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JoiningJoining ForcesForces in Europe: in Europe: AgricultureAgriculture, Food , Food SecuritySecurity and and ClimateClimate ChangeChange

(FACCE JPI)(FACCE JPI)

OutlineOutline

• What is joint programming in research• The joint programming process: how? • State of play• Work plan 2010 - 2011

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What is Joint Programming in What is Joint Programming in ResearchResearch

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Key Challenges :

– Science and Technology must contribute to solving major societal challenges

– Benefits not optimised due to compartmentalisation of public research funding in the EU

– National research programmes have their place… but are not equipped to tackle major European societal problems by themselves

What is Joint Programming in What is Joint Programming in ResearchResearch

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Response to challenges :

• Commission Communication on Joint Programming in research adopted by Council Conclusions (2008)

• Member and Associated States engaging • Voluntary and on the basis of variable geometry • …based on a common vision on how to address major

societal challenges• …in the definition, development and implementation of

common strategic research agendas

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The Joint Programming Process: How? The Joint Programming Process: How? OpportunitiesStrengths

ThreatsWeaknesses

Common vision

Scientificobjectives

Scientific research agenda

Stakeholderneeds

Stakeholderneeds

Strategic research agenda

Implementation of SRA

OpportunitiesStrengths

ThreatsWeaknesses

Common vision

Scientificobjectives

Scientific research agenda

Stakeholderneeds

Stakeholderneeds

Strategic research agenda

Implementation of SRA

Benefits and impact of the JPI for the European research community and

European competitiveness

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The JPI will provide a crucial help to theEuropean research community, by:

Reinforcing links between national research programmes, including infrastructures, experimental devicesand observatories…Identifying gaps and overlapsFostering interdisciplinary researchProviding critical massAllowing long lasting and large base research

Benefits and impact of the JPI for European citizens and European competitiveness

The JPI will provide a crucial help to the current and future generations of European citizens, by:

securing vital ecosystem services such as food provision, food security and renewable energies from biomassreducing the burden of climatic impacts on Europe’s water, soil and biodiversity resources,

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It will also strongly contribute to the stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, by:

reducing emissions both within the European Union, through key international cooperation actions in developing countries.

Need for an integrated approach

(IPCC, 2007)(IPCC, 2007)

European and global challenge

Food Security Food Security The loomingThe looming crisiscrisis

Global shortage of food, water and energy “a perfect storm” by 2030 (John Beddington)

- global wheat stocks at lowest since 1970s- price spikes, food riots in 2007-08

Source: Thirtle, unpublished

Food price rises in 2007/08Some causes• Low global stocks• Increased demand: biofuels• Harvest failuresFuture drivers• Increased cost of fuel/ fertiliser• Lack of agriculture R&D

investment• Climate change• Population and income growth• Biofuels

Stock to use ratio, % of all grains and oilseeds

Food SecurityFood SecurityThe loomingThe looming crisiscrisis

Rising global population- from 6 to 9 billion by 2050- already more people in urban than rural areas- changing diet: more demand for meat & dairy

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Agriculture, Food Security Agriculture, Food Security and and ClimateClimate Change ChallengesChange Challenges

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SoilSoil degradationdegradation, , BiodiversityBiodiversity lossloss

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FACCE JPI: A long, FACCE JPI: A long, ongoingongoing processprocessAt the institutional level

Green paper on ERA (2007)

Competitiveness Council –Adoption of Joint Programming and creation of a “High Level group for joint Programming”(GPC) (Dec. 2008)

GPC conclusions (Nov. 2009)

Competitiveness Council (Dec. 2009)…

Conclusions EuropeanCommission adopted (April, 2010)

European Council conclusions (May, July, 2010)

At the scientific level

Meetings between INRA, BBSRC, WUR

First draft vision onchallenges (FR, UK, NL, SE: 2008)

First scientific brainstorming meeting : 55 participants from9 EU countries (Dec. 2009)

SAB meetings (2010)

Informal meeting on competitiveness for Ministers of Research (Versailles) (July 2008) (3 panels)

SCAR meetings (2008 - 2009)

Lund declaration (July, 2009)

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••First meeting GB January 27, 2010First meeting GB January 27, 2010: 25 participating Member and Associated States with call for engagement (5000€ seed contribution)

••Second meeting GB, April 8, 2010Second meeting GB, April 8, 2010: 20 Member and Associated States having formally committed to this JPI

– Interim governance adopted– Election of members of Scientific Advisory Board

––Third meeting GB, Sept. 21, 2010Third meeting GB, Sept. 21, 2010: 2 new members (Switzerland, Belgium)–Adoption of CSA proposal–Adoption of core themes

•Scientific Advisory Board (2 meetings): – Preparation of draft scientific vision (June 10, 2010)– Definition of core research themes (September 16, 2010)

•CSA proposal submitted (October 5, 2010)

•Website on line: www.faccejpi.com

A quick A quick startstart: how?: how?

