women in
research and providing better opportunities
to young researchers to reduce brain-drain
phenomena. The project will particularly
focus on specific support schemes for
young researchers and provide personalised
individual coaching sessions to maximise the
impact of trainings. The setting up of a food,
agriculture and water laboratory at INRAA
will support research also after the projects
completion, thus facilitating the sustainability
of the project. In parallel, the project will
focus on the creation of synergies with other
Algerian, Mediterranean and EU initiatives,
facilitation of networks, dissemination of
project information and food, agriculture and
water research results.

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2014
Total cost: EUR 558.600
Budget from EC: EUR 499 060
Contract number: 295088
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE
AGRONOMIQUE D'ALGRIE, ALGERIA
Website: http://www.inraa.dz
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
D'ALGRIE, ALGERIA
Ali Ferrah
[email protected]
213 (0) 215 286 33
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIT DI PISA
Italy
REDINN S.R.L
Italy
CENTRE DE NOVES TECNOLOGIES I
PROCESSOS ALIMENTARIS
Spain
FAWIRA
Strengthening of Food, Agriculture and Water-related International
Research Cooperation of Algeria
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OLITREVA
Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill
Waste (OMW) in Palestine
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The treatment of olive mill waste (OMW) is a
major challenge for the Mediterranean region.
It has been largely demonstrated that incor-
rect OMW management leads to soil, surface
and groundwater pollution and deterioration
of the landscape. In Palestine, where water is
considered to be a highly important resource for
which there is currently an increasing demand
from almost all sectors, OMW treatment and
valorisation is gaining increasing attention from
many researchers in the world. Olives and their
oil make major contributions to the Palestinian
economy. Olive farms cover almost half of the
cultivated area in the West Bank, and oil produc-
tion contributes around 28.7 % of the agricul-
tural domestic income. At the same time, olive
mills generate large amounts of wastewater,
which at the moment is not treated, thus ex-
acerbating water availability. Finding efective
treatment methods for the efuents of the ol-
ive industry is therefore an important research
topic for universities and scientifc institutes in
Palestine.
Indeed, some small-scale projects have been
carried out, mainly by Palestinian research or-
ganisations with the support of international
donors. however, they have not sufciently con-
tributed to a substantial improvement in envi-
ronmental conditions.
In response to this situation, eforts in this feld
should focus on strengthening local research,
including researchers and their institutions, and
on building up local S & T capabilities. The level
of domestic science and technology capabili-
ties determines the success or failure of a given
country to beneft from technology transfer and
goes hand-in-hand with social progress and
economic development. In this particular case, it
is imperative to equip Palestinian research insti-
tutions with appropriate S & T and cooperation
capacities to be able to propose appropriate so-
lutions to the environmental challenges caused
by OMW.
Along these lines, the aim of OLITREVA is to
reinforce the RTD capacities of the Applied
Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ) in the
sustainable management of OMW in the West
Bank, by increasing networking and cooperation
with European centres of top-level research and
scientifc excellence working in the same feld. In
this way, ARIJ will develop the necessary capaci-
ties to respond to the environmental challenges
resulting from incorrect OMW disposal. Engag-
ing one of the countrys leading institutions in
this feld, ARIJ, will be the frst step towards the
achievement of this goal, while widening the
path for future collaborations between EU and
Palestinian researchers and bringing current re-
search activities in the feld of OMW treatment
and valorisation to new heights.
Period: -
Total cost: EUR 644 168
Budget from EC: EUR 495 700
Contract number: 295107
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: APPLIED RESEARCH INSTITUTE JERUSALEM
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OLITREVA
Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill
Waste (OMW) in Palestine
ACTIVITIES
The work plan conceived for the present action
will boost human and organisational develop-
ment in Palestine by means of exchanging and
sharing knowledge, experiences and best practic-
es between EU and Palestinian research organi-
sations in the long term. In parallel, it will promote
the establishment of research networks that will
accelerate the creation of new knowledge in the
feld of OMW and provide more comprehensive
scientifc solutions to the common challenges.
OLITREVA will enhance the exchange of scien-
tifc and technological knowledge as well as the
cross-fertilisation of ideas. The Mediterranean
partner countries (MPCs) have developed diver-
sifed technologies and know-how specialising in
certain felds dictated by peculiar local conditions.
Some countries have thus built up knowledge and
expertise on specifc problems, gaining a wealth
of experience that could beneft those countries
faced with similar problems. the defnition of
the future research path in OMW treatment and
valorisation represents a great step towards the
development of cost-efective technology for the
special conditions of the Mediterranean region.
The content and structure of the work plan have been
chosen to achieve the objective described above as
efciently as possible, and within a period of two
years. the frst stage of the project will cover the as-
sessment of the current state of RTD capacities in
the feld of OMW treatment and valorisation. Based
on the assessment results, the partners will evalu-
ate challenges, opportunities and the potential of this
research area in Palestine. In turn, the second stage
of the project will be devoted to strengthening the
RTD and cooperation capacities of ARIJ, by means
of a tailor-made strategy for research and coopera-
tion improvement and activities for capacity building.
Finally, the dissemination activities seek to increase
the international visibility of Palestinian researchers
and research institutions, while fostering networking
with peer organisations abroad in the frame of OLI-
TREVAs international conference.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The expected outputs of the project are to:
Provide an in-depth assessment of the existing
S & T capacities of local research institutions
dealing with OMW treatment, a basis that will
be used by Palestinian researchers to build on
and search for the most efficient techniques
that suit their national conditions;
Facilitate the exchange of information and
expertise between European and Palestinian
researchers on OMW;
train certain junior researchers on technical
OMW treatment and valorisation processes
and on European project management related
issues;
Raise awareness amongst the scientific
community, public authorities and society on
the necessity of sustainable and environmental
technologies for the development on OMW
treatment;
show examples of good practice in
demonstrative activities of implemented OMW
treatment technologies, and help the Palestinian
research institute to chart the course of future
research in the addressed field.
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COORDINATOR
APPLIED RESEARCH INSTITUTE
JERUSALEM
Jad Isaac
[email protected]
Occupied Palestinian territories
CONTRACTORS
VEREIN ZUR FRDERUNG DES
TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER
HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V.
Germany
INSTITUTE ON MEMBRANE
TECHNOLOGY
Italy
UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA
Spain
OLITREVA
Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill
Waste (OMW) in Palestine
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FORCE
Fisheries and aquaculture-Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
FORCE is designed to enhance the capacity of
the Egyptian National Institute of Oceanogra-
phy and Fisheries (NIOF) to carry out research
activities aimed at supporting the implementa-
tion of sound and science-based policies for the
sustainable development of fsheries and aqua-
culture in Egypt, as well as in the whole Mediter-
ranean north African region.
ACTIVITIES
In order to achieve these objectives, FORCE pro-
ject will focus on the following activities:
1: to ensure an efficient and integrated
management of the consortium. This work
package will be lead by NIOF, allowing
this institution to learn-by-doing how the
administrative part of a European project
should be carried out (i.e. documentation to
provide to the EC, financial management,
deliverables, etc.) and how a coordinator
should interact with the consortium to
achieve a successful project.
2: to support NIOF in testing indicators of
impact of finfish cage culture in coastal
areas, in order to identify the most cost-
effective monitoring practices and to enhance
NIOFs research capacities in sustainable
aquaculture by training NIOF researchers in
using and developing simulation models. This
knowledge transfer from the University of
CaFoscari to NIOF will reinforce the research
capacities of this institution in the field of
aquaculture, thus facilitating its participation
as partner in EU research projects.
3: to promote the coordination and stimulate
synergies between Egypt and EU Member
States to strengthen the capacity for
developing the sustainable management of
fisheries through training and exchange of
expertise and to transfer expertise on fishing
technology based on the requirements
of an ecosystem approach to fisheries
management, in order to describe new fishing
methods and strategies that mitigate adverse
environmental impacts.
4: to enhance the capacity building for a
comprehensive strategy, to improve womens
capacities to contribute effectively to a real
improvement in the socioeconomic conditions
of the fishery community, and to encourage
female scientists and postgraduate students
to participate in EU research programmes
and to improve their capability for writing
competitive research proposals for the
Framework Programme.
5: to ensure effective external dissemination,
communication and optimal outreach of the
project and its results and to strengthen the
NIOF network in the aquaculture and fisheries
sectors with relevant European research
centres in the area.
Period: 01/11/2011 to 30/04/2013
Total cost: EUR 589 982
Budget from EC: EUR 499 557
Contract number: 295004
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY
AND FISHERIES
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES,
EGYPT
Suzan Kholeif
[email protected]
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITY OF CAFOSCARI
Italy
THE FISHING TECHNOLOGY UNIT,
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL,
INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES
Italy
AQUATT UETP LIMITED
Irleand
FORCE
Fisheries and aquaculture-Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt
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AGORA
Advancing Mediterranean Forest Research Capacities
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
In order to avoid an irreversible situation for
Mediterranean forests in MPCs, a coordinated
approach throughout the Mediterranean basin
to improve forest management and policymak-
ing based on reliable information and tools is re-
quired. AgORA will update and enlarge scientifc
knowledge on the sustainable management of
forests in selected MPCs through scientifc co-
operation and networking and targeted capacity
building that efciently uses the existing multi-
disciplinary knowledge and resources available
in diferent European forest research institutions
of the Mediterranean region.
ACTIVITIES
Coordinated forest research partnerships be-
tween centres of excellence (located in the EU
and an associated country) and MPCs entities
with the highest research potential will be de-
veloped. This will be realised by improving scien-
tifc relationships, networking and exchanging of
know-how and experience as well as by upgrad-
ing the research capacities of the MPCs forest
research entities. In addition, the forest scientifc
strategies of the MPCs research entities will be
adjusted based on upgraded capacities.

Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 191 800
Budget from EC: EUR 986 433
Contract number: 245482
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE
Website: http://www.efmed.ef.int/portal/agora
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE
Marc Palahi
[email protected]
+34 935153211
+34 610232666
Finland
CONTRACTORS
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Sylvie Modeste
Domaine Saint Paul, Site Agroparc
[email protected]
+33432722067
+33432722042
France
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
Davide Pettenella
[email protected]
+390498272741
+390498272772
Italy
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE
AGRONOMIA
Maria Da Graa
[email protected]
+351213653100
+351313653238
Portugal
KARADENIZ TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI
Emin Zeki Baskent
[email protected]
+904623772354
+904623257499
Turkey
ECOLE NATIONALE FORESTIRE
D'INGNIEURS
Fouad Mounir
[email protected]
+21268298886
+21237861149
Morocco
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE
RECHERCHES EN GENIE RURAL,
EAUX ET FORETS
Hamed Daly-Hassen
[email protected]
+21695342023
+21671717951
Tunisia
AGORA
Advancing Mediterranean Forest Research Capacities
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BIODESERT
Biotechnology from desert microbial extremophiles for supporting
agriculture research potential in Tunisia and southern Europe
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The project BIODESERT aims to strengthen a
molecular microbial ecology research platform
already existing in Tunisia, which actively per-
forms collaborative research for the develop-
ment of straightforward strategies of microbial
resource management (MRM) for agriculture
in arid environments. the fnal objective is to
expand the existing platform and improve the
related technical and research knowledge, for
addressing agricultural problems and exploit-
ing microbial biotechnology that can support the
development of a bio-economy in Tunisia and
north Africa.
ACTIVITIES
The idea behind BIODESERT is to create the con-
ditions, in terms of advanced research equip-
ment and up-to-date know-how, for developing
research in the feld of microbial applied bio-
technology from the extremophiles living in the
arid and desert environments characterising Tu-
nisia and north Africa. We believe that microor-
ganisms living in these harsh environments hide
important properties that could be exploited in
agriculture for improving soil water retention,
fertility and plant protection in arid ecosystems.
For this purpose, BIODESERT intends to recruit
three experienced researchers that will set up
in the Tunisian partners laboratory a microarray
system, a Real time-PCR and a confocal fuo-
rescence microscope and will develop the most
recent analytical techniques based on these ad-
vanced tools. the three researchers will beneft
from training periods in two European laborato-
ries (in Italy and Greece) that already use these
technologies.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
These activities will result in the transfer of know-
how to the Tunisian partner who will be able to
improve the research potential in the microbial
biotechnology of arid ecosystems. By a care-
ful dissemination strategy planned in the ambit
of BIODESERT, the improved knowledge will be
spread in the scientifc environment and the soci-
ety of Tunisia and other north African countries,
promoting the application of MRM for improving
agricultural sustainability in arid ecosystems.

Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 074 624
Budget from EC: EUR 958 206
Contract number: 245746
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
Website: http://www.biodesert.unimi.it/
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
Margherita Pasetti
[email protected]
+390250319194
+390250319228
Italy
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIT DE TUNIS
Abdellatif Boudabous
Facult Des Sciences De Tunis,
Campus Universitaire
[email protected]
+216 70860553
+216 70860553
Tunisia
UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA
Kostas Bourtzis
[email protected]
+302641074114
+302641074171
Greece
BIODESERT
Biotechnology from desert microbial extremophiles for supporting
agriculture research potential in Tunisia and southern Europe
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PROBIOLIVES
Table olive fermentation with selected strains of probiotic lactic acid
bacteria: Towards a new functional food
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The aim of the project is to isolate the most
appropriate probiotic bacteria from the autoch-
thonous olive microfora, in order to be used as
pure starter cultures for the improvement of tra-
ditional fermentation and for the production of a
new functional food.
ACTIVITIES
Isolated lactic acid bacteria with probiotic prop-
erties will be selected for potential tolerance of
the naturally antimicrobial compounds, such as
polyphenols occurring in olives. Furthermore,
the selection of cultures will focus on the pro-
duction of antimicrobial compounds like bac-
teriocins which reduce growth of spoilage and
pathogenic bacteria. In addition, organoleptic
and biochemical properties like the production
of desired aroma compounds will be studied.
At the same time, a better control of the fer-
mentation process, early detection of faulty fer-
mentation and spoilage and assessment of the
time needed for fermentation completion will be
achieved by monitoring the quality indices (e.g.
volatiles) throughout the process with the use of
advanced and emerging instruments (electronic
nose) and tools (mathematical models). Risk as-
sessment studies will be carried out to ensure
the safety of the new product and storage ex-
periments will indicate its shelf-life stability.
Mathematical models will be developed for the
prediction of its shelf life and consumer accept-
ance studies will ensure the quality and accept-
ance of the fnal product.

Period: 01/03/2010 to 28/02/2013
Total cost: EUR 2 030 649
Budget from EC: EUR 1 468 800
Contract number: 243471
Funding scheme: BSG
Coordinator: NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
FOUNDATION
Website: http://www.probiolives.eu
F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
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F O O D , A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S
COORDINATOR
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
Constantinos Mallidis
[email protected]
+30-210-2845940
+30-210-2840740
Greece
CONTRACTORS
PANELLINIOS ENOSIS EXAGOGEON
BROSIMON ELAION (PEBE)
SOMATEIO
Prokopis Konstantopoulos
[email protected]
+30-23510-47000
-+30-23510-47029
Greece
ASOCIACION DE EXPORTADORES DE
ACEITUNAS DE MESA ASEMESA
Jose Manuel Escrig Soto
[email protected]
+349542284
+34954223261
Spain
ASSOCIAO DE PRODUTORES DE
AZEITE DA BEIRA INTERIOR
Joo
Pereira
[email protected]
+351 - 272 326 143
-+351 - 272 326 143
Portugal
ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA
FRANTOIANI OLEARI
Stefano Pasquazi
[email protected]
+39063232113
+390632504270
Italy
KONSTANTOPOULOS AE
Fotini Karamitsiou
[email protected]
+30-2351036767
+302351037748
Greece
JOLCA S.A
Francisco Javier
Dominguez Bonet
[email protected]
+34954154032
-34954151689
Spain
PROBEIRA PRODUTOS ALIMENTARES
BEIRALDA
Luis Alves Pereira
[email protected]
+351 241 55 52 24
+351 241 55 52 24
Portugal
ARCORIA PIETRO*ARCORIA PIETRO
COSTRUZIONI EDILI STRADALI E
FORESTALI DI ARCORIA PIETRO
AZIENDA AGRICOLA
Angela Maria Arcoria
[email protected]
+39095397000
+39095397000
Italy
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
OF ATHENS
Efstathios Panagou
[email protected]
+30-210-5294693
+30-210-5294693
Greece
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz
[email protected]
+34 91 566 8852
+34 91 566 8913
Spain
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE RECURSOS
BIOLOGICOS I.P. INRB
Cidalia Peres
[email protected]
351 21 4469569
+351 21 4411277
Portugal
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO
Puleo Maria
[email protected]
00390116708916
00390116708557
Italy
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SCIENCES
APPLIQUEES ET DE TECHNOLOGIE
Nadia Chammem
[email protected]
+216 71 703 627
+216 71 704 329
Tunisia
PROBIOLIVES
Table olive fermentation with selected strains of probiotic lactic acid
bacteria: Towards a new functional food
CHAPTER 4
Fotolia.com
Health
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
NETWORKING
H E A L T H
DEEP 261483 DEferiprone Evaluation in Paediatrics
FEMHEALTH 261449
Assessing the impact of fee exemption on maternal health in West Africa and
Morocco: new tools, new knowledge
HEPACUTE 260844 Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C
HOMITB 200732
Host and microbial molecular dissection of pathogenesis and immunity in
tuberculosis
LEISHDNAVAX 223189 Development of a DNA vaccine for visceral leishmaniasis
LEISHDRUG 223414
Targeting the Leishmania kinome for the development of novel anti-parasitic
strategies
MEDCHAMPS 223075
MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease and Hyperglycaemia:
Analytical Modelling of Population Socio-economic transitions
RAPSODI 223341
PRe-clinicAl studies of a PSA-based human vaccine candidate targeting visceral,
cutaneOus and mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis and Development of the
associated procedures for further clinical trials
SPHINX 261365
Spontaneous clearance in Patients acutely infected with HCV Immune profling,
Novel biomarkers and X-omics approaches
AFRICA BUILD 266474 AFRICA BUILD (Building a Research and Education Infrastructure for Africa)
EUNAM 260715 EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Systems
HEALTH-NCP-NET 201068
Coordination Action for Reinforcing the Health National Contact Points
Network
MONITORING
MEDICINES
223566
Optimising drug safety monitoring to enhance patient safety and achieve better
health outcomes
MASCOT 282507
Multilateral Association for Studying health inequalities and enhancing north
south and southsouth COoperaTion
H E A L T H
EUMEDNETVSTB 245872
Building a cooperative strategy between Europe and Mediterranean countries for
upgrading tuberculosis research and control
NUROMED 245807 Mediterranean Neurosciences Network
RAMSES 245691
Reinforcement of the Adult stem cell research are through Mobility and Scientifc
networking between Egypt, Romania and a German consortium for Strengthening
the international scientifc competency
THEBERA 266581 Theodor Bilharz into the European Research Area
GM_NCD_inco 295097
Reinforcing IPT capacities in Genomic Medicine, Non-Communicable Diseases
Investigation and international cooperation
KHCCBIO 295025
Supporting the Establishment of a Cancer Biobank for Jordan and its Neighbouring
Countries through Knowledge Transfer & Training
LEB'IN 294983 LebanonEurope on boarding to innovate and enhance research links in health
IGF1RHC 909785
Targeting IGF-1 receptor in liver cancer with focus on its mechanistic role in
transcription and its interaction with the cell cycle machinery
PREVENTION T2D 908275
Life Style and Genetic Factors in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes (re-integration
period)
STEMAPL 268729 APL a model for oncogene-targeted leukemia cure
VCVCL 908199 Vector Control for Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
COMPETENCE BUILDING
MOBILITY
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H E A L T H
DEEP
DEferiprone Evaluation in Paediatrics
CONTEXT
-thalassaemia major is one of the most severe
forms of anaemia. The recommended treatment
consists of regular blood transfusions combined
with chelating therapy to remove harmful iron
accumulation in the body. the frst chelating
agent approved for clinical use was deferox-
amine that, despite its potentially satisfactory
therapeutic efects, is not usable by many pa-
tients due to toxicity. Moreover, its subcutaneous
route of administration leads to non-compliance
in most patients. In August 1999, an oral iron
chelating agent, deferiprone, was authorised in
Europe and is currently indicated for the treat-
ment of iron overload in patients with thalas-
saemia major when deferoxamine is contraindi-
cated or inadequate. Despite a wide experience
of deferiprone with thalassaemic patients, lim-
ited data are available on its use in 210 year
old children and the need for additional data in
this class of age is expressly stated in the 2009
PDCO (the paediatric committee at the EMA)
priority list. In addition, the anticipated beneft
of controlling cardiac iron overload in the entire
paediatric population as well as in other chronic
transfusion-dependent anaemias, led the PDCO
to expand the request for additional data to the
cited patient populations.
Period: 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2014
Total cost: EUR 8 126 820.52
Budget from EC: EUR 5 262 963
Contract number: 261483
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: CONSORZIO PER VALUTAZIONI
BIOLOGICHE E FARMACOLOGICHE
Website: http://www.deep.cvbf.net/
OBJECTIVE AND EXPECTED IMPACT
The DEEP project has been developed with the
specifc intent to integrate the existing informa-
tion on deferiprone use in 210 year old chil-
dren, thus covering the lack of knowledge and
providing a valid support to the use of the drug
in children of all ages. According to recent sci-
entifc advancements and the opinion expressed
by the PDCO, the project has been expanded to
include the whole paediatric population. The aim
of this application is to provide data on phar-
macokinetics, and comparative efcacy/safety
of deferiprone in order to produce an approved
paediatric investigational plan to be used for
regulatory purposes. At the end of the proposed
set of studies, deferiprone will be available at
efcacious dosages in children < 18 years as
frst line treatment. In addition a three-year
safety study will evaluate all deferiprone uses in
the clinical setting.
KEYWORDS:
-thalassaemia major, deferiprone, iron over-
load, paediatric clinical trial
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DEEP
DEferiprone Evaluation in Paediatrics
COORDINATOR
CONSORZIO PER VALUTAZIONI
BIOLOGICHE E FARMACOLOGICHE
Project Coordinator - Adriana Ceci
Project Manager - Donato Bonifazi
Via Luigi Porta 14
27100 Pavia
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tel. +39 0382 25075
Fax +39 0382 536544
Italy
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN
Oscar Della Pasqua
Einsteinweg 55, P.O. Box 9502
2300 RA Leiden
[email protected]
Tel. +31 715276211/14
Fax +31 715276296
Netherlands
AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA DI RILIEVO
NAZIONALE "ANTONIO CARDARELLI"
Aldo Filosa
UOS Thalassemia Pediatrica e
Emoglinopatie Pediatriche
Via A. Cardarelli, 9
80131 Napoli
[email protected]
Tel. +39-081 7472704
Fax +39 081 7472702
Italy
NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Antonis Kattamis
First Department of Paediatrics
'Agia Sofa' Children's Hospital
11527 Goudi
[email protected]
Tel. +30 2107467516; 2107467129
Fax +30 210 7467772
Greece
QENDRA SPITALORE UNIVERSITARE
"NENE TEREZA" TIRANE
Manika Kreka
Pediatric Onco-Hematology Service
RR Dribes 370
Tirana
[email protected]
Tel. +35 5 692186594
Fax +35 5 692186594
Albania
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
Soteroula Christou
Koritsas Street, 6
1474 Nicosia
[email protected]
Tel. +357 22 405209
Fax +357 22 441299
Cyprus
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
Amal El-Beshlawy
Faculty of Medicines
El-Gamaa
Giza
[email protected]
Tel. +2 012 312 4674
Fax +2 022 531 4533
Egypt
APO-PhARMA INC CORP
John Connelly
200 Barmac Drive
M9L 2Z7 Toronto
Ontario
[email protected]
Tel. +1 41 64017280
Fax +1 41 64013878
Canada
FONDAZIONE ITALIANA LEONARDO
GIAMBRONE PER LA GUARIGIONE
DELLA THALASSEMIA
Angela Iacono
via Savona, 56
81030 Castelvolturno (CE)
[email protected]
Tel. +39 081 5097198
Fax +39 081 8396932
Italy
H E A L T H
275
H E A L T H
DEEP
DEferiprone Evaluation in Paediatrics
AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA OSPEDALI
RIUNItI vILLA SOFIA-CERvELLO
Aurelio Maggio
Division Rector, Ematologia II
Via Trabucco, 180
90146 Palermo
aurelio.maggio@
ospedaliriunitipalermo.it
Tel. +39 091 68-85-251 / 68-02-841
Fax +39 091 68-80-828
Italy
AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA DI PADOVA
MARIA CATERINA PUTTI
Dipartimento di Pediatria
Via Giustiniani 3
35128 Padova
[email protected]
Tel. +39 049 821 3579
Fax +39 049 8213510
Italy
AZIENDA OSPEDALIERO
UNIVERSITARIA CONSORZIALE
POLICLINICO DI BARI
Giovanni Carlo Del Vecchio
U.O. Pediatria
P.zza Giulio Cesare, 11
70124 Bari
[email protected]
Tel. +39 080 5478973
Fax +39 80 5592290
Italy
APOTEX INC CORPORATION
Wan Jiang
Signet Drive 150
M9L 1T9 Toronto
[email protected]
Tel. +1 905 8842050
Fax +1 905 508 2360
Canada
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN
Antje Neubert
Department of Paediatric and
Adolescents Medicine
Loschgestr. 15
91054 Erlangen
[email protected]
Tel. +49 9131 85 41237
Fax +49 9131 85 36873
Germany
GIANNI BENZI PHARMACOLOGICAL
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Viviana Giannuzzi
Via Putignani, 178
70122 Bari
[email protected]
Tel. +39 080 9643146
Fax +39 080 9643144
Italy
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H E A L T H
FEMHEALTH
Assessing the impact of fee exemption on maternal health in West Africa
and Morocco: new tools, new knowledge
CONTEXT
There is a growing consensus that maternal
health outcomes can only be improved through
policies and programmes that combine inter-
ventions to address the diferent causes of ill
health and target multiple groups. Such policies
and programmes are complex in nature as they
involve coordination between diferent tiers in
the health system and multiple actors includ-
ing communities, health workers and managers.
User fee exemption for delivery and emergency
obstetric care (EmOC) is one such policy that
has been introduced by several African coun-
tries with the aim of improving access to care
and thus improving maternal and neonatal out-
comes. However, the current evidence base re-
garding the impact of this policy is not well de-
veloped, in part because of evaluation designs
that are not able to capture all the necessary
information for policymakers to make informed
decisions.
Period: 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2013
Total cost: EUR 3 787 808
Budget from EC: EUR 2 883 143
Contract number: 261449
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: THE UNIVERSITY COURT
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Website: www.abdn.ac.uk/femhealth
OBJECTIVE
This project aims to reduce this gap by develop-
ing research methodologies and tools that will
lead to enhanced research on policy implemen-
tation, stronger evidence and improved dissemi-
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FEMHEALTH
Assessing the impact of fee exemption on maternal health in West Africa
and Morocco: new tools, new knowledge
COORDINATOR
THE UNIVERSITY COURT
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Elizabeth Rattray
[email protected]
+44 1224 272663
+44 1224 272139
United Kingdom
CONTRACTORS
PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR
TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE
Jef Van Lint
[email protected]
+323247486
+3232161431
Belgium
LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Jana Sabinovska
[email protected]
+4402079272509
+4402075805636
United Kingdom
AGENCE DE FORMATION DE
RECHERCHE ET D'EXPERTISE
EN SANTE POUR L'AFRIQUE
ASSOCIATION
Edgar Diboulo
[email protected]
+226 20986368
+226 20986369
Burkina Faso
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE
EN REPRODUCTION HUMAINE
ET EN DEMOGRAPHIE
Sourou Beatrice Goufodji
Avenue Jean Paul Ii, Rue 232
01 Cotonou NA
[email protected]
+229 90 03 59 22
Benin
CENTRE D'APPUI A LA RECHERCHE
ET A LA FORMATION GIE
Mamadou Kani Konat
[email protected]
+223 66 74 40 46
+223 44 23 23 81
Mali
MINIStRE DE LA SANt - ROyAUME
DU MAROC
Abderrahmane Maarouf
[email protected]
+212 537 68 31 61
+212 537 68 31 61
Morocco
CENTRE NATIONAL
DE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
ET TECHNOLOGIQUE*INSTITUT
DE RECHERCHE EN SCIENCES
DE LA SANTE
A Jeannette Kabore
[email protected]
+226 50333594
+226 50360394
Burkina Faso
H E A L T H
279
H E A L T H
HEPACUTE
Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE
Chronic hepatitis C is one of the most common
chronic viral infections of humans and a major
cause of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and liver
cancer. Still, about 4 million new infections occur
worldwide each year with 5085 % of patients
progressing to chronic hepatitis C. Currently
there is no marker to predict spontaneous viral
clearance and to guide treatment decisions. The
major objectives of the HepaCute proposal are
to develop biomarkers predicting the outcome
of acute hepatitis C, improving the management
of the concerned patients and thus decreas-
ing the health burden of hepatitis C in Europe
and Mediterranean partner countries (MPC).

The HepaCute consortium has evolved from a
series of EC-funded projects on hepatitis C (HC-
Vacc, HepCvax, Virgil, HEPACIVAC) and consists
of world leading experts in HCV epidemiology,
immunology, and virology, including partners
from Egypt and Morocco, who have strongly
infuenced the current management of patients
with acute hepatitis C in their respective regions,
and contributed considerably to our understand-
ing of mechanisms of spontaneous viral clear-
ance. HepaCute is closely connected to ongoing
Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013
Total cost: EUR 3 854 861
Budget from EC: EUR 2 999 500
Contract number: 260844
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: KLINIKUM DER UNIVERSITT MNCHEN
Website: http://www.hepacute.eu/
national, European and Egyptian networks on
HCV research (HepNet, EASL, STDF), which sup-
ports HepaCute in making it a success. Together
with another pertinent EU-funded research
project, SPHINX, it actively contributes to coor-
dinating EU-funded hepatitis C research with
pertinent research projects funded in the MCP
countries, in particular with hepatitis research
projects funded under the Egyptian Science and
Technology Development Fund (STDF).
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED IMPACT
Within HepaCute the most innovative technolo-
gies will be employed such as genome-wide
association studies, transcriptomics, proteom-
ics, and ultra-deep sequencing to better under-
stand the early events in acute hepatitis C and
to translate these results into readily practica-
ble diagnostic tools to predict spontaneous viral
clearance.
hepaCute has frmly integrated partners from
Egypt and Morocco with pre-existing research
collaborations with European partners into the
scientifc research programme and we expect
this continuing partnership between European
and Mediterranean countries to have a strong
impact on the care of patients with acute hepa-
titis C both in Europe and MPC.

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Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C
COORDINATOR
KLINIKUM DER UNIVERSITT
MNCHEN
Renate Mueller
[email protected]
+49 89 5160 8348
+49 89 5160 8339
Germany
CONTRACTORS
INSERM - tRANSFERt SA
Ibrahima Guillard
[email protected]
+33 155 03 01 37
+33 155 03 01 60
France
MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE
HANNOVER
Frank Dittrich
[email protected]
+49 511 532 5343
+49 511 532 4253
Germany
UNIVERSITTSKLINIKUM FREIBURG
Bettina Armbruster
[email protected]
+49 7612708442
+49 7612708442
Germany
AZIENDA OSPEDALIERO-
UNIVERSITARIA DI PARMA
Michele Malanca
[email protected]
+39 0521 702116
+39 0521 703857
Italy
FUNDACION PARA LA
INVESTIGACION MEDICA
APLICADA FIMA
Andrew Solomon
[email protected]
+34 948 194700
+34 948 194718
Spain
UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE
Alex Waehry
[email protected]
+41 223797560
+41 223729340
Switzerland
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Robert Fekete
[email protected]
+441214158202
+441214146056
United Kingdom
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Tatjana Palalic
[email protected]
+44 20 7594 3866
+44 20 7594 3868
United Kingdom
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE
ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE
(INSERM)
Helene Brun
[email protected]
+33 472138857
+33 472138801
France
MOSAIQUES DIAGNOSTICS GMBH
Annika Fricke
[email protected]
+49 51155474422
+49 511 554744 31
Germany
THE HOLDING COMPANY FOR
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS & VACCINES
LLC
Fatma Hamza
[email protected]
+20106634857
+2027483187
Egypt
MENOUFIYA UNIVERSITY
Imam Waked
[email protected]
+20482223216
+20482234586
Egypt
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
Sayed Abdeen
[email protected]
+20233371718
+202 33371615
Egypt
HOSPICES CANTONAUX CHUV
Anne-Emmanuelle De Crousaz
[email protected]
+41 216934750
+41 216934750
Switzerland
KLINIKUM DER UNIVERSITT
ZU KLN
Jutta Landvogt
[email protected]
+49 221 478 5204
+49 221 478 87752
Germany
INSTITUT PASTEUR DU MAROC
Tayeb Diouri
[email protected]
+212 522434465
+212 5 22 26 09 57
Morocco
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
HOMITB
Host and microbial molecular dissection of pathogenesis
and immunity in tuberculosis
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading public health prob-
lem. About half of the 10 % of mycobacterium
tuberculosis-infected individuals who develop
overt clinical disease do so within two years of
primary infection. The remaining half of the TB
patients develop clinical disease later, owing to
reactivation of pulmonary TB. Importantly, it is
not understood why only 10 % of infected in-
dividuals develop active disease. In this project,
we will investigate the molecular and cellular in-
teractions between mycobacteria and host cells,
and the regulation of such interactions by cellu-
lar immune responses. Such interactions dictate
the outcome of infection, ranging from asymp-
tomatic infection to life-threatening disease.
ACTIVITIES
For this purpose, we have established a consor-
tium of experts in genetics, immunology, mi-
crobiology and paediatrics and a biotechnology
company. We will dissect the molecular and cel-
lular immune responses, combining mice mod-
els and human patients. In both approaches, the
Period: 01/11/2008 to 30/04/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 931 510
Budget from EC: EUR 2 998 251
Contract number: 200732
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET
responses of various host target cells regulat-
ing mycobacterial growth and the mycobacte-
rial adaptation to diferent host cell responses
to infection will be studied. The role of innate
and adaptive immune responses in the control
of mycobacterial growth and the regulation of
infammation will be studied as well. In addition,
we will investigate such responses using a third
model based on mice reconstituted de novo with
human hematopoietic-derived cell lineages. Fi-
nally, targeted and genome-wide explorations
will be employed in large familial samples to
identify novel susceptibility genes involved in
the immune control of primary M. tuberculosis
infection and secondary pulmonary TB.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The outcome of HOMITB will be an assessment
of molecular and cellular interactions crucial for
the design of novel vaccination, immunothera-
peutic strategies and better diagnostic biomark-
ers. The feasibility of this programme is attested
by the high scientifc quality and remarkable
complementarities of the participants.

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HOMITB
Host and microbial molecular dissection of pathogenesis
and immunity in tuberculosis
COORDINATOR
KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET
sa Edstrm
[email protected]
+46-8-524 871 40
+46-8-33 07 44
Sweden
CONTRACTORS
STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET
Gelana Yadeta
[email protected]
+46-8-164180
+46-8-61295
Sweden
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
Joe Galloway
[email protected]
+44 (0)141 330 3884
+44 (0)141 330 5611
United Kingdom
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE
ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE
(INSERM)
Annick Bertault
[email protected]
33 1 40 78 49 01
33 1 40 78 49 98
France
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA
Rosa Maria Martoccia
[email protected]
+39-06-4990 2688
+39-06-4990 3007
Italy
INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE
Fabienne Jean
[email protected]
+33 3 20 87 72 27
+33 3 20 87 78 73
France
UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES
Franoise Mascart
[email protected]
32 2 5553467
32 2 5554499
Belgium
CENTRE HOSPITALIER ET
UNIVERSITAIREDE RABAT
Mohamed El Gueouatri
[email protected]
0021237714386
0021237710721
Morocco
LIONEX GMBH
Mahavir Singh
[email protected]
+49 5312601266
+49 5312601159
Germany
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
LEISHDNAVAX
Development of a DNA vaccine for visceral leishmaniasis
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
This project will focus on the preclinical devel-
opment of a DNA vaccine for human visceral
leishmaniasis. The project is based upon the
DNA vaccine technology and immunomodula-
tors developed at Mologen AG (Berlin, Germany),
which are in clinical development for cancer and
35 known antigens that have already demon-
strated profles of protection in animal models
of leishmaniasis.
Period: 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2011
Total cost: EUR 3 906 054
Budget from EC: EUR 2 989 200
Contract number: 223189
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE
AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
Website: http://www.leishdnavax.org/
ACTIVITIES
Antigens will be selected on the basis of preset
criteria to assure protection in high proportion
of target populations and against many difer-
ent species of Leishmania. In vitro and in vivo
models will be used to evaluate the prophylactic
and therapeutic efcacy of the DNA vehicle with
selected antigens alone and in combination with
and without immunomodulators. Full toxicology
studies will be performed on selected candidate
vaccines. Training in preclinical development and
clinical trials (ICH-GCP) are an important part of
the proposal. Sites will be selected and will be
ready to initiate clinical trials at the end of this
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LEISHDNAVAX
Development of a DNA vaccine for visceral leishmaniasis
COORDINATOR
LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE
AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
Penny Ireland
[email protected]
+44-20-79272678
+44-20-75805636
United Kingdom
CONTRACTORS
MOLOGEN AG
Matthias Schrof
[email protected]
+49-30-8417-880
+49-30-8417-8850
Germany
ChARIt - UNIvERSItTSMEDIZIN
BERLIN
Eveline Frdorf
[email protected]
+49-30-450576024
+49-30-450576954
Germany
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC
AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Swapan Kumar Chuadhuri
[email protected]
+91-33-2473-6793
+91-33-2473-5197
India
INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS
Hechmi Louzir
[email protected]
+216 71 789 608
+216 71 791 833
Tunisia
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
OF JERUSALEM
Eran Vardi
The Authority For Research And
Development
[email protected]
+972-2-6586676
+972-2-6513205
Israel
INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL
RESEARCH
Pradeep Das
[email protected]
+91-612-2631565
+91-612-2634379
India
DRUGS FOR NEGLECTED DISEASES
INITIATIVE FONDATION*DNDI
Jennifer Katz
[email protected]
+41 22 906 9240
+41 22 906 9231
Switzerland
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
LEISHDRUG
Targeting the Leishmania kinome for the development
of novel anti-parasitic strategies
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Visceral leishmaniasis is caused by the pro-
tozoan parasites Leishmania donovani and
Leishmania infantum and is a potentially fatal
disease in endemic areas around the world. Dur-
ing the infectious cycle, Leishmania alternate
between the insect promastigote stage and the
vertebrate afagellate amastigote stage that
proliferates inside infected host macrophages
provoking the pathology of the disease. The
main objectives of this project are: (i) to screen
small molecule and peptide libraries for hit com-
pounds with leishmanicidal activity using phe-
notype- and target-based strategies, (ii) to iden-
tify anti-parasitic lead compounds and assess
their pharmacokinetic profles using cell culture
and experimental infection models for leishma-
niasis, and (iii) to initiate lead optimisation by
structure-based drug design.
ACTIVITIES
This consortium uses a highly interdisciplinary
approach to reveal Leishmania signalling mole-
cules associated with amastigote virulence, with
the major aim to exploit parasite-specifc path-
ways for anti-leishmanial drug development.
Period: 01/10/2008 to 30/09/2011
Total cost: EUR 4 491 633
Budget from EC: EUR 2 852 232
Contract number: 223414
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: INSTITUT PASTEUR
Website: http://www.leishdrug.org/
We use innovative drug screening concepts not
applied previously on parasitic systems. We will
utilise visual high-content screening to discover
compounds capable of killing intracellular Leish-
mania amastigotes without deteriorating the
host cell. This phenotype-based strategy relies
on fuorescent parasites and macrophages as
read-outs and will allow the simultaneous as-
sessment of anti-leishmanial activity and host
cell toxicity under physiological conditions. We
will apply a target-based strategy utilising re-
combinant Leishmania protein kinases for in-
hibitor identifcation and structure-guided drug
design. the identifcation of appropriate target
kinases, with only limited homology to their
mammalian counterparts, will rely on in silico
analysis by applying novel bioinformatic tools
developed by consortium members, and in vitro
assay based on their phospho-transferase activ-
ity towards recombinant Leishmania phospho-
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LEISHDRUG
Targeting the Leishmania kinome for the development
of novel anti-parasitic strategies
COORDINATOR
INSTITUT PASTEUR
Nadia Khelef
[email protected]
+33 1 40 61 33 78
+33 1 40 61 39 40
France
CONTRACTORS
INSTITUT PASTEUR KOREA
Kim Sung Eun
[email protected]
82-2-3299-0292
82-2-3299-0210
Korea (Republic of)
INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS
Fayal Chaabane
[email protected]
(+) 216 71793420
(+) 216 71845063
Tunisia
INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MONTEVIDEO
Didier Pouzergues
[email protected]
00 598 2 5220910 ext.105
00 598 2 5224185
Uruguay
tEChNION - ISRAEL INStItUtE
OF TECHNOLOGY.
Silvia Birsan
[email protected]
972 4 829 5034
972 4 829 4107
Israel
LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE
AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
Penny Ireland
[email protected]
0044 (0)20 7927 2678
0044 (0) 20 7580 5636
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA
TOR VERGATA
Alessandro Finazzi Agro'
[email protected]
00390672592227
0039067236605
Italy
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTIFICAS
Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz
[email protected]
+34 91 566 8852
+34 91 566 89 13
Spain
FUNDACIO PRIVADA CENTRE
DE REGULACIO GENOMICA
Marta Balza
[email protected]
+34 93 316 0234
+34 93 396 9983
Spain
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
REChERChE SCIENtIFIQUE (CNRS)
Florence Morineau
[email protected]
+33.2.99.28.68.12
00 33 2 99 28 68 03
France
IP RESEARCH CONSULTING SASU
Jane Sefon uller
[email protected]
+33 1 58842556
+33 1 43054619
France
UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA
Eva Martin
[email protected]
+34 935422140
+34 935421440
Spain
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITT
BRAUNSCHWEIG
Conrad Kunick
[email protected]
0049 531 391 2754
0049 531 391 2799
Germany
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H E A L T H
MEDCHAMPS
MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease and Hyperglycaemia:
Analytical Modelling of Population Socio-economic transitions
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particular-
ly cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and diabetes,
are increasing dramatically in low and middle
income countries. The main reasons for this are
an increase in major risk factors, particularly in-
creasing obesity (as a consequence of changes
in nutrition and decreases in physical activity),
and increasing tobacco use. Globalisation, ur-
banisation and an ageing population are con-
tributing to this trend. A common misperception
is that NCDs are diseases of afuence, but in
fact they are common amongst poorer sectors
of populations, and age-specifc disease rates
can be higher in developing countries than in
industrialised settings. Health services in these
countries, developed to tackle acute infectious
diseases, are ofen not ideally organised to pro-
mote efective care and prevention for NCDs.
ACTIVITIES
This project will develop a CVD and diabetes
model (IMPACt) for use in this region. Afer ap-
propriate testing and validation, we will enter
Period: 01/03/2009 to 31/08/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 475 602
Budget from EC: EUR 703 358
Contract number: 223075
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Website: http://research.ncl.ac.uk/medchamps/index.html
data from each of the four Mediterranean study
countries (Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey) into
the model, and validate results against current
disease levels and trends. We will use a com-
bination of situation analysis, policy and docu-
ment review, and qualitative techniques to elicit
the current state of NCD policy development in
the study countries, and stakeholders percep-
tions of potentially efective interventions. We
will then use the country-validated models to
assess the efectiveness and cost-efectiveness
of selected future policies. Finally, we will de-
velop implementation and evaluation plans for
these policies in each study country. The goal of
this project is to reduce the NCD burden of CVD
and diabetes.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The overall purpose of the project is to be able
to make recommendations about the policy initi-
atives, both within and outside the health sector,
likely to be the most efective and cost-efective
in reducing the burden of CVD and diabetes
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MEDCHAMPS
MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease and Hyperglycaemia:
Analytical Modelling of Population Socio-economic transitions
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE
UPON TYNE
Amanda Gregory
Level 6 Leazes Wing,
Royal Victoria Infrmary
Queen Victoria Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP
[email protected]
+44 (0)191 2822514
+44 (0)191 2824524
United Kingdom
CONTRACTORS
THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
Pam Neagle
3 Brownlow Street
Liverpool L69 3GL
[email protected]
Tel: + 44 (0)151 794 8761
Fax: + 44 (0)151 794 8728
United Kingdom
THE PROVOST, FELLOWS,
FOUNDATION SCHOLARS, AND THE
OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF
THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND
UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN
ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN
Deirdre Savage
College Green 3, Dublin
[email protected]
+353 18961942
+353 1 7071633
Ireland
DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITESI
Belgin Unal Inciralti
[email protected]
+90-232-4124009
+90-232-4124023
Turkey
SYRIAN SOCIETY AGAINST CANCER/
SYRIAN CENTRE FOR TOBACCO
STUDIES
Wasim Maziak
[email protected]
+963-21-2644246
+963-21-26499150
Syrian Arab Republic
BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY
Abdullatif Husseini
[email protected]
+972-2-2982020
+972-2-2982079
Occupied Palestinian Territory
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE
PUBLIQUE
Cardiovascular Disease Research
Laboratory
Habiba Ben Romdhane
Facult de Mdecine de Tunis,
Rue Djebel Lakhdhar
[email protected]
+216-71763 709/710,
216 98 271 519
+216-71569 427
Tunisia
GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY
Victoria Leyton
Govan Mbeki Building
[email protected]
+44 (0) 141 3318884 (telephone)
+44 (0) 141 3318887 (fax)
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
RAPSODI
PRe-clinicAl studies of a PSA-based human vaccine candidate targeting
visceral, cutaneOus and mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis and Development
of the associated procedures for further clinical trials
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The overall aim of RAPSODI is to develop a
human vaccine candidate against most or all
Leishmania species that cause the most severe
leishmaniasis in the world. A unique vaccinal so-
lution will thus be developed to protect against
the various clinical phenotypes (namely visceral,
cutaneous and mucocutaneaous leishmaniasis;
VL, CL and ML respectively) to establish all the
associated procedures required for the subse-
quent clinical trials, such as the selection of the
appropriate patients and assessment of vaccine
efciency.
ACTIVITIES
For this purpose, an international consortium
constituted of countries from endemic areas
(India, Peru, Tunisia, Spain and France) and em-
bracing multidisciplinary approaches has been
set up. Based on successful results on VL dogs,
the best VL animal model to date, RAPSODI will
propose a second generation human-compatible
vaccine candidate and confrm its activity in pre-
Period: 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2011
Total cost: EUR 4 004 911
Budget from EC: EUR 737 149
Contract number: 223341
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: VIRBAC SA
Website: http://www.fp7-rapsodi.eu/
clinical studies. As the chosen antigen is com-
mon to most, if not all, Leishmania species, an
ambitious universal immunoprotective response
is being sought.
RAPSODI will also address the question of popu-
lation selection in order to ascertain relevant
and meaningful clinical trials and vaccination
campaigns. Indeed, resistant individuals, when
involved in either vaccinated or placebo groups,
represent important bias to the analysis of the
results. RAPSODI will investigate further the par-
asitological, immunological and genetic features
of such clinical status, and will subsequently
apply the generated knowledge to the develop-
ment of assays and feld tests, which represent
stand-alone results.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The package (vaccine candidate and diagnostic/
prognostic tools) proposed by RAPSODI repre-
sents a global solution, and as such is believed
to have a real impact on the worldwide leishma-
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RAPSODI
PRe-clinicAl studies of a PSA-based human vaccine candidate targeting
visceral, cutaneOus and mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis and Development
of the associated procedures for further clinical trials
COORDINATOR
VIRBAC SA
Cherifa Hemadou
[email protected]
33 4 92 08 71 12
France
CONTRACTORS
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE
POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
Ariel Crozon
[email protected]
+33 4 91 99 94 56
+33 4 91 99 92 12
France
INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III
Inmaculada Pastor
[email protected]
+34 91 822 27 66
+34 91 387 78 88
Spain
INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL
RESEARCH
Sunita Saxena
[email protected]
+91 11 26165797
+91 11 26198401
India
UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO
HEREDIA
Oscar Situ
[email protected]
51 1 4820532
51 1 4820532
Peru
INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS
Faycal Chaabane
[email protected]
+21 6 71 83022 POSTE 104
+21671791833
Tunisia
ALMA CONSULTING GROUP SAS
Frederic Peyrane
[email protected]
+33 4 72 35 80 30
+ 33 4 72 35 80 31
France
INSTIMED
Jean-Michel Bousquet
[email protected]
+ 33 2 47 46 47 79
+ 33 2 47 32 06 27
France
SYNCROSOME SAS
Richard Mitry
[email protected]
+33 495 053 180
+33 495 053 185
France
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
SPHINX
Spontaneous clearance in Patients acutely infected with HCV
immune profling, novel biomarkers and X-omics approaches
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The project aims to identify novel biomarkers
and provide new insight into the mechanisms
of spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus
(HCV) during the early stages of acute infec-
tion. Indeed, hepatitis C is a major public health
problem with high incidence in regions such as
Egypt and other Mediterranean partner countries
(MPCs). This project follows from an FP5 project
entitled Promoting Healthy Societies: research
in support of regional infectious disease surveil-
lance, which permitted the development of a
cohort of patients with acute symptomatic HCV.
In this project, we propose to build on this pro-
gramme for the biochemical, immunologic and
gene polymorphism assessment of patients with
an enriched consortium of European, Egyptian
and Tunisian academic institutions and one Eu-
ropean SME. Our multinational, interdisciplinary
consortium is in a strong position to establish
an in-depth understanding of spontaneous viral
clearance and provide needed information that
will impact patient management and the design
of candidate vaccines for HCV genotype 4.
Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013
Total cost: EUR 3 890 180
Budget from EC: EUR 2 989 910
Contract number: 261365
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: INSTITUT PASTEUR
Website: http://www.sphinx-hcv.eu
ACTIVITIES
Specifcally, we aim to use -omics or hypothe-
sis-generating approaches to perform: (i) multi-
analyte profling of plasma analytes; (ii) char-
acterisation of hCv-specifc cellular immune
responses during the clearance phase; and (iii)
assessment of genetic and epigenetic varia-
tions that predict viral clearance. Together, this
will provide a framework for understanding the
host response to acute HCV. In addition, we aim
to establish a cooperative training programme
under the umbrella of the EU/MPC research
collaboration Fighting hepatitis in Egypt
which will enhance clinical epidemiology and
biomarker discovery. Cross-consortia collabora-
tions with the EU-funded project HepaCute and
Egyptian-funded STDF will further enhance the
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Spontaneous clearance in Patients acutely infected with HCV
immune profling, novel biomarkers and X-omics approaches
COORDINATOR
INSTITUT PASTEUR
Nadia Khelef
[email protected]
+33 1 40613378
+33 1 40613940
France
CONTRACTORS
STICHTING HET NEDERLANDS
KANKER INSTITUUT
Jan Van Den Ham
[email protected]
+31 205122370
+31 205122994
Netherlands
FONDAZIONE ANDREA CESALPINO
Valentina Bello
[email protected]
+39 339 2077329
+39 6 49383333
Italy
AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY ASU
FACULTY OF MEDECINE
Hamdy Kassem
[email protected]
+202 24821511
+202 6837673
Egypt
GENERAL ORGANIZATION
FOR TEACHING HOSPITALS
AND INSTITUTES
Mostafa Mohamed
Kasr El Aini St 10
[email protected]
+202 23686275
+202 23682774
Egypt
EDI EXPERIMENTELLE
UND DIAGNOSTISCHE
IMMUNOLOGIE GMBH
Thomas Joos
[email protected]
+49 162 909 4064
+49 7121 491074
Germany
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE
ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE
(INSERM)
Annick Bertault
[email protected]
+33 1 40784901
+33 1 40784998
France
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
AND POPULATION
Zeinab Heddaya
[email protected]
+201 23460136
+202 27921064
Egypt
INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS
Moufda Soumri
[email protected]
+216 71 845 415
+216 71791833
Tunisia
NATURWISSENSCHAFTLICHES
UND MEDIZINISCHES INSTITUT
AN DER UNIVERSITT TBINGEN
Gnter Beck
[email protected]
+49 7121 51530 15
+49 7121 51530 16
Germany
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
AFRICA BUILD
AFRICA BUILD (Building a Research and Education Infrastructure for Africa)
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE
AFRICA BUILD aims to improve the capacity for
health research and education in Africa, through
information technologies (IT). It will provide in-
novative learning and research opportunities.
The EU has supported many IT and health ini-
tiatives, with signifcant results. however, there
has been no signifcant transfer of expertise,
methods and tools to neighbouring countries in
Africa.
The main objective is to promote health re-
search, education and practice in Africa through
the creation of centres of excellence, by using
IT, know-how, e-learning and knowledge shar-
ing through web-enabled virtual communities.
Initial EUAfrica transfer aims to create sus-
tainable southsouth communities of African
researchers.
ACTIVITIES
To analyse the state-of-the art in health
research and education in Africa. A roadmap
for future European actions will be released.
To implement an IT-enabled, open and
collaborative infrastructure for education,
training and knowledge sharing for health
Period: 01/08/2011 to 31/07/2014
Total cost: EUR 2 360 650
Budget from EC: EUR 1 999 494
Contract number: 266474
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID
Website: http://africabuild.eu
researchers in English-, French- and Arabic-
speaking African countries, developing virtual
communities of practice.
To develop and offer a large number of
e-learning courses, validated learning
resources, methodologies and supporting
evidence for improving the education
capacities of health-focused centres of
excellence in Africa.
To facilitate researchers mobility and
participation in local and international
meetings.
To validate the impact of AFRICA BUILD
in pilot research and education initiatives
related to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
research.
To disseminate outcomes in scientific
conferences and journals, media and
workshops and conferences in Africa.
EXPECTED IMPACT
Based on the experience of the partners in-
cluding WHO we aim to improve know-how,
research and technological capacities of the Af-
rican centres of excellence. Successful actions
will be transferred to other organisations and
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AFRICA BUILD (Building a Research and Education Infrastructure for Africa)
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA
DE MADRID
Gonzalo Len
[email protected]
+34913366048
+34913365974
Spain
CONTRACTORS
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
& INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rada Hussein
[email protected]
+202 353 555 90
+20233868429
Egypt
UNIVERSITE DE BAMAKO
Mamadou Traore
[email protected]
+223 66759051
Mali
UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE
Antoine Geissbuhler
[email protected]
+41 22 372 62 01
+41 22 372 62 55
Switzerland
PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR
TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE
Maria Zolfo
[email protected]
+32 3 247 63 64
+32 3 216 14 31
Belgium
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
Heli Bathija
World Health Organization 1211
Geneva 27
[email protected]
+41 22 791 3374
Switzerland
UNIVERSITE DE YAOUNDE I
Vincent Djientcheu
Hpital Central De Yaound
service De Neurochirurgie s/n
[email protected]
+237 99 99 13 26
Cameroon
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
Ebenezer Afari-Kumah
[email protected]
+233244145161
Ghana
H E A L T H
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EUNAM
EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Systems
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The coordinates of human health are complex
in a single population, but they are even more
complex in migrants whose life situation is al-
ways infuenced by the host country and the
country of origin. Some migrants may experi-
ence several host countries and some return to
their country of origin. Thus it is important to
survey well-being, health status, disease pano-
rama and use of health services of immigrants
compared to the native population. Such analy-
ses would be incomplete without casting a view
on the same indicators and parameters in the
country of origin.
ACTIVITIES
Therefore, for this project we have gathered a
team of experts to cover health aspects of the
full cycle of migration, considering the health sit-
uation in Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria as represent-
atives of the Mediterranean north African (NA)
Period: 01/04/2011 to 31/03/2015
Total cost: EUR 2 403 480
Budget from EC: EUR 1 998 430
Contract number: 260715
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM
Website: www.dkfz.de/en/molgen_epidemiology/EUNAM/
EUNAM.html
partner countries, which are the origins of vast
numbers of immigrants in the EU. The EU part-
ner countries from France, Italy, Germany (sub-
contracting Slovenia) and Sweden are not only
receivers of NA immigrants but they also have
larger numbers of immigrants from others ar-
eas, allowing comparisons between immigrant
groups. The team has experience in a variety of
health and disease measures and it has access
to a variety of survey and register material re-
lating to population health, disease patterns and
function of health care systems. Many of the
surveys and disease registers have been carried
out/constructed by the present partners who
thus possess unique sources of data.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
the team will review health efects of migration
from the country of origin to the host country
and come up with scientifcally valid state-of-
the-art evaluations and appropriate recommen-
dations for scientifc and health policy measures
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EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Systems
COORDINATOR
DEUTSCHES
KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM
Ina Krischek
[email protected]
+49 6221 422700
+49 6221 422708
Germany
CONTRACTORS
LUNDS UNIVERSITET
Jan Sundquist
[email protected]
+46 40 391378
+46 40 391370
Sweden
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI
FERRARA
Carla Biondi
[email protected]
+39 0532 455482
+39 0532 207143
Italy
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ET
DOCUMENTATION EN ECONOMIE
DE LA SANTE
Paul Dourgnon
[email protected]
+33 1 53934336
+33 1 53934336
France
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTE
PUBLIQUE
Doudja Hammouda
[email protected]
+213 21 911140
+213 21 912737
Algeria
CENTRE D'ETUDES ET RECHERCHES
PROSPECTIVES
Hassne Kassar
[email protected]
+21698215685
+71 567 551
Tunisia
AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY ASU
FACULTY OF MEDECINE
Wagida Anwar
Ramses Street
[email protected]
+20224837888
+20224837888
Egypt
INSTITUT PASTEUR DU MAROC
Tayeb Diouri
[email protected]
+212 6 61848951
+212 5 22260957
Morocco
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
HEALTH-NCP-NET
Coordination Action for Reinforcing the Health National
Contact Points Network
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The Framework Programme is the European
Commissions instrument to fnance research in
Europe. As part of the Community research and
technological development policy, it is expected
that participation in the Seventh Framework
Programme will increase and the quality of sub-
mitted proposals will rise. The objective of this
project is to reinforce the network of National
Contact Points (NCPs) for the health-related re-
search areas and the health theme under the
Seventh Framework Programme by promoting
transnational cooperation. This transnational
cooperation is extended to ofcially appointed
contact points in international cooperation part-
ner countries, and other third country contact
points are not excluded.
Period: 01/05/2008 to 30/04/2012
Total cost: EUR 2 291 429
Budget from EC: EUR 1 999 973
Contract number: 201068
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III
Website: http://www.healthncpnet.eu
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The basis for improving the NCP services in the
area of health across Europe will be to identify
the weaknesses of the network. The action will
focus on identifying and sharing good practices.
The mechanisms put in place will be bench-
marking, training programme and networking
and brokerage events. A set of execution, result
and impact indicators will measure progress and
efcacy of these mechanisms (and corrective
action will be taken if needed). The network will
assist NCPs and potential applicants to adapt to
the new health issues in the Seventh Framework
Programme. Special attention will be given to
helping less experienced NCPs rapidly acquire
the knowledge accumulated in other countries.

