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European students´climate report

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

...west and from coast, Island to the inland. To have a variety of Europe climate is an important issue in the project.With the help of two special organisations, Luleå University of technology and Agenzia Regionale per la prevenzione, l´ambiente e l´energia dell´Emilia-Romagna" ARPAE (Regional Agency for Prevention, Environment and Energy in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy), schools will produce th ...
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Improving the Smart Control of Air Pollution in Europe (iSCAPE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

The iSCAPE project aims to integrate and advance the control of air quality and carbon emissions in European cities in the context of climate change through the development of sustainable and passive air pollution remediation strategies, policy interventions and behavioural change initiatives. It will tackle the problem of reducing air pollution at target receptors with an innovative SME-led appro ...
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RainBO Life

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2019,

Background The risk of flooding of small watercourses is a major problem in several Italian urban areas. Urbanisation, with a consequent decrease of soil permeability and loss of space for river and stream beds, is increasing the likelihood of flooding and the severity of its effects. Furthermore, climate change is likely to make severe rainfall events an ...
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Bioremediation and revegetation to restore the public use of contaminated land (LIFE-BIOREST)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2019,

Background Contamination by hazardous substances is one of the main causes of soil degradation and loss of terrestrial ecosystem services. In the European Union, there are 42 potentially contaminated sites and 5.7 contaminated sites per 10 000 inhabitants. Approximately 340 000 sites require remediation. So far, only 15% of known contaminated sites have b ...
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Managing crOp water Saving with Enterprise Services (MOSES)

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

The main objective of MOSES is to put in place and demonstrate at the real scale of application an information platform devoted to water procurement and management agencies (e.g. reclamation consortia, irrigation districts, etc.) to facilitate planning of irrigation water resources, with the aim of:• saving water;• improving services to farmers;• reducing monetary and energy costs.To achieve thes ...
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Reduction of greenhouse gases from agricultural systems of Emilia-Romagna (LIFE+_Climate changE-R)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Background Italy’s agricultural sector is considered to be responsible for producing 35% of the country’s methane and 45% of its nitrous oxide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is a link between intensive agricultural activities and the level of these emissions. Much of Emilia-Romagna’s agricultural output is focused on producing high quality fo ...
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GIOCONDA - i GIOvani CONtano nelle Decisioni su Ambiente e salute - Young voices count in decisions on env&health (LIFE GIOCONDA)

Start date: Jun 2, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

Background Reducing the burden of diseases associated with environmental health risks is a European priority. In 2004, during the fourth ministerial conference on environment and health, the Children’s Environmental and Health Action Plan for Europe (CEHAPE) was drafted. This set regional priority goals for European countries to reduce and, where possib ...
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Enhancing risk management partnerships for catastrophic natural disasters in Europe (ENHANCE)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

The main goal of the ENHANCE project is to develop and analyse new ways to enhance society’s resilience to catastrophic natural hazard impacts, by providing new scenarios and information in selected hazard cases in close collaboration with stakeholders, and by contributing to the development of new multi-sector partnerships (MSPs) to reduce or redistribute risk. Innovation in MSPs is essential, a ...
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A user friendly Decision Support System for an integrated vineyard management, for addressing quality and quantity production variability optimising the use of resources (VINTAGE)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

The objective of this project is to offer to the SMEs Associations the first integrated management solution for supporting vine growers throughout vineyard life cycle, from planting to harvesting, aiming at addressing quality and production variability issues by means of an advanced Decision Support System (DSS). This DSS will be based on the output of well established and consolidated models appl ...
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Participatve assessment of the health,environmental and socio-economic impacts deriving from the handling of urban waste. (HIA21)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

