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Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy

Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy. EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). Macro-regional approach launched by Commissioner Hahn and DG Regio in 2011 Objectives: Tackle the challenges and priorities of the Danube Region in an integrated manner

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Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy

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  1. Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy

  2. EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) • Macro-regional approach launched by Commissioner Hahn and DG Regio in 2011 • Objectives: • Tackle the challenges and priorities of the Danube Region in an integrated manner • Develop into a durable framework for cooperation

  3. Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy • Initiative launched by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in November 2011 • Objectives: • Gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers and other stakeholders of the Danube Region to identify the policy measures and actions needed for the implementation of the EUSDR • Reinforce ties and cooperation amongst the scientific community of the Danube Region

  4. Launch and implementation • Phase 1: Launch and consultation of stakeholders • Nov 2011: Signature of a Letter of Intent with Sciences Academies • Jan 2012: Kick off meeting in Sofia • Phase 2: Definition and validation of scientific priorities • Apr 2012:High-level event in Brussels • Phase 3: Identification and validation of flagship clusters • Jan-Feb 2013: Consultation of interested partners • March 2013: Scientific meeting in Ispra

  5. Priorities • 4 vertical priorities: • Environmental protection • Irrigation and agriculture development • Navigability • Energy production • 1 horizontal priority: • European Governance (Support to research and innovation strategies for Smart Specialisation)

  6. Flagship clusters and activities • 4 flagship clusters: • Danube Water Nexus (DWN) • Danube Land and Soil Nexus (DLSN) • Danube Air Nexus (DAN) • Danube Bio-energy Nexus (DBN) • 2 horizontal activities: • Danube Reference Data and Service Infrastructure (DRDSI) pilot project • Smart Specialisation

  7. Next steps • 26 April 2013: Smart Specialisation seminar, Brussels • 16 May 2013: High-level event in Bratislava • gatheringhigh levelrepresentatives of Danube countries • flagshipprojectswillbepresentedand discussed • 2nd half of 2013: Beginning of concrete work on the flagship clusters

  8. FlagshipClusters

  9. Industry Agriculture Drinking water Environment Tourism Energy Danube Water Nexus (1) Aim and scope • Matching availabilityand demand of water needs to be evaluated in terms of competing objectives of the different sectors • Look at the implications for waterresourcesallocation • Agriculture and energy as the priority sectors in which water saving and efficiency should be improved in order to avoid scarcity

  10. Danube Water Nexus (2) Objectives • Deliver integrated impact assessments of water resources in the face of increasing trends of global population, urbanisation, pollution, over-exploitation, climate change • Focus on Europe and Africa: Danube-Niger river basins and the Mediterranean region as pilot areas

  11. Danube Water Nexus (3) Expected outputs: Sharing efforts in the Danube Region: towards common end products • Scenarios of environmental and economic impacts of alternative water allocation measures across competing water-using sectors, inc. assessment of provision/valuation of ecosystem services • Methodology for modelling of water resources in the Danube river basin integrating quantity, quality, ecology and hydro-morphology. • Supporting the implementation process of the Water Framework Directive and planning of medium and long-term actions for the 2nd cycle of River Basin Management

  12. Danube Land and Soil Nexus (1) Scope • Land and soil availability • Land and soil quality • Land and soil-related risks • Preservation and restoration of above- and belowground ecosystems and biodiversity • Harmonised data collection and monitoring • Awareness raising and capacity building

  13. Danube Land and Soil Nexus (2) Expected outputs : • Documenting land and soil resource conditions of Danube Basin, and effectiveness of management • Determining how land and soil resources respond to environmental, societal and economic change and pressures • Addressing challenges of land resource efficiency, including knowledge base • Examining adequacy of existing policy framework • Proposals for policy development

  14. Danube Air Nexus (1) Scope • Addressing air-related issues in the Danube Region and especially the assessment of air quality sources of the impacts of air pollution on health. • Proposed work packages • Identifying air pollution sources • Scenarios of future air quality emissions • Climate impact on air quality and health • Assessing impacts of PAH on health

