FP7-ENV-2009-1 CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION AND RISKS - ENV.2009.1.3.2.1 Costs of natural hazards <8 January 2009

III IMPLEMENTATION OF CALLS
• Call identifier: FP7-ENV-2009-1
• Date of publication: 3 September 2008
• Deadline: 8 January 2009 at 17.00.00, Brussels local time
• Indicative budget2728: EUR 193.5 million
• Topics called:
ACTIVITY 6.1. CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION AND RISKS
Sub-activity 6.1.1. Pressures on environment and climate (EUR 32.5 million)
1.1.1. ENV.2009.1.1.1.1 Climate dynamics and abrupt changes – analysis of the palaeorecord
Collaborative Project (largescale integrating project)
1.1.3. ENV.2009.1.1.3.1 Quantification and attribution of annual-to-decadal changes
of carbon and GHG budgets in European terrestrial ecosystems to human and
natural drivers and associated climatecarbon feedbacks
Collaborative Project (largescale integrating project)
1.1.4. ENV.2009.1.1.4.1 Process-oriented evaluation of Earth System Models with focused emphasis on climate feedbacks
Collaborative Project (small-or medium-scale  research project)
1.1.5. ENV.2009.1.1.5.1 Climate change predictions in Sub-Saharan Africa (east to
west), quantification of impacts and assessment of adequate adaptation measures
Collaborative Project (small-or medium-scale focused research project)
CP-FP-SICA-ENV.2009.1.1.5.2 Climate induced changes in water resources in southern Europe and neighbouring countries as a threat to security Collaborative Project (small- or medium-scale focused research project)
CP-FP-SICA-Coordinated topic with Theme '8. Socioeconomic Science and Humanities'-1.1.6. ENV.2009.1.1.6.1 Integrated methodology providing a common platform for an improved assessment of climate change impacts, vulnerability and related cost effective adaptation measures
Collaborative Project (small-or medium-scale focused research project)
ENV.2009.1.1.6.2 Options for response strategies integrating sectoral and crosssectoral
measures in view of post-2012 climate initiatives
Collaborative Project (small-or medium-scale focused research project)
ENV.2009.1.1.6.3 Climate change impacts on the marine environment: research
results and public perception
Coordination and Support Action (supporting action)
-Coordinated topic with Themes '2. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnologies' and '5.
Energy'-Sub-activity 6.1.2. Environment and Health (EUR 21 million)
1.2.1. ENV.2009.1.2.1.1 Climate change and water related health issues in Europe
Collaborative Project (small-or medium-scale focused research project)
ENV.2009.1.2.1.2 Methods to quantify the impacts of climate and weather on health
in developing low income countries
Collaborative Project (small-or medium-scale focused research project)
-CP-FP-SICA-1.2.2. ENV.2009.1.2.2.1 Transport related air pollution and health impacts Collaborative Project (largescale integrating project)
ENV.2009.1.2.2.2 Health effects from electromagnetic fields (EMF): improved
exposure assessment to wireless communication devices
Collaborative Project (small-or medium-scale focused research project)
1.2.3. ENV.2009.1.2.3.1 European coordination action on human biomonitoring
Coordination and Support Action (coordinating action)
Sub-activity 6.1.3. Natural hazards (EUR 13 million)
1.3.1. ENV.2009.1.3.1.1 Forest fires in the context of climate and social changes Collaborative Project (largescale integrating project)
1.3.2. ENV.2009.1.3.2.1 Costs of natural hazards
Coordination and Support Action (coordinating action)
ENV.2009.1.3.2.2 Vulnerability assessment of buildings, lifelines systems and networks related to earthquakes Collaborative Project (small- or medium-scale focused research project)
1.3.3. ENV.2009.1.3.3.1 Risk, prevention and management of urban floods
Collaborative Project (small-or medium-scale focused research project)

