POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE’ POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE’ S S

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE: CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE:Research on Abiotic Research on Abiotic

EnvironmentEnvironmentREAREA

PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION

Katarzyna Jarmołowicz-SzulcKatarzyna Jarmołowicz-Szulc

PGI CoE Deputy Chief Co-ordinatorPGI CoE Deputy Chief Co-ordinator Rea@pgi.gov.plRea@pgi.gov.pl

Sopot 24.02.2006Sopot 24.02.2006

Centre of Excellence Centre of Excellence The Centre of

Excellence - Research on Abiotic Environment (REA) – was created within the Polish Geological Institute’s organisational structure in 2002

to expand and strengthen the co-operative links in geoenvironmental sciences with national and foreign centres

CoE REA tasksCoE REA tasks to co-ordinate studies carried out by

individual specialists and/or groups active in different organisational units of the Institute aiming at development of modern tools for environment and hazard assessment, cost-effective rehabilitation methods for strongly polluted on- and off-shore sites;

Other fields of activity of the Centre include

A wide array of groundwater issues:

- resources, - quality and sustainable

management

Research on marine abiotic

environment

Geological studies related to natural

hazards, floods, landslides and others .

A wide array of groundwater issues:

- resources, - quality and sustainable

management

Research on marine abiotic

environment

Geological studies related to natural

hazards, floods, landslides and others .

Other fields of activity of the Centre

Global and regional climatic changes connected to the changes in landscape and environment (including palaeoclimate and palaeoenvironment )

Studies related to human induced hazards.

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Structure of the Centre of Structure of the Centre of Excellence Excellence

Five main Five main working working groups groups subordinate subordinate to the to the Centre’s Chief Centre’s Chief co-ordinator co-ordinator and the and the Deputy chief Deputy chief co-ordinatorco-ordinator

W O R KING G RO U PS

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C L IM AT E A N D E N V IR O N M E N T

G R O U N D WAT E R :

SU STA IN A B L E M A N A G M E N T

Structure of the Centre of Structure of the Centre of ExcellenceExcellence

STAFF Chief co-Chief co-

ordinator – ordinator – Prof. Prof. Krzysztof Jaworowski, PhD, Krzysztof Jaworowski, PhD, DSc.DSc.

Deputy chief co-ordinator –

Dr. Katarzyna Jarmołowicz-Szulc , PhD, DSc.

The Advisory Board consists of 20 scientists, both foreign members from EU states and Polish ones - from Polish scientific institutions and from Polish Geological Institute.

Working groupsWorking groups WP1WP1 :Groundwater: sustainable :Groundwater: sustainable

managementmanagement WP2WP2 :Marine abiotic environment :Marine abiotic environment WP3WP3: Geohazards: Geohazards WP4WP4: Human induced hazards: Human induced hazards WP5WP5: Global change: climate & : Global change: climate &

environmentenvironment Working groups are under the leadership of the

experienced Heads.

Participation of PGI’s Centre Participation of PGI’s Centre of Excellence in the EU of Excellence in the EU

Framework Programme 5Framework Programme 5 In 2002 the project :In 2002 the project : SUPPORT FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THESUPPORT FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE

Polish Geological Institute’s Polish Geological Institute’s Centre of Excellence: Centre of Excellence:

Research on Abiotic EnvironmentResearch on Abiotic Environment IN THE IN THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREAEUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA

Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (Accompanying Measures)(Accompanying Measures)

EVK1-CT-2002-80006 REA EVK1-CT-2002-80006 REA waswas signed.signed. This project has been totally under the co-This project has been totally under the co-

ordination of the PGI’ s Centre of Excellence. ordination of the PGI’ s Centre of Excellence.

Framework Programme 5Framework Programme 5Accompanying Measures Accompanying Measures

Duration: 3 years, prolonged Duration: 3 years, prolonged December 2002 - November 2005December 2002 - November 2005 Budget - around 580 000 EuroBudget - around 580 000 Euro EC contribution : 450 000 EuroEC contribution : 450 000 Euro

Project REA organisationProject REA organisation The REA programme The REA programme

has been organised has been organised in seven Work in seven Work Packages, five of Packages, five of which (WP1-WP5) which (WP1-WP5) represent the leading represent the leading research themes of research themes of the five Working the five Working Groups of Centre of Groups of Centre of Excellence.Excellence.

The planned The planned dissemination dissemination measures as well measures as well as the co-as the co-ordination are ordination are contained in next contained in next separate Work separate Work Packages (WP6-Packages (WP6-WP7).WP7).