Background Italy generates some 32.5 million tonnes/yr of municipal solid waste (MSW), of which 45% goes to landfill, whilst some 11% is incinerated. If the country’s landfill sites incorporated the best available technologies (BAT), it could not only minimise the impact on soil and groundwater, but landfill waste could represent a source of energy if c ...
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Environmentally COmpatible RUral TOURism in protected areas for a sustainable development at low emission of greenhouse gasses (ECORUTOUR)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Background Efforts to improve the environmental performance of tourism businesses in north-east Italy remain largely embryonic, and initiatives are required to help increase awareness in the tourist sector about options for reducing green house gas emissions. Examples of good practice that offer opportunities include ‘zero miles’ and CO2 labelling. ...
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An integrated assessment methodology to plan local cost-effective air quality policies harmonized with national and European actions. (OPERA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

Background The introduction of the EU’s Thematic Strategy for air quality (COM 2005 446) and Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe emphasises the importance of the issue of air quality. Despite the legislation, some regions in Europe produce or maintain pollutant levels that threaten human health and ecosystems. This is ...
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Particles size and composition in Mediterranean countries: geographical variability and short-term health effects. (MED-PARTICLES)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

Background Knowledge of the effects of air pollution on human health has grown in recent decades as a result of the enormous scientific effort to design and conduct large epidemiological studies. At present, most scientists agree that airborne particles with a diameter of less than 10 micrometre (μm) have the most significant short-term effects on human ...
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CO-ordinated Approach for Sediment Treatment and BEneficial reuse in Small harbours neTworks (COAST-BEST)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jul 31, 2013,

Background The presence of contaminated sediment in coastal environments may lead to significant alteration of marine and coastal ecosystems. Since marine disposal is forbidden by national and international regulations, an alternative solution needs to be found to prevent the disposal of dredged sediment as landfill. Furthermore, the identification of pro ...
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Weather Extremes: Assessment of impacts on Transport Systems and Hazards for European Regions (WEATHER)

Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

"The WEATHER project aims at adding to the current state of knowledge on the impacts of extreme weather events on economy and society in total and on European transport systems in particular. The project starts from the broad picture of climate scenarios and breaks them down to specific regions. Economic growth models are applied to study the impacts on economy and society and the inter-relations ...
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Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate (MACC)

Start date: Jun 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

"MACC (Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate) is designed to meet the requirements that have been expressed for the pilot Core GMES Atmospheric Service. The project has been prepared by the consortia of the FP6 project GEMS and the GSE project PROMOTE, whose core service lines will provide the starting point for MACC. From mid-2009 MACC will continue, improve, extend, integrate and valida ...
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Local Accountability for Kyoto Goals (LAKS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

Background The rise in the Earth's average surface temperature caused by human activities, reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), seriously impairs the process of sustainable development established by the EU Conference in Gothenburg. To respond to this challenge, the European Commission set strict targets for greenhouse gas (GH ...
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Morphological Impacts and COastal Risks induced by Extreme storm events (MICORE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2011,

The project is specifically targeted to contribute to the development of a probabilistic mapping of the morphological impact of marine storms and to the production of early warning and information systems to support long-term disaster reduction. A review of historical storms that had a significant impact on a representative number of sensitive European sites will be undertaken. The nine sites are ...
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Conservation of habitats and species of the SIC Bosco della Mesola (Mesola)

Start date: Sep 1, 2001, End date: Aug 31, 2005,

Background The Mesola Forest is a coastal plain forest that has grown on fossil dunes since the 15th century. It comprises of mainly a holm oak wood (Quercus ilex) (the largest in northern Italy) on the dune chains while in the hollows between the dunes, there is a mesophilic forest of common oak, ash, hornbeam and oriental hornbeam. The site is of except ...
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SEDEMED: Dryness and Turning into a desert in the Mediterranean basin (SEDEMED)

Start date: Jan 31, 2002, End date: Sep 29, 2004,

« SEDEMED » sintéresse au phénomèene de sécheresse et de désertification en Méditerranée. Le projet a pour objectifs de réaliser une base de données hydro-météorologique et détendre lanalyse du cycle hydrologique à toute la zone Medocc. Il sagit également dappliquer et de vérifier les méthodologies déjà existantes pour la surveillance des phénomènes de sécheresse et de désertification, de perfecti ...
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