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HEALTH-NCP-NET
Coordination Action for Reinforcing the Health National
Contact Points Network
COORDINATOR
INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III
Marta Barrionuevo
[email protected]
+34 91 822 2969
+34 91 384 78 30
Spain
CONTRACTORS
INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH
PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI POLSKIEJ
AKADEMII NAUK
Anna Dziubczynska-Pytko
[email protected]
+48-22-8262502
+48-22-8285370
Poland
AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE
DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA
Claudia Zurlo
[email protected]
+39 06 5911817
+39 06 5911908
Italy
MARIA TSAMPOULA KAI SIA EE
Evangelos Bonoris
[email protected]
+30-210-8004910
+30-210-8004913
Greece
STERREICHISCHE FORSCHUNGS-
FRDERUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Astrid Hoebertz
[email protected]
+43 (0) 5 77 55-4104
+43 (0)57755 94101
Austria
MATIMOP, ISRAELI INDUSTRY
CENTER FOR RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
Eva Rockman
[email protected]
+972-3-5118-122
Israel
MALTA COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Brian Warrington
[email protected]
00356 21660340
00356 21660341
Malta
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE
ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE
(INSERM)
Karine Lanini
[email protected]
+33-1-44236316
France
ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AND TECHNOLOGY ASRT
Shaaban Gaber
[email protected]
002027964421
002027947807
Egypt
AGENCE BRUXELLOISE
POUR L'ENTREPRISE
Jacques Evrard
[email protected]
+322 422 00 21
+32 2 4220043
Belgium
TECHNOLOGICKE CENTRUM
AKADEMIE VED CESKE REPUBLIKY
Lysy Bohumil
[email protected]
+420 234 006 121
+420 220 922 698
Czech Republic
ARCHIMEDES FOUNDATION
Argo Soon
[email protected]
+372 730 0372
+372-7-300336
Estonia
LATVIJAS ZINATNES PADOME
Lilija Fedorovica
[email protected]
+371 6 7792080
+371 6 7228421
Latvia
MINISTERIE VAN ECONOMISCHE
ZAKEN, LANDBOUW EN INNOVATIE
Zweitze Hofma
[email protected]
+31 88 602 5250
+31 88 602 9023
Netherlands
AUTORITATEA NATIONALA
PENTRU CERCETARE STIINTIFICA
Olguta Iordache
[email protected]
004040213192326
0040213183053
Romania
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
HEALTH-NCP-NET
Coordination Action for Reinforcing the Health National
Contact Points Network
CENTRO PARA EL DESARROLLO
TECNOLOGICO INDUSTRIAL.
Marta Gomez Quintanilla
[email protected]
+34 915815566
+34 915815586
Spain
AgENCIA DE INOvACAO - INOvACAO
EMPRESARIAL E TRANSFERENCIA
DE TECNOLOGIA
Joana Camilo
[email protected]
+351 214232100
+351 21 7971689
Portugal
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FR LUFt-
UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.
Hermann-Josef Reuschenbach
[email protected]
+49 228 3821135
+49-228-3821107
Germany
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
GENETIC ENGINEERING AND
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Iqbal Parker
[email protected]
+021 406 6259
+021 406 6060
Italy
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H E A L T H
MONITORING MEDICINES
Optimising drug safety monitoring to enhance patient safety
and achieve better health outcomes
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Medicines are one of the most common health
interventions. Expenditure on pharmaceuticals
ranges from 1020 % of all health expendi-
ture in rich countries and from 2060 % in
poor countries. Knowledge on appropriate and
safe medicines has grown. But the incidence
of medicines adverse efects remains high. In
a UK study, 6.5 % of hospital admissions were
related to an adverse drug reaction (ADR). And
as many as 10 % of hospital admissions may
result in death or disease due to errors, half
of which may be avoidable. There are gaps in
what we know. But even where there is sufcient
knowledge, brokering of that knowledge is insuf-
fcient. there is a clear and present need to build
a network of stakeholders in patient safety, to
strengthen information and share the evidence
towards actionable learning.
ACTIVITIES
The EC work programme for 200708 related to
health calls for projects that advance the appli-
cations of evidence based medicine in Europe.
Period: 01/09/2009 to 28/02/2013
Total cost: EUR 2 236 130
Budget from EC: EUR 1 995 096
Contract number: 223566
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: STIFTELSEN WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE
FOR INTERNATIONAL DRUG MONITORING
Website: http://www.monitoringmedicines.org/
This project will respond to that call by strength-
ening what we know about medicines, sharing
that knowledge, and putting that knowledge to
use, to reduce patient deaths and adverse ef-
fects due to medicines. Specifcally, it will build
patient safety networking to: (1) support and
strengthen consumer reporting of ADRs and
adverse events, (2) expand the role of national
pharmacovigilance centres to prevent medicine-
related adverse events, (3) promote better and
broader use of existing pharmacovigilance data
for patient safety, (4) develop additional meth-
ods of pharmacovigilance to complement data
from spontaneous reporting systems.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Achieving these objectives will help build the sci-
entifc basis needed for making informed policy
decisions on disease prevention and therapy, and
management of resources for health. In particu-
lar, achieving these objectives will help to identify
best clinical practice, to understand decision-mak-
ing in clinical settings in primary and specialised
care and to foster application of evidence-based
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MONITORING MEDICINES
Optimising drug safety monitoring to enhance patient safety
and achieve better health outcomes
COORDINATOR
STIFTELSEN WHO COLLABORATING
CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL DRUG
MONITORING
Birgitta Toreheim
[email protected]
+46 18656060
+46 18656088
Sweden
CONTRACTORS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Hans Hogerzeil
[email protected]
+41 22 791 3528
+41 22 791 4730
Switzerland
MEDICAL PRODUCTS AGENCY
Lena Bjrk
[email protected]
+46 18 174600
+46 18 548566
Sweden
STICHTING LAREB
Kees Van Grootheest
[email protected]
+31 736469700
+ 31 73 6426136
Netherlands
NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY
David Cousins
[email protected]
+ 44 20 79 27 95 00
+ 44 20 79 27 95 01
United Kingdom
MOROCCAN PHARMACOVIGILANCE
CENTRE
Rachida Soulaymani Bencheikh
[email protected]
+ 212 37 777 174
+21237777174
Morocco
KBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Ivan Kristofersen
[email protected]
+45-35322626
+45-35324612
Denmark
ELLIOT BROWN CONSULTING
Elliot Brown
[email protected]
+44 2084498788
+44 8701128196
United Kingdom
THE ZUELLIG FOUNDATION, INC.
Kenneth Hartigan-Go
[email protected]
+63 2 8640197
+63 2 8922871
Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
Alexander Nii Oto Dodoo
[email protected]
+233 21675885
+ 233 21668219
Ghana
PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD,
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Jayesh Manharlal Pandit
[email protected]
+ 254 721348503
+ 254 2 2713431
Kenya
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
MASCOT
Multilateral Association for Studying health inequalities and enhancing
northsouth and southsouth COoperaTion
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Inequalities and vulnerable groups health, as
well as the slow advances towards achieving the
health-related Millennium Development Goals,
are concerns that need to be addressed, nota-
bly for low- and middle-income countries. While
some countries have made advances, these re-
main unknown to others which could still beneft
from their experience. Increased collaboration
could help but it is quite difcult to achieve.
The MASCOT project therefore gathers 11 part-
ners from 3 geographical areas (Europe, Latin
America and Africa), an advisory board and addi-
tional relevant experts to respond to this problem.
ACTIVITIES
the work is specifcally designed to achieve de-
fned objectives:
To create links between northsouth and
southsouth efforts in addressing maternal
and child health and health inequalities
(MCH&I) in developing countries,
To provide evidence on best practice and policy
advice for the development of future public
health and health systems interventions.
Period: 01/10/2011 to 31/03/2014
Total cost: EUR 2 287 574
Budget from EC: EUR 1 999 895
Contract number: 282507
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: COUNCIL ON HEALTH RESEARCH
FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Following a frst step of standardisation and
quality control procedures, the project will im-
plement mapping activities in individual coun-
tries in the three regions of interest in order to
assess the current situation of MCh inequali-
ties, to identify institutions and research teams
performing research in this area, to detect
promising projects and research results as well
as strategies, programmes and policies imple-
mented to tackle MCh inequalities.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
This will result in recommendations of best
practices and policy advice to countries willing
to implement actions to improve MCH&I. An
important part of the work will also stimulate
multilateral collaboration and knowledge trans-
fer as a key activity of MASCOT. Throughout the
project, diferent tools such as meetings, work-
shops, partnering event, website, and brochures
will be used to communicate and promote ex-
changes between health stakeholders and poli-
cymakers. Ultimately MASCOT should thus allow
a reduction of gaps in health inequalities be-
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MASCOT
Multilateral Association for Studying health inequalities and enhancing
northsouth and southsouth COoperaTion
COORDINATOR
COUNCIL ON HEALTH RESEARCH
FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Schockaert Ludo
[email protected]
Switzerland
CONTRACTORS
EUROQUALITY SARL
Ponsar Marc
[email protected]
France
FUNDACION INSTITUTO
CENTRO AMERICANO DE SALUD
INTERNATIONAL
Tristan Mario
[email protected]
Costa Rica
HEALTH ACTION PARTNERSHIP
INTERNATIONAL C.I.C
Brookes Chris
[email protected]
United Kingdom
HOPITAL FARHAT HACHED
DE SOUSSE
Kraiem Mohamed Faouzi
[email protected]
Tunisia
INSTITUTO NACIONAL
DE SALUD PUBLICA
Domnguez Castillo Jos Ignacio
[email protected]
Mexico
NATIONAL INSTITUTE
FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
Malecela Mwelecela Ntuli
[email protected]
Tanzania (United Republic of)
SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA
DE INOvACAO - CONSULtADORIA
EMPRESARIAL E FOMENTO DA
INOVACAO S.A.
Coelho Mnica
[email protected]
Portugal
UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA
DE LA SANTISIMA CONCEPCION
Gutirrez Mariella Andrea
[email protected]
Chile
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
Binka Fred Newton
[email protected]
Ghana
UNIVERSITY OF THE
WITWATERSRAND JOHANNESBURG
Tshabalala Thembi
[email protected]
South Africa
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
EUMEDNETVSTB
Building a cooperative strategy between Europe and Mediterranean
countries for upgrading tuberculosis research and control
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Tuberculosis (TB) is amongst the most deadly
infectious diseases worldwide. Despite the avail-
ability of a vaccine and efective drugs, Myco-
bacterium tuberculosis, the etiologic agent of
tB, still defes humanity. An alarming increase in
drug resistance and the emergence of outbreaks
has made the need for increased surveillance
and control urgent. With its structured global
geographical distribution, it becomes increas-
ingly clear that this pathogen could have es-
tablished an advantageous association with its
host. Such region-specifc host-pathogen equi-
librium argues for a TB control at a regional lev-
el. The overall objective of this project is to es-
tablish a network connecting leading institutions
in the feld from three north African countries
(Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) and Europe. The
aim is to upgrade the research and surveillance
capacity potential of Europes closest neigh-
bouring Mediterranean partner countries (MPC)
through know-how sharing, two-way experience
exchange, training, joint research activities, and
equipment upgrading.
Period: 01/03/2010 to 28/02/2013
Total cost: EUR 1 157 400
Budget from EC: EUR 999 915
Contract number: 245872
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: INSTITUT PASTEUR
ACTIVITIES
By reinforcing existing human and technologi-
cal resources in the targeted MPCs, the planned
activities will contribute to better address the
host and pathogen key factors governing TB
transmission/expansion dynamics, emergence
of drug resistance, and host susceptibility. This
will endow MPCs with higher capacity to better
unveil the molecular mechanisms leading to the
prevailing epidemiological situation in the spe-
cifc regional context.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Since TB is a health threat common to both
sides of the Mediterranean Sea, which is am-
plifed through consistent population migration
fows, the planned cooperative initiative could
also positively impact on TB control in Europe.
Ultimately, dissemination of the projects results
will foster the MPCs institutional visibility and
scientifc competitiveness, allowing them to
be more integrated for participation in future
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EUMEDNETVSTB
Building a cooperative strategy between Europe and Mediterranean
countries for upgrading tuberculosis research and control
COORDINATOR
INSTITUT PASTEUR
Nadia Khelef
[email protected]
+33 140 613 378
+33 140 613 940
France
CONTRACTORS
INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS
Faycal Chaabane
[email protected]
+216 71 793 420
+216 71 791 833
Tunisia
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM BORSTEL
Susann Schrader
[email protected]
+49 04537 188213
+49 04537 188731
Germany
INSTITUTO ARAGONES DE CIENCIAS
DE LA SALUD
Sergio Cervero
[email protected]
+34 976 71 68 64
+34 976 71 55 54
Spain
INSTITUT PASTEUR D ALGERIE E.P.I.C.
Mohamed Tazir
[email protected]
+213 21 36 07 79
+213 21 36 17 48
Algeria
INSTITUT NATIONAL D'HYGINE
Jilali Baida
[email protected]
+212 537 77 19 02
+212 537 77 20 67
Morocco
THE STEPHAN ANGELOFF INSTITUTE
OF MICROBIOLOGY, BULGARIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Paulina Nikolova
[email protected]
+359 2 979 31 38
+359 2 870 01 09
Bulgaria
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
NUROMED
Mediterranean Neurosciences Network
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Europe and MPCs possess a good potential of
well-trained researchers in the feld of brain
function and dysfunction in disease. However,
neuroscience remains poorly represented in
collaborative projects in the Mediterranean
and European countries. Yet, as MPCs access
the status of developed economies, they face
severe health burdens of brain dysfunction in
relation to developmental issues, education,
aging, neurodegenerative diseases, mental and
addictive disorders. It is thus crucial for MPCs to
invest in this theme of research. In this context,
NUROMED aims at supporting MPC research
institutions infrastructure and potential devel-
opment in brain research.
ACTIVITIES
The project, built on existing collaborations
and local networks, gathers a strong human
potential from 23 universities and research
centres and complementary expertise in basic
and clinical neuroscience. More precisely, the
project promotes and improves: (1) twinning
Period: 15/11/2009 to 14/11/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 120 744
Budget from EC: EUR 1 000 000
Contract number: 245807
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: UNIVERSITE DE LA MEDITERRANEE
D'AIX-MARSEILLE II
Website: www.neuromedproject.eu
between centres of excellence in the EU and
MPCs; (2) recruitment, training and second-
ments in MPC centres; (3) transfer of knowledge
and know-how to the MPC research centres;
(4) physical research infrastructure in MPC
centres.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Focusing on four major relevant societal issues
(neurodegenerative and mental diseases, neu-
roplasticity, adaptation to environmental stress
and brain imaging), where cooperation with EU
research entities can help increase the human
potential and physical infrastructure in MPCs,
NEUROMED will pave the way to the creation
of solid links amongst institutions in MPCs and
Turkey, and to step up EuroMediterranean co-
operation in the feld of neurosciences. In paral-
lel to the implementation of specifc activities,
NUROMED will also improve the participation
of MPCs in FP7. Finally, the project is expected
to have broader impacts on other key EU policies
as it contributes to the fulflment of the neigh-
bourhood policy, as well as the international as-
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NUROMED
Mediterranean Neurosciences Network
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITE DE LA MEDITERRANEE
D'AIX-MARSEILLE II
Celine Damon
[email protected]
+ 33 4 91 31 97 97
+ 33 4 91 31 71 77
France
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITE ABDELMALEK ESSAADI
Mohamed Elkbiach
[email protected]
+21266187111
+212539979151
Morocco
ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY
Khaled Elsaadany
[email protected]
+2-0101717303
+2-03-5908338
Egypt
UNIVERSITY SAAD DAHLAB
OF BLIDA
Yazid Cherfa
[email protected]
Algeria
YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY
Isil (Aksan) Kurnaz
[email protected]
+90 216 578 06 18
+90 216 578 04 00
Turkey
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA
DE VALENCIA
Jose-Antonio Perez-Garca (Ctt)
[email protected]
+34963877518
+34963879510
Spain
XIWRITE SRL
John Richard Walker
[email protected]
0039069417507
0039068424742
Italy
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
RAMSES
Reinforcement of the Adult stem cell research are through Mobility
and Scientifc networking between egypt, romania and a German
consortium for Strengthening the international scientifc competency
INTRODUCTION
RAMSES comprises partner institutions from
Germany (FMC), Romania (ICBP) and Egypt
(CU) in order to promote closer S&T coopera-
tion opportunities between Europe and Egypt.
The concept of RAMSES is to build capacities
by improving scientifc relationships, networking
and development of the S&T human potential,
exchanging know-how and experience between
the participating partners, as well as by upgrad-
ing the S&T research capacities of CU. RAMSES
partners will channel their expertise to complete
the project objectives though six highly inter-
linked work packages.
OBJECTIVES
Exchange of scientific know-how and
experience will be implemented primarily via
transnational secondments of research staff.
Reinforcement of human resources and infra-
structures will focus on the increase of research
quality, visibility and competitiveness of CU.
Workshops, conferences and training events for
building knowledge-sharing networks will facili-
tate knowledge transfer at national and inter-
national levels. Hands-on, advanced, and multi-
plier workshops will allow a robust transfer and
sharing of acquired skills and experience.
Period: 01/03/2010 to 28/02/2013
Total cost: EUR 995 500
Budget from EC: EUR 885 425
Contract number: 245691
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: UNIVERSITT ZU KLN -
UNIVERSITTSKLINIKUM
Website: http://project-ramses.eu/
Dissemination and promotional activities will
provide maximum support for management,
dissemination, promotion, and exploitation of
project outcomes.
Evaluation will monitor RAMSES progress to
ensure its structured implementation.
Consortium management and assessment of
progress and results will aim at implementing
strong management structures in order to
coordinate the different activities.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Through these objectives, RAMSES will establish
networking conditions that will allow the prom-
ising CU the opportunity to develop a partner-
ship through twinning actions with EU centres of
excellence and to realise its full research poten-
tial. These shall contribute to regional develop-
ment, while taking advantage of the knowledge
and experience existing in other regions of Eu-
rope. Hence RAMSES will help to fully realise the
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Reinforcement of the Adult stem cell research are through Mobility
and Scientifc networking between egypt, romania and a German
consortium for Strengthening the international scientifc competency
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITT ZU KLN -
UNIVERSITTSKLINIKUM
Jutta Landvogt
[email protected]
+492214785204
+492214785543
Germany
CONTRACTORS
INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR BIOLOGY
AND PATHOLOGY 'NICOLAE
SIMIONESCU' - ROMANIAN
ACADEMY
Popescu Vasilica
[email protected]
+ 4021-319-4518
+40213194519
Romania
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
Fatma Omara
[email protected]
+20235706862
+20235706862
Egypt
EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND PROJECT
OFFICE GMBH
Vera Siegmund
[email protected]
+49 681 95923385
+49 681 95923370
Germany
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
THEBERA
Theodor Bilharz into the European Research Area
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The THEBERA project aims at strengthening the
capacities of the Theodor Bilharz Research Insti-
tute (TBRI) in Egypt while realising it as an inter-
national excellence and reference centre for liv-
er diseases and hepatic surgery, by defning liver
research priorities to respond to socioeconomic
needs, facilitating participation in European liver
research initiatives and inclusion in the Euro
Mediterranean research and innovation area.
ACTIVITIES
The main activities of THEBERA project are (i)
to reinforce TBRIs cooperation capacities; (ii) to
disseminate liver-related research results; (iii)
to develop internationalisation and coordina-
tion between research and business sectors; (iv)
to enhance EU-Egypt S&T partnerships in liver
research; (v) to build capacity for cooperation;
and (vi) to develop THEBERAs central strategy.
Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2012
Total cost: EUR 561 486
Budget from EC: EUR 500 658
Contract number: 266581
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SANAA BOTROS
Website: http://www.thebera.eg.net/
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The main impact of THEBERA will be increased
capacities of the TBRI and the structuring and
enhancement of the existing EUEgyptian
support system in the domain of liver S&T
cooperation in a threefold manner: (i) by sup-
porting the participation of Egypt in the FP7
in the liver research area, (ii) by combining all
relevant support schemes, and (iii) by facilitat-
ing both the uptake of common identifed liver
research areas and the monitoring of the per-
formance and impacts of this cooperation.
The THEBERA consortium brings together four
Egyptian and EU organisations representing a
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Theodor Bilharz into the European Research Area
COORDINATOR
THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH
INSTITUTE SANAA BOTROS
[email protected]
+20235409670
+20235408125
Egypt
CONTRACTORS
ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AND TECHNOLOGY ASRT
Ola Laurence
[email protected]
0020227920126
0020227947807
Egypt
EUROPE FOR BUSINESS LTD
Leonardo Piccinetti
[email protected]
+32478431458
+442076917131
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITA DI PISA
Paolo Miccoli
[email protected]
0039 050 992400
0039 050 992400
Italy
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
GM_NCD_in_co
Reinforcing IPT capacities in Genomic Medicine, Non-Communicable
Diseases Investigation and international cooperation
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The aim of the project is to reinforce Institut
Pasteur Tunis (IPT) capacities in genomic med-
icine and its applications in non-communicable
diseases (NCD) investigations and in interna-
tional cooperation activities. At the national
level, the objectives are to increase the re-
search activities in the feld of NCD and coop-
eration capacities and facilitate the participa-
tion of Tunisian researchers in relevant topics
of the health theme, with the ultimate goal of
integrating in to ERA. Specifc objectives of the
project are to:
Strengthen IPT competencies in international
cooperation and project setting in order to
enhance the participation of researchers in
international FP projects. This will be achieved
via specific training modules;
Reinforce IPTs scientific research and
technical capacities in the field of genomic
medicine and new molecular tools for the
investigation of the genetic basis of NCDs:
Updating and upgrading the knowledge
level of IPt personnel is a prerequisite for a
successful action plan of capacity building
and strengthening. This specific objective
will be achieved through professional
training via advanced courses and
workshops in IPT ,
Via short visits in European laboratories and
two pilot projects, one on a preliminary in-
vestigation of the genetic landscape of the
Tunisian population and one on gene iden-
tification using next generation sequencing;
Period: 01/12/2011 to 30/05/2014
Total cost: EUR 604 800
Budget from EC: EUR 499 690
Contract number: 295097
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS
Website: www.pasteur.tn
Stimulate collaboration between Tunisian and
EU researchers in topics of mutual interest
in the field of NCD with networking and
dissemination activities;
Build the IPT business plan and associated
strategy of valorisation and technology trans-
fer activity in the frame of EUTunisian R&D
cooperation.
ACTIVITIES
To achieve the aims of the project several ac-
tions are proposed: setting-up and implementing
training modules, two trainings on international
project setting in the framework of the European
framework programme, four advanced courses,
and theoretical and practical workshops on vari-
ous aspects of structural and functional genom-
ics, with a particular emphasis on NCD investiga-
tions, will be organised. Exchange visits between
IPT, IP Paris and other EU laboratories working
in relevant felds are also planned to improve
networking capacities. Two pilot projects will be
performed, one on disease gene identifcation
using next generation whole exome sequenc-
ing and one on a preliminary description of the
genetic landscape of the Tunisian population.
The pilot projects will help stimulate coopera-
tion, identify potential bottlenecks and propose
improvements. GM_NCD_in_Co targets IPT, an
independent governmental institution, under the
tutorship of the Tunisian Ministry of Health. More
than a century old, this institution is considered
as a national and regional centre of excellence
in particular in the feld of infectious diseases.
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To respond to the new challenges of the epi-
demiological transition and with the increase
in prevalence of NCDs, IPT has developed new
activities related to the investigation of the
genetic basis of monogenic and multifactorial
diseases. Reinforcing these promising activities
has a great potential to beneft EU research in-
stitutions through new international cooperation
activities. The consortium includes Institut Pas-
teur in Paris (a non-proft research organisation)
and one SME (Synbea) specialised in strategy,
organisation and innovation consulting.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
This project also aims to reinforce the activities
of the health theme contact point in a synergis-
tic way with other EU projects (EuropeanTuni-
sian collaboration ETC and MIRA projects) and
in collaboration with contact points of other
thematic areas, i.e. environment, ICT and KBBE.
Dissemination and networking activities will be
performed via the project website, newsletters,
meetings and brokerage events. A development
plan will be constructed for IPT in order to in-
crease its regional coverage and to improve its
response to socioeconomic needs. The project
results will be analysed and recommendations
signalled to national authorities on how to in-
crease the participation of Tunisian researchers
in ERA, to tackle common regional challenges for
health systems.
The ultimate goal of this project is to integrate
Tunisia, a Mediterranean partner country (MPC),
into ERA, which is one of the priorities of the
EUs European neighbourhood policy (ENP).
GM_NCD_in_co
Reinforcing IPT capacities in Genomic Medicine, Non-Communicable
Diseases Investigation and international cooperation
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H E A L T H
GM_NCD_in_co
Reinforcing IPT capacities in Genomic Medicine, Non-Communicable
Diseases Investigation and international cooperation
COORDINATOR
INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS
Sonia Abdelhak
[email protected]
+216-71-789608
Tunisia
CONTRACTORS
INSTITUT PASTEUR
Nadia Khelef
[email protected]
+33-1-04613378
France
SYNBEA SARL
Franois Tamarelle
[email protected]
+33-671376309
France
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H E A L T H
KHCCBIO
Supporting the Establishment of a Cancer Biobank for Jordan
and its Neighbouring Countries through Knowledge Transfer & Training
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) is a spe-
cialised cancer centre in the Middle East that
treats both adult and paediatric cancer patients.
Currently, over 3 500 new cancer patients ar-
rive each year from Jordan and the neighbour-
ing countries of Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, gulf
countries and north Africa. Founded in 1997,
KhCC is a non-governmental and not-for-proft
facility that is well-recognised as a leader in
cancer treatment in the Middle East. KHCC is
eager to maintain its leading position in Mid-
dle Eastern cancer therapy and remain at the
forefront of cancer detection and treatment. In
order to achieve this, KHCC plans to establish a
cancer biobank, KHCCBIO bank, for the storage
and archival of biospecimens that can help in
the elucidation of the disease.
The KHCCBIO bank intends to change this situa-
tion by establishing an ISO-accredited biospeci-
men repository incorporating all current inter-
national guidelines and best-in-class practices
under an approved quality management system
to procure, process and store biospecimens for
the beneft of researchers in Jordan, its neigh-
bouring countries, European researchers and re-
searchers throughout the rest of the world.
ACTIVITIES
KHCCBIO bank will be developed for the purpose
of collecting, processing, storing and distributing
high-quality, clinically annotated biospecimens
from consented patients.
Period: 15/11/2011 to 14/11/2013
Total cost: EUR 571 744
Budget from EC: EUR 571 744
Contract number: 295025
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: KING HUSSEIN CANCER CENTER, JORDAN
This novel, Jordan-based biobank will also
standardise and defne collections of biological
samples for patient-oriented research, to in-
clude hypothesis-driven collections, as well as
collections for questions arising, for the ultimate
improvement of patient diagnosis, prognosis,
treatment and leading to a more personalised
approach to healthcare. Sample procurement
will be carried out by a team of highly trained
KHCC technicians who will directly participate in
surgeries and perform sample collections and
data recording. Sample collection will be pre-
cisely documented and very short tissue cold
(post-surgical) ischemia times between resec-
tion and fxation will be the standard.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Additional aims of the KHCCBIO support action
are to:
Develop KHCCs research infrastructure, in-
crease its scope and visibility and improve
its competitiveness throughout the Europe-
an and worldwide biomedical science arena;
Establish a platform for future knowledge
transfer and collaborative research;
Develop and enhance partnerships between
European and Middle Eastern organisations
for future staff exchanges, seminars, and
conferences focused on cancer;
Disseminate KHCCBIO progress and activities
particularly with EU early lung cancer (EUELC)
collaborators to ensure greatest impact;
Build competency so as to facilitate partici-
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KHCCBIO
Supporting the Establishment of a Cancer Biobank for Jordan
and its Neighbouring Countries through Knowledge Transfer & Training
COORDINATOR
KING HUSSEIN CANCER CENTER,
JORDAN
Maher A. Sughayer
[email protected]
Amman
Jordan
CONTRACTORS
THE PROVOST, FELLOWS AND
SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE
HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF
QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN,
Irleand
ACCELOPMENT AG,
Switzerland
BIOSTR IRELAND LTD,
IreLand
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H E A L T H
LEB'IN
LebanonEurope on boarding to innovate and enhance research
links in health
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
LEBIN is a support action project, aimed at
stimulating win-win cooperation and strategic
partnership between Europe and Lebanon in
the thematic priority Health and at integrat-
ing Lebanon into the European research area, in
order to:
Support Europes leading position and
European competitiveness in health sciences
through strategic partnerships with Lebanon
by engaging the best Lebanese health
scientists to work in and with Europe;
Enhance the production of knowledge and
scientific excellence by enabling European
universities, research institutions and firms
to establish contacts with Lebanon, thereby
facilitating access to research environments
outside Europe and promoting synergies on a
global scale;
Address specific problems that Lebanon
faces or that have a global character, on the
basis of mutual interest and mutual benefit.
Consequently, the project aims to develop co-
operation capacities between Lebanon and
the European Union in the feld of health, and
through twinning, capacity building and net-
working to support joint LebaneseEuropean
research activities relevant to the priorities iden-
tifed in the FP7 work programme 2011.
In order to stimulate the cooperation, the LEBIN
project mission has four objectives:
Period: 01/01/2012 to 30/06/2013
Total cost: EUR 736 228
Budget from EC: EUR 510 082
Contract number: 294983
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: UNIVERSIT SAINT JOSEPH
Map and assess the strengths, weakness
and collaboration potential of the project
coordinator, one of the leading Lebanese
institutes, Universit Sanit-Joseph (USJ),
and prepare USJ for the new step in its
strategic development, developing a vision
and objectives, and orienting its work towards
national, regional and European needs;
Set up and implement an ambitious twinning
programme between USJ and its long-term
European partner, the Mediterranean University
of Aix-Marseille II (UNIVMED) (France), aimed
at fostering academic research, gaining new
research capacities, improving relations
with practical applications, improving work
opportunities for young scientists, sharing
methods and strategies and preparing USJ
for FP7 opportunities and for larger network
development;
Develop USJs cooperation capacities and
awareness raising, significantly increasing
its visibility at European level and its
participation in the 7th (and future) framework
programmes and setting the basis for long-
term sustainable collaboration after the end
of the project;
Organise international events as well
as information, training, networking and
brokerage and dissemination workshops and
sessions, thus developing USJs FP7 skills
and raising awareness about collaboration
opportunities in the health theme in order to
promote the research capacities of USJ and
to enlarge its network.
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ACTIVITIES
LEBIN will be implemented on the basis of the
twinning concept between USJ and UNIVMED.
The twinning brings together organisations
from two countries, which put in common skills,
knowledge, and data and establish joint research
activities. The interest of implementing this kind
of partnership is to achieve closer scientifc col-
laboration with Lebanon and to ensure a sus-
tainable improvement of the cooperation capaci-
ties of the French twinning partner UNIVMED and
especially of the Lebanese partner USJ.
the twinning concept is based on mutual beneft
and reciprocity. It could especially help the less
known organisations in Europe, such as USJ, to
demonstrate in-house research capacities and
to gain new ones. It can also contribute to the
improvement of relations between the partners
by practical applications. The twinning approach
allows the use of technologies, methods and
strategies, which not available to one of the
partners. Finally, putting together know-how
and experience in the common feld of research
could contribute to fostering academic research
achievements with signifcant scientifc results
in the area of health technological development
for both parties. Twinning helps to create a
sense of a common European identity some-
thing that can never be imposed from above.
In order to make these results achievable, the
twinning concept includes the implementation
of diferent actions. It is about short-term ex-
changes of experts, setting-up of common work-
ing groups, organisation of scientifc workshops,
joint PhD students and practical data sharing.

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H E A L T H
LEB'IN
LebanonEurope on boarding to innovate and enhance research
links in health
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSIT SAINT JOSEPH
Andr Mgarban
[email protected]
+ 961 3 330 485
Lebanon
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSIT D'AIX MARSEILLE
Valrie Delargue
[email protected]
+33 4 91 78 68 94
France
INNO TSD SA
Svetlana Klessova
[email protected]
+33 4 92 38 84 26
France
BERYTECH FOUNDATION
Tania Saba Mazraani
[email protected]
009611612500
Lebanon
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H E A L T H
IGF1RHC
Targeting IGF-1 receptor in liver cancer with focus on its mechanistic role
in transcription and its interaction with the cell cycle machinery
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-
1R) is a cell surface receptor kinase which is
vastly expressed in malignant tissues and plays
crucial roles in the growth and survival of cancer
cells. Targeting IGF-1R is today a very attrac-
tive concept pharmaceutically. Larssons group
at KI has contributed extensively to the current
knowledge about IGF-1R and demonstrated that
the cyclolignan PPP inhibits IGF-1R signalling.
An oral IGF-1R inhibitor of cyclolignan chemis-
try is presently being studied in patients with
advanced cancer. Recently, they found that IGF-
1R is SUMOylated, translocated to the nucleus,
where it afects transcription. this is a novel and
original function for IGF-1R and one of the goals
of this project is to further study whether it is
limited to tumour cells. If so, these fndings will
be a breakthrough and the foundation for the
further development of specifc therapeutic tar-
geting of cancer.
Period:
Total cost: EUR 15 000
Budget from EC: EUR 15 000
Contract number: 909785
Funding scheme: MC
Coordinator: ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY
ACTIVITIES
Here we aim to study two mechanistic aspects
of IGF-1R: (1) its role as a transcription factor
in tumour cells, (2) its interaction with the cell
cycle machinery, as ultimate regulators of cell
division. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was
chosen as it has a very poor prognosis and a
high mortality due to the absence of efcient
treatments. It is one of Egypts national health
priorities and its incidence is increasing in Eu-
rope. Three experimental models will be used:
HCC cell lines in which SUMOylation, nuclear
translocation of IGF-1R and, which genes it tran-
scriptionally activates will be studied. We will
induce HCC in knockout mice lacking Cdk2 and
p27, generated by Aleem to study how IGF-1R
interacts with loss of these cell cycle proteins,
and how its inhibition by PPP afects the devel-
opment and progression of HCC. Mouse embryo
fbroblasts isolated from these mice will also be
used for cell cycle analysis. We anticipate that
IGF-1R modulates transcription of genes rel-
evant to tumour growth leading to development
of more specifc therapeutic tools against liver
cancer.

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IGF1RHC
Targeting IGF-1 receptor in liver cancer with focus on its mechanistic role
in transcription and its interaction with the cell cycle machinery
COORDINATOR
ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY
Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim Abdou
Moharram Bey
[email protected]
00203-3921595
Egypt
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H E A L T H
PREVENTION T2D
Life style and Genetic Factors in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The main objectives of the projects were
achieved. The initial time plan of the work was
not respected. The original planned dates were
from August 2009 to February 2010 but, due
to delay in receiving the EC contribution, the ac-
tual implementation dates were from November
2009 to May 2010.
The main objectives of the fellowship were: (1)
to be acquainted with the Finnish experience in
prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by changes
in lifestyle and also through genetic prediction,
(2) to plan and prepare for a lifestyle interven-
tion programme to be implemented in Egypt.
this required intensive training and coordination
of knowledge exchange between the collabo-
rating institutions from Finland and Egypt. The
main objective of the project was achieved. It
resulted in high-impact publications and excel-
lent opportunities for presentations at the most
prestigious international meetings.
The project planning can be considered success-
ful from a management point of view. The re-
searcher has carried out the planned research-
er-months and has achieved the projects goals.
The main objectives of the re-integration pe-
riod of the international Marie Curie fellowship
(August 2009 February 2010) were:
To design a long intervention programme to
start the implementation in Egypt in coordi-
nation with the implementing institutions;
Period: 01/08/2009 to 28/02/2010
Total cost: EUR 7 500
Budget from EC: EUR 7 500
Contract number: 220275
Funding scheme: MC
Coordinator: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTAL
AND OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, FACULTY
OF MEDICINE, AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY
To revise the curriculum of staff training on
different methodologies from different spe-
cialties and health education material for dia-
betic patients to change their lifestyle;
To train specialists on genetic prediction to
identify individuals at risk of developing T2D.
However, only two out of the three objectives
were completely achieved. In fact, it seems that
the re-integration period of six months was not
sufcient to carry out the intervention in Egypt
but just to initiate the programme by establish-
ing active collaboration between the participat-
ing centres and by securing additional fnancial
support for the long-term study from both na-
tional and international sources. It was planned
to start the implementation by organising:
The follow up workshop, and
The training courses for the staff contributing
in the project (lifestyle changes genetic
testing ethical issues).
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
This fellowship has provided many training, in-
tegration and knowledge transfer opportunities.
The fellow has made use of his previous experi-
ence in this project and has learnt a range of
new techniques. he attended a number of other
meetings at which he presented his work as ei-
ther poster or oral presentations, allowing his
research profle to be developed amongst the
international community. These meetings led
to highly successful collaboration with Egyptian
institutions and research centres, and enabled
knowledge transfer between the fellows group
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and theirs. Finally, the fellow is now in a good
position to transfer his newly acquired skills and
knowledge to subsequent postdoctoral or group-
leader positions, in particular in his home country.
ACTIVITIES
The budget was spent on facilitating networking
between stakeholders, on organising the work-
shop and the training course in November 2009,
and on buying the necessary ofce supplies and
printing facilities which was urgently needed to
give technical support to the research team to
help in preparing the prevention programmes
and writing proposals for future funding.
The Ministry of Higher Education and Research
realised the importance of the project and sup-
ported the attendance of the speakers (tickets
and accommodation) through diferent pro-
grammes.
The Finnish collaborators also encouraged the
implementation of the programme in Egypt
by partially supporting the attendance of Prof.
Hannu Mykkanen.
Many conferences and dissemination activities
were organised
Moreover, the fellow prepared a high number of
publications directly linked to this project
Wagida A. Anwar, Hussein M. Khaled, Hassan
A. Amra, Hani El-Nezami, Christopher A.
Loffredo, Changing Pattern of Hepatocellular
Carcinoma (HCC) and its Risk Factors in Egypt:
Possibilities for Prevention, Mutation
Research, Volume 659, Issues 12, July
August 2008, pp. 176184.
David A. Eastmond, Andrea Hartwig, Diana
Anderson, Wagida A. Anwar, Michael C.
Cimino, Ivan Dobrev, George R. Douglas6,
Takehiko Nohmi, David H. Phillips and Carolyn
Vickers, Mutagenicity testing for chemical
risk assessment: update of the WHO/IPCS
Harmonized Scheme, Mutagenesis vol. 24 no.
4, 2009, pp. 341349.
Diaa A. Marzouk, Maha M El Gaafary, Samia
I El Damaty, Sahar M Sabbour, Fatma Abdel
Salam Mecky, Mona Saker, Amany M Sayed,
Hoda I Fahim, Wagida Anwar, Breast cancer
and hormonal intake among Egyptian
females, European Journal of Oncology
volume 14, number 1, 2009, pp. 3751.
Wagida A. Anwar, Environmental Mutagens
and Possibilities for prevention, European
Journal of Oncology XIII, 4, 2008.
Wagida A. Anwar, Pirkka V. Kirjavainen, Jaana
Isola, Mohamed El Zarka, Tony Moros Spiros,
Hani El-Nezami, Aloe arborescens preparation
and liver health, European Journal of
Oncology, vol. 14, n. 1, 2009.
Gihan M. Tawfeek, Hala S. Elwakil, Nabil S.
Awad, Laila El-Hoseiny, Hala S. Thabet, Rania
M. Sarhan, Samar K. Darweesh and Wagida A.
Anwar, Genetic Variability of Antigen B among
Echinococcus granulosus Egyptian Isolates,
Korean J Parasitol. Vol. 47, No. 3, September
2009, pp. 259264.
During the six-month reintegration, there was
follow-up to the recommendation of the Cairo
PREVENTION T2D
Life style and Genetic Factors in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
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H E A L T H
PREVENTION T2D
Life style and Genetic Factors in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
workshop in March 2009 through the following
activities:
Several meetings with decision makers from the
Ministry of Health, Ministry of Higher Education
and Research, and Ministry of Agriculture. These
meeting were helpful to establish networking
between concerned authorities and specialists.
A meeting with Dr Nasr El Sayed, Assistant
Minister of Health, in September 2009.
A meeting with Dr Maged El Sherbini, As-
sistant Minister of Higher Education and Re-
search during August 2009.
A meeting with Director of the National Agricul-
tural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture:
The meeting with concerned specialists and in-
stitutions from diferent ministries aimed at es-
tablishing a national committee to put policies
and strategies suitable for the Egyptian culture
in diferent governorates and aimed at including
diferent disciplines to prevent and control the
disease.
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PREVENTION T2D
Life style and Genetic Factors in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
COORDINATOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE,
FACULTY OF MEDICINE,
AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY
Gadalla Mohsen
Cairo
[email protected]
Tel. +202 24837888
Fax +2024837888
Egypt
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
STEMAPL
APL a model for oncogene-targeted leukemia cure
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) is prob-
ably one of the best-understood malignan-
cies and the only one where highly efcient
oncogene-targeted therapies (retinoic acid and
arsenic) actually cure the disease. Our recent
studies have addressed the molecular basis for
transformation and demonstrated the essential
role of sumoylation of the PML moiety of PML/
RARA, relaxed DNA-binding specifcity, binding
to RXRA, for both transcriptional repression and
transformation in primary cells, uncovering an
unexpected level of complexity for in vivo trans-
formation. We have also explored PML nuclear
bodies (NB) formation, enigmatic structures that
are disrupted by PML/RARA expression, restored
by either RA or arsenic and may thus contribute
to transformation/response. Exploring the actual
basis for therapy response, we have provided
some evidence that PML/RARA degradation and
loss of leukaemia-initiating cells, rather than
diferentiation, is key to APL clearance.
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS
AND OUTCOMES
The project will address the following issues:
(i) genetically uncouple diferentiation from APL
eradication, (ii) model transformation and thera-
py response, (iii) analyse the regulation and role
of PML NBs, (iv) explore other models where
degradation of the driving oncogene may eradi-
cate the disease through loss of LIC activity.
Period: 01/07/2011 to 30/06/2016
Total cost: EUR 2 500 000
Budget from EC: EUR 2 500 000
Contract number: 268729
Funding scheme: ERC
Coordinator: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE
ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
These studies should not only provide a com-
plete model for APL pathogenesis and treatment
response, but also open new avenues in the feld
of PML nuclear body biogenesis and function, as
well as transcriptional activation/degradation
coupling. The proposed research could provide
generally applicable strategies for a variety of
malignancies that are similarly driven by fusion
proteins. As previously, in the APL and adult T
cell leukaemia models, our studies could also
yield new directly clinically applicable therapeu-
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STEMAPL
APL a model for oncogene-targeted leukemia cure
COORDINATOR
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE
ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE
(INSERM)
Dina Falkenreck
[email protected]
+33 1 43 62 27 19
CONTRACTORS
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
OF BEIRUT
Fadia Homeidan
[email protected]
+96113500002976
H E A L T H
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H E A L T H
VCVCL
Vector Control for Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
This project addresses the concerns of the EU
and WHO by developing an alternative vector
control strategy that targets the insects re-
sponsible for transmitting VL and CL, leading
to reduced disease transmission. Visceral leish-
maniasis (VL) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL)
are parasitic diseases transmitted to humans
through the bite of infected insects (sandfies).
VL is fatal if not treated and CL may cause fa-
cial disfgurement. Both are more likely to afect
children under the age of 15 year in European as
well as southern Mediterranean countries. Pre-
cise fgures are not available but reports sug-
gest that between 36 000 and 65 000 cases
may occur in endemic Mediterranean (including
European) countries annually. The proportion of
VL cases varies from 3 % to over 40 % depend-
ing on the country. The EU and WHO recognise
the signifcance of the health problem and have
called for research to develop innovative tools
to control sandfies as vaccines are not avail-
able. This project addresses the concerns of the
EU and WHO by developing an alternative vec-
tor control strategy that targets the insects re-
sponsible for transmitting VL and CL, leading to
reduced disease transmission.
Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2011
Total cost: EUR 15 000
Budget from EC: EUR 15 000
Contract number: 908199
Funding scheme: MC
Coordinator: INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS
Website: www.pasteur.tn
ACTIVITIES
This project will determine through lab- and
feld-based behavioural and chemical studies
if sex pheromones are present in Phlebotomus
perniciosus and P. papatasi (vectors of VL and
CL) and determine if they have practical appli-
cations. This approach is also being used by the
Keele research group, funded by the Wellcome
Trust, to develop sex-pheromone-based strate-
gies for controlling the S. American vector of VL,
Lutzomyia longipalpis. The success of the pro-
ject depends of the complementary skills of the
MC IIF and the research group at Keele Univer-
sity. the MC IIF has signifcant skills in maintain-
ing colonies, handling and understanding the in-
sects behaviour. the Keele group has signifcant
ability to isolate, identify and synthesise insect
sex pheromones and to translate the results of
bench research into practical outcomes. The re-
turn phase consisted of feld work in Sidi Bouzid,
Tunisia, in Spain and Italy
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
This research will lead to a new, environmentally
benign, method of controlling sandfies that trans-
mit VL and CL in European and other countries
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VCVCL
Vector Control for Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
COORDINATOR
INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS
Place Pasteur
1002 TUNIS
[email protected]
Tunisia
H E A L T H
CHAPTER 5
Fotolia.com
Information society
and communication
technologies
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
NETWORKING
COMPETENCE BUILDING
INFRASTRUCTURE
I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
3D-COFORM 231809 Tools and Expertise for 3D Collection Formation
E-AGRI 270351 Crop Monitoring as an E-agriculture tool in developing countries
EuroAfrica-P8 288309
Supporting policy dialogues and cooperation with Africa to enhance ICT
cooperative research links between Europe and Africa in the framework of the
Africa-EU Strategic Partnership 8 on Science, Information Society and Space
IDEALIST2011 231367 Trans-national cooperation among ICT National Contact Points
IDEALIST2014 288598 Trans-national cooperation among ICT NCPs
IST-AFRICA
2010-11
247970
IST-Africa Initiative (2010 - 2011) Regional Impact of Information Society
Technologies in Africa
IST-AFRICA
2012-13
288691
IST-Africa Initiative (2012 - 2013) Regional Impact of Information Society
Technologies in Africa
JOIN-MED 231550 ESTABLISHING THE EU-MEDITERRANEAN ICT RESEARCH NETWORK
MEDAR 214602 Mediterranean Arabic Language and Speech Technology
PROBE-IT 288315 Pursuing ROadmaps and BEnchmarks for the Internet of Things
V-MUST.NET 270404 Virtual Museum Transnational Network
JEWEL 266507 Jordan Europe Wide Enhanced research Links in ICT
RECOCAPE 295039
Reinforcing Cooperation Capacity of Egypt in embedded ubiquitous
computing
EUMEDGRID-
SUPPORT
246589
Sustainability of eInfrastructures across the Mediterranean
INDICATE 261324 International Network for a Digital Cultural Heritage e-Infrastructure
LINKSCEEM 222904 Linking Scientifc Computing in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean
LINKSCEEM-2 261600
Linking Scientifc Computing in Europe and the Eastern
Mediterranean - Phase 2
PAERIP 262493 Promoting AfricanEuropean Research Infrastructure Partnerships
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I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
3D-COFORM
Tools and Expertise for 3D Collection Formation
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The 3D-COFORM project will advance the state
of the art in 3D-digitsation and make 3D-docu-
mentation a practical everyday choice for digital
documentation campaigns in the cultural herit-
age sector.
The project addresses all aspects of 3D-capture,
3D-processing, the semantics of shape, mate-
rial properties, metadata and provenance and
integration with other sources (textual and other
media) search, research and dissemination
to the public and professionals alike. A strong
technical research programme is complement-
ed by research into practical business aspects:
business models for exploitation of 3D assets;
workfow planning and execution for mass dig-
itisation; socioeconomic impact assessment;
and above all the creation of a virtual centre of
competence (VCC) in 3D digitisation. The VCC-
3D will act as a catalyst in enhancing the sec-
tors capacity for mass digitisation of 3D assets
the tangible artifacts of the physical cultural
heritage of the world.
Period: 12/12/2008 to 30/11/2012
Total cost: EUR 11 311 516
Budget from EC: EUR 8 449 994
Contract number: 231809
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON
Website: http://www.3d-coform.eu
The 3D-COFORM consortium brings together
19 partners, mainly former core partners in
the EPOCH NoE, to form a world-class team
on 3D-digisation complemented by an equally
prestigious group of cultural heritage organisa-
tions, with the Victoria and Albert Museum as
a full partner and signed-up collaboration from
the Louvre, the Florentine Museums Authority,
the Museum of the Imperial Forums in Rome,
world heritage sites in Cyprus and the Staatli-
che Museen zu Berlin. The consortium also con-
tains organisations tasked at a national level
with helping museums move in these directions:
CNRS-LC2RMF, the research arm of the French
national museums, and CultNat, the digitisation
body for cultural and natural heritage funded by
the Egyptian government. The combination in
3D-COFORM of research and take-up activities
(VCC-3D) will contribute decisively to reinforce
3D-digitisation capability and to the realisation
of the objectives of the European initiative on
digital libraries and its fagship project Europe-
ana (European digital library).
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COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON
David Arnold
Lewes Road, Mithras House
[email protected]
+44 1273 642400
+44 1273 642405
United Kingdom
CONTRACTORS
PIN SOC.CONS. A R.L. - SERvIZI
DIDATTICI E SCIENTIFICI PER L
UNIVERSITA DI FIRENZE
Cristina
Pugi
PIAZZA CIARDI
[email protected]
+00 0 000000
Italy
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
Zinovia Papatheodorou
N PLASTIRA STR
[email protected]
+30-2610-391522
+30-2810-391555
Greece
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Maria Vereeken
Oude Markt
[email protected]
+32-16-326504
+32-16-326515
Belgium
EIDGENSSISCHE TECHNISCHE
HOCHSCHULE ZRICH
Luc Van Gool
Raemistrasse
[email protected]
+41-44-6326578
+41-44-6321199
Switzerland
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
Roberto Scopigno
Piazzale Aldo Moro
[email protected]
+390503152929
+390503152604
Italy
FRAUNhOFER-gESELLSChAFt ZUR
FRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN
FORSCHUNG E.V.
Christoph Schulte
Hansastrasse
[email protected]
+49-89-1205-2728
+49-89-1205-7534
Germany
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITT GRAZ
Sven Havemann
Rechbauerstrasse
[email protected]
+433168735403
+433168735402
Austria
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Stephen Laycock
University Plain
+44 1603 591482
+44 1603 591550
United Kingdom
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Franck Charron
3, RUE MICHEL-ANGE
[email protected]
+33-1-49604021
+33-1-49604146
France
CENTER FOR DOCUMENTATION OF
CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE
CULTNAT
Fathi Saleh
CAIRO ALEXANDRIA ROAD KM 28
[email protected]
+202 3534 3222
+202 3539 2929
Egypt
CMC ASSOCIATES LTD.
Mike Spearman
CAIRNBANK ROAD
[email protected]
+44 (0) 7812 378855
United Kingdom
THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Franco Niccolucci
KYPRANOROS 15
[email protected]
+35722761101
+357 22 447800
Cyprus
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
Seamus Ross
University Avenue
[email protected]
+441413303635
+44-141-330-5611
United Kingdom
3D-COFORM
Tools and Expertise for 3D Collection Formation
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RhEINISChE FRIEDRICh-WILhELMS-
UNIVERSITT BONN
Reinhard Klein
Regina Pacis Weg
[email protected]
+49 228 734201
-+49 228 734212
Germany
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE
Vito Cappellini
Piazza San Marco
[email protected]
+390554796279
+390554237400
Italy
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
James Stevenson
CROMWELL ROAD, SOUTH
KENSINGTON
[email protected]
+44-207-942-2545
+44-207-942-2456
United Kingdom
BREUCKMANN GMBH
Bernd Breuckmann
Torenstrasse
[email protected]
+49-7532-4346-12
+49-7532-4346-50
Germany
SPHERONVR AG
Gerhard Bonnet
HAUPTSTRASSE 186
[email protected]
+49 6333 27660
Germany
3D-COFORM
Tools and Expertise for 3D Collection Formation
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I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
E-AGRI
Crop Monitoring as an e-agriculture tool in developing countries
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The innovative application of Information society
and communication technologies (ICT) in the ru-
ral domain, with a primary focus on agriculture,
is a new paradigm of sustainable development
in developing economies, as more than 50 %
of the population are still living in rural areas.
European research institutions have developed
a series of agricultural monitoring approaches
to support the EUs common agriculture policy
(CAP). These approaches are based on European
ICT, including space-based Earth observation
(EO), geographical information systems and ag-
rometeorological modeling.
The E-AGRI project aims to support the uptake
of European ICT research results by setting up
an advanced crop monitoring service in two
developing economies, Morocco and China. Ca-
pacity-building activities will be carried out in
a third developing country, Kenya, to raise the
interest of local stakeholders about European e-
agricultural practices and to pave the way for
a possible transfer of technology in the future.
The objectives are fourfold.
Demonstration: transfer and adaptation of
European agricultural monitoring technology
in three developing countries;
Dissemination: establishing networks of users
of crop monitoring technology across three
continents;
Added values for the EU: providing feedback
and improvement for European expertise and
know-how;
Period: 01/01/2011 to 31/01/2014
Budget from EC: EUR 1 618 000
Contract number: 270351
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR
TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Website: http://www.e-agri.info/
Collaboration: creating synergy with other
European crop monitoring and food security
actions.
ACTIVITIES
The research and collaboration activities will be
divided into six areas:
Crop yield monitoring using the CGMS model:
this includes an evaluation of technical and
usability aspects of the model; identification
of the main drivers for yield variability;
adaptation of the model by including those
biophysical drivers; and piloting of the CGMS
model in two target regions.
Using the multi-model BioMA approach to
monitor rice or wheat yield: the activities
include calibration of the BioMA models;
evaluation of the suitability for multi-
model monitoring and yield forecasting; and
deployment of a software platform adapted
to local users.
Crop yield forecasting using remote sensing
indicators: vegetation indices can be derived
from satellite imagery and used in statistical
models to predict crop yield. The tasks
are structured to collect the official yield
data; investigate the biophysical variables
simulating best crop growth; and establish
empirical statistical models for yield
simulation.
Adaptation of the methodologies for
area estimation developed by European
institutions: the tasks consist of sampling
the target areas; analysing and interpreting
the remote sensing data; and establishing
regression models using estimators from
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E-AGRI
Crop Monitoring as an e-agriculture tool in developing countries
both sampling and remote sensing to
estimate single crop areas.
Statistical analysis: the CGMS statistical
toolbox (CST) is a tool to interactively explore
the relationship between crop yield predictors
and regional statistics. The main task is to set
up a database with yield predictors derived
from crop modelling and/or remote sensing-
based approaches.
Dissemination and capacity building: this will
be implemented by organising workshops,
disseminating documents and materials
such as flyers and bulletins and preparing
the ground for technological transfer in
Kenya through a dedicated capacity-building
programme.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Complete sets of the agricultural monitoring
system set up in two study areas (Morocco and
the Jianghuai plain in China) will be calibrated
according to local environment conditions
and therefore will be preoperational
Five workshops will be held for technological
dissemination.
Kenyan experts will be trained for basic
technology transfer at the end of project.
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COORDINATOR
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR
TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Dr. Qinghan Dong
Boeretang 200
2400 Mol
[email protected]
+32 14 336835
+32 14 322795
Belgium
CONTRACTORS
STICHTING DIENST
LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Dr. Allard De Wit
Costerweg 50
6701 BH Wageningen
[email protected]
+31 317 481914
+31 317 419000
The Netherlands
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
Dr. Roberto Confalonieri
via Celoria 2
20133 Milano
[email protected]
+39 02 50316598
+39 02 50316575
Italy
INSTITUTE FOR THE PROTECTION
AND SECURITY OF THE CITIZEN
-JOINt RESEARCh CENtRE -
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Dr. Mohamed El Aydam
Via E. Fermi 2749
I-21027 Ispra (VA)
[email protected]
+39 03 32789111
+39 03 32789001
Italy
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Dr. Riad Balaghi
Avenue Hassan II
B.P. 415 - Rabat
[email protected]
+212 5 37 20 87 70
+212 5 37 70 64 99
Morocco
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL
RESOURCES AND REGIONAL
PLANNING, CHINESE ACADEMY
OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Prof. Zhongxin Chen
Zhongguancun South Street,12
100081 Beijing
[email protected]
+8610 8210 8684
+8610 8210 8684
China (People's Republic of)
ANHUI INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC
RESEARCH
Prof. Zhongmo Ma
Huayuan Street 38
230001 Hefei
[email protected]
+86 551 2638391
+86 551 2638391
China (People's Republic of)
JIANGSU ACADEMY OF
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES*JAAS
Dr. Zhiming Wang
Zhongling Street 50
210014 Nanjing
[email protected]
+86 25 84390245
+86 25 84390248
China (People's Republic of)
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Mr. Charles Situma
NHIF Building, Ragati Road
Nairobi
[email protected]
+254 721 720620
+254 020 2710015
Kenya
E-AGRI
Crop Monitoring as an e-agriculture tool in developing countries
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EuroAfrica-P8
Supporting policy dialogues and cooperation with Africa to enhance ICT
cooperative research links between Europe and Africa in the framework of the
AfricaEU strategic partnership 8 on science, information society and space
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The 2007 Joint AfricaEU Strategy (JAES) de-
fnes long-term policy orientations between the
two continents, based on a shared vision and
common principles. the strategy's frst action
plan outlines eight areas for strategic partner-
ship 8 including trade, regional integration and
infrastructure (P3) and science, information so-
ciety and space (P8).
The eighth AfricaEU strategic partnership (P8)
interlinks three priorities for development policy,
which singly and in conjunction with one another
can leverage faster socioeconomic development
in Africa: science, information society and space
applications.
Africa and Europe have also recognised that the
development of STI and the spread of ICT to all
components of a society are key. The new P8
action plan lists as a priority the development of
an inclusive information society in Africa. In that
perspective a multi-stakeholder implementation
group is being formed (co-chaired by the Afri-
can Union Commission (AUC) and the European
Commission (EC)) aimed at enhancing coopera-
tion between the two regions.
The EuroAfrica-P8 project will therefore aim
at supporting policy dialogue and cooperation
with Africa to enhance ICT research links in the
framework of Partnership 8. It will also seek to
promote collaborative research on ICT in the
framework of Partnerships 3 and 8, including to:
promote a more coordinated approach by the
European Member States towards P8;
Period: 01/01/2012 to 31.12.2013
Total cost: EUR
Budget from EC: EUR 984 103
Contract number: 288309
Funding scheme: Support action
Coordinator: SIGMA ORIONIS
Website: www.euroafrica-ict.org
carry on updating the identification/analysis
of joint ICT research priorities;
provide evidence-based recommendations to
the EC/AUC for future cooperation initiatives;
organise events in both regions synchronised
with policy dialogue meetings;
strengthen ICt cooperative research links
between European/African organisations with
the aim of reinforcing P8;
support the activities of the P8 implementation
group;
enhance the participation of African
organisations in framework programme ICT
collaborative projects.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
the EuroAfrica-P8 Project will specifcally sup-
port dialogue between the EC and a strategic
partner region such as Africa, to increase coop-
eration in collaborative ICT R & D research.
the project will include the identifcation and
analysis of ICT research priorities, the provi-
sion of recommendations for future cooperation
initiatives, the organisation of cooperation and
thematic events synchronised whenever pos-
sible with dialogue meetings, and support to
the EUAU implementation group of the Africa-
EU Strategic Partnership 8.
Specifc activities will also include addressing
synergies with other programmes or initiatives
as well as marketing and communication.
In addition, EuroAfrica-P8 will explicitly aim
at strengthening international ICT research
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EuroAfrica-P8
Supporting policy dialogues and cooperation with Africa to enhance ICT
cooperative research links between Europe and Africa in the framework of the
AfricaEU strategic partnership 8 on science, information society and space
cooperation and advancing related policy
initiatives, within the context of the EUs de-
clared commitment to promote S & T coop-
eration with Africa concerning ICT.
One of the main obstacles identifed as pre-
venting more efcient S & t cooperation on ICt
between Europe and Africa is the lack of aware-
ness regarding instruments to support coopera-
tion and shared areas of interest and, especially
as far as Europe is concerned, limited aware-
ness regarding Africas potential as a partner to
engage in mutually benefcial cooperation. With
a dedicated communication platform and sev-
eral targeted information initiatives, EuroAfrica-
P8 will signifcantly raise awareness in Europe
and Africa of the opportunities for cooperation
and available instruments, which could support
partnerships.
By undertaking a series of surveys and analyses
to better understand the existing landscape of
AfricaEurope ICT research cooperation, EuroAf-
rica-P8 will be in a position, through analysis,
to provide evidence-based recommendations to
policymakers wishing to promote ICT research
cooperation: through the analytical work under-
taken by EuroAfrica-P8, policymakers will have
a comprehensive series of recommendations
covering specifc ICt research cooperation op-
portunities between Africa and Europe.
Finally, EuroAfrica-P8 will provide new sup-
port to researchers and indeed ICT research
stakeholders willing to engage in cooperation,
as well as suggesting options to policymakers
for promoting cooperation. EuroAfrica-P8 will
encourage and support a high-level policy dis-
cussion on the importance of ICT research coop-
eration within its events and with the members
of the implementation group of Partnership 8.
ACTIVITIES
Carry on updating the identification and
analysis of joint ICT research priorities
between the two regions initiated during the
EuroAfrica-ICT.org EU project (201011 GA
#248376).
Provide recommendations to the EC and the
AUC for future cooperation initiatives.
Organise FP7 horizon 2020/ICt
awareness/training/cooperation workshops
in Africa, thematic workshops in Europe
and cooperation events (in Europe and
Africa) synchronised, when possible, with
policy dialogue meetings (providing inputs
and follow-up on common R & D priorities,
opportunities and challenges, etc.).
Support the activities of the P8 AfricaEU
implementation group co-chaired by the EC
and the AUC.
An EU implementation group co-chaired by
the EC and the AUC.
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COORDINATOR
SIGMA ORIONIS
Ms Karine Valin
Managing Director
1240, route des dolines - Buropolis #1
06560 Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis
Tel: +33 / (0) 493 001 550
France
CONTRACTORS
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
RESEARCH AND STUDIES CENTRE
(CERt)
Rached Hamza
General Manager
Rouad Road km 35
Telecommunication
2088, Ariana
Tel. +216 70 834 543
Tunisia
CSIR MERAKA INStItUtE (CSIR)
Laurens Cloete
Executive Director
46, Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria
0001 Pretoria
Tel. +27 12841 4720
South Africa
ECOLE SUPRIEURE
MULTINATIONALE DES
tLCOMMUNICAtIONS (ESMt)
Mohamadou Arabani Saibou
General Director
Zone du Cerf Volant Rocade Fann
Bel Air
Dakar
Tel. +221 33 869 0302
Senegal
FRAUNHOFER FOKUS
Karl Jonas
Head of Department, Fraunhofer
Fokus.Net.BI
Hansastrasse, 27C
80686, Munchen
Tel. +49 2241 14 1599
Germany
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
FOR COMMUNICATION AND
DEvELOPMENt (IICD)
Caroline Figures
Managing Director
Raamweg, 5
2596 HL, Den Haag
Tel. +31 7311 7311
The Netherlands
KENyA ICt BOARD (KICtB)
Victor Kyalo Nzioki
Programme Manager
Teleposta Towers (12th foor)
00100, Nairobi
Tel. +254 020 208 9061
Kenya
KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF
tEChNOLOgy (Kth)
Bjorn Pehrson
Professor
Valhallavaegen, 79
10044, Stockholm
Tel. +46 70 625 6140
Sweden
MINIStRy OF ICt (MICt)
Bodour Nassief
First Deputy to the Director,
International Relations Division
Smart Village, KM 28 Cairo
Giza
Tel. +202 35341550
Egypt
THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY AGENCY,
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
AND hIghER EDUCAtION (UMIC)
Luis Magalhaes
President
Avenida Prof Dr Cavaco Silva Edif
Qualidade B2, 3A
2740 -120 Porto Salvo
Tel. +35 1211119609
Portugal
VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE
OF FINLAND
Hannes Toivanen
Senior Research Scientist
5, Vuorimiehentie,
02044, VTT Espoo
Tel. +358 401863882
Finland
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EuroAfrica-P8
Supporting policy dialogues and cooperation with Africa to enhance ICT
cooperative research links between Europe and Africa in the framework of the
AfricaEU strategic partnership 8 on science, information society and space
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IDEALIST2011
Transnational cooperation among ICT National Contact Points
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The main objective of Idealist2011 is reinforcing
the network of National Contact Points (NCPs)
for ICT under FP7, by promoting further transna-
tional cooperation within this network.
This cooperation will not be restricted to just
ICT NCPs but a degree of collaboration and
networking with similar networks in parallel
themes (security, socioeconomic sciences and
humanities, environment, transport, energy,
health, etc.) especially in the context of joint/
coordinated calls will also be covered. Special
focus is put on helping less-experienced NCPs
from Member States and associated countries
to access the know-how accumulated in other
countries and to apply it in a locally relevant and
efcient manner.
Furthermore, Idealist2011 aims to address na-
tional and cross-border audiences, relying on the
NCP network mainly established in the Member
States and associated countries at national and
regional levels to stimulate, encourage and fa-
cilitate participation in current and future Euro-
pean Union ICT research by organisations of all
types. Special focus is put on newcomers and
Period: 01/10/2008 to 30/09/2011
Total cost: EUR 3 525 882
Budget from EC: EUR 2 995 160
Contract number: 231367
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FR LUFT- UND
RAUMFAHRT E.V.
SMEs, including organisations from Member
States, associated countries and third countries,
which comprise east European partner countries
(EEPCs), Mediterranean partner countries (MPCs)
and selected third countries with high technical
and economical potential.
ACTIVITIES
The activities of Idealist2011 are incremental to
the formal NCP responsibilities as they address
the international aspects not covered by the na-
tionally funded NCP role. It is built upon:
experience gained over more than 13 years
from the six preceding projects covering FP4
to FP7;
strengthening NCP cooperation with support
for Member States, associated countries and
ICPCs;
provision of training and twinning for the less
experienced NCPs;
provision of partner search quality support;
focused support for SMEs in the ICt sector
and for organisations new to the framework
programme;
provision of NCP support for countries with
S & T international agreements;
promotion of opportunities and Idealist
services ensuring a higher visibility of the
NCPs.
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COORDINATOR
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FR
LUFt- UND RAUMFAhRt E.v.
MohsineChefki
Linder Hoehe
[email protected]
+49 22036013432
+49 22036012842
Germany
CONTRACTORS
STERREICHISCHE
FORSCHUNGSFRDERUNgS-
GESELLSCHAFT MBH
Thomas Zergoi
Sensengasse
[email protected]
+43 577554201
+43 5775594200
Austria
AGENCE BRUXELLOISE POUR
L'ENTREPRISE
Jaques Evrard
Tour & Taxi avenue du Port
[email protected]
+32 24220025
+32 24220043
Belgium
INSTITUTE FOR PARALLEL
PROCESSING OF THE BULGARIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Sylvia Ilieva
G Bonchev Street
[email protected]
+359 28717127
+359 28707273
Bulgaria
VEREIN EURESEARCH
Patrick Furrer
Efngerstrasse
[email protected]
+41 31380 60 04
+41 313806003
Switzerland
RESEARCH PROMOTION
FOUNDATION
Iria Loucaidou
Strovolos Avenue
[email protected]
+357 22205026
+357 22205001
Cyprus
USTAV TEORIE INFORMACE
A AUTOMATIZACE AV CR, V.V.I.
Antonin Otahal
Pod Vodarenskou Vezi
[email protected]
+420 266052408
+420 286890378
Czech Republic
FORSKNINgS- Og
INNOVATIONSSTYRELSEN
Christian Holstein Bredgade
[email protected]
+45 35446295
+45 35446201
Denmark
SIHTASUTUS ARCHIMEDES
Anne Park Koidula
[email protected]
+372 7300334
+372 7300336
Estonia
CENTRO PARA EL DESARROLLO
TECNOLOGICO INDUSTRIAL.
Luis Arranz
Calle Cid
[email protected]
+34 915815500
+34 915810400
Spain
UBIFRANCE*AGENCE FRANCAISE
POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
INTERNATIONAL DES ENTREPRISES
Claire Ferte
Boulevard Saint Jacques
[email protected]
+33 140733673
+33 140733024
France
ETHNIKO IDRYMA EREVNON
Georgia Mazioti
Vassileos Constantinou Avenue
[email protected]
+30 2107273925
+30 2107246824
Greece
HRVATSKI INSTITUT ZA
TEHNOLOGIJU
Ebonita Curkovic Deskova
Planinska
[email protected]
+385 15494731
+385 15494720
Croatia
KOZEP-MAgyARORSZAgI
REGIONALIS INNOVACIOS
UGYNOKSEG KOZHASZNU
EGYESULET
Edina Nemeth
Kossuth Lajos U.
[email protected]
+36 28522955
+36 28522955
Hungary
IDEALIST2011
Transnational cooperation among ICT National Contact Points
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Transnational cooperation among ICT National Contact Points
MATIMOP, ISRAELI INDUSTRY
CENTER FOR RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
Aviv Zeevi Balasiano
Hamered Street
[email protected]
+972 3 5118121
+972 3 5170020
Israel
HASKOLI ISLANDS
Andres Petursson
Sudurgata
[email protected]
+354 525 4900
+354 5528801
Iceland
AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE
DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA
Claudia Zurlo
Via Cavour
[email protected]
+39 0648939993
+39 0648902550
Italy
CONSORZIO PISA RICERCHE SCARL
Antonio Cosimo Prete
Corso Italia
[email protected]
+39 050931611
+39 050931640
Italy
LUXINNOVATION GIE
Mathias Link
Rue Alcide de Gasperi
[email protected]
+352 4362631
+352 438120
Luxembourg
STARPTAUTISKA LIETISKAS OPTIKAS
BIEDRIBA
Inga Shirante
Skunu street 4
[email protected]
+371 67228249
+371 67228249
Latvia
MINISTARSTVO PROSVJETE I NAUKE
Sasa Ivanovic
Vaka Djurovica bb
[email protected]
+382 20405339
+382 20405334
Montenegro
MALTA COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Eric Flask
Villa Bighi
[email protected]
+356 23602123
+356 21660341
Malta
SENTERNOVEM
Bert Van Werkhoven
Juliana Van Stolberglaan
[email protected]
+31 703735250
+31 703735650
Netherlands
NORGES FORSKNINGSRAD
Till Christopher Lech
Stensberggata
[email protected]
+47 92240884
+47 22037001
Norway
INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH
PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI POLSKIEJ
AKADEMII NAUK
Andrzej Galik
Adolfa Pawinskiego
[email protected]
+48 8287481
+48 228269815
Poland
AgENCIA DE INOvACAO - INOvACAO
EMPRESARIAL E TRANSFERENCIA DE
TECNOLOGIA
Alexandre Marques
RUA DE SAGRES
[email protected]
+351 217828353
+351 2179716 89
Portugal
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE
CERCEtARE-DEZvOLtARE IN
INFORMAtICA - ICI BUCUREStI
Gabriel Neagu
8-10 MARESAL AVERESCU AVENUE
[email protected]
+402 13161256
+402 13161030
Romania
VERKET FR INNOVATIONSSYSTEM
Karin Hjorth-Rybbe
Mster Samuelsgatan
[email protected]
+46 84546452
+46 84733005
Sweden
INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN
Jadran Lenarcic
Jamova
[email protected]
+386 14773513
+386 14773906
Slovenia
I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
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SLOVENSKA TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA
V BRATISLAVE
Maria Buciova
Vazovova 5
[email protected]
+421 257294533
+421 257294333
Slovakia
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK
ARASTIRMA KURUMU
Ezgi Bener
Ataturk Bulvari
[email protected]
+90 3124272302
+90 3124274024
Turkey
SINGLEIMAGE LIMITED
Paul Drath
Boxworth End
[email protected]
+44 1480497712
+44 1480497714
United Kingdom
EFP CONSULtINg (UK) LtD
Myer Morron
Oakfeld House, Brandon Street
[email protected]
+972 89322405
+972 89327362
United Kingdom
BELARUSIAN INSTITUTE OF SYSTEM
ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION
SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC AND
TECHNICAL SPHERE
Belarus
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Egypt
INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY,
SOFTWARE AND MEDIA
ASSOCIATION
India
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO Y
DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE
MONTERREY
Mexico
MINISTERIE VAN ECONOMISCHE
ZAKEN
Netherlands
MINISTERIE VAN ECONOMISCHE
ZAKEN, LANDBOUW EN INNOVATIE
Netherlands
INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Bulgaria
IDEALIST2011
Transnational cooperation among ICT National Contact Points
I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
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IDEALIST2014
Transnational cooperation among ICT National Contact Points
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The main objective of Idealist2011 is reinforcing
the network of National Contact Points (NCPs)
for ICT under FP7, by promoting further transna-
tional cooperation within this network.
This cooperation will not be restricted to just
ICT NCPs but a degree of collaboration and
networking with similar networks in parallel
themes (security, socioeconomic sciences and
humanities, environment, transport, energy,
health, etc.) especially in the context of joint/
coordinated calls will also be covered. Special
focus is put on helping less-experienced NCPs
from Member States and associated countries
to access the know-how accumulated in other
countries and to apply it in a locally relevant and
efcient manner.
Furthermore, Idealist2011 aims to address na-
tional and cross-border audiences, relying on the
NCP network mainly established in the Member
States and associated countries at national and
regional levels to stimulate, encourage and fa-
cilitate participation in current and future Euro-
pean Union ICT research by organisations of all
types. Special focus is put on newcomers and
Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2014
Total cost: EUR 4 775 575
Budget from EC: EUR 3 999 000
Contract number: 288598
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FR LUFT- UND
RAUMFAHRT E.V.
SMEs, including organisations from Member
States, associated countries and third countries,
which comprise east European partner countries
(EEPCs), Mediterranean partner countries (MPCs)
and selected third countries with high technical
and economical potential.
ACTIVITIES
The activities of Idealist2011 are incremental to
the formal NCP responsibilities as they address
the international aspects not covered by the na-
tionally funded NCP role. It is built upon:
experience gained over more than 13 years
from the six preceding projects covering FP4
to FP7;
strengthening NCP cooperation with support
for Member States, associated countries and
ICPCs;
provision of training and twinning for the less
experienced NCPs;
provision of partner search quality support;
focused support for SMEs in the ICt sector
and for organisations new to the framework
programme;
provision of NCP support for countries with
S & T international agreements;
promotion of opportunities and Idealist
services ensuring a higher visibility of the
NCPs.
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COORDINATOR
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FR LUFt-
UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.
Mohsine Chefki
Linder Hoehe
[email protected]
+49 22033432
+49 22032842
Germany
CONTRACTORS
INFORMATION SOCIETY
TECHNOLOGIES CENTRE
Levon Aslanyan
P. Sevak
[email protected]
+37410284435
+37410284435
Armenia
STERREICHISCHE
FORSCHUNGSFRDERUNGS
GESELLSCHAFT MBH
Thomas Zergoi
Sensengasse
[email protected]
+43 577554201
+435775597900
Austria
AGENCE BRUXELLOISE POUR
L'ENTREPRISE
Alexandre Bonnyns
Tour & Taxi avenue du Port
[email protected]
+3224220045
+3224220043
Belgium
INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Sylvia Ilieva
Acad. G. Bonchev
[email protected]
+35928717127
+35928707273
Bulgaria
BELARUSIAN INSTITUTE OF SYSTEM
ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION
SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC AND
TECHNICAL SPHERE
Tatyana Lyadnova
Pobediteley Prospect
[email protected]
+375 172031016
+375 172033139
Belarus
VEREIN EURESEARCH
Patrick Furrer
Efngerstrasse
[email protected]
+41313806004
+41313806003
Switzerland
USTAV TEORIE INFORMACE A
AUTOMATIZACE AV CR, V.V.I.
Antonin Otahal
POD Vodarenskou Vezi
[email protected]
+420266052408
+420286890378
Czech Republic
UBIFRANCE*AGENCE FRANCAISE
POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
INTERNATIONAL DES ENTREPRISES
Claire Ferte
Boulevard Saint Jacques
[email protected]
+33 140733673
France
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH,
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Givi Kochoradze
Bakhtrioni Str.
[email protected]
+995 32362003
+995 32362003
Georgia
KOZEP-MAgyARORSZAgI
REGIONALIS INNOVACIOS
UGYNOKSEG KOZHASZNU
EGYESULET
Edina Nemeth
Kossuth Lajos U.
[email protected]
+36 702210387
Hungary
MATIMOP, ISRAELI INDUSTRY
CENTER FOR RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
Aviv Zeevi
Hamered Street
[email protected]
+972 35118121
Israel
INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY,
SOFTWARE AND MEDIA
ASSOCIATION
Surbhi Sharma
13th Main,Hal 2nd Stage
[email protected]
+91 80 41526640
+91 80 41526641
India
IDEALIST2014
Transnational cooperation among ICT National Contact Points
I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
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IDEALIST2014
Transnational cooperation among ICT National Contact Points
I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE
DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA
Diassina Di Maggio
VIA CAVOUR
[email protected]
+390648939993
+390648902550
Italy
STARPTAUTISKA LIETISKAS OPTIKAS
BIEDRIBA
Dina Berzina
Skunu street 4
[email protected]
+371 67229727
+371 67228249
Latvia
UNIVERSITE SIDI MOHAMMED BEN
ABDELLAH
Najiba El Amrani El Idrissi
ROUTE D IMOUZZER
[email protected]
+212 667 700 851
+212 535 608 214
Morocco
INSTITUTUL DE DEZVOLTARE
A SOCIETATII INFORMATIONALE
Elena Zamsa
ACADEMIEI STR 5A STE
[email protected]
+373 22 68135745
+373 22 733310
Moldova (Republic of)
MALTA COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Anthea Fabri
Villa Bighi
[email protected]
+356 2360 2141
+356 21660341
Malta
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO Y
DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE
MONTERREY
J. Dolores Torres Garca
AV. EUGENIO GARZA SADA
[email protected]
+52 55 5864 5840
Mexico
NORGES FORSKNINGSRAD
Till Christopher Lech
Stensberggata
[email protected]
+47 92240884
+47 22037470
Norway
INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH
PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI POLSKIEJ
AKADEMII NAUK
Andrzej Galik
Adolfa Pawinskiego
[email protected]
+48 22 828 74 83
+48 22 828 53 70
Poland
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE
CERCEtARE-DEZvOLtARE IN
INFORMAtICA - ICI BUCUREStI
Gabriel Neagu
8-10 Maresal Averescu Avenue
[email protected]
+40 21 316 1256
+40 21 316 1030
Romania
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK
ARASTIRMA KURUMU
Ezgi
Bener
Ataturk Bulvari
[email protected]
+903124272302
Turkey
SINGLEIMAGE LIMITED
Paul Drath
Boxworth End
[email protected]
+44 1480 497712
+44 1480 497714
United Kingdom
EFPC ( UK ) LtD
Dana Remes
Brandon Street - Oakfeld House
[email protected]
+441415636853
+97289327362
United Kingdom
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IST-AFRICA 201011
Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The IST-Africa Initiative (2010 2011) is a
strategic collaboration between 1 European and
13 African partners, 11 Ministries and 2 Na-
tional Councils responsible for ICT (Information
Communication Technologies) and/or STI (Sci-
ence, Technology & Innovation) adoption, policy
and research in North Africa (Egypt), Southern
Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Mozam-
bique, Botswana, Mauritius), East Africa (tanza-
nia, Uganda, Kenya and Burundi), West Africa
(Senegal) and Central Africa (Cameroon).
Supporting implementation of the Africa EU
8th Strategic Partnership (Science, Information
Society, Space), the main objectives of the IST-
Africa Initiative are to:
Strengthen the research dimension of
Information Society policy dialogues between
the EC, AUC, European and African Member
States and other regional stakeholders
Organise events in Europe and Africa
synchronised with policy dialogue meetings,
provide input on common policy and R&D
priorities, opportunities and challenges
Identify and analyse African ICt policy
and research priorities aligned with EU
priorities, to provide necessary insight and
recommendations for future co-operation
Develop synergies with Africa focused on
international dialogues and activities under
the Capacities and People Programmes, and
related activities by EU Member States & AS
Period: 10/2009 to 01/2011
Budget from EC: EUR 900 000
Contract number: 247970
Funding scheme: Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT)
Coordinator: IIMC INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION LTD
ACTIVITIES
IST-Africa (2010 2011) will achieve these
goals through the following actions:
Organise 2 Ministerial level international
research conferences that bring together
government, industry, research and civil
society to identify cooperation opportunities
Author and validate White Paper on
Supporting the Evolution of Sustainable
Living Labs and Living Labs Networks
in Africa through consultation with key
stakeholders at LL Workshops in IST-Africa
Partner Countries
Organise 2 ISt-Africa Workshops at European
research conferences
Document and analyse ICt policies in
IST-Africa Partner Countries, engage
Stakeholders to identify research priorities
and recommendations for future co-operation
Strengthen international cooperation by
promoting EU-African research cooperation
under FP7, Capacities & People Programmes
Maximize impact by publishing relevant
policies, results & events on IST-Africa portal
RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Supporting EU-Africa P8 Joint Expert Group to
identify priority areas for cooperation
Inclusion of African research institutions in EU,
ACP and AU funded research programmes
Linkages established with EU universities to
build research capacity in African universities
Identifcation of priorities for cross-border re-
search and implementation projects
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COORDINATOR
IIMC INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION LTD
Miriam Cunningham
Paul Cunningham
13 Docklands Innovation Park, 128
East Wall Road
Dublin 3
Email: [email protected]; paul@
iimg.com
Tel: +353-1-8170607
Fax: +353-1-8170606
Ireland
CONTRACTORS
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Thabisa Mbungwana
Meiring Naude Road 53 CSIR Campus
Pretoria
Email: thabisa.mbungwana@dst.
gov.za
Tel: +27 12 8436343
South Africa
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Florence Kavirindi
Government Ofce Park, Luther Street
Windhoek
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +264-61-2706152
Fax: +264 61 293 313
Namibia
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Lieketseng Tjokotsi
3rd Floor Moposo House
Maseru
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +266-22-323763
Lesotho
UNIDADE TECHNICA DE
IMPLEMENTACAO DA POLITICA DE
INFORMATICA
Dr Salomo Jlio Manhia
Av. Guerra Popular No 20, 2 Andar,
Portas 201-205
Maputo
Email: salomao.manhica@infopol.
gov.mz
Tel: +258-21-302241
Fax: +258-21-302289
Mozambique
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Lesego Motoma
Private Bag
Gaborone
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +267-3613101
Botswana
TANZANIA COMMISSION FOR
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Dr Raphael Mmasi
Ali Hassan Mwinyi
Dar es Salaam
United Republic of Tanzania
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +255-022-2700749
United Republic of Tanzania
UGANDA NATIONAL COUNCIL
FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Dr Maxwell Otim
Nasser Road
Kampala
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +256-772-99 74 50
Uganda
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Prof. Crispus Kiamba
Harambee Avenue, New jogoo
house B,
Nairobi
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +254-20-318581
Fax: +254-20-2251-991
Kenya
MINISTERE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT
SUPERIEUR ET DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE
Augustin Nsabiyumva
Boulevard de l'Uprona
Bujumbura
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +257-22-253353
Fax: +257-22-228477
Burundi
MINISTERE DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE
Dr Ndye Arame Boye Faye
Building Administratif, 5eme etage,
aile droite
Dakar
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +221-33-8229298
Fax: +221-33-8229058
Senegal
NATIONAL COMPUTER BOARD
Sutcheedanand Faugoo
Stratton Court - 7th Floor, La Poudriere
Street
Port Louis
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +230-2105520
Fax: +230-2124240
Mauritius
I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
IST-AFRICA 201011
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AGENCE NATIONALE DES
TECHNOLOGIES DE L'INFORMATION
ET DE LA COMMUNICATION
Dr Ebot Ebot Enaw
Vallee Longkack Face miniprix Bastos
Yaounde
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +237-22202211
Fax:+237-22202209
Cameroon
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Inas Fateem
Smart Village
Cairo
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +202 3534 1373
Fax: +202 3537 1010
Egypt
I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
IST-AFRICA 201011
Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa
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I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
ISTAFRICA 201213
ISTAfrica Initiative (201213) Regional Impact of Information Society
Technologies in Africa
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The IST Africa initiative (201213) is a strategic
collaboration between one European and 19 Af-
rican partners, 12 ministries and seven national
councils responsible for ICT and/or STI (science,
technology and innovation)-related adoption,
policy and research in north Africa (Egypt, Tuni-
sia), southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Le-
sotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Botswana, Zam-
bia, Swaziland, Malawi), east Africa (Tanzania,
Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Ethiopia), west Africa
(Senegal, Ghana) and central Africa (Cameroon).
Supporting implementation of the AfricaEU
eighth strategic partnership (science, informa-
tion society, space), the main objectives of the
ISTAfrica initiative are to:
strengthen the research dimension of
information society and ICT policy dialogues
between the European Commission (EC),
African Union Commission (AUC), European
and African Member States and key regional
stakeholders;
organise community building events
synchronised with dialogue meetings,
providing input on common R & D and
cross-border priorities, opportunities and
challenges;
identify and analyse African ICt research
priorities and provide recommendations for
future AfricaEU cooperation initiatives;
strengthen cooperative research links
between European and relevant African
national and regional organisations to
establish and sustain focused, strategic
partnerships.
Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/01/2014
Total cost: EUR 1 078 205
Budget from EC: EUR 962 000
Contract number: 288691
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: IIMC INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION LIMITED
Website: http://www.IST-Africa.org
ACTIVITIES
ISTAfrica (201213) will achieve these goals
through the following actions:
organising two ministerial-level international
research conferences, attracting government,
industry, research institutions and civil
society to discuss policy, results and strategic
cooperation;
organising two IStAfrica thematic working
group meetings focused on living labs;
organising two IStAfrica workshops at EU
research conferences to raise awareness;
organising IStAfrica FP7 training workshops
in new partner countries (Zambia, Ethiopia,
Ghana, Swaziland, Malawi) to identify
research and future cooperation priorities;
strengthening international cooperation by
promoting EUAfrica research cooperation
under FP7, Horizon 2020 and other
programmes;
maximising impact by promoting relevant
activities, policy and results on the ISTAfrica
portal.
EXPECTED RESULTS
Establishment of a national contact point
(NCP) network across all ISTAfrica partner
countries
Continued participation of African research
institutions in EU, ACP and AU-funded research
Linkages established with EU universities to
build research capacity in African universities
Leveraging identification of cross-border ICt
research and implementation project priorities.
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COORDINATOR
IIMC INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
LIMITED
Miriam Cunningham
13 Docklands Innovation Park,
128 East Wall Road
Dublin
[email protected]
+353 18170607
+353 18170606
Ireland
CONTRACTORS
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Thabisa Mbungwana
Meiring Naude Road, 53 CSIR Campus
[email protected]
+27 128436343
South Africa
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Florence Kavirindi
Government Ofce Park, Luther Street
[email protected]
+264 612706152
+264 61293313
Namibia
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Lieketseng Tjokotsi
3rd Floor, Moposo House
[email protected]
+266 22323763
Lesotho
UNIDADE TECNICA
DE IMPLEMENTACAO DA POLITICA
DE INFORMATICA
Salomo Jlio Manhia
Av. Guerra Popular No 20, 2 Andar,
Portas 201-205
[email protected]
+258 21302241
+258 21302289
Mozambique
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Lesego Motoma
Private Bag
[email protected]
+267 3613101
Botswana
TANZANIA COMMISSION FOR
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Raphael Mmasi
Ali Hassan Mwinyi
[email protected]
+255 0222700749
Tanzania
UGANDA NATIONAL COUNCIL
FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Maxwell Otim
Nasser Road
[email protected]
+256 772997450
Uganda
MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CRISPUS KIAMBA
Harambee Avenue, New Jogoo
House B,
[email protected]
+254 20318581
+254 202251991
Kenya
ISTAFRICA 201213
ISTAfrica Initiative (201213) Regional Impact of Information Society
Technologies in Africa
I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
MINISTERE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT
SUPERIEUR ET DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE
Augustin Nsabiyumva
Boulevard de lUprona
[email protected]
+257 22253353
+257 22228477
Burundi
MINISTERE DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE
Ndye Arame Boye Faye
Building Administratif, 5eme etage,
aile droite
[email protected]
+221 338229298
+221 338229058
Senegal
NATIONAL COMPUTER BOARD
Sutcheedanand Faugoo
Stratton Court 7th Floor, La
Poudriere Street
[email protected]
+230 2105520
+230 2124240
Mauritius
AGENCE NATIONALE DES
TECHNOLOGIES DE L'INFORMATION
ET DE LA COMMUNICATION
Ebot Ebot Enaw
Vallee Longkack, Face Miniprix Bastos
[email protected]
+237 22202211
+237 22202209
Sameroon
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I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Inas Fateem
Smart Village
[email protected]
+202 35341373
+202 35371010
Egypt
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT &
COMMUNICATIONS
Sechwayo Nzima
Ridgeway, Fairley Road
[email protected]
+260 211252315
+260 211250565
Zambia
MINISTERE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT
SUPERIEUR ET DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE
Jelel Ezzine
Avenue Mohamed V
[email protected]
+216 71847772
+216 71791424
Tunisia
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY
Abdissa Yilma Tiky
DeJ Ummer Semeter Street
[email protected]
+251 111562175
+251 111562749
Ethiopia
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
George Owusu Essegbey
PO Box M232
[email protected]
+233 302662626
+233 302688913
Ghana
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Nathaniel Mahluza
PO Box 642
[email protected]
+268 4045826
+268 4041898
Swaziland
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Henderson Chimoyo
Lingadzi House, Robert Mugabe
Crescent
[email protected]
+265 1770562
+202 35371010
Malawi
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I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
JOIN-MED
Establishing the EUMediterranean ICT research network
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The JOIN-MED project focuses on the geograph-
ic region of the Mediterranean partner countries
(MPCs), in the context of the Euro-Mediterrane-
an Partnership agreement, in an efort to:
satisfy the need for enhanced scientific and
research cooperation with the EU, which
is strongly promoted by the European
Commission, and
enhance the participation of the MPC countries
in the European research programmes.
The Mediterranean Partnership was initiated at
the Barcelona Conference in 1995 when the for-
eign ministers of all EU and southern Mediter-
ranean countries met and agreed to establish a
comprehensive partnership among the partici-
pants the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. Its
emphasis is on strengthened political dialogue
on a regular basis, the development of economic
and fnancial cooperation and greater emphasis
on the social, cultural and human dimensions.
In the context of the JOIN-MED project, the most
relevant statements from the Barcelona Agree-
ment are:
the promotion of mechanisms to foster
transfer of technology;
increased participation in joint research
projects;
the encouragement of regional cooperation
and integration.
These all aim to reduce the gap between Medi-
terranean partner countries and their European
neighbours.
Period: 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2011
Total cost: EUR 1 121 020
Budget from EC: EUR 910 000
Contract number: 231550
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: PLANET SA
Website: www.join-med.eu
the frst objective of JOIN-MED is to create a
sustainable network of ICT research organisa-
tions in the MPCs and Europe, reinforcing the
wider research cooperation between these two.
To achieve this, JOIN-MED will organise a series
of networking events in the MPCs that will bring
researchers from diferent countries within them
and the EU together. Furthermore, it will support
the creation of institutionalised networks on a
cross-regional basis, suggesting appropriate
methodologies for accomplishing this.
To support all networking activities JOIN-MED
will develop an interactive web-based directory
of research organisations from both regions.
To help unlock the potential of the research ca-
pacity across the MPC, where R & D is still driv-
en by national initiatives with very little cross-
regional cooperation, JOIN-MED will promote
closer research cooperation. This will achieved
by moving from country-focused networking
events to cross-regional ones.
The second objective of JOIN-MED is to support
information society policy dialogue and the co-
ordination of national policies on international
S & T cooperation in the MPCs. This will be
achieved by formulating a harmonised MPC ICT
policy and through an open dialogue, among the
MPCs as well as with Europe.
The third and fourth objectives of JOIN-MED
are to promote a research community across
the MPC region, where researchers and private
industry will work together in joint projects,
and to provide a series of networking events in
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order to achieve this. So far, R &D in the MPCs
is still driven by national initiatives with very lit-
tle cross-regional cooperation. Cooperation and
cross-fertilisation are crucial prerequisites to
unlock the MPCs potential research capacity.
JOIN-MED will establish close links with existing
and emerging cooperation projects addressing
the MPCs, in particular the NCP network, to ex-
ploit synergies with the diferent objectives they
pursue, maximise impact and contribute to the
defnition of cooperation strategies.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
these include creation of an efective dialogue
with the policymakers in the MPCs and elabora-
tion of a harmonised ICT policy for the MPCs
and a policy for the future based on input and
feedback from regional policymakers and thus
representing a consolidated view of ITC policies
in the MPCs. These documents are expected to
provide essential input for policy development in
the region that will enable closer and targeted
scientifc cooperation with Europe.
An MPC directory will be created and continu-
ously updated containing more than 1 000 re-
searchers and organisations from the region
and from Europe, demonstrating the interest of
the ICT community in the MPCs.
Institutionalised networks will be established
that can take over the directory afer the end
of the project and continue promoting collabora-
tion within FP7 in the MPCs.
Four networking events will be organised with at
least 50 participants each, from both MPCs and
the EU, as well as a fnal conference in tunisia
with at least 150 participants.
ACTIVITIES
Review the emerging ICt-related policies and
strategies in the MPCs.
Actively support a policy dialogue between
the MPCs and the EU to help focus the
priorities of future research collaboration.
Identify trends in ICt research that help shape
future programme directions and identify
suitable/promising research organisations in
the MPCs and EU to join the network.
Record the capabilities of the identified
research organisations in an EUMPC
research directory.
Plan, organise and execute thematic
networking events involving both MPC and EU
researchers.
Facilitate the establishment of contacts and
networks between existing and potential
ICT actors from the MPC region and the EU
in order to exchange ideas and pursue joint
research collaboration.
Disseminate information on the MPC
research organisations (research directory,
profiles, identified research capabilities)
and JOIN-MED project achievements in the
EU target groups (Commission, EU research
organisations).
Disseminate the outcomes of the JOIN-MED
project (research directory, policy papers etc.)
to broader target groups related to ICT in the
MPC region.
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COORDINATOR
PLANET SA
Raphael Koumeri
LOUISE RIENCOURT 64, APOLLON
TOWER
[email protected]
+30 210 6905000
+30 210 6981885
Greece
CONTRACTORS
IT CONSULT GMBH
Thies Wittig
Klosterstrasse
[email protected]
+49 421 2437 695
+49 421 2437 697
Germany
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Samah Attia
SMART VILLAGE
[email protected]
+20-2 -35341373
0020235171010
Egypt
UNIvERSItE MOhAMMED v-SOUISSI
Karim Baina
ANGLE AVENUE ALLAL EL FASSI ET
LAMFADEL CHERKAOUI, AL IRFANE
[email protected]
+21661 37 16 77
+21661 37 16 77
Morocco
INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DE GESTION
ET DE PLANIFICATION
M'hamed Raket
HADJ MESSAOUD NOURREDINE BAHA
[email protected]
213 21 20 14 44
213 21 20 14 44
Algeria
CENTRE NATIONAL DE
L'INFORMATIQUE
Mohamed Bensassi
RUE BELHASSEN BEN CHAABANE
[email protected]
+216 71 782 996
+216 71 781 862
Tunisia
ROYAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Saqer Abdel-Rahim
AHMED AL-TARAWNEH STREET
[email protected]
00962 6 5344701
-00962 6 340520
Jordan
PALESTINIAN ACADEMY FOR
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Imad Khatib
BEIT HANINA
[email protected]
+972-2-2960524/6
+972-2-2960525
Israel
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH
Mona Assaf
Zahia Salman
[email protected]
+961 1 850 125
+961 1 822 639
Lebanon
HIGHER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED
SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Iyad Seyd Darwish
Massaken Barzeh
[email protected]
00963 11 5123819
00963 11 2237710
Syrian Arab Republic
RCI RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY
INSTITUTE LTD
Andreas Kleanthous
LEONTIOU A STREET
[email protected]
+357 25761080
+357 25761090
Cyprus
JOIN-MED
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MEDAR
Mediterranean Arabic Language and Speech Technology
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
MEDAR addresses international cooperation be-
tween Europe and the Arabic-speaking Mediter-
ranean region on speech and language technolo-
gies. The goals of the project are the production
and availability of shareable language resourc-
es (LRs) and tools for Arabic, the advancement
of Arabic language technology in particular
multilingual resources and tools and coop-
eration between countries towards these goals.
Cooperation is a key concept of the project.
The MEDAR consortium consists of 15 partners:
seven from the south and east Mediterranean
and eight from Europe. Nine are from universi-
ties and six from industry.
MEDAR has four main objectives:
developing the cooperation roadmap based
on foreseeable technological trends, market
potential and cooperation possibilities;
Period: 01/02/2008 to 31/07/2010
Total cost: EUR 798 553
Budget from EC: EUR 798 552
Contract number: 214602
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: KBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Website: http://www.medar.info
supporting the development of tools
and resources on the basis of partners
technologies and open source code for a
baseline machine translation (MT) system
and making the MT tools and resources
available as an MT kit for education, research
and open source development;
updating the Basic LAnguage Resource Kit
(BLARK) report: a BLARK is the minimum set
of resources and tools necessary for carrying
out research and training in language
technology. MEDAR has a focus on MT and
MLIR (multilingual information retrieval);
consolidating the network of players in all
areas of Arabic HLT.
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COORDINATOR
KBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Bente Maegaard
Njalsgade 140
2300 Copenhagen
[email protected]
+45 35329074
+45 35329089
Denmark
CONTRACTORS
EVALUATIONS AND LANGUAGE
RESOURCES DISTRIBUTION AGENCY
SA
Khalid Choukri
55/57 Rue Brillat Savarin
75013 Paris
[email protected]
+33 143133333
+33 143133330
France
UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND
Chafc Mokbel
Kelhat, Belamand, El Koura,
PO Box 100, Tripoli
[email protected]
+961 6930250
+961 6930278
Lebanon
AL-AhLyyA AMMAN UNIvERSIty
Mustafa Yaseen
Al-Siru Street
19328 Amman
[email protected]
+962 795533168
+962 65162005
Jordan
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
Steven Krauwer
Trans 10
3512 JK Utrecht
[email protected]
+31 302536050
+31 302536000
Netherlands
INSTITUTE FOR LANGUAGE AND
SPEECH PROCESSING / ATHENA R.C.
Stelios Piperidis
Epidavrou & Artemidos 6
15125 Marousi
Athens
[email protected]
+30 2106875421
+30 2106875300
Greece
THE ENGINEERING COMPANY FOR
DIGITAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPEMENT
Mohsen Rashwan
12A Haroun Street, Al-Mesaha Square
Dokki
12613 Giza
[email protected]
+20 237499463
+20 237499561
Egypt
BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY
Marwan Tazari
Irsal Street
PO Box 14, Birzeit
[email protected]
+970 22984810
+970 22984811
Palestinian-Administered Areas
UNIvERSItE MOhAMMED v-SOUISSI
Abdelhak Mouradi
Angle Av. Allal El Fassi et Mfadel
Cherkaoui
Al Irfane
8007 N. U., Rabat
[email protected]
+212 63668305
+212 37777230
Morocco
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE
ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES
ALTERNATIVES
Nasredine Semmar
Cea Saclay Nano Innov
Bat. 861, Point Courrier 173
91191 Gif sur Yvette
[email protected]
+33 169080146
+33 169080115
France
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Fathi Debili
Laboratoire Llacan
7, rue Guy Mquet
[email protected]
+33 677062106
+33 149583800
France
UNIVERSITE LUMIERE LYON 2
Joseph Dichy
Laboratoire Icar (Cnrs/Lyon 2,
Ens-Lyon)
15, Parvis Ren Descartes
BP 7000, 69342 Lyon
[email protected]
+33 437376640
+33 437376641
France
MEDAR
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I N F O R M A T I O N S O C I E T Y A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G I E S
IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION
JOINT STOCK COMPANY
Ossama Emam
Pyramids Heights Ofce Park,
Alexander Dessert Road
Po Box 166, El Haram, Cairo
[email protected]
+202 35361479
Egypt
SAKHR SOFTWARE CO.
Hamdy Soliman
Sakhr Building, Nasr City Free Zone
11771 Cairo
[email protected]
+202 22749929
+202 22740044
Egypt
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V-MUST.NET
Virtual Museum Transnational Network
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Virtual museums are a new model of commu-
nication for the museum sector that aim at cre-
ating a personalised, immersive and interactive
way to enhance our understanding the past. The
term virtual museum covers a wide variety of
digital systems and applications that in most
cases use virtual or augmented reality, inter-
activity and storytelling in a museum or online
context.
Although the concept of a virtual museum is not
new and although most virtual museums are
located in Europe, the development and imple-
mentation of such systems has unfortunately
not yielded a leading position for Europe in this
sector. Not only has this sector not reached a
sufcient level of maturity, as has the games
or flm industry, but the use of such systems is
still far from fulflling the vast potential that is
present in museums and other cultural heritage
organisations, because most people in the sec-
tor still consider such systems to be prototypes
and unsuited for daily museum use. Virtual mu-
seums are a type of application where the re-
search institutes still need to get connected to
the industry and where the museums still need
to fnd their way in specifying and using such
systems in their daily practice.
Period: 01/02/2011 to 31/01/2015
Total cost: EUR 5 066 534
Budget from EC: EUR 4 550 000
Contract number: 270404
Funding scheme: NOE
Coordinator: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
Website: http://www.v-must.net
Solving these problems would not only create a
major beneft for the museum and cultural herit-
age sector but would also provide new business
and job opportunities in a sector in which Europe
has excellent experience and a long-standing
tradition.
The Virtual Museums Transnational Network (V-
MusT.net) is a European network of excellence
that brings together research centres, universi-
ties, museums and companies that focus on the
sector of virtual museums and have the knowl-
edge and capacity to provide solutions for mak-
ing this sector more mature and structured.
V-MusT.net bridges several technological do-
mains: museology; social and cognitive sciences;
digital preservation to focus on improving the
quality and lifecycle of virtual museums; and
integration of the museums of the 21st century.
As a network, it enables heritage professionals
around the world to connect, collaborate and
advance the development and use of virtual
museums.
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COORDINATOR
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
Sofa Pescarin
Piazzale Aldo Moro
[email protected]
+39 0690672450
+39 0690672684
Italy
CONTRACTORS
AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE
DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA
Diassina Di Maggio
Via Cavour
[email protected]
+39 648939993
+39 648902550
Italy
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
Paul Labbett, Andrew Prescott
Strand
London
[email protected]
+44 207848 8184
+44 207848 8187
United Kingdom
UNIVERZITET U SARAJEVU
Selma Rizvic
Obala Kulina Bana
[email protected]
+387 61892926
+387 33250725
Bosnia and Herzegovina
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE
EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN
AUTOMATIQUE
Veronique Benard
Domaine de Voluceau, Rocquencourt
[email protected]
+33 524574016
+33 524574023
France
LUNDS UNIVERSITET
Mattias Wallergrd
Paradisgatan
[email protected]
+46 462229177
+46 46222 4431
Sweden
THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Sorin Hermon
Kypranoros 15
[email protected]
+35 722208654
+35 722208801
Cyprus
CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO
CINECA
Sanzio Bassini
Via Magnanelli
[email protected]
+39 0516171411
Italy
IDRIMA MEIZONOS ELLINISMOU
Giorgos Giannoulis Giannoulopoulos
Poulopoulou
[email protected]
+30 2122543800
+30 2122543838
Greece
UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM
Hupperetz Wim
Spui
[email protected]
+31 205252574
+31 205252 561
Netherlands
CENTRE FOR DOCUMENTATION OF
CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE
(CULtNAt)
Mohamed Farouk Badawi
Alexandria Road Km 28, Cairo
[email protected]
+20 235343040
+20 235392929
Egypt
COMUNE DI ROMA. MUSEO DEI FORI
IMPERIALI
Lucrezia Ungaro
Via Ostiense 131L
[email protected]
+39 0669941020
+39 0669780532
Italy
FRAUNhOFER-gESELLSChAFt ZUR
FRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN
FORSCHUNG E.V.
Christoph Schulte, Holger Graf
Hansastrasse
[email protected],
[email protected]
+49 8912052728
+49 8912057534
Germany
V-MUST.NET
Virtual Museum Transnational Network
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Virtual Museum Transnational Network
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VIRTUALWARE 2007 SA
Sergio Barrera
Calle Usausuaga Modulo 5 6 7, Planta
7 Superior Elemento 3 Pa
[email protected]
+34 696144669
+34 944019112
Spain
VISUAL DIMENSION BVBA
Daniel Pletinckx
Gieterijstraat
[email protected]
+32 55303100
+32 55303104
Belgium
SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE
ARQUEOLOGIA VIRTUAL
Alfredo Grande
Calle Cantueso
alfredogrande@arqueologiavirtual.
com
+34 687731111
Spain
NOHO LIMITED
Niall O Hoisin
Corrig Road
[email protected]
+353 16799328
Ireland
UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON
Jaime Kaminski
Lewes Road, Mithras House
[email protected]
+44 1273642912
+44 1273642160
United kingdom
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PROBE-IT
Pursuing ROadmaps and BEnchmarks for the Internet of Things
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Many projects are currently undertaking re-
search and development in order to gain results
in the short and medium term, whilst others are
focusing on long-term strategies for IoT deploy-
ments and future research needs. In all cases,
securing all research investment, in particu-
lar in Europe, with worldwide market accepted
standards is vital. Unfortunately there is a vast
amount of evidence, based upon market suc-
cesses and failures, that, without standards
accepted worldwide as validated by solid and
cooperative actions, research investment can be
wasted or in other cases the market could be
fragmented by many technical solutions which
are not interoperable.
In order to efectively capitalise on European
research advances, Europe needs to ensure in-
teroperability and acceptance of its solutions in
a global context. For that, it is important to con-
duct key benchmarks and look at existing road-
maps in order to provide elements at European
level, and to study whether all of these techni-
cal issues on validation and interoperability are
efciently considered. In carrying out such an
analysis, all research projects and international
initiatives will be considered and therefore a
global coordination will be put in place in full
synchronisation with existing support actions.
Period: 01/10/2011 to 31/09/2013
Budget from EC: EUR 1 131 000
Contract number: 288315
Funding scheme: FP/ICT-2011.1.3 Internet-connected
objects
Coordinator: INNO AG
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
So whilst PROBE-IT will fully implement the
objectives of the call, it will not provide over-
lap and support as large as the international
collaboration and standardisation already pro-
vided by CASAGRAS2 or on global vision and
collaboration as provided by the IOT-I project.
PROBE-IT will cooperate with these two pro-
jects in complementing the global portfolio with
benchmarks, roadmaps and other key inputs on
validation and interoperability. PROBE-IT will fo-
cus on providing overall support to current and
future IoT research programmes addressing all
of these important and technical issues that no
project is actually delivering.
ACTIVITIES
Iot deployments benchmarking.
Support to validation and roadmapping.
Support to validation and interoperability.
Roadmap and future research needs in testing.
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PROBE-IT
Pursuing ROadmaps and BEnchmarks for the Internet of Things
COORDINATOR
INNO AG
inno
Germany
CONTRACTORS
EASY GLOBAL MARKET
Eglob
France
UNIVERSIT DE RENNES 1
UR1
France
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
UNIS
The United Kingdom
UNINOVA INSTITUTO DE
DESENVOLVIMENTO DE NOVAS
Tecnologias
Uninova
Portugal
CERT
CERT
Tunisia
BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND
tELECOMMUNICAtIONS- BEIJINg
AND WUXI
BUPT
China
PERCEPTION COMERCIO E SERVIOS
DE INFORMTICA
Perception
Brazil
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JEWEL
Jordan Europe Wide Enhanced research Links in ICT
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
JEWEL aims at stimulating win-win cooperation
and strategic partnership between Europe and
Jordan in the thematic priority ICT and at inte-
grating Jordan into the European Research Area,
in order to:
Support European leading position and
European competitiveness in ICT sciences
through strategic partnerships with Jordan
by engaging the best Jordan ICT-scientists to
work in and with Europe;
Enhance the production of knowledge and
scientific excellence by enabling European
universities, research institutions and firms
to establish contacts with Jordan, thereby
facilitating access to research environments
outside Europe and promoting synergies on a
global scale;
Address specific problems that Jordan face or
that has a global character, on the basis of
mutual interest and mutual benefit.
ACTIVITIES
In order to stimulate the cooperation, the JEWEL
project mission has four activities:
Map and assess the strengths, weakness
and collaboration potential of the project
coordinator, one of the leading Jordan
Institute, JUST, and prepare JUST to the new
step in its strategic development, developing
a vision and objectives, and orienting its work
towards the national, regional and European
needs;
Set up and implement an ambitious twin-
ning programme between JUST and its long
Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013
Total cost: EUR 591 091
Budget from EC: EUR 498 632
Contract number: 266507
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: J ORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
term European partner, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki (Greece), aimed at fostering aca-
demic research, gaining new research capaci-
ties, improving relations with practical appli-
cations, giving better work opportunities for
young scientists, sharing methods and strate-
gies and preparing JUST for FP7 opportunities
and for larger network development;
Develop JUSts cooperation capacities and
raising awareness, significantly increasing its
visibility on European level and its participation
in the 7th (and future) Framework Programs
and setting basis for long term sustainable
collaboration after the end of the project.
Organise joint trainings and ensure skills
improvements, by developing a concept of
joint training modules and implementing
them and building a more solid bridge
between young researchers with different
backgrounds.
EXPECTED IMPACT
The impact of the JEWEL project will be sub-
stantial in the short to medium term on policy,
technology and socio-economic levels, since it
will provide a solid framework for ICT research
cooperation and strengthening the cooperation
capacities not only of JUST, but also of Jordan
and the surrounding Mediterranean region. The
project combines diferent kind of scientifc
events, allowing networking, training and conse-
quently, facilitating fruitful partnerships estab-
lishment. The new ICT-projects, which JUST will
have the opportunity to undertake, will thanks
to JEWEL - impact more on Europes S&T re-
search and excellence in the ICT sector.
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JEWEL
Jordan Europe Wide Enhanced research Links in ICT
COORDINATOR
JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Abdoul Rauf Rjoub
[email protected]
+96227201000
Jordan
CONTRACTORS
INNO TSD SA
Svetlana Klessova
[email protected]
+33492388426
France
ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO
THESSALONIKIS
Spiridon Nikolaidis
[email protected]
+30 2310 998078
Greece
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RECOCAPE
Reinforcing Cooperation Capacity of Egypt in embedded ubiquitous
computing
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Sofware Engineering Competence Center
(SECC) is one of the key players in the ICT sec-
tor in Egypt. It was inaugurated in 2001 by the
Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology (MCIT) to transform and promote
the sofware and ICt industry in Egypt. It was
embodied in the organizational structure of
the Information Technology Industry Develop-
ment Agency (ITIDA) in 2005. SECC has taken
the mandate of increasing Egypts competency
in recent technologies as Service-Oriented Ar-
chitecture, Enterprise Service Bus, Semantic
Web, Model-Driven Development, and Embed-
ded Ubiquitous Computing. the aim is to bridge
the gap between the technologies needed to
overcome the economical-social-environmental
challenges and the current existing technolo-
gies. The objectives are:
Developing SECCs strategic technology plan
Developing and delivering training modules
to build competency in Service-Oriented
Architecture, Enterprise Service Bus, Semantic
Web, Model-Driven Development, and
Embedded Ubiquitous Computing
Period: 01/11/2011 to 31/10/2013
Total cost: EUR 496 518.5
Budget from EC: EUR 609 279
Contract number: 295039
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Website: http://www.secc.org.eg/RECOCAPE/
Setting up joint relevant experiments in the
above relevant technologies
Exchanging SECC staff with tECNALIA to
work on FP7 proposal preparation and related
running projects
Disseminating knowledge through organizing
key events, as the EuroMed SPI, to involve
local stakeholders and generate regional
impact
Exploiting results through implementing
cluster project involving local ICT businesses
as per their needs to receive early verification
and validation of project results
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RECOCAPE
Reinforcing Cooperation Capacity of Egypt in embedded ubiquitous
computing
COORDINATOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Hossam Osman
[email protected]
+20 2 35345160
Egypt
CONTRACTORS
FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH &
INNOVATION
Ana Rosa Moya
[email protected]
+34 946 440 400
Spain
TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS
VTT
Susanna Pantsar-Syvniemi
[email protected]
+358 40 505 6682
Finlandia
ALMA MAtER StUDIORUM-
UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Tullio Salmon Cinotti
[email protected]
+39 051 2095421
Italy
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EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT
Sustainability of eInfrastructures across the Mediterranean
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
EUMEDGRID-Support aims at reinforcing the
relevance of European e-infrastructures in the
Mediterranean and Middle East regions. The
project will build on the results obtained by
EUMEDCONNECT/EUMEDCONNECT2 and the
preceding project EUMEDGRID, which success-
fully deployed a research and education net-
work and a pilot grid infrastructure respectively,
presently covering almost all the Mediterranean
area. An agreement has been signed among the
EUMEDGRID partners to keep open, to the best
of their capabilities, the existing infrastructure
and EUMEDGRID-Support wants to not only con-
solidate and expand it, but also to take a step
forward towards its sustainability.
Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2011
Total cost: EUR 867 495
Budget from EC: EUR 740 000
Contract number: 246589
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE
The overarching objective of EUMEDGRID-Support
is to retain the European and Mediterranean coun-
try dialogue achieved in the past as well as to in-
crease stakeholder and community awareness of
the fundamental importance of e-infrastructures
in the Mediterranean and their sustainability.
The project will use the consolidated schema of
a two-fold approach: a bottom-up approach, rais-
ing the awareness of researchers, students and
technical personnel, which will exploit the usage
of e-infrastructures in their work and appreci-
ate their value, and a top-down approach at a
high policy level, highlighting the benefts and
justifying the necessity of e-infrastructures to
infuential stakeholders in order to push for the
long-term stability and sustainability of such e-
infrastructures.
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EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT
Sustainability of eInfrastructures across the Mediterranean
COORDINATOR
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA
NUCLEARE
Federico Ruggieri
Via Enrico Fermi
[email protected]
+39-0657337232
+39-0657337059
Italy
CONTRACTORS
CENTRE DE CALCUL EL KHAWARIZMI
Mohamed Jemni
Le campus universitaire
[email protected]
+216-71602940
+216-71601930
Tunisia
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SUR L
INFORMATION SCIENTIFIQUE ET
TECHNIQUE
Aouaouche El-Maouhab
Rue des Trois Frres Aissiou
[email protected]
+213 21 91 54 34
+213 21 91 62 10
Algeria
CENTRE NATIONAL POUR LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET
TECHNIQUE
Redouane Merrouch
Angle Avenue des FAR et Allal El Fassi
[email protected]
+212 37569880
+212 37569899
Morocco
COMETA CONSORZIO MULTI ENTE
PER LAPROMOZIONE E L ADOZIONE
DI TECNOLOGIE DI CALCOLO
AVANZATO
Roberto Barbera
VIA SANTA SOFIA
[email protected],it
+39 095 378 5504
+39 095 378 5293
Italy
CYPRUS RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC
NETWORK
Agathoclis Stylianou
KALLIPOLEOS
[email protected]
+357-22892131
+357-22894434
Cyprus
EGYPTIAN UNIVERSITIES NETWORK
Dina Barakat
AHMED ORABI ST 98 11TH FLOOR
[email protected]
+202-37742348 - 1002
+202-35706471
Egypt
CONSORTIUM GARR
Valente Enzo
VIA DEI TIZII 6
[email protected]
+39-0649622000
+39-0649622544
Italy
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Michle Saumon
Rue Michel -Ange
[email protected]
+33 1 69823272
+33 169823333
France
HIGHER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED
SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Maher Suleiman
Massaken Barzeh
[email protected]
+963-11-513-91-22
+963-11-223-77-10
Syrian Arab Republic
JORDANIAN UNIVERSITIES
NETWORK
Yousef Torman
Ahmad Al Tarawneh
[email protected]
+962 6 5330527
-+962 6 5330984
Jordan
tRUSt-It SERvICES LtD
Silvana Muscella
CHASE GREEN HOUSE , 42 CHASE
SIDE,ENFIELD
[email protected]
+39 050 28359
+39 050 503325
United Kingdom
TUBITAK ULUSAL AKADEMIK AG VE
BILGI MERKEZI
Serkan Orcan
YOK BINASI B5 Blok Bilkent
[email protected]
+903122989309
+903122989393
Turkey
UNIVERSITA TA MALTA
Anita Aloisio
University Campus, Tal-Qroqq
[email protected]
+356 23402280
+356 21333430
Malta
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INDICATE
International Network for a Digital Cultural Heritage e-Infrastructure
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The INDICATE project coordinates policy and
best practice regarding the use of e-infrastruc-
tures for digital cultural heritage.
A special focus is cooperation among cultural
and e-infrastructure organisations from the EU
and the Mediterranean countries.
The project has established a network of com-
mon interest made up of experts and research-
ers in all the relevant felds, whose sustainability
is planned for the long term, beyond the project
duration. The network aims to share experience,
promote standards and guidelines, seek harmo-
nisation of best practice and policy, and act as
a conduit for knowledge transfer from countries
with more experience of an e-infrastructures-
enabled e-culture to those who are beginning to
investigate this area.
The project is rooted in the reality of research
pilots and case studies which act as exemplars
and demonstrators of the issues and processes
that are relevant to establishing cultural initia-
tives on the e-infrastructures platform.
Period: 01/09/2010 to 31/10/2011
Total cost: EUR 682 192
Budget from EC: EUR 599 948
Contract number: 261324
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: ISTITUTO CENTRALE PER IL CATALOGO
UNICO DELLE BIBLIOTECHE ITALIANE
(ICCU)
Website: http://www.indicate-project.eu
Three key problems are considered in the case
studies: long-term preservation, virtual exhibi-
tions and management and processing of geo-
coded cultural content. The pilots are accessible
through the INDICATE eCulture Science Gateway,
which supports federations of identity providers.
The results inform a wide-reaching dissemi-
nation package, including two conferences in
Catania and Cairo, three technical workshops
(in Ankara, Amman and Ljubljana) and a policy
workshop in Paris.
The project builds on a wealth of experience in
efective international coordination of digitisa-
tion, digital cultural heritage and e-infrastruc-
tures-enabled culture. It takes full cognisance
and advantage of e-infrastructures and cultural
projects which have gone before and actively
seeks interaction and synergies with other pro-
jects in this area.
The impact on international collaboration and
on digital cultural heritage in the Mediterranean
region is substantial.
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INDICATE
International Network for a Digital Cultural Heritage e-Infrastructure
COORDINATOR
ISTITUTO CENTRALE PER IL
CATALOGO UNICO DELLE
BIBLIOtEChE ItALIANE (ICCU)
Rossella Cafo Project Manager
and Director of the Institute
Antonella Fresa INDICATE Technical
Coordinator
Viale Castro Pretorio, 105
[email protected]
Tel. +39 0649210525
Fax +39 064959302
Italy
CONTRACTORS
COMETA CONSORZIO MULTI ENTE
PER LAPROMOZIONE E L ADOZIONE
DI TECNOLOGIE DI CALCOLO
AVANZATO
Roberto Barbera
Via Santa Sofa
[email protected],it
Tel. +39 0953785504
Fax +39 0953785293
Italy
CONSORTIUM GARR
Valente Enzo
Via dei Tizii 6
[email protected]
Tel. +39 0649622000
Fax +39 0649622544
ITALY
MINISTERE DE LA CULTURE ET DE LA
COMMUNICAtION (MCC)
Christophe Dessaux
[email protected]
Tel. +33 140158137
Fax +33 140158384
France
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
OF AthENS (NtUA)
Stefanos Kollias
[email protected]
Tel. +30 2107722488
Fax +30 2107722492
Greece
FUNDACIO PRIVADA I2CAT,
INTERNET I INNOVACIO DIGITAL A
CATALUNYA
Artur Serra
[email protected]
Tel. +34 935532510
Fax +34 935532520
Spain
CENTRE FOR THE DOCUMENTATION
OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL
hERItAgE (CULtNAt)
Ayman Khoury
[email protected]
Tel. +202 35343222
Fax +202 35392929
Egypt
DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES
Maysoon Qatarneh
[email protected]
Tel. +962 64644320
Fax +962-64644714
JORDAN
TURKISH MINISTRY OF CULTURE
Bahadr Aydnonat
[email protected]
Tel. +90 3123099016
Fax +90 3123101377
Turkey
COPYRIGHT AGENCY FOR SLOVENIA
(AAS)
Franc Zakrajsek
[email protected]
tel. +386 13001560
fax +386-1231 0240
Slovenia
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LINKSCEEM
Linking Scientifc Computing in europe and the eastern mediterranean
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE
The Cyprus Institute is developing a Computa-
tion-based Science and Technology Research
Centre (CSTRC) that will include a high-perfor-
mance computing (HPC) facility on a scale ex-
pected to be in the tens of terafops, with an
associated research and educational centre de-
voted to computational science. The CSTRC will
be designed primarily to serve the needs of Cy-
prus and the Eastern Mediterranean region. This
Support Action aims to ensure that in its plan-
ning and early development phases the CSTRC
develops strong anchors in both the European
ICT infrastructure and the Eastern Mediterrane-
an scientifc community, thereby helping to build
scientifc and technological bridges between
Europe and the Middle East and to narrow the
digital gap between the Eastern Mediterranean
and the Western World.
ACTIVITIES
This will be achieved through the action of a
consortium of European and US leaders in the
felds of hPC and computational science and of
Period: 01/04/2008 to 31/01/2010
Total cost: EUR 747 164
Budget from EC: EUR 570 000
Contract number: 222904
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: THE CYPRUS RESEARCH
AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Website: http://www.linksceem.eu/ls2/
prominent Eastern Mediterranean research insti-
tutions. The consortium will conduct studies, pro-
spective work and outreach activities relevant to
the integration of CSTRC in the EU HPC landscape
and to the attainment of its regional dimension.
Planned actions include the assessment of needs
for computational resources within the scientifc
community of Cyprus and the Eastern Mediter-
ranean, the coordination of HPC resources and
their integration in Europe and the region, the
planning of the access of users, the prepara-
tion of research and educational programmes
in computational science, as well as a feasibility
study for the amelioration of the network con-
nectivity in the region. Dissemination and out-
reach actions, including an International Confer-
ence and several users workshops, will also be
conducted.
EXPECTED IMPACT
All of these will bring signifcant contributions
to the ECs objectives in the felds of e-science,
e-infrastructures and their integration on a
European and regional Eastern Mediterranean
scales.
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LINKSCEEM
Linking Scientifc Computing in europe and the eastern mediterranean
COORDINATOR
THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Bruno Rostand
[email protected]
+33613224330
+35722447800
Cyprus
CONTRACTORS
EIDGENSSISCHE TECHNISCHE
HOCHSCHULE ZRICH
Peter Zoltan Kunszt
[email protected]
+41 91 610 8222
+41 91 610 8209
Switzerland
GREEK RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY NETWORK S.A.
Tryfon Chiotis
[email protected]
+30 210 7474241
+302107474490
Greece
INTER UNIVERSITY COMPUTATION
CENTRE
Hank Nussbacher
COMPUTATION CENTER - TEL AVIV
UNIVESITY CAMPUS - RAMAT AVIV
[email protected]
+972-3-6460558
Israel
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Kathy Young
[email protected]
1-217-333 2187
1-217-239 6830
United States
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JLICH
GMBH
Thomas Lippert
[email protected]
+492461616402
+492461612118
Germany
STICHTING ACADEMISCH
REKENCENTRUM AMSTERDAM
(SARA).
Axel Berg
[email protected]
+31 20 592 3000
Netherlands
SyNChROtRON-LIght
FOR EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE AND
APPLICATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Hafeez Hoorani
PRINCESS RAHMA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE
[email protected]
+92-300-8551409
+92 51 920 5753
Jordan
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LINKSCEEM-2
Linking Scientifc Computing in europe and the eastern mediterranean -
Phase 2
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
This project proposes the development of a high
performance computing eco-system in the East-
ern Mediterranean region by interlinking and co-
ordinating regional compute, data and visualisa-
tion resources to form an integrated e-platform.
ACTIVITIES
The project provides training activities and user
support, and engages the regional communities
through networking activities such as work-
shops, exchange of visitors and organization of
joint events. Its focus is on virtual research com-
munities in three felds that are clearly relevant
to the region and of global importance, namely
Climate Modelling, Digital Cultural Heritage and
Synchrotron applications. Regional HPC centres
is contributing resources to support user com-
munities in the region with the Computation-
based Science and Technology Research Centre
of the Cyprus Institute, the National Authority
Period: 01/09/2010 to 31/08/2014
Total cost: EUR 4 121 340
Budget from EC: EUR 2 450 000
Contract number: 261600
Funding scheme: CP-CSA
Coordinator: THE CYPRUS RESEARCH
AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Website: http://www.linksceem.eu/joomla/
for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (Egypt)
and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt) being
initially the major contributors. SESAME, (Jor-
dan/UNESCO), a major experimental facility with
a broad user community, is promoting network-
ing in the region.
EXPECTED IMPACT
An upgraded connection between Cyprus and
Jordan will provide the needed bandwidth for
the transfer of SESAME data. The Julich Super-
computing Center and the National Center of
Supercomputing Applications of the University
of Illinois will provide know-how at the highest
level for running and integrating such facilities,
whereas international leaders in the three the-
matic areas will ensure transfer of state-of-the-
art techniques to the regional user communities,
thereby linking the Eastern Mediterranean with
the European and international computational
science activities.
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LINKSCEEM-2
Linking Scientifc Computing in europe and the eastern mediterranean -
Phase 2
COORDINATOR
THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Despina Saparilla
[email protected]
+35722208679
+35722208625
Cyprus
CONTRACTORS
NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE
SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES
Ayman Aldessouki
[email protected]
+20 2 26225801
+20 2 26225800
Egypt
BIBLIOTHECA
ALEXANDRINA*LIBRARY
OFALEXANDRIA BIBALEX
Magdy Nagi
[email protected]
+203 4820400
+203 4820405
Egypt
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JLICH
GMBH
Volker Marx
[email protected]
+49 2461 615831
+49 2461 612118
Germany
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Kathy Young
[email protected]
+1 217 3336323
+1 217 2396830
United States
SyNChROtRON-LIght FOR
EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE AND
APPLICATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Yasser Khalil
PRINCESS RAHMA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE
[email protected]
+962 7 79054684
+962 5 3511423
Jordan
INSTALLATION EUROPEENNE DE
RAYONNEMENT SYNCHROTRON
Rudolf Dimper
[email protected]
+33476882055
+330100000000
France
MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT
ZUR FRDERUNG DER
WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
Marietta Winkler
[email protected]
+49 6131 305 217
+49 6131 305 525
Germany
CYPRUS RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC
NETWORK
Agathoclis Stylianou
[email protected]
+357 22892131
+357 22894434
Cyprus
JORDANIAN UNIVERSITIES
NETWORK
Yousef Torman
[email protected]
+962 7 79907900
+962 6 5330984
Jordan
INTER UNIVERSITY COMPUTATION
CENTRE
Hank Nussbacher
[email protected]
+972 54 5568881
+972 3 6460557
Israel
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PAERIP
Promoting AfricanEuropean Research Infrastructure Partnerships
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The project will create a dedicated initiative to
promote research infrastructure partnerships
between Europe and Africa. There is currently
signifcant political attention on promoting sci-
ence and technology partnerships between the
European Union and Africa. The Joint AfricaEu-
ropean Union (EU) strategy, adopted by Heads
of Government at the December 2007 Lisbon
summit, notably includes a dedicated science,
information society and space initiative. Sev-
eral collaborative eforts are currently being
Period: 01/04/2011 to 31/03/2013
Total cost: EUR 605 156
Budget from EC: EUR 450 000
Contract number: 262493
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
implemented under this partnership, with the
support of the African Union Commission, the
European Commission and African and Eu-
ropean Union Member States. None of these
initiatives are, however, specifcally addressing
research infrastructures. The Promoting Afri-
canEuropean research infrastructure partner-
ships (PAERIP) proposal is specifcally focused
on addressing this void notably by undertaking a
series of relevant studies, which will inform the
organisation of policy dialogue and cooperation
promotion events.
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PAERIP
Promoting AfricanEuropean Research Infrastructure Partnerships
COORDINATOR
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Cristina Pinto
[email protected]
+27 128436348
CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITIES
Andrew Cherry
[email protected]
+44 2073806746
+44 2073872655
SIGMA ORIONIS
Karine Valin
[email protected]
+33 493001550
+33 493001560
tEChNOSCENE (Pty) LtD
Anthon Botha
Charles Barret 441
[email protected]
+27 128070869
+27 865490592
ETHNIKO IDRYMA EREVNON
Evi Sachini
[email protected]
+30 2107273906
+30 2107246824
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Crispus Kiamba
[email protected]
+25420318581
+254202251991
ISC INTELLIGENCE IN SCIENCE SPRL
Pilar Gomez
[email protected]
+32 28888104
+32 25138114
MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry
[email protected]
+20227927368
+20227927382
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International cooperation
activities
REGIONAL COORDINATION ACTIONS
BILATERAL SUPPORT ACTIONS
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
MIRA 211359 Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action
CAAST-NET 212625
Coordination and Advancement of sub-Saharan Africa-EU Science &
Technology Cooperation Network
INCONET-GCC 244404
Science and technology international cooperation network for Gulf
cooperation countries aiming at the promotion of bi-regional dialogue
EARN 266535 Euro-Algerian Research Networking
EUJordanNet 244082 Enhancement of Jordan-European S&T Partnership
ETC 222714 European Tunisian Cooperation
ShERACA 244364
Shaping Egypts association to the European Research Area and Cooperation
Action
M2ERA 222745 Integrating Morocco to the ERA
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
With 30 partners across the Mediterranean,
Mediterranean Innovation and Research Co-
ordination Action (MIRA) provides a functional
dialogue and action platform to support Euro-
Mediterranean science, technology and innova-
tion (STI) cooperation. A dialogue is supported
by providing inputs and analysis from the feld
of collaborations between research and innova-
tion communities from the European Union and
Mediterranean countries especially through 7
th
Framework Programme. An important task is
also to support the creation of the Euro-Medi-
terranean Innovation Space (EMIS) by providing
a think tank and implementing pilot actions.
DIALOGUE ACTIVITIES
An important aspect of MIRA activities is to
stimulate dialogue and knowledge sharing as
well to identify research topics of common in-
terests, set-up S&T priorities and monitor the
content of the thematic priorities of FP7 with
respect to the Mediterranean region.
Indeed, MIRA ofers a platform for sharing anal-
ysis with a focus on connecting global trends
and issues to regional specifcities. In terms of
Innovation policies, it contributes to put together
diferent stakeholders to identify and assess
the relevance of activities to be performed to
advance toward the Euro-Mediterranean Inno-
vation Space (EMIS). For example, it promotes
activities where the scientifc and business com-
munities can exchange their expertise and needs
in close cooperation with the national adminis-
trations and multi-national actors such as the
European Investment Bank ("Fora"). Based on
the feld experience, MIRA also gather opinions
and convey messages to the national authorities
through the formulation of recommendations on
ways of improving administrative issues.
MIRA also supports the activities of the Union
for Mediterranean and European Neighborhood
Partnership Instruments (ENPI) that need the
identifcation and development of a Research
agenda in support of its objectives. For exam-
ple, MIRA mobilizes an Expert Working Group
in charge of elaborating a scientifc agenda in
support to the Programme Horizon 2020 for the
decontamination of the Mediterranean Sea.
The outcomes of these activities contribute to
feed the S&T policy dialogue conduced within
the "Monitoring Committee for Euro-Mediterra-
nean S&t Cooperation" (MoCo), senior ofcial
meeting composed by the Ministries responsible
for S&T of the Governments of the EU and Medi-
terranean Countries.
MIRA
Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action
Period: 01/01/2008 to 01/01/2013
Total cost: EUR 4 920 000
Budget from EC: EUR 3 990 000
Contract number: 211359
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR
DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTFICAS
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IMPLEMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION
ACTIVITIES
MIRA supports the participation of the Mediter-
ranean Partner Countries (MPCs) in the Frame-
work Programme through capacity building and
networking activities:
Setting regional networks such as the
networking of research institutions or the
networking of Technology Transfer Units.
Organizing Brokerage Events to propitiate
opportunities of collaborations between
scientists and entrepreneurs.
Increasing the capacities of MPC's by
organising trainings to build common
knowledge and competences for
administrators, regulators and managers.
Supporting the regional network of National
Contact Points (or FP7 Contact points)
established since six years in order to
increase awareness on FP7 opportunities and
other programmes and policies dedicated
to support the RTD collaboration between
Europe and the MPCs, and between the MPC.
The project communication is provided by a
central Internet-based forum and the website:
www.miraproject.eu
MONITORING AND REVIEW ACTIVITIES
One of the main objectives of MIRA is the crea-
tion of an Observatory of the EU-MPC S&T coop-
eration able to provide the necessary feedback
to the MoCo on the progress and impact of the
EU-MPCs S&T cooperation since the Cairo Dec-
laration of 2007. This feedback helps the policy-
makers to update their policies and priorities of
cooperation as well provides a valuable input
in the preparation of EC strategic papers in the
area of bi-regional S&T cooperation. The obser-
vatory helps to promote the creation of an aca-
demic task-force able to tackle and measure the
social impact of research.
One part of the continuous monitoring activities
is related to the S&t and scientifc capacities,
e.g. bibliometric studies. Another part is dedicat-
ed to the identifcation of specifc S&t indicators
for the assessment of the international scien-
tifc cooperation in the Mediterranean region.
It also proposes a methodology for the setting
of a permanent Observatory beyond the life of
the project, through a network of MPC experts
to monitor the S&T&I cooperation and policies
in the Mediterranean region. The "White Paper
on strategic indicators for the measurement
and impact of international scientifc coopera-
tion and collaborations in the Mediterranean
region" is, in this sense, a good example of the
outcomes provided by the MIRA consortium.
MIRA
Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action
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COORDINATOR
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES
CIENTFICAS
Rafael Rodrguez-Clemente
[email protected]
0034 93 400 6100
Spain
CONTRACTORS
MINISTRE DE L'EDUCATION
NATIONALE, DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT
SUPRIEUR, DE LA FORMATION
DES CADRES ET DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE, DIRECTION DE LA
TECHNOLOGIE
Zayer El Majid
[email protected]
00212 537 217 649
Morocco
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE
DVELOPPEMENT
Rigas Arvanitis
[email protected]
0033 148 037 701
France
MINISTRE DE LENSEIGNEMENT
SUPRIEUR, DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE ET DE LA
TECHNOLOGIE
Rachid Ghrir
[email protected]
00216 717 960 43
Tunisia
MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry
[email protected]
00202 279 212 76
Egypt
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FR LUFt-
UND RAUMFAHRT
Roman Noetzel
[email protected]
0049 228 3821 484
Germany
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE
RICERCHE
Marilena Rossano
[email protected]
0039 081 7502 621
Italy
ETHNIKO IDRYMA EREVNON
George Bonas
[email protected]
0030 210 7273868
Greece
MINISTERE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT
SUPRIEUR ET DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE
Sifeddine Labed
[email protected]
00213 216 390 08
Algeria
TURKIYE BILIMLER AKADEMISI
Tarik Celik
[email protected]
00903 124 422 933
Turkey
MALTA COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Jennifer Casingena Harper
[email protected]
00356 2166 0340
Malta
THE HIGHER COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Raghda Zaid Kilani
[email protected]
00962 6 534 0401
Jordan
CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI ALTI
STUDI AGRONOMICI MEDITERRANEI
- IStItUtO AgRONOMICO
MEDITERRANEO DI BARI
Chiara Morini
[email protected]
0039 080 460 6245
Italy
UNIVERSITE DE LA MEDITERRANEE
D'AIX-MARSEILLE II
Celine Damon
[email protected]
0033 491 319 797
France
WIRTSCHAFT UND INFRASTRUKTUR
GMBH & CO PLANUNGS KG
Michael Papapetrou
[email protected]
0049 89 72012712
Germany
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
MIRA
Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action
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CENTRE DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES
ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES
Salim
Kehal
[email protected]
00213 2190 1742
Algeria
MATIMOP, ISRAELI INDUSTRY
CENTER FOR RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
Marcel
Shaton
[email protected]
00972 3511 8122
Israel
ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AND TECHNOLOGY
Yasser
El-Shayeb
[email protected]
00202 279 212 75
Egypt
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH
Rula
Atweh
[email protected]
0096 118 402 60
Lebanon
PLANNING BUREAU
Christos
Aspris
[email protected]
0035 722 602 881
Cyprus
FUNDACIN PARA EL
CONOCIMIENTO MADRIMASD
Arturo
Menendez
[email protected]
0034 91 781 6570
Spain
ARAB OPEN UNIVERSITY
Fairouz
Farah-Sarkis
[email protected]
0096 1368 8841
Lebanon
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK
ARASTIRMA KURUMU
Ayse
Sayin Uke
[email protected]
00903 1246 853 00
Turkey
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS
Ammar
Mirascija
[email protected]
0038 733 492 597
Bosnia and Herzegovina
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND
HIGHER EDUCATION
Fahoum
Shalabi
[email protected]
0097 022 982 620
Palestine
CENTRE NATIONAL POUR LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET
TECHNIQUE
Ilyas
Azzioui
[email protected]
00212 5377 709 87
Morocco
MINISTARSTVO NAUKE
Milena
Milonjic
[email protected]
0038 220 265 014
Montenegro
THE BRITISH COUNCIL
Yasmine
Kock
[email protected]
0044 0 20 73894973
United Kingdom
FUNDACAO PARA A CIENCIA E A
TECNOLOGIA
Jos
Bonfm
[email protected]
0035 1 21 391 15 28
Portugal
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E
INNOVACIN
Almudena
Carrero
[email protected]
0034 9160 37961
Spain
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
MIRA
Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action
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I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
CAAST-Net was developed against the back-
ground of an emerging global consensus that
capacity in science and technology is essential
not only to economic competitiveness, but also
to sustainable development and poverty reduc-
tion. In Africa, a growing number of govern-
ments are prioritising S&T as a key sector of
their national and regional growth and develop-
ment programmes. With the internationalisa-
tion of research and development programmes
as a policy objective shared by Europe and Af-
rica, there has been an increasing emphasis on
science and technology in Europe-Africa coop-
eration programmes.
The current environment for cooperation in sci-
ence and technology between Europe and Africa
is very conducive. The renewal, at the 2010
EU-Africa summit of heads of state and gov-
ernment, of the action plan for 2011-2013 of
the Joint Africa-EU strategy with its 8
th
partner-
ship on science, information society and space
is illustrative of the very contemporary nature
of the environment for cooperation. This envi-
ronment, fowing from the acknowledged role
of science, technology and innovation in eco-
nomic transformation, sustainable development
and poverty alleviation has contributed to the
change in the perception of the potential of S&T
we are witnessing on the African continent. Re-
cent years have seen much greater interest in
S&T cooperation with Africa, through collabora-
tive R&D programmes such as the Framework
Programmes, but also through development
cooperation instruments such as the European
Development Fund of the Cotonou Partnership
Agreement.
Responding to this dynamic and complex land-
scape, in which S&T cooperation initiatives can
appear fragmented and lacking in coherence
with policy objectives, the analytical, policy dia-
logue and partnership interventions conducted
by CAAST-Net, in alignment with the activities
of a suite of international cooperation support
actions, are playing a valuable role in supporting
and encouraging the optimal evolution of the
Europe-Africa S&T relationship.
CAAST-Nets goal is to promote and facilitate an
increase in the quality and quantity of EU-Africa
cooperation in science and technology, focusing
primarily on greater use of the EUs Framework
Programme, but recognising also the potential
of the many European and African national pro-
grammes ofering support to international co-
operation in S&T, while encouraging ever better
synergy between R&D and development coop-
eration programmes.

CAAST-NET
Coordination and Advancement of sub-Saharan Africa-EU
Science & Technology Cooperation Network
Period: 01/01/2008 to 31/12/2013
Total cost: EUR 4 923 797
Budget from EC: EUR 4 200 000
Contract number: 212625
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITIES
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ACTIVITIES
To achieve this goal, CAAST-Net supports and fa-
cilitates EU-Africa debate and discussion among
stakeholders on issues of S&T policy and the co-
operation process. CAAST-Net encourages new
Africa-EU S&T research partnerships through
identifying and prioritising researchable topics
of mutual interest and beneft, and it adds value
to existing partnerships through networking and
linking outputs to users. The project encourages
synergy between S&T research partnerships
and development cooperation instruments in
order to apply the creation of new knowledge
to achieving the MDGs, poverty alleviation and
economic growth. In so doing CAAST-Net har-
nesses cooperation to address specifc problems
faced locally and regionally within Africa, as well
as common problems of a global nature. Rec-
ognising the prominent role accorded in Africa to
regional economic communities and sub-region-
al S&T platforms, CAAST-Nets actions to foster
EU-Africa cooperation and dialogue can ofer a
strategic additional dimension to regions ca-
pacity for implementation of priority continental
S&T programmes. To inform all these actions
CAAST-Net monitors the trends of EU-Africa
cooperation under the Framework Programme,
and in wider support of cooperation CAAST-Net
seeks to strengthen the participation of African
countries in the Framework Programme through
raising awareness, providing information, bro-
kering partnerships and ofering training.
CAAST-NET
Coordination and Advancement of sub-Saharan Africa-EU
Science & Technology Cooperation Network
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COORDINATOR
ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITIES
Andrew Cherry
[email protected]
+44 (0)20 73806700
+44(0)20 73872655
United Kingdom
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
CAAST-NET
Coordination and Advancement of sub-Saharan Africa-EU
Science & Technology Cooperation Network
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I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
OBJECTIVES
The core objectives of INCONETGCC are:
to support the bi-regional dialogue on S & t
between stakeholders from EU Member
States, associated countries and the Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) countries;
to promote regional interaction for the
identification and prioritisation of common
research agendas of mutual interest and
benefit in a transparent and methodologically
sound way;
to enhance the participation of researchers
from the GCC in EC-funded projects of mutual
interest and benefit by implementing capacity-
building measures and by accompanying
tailor-made networking activities;
to implement a series of analyses feeding the
policy dialogue and increasing its efficiency,
monitoring the projects own activities, with
particular emphasis on their sustainability,
and implementing coherent dissemination
activities in order to increase its visibility and
impact.
ACTIVITIES
INCONETGCC aims to develop and support the
bi-regional dialogue on S & T by bringing to-
gether policymakers and stakeholders from the
GCC countries and the EU. It aims to create a
dialogue and action platform to identify com-
mon interests in research areas, set up S & T
priorities, support capacity building activities,
and enhance the interaction between diferent
EC cooperation instruments.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
It will promote actions in order to monitor, de-
velop, promote and contribute to the creation of
synergies among the various S & T cooperation
programmes between the GCC and EU, and fos-
ter the participation of the GCC in the European
framework programme for research and tech-
nological development. An observatory of EU
GCC cooperation in S & T will be created in the
project framework.

INCONETGCC
Science and technology international cooperation network for gulf
cooperation countries aiming at the promotion of bi regional dialogue
Period: 01/01/2010 to 01/01/2013
Total cost: EUR 2 650 000
Budget from EC: EUR 1 970 000
Contract number: 244401
Funding scheme: xx
Coordinator: EUROCONSULTANTS S.A.
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COORDINATOR
EUROCONSULTANTS S.A.
Stavroula Maglavera
[email protected]
+302310804039
+302310804060
Greece
CONTRACTORS
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
Zinovia Papatheodorou
[email protected]
+30-2810-391522
+302810391555
Greece
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
Maribel Elisabeth Glogowski
[email protected]
+44 20 7107 5337
+44 20 7955 6187
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI
FERRARA
Mauro Gambaccini
[email protected]
+39 0532 974222
+39 0532 974210
Italy
STIFTELSEN HOGSKOLAN I
JNKPING
Juha Alatalo
[email protected]
+46-36-101179
+46-36-101162
Sweden
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SCIENCE PARKS
Luis Sanz
[email protected]
+34 95 202 83 03
+34 95 202 04 64
Spain
ITEMS INTERNATIONAL
Sylviane Toporkof
[email protected]
+ 33 1 46 42 48 76
+33 1 41 08 94 27
France
THE RESEARCH COUNCIL
Mohamed Almugheiry
[email protected]
+968 2450 9823
+968 2450 9820
Oman
HIGHER COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY
Tayeb Kamali
[email protected]
+97126922400
+97126810181
United Arab Emirates
BAHRAIN CENTRE FOR STUDIES AND
RESEARCH
Yaser Al-Shirawi
[email protected]
+(973) 17 754757
(+973) 17 754010
Bahrain
KUWAIT FOUNDATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCES
Ali Al Shamlan
[email protected]
+96522425898
+96522434579
Kuwait
KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
Abdulrahman Mirza
[email protected]
+966-50-510-5558
+966-1-449-6391
Saudi Arabia
THE PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENT FOR
INDUSTRIAL ESTATES
Hilal Al Ahsani
[email protected]
+968 24155112
+968 24155113
Oman
QATAR UNIVERSITY
Dr. Hassan Al-Derham
[email protected]
+9744856346
+9744934754
Qatar
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
INCONETGCC
Science and technology international cooperation network for gulf
cooperation countries aiming at the promotion of bi regional dialogue
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POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM
Ali Hassan
[email protected]
+9671207049
+9671210537
Yemen
MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Yasser Elshayeb
[email protected]
+20 2 33457296
+20 2 33457295
Egypt
MINISTRE DE L'EDUCATION
NATIONALE, DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT
SUPRIEUR, DE LA FORMATION
DES CADRES ET DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE, DIRECTION DE LA
TECHNOLOGIE
Sanaa Zebakh
[email protected]
+212 5 37 21 76 51
+212 5 37 21 76 52
Morocco
KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY FOR
SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Silke Blohm
[email protected]
+966 28 083014
+966 28 021176
Saudi Arabia
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
INCONETGCC
Science and technology international cooperation network for gulf
cooperation countries aiming at the promotion of bi regional dialogue
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I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
OBJECTIVES
The European Union and Algeria recently ini-
tialled a Science and Technology Cooperation
Agreement in order to promote their coopera-
tion in several felds related to research and in-
novation. In this context, the projects aim is to
improve and open opportunities of cooperation
and to support the bilateral dialogue between
Algeria and Europe. In practice, the objectives
are fvefold:
to provide information on European and
Algerian funding programmes designed
to promote cooperation projects between
Algerian and European researchers;
to provide supportive schemes for identifying
suitable partners in Algeria and the EU;
to implement a network of contact points in
the different thematic areas of the framework
programme and to train R & D managers
dedicated to support and advise Algerian
researchers on legal and administrative
issues related to project management;
to contribute to building a bridge between
science, innovation and the industrial sector
by promoting dialogue on innovation support
schemes;
to identify and analyse research priorities of
mutual interest so as to support the science
and technology dialogue between both sides.
ACTIVITIES
In order to reach its goals, the project is divided
into six main work packages.
WP1: Creating a knowledge base for enhanced
EUAlgerian ST & I cooperation it provides
the analytical basis for the project work. The
Algerian S & T landscape will be described
as well as the existing bilateral cooperation
programmes. Finally, the existing EUAlgerian
S & T links will be analysed.
WP2: Setting the scene for the creation of
thematic FP7 contacts in Algeria this
represents a core part of the work. It focuses
essentially on the creation of an efficient NCP
system, by contributing to an adequate set-up
of an Algerian thematic NCPs network, and
facilitating networking activities in Algeria, with
Arabic NCPs as well as with EU NCP networks.
WP3: Information, training and mentoring
this concentrates on providing efficient services
to the research communities from both sides. A
web portal will support the information actions
for disseminating knowledge on EU and Algerian
research and on the Algerian science system.
Training and mentoring activities will bring the
necessary knowledge for efficient participation
in EU framework programmes.
EARN
Euro-Algerian Research Networking
Period: 01/01/2010 to 01/01/2013
Total cost: EUR 570 404
Budget from EC: EUR 509 964
Contract number: 266535
Funding scheme: Support actions
Coordinator: ZENIT ZENTRUM FR INNOVATION UND
TECHNIK
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WP4: From science to innovation: Building
an EUAlgerian innovation bridge this
attempts to shift the projects focus from
a pure scientific to a more innovation-
orientated view, by reviewing existing
innovation support tools and elaborating
policy options for Algeria, as well as training
and linking Algerian activities with good
practices in Europe.
WP5: Facilitating the policy agenda this will
support the bilateral EUAlgerian dialogue on
current and future issues of a joint ST & I
policy agenda by systematically analysing the
information emerging from the previous work
packages.
WP6: Project management this will
guarantee the successful achievement of
EARNs objectives and will ensure a balanced
view between the European and Algerian
priorities. A strong collaboration between
EARN and other EU projects in the region will
be established so as to learn from previous
experiences and build on these exchanges.
EARN
Euro-Algerian Research Networking
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
EARN is expected to contribute to the measura-
ble increase of efective collaborations between
Algerian and European researchers, improve-
ment of mutual understanding of the respective
research systems, a functioning NCP system
for Algerian researchers who want to become
part of the European research area. Finally, the
translation of research results into an increased
competitiveness of Algerian industries will be
ensured by analyses and policy learning.

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COORDINATOR
ZENIT ZENTRUM FR INNOVATION
UND TECHNIK
Nazan Aynur
[email protected]
+49 208 30004 88
+49 208 30004 29
Germany
CONTRACTORS
MINISTERE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT
SUPERIEUR ET DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE
Sifeddine Labed
[email protected]
0021321639008
0021321639008
Algeria
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Rgis Menu
[email protected]
+33144964828
+33144964856
France
ASSOCIATION DE COORDINATION
TECHNIQUE POUR L'INDUSTRIE
AGROALIMENTAIRE
Christophe Cotillon
[email protected]
+33144088615
+33144088621
France
AGENCE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA
FRANCOPHONIE,DELEGATION
CHARGEE DES RELATIONS AVEC
L'UNION EUROPEENNE ASBL
Erol Kulahci
[email protected]
0032(0)22909353
0032(0)2909350
Belgium
INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT
CONSULTING
Anna Balzarini
[email protected]
+32 2 7438490
+32 2 7438491
Belgium
CENTRE DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES
ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES CDER
Maiouf Belhamel
[email protected]
0021321901561
0021321901560
Algeria
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SUR L
INFORMATION SCIENTIFIQUE ET
TECHNIQUE
Nadjib Badache
[email protected]
0021321912136
0021321912126
Algeria
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN
ECONOMIE APPLIQUEE POUR LE
DEVELOPPEMENT
Mohamed Yassine Ferfera
[email protected]
0021321941272
0021321941716
Algeria
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
EARN
Euro-Algerian Research Networking
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I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O O P E R A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
EUJordanNet, which is coordinated by the Jor-
danian NCP, aims at enhancing and developing
the S & T partnership, in close cooperation with
the Support to research and technological de-
velopment and innovation initiatives and strate-
gies in Jordan (SRTD) project through the fol-
lowing objectives.
Capacity building: Support the Jordanian
NCP and the national network of FP7 contact
points in universities and research centres by
enhancing the understanding of the structure
and the procedures of the FP7 cooperation
and people programmes, and through training
in management of international contracts in
the research area.
S & t awareness and cooperation: Improve
science and technology cooperation between
Jordan and Europe by creating awareness
about the thematic areas of FP7 among the
Jordanian researchers and private industry
through specialised thematic workshops,
training Jordanians on how to write FP7
proposals, and promoting the policy dialogue
with the relevant policymakers in Jordan.
Information and partner service: Development
of information facilities to provide a wide
range of services to the Jordanian research
community, as well as the research
administrators of the information points.
Promote the people programme in Jordan:
Increase the exchange of Jordanian
researchers with their European counterparts
through awareness meetings in Jordan
addressing the research community, and
training of administrative staff on the specific
procedures of the Marie Curie Actions.
Create an S & t observatory on Jordanian
research and technology cooperation: Based
on a set of indicators it aims at comparing
the changing profiles and positions of R & D
actors.
the SRtD project. Develop synergies and
complementarities with the SRTD project and
support the process of implementing the S &
T agreement between Jordan and the EU.
ACTIVITIES
EUJordanNet aims at increasing the research
cooperation between Jordan and Europe. Al-
though Jordan has been quite active in EU
framework programmes over the past few
years, awareness of the EU programmes in Jor-
dan and of the Jordanian research community
in Europe still needs considerable improvement.
In concrete terms, EUJordanNet will carry out
a capacity-building programme to support the
Jordanian NCP and the national network of
FP7 contact points in universities and research
centres to enhance their understanding of the
structure and the procedures of the FP7 coop-
eration and people programmes. EUJordanNet
will carry out a major S & T awareness and co-
operation campaign on FP7 in Jordan, address-
ing Jordanian researchers and the private sector.
It will focus on three thematic areas: health, ICT
and the environment.
EUJordanNet
ENHANCEMENT OF JORDANEUROPEAN S & T PARTNERSHIPS
Period: 01/12/2009 to 01/06/2012
Total cost: EUR 559 680
Budget from EC: EUR 499 048
Contract number: 244082
Funding scheme: Support actions
Coordinator: THE HIGHER COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY HCST
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Since the people programme has received lim-
ited attention in Jordan in the past, a specifc
awareness activity will focus on the new Marie
Curie activities, aimed at increasing the mobil-
ity of researchers between Jordan and Europe.
EUJordanNet will train Jordanians on how to
write FP7 proposals and help them in creating
partnerships with EU researchers. Furthermore,
it will identify the priority areas for S & T coop-
eration between Jordan and the EU and promote
policy dialogue with the relevant policymakers
in Jordan to enable a targeted national research
strategy. A number of activities are planned to
support these two main aims: an information
and partner service with a directory of Jorda-
nian and European researchers that will serve
as a partner-search facility and an inventory of
existing JordanEU cooperation.
The project will also develop an S & T obser-
vatory on Jordanian research and technology
cooperation with Europe, enabling the research
institution in Jordan to grasp in quantitative and
qualitative terms its position in Jordanian and
world scientifc and technological production.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The expected impact of the project is improved
S & T cooperation between Europe and Jordan
through providing access to information and by
identifying priorities and the best partners for re-
search. It is expected that this will translate into a
measurable increase of efective collaborations,
as well as less readily measurable improvement
in mutual understanding of the respective re-
search systems in Europe and Jordan.
EUJordanNet will achieve this impact by:
strengthening the cooperation between
Europe and Jordan through a significant
increase in S & T cooperation;
improving the mutual interest and benefit in
S & T cooperation between the EU and Jordan
through increasing researchers mobility
in the Marie Curie Action of the people
programme;
a clear identification of the research
priorities for Jordan in the fields of health,
ICT and environment, to help the Jordanian
government formulate and implement
national research strategies;
supporting the network of information focal
points in the universities and research centres
by providing specialised training on different
aspects of FP7.
EUJordanNet
ENHANCEMENT OF JORDANEUROPEAN S & T PARTNERSHIPS
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COORDINATOR
THE HIGHER COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY HCST
Raghda Zaid
[email protected]
0096265340401
-0096265340589
Jordan
CONTRACTORS
PRINCESS SUMAYA UNIVERSITY FOR
TECHNOLOGY
Abdallah Al-Zoubi
[email protected]
+96265356574
+96265347295
Jordan
ROYAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Arafat Awajan
[email protected]
+962-6-5344701
+962-6-5340520
Jordan
JORDAN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
Hana Uraidi
[email protected]
+962-6-5682134
+962-6-5681463
Jordan
IT CONSULT GMBH
Thies Wittig
[email protected]
+49 421 2437695
+49 421 2437 697
Germany
AGENCE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA
FRANCOPHONIE,DELEGATION
CHARGEE DES RELATIONS AVEC
L'UNION EUROPEENNE ASBL
Erol Kulahci
[email protected]
0032 (0) 2 290 93 53
0032 (0) 2 290 93 50
Belgium
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OBJECTIVES
The overall objective is to foster and build up a
network consisting of scientifc and technological
organisations and enterprises, involved in RTD
activities, belonging to the European and Tunisian
areas. The main goals are to create a community
of actors able to share knowledge, know-how,
skills and information, and also to address S & T
cooperation in strategic felds of mutual interests
through an integrated set of actions including:
raising awareness of European scientific and
technological programmes;
scouting of the main priorities in the S & t
target areas, highlighting the mutual benefits
coming from S & T cooperation;
improving the transfer of knowledge and
skills development between the two areas;
spreading and sharing best practices in
order to present the state of the art and the
prospects in S & T fields of cooperation.
DESCRIPTION
The ETC project intends to build and enhance a
network of European and Tunisian public and
private research centres and small and medium-
sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in RTD activi-
ties. Specifcally, it aims to improve and to expand
cooperation between Europe and Tunisia by:
setting up a dialogue between the major
stakeholders responsible for European
Tunisian S & T cooperation;
evaluating past, present and future
collaboration between Tunisia and Europe in
S & T and proposing ways of optimising the
rules and instruments;
generating partnership opportunities between
scientific and technological communities
from both sides;
improving the visibility of results and
collaboration between Tunisia and Europe;
sharing best practices and providing wider
access to information.
To perform its strategy, a very important step of the
ETC project will be the setting-up of the information
platform VINCE, designed by Innova BIC, to make
access to knowledge more friendly, spreading infor-
mation in real time and match-making S & T actors
in Europe and Tunisia. The platform and its tools al-
low for the creation of a virtual and collaborative
environment, strengthening interactions between
and among the projects stakeholders and will sim-
plify the interactions between the project target au-
dience and stakeholders of the two areas.
Finally, the ETC project will be able to build-up
and to enhance an active partnership capable of
increasing Tunisian international collaboration
opportunities and facing Tunisian strategic chal-
lenges, with positive inputs in their relationship
with Europe. Moreover, the ETC project, in order
to support cooperation activities, will employ the
use of the Arabic language (as well as French and
English) to disseminate information regarding:
European cooperation programmes,
calls for proposal,
best practices on project redaction and
project cycle management,
forecasting results for the Delphi analysis.

ETC
EUROPEANTUNISIAN COOPERATION
Period: 01/09/2009 to 01/09/2012
Total cost: EUR 560 640
Budget from EC: EUR 499 904
Contract number: 222714
Funding scheme: Support actions
Coordinator: MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Website: http://www.etcproject.eu
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COORDINATOR
MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Moez Jebara
[email protected]
+21671795414
Tunisia
CONTRACTORS
INNOvA BIC - BUSINESS
INNOVATION CENTRE SRL
Alberto Soraci
[email protected]
+39906010230
+3990712728
Italy
JO CONSULTING SRL
Manuele Manente
[email protected]
+390957463250
+391782771686
Italy
EUROPEAN BUSINESS AND
INNOVATION CENTRE NETWORK
Rafaele Buompane
[email protected]
(32-2) 761 10 85
-(32-2) 772 95 74
Belgium
INSTITUTION DE LA RECHERCHE
ET DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR
AGRICOLES
Mougou Abdelaziz
[email protected]
+216 - 71782474
+216 - 71796170
Tunisia
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ETC
EUROPEANTUNISIAN COOPERATION
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OBJECTIVES
Out of the conviction of the pivotal role of sci-
ence and technology as a vehicle towards sus-
tainable economic development, Egypt and the
EU signed an agreement for scientifc and tech-
nological cooperation in June 2005, consolidat-
ing their longstanding endeavours in this area.
A Joint EUEgypt Science and Technology Co-
operation Committee (JSTCC) was established
with the functions of ensuring, evaluating and
reviewing the implementation of the agreement.
The JSTCC also aims to identify potential sectors
of cooperation, priorities of research policies,
and explore future orientations and prospects
for cooperation within the agreement.
Parallel to the abovementioned eforts, the EU
and Egypt signed, in 2007, the research, de-
velopment and innovation (RDI) agreement
(MEDA EUR 11 million) to enhance Egypts
economic growth and international competitive-
ness through improving its research, develop-
ment and innovation performance.
On the regional front, Egypt is actively pursu-
ing a pivotal role in the EUMPC cooperation in
science and technology. In this context, both
Egyptian benefciaries in the current proposal are
actively participating in the Mediterranean Inno-
vation and Research Coordination Action (MIRA).
Despite the existence of the abovementioned
initiatives to enhance EUEgypt partnership,
coupled with the highly skilled Egyptian re-
searchers community, Egypts participation in
diferent ERA activities still has a vast potential
for improvement. The overall objective of ShE-
RACA (an Arabic word meaning partnership) is
to enhance the participation and involvement of
Egyptian R & D stakeholders and key players in
the various ERA activities. Such an objective will
be carried out in synergy with the regional and
bilateral actions currently running; namely the
MIRA and the RDI programme.
In pursuing this overall objective, and in line with
the INCO BILAT call, the project aims at:
promoting, enhancing and supporting the
partnership between EU and Egypts science,
technology and innovation stakeholders;
strengthening EUEgypt research cooperation
capacity;
increasing the visibility of the Egyptian
research capacity in Europe;
supporting and reinforcing the structure and
capacity of the Egyptian national contact
points (NCPs);
complementing the role of the JStCC in
enhancing the S & T policy dialogue between
the EU and Egypt.
DESCRIPTION
ShERACAs objectives are fulflled through the
following core activities:
capacity building of Egyptian NCPs and
thematic advisors;
integration of Egyptian NCPs in the NCP
thematic networks;
development of a mobility portal linked to the
EU mobility portal (EURAXESS);
mapping of Egyptian organisations research
capacity;
ShERACA
SHAPING EGYPTS ASSOCIATION TO THE ERA AND COOPERATION ACTION
Period: 01/12/2009 to 01/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 576 085
Budget from EC: EUR 499 987
Contract number: 244364
Funding scheme: Support actions
Coordinator: MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Website: http://www.sheraca.eg.net/
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identification of common research priorities;
identification and networking opportunities
for potential partners;
dissemination for awareness and engagement
activities;
sound management and communication
strategy.
In order to raise awareness among Egyptian
and European stakeholders of the projects aims
and objectives, to ensure that all potential coop-
eration opportunities receive adequate coverage
and to update stakeholders with pertinent news
and opportunities, dissemination activities are
carried out.
The main expected impact of the project is to
improve S & T cooperation between the EU and
Egypt. This will be accomplished through the fol-
lowing three outcomes.
Providing access to information
The design of the work packages ensures that
access to information on ERA activities and on
the state and advancement of the scientifc and
technological collaboration between the EU and
Egypt is a sustainable process, extending be-
yond the lifetime of ShERACA.
Identifying priorities
the identifcation of short, medium and long-
term priorities is one of the core activities
of ShERACA. It starts nationally with working
groups discussing and suggesting topics for co-
operation and ends with regional workshops and
brokerage events to agree on topics of common
interest. This procedure is complementary to the
EUEgypt policy dialogue in the JSTCC, where
common priorities are considered during techni-
cal meetings with the thematic directorates. It
is important to underline here the added value
of taking the priority setting one step further by
extending the process of identifying priorities to
a regional (MPC) level synergising with the Medi-
terranean Innovation and Research Coordination
Action (MIRA project).
Identifying best partners
Since human capital is the basis of any action,
identifying and selecting the best partners, both
Egyptian and EU, is a vital impact of this propos-
al, which has been comprehensively addressed
in most work packages.
ShERACA
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COORDINATOR
MMINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry
[email protected]
0020227927368
0020227927382
Egypt
CONTRACTORS
ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AND TECHNOLOGY ASRT
Ola Laurence
[email protected]
0020227957253
0020227947807
Egypt
AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE
DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA
Claudia Zurlo
[email protected]
0039 06 48939993
0039 06 48902550
Italy
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK
ARASTIRMA KURUMU
Elif Ozkaragoz
[email protected]
0090312 4685300-2760
0090312 4274024
Turkey
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ShERACA
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OBJECTIVES
The M2ERA project aims to reinforce the S & T
cooperation and partnership between Morocco
and Europe in order to foster the integration of
Morocco into the European research area.
The activities foreseen in this project will com-
plement previous initiatives implemented at the
regional level, such as ERA-MED (strengthening
the European research area in Mediterranean
countries) and MIRA (Mediterranean Innovation
and Research Coordination Action). They will tar-
get specifc needs of Morocco, such as support-
ing capacity building, promoting partnership and
reinforcing policy dialogue.
DESCRIPTION
The activities planned within M2ERA project in-
clude those listed below.
Study of the MoroccanEuropean S & t
cooperation
An analysis of the Moroccan-European coopera-
tion under the framework programmes is vital
to the process of updating policies and priori-
ties. It will identify the most signifcant barriers
to Moroccan researchers interest in FPs. The
socioeconomic impact of these projects will be
studied, and then successful projects will be
awarded. Furthermore, the most relevant pro-
ject results will be disseminated to stakeholders
and policymakers. This action will be carried out
in synergy with previous and current relevant
initiatives funded by the European Commission
and related to Euro-Med cooperation in S & T
ASBIMED (Assessment of the bilateral scien-
tifc cooperation between the European Member
States, accession countries, candidate countries,
and the Mediterranean partner countries), ES-
TIME (Evaluation of science, technology and in-
novation capabilities in the Mediterranean coun-
tries), ERA-MED and MIRA.
Capacity building for implementing thematic
NCPs
The reinforcement of the national contact point
in Morocco, by implementing thematic NCPs, will
provide a sustainable structure for the FPs pro-
motion as well as collaboration between Europe
and Morocco.
The creation of thematic NCPs will be based on
a benchmark approach to defne the appropriate
scheme, taking into account local context and
needs. Training and twinning activities are fore-
seen for the thematic NCPs.
Promotion of partnership between Europe
and Morocco
The links between research communities from
both sides will be supported by the following
activities: identifcation of suitable research
partners in Morocco and Europe; support of their
participation in mutual events; initiation of Mo-
roccan diaspora to support MoroccanEuropean
cooperation; increase of awareness of Moroc-
canEuropean scientifc collaboration.
M2ERA
MOROCCO TO ERA
Period: 01/12/2008 to 01/12/2011
Total cost: EUR 577 284
Budget from EC: EUR 500 000
Contract number: 222745
Funding scheme: Support actions
Coordinator: ASSOCIATION R&D MAROC
Website: http://www.pin.edunet.ma/m2era.php
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Actions to improve the Moroccan environment
for FP7 participation will be implemented to
support institutional capacity in order to ofer
Moroccan researchers a better environment in
which to carry out cooperation projects with
European partners, support dialogue at political
level and implement the S & T agreement be-
tween Morocco and Europe. the identifcation of
bilateral priorities and future actions for Moroc-
canEuropean cooperation will be discussed in
coordination with MIRA project activities.
In order to strengthen the awareness of S & T
collaboration opportunities between Morocco
and Europe and to increase the efective par-
ticipation of Morocco to FP7, special attention
will be paid to:
disseminating project actions and results to a
wider audience;
organising information and awareness
events;
producing tailor-made promotional material;
creating information tools (databases, CDs,
website, etc.);
disseminating project results to stakeholders
and policymakers in Morocco and at European
level.
The project is implemented by a consortium in-
volving three Moroccan and three European in-
stitutions. the distribution of tasks refects the
leading role of the Moroccan partners to ensure
a better involvement of local participants in the
success of the project. The M2ERA project will
greatly beneft from the participation of European
partners in all actions. All European partners are
key actors in S & t difusion. they have devel-
oped specifc information tools, competences
and contact networks in S & T.
The impact of M2ERA is to be evaluated in ac-
cordance with the strategic objectives of FP7
activities, especially under the objective Bilater-
al coordination for the enhancement and devel-
opment of S & T partnerships. This should allow
the establishment of information facilities to
promote EuropeanMoroccan S & T cooperation.
M2ERA will address the following points.
Information and links on existing
collaboration: existing S & T collaborations in
MoroccoEurope will be investigated.
Information on Community programmes and
improvement of the Moroccan environment
for participation in FP7: information tools
will be developed to diffuse collaboration
opportunities in FP7 (seminars, material,
website) and training activities will be carried
out.
Assistance in identifying suitable research
partners and forming research partnerships:
potential partners will be identified both
in Morocco and in Europe. A database on
Moroccan partners will be developed and
made available both on a CD-ROM and on the
website.
Participation in events to promote
collaboration: support will be given to selected
groups to attend mutual events (the project
expects to organise an event in Europe).
M2ERA
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Actions to exchange information and
experience with the information platforms
present in Member States: actions will
be implemented to develop collaboration
between thematic contact points in Morocco
and similar structures in Member States.
Support policy dialogue and implement the
S & T agreement between Morocco and the
EC: actions will be developed to improve
this dialogue, mainly through the direct
involvement of the Moroccan ministry in
charge of research.

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COORDINATOR
ASSOCIATION R&D MAROC
Mohamed Smani
[email protected]
+212 22 22 44 66
+212 22 22 55 59
Morocco
CONTRACTORS
MINISTERE DE L'EDUCATION
NATIONALE, DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT
SUPERIEUR, DE LA FORMATION
DES CADRES ET DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE
Redah El Fellah
[email protected]
+21261138716
+21237217652
Morocco
CENTRE NATIONAL POUR LA
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET
TECHNIQUE
Said Belcadi
[email protected]
+212 37 56 98 10
+212 37 56 98 11
Morocco
AStER - SOCIEtA CONSORtILE PER
AZIONI
Valerie Donati
[email protected]
+390516398099
+390516398131
Italy
UNIVERSITE DE LA MEDITERRANEE
D'AIX-MARSEILLE II
Michel Autric
[email protected]
+33 4 91 11 38 86
+33 4 91 11 38 58
France
CIRPS CONSORTIUM
Raniero Chelli
[email protected]
+3906874520
+390687452050
Italy
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M2ERA
MOROCCO TO ERA
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Nanotechnologies
and new materials
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
COMPETENCE BUILDING
MOBILITY
BIONEXGEN 246039 Development of the next generation bioreactor system
CAPWA 246074 Capture of evaporated water with novel membranes
NATIOMEM 245513 Nano-structured TiON Photo-Catalytic Membranes for Water Treatment
NO BUG 228639
Novel release system and Bio-based Utilities for insect repellent textiles
and Garments
OPEN GARMENTS 213461
Consumer Open Innovation and Open Manufacturing Interaction for Individual
Garments
JOCHERA 294975 Jordan Conservation of Cultural Heritage in ERA
Adm-ERA 295016
Reinforcing Additive Manufacturing research cooperation between the Central
Metallurgical Research and Development Institute and the European Research
Area
NASERA 295000
Reinforcing Nanostructured material research cooperation between the Unit
de Dveloppement de la Technologie du Silicium and the Europan Research
Area
NARNIA 265010
New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to Ancient
Material Studies
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BIONEXGEN
Development of the next generation bioreactor system
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology is re-
garded as key element of advanced wastewater
reclamation and reuse schemes and can consid-
erably contribute to sustainable water manage-
ment. MBR technology is used for wastewater
treatment and reuse in municipal, agricultural
and a variety of industrial sectors in Europe
and MENA. The market pull is the increasing de-
mand for clean water complying with the strict
European and MENA regulations. The growing
European MBR market is dominated by two sup-
pliers from Canada and Japan. Although the
European scientifc community is strong in R &
D, its expertise remains fragmented and lacks
organisation and communication within Europe.
Despite the fact that the technical feasibility of
this technology has been demonstrated through
a large number of small- and large-scale ap-
plications, membrane fouling is regarded as an
important bottleneck for further development.
It is the main limitation to the faster develop-
ment of this process, particularly when it leads
to fux losses that cleaning cannot restore. the
objective of the BioNexGen project is therefore
to develop a new class of functional low fouling
membranes for membrane bioreactor technol-
ogy with high and constant water fux (25 l/m
2
/h)
and high rejection of organic pollutants with low
molecular weight (down to 300 Da).
Period: 01/09/2010 to 28/02/2014
Total cost: EUR 4 433 794
Budget from EC: EUR 3 419 571
Contract number: 246039
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: HOCHSCHULE KARLSRUHE TECHNIK
UND WIRTSCHAFT
Website: www.bionexgen.eu
ACTIVITIES
The consortium consisting of European and
MENA partners will develop a novel single-step
NF MBR operated with low energy consumption
due to less aeration needed (0.2 Nm
3
/m
2
/h).
Small footprint, fexible design, and automated
operation make it ideal for localised, decentral-
ised wastewater treatment and recycling in the
European and MENA countries.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Successful delivery will have a major impact on
the competitiveness of the SME partners in the
project and the European and MENA MBR mar-
ket. Furthermore it will signifcantly contribute to
scientifc and technological cooperation between
European and MENA countries in the provision
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Development of the next generation bioreactor system
COORDINATOR
HOCHSCHULE KARLSRUHE
TECHNIK UND WIRTSCHAFT
Jan Hoinkis
[email protected]
+49 721 925 1372
+49 721 925 2361
Germany
CONTRACTORS
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE
DELLE RICERCHE
Alberto Figoli
[email protected]
+39 098 449 2027
+39 098 440 2103
Italy
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
Nidal Hilal
[email protected]
+44 179 229 5514
+44 179 229 5676
United Kingdom
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH
AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
George Voyiatzis
[email protected]
+30 261 096 5253
+30 261 099 0987
Greece
STEINBEIS INNOVATION GGMBH
Jonathan Loefer
[email protected]
+49 721 935 1912
+49 721 935 1920
Germany
MICRODyN-NADIR gMBh
Ulrich Meyer-Blumenroth
u.meyer-blumenroth@
microdyn-nadir.de
+49 611 962 6418
+49 611 962 9191
Germany
IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Sacide Alsoy Altinkaya
[email protected]
+90 232 750 6658
+90 232 750 6645
Turkey
AL BAATH UNIVERSITY
Adnan Ghata
[email protected]
+96 331 213 5520
+96 361 212 0873
Syrian Arab Republic
CENTRAL METALLURGICAL
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTE
El-Sayed Abdel-Aal
[email protected]
+20 225 010 642
+20 225 010 639
Egypt
CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE
DE SFAX - CBS
Sami Sayadi
[email protected]
+21 674 874 452
+21 674 874 452
Tunisia
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
OF CARBON NANOTUBES S.A.
Kalliopi Legaki
[email protected]
+30 261 096 5202
+30 261 096 5223
Greece
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CAPWA
Capture of evaporated water with novel membranes
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
One of the major challenges of this century is
the provision of safe drinking water for a grow-
ing population. The shortage of water resources
in arid areas requires the availability of more
efcient and cheaper drinking water production
processes. For groundwater, it is ofen sufcient
to aerate and disinfect to produce drinking wa-
ter. However, in large parts of the world the use
of groundwater from aquifers is not possible
due to excessive use and global climate change
that allow the penetration of salty seawater into
the aquifers. Population growth, not surprisingly,
leads to more pollution of aquifers rendering
the water quality unsuitable for drinking water
purposes without excessive treatment. In con-
trast, there are always large quantities of water
vapour present in air. The objective of CapWa is
to produce a commercially available membrane
modular system suitable for industrial applica-
tions within 34 years.
Period: 01/09/2010 to 31/08/2013
Total cost: EUR 5 719 032
Budget from EC: EUR 3 588 140
Contract number: 246074
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: KEMA NEDERLAND BV
ACTIVITIES
The starting point will be the water vapour se-
lective composite membranes that are devel-
oped in the proof-of-principle project. At the
same time, fundamental research will also be
done on other alternative water selecting coat-
ings. For both of these membrane paths the
scale-up from lab- to industrial-scale mem-
brane production will be developed in CapWa.
The modular membrane system will also be de-
veloped and tested in the fue gas duct of a gas
and coal-fred power plant, a cooling tower (or
geothermal well) and in a paper or board mill. To
achieve this goal the selective membranes must
be thermal/chemically stable under the existing
environmental conditions (50150 C) and re-
sistant to fouling.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The produced demin water from this system
should be competitive with existing demin wa-
ter technologies. To be competitive with existing
demin production lines, the construction of the
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Capture of evaporated water with novel membranes
COORDINATOR
KEMA NEDERLAND BV
Theo Bosma
[email protected]
+31-26 35 63136
+31-26 44 54 659
Netherlands
CONTRACTORS
THE ISRAEL ELECTRIC
CORPORATION LIMITED
Gabriel Jinjikhashvily
[email protected]
+972-4-8182773
+972-4-8182792
Israel
GAS NATURAL SDG, S.A.
John Richard Chamberlain
[email protected]
+34-912015998
+34-91-2015175
Spain
STICHTING KENNISCENTRUM
PAPIER EN KARTON
Arie Hooimeijer
[email protected]
+31 26 3653515
+31 26 3653520
Netherlands
MEMBRANA GMBH
Holger Franzmeier
[email protected]
+ 49 202 6099 327
+49 202 6099 700
Germany
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE
DELLE RICERCHE
Lidietta Giorno
[email protected]
+390984492050
+390984402103
Italy
UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
Z Borneman
[email protected]
+31 53 489 2965
+31 53 489 4611
Netherlands
ECOLE NATIONALE D'INGENIEURS
DE TUNIS
Mohamed Saf
[email protected]
+21671874700
+21671874700
Tunisia
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
KUMASI
Abdallah Suglo
suglo abdallah [sugloabdulai@yahoo.
co.uk]
+23-3-5160241
+23-3-5160235
Ghana
CUT GMBH & CO. KG
Hans-Werner Rsler
[email protected]
+49 211 240866-12
+49 211 240866-22
Germany
BRABANT WATER N.V.
Dick Westgeest
[email protected]
+31 651 194744
+31 73 683 83 99
Netherlands
PAPIERTECHNISCHE STIFTUNG
Jean-Yves Escabasse
[email protected]
+498912146228
+498912146560
Germany
SAPPI LTD
Andrea Rossi
[email protected]
+27 11 407 8003
+27 11 403 4330
South Africa
yODFAt ENgINEERS (1994) LtD
Danny Sherban
[email protected]
+972 52 44 17 666
+972-49 80 05 69
Israel
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NATIOMEM
Nano-structured TiON Photo-Catalytic Membranes for Water Treatment
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
More than 1.2 billion people, mostly in poor re-
gions, sufer from water scarcity, due to a global
shortfall of potable water caused by popula-
tion growth, over-exploitation, and pollution.
NATIOMEM plans to alleviate this by developing
a novel technology for treating contaminated
surfaces and wastewater so that it will be po-
table. this technology will not require electrical
power, chemicals or other logistical support, and
hence will be suitable for poor areas lacking in-
frastructure. The technology uses membranes
functionalised with a photocatalytic material,
e.g. N-doped TiO2 (TiON). Raw water will be
directed through the membrane while it is ex-
posed to solar radiation. the membrane will fl-
ter out particles and microorganisms larger than
the its pore size, and TiON photocatalysis will
kill microorganisms, decompose and mineralise
organic pollutants, and oxidise dissolved metals,
thus providing a one-step treatment against a
broad spectrum of contaminants.
Period: 01/07/2010 to 30/06/2013
Total cost: EUR 4 093 310
Budget from EC: EUR 2 993 230
Contract number: 245513
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: DHI
Website: www.natiomem.eu
ACTIVITIES
In the NATIOMEM project, functionalised mem-
branes will be developed via two approaches:
(1) coating conventional membranes with TiON
nanostructured flms, using several candidate
deposition methods, and (2) electrospinning
tiON fbres, from which membranes will be fab-
ricated. The functionalised membranes will be
characterised for their morphological, physical,
mechanical, chemical, and, in particular, their
photocatalytic properties, and the most efec-
tive will be extensively tested to determine their
pollution abatement mechanisms and kinetics.
A pilot plant incorporating these photocatalytic
membranes will be designed and feld tested in
the Middle East and in Africa.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The results of these tests will be correlated with
potential end-user requirements to set the stage
for industrial exploitation. Achieving this result
will be a breakthrough in water purifcation and
reclamation technology, advancing far beyond
the state-of-the-art with a system which is sim-
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NATIOMEM
Nano-structured TiON Photo-Catalytic Membranes for Water Treatment
COORDINATOR
DHI
Dr. Gerald Heinicke
Agern All 5
DK-2970 Hrsholm
[email protected]
+4545169127
+4545169292
Denmark
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA
Dr. Luca Lozzi
Department of Physics
Via Vetoio
I-67010 Coppito, L'Aquila,
[email protected]
+39 0862 433030
+39 0862 433033
Italy
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
Prof. Raymond Leon Boxman
POB 39040
Tel Aviv 69978
[email protected]
+972 3 6407 354
+972 3 6410 189
Israel
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
Dr. Mark Baker
Faculty of Engineering and Physical
Sciences
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XH
[email protected]
+44 1483 686294
+44 1483 686291
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE
- PARIS 6
Prof. Farzaneh Aref-Khonsari
University Pierre & Marie Curie, ENSCP,
11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie,
75231 Paris cedex 05
+33 1 44276815
France
SKJLSTRUP & GRNBORG APS
Dr. Ole Grnborg
Niels Jernes Vej 2-4
DK-9220 lborg , Denmark
[email protected]
+45 70231020
+45 70231031
Denmark
UMGENI WATER
Mr. Rachi Rajagopaul
[email protected]
+270312033004
+270312617202
South Africa
KAWAR ENERGY LTD CO LLC
Mr. Hanna Zaghloul
[email protected]
+96265609500
+96265698322
Jordan
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NO BUG
Novel release system and Bio-based Utilities for insect repellent textiles
and Garments
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
In several applications of professional textiles
and clothes, mosquito repellency is an impor-
tant issue. Two major problems arise: repellents
currently in use are harmful and resistance to
conventional repellents increases, and the life-
time of release systems is too short. Solving
these two problems are the main goals of the
NO BUG project.
ACTIVITIES
Novel biorepellents will be considered and eval-
uated as well as two release systems (multi-
layer coating and textile bioaggregates) in order
to repel mosquitoes causing malaria or dengue.
Novel release concepts are multilayer coatings
and in situ release of the active compounds. Tar-
geted prototypes are textiles for health workers
and bed nets (mosquitoes).
Period: 15/10/2009 to 14/10/2013
Total cost: EUR 4 264 318
Budget from EC: EUR 3 055 400
Contract number: 228639
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Website: http://www.no-bug.info/
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The project will study the best conditions for use
of the biorepellents and how to integrate them
in the textile products. Testing, exploitation and
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NO BUG
Novel release system and Bio-based Utilities for insect repellent textiles
and Garments
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Lieva Van Langenhove
[email protected]
+32 9 2645419
+32 9 2645831
Belgium
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITTSKLINIKUM BONN
Achim Flender
[email protected]
+49 228 28716075
+49 228 28714635
Germany
CENTRE NATIONAL POUR
LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
ET TECHNIQUE
Mohamed Amar
[email protected]
+212 37 778676
+212 37 778676
Morocco
DEVAN CHEMICALS NV
Patrice Vandendaele
[email protected]
+32 55 230110
+32 55 230119
Belgium
hOL-tEX gMBh
Rosemarie Tonkel
[email protected]
+49 5207 999158
+49 5207 999181
Germany
PAUL BOYE TECHNOLOGIES
Didier Heinry
[email protected]
+33 534 482105
+33 534 482213
France
BODYKNIT V.O.F.
Frans Florijn
[email protected]
+31 548 595566
+31 548 595600
Netherlands
S.C RO CHALLENGES S.R.L
Cecilia Sirghie
[email protected]
+40740096457
+40740096457
Romania
UTEXBEL
Jean-Luc Derycke
[email protected]
+32 55 231211
+32 55 231551
Belgium
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
IN TROPICAL DISEASES AND
ENVIRONMENT
Ayuk Peter Enyong
[email protected]
+237 7754101
+237 33323109
Cameroon
JMT
Christian Colin
[email protected]
+33645808282
France
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
AND RESEARCH CENTRE
Willem Takken
[email protected]
+31317484652
The Netherlands
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OPEN GARMENTS
Consumer Open Innovation and Open Manufacturing Interaction
for Individual Garments
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of Open Garments is to
develop a manufacturing service provider (MSP)
business model enabling individual garments.
This model will enable a new way of design,
production and sales of consumer designed
and confgured garments, based on the provi-
sion of individualised services and products to
customers and partners. This will lead to new
product designs, to a greater customer satisfac-
tion, and to an improvement in the stability and
competitiveness of SMEs. Applying this, the Eu-
ropean textile and clothing industry will be able
to create and provide individual garments with
a very high degree of customisation in terms of
ft, fashion and function at a comparable price in
typically 72 hours.
ACTIVITIES
The idea is to empower the consumer as design-
er, producer and retailer for individual garments
by: (1) taking the creativity and the willingness
of consumers by means of web-based virtual
communities of individuals, (2) adopting and
integrating (mainly) existing digital technologies
Period: 01/09/2008 to 31/08/2011
Total cost: EUR 5 165 800
Budget from EC: EUR 3 614 960
Contract number: 213461
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: DEUTSCHE INSTITUTE FR TEXTIL-
UND FASERFORSCHUNG DENKENDORF
Website: http://www.open-garments.eu/
for design and production of individual garments
in a framework of open innovation and (a new
concept of) open manufacturing, and (3) turn-
ing this into a new MSP concept for SMEs with
an appropriate business model and tools, which
coordinates, supports and manages the open in-
novation community and the open manufactur-
ing network.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Targeted results are to develop: (1) the con-
cept of open innovation for individual garments
together with free tools and working virtual
communities, (2) the concept of open manu-
facturing for fexible and quick manufactur-
ing of individual garments, together with tools
and working micro-plants in micro-enterprises,
(3) adopted technologies for digital fabric print-
ing and rapid manufacturing of accessories, and
(4) a business model for the knowledge-based
MSP together with design and production tools
and services for open innovation and open
manufacturing. The MSP business model will be
developed, implemented and tested in real in-
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Consumer Open Innovation and Open Manufacturing Interaction
for Individual Garments
COORDINATOR
DEUTSCHE INSTITUTE FR
tEXtIL- UND FASERFORSChUNg
DENKENDORF
Peter Steiger
[email protected]
+49 711 9340 351
+49 711 9340 451
Germany
CONTRACTORS
DOULOU NV
Carine Moitier
[email protected]
+32 11 252525
+32 11 268999
Belgium
KATHOLIEKE HOGESCHOOL
LIMBURG VZW
Jan Louis De Bruyn
[email protected]
+32 89 300850
+32 89 300859
Belgium
PEPPERMINT HOLDING GMBH
Janina Mller
[email protected]
+49 37206 49 380
+49 37206 49 490
Germany
FARTPOL II JAN SNIEGOCKI
Jan Sniegocki
[email protected]
+48 601 73 86 77
+48 62 730 60 18
Poland
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE
VOOR TOEGEPAST
NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK
ONDERZOEK - tNO
Anton Gerrits
[email protected]
+31 40 2650 608
+31 40 2650 877
Netherlands
ERGOSFT AG
Hans Peter Tobler
[email protected]
+41 71 694 6666
+41 71 694 6660
Switzerland
CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE
& TECHNIQUE DE L'INDUSTRIE
TEXTILE BELGE
Michele Adams
[email protected]
+32 9 243 82 75
+32 9 220 49 55
Belgium
VOF MAX JUWELIER
& EDELSMEDERIJ
Ramon Kurpershoek
[email protected]
+31 228 56880
+31 228 56880
Netherlands
StE PLAt-FORME INDUStRIELLE
DE CONFECTION PLATICO SARL
Youssef Trabelsi
[email protected]
+216 735 25401
+216 735 25400
Tunisia
ANDROME IBERICA SL
Francesc Mateu
[email protected]
+34 93 1845 289
+34 93 4196 931
Spain
UNIVERSITEIT HASSELT
Ann Peters
[email protected]
+32 11 26 80 14
+32 11 26 80 19
Belgium
tXt E-SOLUtIONS SPA
Sergio Gusmeroli
[email protected]
+39 02 257 71 310
+39 02 257 89 94
Italy
BOONDOggLE (IRELAND) LIMItED
Werner Camps
[email protected]
+32 (0)16 30 85 62
+32 (0)479 99 20 82
Ireland
BOONDOGGLE B.V.
Gaston Serpenti
[email protected]
+31 20 716 3717
+31 20 716 3718
Netherlands
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JOCHERA
Jordan Conservation of Cultural Heritage in ERA
OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of the JOCHERA project is
the reinforcement of the University of Jordans
(UJ) cooperation capacities for cultural heritage
research in the context of the European research
area and development of the conservation cen-
tre of excellence to respond to Jordans cultural
and socioeconomic needs. Specifc objectives of
the action have been formulated as follows:
To reinforce UJs cooperation capacities
through targeted trainings for research man-
agement, IPR issues and FP7 project writing
and management;
To involve environmental, material and cul-
tural stakeholders in formulating the future
cultural heritage strategy;
To strengthen UJ for internationalisation and
improved coordination between research and
business stakeholders;
To enhance EUJordan S&T partnerships in
cultural heritage research and the dissemina-
tion of related research results to Jordanian
and European audiences;
To support Jordans young researchers in
fields of cultural heritage protection research.
ACTIVITIES
the strengthening includes frst of all twinning
with research centres in Member States/as-
sociated countries, training activities, capacity-
building activities and also research centres
strategy activities. JOCHERA will establish and
implement a framework to reinforce the co-
operation capacities and research activities in
Jordans cultural heritage protection sector by
Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2013
Total cost: EUR 555.645
Budget from EC: EUR 496.364
Contract number: 295016
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
defning cultural heritage research priorities to
respond to socioeconomic needs, facilitating
participation in European cultural heritage re-
search initiatives and developing a strategy for
research centres based on a thorough analysis
of the current situation, cooperation patterns,
relevant actors, needs and opportunities.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
In order to achieve these goals, the project
will perform the following activities:Twinning
and joint research plans: an overall analysis
and make an overview of Jordans research
and innovation priorities, needs and capaci-
ties on cultural heritage research.
training modules development and upgrading
infrastructures: realisation of training work-
shops where the Framework Programme, the
Cooperation and People work programmes,
the evaluation, administration and manage-
ment procedures as well as means and ways
to communicate project ideas and research
results will be presented.
Strategic development of UJ and enhancing
innovation by (a) developing the UJ strategy
for internationalisation of the research centre,
and (b) improving research and development
performance in Jordans cultural heritage
sector through the creation of a framework for
mobilising innovation resources and engaging
cultural stakeholders while fostering links
between the research and private sectors,
national incubators and business angels
networks and enterprise Europe Network at
Jordan Enterprise.
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Network facilitation and dissemination will
be ensured, by (a) facilitating networking
activities between Jordan and European
researchers in cultural heritage protection;
and (b) spreading project activities and
results as widely as possible, so as to reach
the largest possible audience.

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Jordan Conservation of Cultural Heritage in ERA
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JOCHERA
Jordan Conservation of Cultural Heritage in ERA
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
ABEER AL BAWAB
[email protected]
Jordan
CONTRACTORS
POLITECNICO DI TORINO
Italy
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
Turkey
FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH
AND INNOVATION
Spain
REDINN SRL
Italy
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Adm-ERA
Reinforcing Additive Manufacturing research cooperation
between the Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute
and the European Research Area
OBJECTIVES
The overall aim of the AdM-ERA project is to in-
tegrate the Central Metallurgical Research and
Development Institute (CMRDI) into the Euro-
pean research area (ERA), by developing coop-
eration with European research and innovation
organisations in its two strongest material re-
search topics: (a) additive manufacturing of Ti
and CoCr alloys based prostheses, and (b) ad-
ditive manufacturing of biocompatible ceramic
materials: HA, PEEK and TCP. These are also
research topics highly relevant to the FP7 NMP
and FP7 PPP-FoF work programmes. The spe-
cifc objectives of the project are (i) to develop
CMRDIs research partnerships ; (ii) to increase
CMRDIs scientifc visibility; (iii) to increase
CMRDIs human potential and (iv) to increase
CMRDIs medium- to long-term research quality
and capability.
Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2013
Total cost: EUR 555.645
Budget from EC: EUR 496.364
Contract number: 295016
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
ACTIVITIES
The AdM-ERA project will focus on capacity-
building activities in three research topics that
correspond closely with research priorities in the
FP7 NMP and FP7 PPP-FoF work programmes:
Research topic A: additive manufacturing of
Ti and CoCr alloys based prostheses.
A1. Design of prostheses based on medical
computer tomography images.
A2. Manufacturing of ti alloys prostheses
using additive manufacturing techniques.
A3. Manufacturing of CoCr alloys prostheses
using additive manufacturing techniques.
A4. Evaluating the mechanical and metal-
lurgical properties of Ti and CoCr prostheses
using additive manufacturing techniques.
Research topic B: additive manufacturing of
biocompatible ceramic materials: HA, PEEK
and TCP.
B1. Preparation of biocompatible ceramics
for prostheses works.
B2. Manufacturing of bio-ceramic prostheses
using additive manufacturing techniques.
B3. Evaluating the mechanical and metallur-
gical properties of TCP, HA and PEEK alloys
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Adm-ERA
Reinforcing Additive Manufacturing research cooperation
between the Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute
and the European Research Area
COORDINATOR
CENTRAL METALLURGICAL
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTE
Khalid Abdelghany
[email protected]
Egypt
CONTRACTORS
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
United Kingdom
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
OF CLUJ-NAPOCA
Romania
INTELLIGENTSIA CONSULTANTS LTD
United Kingdom
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NASERA
Reinforcing Nanostructured material research cooperation
between the Unit de Dveloppement de la Technologie du Silicium
and the Europan Research Area
OBJECTIVES
UDTS is a major R&D entity under the Ministry
of higher Education and Scientifc Research of
Algeria with a high potential for integration into
ERA. Since its establishment in 1988, UDTS
main mission was to conduct scientifc research
activities and technological innovation in silicon
material and semiconductor science and tech-
nology: photovoltaic, functional nanostructures,
measurement and detection systems, optoelec-
tronics, photonics. In 2010, UDTS has evolved
into a National Research Centre and is planned
to set up, with the support of local universi-
ties and research entities, a technology Cluster
in material science with a sufcient research
capabilities to reach International norms and
standards. The overall aim of the NaS-ERA pro-
ject is to integrate the Unit de Dveloppement
de la Technologie du Silicium (UDTS) into the
European Research Area (ERA), by developing
cooperation with European research and inno-
vation organisations in its 3 strongest research
Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2014
Total cost: EUR 716.955
Budget from EC: EUR 498.394
Contract number: 295000
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: UNIT DE DVELOPPEMENT
DE LA TECHNOLOGIE DU SILICIUM
Website: www.udts.dz
topics: i) Production of functional nanostructures,
ii) Development of new detection methods, and
iii) Design and development of new sensors.
ACTIVITIES
The NaS-ERA project will build upon UDTSs ex-
isting strengths as a high-quality research in-
stitution via capacity building activities with the
following 4 excellent European research and in-
novation organisations: 1) CNRS Laboratoire
de Physique de la Matire Condense, 2) Nation-
al Institute of Metrological Research, 3) Fraun-
hofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials, and
4) Intelligentsia Consultants. The capacity build-
ing activities will involve twinning and training
development for UDTS researchers focused on
the Production of functional nanostructures, the
Development of new detection methods, the De-
sign and development of new sensors, and the
FP7 programme. Also, it will involve dissemina-
tion and strategy development to support the
UDTS organisation.

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NASERA
Reinforcing Nanostructured material research cooperation
between the Unit de Dveloppement de la Technologie du Silicium
and the Europan Research Area
COORDINATOR
UNIT DE DVELOPPEMENT
DE LA TECHNOLOGIE DU SILICIUM
THIN FILMS AND APPLICATIONS
DIVISION
Noureddine Gabouze
[email protected]
(+213) 21 43 26 30
Algeria
CONTRACTORS
CENTRE NATIONAL
DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Franois Ozanam
[email protected]
France
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE
DI RICERCA METROLOGICA
Luca Boarino
[email protected]
Italy
FRAUNhOFER-gESELLSChAFt
ZUR FRDERUNG DER
ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
Andreas Heilmann
[email protected]
Germany
INTELLIGENTSIA CONSULTANTS LTD
Giles Brandon
gilesbrandon@intelligentsiaconsultants.
com
United Kingdom
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NARNIA
New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches
to Ancient Material Studies
CONTEXT
The New Archaeological Research Network
for Integrating Approaches to ancient material
studies in the eastern Mediterranean (NARNIA)
is an innovative endeavour to establish a com-
petent and highly-specialised research network
for the study of ancient materials and tech-
niques from the eastern Mediterranean. NARNIA
partners frmly believe that the most signifcant
and comprehensive ancient material studies are
those which employ techniques coming from the
feld of natural sciences in the recording of the
morphological, micro-structural and composi-
tional characteristics of ancient artefacts under
study. However, it is also well known that while
there may be the need and good will for such
interdisciplinary analytical studies of ancient
material remains, the cost of acquiring and
maintaining analytical equipment and reim-
bursing scientifc staf to use and support them
are prohibitive for many institutions. Therefore,
NARNIAs raison dtre is to establish a broad
partnership of research institutions and private
enterprises which eliminates such infrastruc-
tural and fnancial barriers and which creates a
systematic and integrated analytical approach
for the study of the rich archaeological record of
the eastern Mediterranean region.
Period: 01/12/2010 to 30/11/2014
Total cost: EUR 4 610 223
Budget from EC: EUR 4 610 223
Contract number: 265010
Funding scheme: MC
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
Website: http://narnia-itn.eu/
OBJECTIVES
high-quality and multidisciplinary training
of young researchers for skills and research
development.
The interdisciplinary study of ancient materials
contributing to historical and cultural knowl-
edge of the eastern Mediterranean region.
Application of techniques coming both from
the soft and hard sciences and testing of their
suitability and complementarity for the study
of ancient materials.
the dissemination of research results and
outreach actions.
Research and methodology outlines for fu-
ture research and educational collaborative
programmes, taking into account the require-
ment of complementarity and interoperation
between different European and regional
institutions for the implementation of best
practices.
Recommendations for future research col-
laboration and access to physical and virtual
research infrastructures, particularly for users
from the eastern Mediterranean region, for
the development of research in the region on
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New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches
to Ancient Material Studies
COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
Vasiliki Kassianidou
[email protected]
+357 22 893564
+357 22 674101
Cyprus
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Greta Borg-Carbott
[email protected]
+44 20 3108 3033
+44 20 7813 2849
United Kingdom
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
Maria Vereeken
[email protected]
+32 2 6293808
+32 2 6293640
Belgium
G.M EUROCY INNOVATIONS LTD
George Milis
[email protected]
+357 22313876
+357 22313876
Cyprus
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Joanna Watson
[email protected]
+44 1142224754
+44 114 222 1452
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITE PARIS OUEST NANTERRE
LA DEFENSE
Anne-Marie Guimier-Sorbets
[email protected]
+33 1 45206587
+33 1 46692492
France
NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH "DEMOKRITOS"
Styliani Martaki
[email protected]
+30 2106503037
+30 2106522623
Greece
THETIS AUTHENTICS LTD EPE
Eleni Aloupi
[email protected]
+30 210 7523029
+30 210 7523030
Greece
HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY
Fadi Balawi
[email protected]
+962796782118
+96253903346
Jordan
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CHAPTER 8
2012 Jupiterimages Corporation
Security
CASSANDRA 261795 Common assessment and analysis of risk in global supply chains
NMFRDISASTER 218057 Identifying the Needs of Medical First Responder in Disasters
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
NETWORKING
S E C U R I T Y
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CASSANDRA
Common assessment and analysis of risk in global supply chains
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The challenges facing international intermodal
container logistics are efciency and security.
these seemingly conficting issues have a com-
mon solution: supply chain visibility, where data
for visibility can be shared between business
and government.
Since technical solutions already exist, the chal-
lenge lies in integrating solutions across the
supply chain. CASSANDRA aims are to:
facilitate the adoption of a risk-based
approach in the supply chain, on the basis of
integral monitoring data on cargo flows and
container integrity,
build interfaces between existing visibility
solutions, and visualisation tools, in an open
architecture,
demonstrate the integration of data and risk
assessment in supply chains in three major
trading routes to and from Europe,
evaluate the quality of the integral data with
business and government,
facilitate a dialogue between business and
government to gain consensus on the criteria
for data sharing between business and
government.
Period: 01/06/2011 to 31/05/2014
Total cost: EUR 14 813 515
Budget from EC: EUR 9 958 749
Contract number: 261795
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR
TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK
ONDERZOEK - TNO
Website: www.cassandra-project.eu
ACTIVITIES
The project participants cover all relevant stake-
holders, including some global players. This ex-
pertise will guarantee the successful adoption
of the CASSANDRA solutions. The value drivers
in CASSANDRA include:
logistics efficiency benefits,
security benefits for business as a result of
the risk self-assessment,
security benefits for government as a result
of the high-quality and complete data for
government risk analysis.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
CASSANDRA will contribute to the priorities of
the Taxation and Customs Union DG, will fa-
cilitate security and crime-fghting priorities of
the Enterprise and Industry DG, the Home Af-
fairs DG and the Justice DG, and will enable
priorities in the Mobility and Transport DGs
Freight Logistics Action Plan, and will build
on previous work in standardisation bodies.
The development of integral supply chain data
that is the basis for risk-based supply chain
management and the input for government su-
pervision tasks, as envisaged in CASSANDRA,
will set a new standard for global door-to-door
goods fows to and from Europe: efcient and
secure!
S E C U R I T Y
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CASSANDRA
Common assessment and analysis of risk in global supply chains
COORDINATOR
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE
VOOR TOEGEPAST
NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK
ONDERZOEK - tNO
Heather Grifoen-young
[email protected]
+31 88 866 59 31
+31 346 353 977
Netherlands
CONTRACTORS
ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT
ROTTERDAM
Wong Amanda
[email protected]
+31 10 408 2375
+31 10 408 9010
Netherlands
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
Benito Minnella
[email protected]
+31152787100
+31 15 27 84811
Netherlands
INSTITUT FR
SEEVERKEHRSWIRTSCHAFT
UND LOGISTIK
Frank Arendt
[email protected]
+49 421 2209617
+49 4212 209 655
Germany
FUNDACION ZARAGOZA
LOGISTICS CENTER
Fernando Liesa
[email protected]
+34 976 077 600
+34 976 077 601
Spain
CROSS-BORDER RESEARCh
ASSOCIATION
Juha Hintsa
[email protected]
+41765890967
+41216255336
Switzerland
GS1 AISBL
Yuliya Shevchenko
[email protected]
+32 2 788 78 58
+32 2788 7899
Belgium
IBM NEDERLAND NV
Rob Meerman
[email protected]
+31 6 12169554
Netherlands
GMVIS SKYSOFT SA
Jos Neves
[email protected]
+351213829366
+351213866493
Portugal
INTRASOFT INTERNATIONAL SA
Antonis Ramfos
[email protected]
+30 210 6876482
+30 210 6859166
Luxembourg
ATOS ORIGIN SOCIEDAD
ANONIMA ESPANOLA
Francesc Rosines
[email protected]
+34 93 486 1818
+34 93 242 38 60
Spain
ZEMBLAZ NV
Bernard Van Hoorde
[email protected]
+32 3 800 06 00
+32 3 800 06 01
Belgium
SENATOR FR WIRTSCHAFT
UND HFEN BREMEN
Renate Bartholomaeus Luethge
renate.bartholomaeus-luethge@
wuh.bremen.de
+49 4213612336
+49 421 496 2336
Germany
MINISTERIE VAN FINANCIEN
DIRECTORAAT GENERAAL
BELASTINGDIENST
Jaap Snaterse
[email protected]
+31 302754517
Netherlands
HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS
Sally Thurlow
[email protected]
+44 1702 366816
+44 7785223954
United Kingdom
KORPS LANDELIJKE
POLITIEDIENSTEN
Jan Malenstein
[email protected]
+31 318 518153
+31 1642 56742
Netherlands
PORTIC BARCELONA S.A
Javier Gallardo
[email protected]
+34935088285
+34935088292
Spain
S E C U R I T Y
457
ECT PARTICIPATIONS BV
Arno Van Rijn
[email protected]
+31 181 278774
+31 181 278538
Netherlands
DBH LOGISTICS IT AG
Marc Hhne
[email protected]
+49 421 30902 41
+49 421 30902 57
Germany
SEACON VENLO EXPEDITIE B.V.
Corn Geerts
[email protected]
+31 773275505
Netherlands
BAP LOGISTICS LTD
Robin David Smith
[email protected]
+44 1394 612050
+441394612079
United Kingdom
KHNE + NAGEL GMBH
Roman Balog
[email protected]
+43 1 90690 1250
+43 1 90690 1372
Austria
DHL MANAGEMENT
(SWItZERLAND) LtD
David Ong
[email protected]
+32 35683235
Switzerland
NORth-SOUth CONSULtANtS
EXCHANGE LLC
Zohra Merabet
[email protected]
+202 27351045
Egypt
ADMINISTRACAO DOS PORTOS
DE SETUBALE SESIMBRA SA
Pedro Ponte
[email protected]
+351 265 54 2075
+351 265 23 0992
Portugal
PORTBASE BV
Marten Van Der Velde
Netherlands
INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
FOR PORTS JSC
Heba Khaled
[email protected]
+2034293846
+2034294357
Egypt
CASSANDRA
Common assessment and analysis of risk in global supply chains
S E C U R I T Y
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S E C U R I T Y
NMFRDISASTER
Identifying the Needs of Medical First Responder in Disasters
OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED RESULTS
Identifying the needs of medical frst responder
in disasters (NMFRDisaster) is a project coordi-
nating medical frst responders with research
institutes in order to identify the need for fur-
ther research in the following areas: (1) train-
ing methodology and technology used to train
medical frst responders for disasters, (2) un-
derstanding the human impact of disaster on
frst responders, (3) ethical and legal issues in-
fuencing the medical response to disasters, (4)
personal protective equipment used in chemical
and biological incidents, and (5) use of blood
and blood products in disasters.
Period: 01/05/2008 to 30/06/2009
Total cost: EUR 815 079
Budget from EC: EUR 815 079
Contract number: 218057
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: MAGEN DAVID ADOM
Website: 218057
ACTIVITIES
This will be achieved through preliminary re-
search on existing know-how followed by a
workshop where the needs of the frst respond-
ers will be identifed, matched with existing
knowledge and products, and then by setting the
roadmap for future R & D needs.

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NMFRDISASTER
Identifying the Needs of Medical First Responder in Disasters
COORDINATOR
MAGEN DAVID ADOM
Chaim Rafalowski
[email protected]
+972-3-6300222
+972-3-7396541
Israel
CONTRACTORS
SAMUR PROTECCION CIVIL
AYUNTAMIENTO DE MADRID
Alfonso Del Alamo
[email protected]
(+34) 914803417
-Fax. (+34) 915889250
Spain
AMBULANCEZORG NEDERLAND
Margreet Hoogeveen-De Ruijter
m.hoogeveen@
ambulancezorgnederland.nl
+ 31 (0)38 4225772
+ 31 (0)38 422 2647
Netherlands
IFRC REFERENCE CENTRE
FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
C/O DANISH RED CROSS
Nana Wiedemann
[email protected]
+45 3525 9359
+45 3525 9350
Denmark
SINERGIE S.R.L.
Monica Eula
[email protected]
+390115620299
+390115620285
Italy
FUNDACION RIOJA SALUD
Roberto Garcia De Villaescusa
[email protected]
+34941298494
+34941298656
Spain
CENTRE FOR SCIENCE, SOCIETY
AND CITIZENSHIP
Valeria Balestrieri
[email protected]
+39 0645551042
+39 06 45551044
Italy
SHIELD GROUP INC.
Gerold Dompig
[email protected]
+297 - 588.7093
+ 297 - 588.2093
Aruba
CHARLES UNIVERZITY IN PRAGUE
Stepan Vymetal
[email protected]
+420-9221619334
-+420-221619310
Czech Republic
AL-QUDS UNIvERSIty
Ziad Abdeen
[email protected]
+972-2-6289798
+972-2-6289849
Palestinian-administered areas
S E C U R I T Y
CHAPTER 9
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Socio-economic Sciences
CLICO 244443 Climate Change, Hydro-conficts and Human Security
EUMAGINE 244703
Imagining Europe from the outside: On the role of democracy and human rights
perceptions in constructing migration aspirations and decision towards Europe
JAD-PBP 217488 Just and durable peace by piece
MEDPRO 244578 Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean Region
SEARCH 266834 Sharing KnowledgE Assets: InteRegionally Cohesive NeigHborhoods
TRANS-NET 217226
Transnationalisation, Migration and Transformation: Multi-Level Analysis of
Migrant Transnationalism (TRANS-NET)
EUROMED-2030 NA Forward looking on the long-term challenges for the Mediterranean area
SED 244717 Science Education for Diversity
SHEMERA 266633
Euro-Mediterranean research cooperation on gender and science: SHE Euro-
Mediterranean Research Area
SIERA 295006 Integrating Sina Institute into the European Research Area
CEES 230658
C-E-E-S (Citizen oriented Evaluation of E-Government Services: A Reference
Process Model)
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
COMPETENCE BUILDING
MOBILITY
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
CLICO
Climate Change, hydro-conficts and human Security
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Media headlines are dominated by the prospect
of regional water wars. Clearly, climate change
poses several threats to human security. In par-
ticular, hydro-climatic hazards such as droughts
and foods have a considerable capacity to exac-
erbate social tensions, and intra- and inter-state
conficts. Still, cooperation ofen trumps confict.
There are surprisingly few peer-reviewed stud-
ies rigorously addressing links between climate
change, hydrological systems, confict and secu-
rity. CLICO will fll this gap in knowledge about
the social dimensions of climate change, by as-
sessing whether hydro-climatic hazards inten-
sify social tensions and conficts in the Mediter-
ranean, Middle East and Sahel, or if they provide
a catalyst for cooperation and peace. It will ex-
amine why some countries and communities are
more vulnerable to droughts, foods and related
conficts, and what types of policies and institu-
tions are necessary to ensure adaptation, secu-
rity and peace in the face of global and regional
hydro-climatic change.
ACTIVITIES
The project will mobilise 13 research teams from
Europe, north Africa, the Sahel and the Middle
East and will bring together for the frst time
some of the worlds leading researchers in wa-
ter resource, vulnerability, and peace and security
studies. ten cases of hydro-conficts will be stud-
ied ranging from Niger, Sudan, and the Jordan
and Nile basins to Cyprus, Italy and the Sinai de-
sert. A large dataset the frst of its kind of
hydro-conficts in the Mediterranean, Middle East
and Sahel will be regressed against climatic, hy-
drological and socioeconomic variables. Policies
and institutions at the national, international and
trans-boundary levels will be investigated and
their ability to face climate change and ensure
human security will be assessed.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Project results will be synthesised in a report
that will identify potential security hotspots in
the region and provide fresh policy ideas for
promoting peace and security under changing
hydro-climatic conditions.

Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 3 766 269
Budget from EC: EUR 2 991 352
Contract number: 244443
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA
Website: http://www.clico.org
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COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE
BARCELONA
Giorgos Kallis
[email protected]
+34.93.581.48.62
Spain
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Jane Bartlett
[email protected]
+44 (0) 1603 592 809
UK
ECOLOGIC INSTITUT
GEMEINNTZIGE GMBH
Daniela Tings
[email protected]
+49-30-86-88-0102
Germany
INSTITUTT FOR FREDSFORSKNING
STIFTELSE
Lars Even Andersen
[email protected]
+47-22547701
Norway
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF
JERUSALEM
Jane Turner
[email protected]
+972-2-6586676
Israel
SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY
Mohamed Tawfc Ahmed
[email protected]
+2 010 447 9063
Egypt
EIDGENSSISCHE TECHNISCHE
HOCHSCHULE ZRICH
Susanne Boehm
[email protected]
+41 44 632 6385
Switzerland
THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Manfred Lange
[email protected]
+357 22 208 621
Cyprus
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
Rossana Dowsett
[email protected]
+44-1273-678238
UK
UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND
HUMAN SECURITY
Steven E. Crouch
[email protected]
+49 228 815 0239
Germany
PALESTINIAN HYDROLOGY GROUP
Reem Jaas
[email protected]
+972-22966315
Palestinian-administered areas
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION
ECOLOGICA YAPLICACIONES
FORESTALES Ramon M.
Pardina Lanau
[email protected]
+34-93-5814016
Spain
ISRAELI-PALEStINIAN SCIENCE
ORGANIZATION
Dan Bitan
[email protected]
+972-25820684
Israel
ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY
Yacob Arsano Atito
[email protected]
+251-111239650
Ethiopia
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
CLICO
Climate Change, hydro-conficts and human Security
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
By means of a non-Eurocentric, theoretically
and empirically sound cross-country and cross-
region research design, EUMAGINE studies the
impact of perceptions of human rights and de-
mocracy on international migration aspirations
and decisions. Special attention goes to human
rights (including womens rights) and democracy
perceptions in Europe, specifc European coun-
tries, and the relative popularity of Europe in
comparison and competition with the US, Rus-
sia, Canada and Australia.
The core idea of the project is that macro- and
meso-level discourses on human rights and de-
mocracy infuence micro-level perceptions on
these themes in countries of origin and transit,
which in turn infuence migratory aspirations
and decisions.
ACTIVITIES
To reach its objectives, the consortium of EUM-
AGINE (consisting of seven partners: Universiteit
Antwerpen (Belgium, coordinator), University of
Oxford (United Kingdom), International Peace
Research Institute, Oslo (Norway), Koc University
(Turkey), Universit Mohamed V (Morocco), the
Kennan Institute (Ukraine) and Universit Cheikh
Anta Diop de Dakar (Sngal)) will study four
major source and transit countries, namely
Morocco, Senegal, Turkey and Ukraine. For re-
search purposes, the consortium is divided in
four geographical duo teams (each composed of
an EU and non-EU partner). The project is based
on a multidisciplinary, mixed-method approach
(survey, in-depth interviews and observations),
adopts a case study approach and compares
and contrasts a diversity of important interna-
tional emigration countries, various types of re-
gions within these countries, several modes of
migration, various types of infuential discours-
es, and diferent profles of potential migrants.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
EUMAGINE will provide insights on how percep-
tions of human rights and democracy are re-
lated to migration aspirations and decisions.
EUMAGINE is a gender-sensitive project in the
way that the team will address gender issues
at all stages of the research cycle. Dissemina-
tion of the (intermediary) project results will be
planned carefully and formulated in a dissemi-
nation programme elaborated from the start of
the project.
Period: 01/2/2010 to 31/01/2013
Total cost: EUR 2 422 385
Budget from EC: EUR 1 851 789
Contract number: 244703
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN
Website: http://www.eumagine.org/
EUMAGINE
Imagining Europe from the outside: On the role of democracy and human
rights perceptions in constructing migration aspirations and decision
towards Europe
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COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN
Anne Adams
[email protected]
+3232653028
Belgium
CONTRACTORS
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS
AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF OXFORD
Caroline Taylor
[email protected]
+44 1865 281874
UK
INSTITUTT FOR FREDSFORSKNING
STIFTELSE
Lars Even Andersen
[email protected]
+47-22547706
Norway
KOC UNIVERSITY
Ahmet Icduygu
[email protected]
+902123381689
Turkey
UNIvERSIty MOhAMMED v-AgDAL
Mohamed Berriane
[email protected]
+ 212 -661303820
Morocco
CENTRE OF SOCIOLOGICAL
RESEARCH
Yuriy Bilan
[email protected]
+380 (352) 26 72 49
UK
UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP
DE DAKAR
Alioune Dieye
[email protected]
+221 33 825 55 96
Senegal
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
EUMAGINE
Imagining Europe from the outside: On the role of democracy and human
rights perceptions in constructing migration aspirations and decision
towards Europe
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
JAD-PBP
Just and durable peace by piece
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Peace is elusive and the quest for peace is per-
petual. In Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East,
peace and war exist in parallel and contempo-
rary peace-support operations simultaneously
involve combat operations and building peace.
Hence, the goal of establishing just and durable
peace is a fundamental challenge to contempo-
rary peacemakers and academics alike.
In order to shed new theoretical and concep-
tual light on the problematique of building just
and durable peace and to ofer policy-relevant
advice, the JAD-PbP team has identifed three
critical challenges, which constitute the core
of the proposal. the frst challenge focuses on
the quest for justice in contemporary peace
processes, which has become increasingly ap-
parent as several violent conficts and wars
are distinguished by gross human rights viola-
tion and ethnic cleansing. The second challenge
concerns the quest for durable peace. Several
contemporary conficts tend to resist negoti-
ated settlement. Yet, the ones that do reach a
peace agreement still have a poor track record
on implementation. The third challenge relates
to the quest for efective strategies, particularly
concerning the involvement of international
actors in peace building. JAD-PbP is convinced
that the only way to address these challenges is
through an interdisciplinary approach, drawing
on insights in peace and confict research, inter-
national law, political science and international
relations.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
JAD-PbP has four core scientifc objectives:
(1) enhance the theoretical and methodologi-
cal conceptualisation of just and durable peace;
(2) analyse the legal and democratic account-
ability of peace-building strategies, including
mapping international law and norms on the use
of force for humanitarian reasons; (3) examine
the efectiveness of general peace-building
strategies and evaluate the extent to which they
enhance just and durable peace; and (4) exam-
ine and compare the EUs peace-building strate-
gies in the western Balkans and the Middle East.

Period: 01/02/2008 to 31/01/2011
Total cost: EUR 1 761 312
Budget from EC: EUR 1 349 934
Contract number: 217488
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: LUNDS UNIVERSITET
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COORDINATOR
LUNDS UNIVERSITET
Christer Jnsson
[email protected]
+46 46 2228929
Sweden
CONTRACTORS
UPPSALA UNIVERSITET
Karin Axelsson
[email protected]
+46-18-4717145
Sweden
UNIVERSITY OF BATH
Peter Hompstead
[email protected]
+44 1225 384490
United Kingdom
THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
Lorna Sillar
[email protected]
+44-1334-462387
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON
Sheila J Johnson
[email protected]
+44 (0)20 8223 2022
United Kingdom
REGIONAL CENTRE ON CONFLICT
PREVENTION
Yasar Qatarneh
[email protected]
(+962) 7 9664 6659
Jordan
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
OF JERUSALEM
Eran Vardi
[email protected]
+972-2-6586676
Israel
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
JAD-PBP
Just and durable peace by piece
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
MEDPRO
Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean region
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
MEDPRO project undertakes a deep foresight
analysis of the development issues in eleven
countries in the southern and eastern Mediter-
ranean participating in the Barcelona process
and in the Union for the Mediterranean. The pro-
ject undertakes an analysis of the current state
and prospective development in the main areas
of socioeconomic development: geopolitics and
governance; demography, ageing, migration,
health and gender issues; sustainable develop-
ment, management of resources, adaptation
to global warming; energy and climate change
mitigation; economic development, trade and
investment; and fnancial services and capital
markets and human capital, education and de-
velopment of skills.
ACTIVITIES
The project brings the partial foresight analy-
ses in these areas into a broader framework
of quantitative general equilibrium modelling,
and is completed with qualitative scenarios for
regional and broader integration within the re-
gion and with the EU and policy conclusions for
the EU approach. Given the broad scope of the
research to be undertaken, the consortium has
been composed with the aim of ensuring three
equally important qualities: scientifc excellence,
multidisciplinary structure and deep insight into
Mediterranean afairs. the coordinating institute
is therefore collaborating closely with three oth-
er institutes with deep insight in Mediterranean
afairs and the European neighbourhood policy.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Whereas the main objective is to provide tar-
geted scientifc support to the future develop-
ment of the relations between the EU and the
Mediterranean region, the impact of this project
will be underpinned by an exceptional efort of
dissemination in both the EU and the southern
and eastern Mediterranean countries.
Period: 01/03/2010 to 28/02/2013
Total cost: EUR 3 550 937
Budget from EC: EUR 2 647 330
Contract number: 244578
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES
Website: http://www.medpro-foresight.eu/
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COORDINATOR
CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY
STUDIES
Rym Ayadi
[email protected]
+32 2 229 3911
Belgium
CONTRACTORS
ISTITUTO DI STUDI PER
L'INtEgRAZIONE DEI SIStEMI (ISIS)
Andrea Ricci
[email protected]
+39 06 3212655
Italy
FEMISE (FORUM EURO-
MDITERRANEN D'INSTITUTS DE
SCIENCES ECONOMIQUES
Frdric Blanc
[email protected]
+33-4-91315195
France
CASE - CENtRUM ANALIZ
SPOLECZNO- EKONOMICZNyCh-
FUNDACJA NAUKOWA
Sebastien Leclef
[email protected]
+48 22 622 66 27
Poland
INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION
AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Eugenia Tsampanaki
[email protected]
+302107723903
Greece
KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE
AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN
- KNAW
Vanessa Hage
[email protected]
+31 70 3565225
Netherlands
ZENTRUM FUER EUROPAEISCHE
WIRTSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG GMBH
Bettina Von Hagens
[email protected]
+49 621 1235-109
Germany
CYPRUS CENTER FOR EUROPEAN
AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Kyriakos Evdoras Georgiou
[email protected]
+357 22841600
Cyprus
ISTITUTO AFFARI INTERNAZIONALI
Rossella Cazzato
[email protected]
+39 063224360
Italy
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE
MADRID
Gonzalo Len
[email protected]
+34 91 336 6048
Spain
FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI
Mariaester Cassinelli
[email protected]
+39 02 52036989
Italy
CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE
DI ALTI STUDI AGRONOMICI
MEDItERRANEI - IStItUtO
AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO
DI BARI
Saverio De Santis
[email protected]
+39 080 4606411
Italy
INSTITUT MAROCAIN DES
RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES
Jawad Kerdoudi
[email protected]
+212 522446447
Morocco
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC
AND FINANCIAL RESEARCH
AND STUDIES
Sara Nada
[email protected]
+39 3883685459
Italy
PALESTINE ECONOMIC POLICY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAS
Samar Sawalhi
[email protected]
+97222987053
Palestinian-administered areas
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
MEDPRO
Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean region
473
INSTITUTO EUROPEO
DEL MEDITERRANEO CONSORCIO
Josep Ferr
[email protected]
+34 93 244 98 50
Spain
INSTITUT TUNISIEN
DE LA COMPETITIVIT ET
DES ETUDES QUANTITATIVES
Saloua Ben Zaghou
[email protected]
+21671840317
Tunisia
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
MEDPRO
Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean region
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
SEARCH
Sharing KnowledgE Assets: InteRegionally Cohesive NeigHborhoods
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The EU has experienced successive enlarge-
ments in recent years with the accession of
new Member States. These have changed the
EU map, broadening frontiers and thus resulting
in new neighbouring countries. Their integration
ofers new opportunities but also implies some
risks. Even though the ENP has been shown to
be a integration tool, which has provided an ef-
fective and clear framework to establish cooper-
ation links within neighbouring countries, some
are important areas with considerable potential
for further progress.
ACTIVITIES
SEARCH will focus attention on some areas
which so far have been neglected in the analy-
sis of the impact of the ENP but which are of
central interest in the economic literature on co-
hesion. It is divided in to eight 8 WPs: WP1 will
obtain a background framework. In WP2 to WP5,
scientifc research will be carried out analysing
diferent aspects that the ENP should strengthen
in the future. WP6 will collect and analyse the
policy implications from previous research. WP7
will communicate the research results and the
policy recommendations through the correct
communication channels to the potential users.
WP8 will ensure the coordination of the SEARCH
project consortiums work with the previous ex-
perience of UB-AQR. It includes a remarkable
well-balanced consortium with partners from
16 diferent countries, diferent backgrounds
and expertise, giving an extensive vision to focus
adequately on the projects objective of identify-
ing policies that will strengthen the relationship
between the EU and the NCs.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The main impacts will be the advancement of
research on ENP state-of-the-art, obtaining rel-
evant results for contributing to the formulation
of future ENP, the involvement of relevant com-
munities, stakeholders and practitioners in ENP
research, the critical mass of resources involved
and the establishment of a basis to develop new
strategic partnerships among EU and NCs. In
short, SEARCh is a well defned project, relevant
to the topic and with an experienced consortium.

Period: 01/08/2011 to 31/07/2014
Total cost: EUR 3 265 961
Budget from EC: EUR 2 636 942
Contract number: 266834
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Website: www.ub.edu/searchproject
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COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Jordi Suriach
Facultat dEconomia i Empresa
[email protected]
+34934021980
+34934021821
Spain
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
Ron De Keijzer
[email protected]
+31 30 2533459
+31 302540604
Netherlands
PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS
(UNIvERSIty OF thESSALy)
Ageliki Anagnostou
[email protected]
+302421074596
+30 24210 74385
Greece
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI
CAGLIARI
Antonella Rafo
[email protected]
+39 0706756401
+39 0706756402
Italy
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
Gabriella Lombardo
[email protected]
+44 2071075333
+44 2079556187
United Kingdom
WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITAT WIEN
Gunther Maier
[email protected]
+43 1 313364780
+43 1 31336705
Austria
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY
Teresa Waller
[email protected]
+441895266206
+441895269748
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITE JEAN MONNET SAINT
ETIENNE
Corinne Autant
[email protected]
+33477421966
+33477421950
France
PECSI tUDOMANyEgyEtEM -
UNIVERSITY OF PECS
Evelin Szebenyi
[email protected]
+36 72 501500
+3672501636
Hungary
GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ
UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER
Javier Revilla Diez
[email protected]
+495117624492
+495117623051
Germany
TARTU ULIKOOL
Maaja Vadi
[email protected]
+3727376323
+3727376312
Estonia
STATE UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL
OF ECONOMICS
Leonid Gokhberg
[email protected]
+74956212873
+74956250367
Russian Federation
UNIVERSITE CADI AYYAD
M'hammed Mrani Zentar
Daoudiate BP 2380
[email protected]
+2125661058805
+212524303265
Morocco
INTERNATIONAL CENTER
FOR BLACK SEA STUDIES
Anna Andrikopoulou
[email protected]
+302103242321
+302103242244
Greece
INSTITUTO EUROPEO DEL
MEDITERRANEO CONSORCIO
Mariona Rico
[email protected]
+34932449850
+34932470165
Spain
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
OF JERUSALEM.
Jane Turner
The Authority For Research And
Development
[email protected]
+972 2 6586676
+972 2 6513205
Israel
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK
ARASTIRMA KURUMU
Melis Yurttagul
[email protected]
+90 312 4685300
+90 312 467 3659
Turkey
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
SEARCH
Sharing KnowledgE Assets: InteRegionally Cohesive NeigHborhoods
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
TRANS-NET
Transnationalisation, Migration and Transformation: Multi-Level Analysis
of Migrant Transnationalism (TRANS-NET)
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The aim of the TRANS-NET project was to clar-
ify and compare the complex and multi-level
processes of migrant transnationalism in four
transnational spaces: EstoniaFinland, India
UK, MoroccoFrance and TurkeyGermany. Pro-
cesses of transnationalism in four transnational
social spaces were analysed in the political, eco-
nomic, socio-cultural and educational domains
and with respect to the macro, meso and micro
levels. Research data were gathered through
content analysis of policy documents and by
semi-structured and life-course interviews.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
It became evident that the transnational spaces
are decidedly asymmetric. It was also acknowl-
edged that the extent and intensity of transna-
tional activities changes during the migrants
life course. Thus, conceiving of transnational
migrants in static categories is failing to ap-
preciate the dynamism through the life-course
transitions, inter-generational shifs and chang-
ing labour market conditions.

Period: 01/03/2008 to 28/02/2011
Total cost: EUR 1 916 160
Budget from EC: EUR 1 499 920
Contract number: 217226
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE, SCHOOL
OF EDUCATION
Website: http://www.uta.f/projects/trans-net/
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COORDINATOR
UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE, SCHOOL
OF EDUCATION
Person in charge: Professor Pirkko
Pitknen
[email protected]
Finland
CONTRACTORS
TALLINN UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT
OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Person in charge: Professor Rein
Ruutsoo
[email protected]
Estonia
UNIvERSIty OF PARIS 8, MAghREB-
EUROPE INSTITUTE
Person in charge: Professor Assa
Kadri
[email protected]
FRANCE
UNIVERSITY OF BIELEFELD, CENTER
ON MIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP AND
DEvELOPMENt (COMCAD)
Person in charge: Thomas Faist
[email protected]
Germany
CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT
STUDIES, TRIVANDRUM, KERALA
Person in charge: Professor S. Irudaya
Rajan
[email protected]
India
UNIVERSITY OF MOULAY ISMAIL,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
Person in charge: Noureddine Harrami
[email protected]
Morocco
KOC UNIVERSITY. DEPARTMENT
OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/
MIGRATION RESEARCH PROGRAMME
(MIREKOC)
Person in charge. Professor Ahmet
Icduygu
[email protected]
Turkey
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX,
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY/
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
AND CULTURAL STUDIES/ SUSSEX
CENTRE FOR MIGRATION RESEARCH
(SCMR)
Person in charge: Dr. Filippo Osella
[email protected]
United Kingdom
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
TRANS-NET
Transnationalisation, Migration and Transformation: Multi-Level Analysis
of Migrant Transnationalism (TRANS-NET)
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
EUROMED-2030
Forward looking on the long-term challenges for the Mediterranean area
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The objective of the expert group is to elaborate
and explore the main drivers that may afect or
impact the Mediterranean area in the next 20
years, thus integrating the long-term dimension
in policy preparations.
This forward-looking analysis should help to
understand, anticipate, and better shape future
developments.
The expert group has three main tasks: to identify the
main trends, tensions, and transitions in the area.
The trends addressed concern demographics and
macro-economics, water and environment, energy
and climate change, education and science, values
and religion, geopolitics and governance.
The main tensions are among socioeconomic
groups, and between competing visions of the
State and competing visions of reform. In ad-
dition, there are tensions arising from hostility
between States and between diferent expecta-
tions of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
the four identifed transitions concern manag-
ing conficts, win-win solutions, deeper EuroMed
integration, and towards a EuroMed community.
Finally, the expert group composed of 20 ex-
perts from both sides of the Mediterranean
will give recommendations and potential meas-
ures on the diferent issues and especially on
EuroMed cooperation in the felds of education,
science, research and innovation.
Period: 01/01/2010 to 01/01/2011
Total cost: EUR xx
Budget from EC: EUR 500 000
Contract number: xx
Funding scheme: Expert group
Coordinator: CCILE JOLLY AND MACARENA NUNO
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OBSERVERS
CCILE JOLLY AND MACARENA
NUNO
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
STAFF INVOLVED IN THE
EXPERT MEETINGS
JEAN-MIChEL BAER
PIERRE VALETTE
PARASKEVAS CARACOSTAS
DOMENICO ROSSETTI DI
VALDALBERO
VASCO CAL
PERLA SROUR-gANDON
CALLUM SEARLE AND CLAUDIO
BOGLIOTTI
LIST OF EXPERTS
SBASTIEN ABIS
AMINE AIt-ChAALAL
ROBERTO ALIBONI
HOUDA ALLAL
ANDREA AMATO
JOAQUIN ARANGO
NOURIA BENghABRIt-REMAOUN
THIERRY FABRE
CILJA HARDERS
BAHGAT KORANY
NIGEL LUCAS
MIREIA MONTANE
BARUCH RAZ
RAFAEL RODRIgUEZ-CLEMENtE
IBRAHIM SAIF
ABDEL RAHMAN TAMIMI
MOHAMED TOZY
NADA TRUNK SIRCA
BAHARI YILMAZ
SALOUA ZERHOUNI
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
EUROMED-2030
Forward looking on the long-term challenges for the Mediterranean area
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
SED
Science Education for Diversity
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
young people in Europe are not acquiring the
scientifc literacy they need to participate as citi-
zens in democratic decision making about issues
that involve science. In addition, recruitment to
careers in science is falling in Europe, which is
a challenge to Europes future in the knowledge
economy. We will learn how to respond to this
situation in collaboration with international part-
ners in countries where engagement with sci-
ence education remains high.
Understanding the dynamics of the relationships
between culture, gender and science education
in the diverse contexts ofered by the countries
brought together by this project the UK, the
Netherlands, Turkey, Lebanon, India and Malay-
sia will give us a good basis for designing
new approaches to science education that will
appeal to all students.
ACTIVITIES
We will develop a theoretical understanding
of the relationship between cultural diversity,
gender and science education and also provide
guidelines for efective intervention to improve
engagement with science education. We will use
case study and design study approaches to un-
derstand the process whereby attitudes towards
science are formed between the ages of 10 and
14. The evidence suggests that social network-
ing technologies have contributed to creating a
multiplicity of identities amongst young people
in a way that can make the apparent unity and
authority presented by school science appear ir-
relevant. In response, we will explore using the
same technology to engage young people in
the real enterprise of science as shared enquiry
across boundaries in a spirit of risk and dialogue
where issues that matter to the future of the
planet are at stake.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The outcomes will be literature reviews, insights
into how attitudes to science are formed, guide-
lines for curricula and pedagogical development
to encourage more people to engage with sci-
ence education and examples of good practice.

Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012
Total cost: EUR 1 409 822
Budget from EC: EUR 999 982
Contract number: 244717
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Website: http://www.science-education-for-diversity.eu/
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COORDINATOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Andrew Dean
The Innovation Centre
[email protected]
+44 1392 264925
01392 263686
United Kingdom
CONTRACTORS
TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL
RESEARCH*TIFR
Sugra Chunawala
[email protected]
091-22-25580036
091-22-2556 6803
India
PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITESI
Huseyin Bag
Pamukkale University, Faculty Of
Education
[email protected]
+90 258 2961172
+90 258 2961200
Turkey
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
Saouma BouJaoude
[email protected]
+96 11350000
+9611362459
Lebanon
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT
EINDHOVEN
Michiel van Eijck
[email protected]
+31 40 247 3000
+31 40 2444321
Netherlands
KOLEJ TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN
Swee Chin Ng
[email protected]
0060341450231
0060341423166
Malaysia
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
SED
Science Education for Diversity
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
SHEMERA
Euro-Mediterranean research cooperation on gender and science: SHE Euro-
Mediterranean Research Area
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of this project is to en-
hance research cooperation on gender and sci-
ence between the European Union and Mediter-
ranean countries.
Research cooperation is aimed at better under-
standing the roots of gender inequality in sci-
ence in the area, taking into account cultural
diversities and traditions, and analysing how the
Mediterranean countries are addressing this is-
sue. It will deal with gender equality from a two-
fold perspective: the representation of women
in scientifc research and technological develop-
ment, and the integration of the gender dimen-
sion in research policy.
ACTIVITIES
The project will provide a state-of-the-art de-
scription, data collection and relevant compara-
tive analysis on gender and science in all the
Mediterranean countries, focusing on three key
themes: statistics on women in science, gender
equality policies and research on gender in-
equalities in science careers.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
These results will be made accessible to the
research community and policymakers via an
online database, publishable reports and work-
shops. With the overall purpose of enhancing
networking and steering policy-making on gen-
der and science in the years to come, the project
will fnally develop recommendations for poli-
cymakers aimed at enhancing the presence of
women in scientifc research and technological
development at all levels, and ensuring a better
integration of the gender dimension in research
policy. The Mediterranean countries included in
the project are the Mediterranean partner coun-
tries (MPCs), i.e. the Mediterranean countries
included in the list of international cooperation
partner countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Leba-
non, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian-administered
areas, Syrian Arab Republic and Tunisia.

Period: 01/05/2011 to 30/04/2014
Total cost: EUR 2 372 195
Budget from EC: EUR 1 991 838
Contract number: 266633
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: FUNDACIO CENTRE D'INICIATIVES
I RECERQUES EUROPEES
A LA MEDITERRANIA - CIREM
Website: www.shemera.eu
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COORDINATOR
FUNDACIO CENTRE D'INICIATIVES
I RECERQUES EUROPEES A LA
MEDItERRANIA - CIREM
Maria Caprile Elola-Olaso
[email protected]
Phone: +34934401000
Fax: +34934404560
Spain
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES
Danile Meulders
[email protected]
Phone: +3226504112
Fax: +3226503825
Belgium
TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI
ALAPITVANY
Dora Groo
[email protected]
Phone: +3612147714
Fax: +3612147712
Hungary
ETHNIKO IDRYMA EREVNON
Evi Sachini
[email protected]
Phone: +302107273922
Fax: +302107246824
Greece
ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI
Gulsun Saglamer
[email protected]
Phone: +902122453857
Fax: +902122453857
Turkey
FONDAZONE IDIS-CItt DELLA
SCIENZA
Anne-Marie Bruyas
[email protected]
Phone: +390817352438
Fax: +390817622670
Italy
ARAB & AFRICAN RESEARCH CENTER
Shahida El-Baz
[email protected]
Phone: +20237744644
Fax: +20235714785
Egypt
ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AND TECHNOLOGY ASRT
Ola Laurence
[email protected]
Phone: +2027920126
Fax: +2027947807
Egypt
ASSOCIATION CULTURELLE MBAREK
AIT MENGUELLET
Nadia Ait-Zai
[email protected]
Phone: +21321743447
Fax: +21321743447
Algeria
ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY
Marie Mofah
[email protected]
Phone: +2033929224
Fax: +2033911794
Egypt
UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
Mahasen Al-Jaghoob
[email protected]
Phone: +96265355000
Fax: +96265300437
Jordan
ROYAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Fida'a Jibril
[email protected]
Phone: +96265357822
Fax: +96265344806
Jordan
UNIvERSItE SAINt-JOSEPh
Marie Abboud
[email protected]
Phone: +9611421375
Fax: +9614532657
Lebanon
UNIVERSITE HASSAN II
MOHAMMADIA CASABLANCA
Rachida Nafaa
[email protected]
Phone: +2120523324874
Fax: +2120523325677
Morocco
BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY
Islah Jad
[email protected]
Phone: +97222982013
Fax: +97222982958
Palestinian-administered areas
ALEPPO UNIVERSITY
Hayat Touchane
[email protected]
Phone: +963212675900
Fax: +963212633134
Syrian Arab Republic
CARTHAGE UNIVERSITY
Sihem Jaziri
[email protected]
Phone: +21671981891
Fax: +21671748910
Tunisia
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
SHEMERA
Euro-Mediterranean research cooperation on gender and science: SHE Euro-
Mediterranean Research Area
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
SIERA
Integrating Sina Institute into the European Research Area
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of the project is to encourage
closer scientifc cooperation between EU and Palestin-
ian scientists in the feld of multilingual and multicul-
tural knowledge-sharing technologies. This objective is
attained through integrating Birzeit University Sina In-
stitute (BZU Sina Institute), which is the largest ICT re-
search centre in Palestine and among few in the Arab
world in this feld, into the European research area.
BZU Sina Institute will twin with four leading European
research institutions that are pioneers in the area of
multilingual knowledge sharing and have an excel-
lent profle in research cooperation at the European
and international levels. This collective expertise and
scientifc excellence will be utilised to help BZU Sina
Institute enhance its research cooperation capacity.
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS
AND OUTCOMES
Widen the R & D strategy of BZU Sina Institute to
account for the needs of the Arab and EU societies in
knowledge-sharing technologies.
et up joint research and cooperation. Settling the
scientific and technical issues listed above can be
seen as a set-up (or preparatory activities) for future
joint research and cooperation. In addition, it will
facilitate exchanging knowledge and enhancing the
cooperation capacity of BZU Sina Institute.
Facilitate co-supervision of PhD students, which
is a concrete and sustainable venue of scientific
cooperation between Birzeit University and the
EU partner universities. This will also enhance
the capacity of BZU professors in co-supervision
cooperation, especially with EU universities, as well as
facilitate future joint diplomas. Settling the scientific
and technical issues listed above will certainly help
students carry out further research in the area and
be a focal point for continued collaboration between
partners.
Organise joint summer courses to facilitate direct
dissemination and exchange of knowledge. These
courses will address topics related to the above
issues and technologies, and will be attended by
college students, PhD students, researchers, faculty
members, and industry practitioners, and also serve
as networking venues between participants.
Build competency and facilitate the participation
of BZU Sina Institute in FP7 (and future Framework
Programmes). The concrete research cooperation
between the EU partners and BZU Sina Institute, which
will be set up in this project, will certainly facilitate
the Institute's participation in future in FP7. This is
because the scientific challenges addressed in this
project are in line with the FP7 thematic priorities, and
they build on successful FP7 projects and culture. Not
only will two workshops on writing FP7 proposals be
organised but, more concretely, two FP7 proposals will
be prepared and submitted as part of the deliverables
of this project.
Increase the visibility and impact of BZU Sina Institute
at the regional and international levels. This goal
will be achieved indirectly through all activities in
the project, and directly by organising industrial and
academic conferences.
In addition, the project is designed to allow project
associates to contribute to the project goals. This
helps BZU Sina Institute cooperate and network with
other knowledge providers and up-takers in the feld.
The project associates may provide certain know-
how, realistic use cases, and disseminate and apply
knowledge and tools developed at BZU Sina Institute.
Period: 01/10/2011 to xx
Total cost: EUR 609 535
Budget from EC: EUR 550 515
Contract number: 295006
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY
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COORDINATOR
BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY
Mustafa Jarrar
[email protected]
CONTRACTORS
NEW UNIVERSITY OF LISBON
Portugal
BERLIN-BRANDENBURg ACADEMy
OF SCIENCES
Germany
UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO
Italy
UNIvERSIty OF MILANO-BICOCCA
Italy
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
SIERA
Integrating Sina Institute into the European Research Area
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S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
CEES
Citizen oriented Evaluation of E-Government Services: A Reference Process
Model
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The CEES project aims to develop a process model
and a scientifc evaluation framework to measure the
citizen satisfaction index for e-government services.
This will be a harmonised and standardised process
model which could be used by other e-government
implementers worldwide. In order to achieve its aim,
CEES has the following set of objectives:
to develop a citizen-oriented satisfaction model
for e-government services;
to develop a reference CSM based on the field trial
results;
to develop a reference process model;
to apply developed CSM in Turkey for the
verification of the model;
to verify a draft reference process model in the UK
and Lebanon;
to disseminate results outside the consortium.
ACTIVITIES
An e-government workshop took place in 2010.
A European and Mediterranean conference on
information systems took place in 2011.
One more European and Mediterranean Conference
on Information Systems is planned for 2012.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
A new methodology based on data development
analysis will be implemented and tested for
evaluating e-government services for the first
time in the literature.
Managers will be able to recommend
interventions to improve inefficient services based
on the identified best practice (benchmark - set
of efficient services) whether nationally or among
international partners.
Further testing will be conducted in Lebanon, the
UK and Turkey for validation and robustness of
the approach.
Period: 01/04/2009 to 31/03/2013
Total cost: EUR 374 155
Budget from EC: EUR 374 155
Contract number: 230658
Funding scheme: MC
Coordinator: BRUNEL UNIVERSITY
Website: http://www.iapp-cees.eu/
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COORDINATOR
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY
Iran Zahiri
Kingston Lane
Uxbridge
[email protected]
+44 1895 266054
+44 1895 274000
UK
CONTRACTORS
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
Ibrahim H. Osman
Bliss street Collage Hall Ras
Beirut
[email protected]
+961 1 350000
+961 1 340460
Lebanon
TURKSAT UYDU HABERLESME VE
KABLO TV ISLETME AS
Asim Balci
Konya Yolu 40.KM
Golbasi
[email protected]
+90 312 615 30 00
+90 312 615 32 50
Turkey
S O C I O - E C O N O M I C S C I E N C E S
CEES
Citizen oriented Evaluation of E-Government Services: A Reference Process
Model
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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
NETWORKING
SIRIUS 262902
Sustainable Irrigation water management and River-basin governance:
Implementing User-driven Services
MYOCEAN 218812
Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES Marine Core
Services and capabilities
EAMNET 242379 EuropeAfrica Marine Network
GARNET-E 242385
GMES for Africa: Regional Network for Information Exchange and Training in
Emergencies
S P A C E
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SIRIUS
Sustainable Irrigation water management and River-basin governance:
Implementing User-driven Services
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
SIRIUS addresses efcient water resource man-
agement in water-scarce environments. It fo-
cuses in particular on water for food production
with the perspective of a sustainable agriculture
in the context of integrated river-basin manage-
ment, including drought management. It aims
at developing innovative and new GMES service
capacities for the user community of irrigation
water management and sustainable food pro-
duction, in accordance with the vision of bridg-
ing and integrating sustainable development
and economic competitiveness.
ACTIVITIES
SIRIUS merges two previously separate strands
of activities: those under the umbrella of GMES,
related to land products and services (which
address water to some extent), and those con-
ducted under FP5/6-Environment and national
programmes, related to EO-assisted user-driven
products and services for the water and irrigation
community. As such, it will draw on existing GMES
core services as much as possible, by integrating
Period: 14/10/2010 to 30/09/2013
Total cost: EUR 2 934 818
Budget from EC: EUR 2 499 997
Contract number: 262902
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA - LA MANCHA
Website: http://www.sirius-gmes.es/
these products into some of the required in-
put for the new water management services. It
also makes direct use of the EO-assisted sys-
tems and services developed in the FP6 project
PLEIADeS and its precursor EU or national pro-
jects, like DEMETER, IRRIMED, ERMOT, MONIDRI,
AGRASER all addressing the irrigation water
and food production sectors, and some of which
have resulted in sustainable system implemen-
tation since 2005.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
SIRIUS addresses users (water managers and
food producers) at scales ranging from farms,
through irrigation schemes or aquifers, to river
basins. It will provide them with maps of irriga-
tion water requirements, crop water consump-
tion and a range of further products for sus-
tainable irrigation water use and management
under conditions of water scarcity and drought,
integrated in leading-edge participatory spatial
online decision-support systems. The SIRIUS
service concept considers the economic, envi-
ronmental, technical, social, and political dimen-
sions in an integrated way.

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COORDINATOR
UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA
- LA MANChA
Maria Llanos Carrion-Varela
Edif. Jose Prat. Plaza De La
Universidad 2
[email protected]
+34 967 599354
+34 967 599305
Spain
CONTRACTORS
INTEGRATED RESOURCES
MANAgEMENt (IRM)
COMPANY LIMITED
Anna Spiteri
[email protected]
+356 21891340
+356 21676152
Malta
FUNDACAO DA FACULDADE
DE CIENCIAS E TECNOLOGIA
DA UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA
Paula Antunes
[email protected]
+351 212948397
+351 212948554
Portugal
INFOTERRA LIMITED
Christopher Worgan
[email protected]
+44 1252 362005
+44 1252 375016
United Kingdom
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ECONOMIA
AGRARIA
Guido Bonati
[email protected]
+39-06-4744263
+39-06-4741984
Italy
ARIESPACE SRL
Francesco Vuolo
[email protected]
+39 081 2133326
+39 081 5628563
Italy
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA
DE VALENCIA
Jose Antonio Perez Garcia
[email protected]
+34 96 3877409
+34 96 3877949
Spain
DIPUTACION DE ALICANTE
Miguel Fernndez Mejuto
[email protected]
+34 965 107400
+34 965 107396
Spain
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE
POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
Ariel Crozon
[email protected]
+33 0 4 91 99 94 65
+33 0 4 91 99 92 12
France
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL
DE CERCEtARE - DEZvOLtARE
PENTRU IMBUNATATIRI FUNCIARE
- I.N.C.D.I.F. - "ISPIF" BUCUREStI
Danut Maria
[email protected]
+4021 332 5957
+4021 332 4600
Romania
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
Violeta Florian
[email protected]
+40213182411
+40213182411
Romania
SVERIGES METEOROLOGISKA OCH
HYDROLOGISKA INSTITUT
Chantal Donnelly
[email protected]
+46-11-4958711
Sweden
EA-tEK ULUSLARARASI ARAStIRMA
GELISTIRME MUHENDISLIK Y AZILIM
VE DANISMANLIK LIMITED SIRKETI
Nilgun B. Harmancioglu
[email protected]
+90 542 413 9300
+90 232 4490093
Turkey
SIRIUS
Sustainable Irrigation water management and River-basin governance:
Implementing User-driven Services
S P A C E
495
SIRIUS
Sustainable Irrigation water management and River-basin governance:
Implementing User-driven Services
S P A C E
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
AND IRRIGATION
Alaa El-Din Abdin
[email protected]
+20242183058
+20242181259
Egypt
COLEGIO DE POSTGRADUADOS
Enrique Palacios
[email protected]
+52 55 58045900
+52 55 58045937
Mexico
SERVICIOS DE ESTUDIOS EN
INGENIERA Y SISTEMAS S.A. DE C.V.
Luis Alberto Palacios Snchez
[email protected]
+52 662 2501067
+52 662 3012735
Mexico
BANGALORE UNIVERSITY
Ranganath Rayasandram Muniyappa
Jnanabharathi
[email protected]
+91 80 22961002
+91 80 23211020
India
INSTITUTO NACIONAL
DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS
Milton Kampel
[email protected]
+55 12 32086447
+55 12 32086448
Brazil
497
MYOCEAN
Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES Marine Core
Services and capabilities
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
MyOcean is the project to set up infrastructures,
services and resources to prepare the operational
deployment of frst marine core services.
MyOcean responds to a call for the develop-
ment of upgraded capabilities for existing GMES
fast-track services and related (pre)operational
services.
MyOcean involves a consortium of 67 partners
spread in maritime countries, federated around
a core team of MCS operators; connected to key
R & D players with independent experts; rich in
key intermediate users ready to commit to the
service validation and promotion and play the
role of beta-testers.
ACTIVITIES
MyOcean is not the MCS but shall provide the
major building blocks and umbrella to allow the
operational deployment of a full MCS in coop-
eration with external providers (national met
services, EMSA, etc.). MyOcean proposes to set
an incremental logic and a governance to re-
main sustainable afer the project and able to
welcome new science and new services.
Period: 01/01/2009 to 31/03/2012
Total cost: EUR 54 940 178
Budget from EC: EUR 33 800 000
Contract number: 218812
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: MERCATOR OCEAN SOCIETE CIVILE
Website: http://www.myocean.eu.org/
The project includes the following tasks:
The definition of a first set of operational
marine core services, first package of an
enlarged MCS portfolio;
The operational development of European
upgraded capacities acting as a common
denominator for Member States, EU needs
for reference marine information;
The pre-operational validation of these MCS
infrastructures and services and their formal
commissioning;
The marketing and promotion of marine core
services for use widening;
The elaboration of a committed organisation
to support in the long-term MCS operations,
evolution and research.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
MyOcean inherits, benefts and pursues a Euro-
pean operational oceanography strategy started
within EUROGOOS networks, and progressively
implemented through subsequent projects:
MERSEA Strand1, MERSEA, BOSS4. BOSS4 will
provide a Version 0 of marine core services fast
tracks. MyOceans work plan shall cover the de-
velopment, validation and pre-operations of the
following versions of MCS V1 and V2.

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498
MYOCEAN
Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES Marine Core
Services and capabilities
S P A C E
COORDINATOR
MERCATOR OCEAN SOCIETE CIVILE
Frederic Adragna
[email protected]
+33 5 61 39 38 56
France
CONTRACTORS
MET OFFICE
Terry Warner
[email protected]
+44 0 1392 884016
+44 0 1392 885681
United Kingdom
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA
E VULCANOLOGIA
Tullio Pepe
[email protected]
+39 06 51860471
+39 06 51860501
Italy
STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER
FOR FJERNMAALING
Lars Gunnar Veland
[email protected]
+4755205800
+4755205801
Norway
DANMARKS METEOROLOGISKE
INSTITUT
Erik Buch
[email protected]
+45 3915 7210
+45 39 15 73 00
Denmark
PUERTOS DEL ESTADO
Rolando Lago Cuervo
[email protected]
+34915245500
+34915245504
Spain
MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL INSTITUTE
- UKRAINIAN NAtIONAL ACADEMy
OF SCIENCES
Vladimir Pustovoytenko
[email protected]
+380 692 545065
+380 692 554253
Ukraine
COLLECTE LOCALISATION
SATELLITES SA
Fabienne Jacq
[email protected]
+33 5 61 39 47 64
+33 05 61 39 37 82
France
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE
POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER
Sylvie Mevel
[email protected]
+33 2 98 22 44 11
+33298224411
France
MEtEO-FRANCE
Nadine Pichard
[email protected]
+33 05 61 07 86 12
+33 05 61 07 80 09
France
KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS
METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUUT
(KNMI)
Ad Stofelen
[email protected]
+31 30 2206 585
+31 30 2210 407
Netherlands
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE
DELLE RICERCHE
Franco Prodi
[email protected]
+390516399618
+390516399658
Italy
METEOROLOGISK INSTITUTT
Bruce Hackett
[email protected]
+47 2296 3000
+47 2296 3380
Norway
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
REChERChE SCIENtIFIQUE (CNRS)
Jean-Xavier Boucherle
[email protected]
+33476887924
+33476881174
France
HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE
RESEARCH
Ioanna Georgiadou
[email protected]
+302291076331
+302291076323
Greece
SVERIGES METEOROLOGISKA OCH
HYDROLOGISKA INSTITUT
Bodil Aarhus
[email protected]
+46114958136
+46 11 495 8001
Sweden
EDISOFt-EMPRESA
DE SERVICOS E DESENVOLVIMENTO
DE SOFTWARE SA
Lus Mateus
[email protected]
+351 212945900
+351 212945999
Portugal
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE
HALIEUTIQUE
Abdellatif Berraho
[email protected]
+21222 297329
+21222 266967
Morocco
499
MYOCEAN
Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES Marine Core
Services and capabilities
S P A C E
INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY
- BULgARIAN ACADEMy
OF SCIENCES
Atanas Vasilev Palazov
[email protected]
+359897868538
+359 52 370 483
Bulgaria
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
George Zodiatis
[email protected]
+35722892576
+35722892575
Cyprus
BUNDESAMT FUR SEESCHIFFFAHRT
UND HYDROGRAPHIE
Christoph Brockmann
[email protected]
+49 40 3190 2001
+49 40 31901004
Germany
BROCKMANN CARSTEN WESSEL
Desmond Murphy
desmond.murphy@
brockmann-consult.de
+494152889306
+494152889333
Germany
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
Per Knudsen
[email protected]
+4535325718
+4535362475
Denmark
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE
INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Mar Garcia-Ferrer
[email protected]
+34 91 585 4984
+34 91 585 5360
Spain
STARLAB BARCELONA SL
David Vias
[email protected]
+34 934344289
+34 932126445
Spain
TALLINNA TEHNIKAULIKOOL
Jri Elken
[email protected]
+372 6204302
+372 6204301
Estonia
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNItIES - DIRECtORAtE
GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
- JRC
Arminda Machado
[email protected]
+390332785940
+390332785438
Belgium
ACRI-St SAS
Odile Fanton D'andon
[email protected]
+33 4 92 96 75 03
+33 4 92 96 75 03
France
ENTE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE,
L'ENERGIA E L'AMBIENTE
Piero Massari
[email protected]
+39 06 30486395
+39 06 30486695
Italy
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI
OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA
SPERIMENTALE OGS
Elena Weber
[email protected]
+39 0402140330
+39 040327307
Italy
StAtO MAggIORE AERONAUtICA -
UFFICIO GENERALE SPAZIO AEREO
E METEOROLOGIA
Massimo Capaldo
[email protected]
+390624002731
+390624401359
Italy
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE
PER LA PROTEZIONE
E LA RICERCA AMBIENTALE
Fusco Maria Giuseppina
[email protected]
+39 06 5007 4293
+39 06 5007 4228
Italy
ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC
AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH
LIMITED
Joseph Dishon
[email protected]
+972 4 8565 222
+972 4 8511 911
Israel
HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET
Anne Skarstein
[email protected]
+47 55238500
+47 55238531
Norway
TECHWORKS MARINE LIMITED
Charlotte O'kelly
[email protected]
+35312365990
+35312365992
Ireland
UNIVERSITA TA MALTA
Charlotte Attard
[email protected]
+356 21442340
+356 21314307
Malta
500
MYOCEAN
Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES Marine Core
Services and capabilities
S P A C E
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO
Pedro Da Silva Giro
[email protected]
+351 218417731
+351 218478619
Portugal
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MARINE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Simion Nicolaev
[email protected]
+40241543288
+40241831274
Romania
CENtRO EURO-MEDItERRANEO PER
I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI SCARL
Laura Panzera
[email protected]
+39 0832 293281
+390832293287
Italy
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
RESEARCH COUNCIL
Denise Martin
[email protected]
+44 23 8059 6104
+44 23 8059 6101
United Kingdom
PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY
David Loynes
[email protected]
+44 1752 633123
+44 1752 633101
United Kingdom
THE UNIVERSITY OF READING
Richard Inwood
[email protected]
+44 118 378 8977
+44 118 378 8979
United Kingdom
HR WALLINGFORD LTD
Robert Godfrey
[email protected]
+441491822301
+441491832233
United Kingdom
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD
AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Susan Mary Bramford
[email protected]
+441502 524355
+441502 524569
United Kingdom
INSTITUT ROYAL DES SCIENCES
NATURELLES DE BELGIQUE
Brigitte Lauwaert
[email protected]
+32 2 773 21 20
+32 2 770 69 72
Belgium
LEIBNIZ-INStItUt FUER
MEERESWISSENSCHAFTEN
AN DER UNIVERSITAET KIEL
Jens-Uwe Moelck
[email protected]
+49 431 6002521
+49 431 6002952
Germany
NORSK INSTITUTT
FOR VANNFORSKNING
Merete Johannessen
Ulstein
Gaustadlleen 21
[email protected]
+47 22185100
+47 22185200
Norway
INSTITUTE OF ACCELERATING
SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
Nikolaos Theoflopoulos
[email protected]
+30 210 7219883
+30 210 7295069
Greece
NACIONALNI INSTITUT
ZA BIOLOGIJO
Franc Potonik
[email protected]
+386 1 241 29 74
+386 1 241 29 80
Slovenia
AARHUS UNIVERSITET
Bo Riemann
[email protected]
+45 46301200
+45 46301114
Denmark
SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS
Maria Vuorinen
[email protected]
+358 20 490 2311
+358204902390
Finland
501
MYOCEAN
Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES Marine Core
Services and capabilities
S P A C E
APLINKOS APSAUGOS AGENTURA
Neringa Stoncaitiene
[email protected]
+370 46 410 455
+370 46 410 460
Lithuania
INSTYTUT MORSKI W GDANSKU
Krzysztof Ossowski
[email protected]
+48 58 3011879
+48 58 3203256
Poland
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
Julian Goodyear
[email protected]
+17097722027
+17097726100
Canada
UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
John Martin
[email protected]
+44 1752 588931
+44 1752 588987
United Kingdom
SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION NANSEN
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
AND REMOTE SENSING CENTRE
Vladimir Volkov
[email protected]
+7 812 324 51 01
+78723245102
Russian Federation
EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR
MEDIUM-RANgE WEAthER
FORECASTS
Stefan Eberle
[email protected]
+441189499100
+441189869450
United Kingdom
ILMATIETEEN LAITOS
Tapani Stipa
[email protected]
+358 9 19291
+358 9 1929 2303
Finland
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
Tuncay Birand
[email protected]
+90 312 210 2101
+90 312 210 1105
Turkey
LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE
Uldis Bethers
[email protected]
+371 7033 780
+371 7033 781
Latvia
503
EAMNET
EuropeAfrica Marine Network
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
EAMNet aims to construct a network linking
earth observation (EO) information providers,
user networks and centres of excellence in
Europe and Africa in the area of coastal and
marine observations towards sustainable devel-
opment in Africa. The network will undertake ca-
pacity building and maintenance and build upon
existing infrastructure and expertise in Africa.
The overall aim is to improve the exploitation
of EO data for coastal and oceanic monitoring
towards an Africa-wide observation system
(GOOS-Africa). It will provide an interface be-
tween European GMES-related core and down-
stream services and R & D projects (notably My-
Ocean) and African initiatives (e.g. AMESD) with
the emerging GMES-Africa initiative. It will also
provide further links with GEO.
Period: 01/03/2010 to 28/02/2013
Total cost: EUR 1 360 799
Budget from EC: EUR 997 067
Contract number: 242379
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY
Website: http://www.eamnet.eu
ACTIVITIES
Specifcally, EAMNet will:
Promote exploitation of existing and new
marine EO data streams produced in Europe
and Africa (e.g. MyOcean, OSI-SAF and Dev-
CoCast) and disseminate the data using fast
and reliable systems (GEONETCast);
harmonise and contribute to the evolution and
improvement of the application of these data;
improve the coverage of the marine GEONET-
Cast reception network;
contribute to existing training courses undertak-
en in AMESD, DevCoCast and other initiatives;
develop EO-specific modules within the cours-
es of three African universities;
coordinate R & D activities in Africa with
GMES projects in Europe and promote best
practice through targeted exchange of per-
sonnel and open fellowships;
connect the African and EU marine communi-
ties by co-organising yearly symposia (in par-
allel with the alternating AARSE and AMESD
meetings), maintaining a website and pub-
lishing a regular newsletter;
identify the requirements of the African stake-
holders for the provision of GMES services;
contribute to the implementation of the ac-
tion plan for GMES and Africa partnership
resulting from the Lisbon process on GMES
and Africa and planned to be endorsed at the
next EUAfrica summit.

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COORDINATOR
PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY
David Loynes
[email protected]
+44 1752 633123
+ 44 1752 633101
United Kingdom
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
Emlyn Balarin
[email protected]
+27 21 6503283
+27 21 650 3283
South Africa
IMAR- INStItUtO DO MAR
Joao Gomes Ferreira
Quinta Da Torre
[email protected]
+351 21 294 83 00 Ex.10117
+351 21 294 85 54
Portugal
DANMARKS METEOROLOGISKE
INSTITUT
Jun She
[email protected]
+45 39157209
+45 39157300
Denmark
THE EUROPEAN ORGANISATION
FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF
METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES
Seymour William
[email protected]
+49 6151 807 817
+49 6151 807 829
Germany
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
COUNCIL
Denise Martin
Waterfront Campus European Way
[email protected]
+44(0) 238059 6104
+44(0) 238059 6101
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
Margareth Kyewaylanga
[email protected]
+25554232128
+25554233050
Tanzania (United Republic of)
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
George Wiafe
Department Of Oceanography And
Fisheries
[email protected]
+23321518129
+23321502701
Ghana
MEtEO-FRANCE
Patrick Donguy
[email protected]
+33 (0)2 96 05 67 08
+33 (0)2 96 05 67 37
France
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES
Wahid Moufaddal
Qayetbey, Alanfoushy
[email protected]
+02-0129399033
+0203-4801553
Egypt
EAMNET
EuropeAfrica Marine Network
S P A C E
505
GARNET-E
GMES for Africa: Regional Network for Information Exchange
and Training in Emergencies
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
At the highest level, the overarching objective
of GARNET-E is to contribute to the partial re-
alignment of the GMES Emergency Response
in Africa agenda, from technical activities fo-
cussed purely on risk and poverty reduction and
response using European capabilities, to those
more directed to building sustainable local ca-
pacities, leading to real wealth creation in Af-
rica. This will be achieved through the two sub-
objectives; frstly to enable the integration of
African requirements in the defnition of future
operation of the GMES Emergency Response
Service in Africa; and secondly to encourage the
strengthening and building of regional and lo-
cal capabilities in order to allow African users
and policy makers to access Earth Observation-
derived information provided by the Emergency
Response Service.
Period: 01/05/2010 to 30/04/2012
Total cost: EUR 1334 951
Budget from EC: 999 470
Contract number: 242385
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: INFOTERRA LIMITED
Website: http://www.gmes-garnete.net
ACTIVITIES
The project also aims at enhancing information ex-
change, mainly through training workshops on the
operations of GMES Emergency Response and the
International Charter Space and Major Disaster,
as well as to improve the quality and efcacy of
the GMES Emergency Response Service itself,
through consideration of requirements gather-
ing exercised and the ingestion of in situ data.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
GARNET-E seeks to develop a network of EU,
African organizations and African users in or-
der to build economic, technical and commer-
cial capacity within African States in support of
enhanced emergency response capabilities in
Africa. GARNET-E is fundamentally about en-
gagement of people and organisations in a de-
velopment process. Ultimately the success of
the project will be measured by the likelihood of
any future implementation of the GMES Emer-
gency Response Service in Africa.

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COORDINATOR
INFOTERRA LIMITED
Jo Lambert
[email protected]
+44 (0)1252 362053
+44 (0)1252 362116
United Kingdom
CONTRACTORS
AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF REMOTE
SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Harold Annegarn
[email protected]
+27 11 559 3927
+ 27 11 559 2430
South Africa
CENTRE ROYAL DE TELEDETECTION
SPATIALE
Driss El Hadani
[email protected]
+212 537 71 54 48
+212 537 71 14 35
Morocco
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC
AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Corne Elof
[email protected]
+27 12 3345058
+27 12 334 5001
South Africa
DMC INTERNATIONAL
IMAGING LIMITED
Lisa Field
[email protected]
+44 (0) 1483 803925
+44 1483 803804
United Kingdom
EDISOFt-EMPRESA DE SERvICOS
E DESENVOLVIMENTO
DE SOFTWARE SA
Teresa Cardoso
[email protected]
+351 21 294 59 00
+351 21 294 59 99
Portugal
EIS-AFRICA, A NEtWORK FOR
thE CO-OPERAtIvE MANAgEMENt
OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
Sives Govender
[email protected]
+27 12 3491068
+27 12 3492080
South Africa
GEOSAS CONSULTING SERVICE PLC
Teshome Erkineh
[email protected]
+251 11 551 3647
+251-115538715
Ethiopia
UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
Sabine Maresch
[email protected]
+31 53 4874 386
+31 53 4874 436
Netherlands
KEYOBS S.A.
Herbert Hansen
[email protected]
+32 43 84 63 15
+32 43 84 62 15
Belgium
THE NATIONAL LAND SURVEY
OF SWEDEN
Erik Willen
[email protected]
+46 8-57997275
+46 8-57997280
Sweden
PARIS-LODRON-UNIvERSItt
SALZBURG
Stefan Lang
[email protected]
+43-662-8044 5262
+43-662-8044 5260
Austria
REGIONAL CENTRE FOR MAPPING
OF RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT
Tesfaye Korme
[email protected]
+254 20 856 0227
+254 200 8561673
Kenya
REGIONAL CENTRE FOR TRAINING
IN AERIAL SURVEYS
Isi Ikhuoria
[email protected]
+234 803 384 0581
+234 803 384 0580
Nigeria
MINISTERIO DE ADMINISTRACAO
INTERNA
Alberto Fernandes
[email protected]
00238 2616576
002382616455
Cape Verde
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR
TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Lieven Bydekerke
[email protected]
+32 14336825
+32 1432 27 95
Belgium
SYSECO SPRL
Frederic Schneegans
[email protected]
+32 2 300 51 15
+32 2 300 51 16
Belgium
GARNET-E
GMES for Africa: Regional Network for Information Exchange
and Training in Emergencies
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EuroMediterranean region
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
NETWORKING
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OPENAIR
optimisation for low environmental noise impact aircraf
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
Reducing noise from aircraf operations per-
ceived by airport neighbouring communities is a
major challenge facing the aircraf manufactur-
ing industry, social society and the air transport
business. By adopting a whole aircraf approach
based on the latest developments in active /
adaptive technologies, fow control techniques
and advances in computational aero-acoustics
applied to the major causes of noise at source,
OPENAIR aims to deliver a step change in noise
reduction, beyond the SILENCE(R) achievements.
ACTIVITIES
The workplan clearly supports realistic exploi-
tation of promising design concepts driven by
noise reduction and will result in the develop-
ment and validation up to TRL 5 of 2nd Genera-
tion technology solutions. OPENAIRs multidis-
ciplinary approach and composition is suited to
the projected integrated, lightweight solutions.
The process includes a down-selection in mid
project. The selected technologies will be sub-
jected to scaled rig tests, and the resulting data
will support assessment of the noise reduction
solutions on powerplant and airframe confgu-
rations across the current and future European
range of products.
Period: 01/04/2009 to 31/03/2013
Total cost: EUR 30 135 872
Budget from EC: EUR 18 273 829
Contract number: 234313
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project
Coordinator: SNECMA SA
Website: http://openair.xnoise.eu/
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
The project exploitation plan will include detailed
proposals for further demonstration in the Clean
Sky JtI. the verifcation of the technologies ap-
plicability will be assured by addressing identi-
fed integration and environmental tradeofs
(performance, weight, emissions). In this way
OPENAIR will develop solutions that can play a
signifcant role, in continuity with the previous
generation 1 efort, enabling future products
to meet the ACARE noise goals and improving
current feet noise levels through retroftting.
this capability is key to providing the fexibility
needed to simultaneously accommodate mar-
ket requirements in all segments, global trafc
growth and environmental constraints, while
addressing the global environmental research
agenda of the EU.

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COORDINATOR
SNECMA SA
Eugene Kors
Site De Villaroche Rondpoint Ren
Ravaud
[email protected]
+ 33.1.60.59.7527
+33-160598753
France
CONTRACTORS
SC AEROSTAR SA
Adrian Dumitrescu
[email protected]
+40 234 575766
+40 234 574500
Romania
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
Holger Temmen
[email protected]
+49 40 743 73238
+49 40 743 74615
Germany
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
David Jones
[email protected]
+44 117 9364140
+44 117 9363426
United Kingdom
AIRCELLE SA
Nathalie Marsat
Rue Pierre Curie 50
[email protected]
+33 1 30 07 94 44
+33 1 30 07 94 12
France
ANDREYEV ACOUSTICS INSTITUTE
Viktor Yushin
[email protected]
+7 499 126 00 80
+7 499 126 84 11
Russian Federation
ARTTIC
Eric Papon
[email protected]
+33-1-53-945464
+33-1-53-945470
France
AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Tamer Elnady
[email protected]
+20-12-3101116
+20-2-23426977
Egypt
ATMOSTAT
Olivier Bouchard
[email protected]
+33 1 56 70 79 75
+33 1 46 78 18 11
France
AVIO S.P.A
Massimo Negro
Via I Maggio 108
[email protected]
+39-0110084487
+39-011-0084038
Italy
DIRECTION GENERALE
DE L'ARMEMENT/DGA ESSAIS
PROPULSEURS
Alexandre Meunier
[email protected].
gouv.fr
+33169850332
+33169850049
France
CENTRO ITALIANO RICERCHE
AEROSPAZIALI SCPA
Antonio Formisano
[email protected]
+39-0823-623214
+39-0823-623835
Italy
PFW AEROSPACE AG
Claus Kckens
[email protected]
+49 6232 6164 404
+49 6232 616 4702
Germany
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL
DE CERCEtARE-DEZvOLtARE
tURBOMOtOARE - COMOtI
Luminita Precob
[email protected]
+4-021-434 02 40
+4-021-434 02 41
Romania
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ASSOCIATION POUR LES
TRANSFERTS DE TECHNOLOGIES
DU MANS
Herv Pichon
[email protected]
+33 2 43 39 46 46
+33 2 43 39 46 47
France
DASSAULT AVIATION SA
Svetlana Bauchiere
Quai Marcel Dassault 78
svetlana.bauchiere@dassault-aviation.
com
+33 1 47 11 50 82
+ 33 1 47 11 61 40
France
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER
LUFt - UND RAUMFAhRt Ev
Fabian Breitenstein
Rutherfordstrasse 2
[email protected]
+49 30 67055-106
+49 30 67055-8106
Germany
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE
DE LAUSANNE
Herv Lissek
Epf Sti Iel Lema Batiment Elb Station
[email protected]
+41-21-6934630
+41-21-6932673
Switzerland
EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Peter Lilischkis
[email protected]
+49 89 607 28018
+49 89 607 28627
Germany
FREE FIELD TECHNOLOGIES SA
Jean-Louis Migeot
[email protected]
+32 10 45 12 26
+32 10 45 46 26
Belgium
GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED
Nolton Knippel
[email protected]
+44 1983 283124
+44 1983 283180
United Kingdom
INASCO - INtEgRAtED AEROSPACE
SCIENCES CORPORATION O.E.
Dimitri Boflios
Tegeas St. 17
[email protected]
+30 210 99 61 860
+30 210 99 61 019
Greece
INDUSTRIA DE TURBO
PROPULSORES SA
Alfonso Alba
Oavenida De Castilla (Parque
Empresarial San Fernando Edifcio
Japn) 2
[email protected]
+34 91 206 0142
+34 91 206 0157
Spain
INSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURES RAS
Valentin Bityurin
Izhorskaya 13/19
[email protected]
+7 495 484 28 44
+7 495 483 22 85
Russian Federation
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
Ann-Britt Hansen
Teknikringen 8
[email protected]
+46 8 790 75 21
+46 8 790 9290
Sweden
MESSIER-DOWty SA
Antoine Boillot
[email protected]
+33 1 46 29 79 25
+33 1 46 29 87 05
France
MICROTECH INTERNATIONAL
SPOLKA AKCYJNA
Agnieszka Skotarczyk
[email protected]
+48 71 346 35 00
+48 71 346 35 99
Poland
NAStECh SRL - NOvEL AEROSPACE
TECHNOLOGIES
Enrico Diomedi
Dellaspo 1
[email protected]
+39 0736 45764
+39 0736 833113
Italy
STICHTING NATIONAAL LUCHT
- EN RUIMtEvAARtLABORAtORIUM
Patrick Van Der Veen
Anthony Fokkerweg 2
[email protected]
+31 20 511 3662
+31 20 511 3210
Netherlands
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OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES
ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
Jean-Michel Goulon
[email protected]
+33.1.46.73.37.07
+33.1.46.73.41.69
France
QINETIQ LIMITED
Alex Pammer
Cody Technology Park Ively Road
[email protected]
+44(0)1252 397715
+44(0)1252 394006
United Kingdom
ROLLS-ROyCE DEUtSChLAND
LTD & CO KG
Arne Sturm
[email protected]
+49 33708 6-2043
+49 33708 651-2043
Germany
ROLLS ROYCE PLC
Dave Bone
Victory Road PO Box 31
[email protected]
+44 1332 249842
+44 1332 249408
United Kingdom
SHORT BROTHERS PLC
David Riordan
[email protected]
+44-(0)28-9046 2947
+44-(0)28-9073 3307
United Kingdom
SNECMA PROPULSION SOLIDE
Michel Bourgeon
[email protected]
+33-5-56-55-32-03
+33-5-56-55-89-56
France
FEDERAL STATE UNITARY
ENTREPRISE THE CENTRAL
AEROHYDRODYNAMIC INSTITUTE
NAMED AFTER PROF. N.E.
ZHUKOVSKY
Natalia Miroshnichenko
[email protected]
+7 495 777 63 31
+7 495 777 63 32
Russian Federation
CHALMERS TEKNISKA
HOEGSKOLA AB
Katarina Ekman
[email protected]
+46-31-7722637
+46-31-7723690
Sweden
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Shaun Power
Level 2 Faculty Building, Exhibition
Road, South Kensington
[email protected]
+44 207 594 8773
+44 207 594 8609
United Kingdom
UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS
Dimitrios Saravanos
Department Of Mechanical
Engineering & Aeronautics NA
[email protected]
+302610969437
+302610992644
Greece
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA
REChERChE SCIENtIFIQUE (CNRS)
Patrice Soullie
Avenue De La Recherche Scientifque 3E
[email protected]
+33 2 38 25 52 00
+33 2 38 69 70 31
France
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Jonathan Charles Barnes
[email protected]
+44-23-805928656
+44-23-80592195
United Kingdom
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION AB
Mattias Billson
Se461 18
[email protected]
+4652093934
+4652098521
Sweden
T R A N S P O R T
515
OPENAIR
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VALTION TEKNILLINEN
TUTKIMUSKESKUS
Kirsi Tappura
Sinitaival (P.O.Box 1300) 6
[email protected]
+358 20 722 3317
+358 20 722 3498
Finland
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA
DE MADRID
Gonzalo Leon
[email protected]
+34 91 3366048
+34 91 3365974
Spain
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI ROMA TRE
Laura Grossi
Via Della Vasca Navale 79
[email protected]
+39-06-57333274
+39-06-5593732
Italy
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS
AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF CAMBRIDGE
Edna Murphy
Mill Lane 16
[email protected]
+44 1223 333543
+44 1223 332988
United Kingdom
AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
Sylvie Vergnes
[email protected]
+33 5 61 93 74 74
+33 5 61 93 74 74
France
T R A N S P O R T
517
X-NOISE EV
Aviation Noise Research Network and Coordination
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The X-NOISE EV Coordination Action, through its
network structure and comprehensive workplan
involving experts groups, scientifc workshops,
international cooperation seminars and a com-
mon information system, addresses the noise
challenges faced by Aviation. To this end, it will
more specifcally:
Evaluate EU-funded projects results and as-
sess their contribution to the state-of-the-art.
Formulate, through development of common
strategies and complementarity with national
activities, priorities and key topics for future
projects aimed at noise reduction at source,
low noise operations, and improved under-
standing and modelling of the impact of air-
craft noise in the community, including envi-
ronmental interdependencies.
Ensure dissemination and exploitation of re-
search findings, including technical informa-
tion aimed at Regulatory Bodies and Policy-
making Agencies.
Period: 01/12/2010 to 30/11/2014
Total cost: EUR 2 227 745
Budget from EC: EUR 1 997 976
Contract number: 265943
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: COLLIN DOMINIQUE
Website: http://www.xnoise.eu/index.php?id=387
Contribute to an improved integration of the
European Aviation Noise Research Community
through a network of National Focal Points cov-
ering all countries with such technical interest.
Identify potential reinforcement of future
projects partnership through extended inter-
national networking and dedicated processes
to foster new collaborations and promote
novel ideas.
The project scope is fully consistent with the
FP7 Transport workprogramme (Aeronautics),
signifcantly contributing to the objectives of re-
ducing Aircraf Noise by 10 dB per operation as
set by the ACARE 2020 Vision,.while addressing
key factors associated with Airport Noise issues.
Over 4 years, the project will involve 29 partners
from 21 countries (FR, UK, ES, NL, BE, DE, SE,
IT, PL, HE, HU, CZ, LT, IE, PT, RO, CH, RU, UKR,
EG, BR), combining the complementary skills and
expertise of industry partners, SMEs, universities
and research establishments to cover the whole
feld of interest.