  15. Danube Air Nexus (2) Expected outputs • Identification of air pollution sources • Future emission scenarios for air pollutants • Evaluation of impacts of atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on child development

  16. Danube Bioenergy Nexus (1) Scope • Addressing challenges of energy production in the Danube Region, focusing on the development of bioenergy and its possible impacts on the agriculture sector in the Region as well as on the environment • Proposed work packages • Mapping bioenergy development potential of the Region • Assessing the relevant technological options • Assessing the impacts of bioenergy development on agriculture, climate change, soil quality and on biodiversity

  17. Danube Bioenergy Nexus (2) Expected outputs • Extension of National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) databasesto non-EU Danube countries and update of EU countries' data • Detailed maps of raw resources potential (e.g. crop residues, forest residues, sewage and other waste, manure for biogas) • Methodologies for assessing different sustainability aspects of bioenergy exploitation (e.g. water consumption and quality, soil erosion, etc.) for the preparation of further impact maps.

  18. Danube Reference Data and Service Infrastructure (DRDSI)

  19. Danube Reference Data and Services Infrastructure (DRDSI) Pilot Project Aim and scope • Creating an innovative scientific platform fit to user needs and providing a flexible solution for scientific support of informed decision-making • Frontend to scientific information (data, models, projects, documents, others) with focus on the Danube Region • Aligned to the Priority areas of the Danube strategy • Based on lessons learned from the INSPIRE implementation process at JRC • Regional approach, i.e. platform reflecting actual needs of the users in the Danube region

  20. DRDSI - Ingredients • Shared Governance and Ownership • Building a community of stakeholders to share data, knowledge and ideas • JRC Knowledge base (data, models,..) for the Danube Region • Close link with Digital Agenda for Europe (ICT standardisation, OpenData, PSI, …) and Digital Science • Collaborative Platform and • Distributed Facilities • ….. resulting in … A relevant tool for innovation and new projects formulation

  21. DRDSI – Development stages • Design and Development (1st release) • DRSDI Portal focussing on Data Discovery, View and Access • Inventory of JRC Data and setting up the DRDSI Data Catalogue • relevant JRC data fully documented • Access to JRC Data • through the DRDSI Portal • Inventory of external sources and collaboration agreements • New data ingestion (relevant data fully documented and accessible) • Design and Development (2ndrelease) - EVOLUTION • Link with other Danube Clusters • New data and functional requirements • Citizen Observatory

  22. DRDSI portal – 1st release • Prototype running with initial functionalities: • Discover data • View data • Access and download data • Iterative development based on mock-up simulating user experience 22

  23. DRDSI– 2nd release • Interconnected Collaborative platform for all • Citizen observatory • Frontend for Sensor networks in the Danube region • Utilization and scientific use of data from social media (Big Data) • Support INSPIRE implementation

  24. Smart Specialisation

  25. http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu • Designed to assist regions and Member States in developing research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3) • Launched in June 2011 • Managed by a team established at JRC-IPTS in Seville • 106 regions registered at present

  26. Main activities of S3 Platform in support of the countries/regions preparing RIS3 7. Research agenda 1. The RIS3 methodological Guide 6. Newsletter and Website with special access for regions & interactive tools 2. Peer Review workshops & trans-national learning 3. Outreach & Country Events (Seminars in Member States & EU Macro-regions) 5. Thematic workshops & working groups 4. RIS3 assessment and support to REGIO desks

  27. Smart Specialisation for the Danube Region Aim and scope: • Danube Region to be used as a pilot area to study and foster integration and coordination of regional or national RIS3 at macro-regional level • Action plan: • Identification of important elements of transnational dimension of RIS3 in the wider macro-regional context • => Kick-off event on 26 April in Brussels • Development of new actions targeted at national policy-makers • Strengthening of support already provided to the regional authorities of the EU Danube countries, but also of the non-EU Danube countries

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