JPI Climate

Joint Programming InitiativeConnecting Climate Change Knowledge for Europe

Sanna SorvariFinnish Meteorological Institute

sanna.sorvari@fmi.fi

ERA - European Research Area

ERA building blocks – 5 initiatives

a) Single market for researchersb) Joint Programmingc) Research infrastructuresd) International S&T Cooperatione) Knowledge transfer and IP management

Policy behind JPI:

Science and Technology must contribute to solving majorsocietal challenges

Benefits not optimised due to fragmentation of publicresearch funding in the EU (over 90% of funds distributedat national level)

National research programmes have their place… but arenot equipped to tackle major European societal problemsby themselves

Joint Programming (JPI)

Definition of Joint Programming:

Member States engaging

• Voluntary and on the basis of variable geometry

• …in the definition, development and implementation ofcommon strategic research agendas

• …based on a common vision on how to address majorsocietal challenges

Joint Programming (JPI)

Joint Programming is not:

• it is not about asking for more power to theCommission

• it is not a new instrument of EC

• It will not involve Community funding a priori

However, EC is willing to support successful JPIs viadifferent funding schemes

Joint Programming (JPI) and European Commission

Joint Programming is a concept for Europeanresearch (funding) bodies

to develop common research strategies

JPIs are Member state driven

10 JPI initiatives launched

• Alzheimer and other Neurodegenerative Diseases (JPND)• Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE)• A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life• Cultural Heritage and Global Change: A New Challenge for

Europe• Urban Europe - Global Urban Challenges, Joint European

Solutions (JPI Urban)• Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe (JPI Climate)• More Years, Better Lives - The Potential and Challenges of

Demographic Change• Antimicrobial Resistance- The Microbial Challenge - An Emerging

Threat to Human Health• Water Challenges for a Changing World (JPI Water)• Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans (JPI Ocean)

Climate negotiations at Copenhagen (COP 15)

Climate change is a global grand challenge

Climate research in Europe

• Multitude of players:• 562 partners involved in FP7 projects in 2007-2010

• Considerable national research contributions:• EC-FP7: 141,7 M€ (2007-2010)• JPI members’ National RP: more than 200 M€ per year

• Predominantly natural-science based• Weak link between knowledge production and application

(science and decision-makers)

JPI Climate is a joint programming initiative thatintegrates European climate and climate changescience and connects them to efforts in Europe to beboth climate‐friendly (through mitigation) andclimate‐proof (through adaptation)

close critical knowledge gaps by connecting climatesystem, adaptation, mitigation, societal research

mediate between knowledge production andknowledge application

allow societal decisions on mitigation and adaptation,based on common European understanding

enable the European society to cope with climatechange and to take responsibility

support European climate policies by science basedglobal and regional scenarios

objectives

Added value

1. Enhanced societal relevance. The JPI Climate consolidate,strengthen and amplify current climate research,delivering knowledge for decision‐making at differentlevels.

2. Higher scientific quality. Intensified cooperation betweentop researchers from different countries with differentscientific traditions enhances innovation and scientificquality.

3. Long‐term continuity. An international collaborative long-term perspective provides more stability and continuity inEuropean research collaboration.

Added value (2)

4. Higher cost effectiveness. Avoiding fragmentationand duplication of research and usage of resourcesmore effectively by sharing and jointly developing newdata from observational networks and modelling, tools,methods and research infrastructure.

5. Stronger global position. A well‐coordinated JPIClimate can provide a competitive edge in the globalclimate change science arena. By providing strongscience support, it can also foster Europe’s role ininternational climate policy development.

• seeking climate predictability on decadaltimescale in Europe,

• developing science for climate services,

• understanding societal transformationas well as societal contexts of response strategies,

• developing advanced integrated assessmenttools for enhanced decision-makingon climate change mitigation and adaptation

Content

Strategic Research Agenda

4 Modules strongly connected through integrated policy questions

Integrated ClimateKnowledge andDecision Support

Services for SocietalInnovation

Moving towardsdecadal climate

predictions

Multi-Sectoral,multi-levelIntegration

Actionperspectives

Innovation

Stakeholderparticipation

Decision-makingtools

Climateservicesresearch

Sustainabletransformation

of society

Climate systemvariability User needs

ModelComparison

Understandingkey processes

Decadal + regio-nal predictability

Knowledgeintegration

Strategicplanning

Science-societyinterfaces

Communicationtools

Synergies andtrade-offs

Socio-ecologicalconstraints

Capacity ofresponse

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IMPLEMENTATION

The JPI Climate partners are committed todeliver the aims of the joint initiative by

pooling resources to implement jointactivities.