T R A N S P O R T
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COORDINATOR
COLLIN DOMINIQUE
[email protected]
+33 1 60 59 73 96
+33 1 60597845
France
CONTRACTORS
SNECMA SA
Patrick Houel
[email protected]
+33 1 60597367
+33 1 60597845
France
ROLLS ROYCE PLC
Andrew Kempton
[email protected]
+44 1 332249350
+44 1 332249513
United Kingdom
ANOTEC CONSULTING SL
Nico Van Oosten
[email protected]
+34-91-6897540
+34-91-6897540
Spain
STICHTING NATIONAAL LUCHT
- EN RUIMtEvAARtLABORAtORIUM
Harry Brouwer
[email protected]
+31 20 511 3633
+31 20 511 3210
Netherlands
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Steve Chow
[email protected]
+441179363210
United Kingdom
X-NOISE EV
Aviation Noise Research Network and Coordination
T R A N S P O R T
THE MANCHESTER
METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Delia Dimitriu
[email protected]
+44-161-247-1578
-+44-161-247-6332
United Kingdom
AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
Pierre Lempereur
[email protected]
+33 5 61 93 95 60
+33 5 61 18 57 66
France
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT
- UND RAUMFAhRt Ev
Lars Enghardt
Muellerbreslaustrasse 8
[email protected]
+49 30 310006 28
+49 30 310006 39
Germany
OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES
ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
Thierry Stoltz
[email protected]
+33 1 46 73 37 36
+33 1 46 73 41 52
France
TO70 B.V.
Gertjan De Waard
[email protected]
+31703922322
+31703658867
Netherlands
GFIC SARL
Grard Fournier
[email protected]
33-1-43500644
33-1-40910938
France
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Yan Qiao
[email protected]
+44 23 8059 3907
+44 23 8059 6841
United Kingdom
ALENIA AERONAUTICA SPA
Antiono Paonessa
[email protected]
+39-0818873472
+39-0818873812
Italy
CREO DYNAMICS AB
Gustav Kristiansson
gustav.kristiansson@creodynamics.
com
+46705142820
Sweden
FEDERAL STATE UNITARY
ENTERPRISE THE CENTRAL
AEROHYDRODYNAMIC INSTITUTE
NAMED AFTER PROF. N.E.
ZHUKOVSKY
Victor Kopiev
[email protected]
+7 499 2611816
+ 7 499 2613818
Russian Federation
FREE FIELD TECHNOLOGIES SA
Jean-Louis Migeot
[email protected]
+32 10 45 12 26
Belgium
INSTYTUT LOTNICTWA
Antoni Niepoklczycki
[email protected]
+4822 8460011 EXT. 546
+4822 8467536
Poland
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Aviation Noise Research Network and Coordination
T R A N S P O R T
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL
DE CERCEtARE-DEZvOLtARE
tURBOMOtOARE - COMOtI
Sorin Gabroveanu
[email protected]
0040720620548
Romania
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE
DE LAUSANNE
Herv Lissek
[email protected]
+41 (0) 216934630
+41 (0) 216932673
Switzerland
INASCO - INtEgRAtED AEROSPACE
SCIENCES CORPORATION O.E.
Dimitri Boflios
[email protected]
+302109943427
+302109961019
Greece
BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES
GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM
Attila Balzs Nagy
[email protected]
+3614631806
+3614633266
Hungary
CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE
V PRAZE
Lenka Lhotska
[email protected]
+420 224353933
+420 224311081
Czech Republic
VILNIAUS GEDIMINO TECHNIKOS
UNIVERSITETAS
Aleksandras Jagniatinskis
[email protected]
+370-5-2751145
+370-5-275-2629
Lithuania
THE PROVOST FELLOWS
& SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE
OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED
TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH
NEAR DUBLIN
Deirdre Savage
[email protected]
+353 18961942
+353 17071633
Ireland
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO
Teresa Malhoa
[email protected]
+351 218417381
+351 218417154
Portugal
NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY
Oleksandr Zaporozhets
[email protected]
+38-044-4067686
+38-044-4067686
Ukraine
AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY,
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Tamer Elnady
[email protected]
+20 12 310 1116
+20 2 2342 1793
Egypt
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL
DE SANTA CATARINA.
Samir Gerges
Cammpus Universitario
[email protected]
44-48-32320117
44 48 32320826
Brazil
SAFRAN ENGINEERING SERVICES
Emmanuel Chargy
emmanuel.chargy@safran-
engineering.com
+33160596358
+33130683801
France
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ESTEEM
Enhancing Safety and security aspects in Transport rEsearch
in the EuroMediterranean region
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
The ESTEEM project aimed at contributing to
the coordination of transport research activities
and policies between the EU and the Neighbour
Countries. More specifca lly, its main objective
was to strengthen and enhance the links be-
tween Maghreb Countries (Tunisia, Algeria Mo-
rocco) and South European Countries namely
Italy, France and Spain - in order to identify stra-
tegic priorities and topics for safety and security
related research in the transport sector.
ACTIVITIES
ESTEEM involved a six-member Consortium
from Italy, Spain, France, Algeria and Morocco.
the six organizations, with diferent, but com-
plementary felds of expertise related to trans-
portation, identifed common priority research
themes on road safety.
The following road safety research areas were
identifed as those with the highest relevance
for the Maghreb Countries :
Data collection and analysis, methodologies
and tools for road safety and safety and secu-
rity aspects for hazardous goods transportation.
Human factors in safety of terrestrial (rail,
road and maritime) transport systems (with
attention to systems and tools for support-
ing decisions during emergency situations,
modelling and educating the users on how to
increase their awareness).
Period: 01/04/2008 to 30/11/2009
Total cost: EUR 722 877
Budget from EC: EUR 648 353
Contract number: 218584
Funding scheme: CSA
Coordinator: ANTONIO TRIPODI
Website: http://www.esteemproject.eu/ESTEEM/
Information and communication technologies
(related to traffic control and guidance sys-
tems, technologies for tracing and tracking
vessel traffic, etc.)
Safety, security and environmental aspects
for infrastructure design (with attention also
to infrastructures maintenance and safety of
vulnerable users).
EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES
Analysis of the state of the art analysis on
safety and security related research in the
selected in the Maghreb Countries (Tunisia,
Algeria Morocco);
Surveys in the three Maghreb Countries to iden-
tify priority research actions to be undertaken;
Organisation of two workshops in order to
validate the survey results with the aim of
identifying specific topics and defining po-
tential guidelines and roadmaps for future
research. to foster the coordination of re-
search activities
Development of a strategic plan for future
road safety research to be realised in the
Maghreb Countries.
T R A N S P O R T
522
COORDINATOR
ANTONIO TRIPODI
[email protected]
+39-6-44585147
+39-6-44585923
Italy
CONTRACTORS
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI
DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
Francesco Filippi
[email protected]
+39-6-44585147
+39-6-44585923
Italy
IMED ISTITUTO
PER IL MEDITERRANEO
Luca Di Maio
[email protected]
+39-6-8419428
+39-6-8419538
Italy
TRAKTEPLAN, S.L.
Jaime Salom Gracia
[email protected]
+34-60-9067974
+34-91-7672639
Spain
INSTITUT NATIONAL
DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE
ET EN AUTOMATIQUE
Michel Parent
[email protected]
+33-1-39635593
+33-1-39635491
France
UNIVERSITE EL H ADJ
LAKHDAR BATNA
Fares Boubakour
[email protected]
+213-33-870303
+213-33-860620
Algeria
ESTEEM
Enhancing Safety and security aspects in Transport rEsearch
in the EuroMediterranean region
T R A N S P O R T
UNIVERSITE MOHAMMED
v-AgDAL-ECOLE MOhAMMADIA D
INGENIEURS
Omar Drissi-Kaitouni
[email protected]
+212-37-687150
+212-37-778853
Morocco
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INDEX BY ACRONYM
Acronym Description
Contract
Number
Chapter Page
3D-COFORM Tools and Expertise for 3D Collection Formation 231809 Information and
communication
technologies
337
Adm-ERA Reinforcing Additive Manufacturing research
cooperation between the Central Metallurgical
Research and Development Institute and the
European Research Area
295016 Activities of
international
cooperation
445
AFRICA BUILD AFRICA BUILD (Building a Research and
Education Infrastructure for Africa)
266474 Health 293
AFROMAISON Africa at a meso-scale: Adaptive and integrated
tools and strategies for natural resources
management
266379 Environment
(including climate
change)
57
AFTER African Food Tradition Revisited by Research 245025 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
163
AGORA Advancing Mediterranean Forest Research
Capacities
245482 Research potential 261
ANIMAL-
CHANGE
AN Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation
options for sustainable Livestock production
under climate Change
266018 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
165
AQUAMED The future of research on aquaculture in the
Mediteranean region
244999 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
219
ARIMNET Coordination of Agricultural Research in the
Mediterranean
219262 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
221
BAT4MED Boosting Best Available Techniques in the
Mediterranean Partner Countries
265327 Environment
(including climate
change)
121
BIO CIRCLE Creating a CIRCLE by extending the BIO NCP
network to Third Country NIPs
227204 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
223
BIO CIRCLE 2 Reinforcing the international cooperation in
FP7 FAFB strengthening the CIRCLE of Third
Countries BIO NCPs
265608 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
227
BIOBIO Indicators for biodiversity in organic and low-
input farming systems
227161 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
169
BIODESERT Biotechnology from desert microbial
extremophiles for supporting agriculture research
potential in Tunisia and Southern Europe
245746 Research potential 263
524
BIONEXGEN Development of the next generation bioreactor
system
246039 Nanosciences,
nanotechnologies,
materials and
new production
technologies
NMP
431
BIOPROTECH Improvement of research capacities of the
Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax in Bio-Processes
for biotech applications, tying up with the
European Research Area
266519 Activities of
international
cooperation
247
BIOWALK4BI-
OFUELS
Biowaste and Algae Knowledge for the
Production of 2nd Generation Biofuels
241383 Energy 21
BOTERA Reinforcing cooperation between the Royal
Botanic Garden of Jordan and ERA
294416 Activities of
international
cooperation
251
CA2AFRICA Conservation Agriculture in AFRICA: Analysing
and FoReseeing its Impact Comprehending
its Adoption
245347 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
231
CAAST-NET Coordination and Advancement of sub-Saharan
AfricaEU Science & Technology Cooperation
Network
212625 Activities of
international
cooperation
401
CAPWA Capture of evaporated water with novel
membranes
246074 Nanosciences,
nanotechnologies,
materials and
new production
technologies
NMP
433
CARBOCHANGE Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by
oceans in a changing climate
264879 Environment
(including climate
change)
61
CASSANDRA Common assessment and analysis of risk in
global supply chains
261795 Security 455
CB-WR-MED Capacity Building for direct Water Reuse in the
Mediterranean Area
266609 Activities of
international
cooperation
135
CEES C-E-E-S (Citizen oriented Evaluation of
E-Government Services: A Reference Process
Model)
230658 Marie Curie
Actions
487
CITYZEN megaCITY Zoom for the ENvironment 212095 Environment
(including climate
change)
65
CLARA Capacity-Linked water supply and sanitation
improvement for Africa's peri-urban and Rural
Areas
265676 Environment
(including climate
change)
67
525
CLICO Climate Change, Hydro-conficts and Human
Security
244443 Socio-economic
sciences and
humanities
465
CLIMATE FOR
CULTURE
Damage risk assessment, economic impact
and mitigation strategies for sustainable
preservation of cultural heritage in the times of
climate change
226973 Environment
(including climate
change)
69
CLIMB Climate Induced Changes on the Hydrology of
Mediterranean Basins: Reducing Uncertainty
and Quantifying Risk through an Integrated
Monitoring and Modeling System
244151 Environment
(including climate
change)
73
CLIM-RUN Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean
region: Responding to User Needs
265192 Environment
(including climate
change)
77
COMET Integrated infrastructure for CO2 transport and
storage in the west Mediterranean
241400 Energy 25
CONTROLLED
SYSTEMS
Deterministic and Stochastic Controlled Systems
and Applications
213841 Marie Curie
Actions
49
CREAM Coordinating research in support to application
of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries) and
management advice in the Mediterranean and
Black Seas
265648 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
233
DARECLIMED Data repositories and computational
infrastructure for environmental and climate
studies in the eastern Mediterranean
262263 Research
infrastructures
153
DEEP DEferiprone Evaluation in Paediatrics 261483 Health 273
DEBPAL2 Reinforcing Capacity Building for Defending
Biodiversity in the Palestinian Territories
294936 Activities of
international
cooperation
143
DEWFORA Improved Drought Early Warning and
FORecasting to strengthen preparedness and
adaptation to droughts in Africa
265454 Environment
(including climate
change)
79
E-AGRI Crop Monitoring as an e-agriculture tool in
developing countries
270351 Information and
communication
technologies
341
EAMNET EuropeAfrica Marine Network 242379 Space 503
EARN EuroAlgerian Research Networking 266535 Activities of
international
cooperation
409
EAU4FOOD European Union and African Union cooperative
research to increase Food production in irrigated
farming systems in Africa/ EAU4Food
265471 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
171
526
ERAFRICA Developing African-European joint collaboration
for Science and Technology
266603 Activities of
international
cooperation
E-SOTER Regional pilot platform as EU contribution to a
Global Soil Observing System
211578 Environment
(including climate
change)
83
ESTEEM Enhancing Safety and security aspects in
Transport rEsearch in the EuroMediterranean
region
218584 Transport
(including
aeronautics)
521
ETC European Tunisian Cooperation 222714 Activities of
international
cooperation
417
ETRERA Empowering Tunisian Renewable Energy
Research Activities
245563 Research potential 43
EU-JORDAN-
NET
Enhancement of JordanEuropean S & T
Partnerships
244082 Activities of
international
cooperation
413
EUMAGINE Imagining Europe from the outside. On the role
of democracy and human rights perceptions in
constructing migration aspirations and decision
towards Europe
244703 Socio-economic
sciences and
humanities
467
EUMEDGRID-
SUPPORT
Sustainability of eInfrastructures across the
Mediterranean
246589 Research
infrastructures
383
EUMED-
NETVSTB
Building a cooperative strategy between Europe
and Mediterranean Countries for upgrading
tuberculosis research and control
245872 Research potential 305
EUNAM EU and North African Migrants: Health and
Health Systems
260715 Health 295
EuroAfrica-P8 Supporting policy dialogues and cooperation
with Africa to enhance ICT cooperative
research links between Europe and Africa in
the framework of the AfricaEU strategic
partnership 8 on science, information society
and space
288309 Information and
communication
technologies
345
EUROMED-2030 Forward looking on the long-term challenges for
the Mediterranean area
NA Socio-economic
sciences and
humanities
479
FAWIRA Strengthening of Food, Agriculture and Water
related International Research Cooperation of
Algeria
295088 Activities of
international
cooperation
253
FEMHEALTH Assessing the impact of fee exemption on
maternal health in West Africa and Morocco:
new tools, new knowledge
261449 Health 277
527
FIRESENSE Fire Detection and Management through a
Multi-Sensor Network for the Protection of
Cultural Heritage Areas from the Risk of Fire and
Extreme Weather Conditions
244088 Environment
(including climate
change)
85
FOODSEG Safe Food for Europe Coordination of
research activities and Dissemination of
research results of EC- funded research on food
safety
266061 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
237
FORCE Fisheries and aquaculture-oriented research
capacities in Egypt
295004 Activities of
international
cooperation
259
FUME Forest fres under climate, social and economic
changes in Europe, the Mediterranean and other
fre-afected areas of the world
243888 Environment
(including climate
change)
87
GARNET-E GMES for Africa: Regional Network for
Information Exchange and Training in
Emergencies
242385 Space 505
GEONETCAB GEO Network for capacity building 244172 Environment
(including climate
change)
123
GM_NCD_in_co Reinforcing IPT capacities in Genomic Medicine,
Non Communicable Diseases Investigation and
international cooperation
295097 Activities of
international
cooperation
313
HEALTH-NCP-
NET
Coordination Action for Reinforcing the Health
National Contact Points Network
201068 Health 297
HEPACUTE Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C 260844 Health 279
HOMITB Host and microbial molecular dissection of
pathogenesis and immunity in tuberculosis
200732 Health 281
ICONZ Integrated control of neglected zoonoses:
improving human health and animal production
through scientifc innovation and public
engagement
221948 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
173
IDEALIST2011 Trans-national cooperation among ICT National
Contact Points
231367 Information and
communication
technologies
349
IDEALIST2014 Trans-national cooperation among ICT National
Contact Points
288598 Information and
communication
technologies
353
IGF1RHC Targeting IGF-1 receptor in liver cancer with
focus on its mechanistic role in transcription and
its interaction with the cell cycle machinery
909785 Marie Curie
Actions
323
IJERA Integrating Jordan into the European Research
Area
266514 Activities of
international
cooperation
133
528
INCAM Improving National Assessment and Monitoring
Capacities for Integrated Environmental and
Coastal ecosystem Management
265419 Activities of
international
cooperation
131
INCOMMET Improving National Capacities in Observation
and Management of Marine Environment in
Tunisia
295009 Activities of
international
cooperation
141
INCONET-GCC Science and Technology International
Cooperation Network for Gulf Cooperation
Countries aiming at the promotion of bi-regional
dialogue
244401 Activities of
international
cooperation
405
INCONTACT-
ONE WORLD
Trans-national co-operation among NCPs for
International Cooperation
243834 Activities of
international
cooperation
INDICATE International Network for a Digital Cultural
Heritage e-Infrastructure
261324 Research
infrastructures
385
IST-AFRICA
201011
IST-Africa Initiative (201011) Regional Impact
of Information Society Technologies in Africa
247970 Information and
communication
technologies
357
IST-AFRICA
201213
IST-Africa Initiative (201213) Regional Impact
of Information Society Technologies in Africa
288691 Information and
communication
technologies
361
IWWA Integrated Waste Management in Western
Africa
244188 Environment
(including climate
change)
125
JAD-PBP Just and durable peace by piece 217488 Socio-economic
sciences and
humanities
469
J-Eracenter The National Energy Research Centre (NERC)
as a Centre of Excellence for EU-Jordan S&T
Cooperation: Towards Jordan's Integration into
ERA
295073 Activities of
international
cooperation
41
JEWEL Jordan Europe Wide Enhanced research Links
in ICT
266507 Activities of
international
cooperation
379
JOCHERA Jordan Conservation of Cultural Heritage in ERA 294975 Activities of
international
cooperation
441
JOIN-MED Establishing the EUMediterranean ICT research
network
231550 Information and
communication
technologies
365
JORIEW Improving capacity of Jordanian Research in
Integrated Renewable Energy and Water supply
266579 Activities of
international
cooperation
39
529
KHCCBIO Supporting the Establishment of a Cancer
Biobank for Jordan and its Neighbouring
Countries through Knowledge Transfer & Training
295025 Activities of
international
cooperation
317
LEBIN Lebanon-Europe on boarding to innovate and
enhance research links in health
294983 Activities of
international
cooperation
319
LEDDRA Land and Ecosystem Degradation and
Desertifcation: Assessing the Fit of Responses
243857 Environment
(including climate
change)
91
LEISHDNAVAX Development of a DNA vaccine for visceral
leishmaniasis
223189 Health 283
LEISHDRUG Targeting the Leishmania kinome for the
development of novel anti-parasitic strategies
223414 Health 285
LINKSCEEM Linking Scientifc Computing in Europe and the
Eastern Mediterranean
222904 Research
infrastructures
387
LINKSCEEM-2 Linking Scientifc Computing in Europe and the
Eastern Mediterranean Phase 2
261600 Research
infrastructures
389
LOWINPUT-
BREEDS
Development of integrated livestock breeding
and management strategies to improve animal
health, product quality and performance in
European organic and low input milk, meat and
egg production.
222623 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
177
M2ERA Morocco to ERA 222745 Activities of
international
cooperation
423
MAP2ERA Strengthening EU cooperation capacity of the
National Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants of Morocco: Towards Moroccos
integration into the ERA
266575 Activities of
International
Cooperation
249
MAREX Exploring Marine Resources for Bioactive
Compounds: From Discovery to Sustainable
Production and Industrial Applications
245137 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
181
MATS Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic
Solar
268219 Energy 27
MEDAR Mediterranean Arabic Language and Speech
Technology
214602 Information and
communication
technologies
369
MEDCHAMPS MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease
and Hyperglycaemia: Analytical Modelling of
Population Socio-economic transitions
223075 Health 287
MED-CSD Combined solar power and desalination plants:
technico-economic potential in Mediterranean
Partner countries
213824 Energy 35
530
MEDINA Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for
North Africa
282977 Environment
(including climate
change)
93
MEDIRAS MEmbrane DIstillation in Remote AreaS 218938 Energy 29
MEDPRO Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean
Region
244578 Socio-economic
sciences and
humanities
471
MEDSEA MEDiterranean Sea Acidifcation in a changing
climate
265103 Environment
(including climate
change)
95
MIRA Mediterranean Innovation and Research
Coordination Action
211359 Activities of
international
cooperation
397
MIRAGE Mediterranean Intermittent River Management 211732 Environment
(including climate
change)
99
MoICT Morocco Research Advance in ICT for Water 295053 Activities of
international
cooperation
151
MONITORING
MEDICINES
Optimizing drug safety monitoring to enhance
patient safety and achieve better health
outcomes
223566 Health 301
MYCORED Novel integrated strategies for worldwide
mycotoxin reduction in the food and feed chains
222690 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
185
MYOCEAN Development and pre-operational validation
of upgraded GMES Marine Core Services and
capabilities
218812 Space 497
NACIR New applications for CPVs: a fast way to
improve reliability and technology progress
226409 Energy 31
NARNIA New Archaeological Research Network for
Integrating Approaches to Ancient Material
Studies.
265010 Marie Curie
Actions
449
NASERA Reinforcing Nanostructured material
research cooperation between the Unit de
Dveloppement de la Technologie du Silicium
and the Europan Research Area
295000 Activities of
international
cooperation
447
NATIOMEM Nano-structured TiON Photo-Catalytic
Membranes for Water Treatment
245513 Nanosciences,
nanotechnologies,
materials and
new production
technologies
NMP
435
NEUROMED Mediterranean Neurosciences Network 245807 Research potential 307
531
NEXTGEN Next generation methods to preserve farm
animal biodiversity by optimizing present and
future breeding options
244356 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
189
NIKER New integrated knowledge based approaches
to the protection of cultural heritage from
earthquake-induced risk
244123 Environment
(including climate
change)
101
NMFRDISASTER Identifying the Needs of Medical First Responder
in Disasters
218057 Security 459
NO BUG Novel release system and Bio-based Utilities for
insect repellent textiles and Garments
228639 Nanosciences,
nanotechnologies,
materials and
new production
technologies
NMP
437
OH-NEXTGEN Training of the One Health Next Scientifc
Generation in the Sahel and Maghreb
289412 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
243
OLITREVA Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment
and Valorisation of Olive Mill Waste (OMW) in
Palestine
295107 Activities of
international
cooperation
255
OPEN
GARMENTS
Consumer Open Innovation and Open
Manufacturing Interaction for Individual
Garments
213461 Nanosciences,
nanotechnologies,
materials and
new production
technologies
NMP
39
OPENAIR OPtimisation for low Environmental Noise
impact AIRcraf
234313 Transport
(including
aeronautics)
511
PAERIP Promoting African European Research
Infrastructure Partnerships
262493 Research
infrastructures
391
PARAVAC Vaccines against helminth infections 265862 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
191
PEGASO People for Ecosystem Based Governance in
Assessing Sustainable Development of Ocean
and Coast
244170 Environment
(including climate
change)
105
PERA Palestine for European Research Area 266605 Activities of
international
cooperation
37
PERPETUATE Performance-based approach to the earthquake
protection of cultural heritage in European and
Mediterranean countries
244229 Environment
(including climate
change)
109
PREVENTION
T2D
Life Style and Genetic Factors in Prevention of
Type 2 Diabetes (re-integration period)
908275 Marie Curie
Actions
325
532
PROBE-IT Pursuing ROadmaps and BEnchmarks for the
Internet of Things
288315 Information and
communication
technologies
377
PROBIOLIVES Table olive fermentation with selected strains
of probiotic lactic acid bacteria. Towards a new
functional food.
243471 Research for the
beneft of SMEs
265
PRO-EEL Reproduction of European Eel: Towards a Self-
sustained Aquaculture
245257 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
195
RAMSES Reinforcement of the Adult stem cell research
are through Mobility and Scientifc networking
between Egypt, Romania and a German
consortium for Strengthening the international
scientifc competency
245691 Research potential 309
RAPSODI PRe-clinicAl studies of a PSA-based human
vaccine candidate targeting visceral, cutaneOus
and mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis and
Development of the associated procedures for
further clinical trials
223341 Health 289
RECOCAPE Reinforcing Cooperation Capacity of Egypt in
embedded ubiquitous computing
295039 Activities of
international
cooperation
381
RESSOL-MED-
BUILD
RESearch Elevation on Integration of SOLar
Technologies into MEDiterranean BUILDings.
245583 Research potential 47
SEARCH Sharing KnowledgE Assets: InteRegionally
Cohesive NeigHborhoods
266834 Socio-economic
sciences and
Humanities
475
SED Science Education for Diversity 244717 Science in society 481
SHARE Seismic Hazard Harmonisation in Europe 226967 Environment
(including climate
change)
111
SHEMERA Euro-Mediterranean research cooperation on
gender and science: SHE Euro-Mediterranean
Research Area
266633 Science in society 483
SHERACA Shaping Egypts association to the ERA and
Cooperation Action
244364 Activities of
international
cooperation
419
SIERA Integrating Sina Institute into the European
Research Area
295006 Activities of
international
cooperation
485
SIRIUS Sustainable Irrigation water management and
River-basin governance:
Implementing User-driven Services
262902 Space 493
533
SIRRIMED Sustainable use of irrgation water in the
Mediterranean region
245159 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
199
SMOOHS Smart Monitoring of Historic Structures 212939 Environment
(including climate
change)
115
SOLIBAM Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated
Breeding And Management
245058 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
201
SOWAEUMED Network in solid waste and water treatment
between Europe and Mediterranean countries
245843 Research potential 147
SPHINX Spontaneous clearance in Patients acutely
infected with HCV Immune profling, Novel
biomarkers and X-omics approaches
261365 Health 291
STEMAPL APL a model for oncogene-targeted leukemia
cure
268729 ERC 329
SUDSOE Characterization and Sustainable use of
Egyptian Degraded Soils
295031 Activities of
international
cooperation
137
SUSTAINER-
GYNET
Integrating civil, scientifc and stakeholder
knowledge towards African sustainable energy
policy
211662 Environment
(including climate
change)
129
SUSTAINMED Sustainable agri-food systems and rural
development in the Mediterranean partner
countries
245233 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
205
SUWARESA Capacity and knowledge building on the
Sustainable Use of WAter REsources in Syrian
Agriculture
266504 Activities of
international
cooperation
245
SWUP-MED Sustainable water use securing food production
in dry areas of the Mediterranean region
212337 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
207
TEMP Textile Excellence in EU-MED Partners 245917 Research potential 149
THEBERA Theodor Bilharz into the European Research Area 266581 Activities of
international
cooperation
311
TRANS-NET Transnationalisation, Migration and
Transformation: Multi-Level Analysis of Migrant
Transnationalism (TRANS-NET)
217226 Socio-economic
sciences and
humanities
477
TXOTX Technical eXperts Overseeing Third country
eXpertise
212188 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
209
ULIXES Unravelling and exploiting Mediterranean Sea
microbial diversity and ecology for Xenobiotics
and pollutants clean up
266473 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
211
534
VCVCL Vector Control for Visceral and Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis
908199 Marie Curie
Actions
331
VEG-I-TRADE Impact of climate change and globalisation on
safety of fresh produce governing a supply
chain of uncompromised food sovereignty
244994 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
215
V-MUST.NET Virtual Museum Transnational Network 270404 Information and
communication
technologies
373
WAHARA Water Harvesting for Rainfed Africa: investing in
dryland agriculture for growth and resilience
265570 Environment
(including climate
change)
117
WASSERMED Water Availability and Security in Southern
EuRope and the Mediterranean
244255 Environment
(including climate
change)
119
WATERBIOTECH Biotechnology for Africa's sustainable water
supply
265972 Food, agriculture
and fsheries, and
biotechnology
241
X-NOISE EV Aviation Noise Research Network and
Coordination
265943 Transport
(including
aeronautics)
517
535
INDEX OF INSTITUTIONS BY COUNTRY
ALBANIA
Qndra Spitalore Universitare Nn Tereza Tirana DEEP
ALGERIA
Association de Rfexion, d'Echanges et d'Actions pour l'Environnement
et le Dveloppement
PEGASO
Universit des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumedine PERPETUATE
Centre de recherche en astronomie, astrophysique et gophysique SHARE
Institut Suprieur de Gestion et de Planifcation JOIN-MED
Centre de recherche sur l'information scientifque et technique EUMED-GRID
Institut National de Sant Publique EUNAM
Institut Pasteur d'Algrie EPIC (IPA) EUMEDNETVSTB
Unit de Dveloppement de la Technologie du Silicium NAS-ERA
University Saad Dahlab of Blida NEUROMED
Universit Badji-Mokhtar-Annaba Laboratoire Bioressources Marines AQUAMED
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique d'Algrie (INRAA) ARIMNET, FAWIRA
Centre de Dveloppement des Energies Renouvelables (CDER) WATERBIOTECH
Universit El-Hadj-Lakhdar Batna ESTEEM
Association culturelle M'Barek At Menguellet SHEMERA
ARGENTINA
Universidad Nacional de Ro Cuarto (UNRC) MYCORED
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologa e Innovacin Productiva BIOCIRCLE, BIOCIRCLE
ARMENIA
Information Society Technologies Center (ISTC) IDEALIST 2014
ARUBA
Shield Group Inc. NMFRDISASTER
AUSTRALIA
Commonwealth Scientifc and Industrial Research Organisation NEXTGEN
Murdoch University PARAVAC
536
The University of Western Australia SWUP-MED
University of Wollongong FUME
AUSTRIA
bio-ferm, Biotechnologische Entwicklung und Produktion GmbH MYCORED
BIOMIN Holding GmbH FOODSEG
DI Andreas Moser, RTD-Services RTDS FOODSEG
EcoSan Club KG CLARA
Energieinstitut an der Johannes Kepler Universitt Linz GmbH CHIBIO
Internationales Institut fr angewandte Systemanalyse CITYZEN,
ANIMALCHANGE
Johanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaf mbH CLIMB
Kferhaus GmbH SMOOHS, CLIMATE
FOR CULTURE
Khne + Nagel GmbH CASSANDRA
OeAD (sterreichischer Austauschdienst)-Gesellschaf mit beschrnkter
Hafung - Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research
ERAFRICA
sterreichische Forschungsfrderungsgesellschaf mbH HEALTH-NCP-NET,
IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
sterreichisches Institut fr internationale Politik SUSTAINERGYNET
Organisation for International Dialogue and Confict Management (IDC) SUSTAINERGYNET
Paris-Lodron-Universitt Salzburg GARNET-E
Romer Labs Diagnostic GmbH MYCORED
Romer Labs Division Holding GmbH MYCORED
Saatzucht Donau GesmbH & CoKG SOLIBAM
Technikum Wien J-Eracenter
Technische Universitt Graz 3D-COFORM
Universitt fr Bodenkultur Wien MYCORED,
BIOBIO, CLARA,
WATERBIOTECH,
FOODSEG
Veterinrmedizinische Universitt Wien FOODSEG
Wirtschafsuniversitt Wien SEARCH
537
BAHRAIN
Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research INCONET-GCC
BELARUS
Belarusian Institute of System Analysis and Information Support of Science and Techni-
cal Sphere
IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
BELGIUM
Advanced Biological Technologies Belgium VEG-I-TRADE,
HEALTH-NCP-NET,
IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
Agence universitaire de la francophonie, dlgation charge des relations avec l'Union
europenne asbl
EU-JORDANNET, EARN
Allgro NV VEG-I-TRADE
Avia-GIS bvba ICONZ, OH-NEXTGEN
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) FUME, MEDPRO
Centre Technique et Scientifque de l'Industrie Textile Belge OPEN GARMENTS
Commission of the European Communities Directorate General Joint Research
Centre JRC
E-SOTER, MIRAGE,
MYOCEAN
Conseil interuniversitaire de la Communaut franaise (CIUF) ERAFRICA
Devan Chemicals NV NO BUG
Doulou NV OPEN GARMENTS
European Business and Innovation Centre Network ETC
European Solar Engineering SA MEDIRAS
Fdration europenne des fabricants d'additifs pour la nutrition animale MYCORED
Free Field Technologies SA OPENAIR, X-NOISE EV
GS1 AISBL CASSANDRA
Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen (HOWEST) VEG-I-TRADE
Innovation & Development Consulting EARN
Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique MYOCEAN
ISC Intelligence in Science SPRL PAERIP
Israeli-Palestinian Science Organization CLICO
538
JRC Joint Research Centre European Commission PEGASO, CLIM-RUN,
FUME, DEWFORA,
ANIMALCHANGE,
E-AGRI, MEDINA
Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg VZW OPEN GARMENTS
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 3D-COFORM, MAREX
Keyobs SA GARNET-E
Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van Belgi SHARE
Nutrition Sciences NV FOODSEG
Prins Leopold Instituut voor tropische Geneeskunde AFRICA BUILD,
FEMHEALTH, OH-
NEXTGEN, ICONZ
Proefcentrum voor Innovatie, Verbreding en Advies in Landbouw en Veehouderij VEG-I-TRADE
Soresma NV AFROMAISON
Spacebel SA IRMA
SpaceTec Partners Sprl GARNET-E
Special Fruit NV VEG-I-TRADE
Syseco Sprl GARNET-E
Universit catholique de Louvain LOWINPUTBREEDS
Universit de Lige AGRICAB
Universit libre de Bruxelles (ULB) HOMITB, SHEMERA
Universiteit Antwerpen EUMAGINE,
AFROMAISON
Universiteit Gent VEG-I-TRADE, NO BUG,
PRO-EEL, PARAVAC,
ULIXES
Universiteit Hasselt OPEN GARMENTS
Utexbel NV NO BUG
Van Laethem Bvba VEG-I-TRADE
Veltha i.v.z.w. DEPBAL2
VIB PARAVAC
Visual Dimension bvba V-MUST.NET
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee VZW PEGASO
539
Vlaamse Instelling voor technologisch onderzoek N.V. GARNET-E, BAT4MED,
E-AGRI, AGRICAB
Vrije Universiteit Brussel NARNIA
Xenics NV FIRESENSE
Zemblaz NV CASSANDRA
BENIN
Universit d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC) AFTER
Centre de recherche en reproduction humaine et en demographie (CERRHUD) FEMHEALTH
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Ministry of Civil Afairs MIRA
Interprojekt d.o.o. NIKER
Univerzitet u Sarajevu V-MUST.NET
BOTSWANA
Coldstream Holdings Ltd Trading as. NFDS Africa TXOTX
Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology CAAST-NET, IST-AFRICA
2010 - 11
WaterNet Trust DEWFORA
BRAZIL
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuria BIO CIRCLE, BIO CIRCLE 2,
ANIMALCHANGE
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais SIRIUS, AGRICAB
Perception Comercio e Servicos de Informatica Ltda. PROBE-IT
Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP PARAVAC
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina X-NOISE EV
Universidade Federal de Viosa LOWINPUTBREEDS
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) VEG-I-TRADE,
ANIMALCHANGE
BURKINA FASO
Agence de Formation, de Recherche et d' Expertise en Sant pour l'Afrique FEMHEALTH
Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifque et Technologique Institut de Recherche
en Sciences de la Sant
FEMHEALTH
Centre rgional pour l'eau potable et l'assainissement faible cot CLARA, WATERBIOTECH
540
Foundation 2iE AFROMAISON
Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INRA) WAHARA,
CA2AFRICA
BURUNDI
Ministre de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifque IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11
CAMEROUN
Agence Nationale des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11
Ministry of Scientifc Research and Innovation CAAST-NET
Research Foundation in Tropical Diseases and Environment NO BUG
Universit de Ngaoundr AFTER
Universit de Yaound I IRMA, AFRICA BUILD
CANADA
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada BIO CIRCLE 2
ApoPharma Inc Corp DEEP
Apotex Inc Corporation DEEP
Dalhousie University CARBOCHANGE
Fisheries and Oceans Canada MYOCEAN
Institut national de la recherche scientifque CLIMB
Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning McGill University PARAVAC
University of Guelph LOWINPUTBREEDS
CAP VERDE
Direco Geral do Ensino Superior e Cincia CAAST-NET
Ministrio da Administrao Interna GARNET-E
CHILE
Comisin Nacional de Investigacin Cientifca y Tecnolgica BIO CIRCLE, BIO
CIRCLE 2
Instituto de Fomento Pesquero TXOTX
Universidad Austral de Chile FUME
Universidad Catlica de la Santsima Concepcin MASCOT
541
Universidad Catlica del Norte MAREX
Universidad de Antofagasta MAREX
CHINA
Anhui Institution for Economic Research E-AGRI
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications PROBE-IT
Changjiang River Scientifc Research Institute LEDDRA
China Academy of Telecommunication Research of the Ministry of Information Industry PROBE-IT
China National Center for Biotechnology Development BIO CIRCLE
China Science and Technology Exchange Center INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences BIO CIRCLE 2
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning CAAS E-AGRI
Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences E-SOTER
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) E-AGRI
Peking University CITYZEN
COLOMBIA
Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences CA2AFRICA
COSTA RICA
Fundacin Instituto Centroamericano de Salud Internacional MASCOT
CROATIA
Dravni hidrometeoroloki zavod CLIM-RUN
Hrvatski institut za tehnologiju IDEALIST2011
Institut Ruer Bokovi SOWAEUMED
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries AQUAMED, CREAM
Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre PEGASO
Sveuilite u Zagrebu Graevinski fakultet SMOOHS, CLIMATE
FOR CULTURE
Sveuilite u Zagrebu, Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje (FSB) JORIEW
University of Zagreb Faculty of Veterinary Medicine FOODSEG
542
CYPRUS
Cyprus Center for European and International Afairs MEDPRO
Cyprus Research and Academic Network (CyNet) EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT,
LINKSCEEM-2
G.M. EuroCy Innovations Ltd NARNIA
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment of the Republic of Cyprus ARIMNET
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus DEEP
Planning Bureau MIRA
RCI Research & Consultancy Institute Ltd JOIN-MED
Research Promotion Foundation (RPF) IDEALIST2011
The Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation (CREF) MED-CSD, LINKSCEEM,
LINKSCEEM-2,
3D-COFORM, CLICO,
DARECLIMED,
CLIM-RUN,
V-MUST.NET
University of Cyprus MYOCEAN, NARNIA
CZECH REPUBLIC
Ceska Zemedelska Universzita v Praze E-SOTER
esk vysok uen technick v Praze CLIMATE FOR CULTURE,
X-NOISE EV
Kybertec s.r.o. CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Masaryk University Masarykova Univerzita SUDSOE
Technologick centrum Akademie vd esk republiky HEALTH-NCP-NET
Univerzita Karlova v Praze NMFRDISASTER,
GEONETCAB
stav teoretick a aplikovan mechaniky AV R NIKER
stav teorie informace a automatizace AV R, v. v. i. IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
Vysok kola chemicko-technologick v Praze FOODSEG
DENMARK
lborg Universitet JORIEW
rhus Universitet BIOWALK4BIOFUELS,
MYOCEAN,
ANIMALCHANGE
543
Billund Aquakultur Service ApS PRO-EEL
BioMar AS PRO-EEL
Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut MYOCEAN, EAMNET
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) SOLIBAM, PRO-EEL,
MYOCEAN, MYCORED
DHI NATIOMEM
Forsknings- og Innovationsstyrelsen IDEALIST2011
IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support c/o Danish Red Cross NMFRDISASTER
Kbenhavns Universitet SWUP-MED,
LOWINPUTBREEDS,
MONITORING
MEDICINES, MEDAR,
ICONZ, SOLIBAM,
PRO-EEL, FOODSEG
Skjlstrup & Grnborg ApS NATIOMEM
Teknologisk Institut BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
VitusLab v/ Jrgen Bendtsen CARBOCHANGE
EGYPT
Academy of Scientifc Research and Technology (ASRT) MATS, HEALTH-
NCP-NET, THEBERA,
SHEMERA
Ain Shams University (ASU) Faculty of Medicine EUNAM, SPHINX
Ain Shams University (ASU) Faculty of Engineering X-NOISE EV, OPENAIR
Alexandria University NEUROMED, AFTER,
CREAM, SHEMERA
Arab & African Research Center Limited Partnership SHEMERA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Library of Alexandria (BibAlex) LINKSCEEM-2
Cairo University CITYZEN, NIKER,
SUSTAINERGYNET,
DEEP, RAMSES,
DARECLIMED
Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT) CLIMATE FOR CULTURE,
3D-COFORM, V-MUST.
NET, indicate
Center for economic and fnancial research and studies MEDPRO
Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute BIONEXGEN, Adm-ERA
544
Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) SWUP-MED, BAT4MED,
IWWA
Delf-environment, Sonia Abdel Fattah Salem and Co MATS
Egyptian Environmental Afairs Agency BAT4MED
Egyptian Universities Network (EUN) EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT
General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes SPHINX
IBM World Trade Corporation Joint Stock Company MEDAR
Information Technology Industry Development Agency, SECC RECOCAPE
Integrated Solutions for Ports JSC CASSANDRA
Menoufya university HEPACUTE
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology IST-AFRICA 2010 11,
IDEALIST2011, JOIN-
MED
Ministry of Health and Population SPHINX
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation DEWFORA,
WASERMED, NACIR,
SIRIUS
Mubarak City for Scientifc Research & Technology Applications (MuCSAT) ULIXES
Naguib Onsi Sawiris & Co Joint Stock Company MATS
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences SUDSOE, PEGASO,
LINKSCEEM-2
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries EAMNET, MEDSEA,
AQUAMED, PEGASO,
MEDINA, PERSEUS,
FORCE
National Research Center EPACUTE, AFTER, BIO
CIRCLE 2, SIRRIMED,
FOODSEG, MYCORED,
WATERBIOTECH
New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) MATS, MED-CSD
North South Consultants Exchange LLC CASSANDRA
Royal International Inspection Laboratory JSC VEG-I-TRADE
Sakhr Sofware Co. MEDAR
Suez Canal University CLICO
The Agricultural Research Center ARIMNET
The Engineering Company for Digital Systems Development MEDAR
545
The Holding Company for Biological Products & Vaccines LLC {VACSERA) HEPACUTE
Theodor Bilharz Research Institute THEBERA
Zagazig University SUSTAINMED, CLIMB
ESTONIA
Archimedes Foundation Sihtasutus Archimedes HEALTH-NCP-NET,
IDEALIST2011,
INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD
Tallinna Tehnikalikool MYOCEAN
Tallinna likool TRANS-NET
Tartu likool SEARCH
ETHIOPIA
Addis Ababa University (AAU) CLICO
Arba Minch Health Center CLARA
Arba Minch Town Egnan New Mayet Compost Ptrroduction Youth Association CLARA
Arba Minch Town Municipality CLARA
Arba Minch University (AMU) CLARA
Arba Minch Water Supply and Sewerage Service Enterprise (AWSSE) CLARA
GeoSAS Consulting Service PLC GARNET-E, AGRICAB
Mekelle University SOLIBAM, EAU4FOOD,
WAHARA
Wubet le Arba Minch Micro and Small Scale Trade and Indusrty Association CLARA
FINLAND
bo Akademi MAREX
European Forest Institute AGORA
Helsingin yliopisto University of Helsinki MAREX
Ilmatieteen laitos MYOCEAN, FUME
Jyvskyln yliopisto University of Jyvskyl CAAST-NET
Pellervon taloudellisen tutkimuslaitoksen kannatusyhdistys ry SUSTAINMED
Suomen ympristkeskus MYOCEAN
Tampereen yliopisto University of Tampere TRANS-NET
546
Technical Research Center of Finland RECOCAPE
Teknologian tutkimuskeskus (VTT) FOODSEG
Ty- ja elinkeinoministeri ERAFRICA
FRANCE
ACRI-ST SAS MYOCEAN
Agence nationale de scurit sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ICONZ
Airbus Operations SAS OPENAIR, X-NOISE EV
Aircelle SA OPENAIR
Alma Consulting Group SAS RAPSODI
ARTTIC OPENAIR
Association de Coordination Technique pour l'Industrie Agro-alimentaire BIO CIRCLE, BIO CIRCLE 2,
AFTER, EARN
Association pour les Transferts de Technologies du Mans OPENAIR
Atmostat OPENAIR
BiotechMarine MAREX
Bureau de Recherches Gologiques et Minires (BRGM) SHARE, PERPETUATE,
COMET
Centre de coopration internationale en recherche agronomique pour le dveloppement
(CIRAD)
CAAST-NET, ARIMNET,
AFTER, CA2AFRICA,
EAU4FOOD,
ANIMALCHANGE,
AFROMAISON
Centre International des Hautes tudes Agronomiques Mditerranennes / Institut
Agronomique Mditerranen de Montpellier (CIHEAM/IAMM)
SUSTAINMED
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifque (CNRS) LEISHDRUG, OPENAIR,
MYOCEAN, CITYZEN,
CB-WR-MED,
MAP2ERA, EARN,
EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT,
PRO-EEL, AQUAMED,
NEXTGEN, FUME,
3D-COFORM, MEDAR,
NASERA
Centre National d'tudes Spatiales (CNES) GEONETCAB
Centre National du Machinisme Agricole, du Gnie rural, des Eaux et Forts (CEMAGREF) FUME, CLIMB
Collecte Localisation Satellites SA MYOCEAN
547
Commissariat l'nergie atomique et aux nergies alternatives (CEA) MEDAR,
CARBOCHANGE,
ANIMALCHANGE,
MEDSEA, MATS
Dassault Aviation SA OPENAIR
Direction Gnrale de l'Armement (DGA) Essais propulseurs OPENAIR
Easy Global Market SAS PROBE-IT
Electricit de France SA MED-CSD
European Fisheries and Aquaculture Organisation AQUAMED
European Space Agency (ESA) MEDINA
Euroquality Srl MASCOT
Evaluations & Language Resources Distribution Agency SA MEDAR
FEMISE Forum Euro-Mditerranen des Instituts de Sciences conomiques MEDPRO
Fondation Tour du Valat PEGASO
Gautier Semences S.A.S. SOLIBAM
GFIC Srl X-NOISE EV
Groupe de recherche et d'changes technologiques (GRET) SUSTAINERGYNET
Groupement d'Intrts Public, Rseau National de tlcommunications pour la Technolo-
gie, l'Enseignement et la Recherche (GIP RENATER)
IRMA
inno TSD SA JEWEL, LEBIN
INRA Transfert SA SOLIBAM,
ANIMALCHANGE
Inserm Transfert SA HEPACUTE
Installation europenne de rayonnement synchrotron (ESRF) LINKSCEEM-2
INSTIMED RAPSODI
Institut de recherche et documentation en conomie de la sant (IRDES) EUNAM
Institut de recherche pour le dveloppement (IRD) MIRA, INCONTACT-
ONE WORLD,
CAAST-NET, RAPSODI,
FUME, GEONETCAB,
WASSERMED, SIRIUS,
INCAM, CREAM,
ERAFRICA
Institut franais de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer MYOCEAN, PEGASO,
CARBOCHANGE,
CREAM
548
Institut National de L'Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS) CITYZEN
Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) ARIMNET,
MYCORED, E-SOTER,
LOWINPUTBREEDS,
FOODSEG,
ANIMALCHANGE,
AGORA, PRO-EEL,
SIRRIMED, SOLIBAM,
AFTER, BIOBIO,
Institut National de la Sant et de la Recherche Mdicale (INSERM) HOMITB, HEALTH-
NCP-NET, STEMAPL,
HEPACUTE, SPHINX
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA) ESTEEM, V-MUST.NET
Institut national des sciences appliques de Toulouse (INSAT) BIOPROTECH
Institut national du patrimoine (INP) CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Institut Pasteur LEISHDRUG,
EUMEDNETVSTB,
SPHINX, GM_NCD_
in_co
Institut Pasteur de Lille HOMITB
Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique (ITAB) SOLIBAM
IP Research Consulting SASU LEISHDRUG
ITEMS International INCONET-GCC
Lisode Srl EAU4FOOD
Mercator Ocan Socit civile MYOCEAN
Messier-Dowty SA OPENAIR
Mto-France MYOCEAN, EAMNET,
CLIM-RUN
Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication INDICATE
Observatoire Mditerranen de l'Energie (OME) MED-CSD
Ofce National d'tudes et de Recherches Arospatiales (Onera) OPENAIR, X-NOISE EV
Paul Boy Technologies NO BUG
Plan bleu pour l'environnement et le dveloppement en Mditerrane PEGASO, CLIM-RUN
Racines SA AFTER
Safran Engineering Services X-NOISE EV
Sigma Orionis PAERIP
549
Snecma Propulsion Solide SA OPENAIR, X-NOISE EV
Solagro Association BIOBIO
Synbea GM_NCD_in_co
Syncrosome SAS RAPSODI
Thales Alenia Space France IRMA
Tourisme, Transports, Territoires, Environnement Conseil (TEC) CLIM-RUN
UbiFrance Agence franaise pour le dveloppement international des entreprises IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
united Nations Educational, Scientifc and Cultural Organization uNESCO PEGASO, CLIM-RUN,
AFROMAISON
Universit Claude Bernard Lyon 1 ICONZ, BIOPROTECH
Universit d'Angers CLIMB
Universit de Bretagne Occidentale CONTROLLED
SYSTEMS
Universit de la Mediterrane d'Aix-Marseille II MIRA, M2ERA,
NEUROMED,
INCOMMET, LEBIN
Universit de Nantes ETRERA
Universit de Paris VIII Vincennes Saint Denis TRANS-NET
Universit de Perpignan MEDSEA
Universit de Rennes I PROBE-IT
Universit de Strasbourg MAREX
Universit Franois Rabelais de Tours CLIMB
Universit Jean Monet de Saint-tienne SEARCH
Universit Joseph Fourier de Grenoble I SHARE
Universit Lumire Lyon 2 MEDAR
Universit Lyon 1 Claude Bernard PARAVAC
Universit Montpellier 2 MIRAGE
Universit Paris Ouest Nanterre La Dfense NARNIA
Universit Paul Czanne d'Aix-Marseille III WATERBIOTECH
Universit Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI NATIOMEM,
CARBOCHANGE,
MEDSEA
Virbac SA RAPSODI
550
GEORGIA
International Center for Advancement of Research, Technology and Innovation IDEALIST2014
GERMANY
Airbus Operations GmbH OPENAIR
Alfred-Wegener-Institut fr Polar- und Meeresforschung CARBOCHANGE,
MEDSEA
Andreas Wei Freelance conservator-restorer CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
AuRA Brbel Dieruf Karl Fiedler GbR Restorers SMOOHS
Bayerische Forschungsallianz gemeinntzige GmbH CLIMB
Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie
der Wissenschafen (BBAW)
SIERA
Breuckmann GmbH 3D-COFORM
Brockmann Carsten Wessel MYOCEAN
Bundesamt fr Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie MYOCEAN
Bundesanstalt fr Materialforschung und -prfung NIKER
Bundesanstalt fr Geowissenschafen und Rohstofe E-SOTER
Bundesministerium fr Bildung und Forschung ERAFRICA
CentMa GmbH FOODSEG
Charit Universittsmedizin Berlin LEISHDNAVAX
Christian-Albrechts-Universitt zu Kiel CLIMB
CUT GmbH & Co. KG CAPWA
dbh Logistics IT AG CASSANDRA
Deutsche Institute fr Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf OPEN GARMENTS
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum EUNAM
Deutsches Zentrum fr Luf- und Raumfahrt e.V. INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD, MIRA,
CAAST-NET,
ERAFRICA, X-NOISE
EV, IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014,
HEALTH-NCP-NET,
SOLUGAS, CLIMB,
OPENAIR, MED-CSD
Doerner Institut, Bayerische Staatsgemldesammlungen CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
