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FOSTERING EUROPEAN UNION - CARIBBEAN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NETWORKS (EUCARINET)
Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Jul 31, 2014,
The EUCARINET project is a 4 years Coordination Action whose main goal is to strengthen bi-regional sustainable policy dialogue on S&T between EU Member States (MS), Associated States (AS) and in the Caribbean Region, the Caribbean ACP States, the overseas Departments and Collectivities, the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). The project will work at policy, programme and institutional (re ...
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Jatropha curcas Applied and Technological Research on Plant Traits (JATROPT)
Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,
Jatropha curcas shows a big promise towards sustainable and affordable biofuels. Several groups are working independently towards development of both agrosystems and high quality germplasm of Jatropha, and downstream processing and biodiesel markets. The challenges are to make the big promises come true: high oil yield, low competition with food crops, use in various agrosystems from monoculture p ...
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Facilitating the Bi-Regional EU-ASEAN Science and Technology Dialog (SEA-EU-NET)
Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2012,
SEA-EU-NET will increase the quality, quantity, profile and impact of the bi-regional S&T cooperation between SEA countries of ASEAN and MS and AS of EU. S&T, essential for a strong knowledge-based economy, underpins policies necessary for governance, and contributes to cohesive social visions and models. S&T excellence also requires global connectivity and an ongoing dialogue. This proposal suppo ...
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Coordination and Advancement of sub-Saharan Africa-EU Science & Technology Cooperation Network (CAAST-NET)
Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2012,
The CAAST-Net project will establish a platform to promote improved cooperation in science and technology between Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. To achieve this objective, CAAST-Net will analyse the current European and African S&T cooperation landscape, and undertake S&T policy analyses. Informed by the outcomes of analyses, CAAST-Net will initiate and support European-African S&T policy dialogu ...
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EU-based Production and Exploitation of Alternative Rubber and Latex Sources (EU-PEARLS)
Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2012,
"Natural rubber is a widely used raw material essential to industry, medicine, transportation and defence, whose major source, the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis, is currently both sustainable and environmentally beneficial. However, increased worldwide demand for natural rubber and latex means that alternative sustainable sources are urgently required. In order to meet this challenge, we propose ...
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GEOTRACEBILITY FAIR TRADE (GEO FAIR TRADE)
Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2012,
Fair Trade is an activity area where CSOs play a key role. Fair Trade is also an activity area promoting the best social, economic and environmental practices of sustainable development. Unfortunately CSOs do not have the means to develop concerted strategies in Research and Technology Development. Their short term concerns often prevent them to have the necessary hindsight. The main objective of ...
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