Europe – Countries

Denmark

Finland

Poland

France

Germany

Spain

Portugal

Greece

ItalyTurkey

Switzer/land

Austria

CzechRepublic

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Belarus

Ukraine

RomaniaHungary

Slovakia Moldova

Bulgaria

Russia

Ireland

Great Britain

Monte-negro

Serbia

SloveniaCroatiaBosnia/

Herze-govina

Mace-donia

Albania

Norway

Nether-lands

BelgiumLuxembourg

Sweden

Member Countries: 14 + EC

Observer Countries: 2

ObserverInstitutions: 4CIRCLE2,EEAECRANordForsk

JPI Climate Countries

Governance

Module related working groups

Representatives nominated by countries (scientists + fundingorganization reps)

WG1 “Moving towards reliable decadal prediction”Sylvie Joussaume (FR), Sanna Sorvari (FI)

WG2 “Researching and Advancing Climate Service development”Dagmar Bley (DE)

WG3 “Sustainable transformations of society in the face of climate change”Lisa Almesjö (SE), Sebastian Helgenberger (AT)

WG4 “Improving climate change decision‐making support methods and tool”Rob Swart (NL), Gregor Laumann (DE)

Towards Implementation - content:

• In Strategic Research Agenda (approved in 2011)short-, medium- and long-term activities weredefined

• In 2012 several Fast Track Activities launched as apart of implementation plan

• First implementation plan approved in 2013

Fast Track Activities (FTAs)

FTAs are the activities that started to operationalize the goals ofthe Strategic Research Agenda – towards the ImplementationPlan

Focus of FTAs:• synthesis of the state of knowledge, networks, communities

and activities in the four thematic area (modules) of the JPIClimate through scoping, mapping and foresight activities

• pilot activities to open up new research directions or to usecurrent opportunities to contribute to or build on alreadyongoing research activities and programmes

FTAs

Currently 13 FTAs are running

Tools of implementation

• Co-alignment of current existing research (ws,networking, etc)

• JPI Climate joint calls• International calls (e.g. Belmont forum, Russia, USA,

other non-EU countries)• Calls together with EC (H2020, ERA-NET)• EC funded Coordination and Support Action for

internal coordination• Streamlining of research funding policies

(international/European task sharing)

Funding pyramid

≈ 100* M€L2-Emergent Research

≈ 10* M€L3-International Research

≈ 1* M€L4-Coordination

CSA, JPI Climate Secretariat…

JPI Climatejoint calls

ERANet, H2020…

MS co-alignmenton common topics …

* Typical Money Unit

Some key instruments to develop

MS scientistsengagement

with highly visibleflagships

≈ 1000* M€L1-Basic Disciplinary Research

NationalThematic

Programs

NationalBlue Sky

Programs

EuropeanResearch

Actions

Europeancoordination

Typical incentive tools:

From idea to implementation -JPI Climate processes

M1-4 / WG1-4

Management Committee

1st GB meetingIP prioritizationMandate for scoping, establishing a Task Force,open for instruments

GB lead Task Force onscoping activity

2nd GB meetingReport from scoping, mandate to prepare theimplementation (e.g. in selected instrument)

Program committee/ TaskForce

DL for countries to express their commitment

Proposals on topics on different levelof integration

Collects the topics from Module, update IP

TAB

TAB

1st Joint Call 2013

Out of 13 FTAs, 2 themes were selected for first jointCall for 2013, annual calls afterwards based on SRA andFTAs

1. Russian Arctic – Boreal systems: FTA Changingcryosphere in the climate system ‐ from observationto climate modelling (BE, DK, FI, FR, UK, SE, NO)

2. Societal dimensions and transformations coversseveral Module 3 FTA outcomes (AT, BE, DE, DK, FI,FR, IE, NL, NO, SL, SE, UK)

