CIRCLE-2 is a European Network of 34 institutions from 23 pan-European countries committed to fund research and share knowledge on climate adaptation and the promotion of long-term cooperation among national and regional climate change programmes.
4 years from 01/05/2010 to 01/04/2014
https://www.circle-era.eu
General aims
CIRCLE-2 is a European Network of 34 institutions from 23 pan-European countries committed to fund research and share knowledge on climate adaptation and the promotion of long-term cooperation among national and regional climate change programmes.
CIRCLE-2 is focused on the interface between Climate Change science and policy. Through the promotion of networking activities it aims to maximise the degree to which research outcomes address both national and European climate policy needs.
CMCC Role
CMCC leads DESIGN Work Package together with the Environment Agency Austria (EAA).
Activity
CIRCLE-2, coordinated by the Foundation of the Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University (FFCUL), pursues its visions and objectives through a flexible work plan made of 4 closely interlinked Work Packages:
- LEAD – to provide management and coordination, ensure communications, manage project risks, monitor progress and strategically guide the consortium towards the goals and objectives;
- DESIGN – to support a common research agenda and joint programming foresight activities helping to structure a common language and framework for policy relevant Adaptation research;
- FUND – to financially support Adaptation research though transnational joint calls and other joint initiatives contributing to a durable cooperation between European climate research programmes and their funders;
- SHARE – to make available existing knowledge on Adaptation and foster the production of research along identified needs contributing to the development of a European knowledge base on Climate Change.
Partners
- FFCUL - Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
- EAA - Umweltbundesamt GmbH
- FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology
- CMCC - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
- MEEDDM - Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Sea
- MICINN - Ministry of Science and Innovation
- SMHI - Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut
- KvK - Knowledge for Climate Research Programme
- AKA - The Academy of Finland
- SEPA - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA-I - Irish Environmental Protection Agency
- PT-DLR - German Aerospace Center - Project Management Agency Dep. "Environment, Culture, Sustainability"
- MKF - Mariolopoulos-Kanaginis Foundation for the Environmental Sciences
- FORMAS - The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
- MEW - Ministry of Environment and Water
- TUBITAK - Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- ETF - Estonian Science Foundation
- IME - Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection
- EVFH - Public Agency Flanders Hydraulics
- DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs