EU policy news

This section summarises recent EU policy news and opportunities that are relevant to geoscientists. It includes recently passed legislation, EU funding opportunities and EU Commission consultations.

The tags on the right-hand side of this page can be used to easily locate open EU funding calls sourced from the EU’s participant portal and the EU Commission consultations that are most likely to be of interest to EGU members. EU consultations allow individuals and organisations to provide expertise or submit their opinion on a particular issue.

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Global hotspots for potential water disputes

• General policy news
• 16 October 2018

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has recently produced a new study that identifies likely areas where competition for shared water resources could lead to disagreements between countries. The study aims to facilitate the implementation of strategies to encourage international cooperation.

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New IPCC Report: Global Warming of 1.5 °C

• General policy news
• 8 October 2018

On October 8 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of scientists convened by the United Nations to guide world leaders, published their latest report on the climate change impacts that we could start seeing as early as 2040 and the steps that will need to be taken to minimise the impact. A summary for policymakers was also produced by the IPCC and can be seen here: https://ipcc.ch/news_and_events/pr_181008_P48_spm.shtml

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Fitness Check of the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive

• 17 September 2018

This Fitness Check aims to assess the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) which is the most comprehensive instrument of EU water policy and its main objective is to protect and enhance EU water resources to achieve good status. It will also assess Directive 2006/118/EC on Groundwater, 2008/105/EC on Quality Standards and the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC) which has been the catalyst for introducing a risk management approach to water floods across the EU.

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EIC Horizon Prize for ‘European Low-Cost Space Launch’ (open until 01 June 2021)

• EU funding
• 20 June 2018

The European Low-Cost Space Launch is a larger-scale grant (10 million). The proposal should outline an innovative and commercially viable solution that enhances Europe’s access. Furthermore, it should provide strategic and competitive advantages for European companies, SMEs, universities, and research organisations.

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