Call is a virtual common pot, total 11,5 M€ funding

Joint Call 2013 timelines

• Pre-proposal submission date 29 November 2013• Invitation to submit full proposals: 14 February 2014• Full proposal deadline (only for successful 1st stage

applicants): 28 March 2014, noon CET• Funding decision announced: Summer 2014• Start of projects: Fall 2014

ERA-NET

H2020 WP on Climate action, environment, resourceefficiency and raw materials

A3 CALL – Growing a low carbon, resource efficienteconomy with a sustainable supply of raw materials

Fighting and adopting to climate change

H2020_SC5_1 and SC5_2 2014/2015: Climate Services forEurope and globally

a) High resolution Earth System Modelsb) ERANET for science supporting Climate Services

ERA-NET Cofund instrument

• The ERA-NET instrument under Horizon 2020 is designed to supportpublic-public partnerships in their preparation, establishment ofnetworking structures, design, implementation and coordination ofjoint activities as well as topping up of single joint calls and ofactions of a transnational nature.

• The ERA-NET under Horizon 2020 merges the former ERA-NET andERA-NET Plus into a single instrument with the central andcompulsory element of implementing one substantial call withtop-up funding from the Commission. This aims at increasingsubstantially the share of funding that Member States dedicatejointly to challenge driven research and innovation agendas.

• EC contribution: up to 33% funding, Member states 67%

EC reserved 25€ for the ERANET for Climate services > aim to collect50 - 75M€ pot from Member states

ERA-Net Cofund - How it works?

• EC opens ERA-Net Climate Service (SC5_2) call in2015 for Member State funding agencies (JPIClimate members + other interested countries)

• In 2016, JPI Climate will launch a Climate service callto researchers

• JPI Climate Task Force has been established tofinalise the EC H2020 call text, to decide the fundingmodel and to collect commitments from thecountries

• The call text and financial estimations are needed by21 March 2014

Funding models

Two options:1) One Consortium with countries to choose either

“only cash” or “only in-kind”- a strong governance but weak total budget

2) Two Consortia, one “only cash” (for fundingagencies) and other “only in-kind” (for researchperforming agencies)

- a strong total budget but weak governance

Countries need to decide right now

Sub call of: H2020-SC5-2014-2015

Publication date 2013-12-11Deadline Date2015-03-10 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Total Call Budget €120,000,000Topic: ERA for Climate Services SC5-02-2015 ScopeProposals should pool the necessary financial resources from the participating national (or regional) research programmes with aview to implementing a joint call for proposals with EU co-funding to develop better tools, methods and standards on how toproduce and use reliable data, new sets of projections and impact indicators relevant for users’ needs and capabilities. These arerequired by users to assess impacts of and adaptation responses to future climate variability and extreme conditions for specificregions, sectors and relevant time periods (seasonal-to-decadal) at regional and local scale. This should also include considerationof specific requests for services and multi-drivers risk analyses, which require an inter- and trans-disciplinary two-way dialoguebetween scientists, information providers and end-users. Links with international climate service initiatives should be established.

Proposals should promote a wide representation of EU Member States.Expected impactFacilitate climate-smart public and private decision-making thereby reducing the impact of climate related hazards and promotingclimate-proof management of European resources. Strengthened European integration through more effective exchange andtransfer of climate-related knowledge across the EU. Support to the development and widening of the Joint ProgrammingInitiative on Climate. Scientific support to the development of Copernicus operational activities and ClimateAdapt web portal.European contribution to the Global Framework for Climate Services (WMO-GFCS), the Future Earth Programme and relevantactions launched by the Belmont Forum. Support to the implementation of the EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change.

Type of action: ERA-NET Cofund

GHG management support systems

A Task Force has been established to develop joint actions onGHG management support systems

Countries involved BE, IE, UK, FR, DE, EE, FI, SE, NO (Ülo Mander)

Possible actions:• H2020 2016-17 call submission (SC-5) for GHG verification• Joint call or synchronized national calls (SE, FR,…)

Close relations to ICOS RI and Copernicus

Other actions in 2014

• Joint Belmont Forum call on climatepredictability and variability (Autumn 2014)

• Planning of activities on Arctic observationsystems (2014/15)

• Workshops related to social sciences (WG3)• Establishment of the Central Secretariat in

Brussels and membership fee of 10K€/2014,20k€/2015, and 10K€/2016

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