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State of PlayState of Play20 Participants in this JPI20 Participants in this JPI

• Austria• Czech

Republic• Cyprus• Denmark• Estonia• Finland• France• Germany• Hungary• Ireland

• Israel• Italy• The Netherlands• Norway• Romania• Slovakia• Spain• Sweden• Turkey• UK

EC + SCAR (observers)

New partners:• Switzerland• Belgium

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Member States engaging to tackle important societal challenges

Today 20 members formally committed to the JPI « Agriculture, food security and climate change » on the basis of a set of rules established according to the principles:

Building trustOpenness

Learning by doingFlexibility

Simplicity, efficiencyDecisions based on consensus

Volontary participation

Desire to proceed rapidly

Joint Programming Joint Programming –– Willingness of partnersWillingness of partners

InterimInterim management of the JPImanagement of the JPI((untiluntil maximum end of 2011)maximum end of 2011)

SecretariatSecretariat

GoverningGoverning BoardBoard (GB): (GB): Max. 2 Max. 2 representativesrepresentatives

fromfrom eacheach MS/AS MS/AS withwith 1 1 vote + max. 2 vote + max. 2 representativesrepresentatives

of CE and of SCARof CE and of SCAR

International International ScientificScientificAdvisoryAdvisory BoardBoard (SAB): (SAB): 12 experts 12 experts namednamed by by

GBGBTermsTerms of of referencereference

adoptedadopted by GBby GB

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Possibility to add working groups, implementation groupsPossibility to add working groups, implementation groups

INRA/BBSRC

Governing BoardGoverning Board

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The Governing Board will be responsible for:

• Validating the scientific vision• Adopting a strategic research agenda• Validating the first joint programming research agenda

• Mapping of national research programmes (current and future) informed by existing exercises

• Coordinating the different national partners: Ministries, research organisations, Universities, funding agencies, etc.

• Deciding on the implementation of joint programmes, including the content of programmes and what should be funded.

• Assuring the transfer of information to other Member States (MS) and Associated States (AS), to the European Commission, to the GPC and to CREST through means deemed appropriate, with the support of the Secretariat.

Scientific Advisory BoardScientific Advisory Board

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The criteria chosen by the GB were:1) Recent and active participation in international scientific expertise

and foresight e.g. IPCC, ICSU panel, etc…2) Large vision of the agriculture, food security and climate change

issue3) Outstanding academic record and international visibility

• 12 members with at least 4 (and up to 6) with international status

• They should cover a diversity of disciplines involved in the scope of this JPI.

• Selection by vote of the Governing Board from a list of 67 proposed names.

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Scientific AdvisoryScientific Advisory BoardBoard

Meetings: June 10, 2010September 16, 2010

The members of the SAB shall serve in their individual capacity as independent experts

• Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio• Kenneth Cassman• Elias Fereres• Steve Long• Frits Mohren• Bernd Müller-Röber

• John R. Porter• Thomas Rosswall• Johan Rockström• Jean-François Soussana• Henning Steinfeld• Joachim von Braun

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Mandate of Scientific Advisory Board Mandate of Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)(SAB)

• Providing a proposal on the research objectives and scope of the JPI

• Providing an overall vision of the priorities within these boundaries, the added value of joint work and the impact which a joint initiative could have over time

• Proposing the competences needed to cover the boundaries defined

• Proposing approaches to the questions

• Providing a detailed proposal of priorities in time and by theme

• Suggesting names of experts for specific groups (Evaluation panels, implementation groups…)

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ClimateClimate changechangeAgricultureAgriculture

AdaptationAdaptation

MitigationMitigation

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Operating Operating withinwithin GHG, GHG, energyenergy and and

contaminants contaminants limitslimits

RespondingResponding to a to a globallygloballyincreasedincreased foodfood demanddemand

AssessingAssessing and and raisingraising biologicalbiologicalresourceresource use use efficiencyefficiency

Building Building resilienceresiliencein agricultural in agricultural systemssystems

September, 2010

Adoption of the scope of the FACCE JPIAdoption of the scope of the FACCE JPI

AdoptedAdopted SAB SAB proposalproposal for for corecore researchresearchthemesthemes

1. Integrated food security under climate change, based on an integrated food systems perspective: modelling, benchmarking and policy research perspective.

2. Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems under current and future climate and resource availability.

3. Optimizing trade-offs between food production and the preservation and utilization of biodiversity, ecosystem goods and services.

4. Adaptation to climate change throughout the whole food chain, including market repercussions.

5. Mitigation of N2O and CH4 emissions by the agriculture and forestry sector, carbon sequestration and reducing GHG emissions associated with indirect land use change.

JPI will need to bring together: 2 and 3, 4 and 5, 1 across all ..

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WorkWork plan 2010plan 2010--20112011

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Scientific Research Agenda Strategic Research Agenda taking on stakeholder input, as iterative process

Mapping of national programmes and foresight for strategic collaboration

Exploring implementation modalities including high level innovative joint actions

Communication and outreach strategy, implementation

Strategy for coordination with global initiatives, implementation

Plan for long-term governance, management structure, financial plan

Beginning of joint action implementation

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