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Sub-Activity 6.1.3 Natural Hazards
Indicative budget: EUR 13 million
Work programme 2009 will emphasise research on climate/ meteorological related hazards,
such as wild fires and drought in a changing climate and urban floods as an emerging policy
need to support the Flood Directive. Seismic vulnerability of buildings will be studied in the
context of European construction Technology Platform. Societal impacts and economic costs
of climate/meteorological related hazards and disasters will be addressed to enable better
diagnostics and effective design of future prevention strategies.
Area 6.1.3.1 Hazard assessment, triggering factors and forecasting
ENV.1.3.1.1 Forest fires in the context of climate and social changes
Research will study, improve and integrate possible scenarios of climate change impacts, upto-
date drought and heat wave knowledge, human impacts, social and economic changes in
order to better assess future fire regimes (e.g. size, frequency thresholds, intensity, spatial and
temporal patterns, etc.) and landscape responses in affected European and Mediterranean
regions. Attention will also be given to the rural-urban interface and to potential new fire
prone areas not affected up to now, as well as new approaches to risk reduction and
management. It is viewed that the active participation of relevant partners from the
Mediterranean and North African countries, and other third country partners sharing similar
Mediterranean type ecosystems or having long experience in fire research, should add to the
scientific and/or technological excellence of the project and/or lead to an increased impact of
the research to be undertaken. This will be considered by the evaluators.
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project (large scale integrating project)
Expected impact: Enhanced capacity to assess vulnerability and risks for forest fires;
improved management and prevention strategies for forest fires. Sharing common fire risk associated research to climate change across continents.
Area 6.1.3.2 Vulnerability assessment and societal impacts
ENV.2009.1.3.2.1 Costs of natural hazards
Compile, analyse and assess existing methods and approaches enabling to better estimate the
costs of hazards and disasters (climate and hydro-meteorology related hazards) including
direct damages, indirect losses and costs for emergency response and preparedness. Evaluate
knowledge and gaps on direct and indirect economic benefit of prevention measures.
Establish best practices and map case studies in Europe on the effect of risk prevention
measures and identify research needs.
Funding scheme: Coordination and Support Action (coordinating action)
Expected impact: Improved access to state-of-the-art knowledge for costs of natural hazards
with regard to methods, terminology, data collection methods and data gaps. More accurate
estimates of economic benefits of disaster prevention/ mitigation measures.

ENV.2009.1.3.2.2 Vulnerability assessment of buildings, lifelines systems
and networks related to earthquakes
Based on past and ongoing initiatives, the project is to develop unified European probabilistic/
quantitative methods for systemic physical vulnerability evaluation for buildings, lifeline
networks and infrastructures to earthquakes. Methods should explore interdependence of
vulnerability between elements at risk and fragility curves should be assessed. Physical
vulnerability should be linked to the evaluation of non-structural and economic losses and
human casualties. Effectiveness of developed methods should be demonstrated through case
studies. It is viewed that the active participation of third country partners with relevant long
lasting research experience should add to the scientific and/or technological excellence of the
project and/or lead to an increased impact of the research to be undertaken. This will be
considered by the evaluators. (Contribution to the Implementation Action of the European
Construction Technological Platform, Priority G)
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project (small- or medium scale focused research
project)
Expected impact: Increased understanding of vulnerability of various societal elements at
risk, including the inter-element synergies, to promote more efficient use of resources for
seismic risk mitigation. Establishment of a European reference for seismic societal
vulnerability. Support the Strategic Research Agenda of the European Construction
Technology Platform.
Area 6.1.3.3 Risk assessment and management
ENV.2009.1.3.3.1 Risk, prevention and management of urban floods
Research will develop efficient medium- to long-term strategies for urban flood management,
analysing the dynamics of urban flood risks. It will include vulnerability and risk assessment
linked to the prevention, management and potential consequences of urban floods considering
the catchment area and interactions with the urban area. Research will include the impacts and
interactions of different drivers (e.g. economic, social, health, hydraulics, structures and
infrastructures, land use/planning, soil sealing limitation strategies and mitigating practices,
climate trends), and provide adequate measures for an improved management at relevant
levels. Choices of comparative studies in Europe and Asia (e.g. China, India, and Bangladesh)
should be discussed.
Funding scheme: Collaborative Project (small or medium-scale focused research
project) for specific cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to international cooperation
partner countries, targeted to Asia
Expected impact: Medium to long term strategies for flood prevention and flood management
in urban areas. To improve resilience, considering different drivers.
Area 6.1.3.4 Multi-risk evaluation and mitigation strategies
Not open in 2009.
FP7 Cooperation Work Programme 2009: Environment (including climate change)
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FP7 Cooperation Work Programme 2009: Environment (including climate change)
Activity 6.2 Sustainable management of resources
Sub-Activity 6.2.1 Conservation and sustainable management of
natural and man-made resources and biodiversity
Indicative budget: EUR 27 million
In 2009, the focus will be put on a limited number of subjects in order to ensure expected
impacts in terms of contribution to ERA and to related environmental policies and strategies.
In addition the aim is to build up innovative methods for protecting and managing resources
in a changing environment, taking in particular into account the impacts of climate change
and biodiversity loss. In all topics, an ecosystem approach is promoted in the perspective of
the adaptation to environmental changes, in particular the response to climate change.
Activities are foreseen on integrated management of natural resources, climate change
impacts on biodiversity, freshwater ecosystems and water quality, transferability of research
results between countries and continents, innovative soil process models, integrative concepts
for urban development, options for European forests and landscape management, as well as
desertification and land degradation.
Area 6.2.1.1 Integrated resource management
Not open in 2009.