551
EADS Deutschland GmbH OPENAIR
Ecologic Institut gemeinntzige GmbH LEDDRA, CLICO
EDI Experimentelle und diagnostische Immunologie GmbH SPHINX
Eurofns CTC GmbH FOODSEG
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) NEXTGEN
European Research and Project Ofce GmbH RAMSES
Evonik Industries AG CHIBIO
Forschungsverbund Berlin e. V. MIRAGE
Forschungszentrum Borstel EUMEDNETVSTB
Forschungszentrum Jlich GmbH CITYZEN, LINKSCEEM,
BIO CIRCLE, COMET,
LINKSCEEM-2, BIO
CIRCLE 2
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaf zur Frderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. CLIMATE FOR CULTURE,
3D-COFORM, RESSOL-
MEDBUILD, MATS,
V-MUST.NET, CHIBIO,
MEDIRAS, NACIR,
NASERA
Freie Universitt Berlin FOODSEG
Friedrich-Lfer-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut fr Tiergesundheit ICONZ
Friedrich-Schiller-Universitt Jena CONTROLLED
SYSTEMS
Georg-August-universitt Gttingen Stifung fentlichen Rechts LOWINPUTBREEDS
GIRAF PM Services GmbH MAP2ERA
Gottfred-Wilhelm-Leibnitz-universitt Hannover MIRAGE, SEARCH
Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum SHARE, DEWFORA
Hochschule Karlsruhe Technik und Wirtschaf BIONEXGEN
HOL-tex GmbH NO BUG
inno AG PROBE-IT
Institut fr Seeverkehrswirtschaf und Logistik CASSANDRA
INVEN Engineering GmbH MED-CSD
IT Consult GmbH JOIN-MED,
EU-JORDANNET
552
Johann Heinrich von Thnen-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut fr Lndliche Rume,
Wald und Fischerei
LOWINPUTBREEDS
Kernenergien The Solar Power Company MED-CSD
Klinikum der Universitt zu Kln HEPACUTE
Klinikum der Universitt Mnchen HEPACUTE
Krah&Grote Measurement Solution CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Leibniz-Institut fr Meereswissenschafen an der universitt Kiel MYOCEAN,
CARBOCHANGE
Leibniz-Zentrum fr Agrarlandschafsforschung (ZALF) e.V. CA2AFRICA
Lionex GmbH HOMITB
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen CLIMB
Max-Planck-Gesellschaf zur Frderung der Wissenschafen e.V. (MPG) CLIMATE FOR CULTURE,
CARBOCHANGE,
LINKSCEEM-2
Max Rubner-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut fr Ernhrung und Lebensmittel MYCORED
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover HEPACUTE
Membrana GmbH CAPWA
Microdyn-Nadir GmbH BIONEXGEN
Mologen AG LEISHDNAVAX
mosaiques-diagnostics GmbH (MOS) HEPACUTE
Naturwissenschafliches und medizinisches Institut an der universitt Tbingen SPHINX
ko-Institut e.V. Institut fr angewandte kologie IWWA
Papiertechnische Stifung CAPWA
Peppermint Holding GmbH OPEN GARMENTS
PFW Aerospace AG OPENAIR
Potsdam Institut fr Klimafolgenforschung FUME, AFROMAISON,
WASSERMED,
CLIM-RUN, DEWFORA
PSE AG MEDIRAS
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitt Bonn 3D-COFORM
Rheinisches Institut fr Umweltforschung an der Universitt zu Kln e.V. CITYZEN
Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG OPENAIR
scilands GmbH Gesellschaf zur Bearbeitung digitaler Landschafen E-SOTER
553
Senator fr Wirtschaf und Hfen Bremen CASSANDRA
Soitec Solar GmbH NACIR
SPHERONVR AG 3D-COFORM
Steinbeis Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentren GmbH (SFZ) BIOPROTECH
Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH BIONEXGEN
Stifung Preussischer Kulturbesitz SMOOHS
Stifung Tierrztliche Hochschule Hannover PARAVAC
Sd Chemie AG CHIBIO
Technische Universitt Braunschweig LEISHDRUG
Technische Universitt Dresden SUSTAINERGYNET
Technische Universitt Mnchen CLIMATE FOR CULTURE,
BIOBIO, SOLIBAM,
CHIBIO
Technische Universitt Berlin IWWA
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) EAMNET
TTI Technologie-Transfer-Initiative GmbH SMOOHS
United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU/EHS) CLICO
Universitt Bielefeld TRANS-NET
Universitt Bremen CARBOCHANGE,
MEDIRAS, CITYZEN,
WATERBIOTECH
Universitt Stuttgart SMOOHS
Universitt zu Kln Universittsklinikum RAMSES
Universittsklinikum Bonn NO BUG
Universittsklinikum Freiburg HEPACUTE
Verein zur Frderung des Technologietransfers an der Hochschule Bremerhaven e.V. IWWA, WATERBIOTECH,
CLARA, FOODSEG,
OLITREVA
VISTA Geowissenschafliche Fernerkundung GmbH CLIMB
WIP GmbH & Co. KG MEDIRAS
Wirtschaf und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. Planungs KG MIRA
ZENIT Zentrum fr Innovation und Technik EARN
554
Zentrum fr Europische Wirtschafsforschung GmbH MEDPRO
Ziegert Seiler Ingenieure GmbH NIKER
GHANA
Centre for Environmental Impact Analysis Ltd (CEIA) IWWA
Council for Scientifc and Industrial Research CAAST-NET, AFTER
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi IWWA, CAPWA
Ministry of Education, Science and Sports (MoESS) CAAST-NET
University of Ghana MONITORING
MEDICINES, EAMNET,
AFRICA BUILD,
MASCOT, OH-NEXTGEN
Zoomlion Domestic Waste Services Limited IWWA
GREECE
Agricultural University of Athens PROBIOLIVES, LEDDRA
Anonymi Etaireia Viomichanikis Erevnas kai Technologikis Anaptyxis tis Viomichanias
Trofmon Food Industrial Research and Technological Development Company SA
BIO CIRCLE, BIO
CIRCLE 2
Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki SHARE, PERPETUATE,
FOODSEG, JEWEL
ATHENA Research and Innovation Center in Information, Communication and
Knowledge Technologies
MEDAR
Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens DARECLIMED
Centre of Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) FIRESENSE, JORIEW
Ethniko Idryma Erevnon MIRA, IDEALIST2011,
PAERIP, SHEMERA
Euroconsultants SA INCONET-GCC
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas CLIMATE FOR CULTURE,
INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD, BIONEXGEN,
INCONET-GCC,
3D-COFORM
Greek Research and Technology Network S.A. LINKSCEEM
Hellenic Center for Marine Research MIRAGE, MYOCEAN,
PEGASO, MEDSEA,
CREAM
Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism FIRESENSE
Idryma Meizonos Ellinismou V-MUST.NET
555
INASCO Integrated Aerospace Sciences Corporation OPENAIR, X-NOISE EV
Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications (IASA) MYOCEAN
Institute of Communications and Computer Systems (ICCS) MEDPRO
International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) SEARCH
Kentro ananeosimon pigon ke exikonomisis energeias Centre for renewable energy
sources and saving
RESSOL-MEDBUILD
Kentro Erevnas Technologias kai Anaptyxis Thessalias SIRRIMED
Konstantopoulos AE PROBIOLIVES
MARAC Electronics S.A. FIRESENSE
Maria Tsampoula kai SIA EE HEALTH-NCP-NET
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania SUSTAINMED
National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF) ARIMNET,
LOWINPUTBREEDS,
PROBIOLIVES
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens SHARE, DEEP, FUME
National Centre for Scientifc Research Demokritos NARNIA
National Observatory of Athens CITYZEN, CLIM-RUN
National Technical University of Athens NIKER, PERPETUATE,
WASSERMED, INDICATE
Nomarchiaki Afodioikisi Lakonias MIRAGE
Panellinios Enosis Exagogeon Brosimon, Elaion (PEBE) Somateio PROBIOLIVES
Panepistimio Dytikis Makedonias University of West Macedonia JORIEW
Panepistimio Kritis University of Crete DARECLIMED, CITYZEN
Panepistimio Thessalias University of Thessaly SEARCH
Planet S.A. JOIN-MED
Research and Development of Carbon Nanotubes S.A. BIONEXGEN
S&B Industrial Minerals Mining Ouarrying Industrial Commercial Touristshipping Technical
Company S.A.
NIKER
Technical University of Crete (TUC) MIRAGE, ULIXES
Thetis Authentics Ltd EPE NARNIA
University of Ioannina FUME, BIODESERT
University of Patras OPENAIR
University of the Aegean Research Unit LEDDRA
556
HUNGARY
Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences SOLIBAM
Budapesti Mszaki s Gazdasgtudomnyi Egyetem X-NOISE EV
Cereal Research Non-Proft Company MYCORED
Kzp-magyarorszgi Regionlis Innovcis gynksg Kzhaszn Egyeslet IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
Miskolci Egyetem University of Miskolc E-SOTER
Pcsi Tudomnyegyetem University of Pcs SEARCH
Szent Istvn Egyetem Szent Istvn University E-SOTER, BIOBIO,
ANIMALCHANGE
Tudomnyos s Technolgiai Alaptvny Hungarian Science and Technology Foundation
(TETALAP)
BIO CIRCLE, BIO CIRCLE
2, JORIEW, SHEMERA
ICELAND
Hskli slands IDEALIST2014
Hafrannsoknastofnunin Marine Research Institute CARBOCHANGE
INDIA
Aquagri Processing Private Limited BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
Bangalore University SIRIUS
Centre for Development Studies (CDS) TRANS-NET
Council of Scientifc and Industrial Research (CSIR) LEISHDNAVAX
BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) LEISHDNAVAX, RAPSODI
Interactive Technology, Sofware and Media Association IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
Jawaharlal Nehru University BIO CIRCLE, BIO
CIRCLE 2
National Institute of Oceanography MAREX
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University VEG-I-TRADE
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) SED
INDONESIA
Biotech Surindo PT CHIBIO
IRAN
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources NEXTGEN
557
IRELAND
AquaTT UETP Ltd AQUAMED, FORCE
Biostor Ireland Ltd KHBCC
Boondoggle (Ireland) Limited OPEN GARMENTS
Earagail Eisc Teoranta CHIBIO
IIMC International Information Management Corporation Limited IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11
Lara media Limited PARAVAC
Letterkenny Institute of Technology CHIBIO
National University of Ireland, Galway CARBOCHANGE
NOHO Limited V-MUST.NET
Teagasc The Agriculture and Food Developement Authority ANIMALCHANGE,
FOODSEG
Techworks Marine Limited MYOCEAN
The Provost Fellows & Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen
Elizabeth near Dublin
MEDCHAMPS,
X-NOISE EV, KHBCC
University College Dublin National University of Ireland, Dublin PARAVAC
ISRAEL
Bar-Ilan University (BIU) MEDSEA
Inter-University Computation Center (IUCC) LINKSCEEM,
LINKSCEEM-2
Israel Antiquities Authority NIKER
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Ltd (IOLR) MYOCEAN
Magen David Adom NMFRDISASTER
Matimop Israeli Industry Center for Research & Development HEALTH-NCP-NET,
MIRA, IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
Mekorot Israel Water Company Ltd. MED-CSD
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ARIMNET
Palestine Academy for Science and Technology (PALAST) JOIN-MED
Technion Israel Institute of Technology LEISHDRUG
Tel-Aviv University (TAU) NATIOMEM,
DARECLIMED
The Agricultural Research Organisation of Israel The Volcani Center AQUAMED
558
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem JAD-PBP,
LEISHDNAVAX, CLICO,
SEARCH
The Israel Electric Corporation Limited CAPWA
Weizmann Institute of Science DARECLIMED
Yodfat Engineers (1994) Ltd CAPWA
ITALY
Accademia Europea per la Ricerca applicata ed il Perfezionamento professionale Bolzano
Accademia Europea di Bolzano (EURAC)
SMOOHS
Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile
(ENEA)
PERPETUATE,
CLIM-RUN, IJERA, MATS
Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea HEALTH-NCP-NET,
IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014,
V-MUST.NET, SHERACA,
BIO CIRCLE, BIO CIRCLE
2, INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD
Agris Sardegna Agenzia per la Ricerca in Agricoltura CLIMB
Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A. X-NOISE EV
Alma Mater Studiorum Universit di Bologna SMOOHS, BIOBIO,
ULIXES
Archimede Solar Energy S.r.l. MATS
Arco Iris S.r.l. SOLIBAM
Arcoria Pietro Arcoria Pietro, Costruzioni Edili Stradali e Forestali, Itlia Di Arcoria
Pietro Azienda Agricola
PROBIOLIVES
Ariespace S.r.l. SIRIUS
Artemis S.r.l. SMOOHS
Asatrem S.r.l. Applied Systems Analyses, Technology and Research, Energy Models COMET
Associazione Italiana Frantoiani Oleari (AIFO) PROBIOLIVES
Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica (AIAB) SOLIBAM
ASTER Societ Consortile per Azioni M2ERA
Autorit di Bacino della Puglia MIRAGE
Avio SpA OPENAIR
Azienda Ospedaliera Antonio Cardare DEEP
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova DEEP
559
Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofa Cervello DEEP
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari DEEP
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma HEPACUTE
Bioindustry Park Silvano Fumero S.p.A. BIOPROTECH
Bozza Legnami S.r.l. NIKER
Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship NMFRDISASTER
Centro di Progrettazione, Design e Technologie dei Materiali SMOOHS
Centro di Ricerca, Sviluppo e Studi Superiori in Sardegna CLIMB
Centro-Euro Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici Scarl (CMCC) MYOCEAN, CLIM-RUN,
FUME, WASSERMED,
MEDSEA
Centro Internazionale di Alti Studi Agronomici Mediterranei Istituto Agronomico
Mediterraneo di Bari
MIRA, WASSERMED,
MEDPRO, INCAM,
SUWARESA
Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali S.c.p.A. (CIRA) OPENAIR
CIRPS Consortium M2ERA
CLU S.r.l. WASSERMED
COMETA Consorzio Multi-Ente per la promozione e l'adozione di Tecnologie di calcolo
Avanzato
EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT,
INDICATE
Comune di Roma V-MUST.NET
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) MIRA, MEDIRAS,
CLIMATE FOR
CULTURE, MIRAGE,
CITYZEN, SWUP-MED,
MYOCEAN, MYCORED,
3D-COFORM, FUME,
FIRENSE, ETRERA,
BIONEXGEN,
CAPWA, CREAM,
WATERBIOTECH,
ULIXES, V-MUST;NET,
MEDINA, FORCE
Consortium GARR EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT
Consortium Ubiquitous Technologies S.c.a.r.l. (CUBIT) MoICT
Consorzio di bonifca di secondo grado per il Canale emiliano romagnolo SIRRIMED
Consorzio Interuniversitario Cineca V-MUST.NET
Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Fisica delle Atmosfere e delle Idrosfere CLIMB
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare(CoNISMa) BIOWALK4BIOFUELS,
MEDSEA
560
Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata "G.
Bacci"
CREAM
Consorzio per le Valutazioni Biologiche e Farmacologiche DEEP
Consorzio Pisa Ricerche S.c.a.r.l. IDEALIST2011
Coop. Italia Societ Cooperativa S.c.a.r.l. FOODSEG
Ecoil S.r.l. BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
EcoTechSystems S.r.l. ULIXES
Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente MYOCEAN
European Association for Animal Production (EAAP) ANIMALCHANGE
Fondazione Andrea Cesalpino SPHINX
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) MEDPRO
Fondazione IDIS-Citt della Scienza SHEMERA
Fondazione Italiana "Leonardo Giambrone" per la guarigione dalla Thalassemia DEEP
Fondazione per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile del Mediterraneo LEDDRA
Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri Clinica del Lavoro e Della Riabilitazione (FSM) CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ANIMALCHANGE
Consorzio Italiano per il Telerilevamento dell'Ambiente e dell'Agricoltura (ITA) AGRICAB
Il Cenacolo S.r.l. PERPETUATE
Istituto per il Mediterraneo (IMED) ESTEEM
Innova BIC Business Innovation Centre S.r.l. ETC
Innova Business Innovation Centre ETRERA
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology BIOPROTECH, HEALTH-
NCP-NET
Istituto Afari Internazionali (IAI) MEDPRO
Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle biblioteche italiane e per le informazioni
bibliografche
INDICATE
Istituto di tecnologia membrana OLITREVA
Istituto di Studi per l'Integrazione dei Sistemi (ISIS) MEDPRO
Istituto Nazionale di Economia Agraria SIRIUS
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT
Istituto Nazionale di Geofsica e Vulcanologia (INGV) MYOCEAN, SHARE
561
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografa e di Geofsica Sperimentale (OGS) MYOCEAN, MEDSEA
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM) NASERA
Istituto Superiore di Sanit HOMITB, FOODSEG
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale MYOCEAN
JO Consulting S.r.l. ETC
Matrix S.r.l. MYCORED
Metalmobile S.r.l. SMOOHS
Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali ARIMNET
Nastech S.r.l. Novel Aerospace Technologies OPENAIR
Next Technology Tecnotessile Societ Nazionale di Ricerca r.l. TEMP
Parco Tecnologico Padano S.r.l. NEXTGEN
Pin Soc.cons. a R.L. Servizi Didattici e Scientifci per l' universit di Firenze 3D-COFORM
Politecnico di Milano NIKER
Politecnico di Torino PERA, CB-WR-MED,
JOCHERA
Power Ventures BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
ProInd S.r.l. Prodotti Industriali PERPETUATE
Rete Europea Dell'innovazione S.rl. (REDINN) MoICT, FAWIRA,
JOCHERA
Ronda S.p.A. MATS
Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna SOLIBAM, BAT4MED
Sinergie S.r.l. NMFRDISASTER
Spread European Safety GEIE AFTER
Stazione Zoologica A. Dohrn INCOMMET
Stato Maggiore Aeronautica ufcio Generale Spazio Aereo e Meteorologia MYOCEAN
Techint Compagnia Tecnica Internazionale S.p.A. MED-CSD
Tecnimont Kt Kinetics Technology S.p.A. MATS
Treviso Tecnologia Azienda Speciale per Innovazione Tecnologica della Camera di
Commercio di Treviso
TEMP
TXT e-solutions S.p.A. OPEN GARMENTS
Universit Ca' Foscari di Venezia PEGASO, MEDINA,
FORCE
562
Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore MYCORED, NEXTGEN
Universit degli studi della Basilicata LEDDRA
Universit degli studi della Tuscia FUME, DEPBAL2
Universit degli studi dell'Aquila NATIOMEM
Universit degli studi di Cagliari SEARCH
Universit degli studi di Catania LOWINPUTBREEDS
Universit degli studi di Ferrara INCONET-GCC,
EUNAM
Universit degli studi di Firenze 3D-COFORM
Universit degli studi di Genova PERPETUATE
Universit degli studi di Milano BIODESERT, ULIXES,
E-AGRI
Universit degli studi di Milano-Bicocca CONTROLLED
SYSTEMS, SIERA
Universit degli Studi di Napoli Federico II MYCORED,
SUSTAINMED, MAREX,
FOODSEG
Universit degli studi di Padova BIOBIO, NIKER, CLIMB,
AGORA
Universit degli studi di Pavia SHARE
Universit degli studi di Perugia SOLIBAM
Universit degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" ESTEEM,
BIOWALK4BIOFUELS,
MYCORED, CREAM
Universit degli studi di di Roma "Tor Vergata" LEISHDRUG
Universit degli studi di Sassari FUME
Universit degli studi di Teramo NEXTGEN
Universit degli studi di Torino PROBIOLIVES
Universit degli studi di Trento CLIMB, SIERA
Universit degli studi Roma Tre OPENAIR
Universit di Bologna RECOCAPE
Universit di Palermo MEDIRAS
Universit di Pisa SOLIBAM, THEBERA,
FAWIRA, THEBERA
563
Vivai Torsanlorenzo DEPBAL2
XiWrite Srl NUROMED
IVORY COAST
Universit d'Abobo-Adjam IWWA
JORDAN
Al-ahlyya Amman University MEDAR
Department of Antiquities SMOOHS, INDICATE
Hashemite University BIOWALK4BIOFUELS,
NARNIA, JORIEW
Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation EU-JORDANNET
Jordan University of Science and Technology JEWEL
Jordanian Universities Network (JUNet) EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT,
LINKSCEEM-2
Kawar Energy Ltd Co. LLC NATIOMEM
King Hussein Cancer Center KHCCBIO
National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension WASSERMED
National Energy Research Center RESSOL-MEDBUILD,
MED-CSD,
J-ERACenter
Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) EU-JORDANNET
Regional Centre on Confict Prevention JAD-PBP
Royal Botanic Garden BOTERA
Royal Scientifc Society JOIN-MED, SHEMERA,
EU-JORDANNET, IJERA
Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) LINKSCEEM,
LINKSCEEM-2
The Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST) MIRA, EU-JORDANNET,
IJERA
University of Jordan WASSERMED,
SHEMERA, JOCHERA
Yarmouk University (YU) ULIXES
KAZAKHSTAN
Independent Expert Consulting Board to Promote Scientifc Research Activity in
Kazakhstan
BIO CIRCLE, BIO
CIRCLE 2
564
KENYA
AFREPREN/FWD Energy, Environment and Development Network for Africa SUSTAINERGYNET
African Conservation Tillage Network CA2AFRICA
Egerton University CLARA
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre DEWFORA
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) AFROMAISON
International Livestock Research Institute ICONZ, AGRICAB,
ANIMALCHANGE
Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources E-AGRI, AGRICAB
Ministry of Science and Technology CAAST-NET,
IST-AFRICA 2010 11,
PAERIP, ERAFRICA
Pharmacy and Poisons Board, Ministry of Health MONITORING
MEDICINES
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development GARNET-E, AGRICAB
KOREA
Institut Pasteur Korea LEISHDRUG
KUWAIT
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences INCONET GCC
LATVIA
Latvijas universitte MYOCEAN
Latvijas Zintnes padomes HEALTH-NCP-NET
Rgas Tehnisks universittes BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
Starptautisk Lietis optikas biedrba The International Society for Applied Optics IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
LEBANON
American University of Beirut (AUB) STEMAPL, CREAM,
MAREX, SED, CEES
Arab Open University (AOU) MIRA
Association Libanaise pour la Matrise de l'Energie et de l'Environnement (ALMEE) RESSOL-MEDBUILD
Berytech Foundation LEBIN
Debbane Freres SAL SIRRIMED
565
Litani River Authority SIRRIMED
Ministry of Agriculture AQUAMED
National Council for Scientifc Research (CNRS) MIRA, JOIN-MED,
INCAM
Universit Saint-Joseph SHEMERA, LEBIN
University of Balamand MEDAR, PEGASO
LESOTHO
Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11
LITHUANIA
Aplinkos apsaugos agentra MYOCEAN
Lietuvos sveikatos moksl universiteto FOODSEG
Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas X-NOISE EV
LUXEMBOURG
Innoveo Consulting BOTERA
Intrasof International SA CASSANDRA
Luxinnovation GIE IDEALIST2011
Ministre d'tat IRMA
SES Astra TechCom SA IRMA
Technologies sans frontieres ASBL IRMA
Universit du Luxembourg IRMA
MADAGASCAR
Direction of Research, Ministry of National Education and Scientifc Research
(DR-MENRS)
CAAST-NET
University of Antananarivo AFTER
MALAYSIA
Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman College SED
MALI
Centre d'Appui la Recherche et la Formation GIE FEMHEALTH
Coordination Nationale des Organisations Paysannes du Mali Association SOLIBAM
Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER) EAU4FOOD
566
Laboratoire Central Veterinaire ICONZ
Universit de Bamako AFRICA BUILD
MALTA
Integrated Resource Management (IRM) Co. Ltd SIRIUS
Malta Council for Science and Technology HEALTH-NCP-NET,
MIRA, IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
Universit t Malta MYOCEAN,
EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT
MAURITIUS
National Computer Board NCB IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11
MEXICO
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maz y Trigo Int. MYCORED, CA2AFRICA
Colegio de Postgraduados SIRIUS
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologa (CONACYT) INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP) MASCOT
Instituto Tecnolgico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
Servicios de Estudios en Ingeniera y Sistemas S.A. de C.V. SIRIUS
Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico (UNAM) BIO CIRCLE, BIO
CIRCLE 2
MOLDOVA
Institutul de Dezvoltare a Societii Informaionale (IDSI) IDEALIST2014
MONTENEGRO
Ministarstvo prosvjete i nauke MIRA, IDEALIST2011
Seizmoloki Zavod Crne Gore SHARE
MOROCCO
ACRI tudes et Conseil MEDINA
Association du Centre Marocain de Production Propre BAT4MED
Agence Nationale de Rglementation des Tlcommunications IRMA
Center for Development of Renewable Energies (CDER) MED-CSD
567
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rabat HOMITB
Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifque et Technique EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT,
NO BUG, MIRA, M2ERA
Centre Rgional Africain des Sciences et Technologies de l'Espace GEONETCAB
Centre Royal de Tldtection Spatiale IRMA, GARNET-E
cole Nationale d'Agriculture de Mekns E-SOTER, SUSTAINMED
cole Nationale d'Architecture NIKER
cole Nationale Forestire d'Ingnieurs AGORA
Institut Agronomique et Vtrinaire Hassan II DEWFORA, LEDDRA,
ARIMNET, BIO CIRCLE
2, ICONZ, PARAVAC,
SWUP-MED, SIRRIMED,
OH-NEXTGEN
Institut Marocain des Relations Internationales MEDPRO
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique E-SOTER, E-AGRI ,
CA2AFRICA, NEXTGEN
Institut National de Recherche Halieutique (INRH) CARBOCHANGE,
MEDSEA, AQUAMED,
CREAM, TXOTX,
MYOCEAN, PERSEUS
Institut National d'Hygiene EUMEDNETVSTB
Institut Pasteur du Maroc EUNAM, EPACUTE
Ministre de la Sant Royaume du Maroc FEMHEALTH
Moroccan Pharmacovigilance Centre MONITORING
MEDICINES
Ofce National de l'Eau potable MED-CSD, CLARA
Ofce National de l'Electricit COMET, NACIR
Ofce National des Hydrocarbures et des mines COMET
Secrtariat d'tat auprs du Ministre de l'Energie, des Mines, de l'Eau
et de l'Environnement, charg de l'Eau et de l'Environnement
FUME
Socit Arabe pour les Investissements Agricoles S.a.r.l. (Sapiama) SIRRIMED
Universit Abdelmalek Essaadi (UAE) NEUROMED
Universit Cadi Ayyad CONTROLLED
SYSTEMS,
WATERBIOTECH,
SEARCH
Universit Hassan II An Chock Casablanca ULIXES
568
Universit Hassan II Mohammedia Casablanca SHEMERA
Universit Mohammed Premier (UMP) COMET
Universit Mohammed V Agdal cole Mohammadia d'Ingnieurs (EMI) ESTEEM
Universit Mohammed V Souissi JOIN-MED, MEDAR
Universit Moulay Ismail TRANS-NET
Universit Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah MIRAGE, MAP2ERA,
MoICT
University Mohammed V Agdal PEGASO, COMET,
EUMAGINE
MOZAMBIQUE
Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia AGRICAB
Unidade Tcnica de Implementao da Poltica de Informtica IRMA,
IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane ICONZ, DEWFORA,
EAU4FOOD, AGRICAB
NAMIBIA
Ministry of Education IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11
NETHERLANDS
Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) PARAVAC
Altenburg & Wymenga ecologisch onderzoek B.V. AFROMAISON
Ambulancezorg Nederland NMFRDISASTER
BodyKnit v.o.f. NO BUG
Boondoggle B.V. OPEN GARMENTS
Brabant Water N.V. CAPWA
Cisco Systems International B.V. IRMA
ECT Participations B.V. CASSANDRA
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam CASSANDRA
IBM Nederland N.V. CASSANDRA
Institut de Slection Animale B.V. LOWINPUTBREEDS
Institute for Pig Genetics B.V. LOWINPUTBREEDS
KEMA Nederland B.V. CAPWA
569
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) MYOCEAN
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW) MEDPRO
Korps Landelijke Politiediensten (KLPD) CASSANDRA
Louis Bolk Instituut LOWINPUTBREEDS
MetaMeta Research B.V. WAHARA
Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie HEALTH-NCP-NET,
IDEALIST2011
Ministerie van Financin Directoraat-generaal Belastingdienst CASSANDRA
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO) OPEN GARMENTS,
CASSANDRA
Portbase B.V. CASSANDRA
Provimi Holding B.V ANIMALCHANGE
Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) MYCORED
Seacon Venlo Expeditie B.V. CASSANDRA
SenterNovem BIO CIRCLE,
IDEALIST2011
Stichting 3D Environmental Change LEDDRA
Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum Amsterdam (SARA) LINKSCEEM
Stichting Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI) FIRESENSE
Stichting Deltares DEWFORA
Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (DLO) E-SOTER,
LOWINPUTBREEDS,
MIRAGE, MYCORED,
BIOBIO, PRO-EEL,
EAU4FOOD, WAHARA,
ANIMALCHANGE,
E-AGRI, AGRICAB
Stichting Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut SPHINX
Stichting International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) E-SOTER
Stichting Katholieke Universiteit Brabant Universiteit van Tilburg IRMA
Stichting Kenniscentrum Papier en Karton CAPWA
Stichting Koninklijk Nederlands instituut voor Zeeonderzoek (NIOZ) CARBOCHANGE
Stichting Lareb MONITORING
MEDICINES
Stichting Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium (NLR) OPENAIR, X-NOISE EV
570
Stichting Wetlands International DEWFORA,
AFROMAISON
Technische universiteit Delf CASSANDRA
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven CLIMATE FOR CULTURE,
SED
To70 B.V. X-NOISE EV
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education DEWFORA
Universiteit Leiden PRO-EEL, DEEP
Universiteit Twente GARNET-E,
GEONETCAB, CAPWA,
AGRICAB
Universiteit Utrecht MEDAR, COMET,
SEARCH
Universiteit van Amsterdam V-MUST.NET
Vereniging voor Christelijk Hoger Onderwijs, Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
en Patientenzorg
SIRRIMED
V.O.F. Max Juwelier & Edelsmederij OPEN GARMENTS
Wageningen Universiteit E-SOTER, VEG-I-TRADE,
PRO-EEL, CA2AFRICA,
WAHARA
NEW ZELAND
AgResearch Limited ANIMALCHANGE,
LOWINPUTBREEDS
Euro Research Support Limited BIO CIRCLE 2
NIGER
Basel Convention Regional Coordinating Centre for Africa for Training and Technology IWWA
Centre Rgional AGRHYMET AGRICAB
NIGERIA
Environmental Law Research Institute (ELRI) IWWA
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) MYCORED
National Ofce for Technology Acquisition and Promotion Act CAAST-NET
National Veterinary research institute ICONZ
Regional Centre for Training in Aerial Surveys GARNET-E
571
NORWAY
A.L. Gartnerhallen VEG-I-TRADE
Havforskningsinstituttet MYOCEAN, PRO-EEL
Institutt for Fredsforskning Stifelse CLICO, EUMAGINE
Meteorologisk institutt CITYZEN, MYOCEAN
Nofma Marin AS PRO-EEL
Nofma Mat AS FOODSEG
Norges forskningsrd IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD, CAAST-NET
Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU) PRO-EEL
Norges Veterinrhgskole VEG-I-TRADE
Norsk Institutt for Lufforskning (NILu) CITYZEN
Norsk Institutt for Skog og landskap BIOBIO
Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning (NIVA) MYOCEAN,
VEG-I-TRADE
Stifelsen Nansen Senter for Fjernmling MYOCEAN,
CARBOCHANGE
Stifelsen Norsar SHARE
Uni Research AS CARBOCHANGE
Universitet for Milj- og Biovitenskap (UMB) CHIBIO
Universitetet i Bergen Organisasjonsedd CARBOCHANGE
Universitetet i Oslo CITYZEN
Veterinrinstituttet National Veterinary Institute VEG-I-TRADE
OMAN
The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates INCONET-GCC
The Research Council INCONET-GCC
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITIES
Al-Quds University NMFRDISASTER,
DEBPAL2
Applied Research Institute Jerusalem OLITREVA
572
Birzeit University MEDCHAMPS, MEDAR,
SHEMERA, SIERA
Islamic University of Gaza CLIMB
Ministry of Education and Higher Education MIRA
Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) MEDPRO
Palestine Technical University Kadoorie (PTUK) PERA
Palestinian Energy and Environment Research Center MED-CSD
Palestinian Hydrology Group CLICO
Riwaq Center For Architectural Conservation SMOOHS
PERU
Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca PARAVAC
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) RAPSODI
PHILIPPINES
The Zuellig Foundation Inc. MONITORING
MEDECINES
POLAND
BioVico Sp. z o.o. MAREX
CASE Centrum Analiz Spoeczno-Ekonomicznych Fundacja Naukowa MEDPRO
Centrum Bada Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk GEONETCAB
Fartpol II. Jan Sniegocki OPEN GARMENTS
GEA Technika Cieplna Sp.z o.o. SOLUGAS
Instytut Katalizy i Fizykochemii Powierzchni Polska Akademia Nauk SMOOHS
Instytut Lotnictwa X-NOISE EV
Instytut Morski w Gdasku MYOCEAN
Instytut Podstawowych Problemw Techniki Polskiej Akademii Nauk HEALTH-NCP-NET,
IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
Instytut uprawy, Nawoenia i Gleboznawstwa Pastwowy Instytut Badawczy (IuNG-
PIB)
FOODSEG
Microtech International S.A. OPENAIR
Radon Jan Engineering. Consulting & Sofware Development CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
uniwersytet Gdaski MAREX
573
PORTUGAL
Agncia de Inovao Inovao Empresarial e Transferncia de Tecnologia SA HEALTH-NCP-NET,
IDEALIST2011
Administrao dos Portos de Setbal e Sesimbra SA (APSS) CASSANDRA
Associao de Produtores de Azeite da Beira Interior PROBIOLIVES
Associao Txtil e Vesturio de Portugal TEMP
Centro Tecnolgico das Indstrias Txtil e do Vesturio de Portugal (CITEVE) TEMP
Edisof Empresa de Servios e Desenvolvimento de Sofware SA MYOCEAN,
GARNET-E
EDP Gesto da Produo de Energia SA COMET
Escola Superior Agrria de Coimbra (ESAC) SOLIBAM
Fertiprado Sementes e nutrientes Lda ANIMALCHANGE
Fundao da Faculdade de Ciencias (FCT) Universidade de Lisboa FUME
Fundao da Faculdade de Cincias e Tecnologia (FCT) Universidade Nova de Lisboa
(UNL)
COMET, SIRIUS, SIERA
Fundao para a Cincia e a Tecnologia (FCT) MIRA, CAAST-NET,
ARIMNET,
ERAFRICA
Galp Energia SA COMET
Gmvis Skysof SA CASSANDRA
IMAR Instituto do Mar MIRAGE, EAMNET
Instituto de Tecnologia Qumica Universidade Nova de Lisboa SWUP-MED,
SOLIBAM
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovao (INETI) COMET
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biolgicos I.P. (INRB) PROBIOLIVES
Instituto Superior de Agronomia FUME, AGORA
Instituto Superior Tcnico MYOCEAN, SHARE,
X-NOISE EV
Laboratrio Nacional de Engenharia Civil SHARE
Monumenta Conservao e Restauro do Patrimnio Arquitectnico Lda NIKER
PROBEIRA Produtos Alimentares da Beira Lda. PROBIOLIVES
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovao, Consultoria Empresarial e Fomento da Inovao SA MASCOT
Tejo Energia SA COMET
UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias PROBE-IT
574
Universidade Catlica Portuguesa (UCP) AFTER
Universidade de vora COMET
Universidade do Minho ICONZ, NIKER
Universidade do Porto DEWFORA
QATAR
Qatar University INCONET-GCC
ROMANIA
Autoritatea Nationala pentru Cercetare Stiintifca (ANCS) HEALTH-NCP-NET
Institute of Agriculture Economics SIRIUS
Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu" Romanian Academy RAMSES
Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Imbunatatiri
Funciare I.N.C.D.I.F. "Ispif" Bucureti
SIRIUS
Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Delta Dunarii PEGASO
Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare n Informatic ICI Bucureti IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
Institutul National de Cercetare Marina "Grigore Antipa" CREAM
Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Biologie i Nutriie Animal FOODSEG
Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Fizica Pmntului SHARE
Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare Turbomotoare COMOTI OPENAIR, X-NOISE EV
National Institute for Marine Research and Development MYOCEAN
S.C. Ro Challenges S.R.L. NO BUG
S.C. Aerostar SA OPENAIR
Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" CONTROLLED
SYSTEMS
universitatea Dunrea de Jos din Galai FOODSEG
universitatea Tehnic din Cluj-Napoca Adm-ERA
RUSSIA
A.N.Bakh Institute of Biochemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences MYCORED
Andreyev Acoustics Institute OPENAIR
Federal State Unitary Enterprise the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute Named
afer Prof. N.E. Zhukovsky
X-NOISE EV OPENAIR
575
Institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences Joint Institute for High Temperatures RAS
(IVTAN)
OPENAIR
Institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry
of RAS
BIO CIRCLE,
BIO CIRCLE 2
Russian Federal Research Institute of Fishery and Oceanography (VNIRO) CREAM
Scientifc foundation Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre MYOCEAN
State University Higher School of Economics INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD, SEARCH
RWANDA
Ministry of Education Rwanda CAAST-NET
Ministry in the President's Ofce in charge of Information and Communication Technology CAAST-NET,
IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11
SAUDI ARABIA
King Saud University CASST-NET,
WATERBIOTECH
SENEGAL
Association Afrique Agro Export (AAFEX) AFTER
Centre de Suivi Ecologique IRMA, AGRICAB
Conseil Rgional de Matam IWWA
cole Inter-tats des Sciences et Mdecine Vtrinaires de Dakar (EISMV) OH-NEXTGEN
ENDA Tiers Monde IWWA
Institut africain de gestion urbaine IWWA
Institut Sngalais de recherche agricole ANIMALCHANGE
Ministre de la Recherche scientifque CAAST-NET,
IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11
Universit Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar EUMAGINE, AFTER,
WATERBIOTECH
SERBIA
Faculty of Agriculture University of Belgrade VEG-I-TRADE
Institute for Food Technology University of Novi Sad (FINS) FOODSEG
Mainski fakultet Univerziteta u Niu JORIEW
SEYCHELLES
Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) TXOTX
576
SLOVAKIA
Slovensk technick univerzita v Bratislave IDEALIST2011
Vskumn stav potravinrsky Food Research Institute FOODSEG
SLOVENIA
AAS Avtorska agencija za Slovenijo d.o.o. INDICATE
Gradbeni intitut ZRMK d.o.o. CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
PERPETUATE
Intitut Joef Stefan (IJS) IDEALIST2011
Nacionalni intitut za biologijo (NIB) MYOCEAN
Univerza v Ljubljani LOWINPUTBREEDS,
CLIMATE FOR CULTURE,
PERPETUATE, MAREX,
FOODSEG
SOUTH AFRICA
African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) GARNET-E
Agricultural Research Council (ARC) PARAVAC
Council for Scientifc and Industrial Research (CSIR) IRMA, BIO CIRCLE,
GARNET-E,
GEONETCAB, VEG-
I-TRADE, AFTER,
CARBOCHANGE,
DEWFORA, EAU4FOOD,
AGRICAB
Department of Science and Technology CAAST-NET,
INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD,
IST-AFRICA 2010 11,
PAERIP, BIO CIRCLE 2,
ERAFRICA
EIS-AFRICA, A network for the co-operative management of Environmental Information GARNET-E
Infuential Inputs cc IWWA
Institute of Natural Resources Association AFROMAISON
Research Research (Africa)(Pty) Ltd CAAST-NET
Sappi Ltd CAPWA
South African Medical Research Council MYCORED
South African National Biodiversity Institute FUME
Stellenbosch University ICONZ, EAU4FOOD
577
TechnoScene (Pty) Ltd PAERIP
Umgeni Water NATIOMEM
Umvoto Africa (pty) ltd GEONETCAB
University of Cape Town (UCT) EAMNET
University of KwaZulu-Natal AFROMAISON
University of Pretoria VEG-I-TRADE,
ANIMALCHANGE, OH-
NEXTGEN
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg MASCOT
Water Research Commission CLARA
WR Nyabeze and Associates DEWFORA
SPAIN
Abengoa Solar New Technologies, S.A. SOLUGAS
Acciona Infraestructuras S.A. CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Agencia de Residuos de Catalua BAT4MED
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientfcas (CSIC) MIRA, LEISHDRUG,
PROBIOLIVES, LEDDRA,
FUME, VEG-I-TRADE,
SOLIBAM, SIRRIMED,
SUSTAINMED,
CA2AFRICA,
CARBOCHANGE,
MEDSEA, EAU4FOOD,
CREAM, ULIXES,
SUWARESA, MIRAGE,
MYOCEAN
Agrovegetal S.A. SOLIBAM
Androme Ibrica S.L. OPEN GARMENTS
Anotec Consulting S.L. X-NOISE EV
Asociacin de Exportadores e Industriales de Aceituna de Mesa (ASEMESA) PROBIOLIVES
Asociacin de Fabricantes de Riego Espaoles (AFRE) SIRRIMED
Asociacin NGVA Europe BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
Atos Origin Sociedad Annima Espaola CASSANDRA
Bioazul S.L. IWWA, CLARA,
WATERBIOTECH
Centro de Investigacin Ecolgica y Aplicaciones Forestales (CREAF) CLICO
578
Centro de Investigaciones Energticas, Medioambientales y Tecnolgicas (CIEMAT) COMET
Centre de Noves Tecnologies i Processos Alimentaris FAWIRA
Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnolgico Industrial HEALTH-NCP-NET,
IDEALIST2011
ClearWater Tec S.L. MEDIRAS
Contariego S.L. VEG-I-TRADE
Deimos Imaging S.L. AGRICAB
Diputacin de Alicante SIRIUS
Endesa Generacin S.A. COMET
Euroespes Bioetcnologia S.A. MAREX
Euro-Mediterranean Irrigators Community SIRRIMED
Fundaci Centre d' Iniciatives i Recerques Europees a la Mediterrnia (CIREM) SHEMERA
Fundaci CTM Centre Tecnolgic PERA, CB-WR-MED,
MoICT
Fundaci Privada Institut Catal de Cincies del Clima (IC3) CLIM-RUN
Fundaci Privada Centre de Regulaci Genmica LEISHDRUG
Fundaci Privada i2cat Internet I Innovaci Digital a Catalunya INDICATE
Fundaci Privada International Tree Nut MYCORED
Fundacin AZTI AZTI Fundazioa TXOTX
Fundacin Centro de Estudios Ambientales del Mediterrneo (CEAM) FUME
Fundacin Comunidad Valenciana Regin Europea CB-WR-MED
Fundacin Gaiker IWWA, FOODSEG
Fundacin para el Conocimiento Madrimasd MIRA
Fundacin para la Investigacin Mdica Aplicada (FIMA) HEPACUTE
Fundacin Rioja Salud NMFRDISASTER
Fundacin Tecnalia Research & Innovation RECOCAPE, JOCHERA
Fundacin Zaragoza Logistics Center CASSANDRA
Gas Natural SDG S.A. CAPWA
Industria de Turbo Propulsores S. A. OPENAIR
Instituto Andaluz de Tecnologia BAT4MED
Instituto Aragons de Ciencias de la Salud EUMEDNETVSTB
579
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) RAPSODI, HEALTH-
NCP-NET
Instituto de Sistemas Fotovoltaicos de Concentracin (ISFOC) S.A. NACIR
Instituto Espaol de Oceanografa CREAM
Instituto Europeo del Mediterraneo Consorcio MEDPRO, SEARCH
Instituto Geolgico y Minero de Espaa COMET
Instituto Nacional de Investigacin y Tecnologa Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) ARIMNET
Instituto Tecnolgico de Canarias MEDIRAS
International Association of Science Parks (IASP) INCONET-GCC
Isofotn S.A. NACIR
Jolca S.A. PROBIOLIVES
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza International Centre for Advanced
Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
FUME, DEWFORA,
CREAM
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacin (MICINN) MIRA, CAAST-NET,
ERAFRICA
Nadrec S.A. SOWAEUMED
Pigture Iberica S.L. LOWINPUTBREEDS
PortIC Barcelona S.A. CASSANDRA
Puertos del Estado MYOCEAN
SAMUR Proteccin Civil Ayuntamiento de Madrid NMFRDISASTER
SAT 9855 Primafor VEG-I-TRADE
Sociedad Espaola de Arqueologa Virtual (SEAV) V-MUST.NET
Starlab Barcelona S.L. MYOCEAN
Tecnologa y Servicios Agrarios, S.A. FUME
Trakteplan S.L. ESTEEM
Universidad de Alicante MAP2ERA, J-Eracenter
Universidad de Cantabria FUME, CLIM-RUN
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) FUME, SIRIUS
Universidad de Crdoba SIRRIMED, PARAVAC
Universidad de Extremadura (UEX) BIOBIO, OLITREVA
Universidad de La Laguna MAREX
580
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria CARBOCHANGE
Universidad de Lrida Universitat de Lleida MYCORED
Universidad de Murcia MIRAGE, J-Eracenter
Universidad de Navarra ICONZ
Universidad Pablo de Olavide PEGASO, MEDINA
Universidad Politcnica de Cartagena SIRRIMED
Universidad Politcnica de Madrid NACIR, OPENAIR,
WASSERMED,
MEDPRO, DEWFORA,
ANIMALCHANGE,
AFRICA BUILD
Universidad Politcnica de Valncia SUSTAINMED, PRO-
EEL, NUROMED,
SIRIUS
Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona PEGASO, CLICO,
SOWAEUMED,
MEDSEA, MEDINA,
SUDSOE
Universitat de Barcelona MIRAGE, SEARCH
Universitat de Valncia LEDDRA
Universitat Politcnica de Catalunya (UPC) NIKER, WATERBIOTECH
Universitat Pompeu Fabra LEISHDRUG
Vega mayor S.L. VEG-I-TRADE
Virtualware 2007 S.A. V-MUST.NET
SRI LANKA
International Water Management Institute IWMI EAU4FOOD,
AFROMAISON,
WATERBIOTECH
SUDAN
Dinder Center for Environmental Research Limited DEWFORA
SWEDEN
Chalmers tekniska hgskola AB OPENAIR
Creo Dynamics AB X-NOISE EV
Gteborgs universitet CARBOCHANGE
Hafcourt Limited CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
581
Hgskolan p Gotland CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
Imego AB MAREX
Isconova AB PARAVAC
Karolinska Institutet HOMITB, ICONZ, OH-
NEXTGEN, OPENAIR,
SOWAEUMED
KTH Royal Institute of Technology SUDSOE
Lunds universitet JAD-PBP, FUME,
EUNAM, V-MUST.NET
Medical Products Agency MONITORING
MEDICINES
Scandinavian GtS AB BIOWALK4BIOFUELS
Statens Veterinaermedicinska Anstalt (SVA) FOODSEG
Stifelsen Hgskolan i Jnkping INCONET-GCC
Stifelsen WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring MONITORING
MEDICINES
Stockholms universitet HOMITB, TXOTX
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet IWWA
Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) MYOCEAN, SIRIUS
The National Land Survey of Sweden GARNET-E
Uppsala universitet JAD-PBP
Verket fr innovationssystem (Vinnova) CAAST-NET,
IDEALIST2011,
INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD
Volvo Aero Corporation AB OPENAIR
SWITZERLAND
Accelopment AG KHBCC
Applied genetics network LOWINPUTBREEDS
Council on Health Research for Development Association MASCOT
Cross-border Research Association CASSANDRA
DHL Management (Switzerland) Ltd CASSANDRA
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative Foundation (DNDi) LEISHDNAVAX
582
cole polytechnique fdrale de Lausanne (EPFL) OPENAIR, NEXTGEN,
X-NOISE EV
Eidgenssische Materialprfungs- und Forschungsanstalt IWWA
Eidgenssisches Volkswirtschafsdepartement BIOBIO, SOLIBAM,
ANIMALCHANGE
Eidgenssische Technische Hochschule Zrich LINKSCEEM, SHARE,
3D-COFORM, CLICO,
CARBOCHANGE
ERGOSFT AG OPEN GARMENTS
Forschungsinstitut fr Biologischen Landbau Stifung LOWINPUTBREEDS
Hospices cantonaux Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV) HEPACUTE
Schweizer Braunviehzuchtverband LOWINPUTBREEDS
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Frderung der wissenschaflichen Forschung ERAFRICA
Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut ICONZ, OH-NEXTGEN
SCIPROM SARL VEG-I-TRADE
Swissgenetics LOWINPUTBREEDS
Turbomach SA SOLUGAS
Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature et des ses ressources (UICN) PEGASO, MEDINA
Universitt Bern CARBOCHANGE
Universitt Zrich PARAVAC
Universit de Genve PEGASO, HEPACUTE,
AFROMAISON, AFRICA
BUILD
Verein Euresearch IDEALIST2011,
IDEALIST2014
World Health Organization (WHO) MONITORING
MEDICINES, AFRICA
BUILD
SYRIA
Al-Baath University BIONEXGEN
Aleppo University SHEMERA
Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology JOIN-MED,
EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT
ICARDA International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas SWUP-MED,
CA2AFRICA, SOLIBAM
583
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform SUWARESA,
SUSTAINMED
Syrian Society against Cancer MEDCHAMPS
TANZANIA
National Institute for Medical Research MASCOT
Sokoine University of Agriculture ICONZ
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology IST-AFRICA 2010 - 11
Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute TXOTX
University of Dar es Salaam TXOTX, EAMNET
THAILAND
Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) INCONTACT-ONE
WORLD,
BIO CIRCLE
TUNISIA
Tunis Carthage University SHEMERA
Centre de Biotechnologie Borj Cedria BIO CIRCLE 2
Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax (CBS) CLARA, BIONEXGEN,
BIOPROTECH
Centre de Calcul El-Khawarizmi EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT
Centre des Recherches et des Technologies de l'Energie ETRERA
Centre de Recherches et des Technologies des Eaux (CERTE) CLIMB, CB-WR-MED,
IRSES
Centre d'tudes et recherches prospectives EUNAM
Centre International des Technologies de l'Environnement de Tunis (CITET) WATERBIOTECH,
BAT4MED
Centre National de l'Informatique (CNI) JOIN-MED
Ecole Nationale de Mdecine Vtrinaire PARAVAC
Ecole Suprieure des Communications de Tunis FIRESENS
Ecole Nationale d'Ingnieurs de Tunis (ENIT) CAPWA
Hpital d'enfants de Tunis DEEP
Institut des rgions arides WAHARA
Hpital Farhat Hached de Sousse MASCOT
584
Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie WASSERMED,
SUSTAINMED
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie (INRAT) ANIMALCHANGE,
LOWINPUTBREEDS
Institut National de Recherches en Gnie Rural, Eaux et Forts (INRGREF) FUME, BIOBIO, AGORA,
EAU4FOOD
Institut National de la Sant Publique MEDCHAMPS
Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM) AQUAMED, CREAM,
PRO-EEL, INCOMMET
Institut Pasteur de Tunis LEISHDNAVAX,
LEISHDRUG,
RASPODI, SPHINX,
EUMEDNETVSTB, GM_
NCD_inco, VCVCL
Institut Tunisien de la Comptitivit et des tudes Quantitatives (ITCEQ) MEDPRO
Institution de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Suprieur Agricoles (IRESA) ARIMNET
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology AFRICA BUILD
Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) AGRICAB,
AFROMAISON
Sfax University MEDSEA
Socit d'Assistance et de Ravitaillement Ofshore en Tunisie
(SAROST SA)
PERSEUS
solar23 Tunisie Srl MEDIRAS
STE plat-forme industrielle de confection platico Srl OPEN GARMENTS
Socit d'Ingnierie pour le Dveloppement Economique et Social ESTEEM
Universit de Tunis CLIM-RUN, ULIXED,
BIODESERT
Universit Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah MIRAGE
TURKEY
Akdeniz Ky Vakf PEGASO
Akdeniz niversitesi SUSTAINMED
Anadolu niversitesi FOODSEG
Bilkent niversitesi FIRESENSE
Boazii niversitesi SHARE, FIRESENSE
Dokuz Eyll niversitesi MEDCHAMPS
585
EA-TEK Uluslararasi Arastirma Gelistirme Muhendislik Yazilim ve Danismanlik Limited
irketi
SIRIUS
Ege niversitesi MAREX CREAM
Gazi niversitesi NIKER
Gebze Yksek Teknoloji Enstits (GYTE) CLIMB
stanbul Teknik niversitesi DARECLIMED
SHEMERA
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Karadeniz Teknik niversitesi AGORA
Ko University TRANS-NET EUMAGINE
Middle East Technical University (METU) MYOCEAN SHARE
CITYZEN, JOCHERA
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Afairs, General Directorate of Agricultural Researches,
Pistachio Research Institute
AQUAMED
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Afairs ARIMNET
Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Southwest Anatolia Forest Research Institute FUME
Pamukkale Universitesi SED
Permanent Secretariat of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against
Pollution
PEGASO
Titan Bina Elektronik Sistemleri Teknoloji Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited irketi FIRESENSE
Tbitak Marmara Research Center (TUBITAK) MYCORED
Trkiye Bilimler Akademisi (TBA) MIRA
Trkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Aratrma Kurumu MIRA CAAST-NET
IDEALIST2011
IDEALIST2014SHERACA
EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT
ERAFRICA SEARCH
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Trksat uydu Haberleme ve Kablo TV letme A.. CEES
University of ukurova ukurova niversitesi SWUP-MED
Yeditepe niversitesi NUROMED
UGANDA
Makerere University ICONZ NEXTGEN
BIOBIO
586
Mountains of the Moon University LBG AFROMAISON
Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) CAAST-NET IST-AFRICA
2010 - 11
UKRAINE
Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University BIOBIO
Centre of Sociological Research EUMAGINE
Marine Hydrophysical Institute Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences MYOCEAN PEGASO
National Aviation University X-NOISE EV
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine BIO CIRCLE BIO
CIRCLE 2
Southern Scientifc Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography CREAM
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Higher Colleges of Technology INCONET-GCC
UNITED KINGDOM
Aberystwyth University BIOBIO
ANIMALCHANGE
Airbus Operations Limited OPENAIR X-NOISE EV
Association of Commonwealth Universities CAAST-NET PAERIP
Bangor University ULIXES
BAP Logistics Ltd CASSANDRA
Brunel University CEES SEARCH
Cardif university NEXTGEN
Cintec International Ltd. NIKER
CMC Associates Ltd. 3D-COFORM
Cranfeld university E-SOTER MYCORED
MATS
DMC International Imaging Limited GARNET-E
EFPC ( UK ) LTD IDEALIST2011
DEALIST2014
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MEDICINES
Europe for Business Ltd IJERA THEBERA PERA
CB-WR-MED
587
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Forum for agricultural research in Africa BIO CIRCLE BIO
CIRCLE 2
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) CASSANDRA
HR Wallingford Ltd MYOCEAN
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine TXOTX HEPACUTE
OPENAIR
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Jonathan Ashley-Smith CLIMATE FOR CULTURE
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LEISHDRUG
FEMHEALTH
Loughborough University Adm-ERA
Met Ofce MYOCEAN
CARBOCHANGE
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National Patient Safety Agency MONITORING
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MED MYOCEAN
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588
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MYOCEAN
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MEDCHAMPS
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589
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590
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This publication has been prepared on the occasion of the
"Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Research and Innovation:
An agenda for a renewed partnership" organised by the
European Commission, Directorate General for Research and
Innovation, in Barcelona on 2 and 3 April 2012. It includes all
the projects with participation of at least one partner from
the Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs) - Algeria, Egypt,
Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian administrated
areas, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia - which have been
supported under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
The projects are organised in eleven thematic chapters which
include collaborative research, networking, competence building,
infrastructure and mobility projects. A short description and a
list of all participating organisations and contact persons are
provided for each project. This publication should facilitate
networking and increase the dissemination of information
concerning research and innovation activities between the
European Union and the Mediterranean Partner Countries.
Project information
doi:10.2777/93669

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