REA project REA project

• Objective – integration of PGI CoE in ERA• Realization tools:• - conferences (organised and participated in)• - workshops (organised and participated in )• - training courses • - capacity building (training, invited EU lectures)• - twinnings and networks (national and

international)

Project RealizationProject Realization

Conferences & workshops organised:Conferences & workshops organised:

Rapid Transgressions into Semi-Enclosed Rapid Transgressions into Semi-Enclosed Basins During the Late Glacial and Holocene – Basins During the Late Glacial and Holocene – Gdańsk- Jastarnia, May 2003Gdańsk- Jastarnia, May 2003

Geological Heritage Concept, Conservation Geological Heritage Concept, Conservation and Protection Policy in Central Europe – and Protection Policy in Central Europe – Cracow, October 2003Cracow, October 2003

International Conference on Landslides - Risks International Conference on Landslides - Risks caused by the Geodynamic Phenomena in caused by the Geodynamic Phenomena in Europe – Wysowa, May 2004Europe – Wysowa, May 2004

20042004

Project RealizationProject Realization WS - Relative Sea Level Changes – from subsiding WS - Relative Sea Level Changes – from subsiding

to uplifting coasts – Gdańsk, June 2005to uplifting coasts – Gdańsk, June 2005 CF – The Central European and European Union CF – The Central European and European Union

Standards of the Industrial and Mining Standards of the Industrial and Mining Environment Pollution – Warsaw, September 2005Environment Pollution – Warsaw, September 2005

CF - Mass movement hazard in various CF - Mass movement hazard in various environments - Cracow, October 2005environments - Cracow, October 2005

TR – Postglacial biogenic deposits – research TR – Postglacial biogenic deposits – research techniques and potential for reconstruction of techniques and potential for reconstruction of environmental changes – Zgorzałe, September environmental changes – Zgorzałe, September 20052005

TR – Development of modern simulation tools in TR – Development of modern simulation tools in hydrogeology – Warsaw, October 2005hydrogeology – Warsaw, October 2005

Project RealizationProject Realization

Capacity Capacity building : training building : training of scientists in the of scientists in the Netherlands, Netherlands, France, Germany, France, Germany, Italy Italy

Twinning & Twinning & International International networks (exploratory networks (exploratory missions to Belgium, missions to Belgium, Germany, France, Germany, France, Italy, Czech Republic, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovak, Holland, Slovak, Holland, Russia, Ukraine) Russia, Ukraine)

Training courses & capacity Training courses & capacity buildingbuilding

Research cruises Research cruises – – Germany, September Germany, September

2003, August 20052003, August 2005- Sweden, July & August - Sweden, July & August

20042004

Invited lecturesInvited lectures

2003: C. Laban, J. Ridgeway 2003: C. Laban, J. Ridgeway (WP2), C. Silvano (WP3)(WP2), C. Silvano (WP3)

2004: J. Harff, W. Lemke, O. 2004: J. Harff, W. Lemke, O. Benike (WP2), G. Verraes Benike (WP2), G. Verraes (WP4), J. Wasowski (WP3), K. (WP4), J. Wasowski (WP3), K. Walreaven, A. Kudelsky (WP1)Walreaven, A. Kudelsky (WP1)

2005: B.Winterhalter, I. Cato 2005: B.Winterhalter, I. Cato (WP2), P. Marinos, J. Wasowski, (WP2), P. Marinos, J. Wasowski, P. Gostelov (WP3), C. Carlon, P. Gostelov (WP3), C. Carlon, J.G. Olmedo (WP4), J. J.G. Olmedo (WP4), J. Lewandowska, Ch. Geindreau, Lewandowska, Ch. Geindreau, C. Boutin (WP1)C. Boutin (WP1)

2003-20042003-2004

REA REA

coordinationcoordination and & and & secretariatsecretariat

Project and CoE Project and CoE organisation organisation

Project monitoring Project monitoring Review meetings, Review meetings,

annual progress annual progress reports reports

Results of three-year long Results of three-year long period of project period of project

realizationrealization 11 international 11 international

conferences/workshops conferences/workshops organised in Polandorganised in Poland

10 Abstract volumes 10 Abstract volumes (243 abstracts) and 6 (243 abstracts) and 6 printed volumes of printed volumes of Proceedings Proceedings

Participation in Participation in European scientific European scientific activities activities

- numerous oral and - numerous oral and poster presentations poster presentations

Training of Polish and Training of Polish and foreign young scientists both foreign young scientists both in Poland and abroadin Poland and abroad

Trials of entering FP6 Trials of entering FP6 projectsprojects

Public seminars and CoE Public seminars and CoE dissemination materialsdissemination materials

7 Twinning agreements with 7 Twinning agreements with the East and West European the East and West European institutions institutions

Networkings stepsNetworkings steps

Projects in PGI CoE Projects in PGI CoE ALARMALARM TERRA FIRMA partnership TERRA FIRMA partnership Multilingual Thesaurus of Geosciences Multilingual Thesaurus of Geosciences MELAMELA PECOMINES; PECOMINES 2 (JRC)PECOMINES; PECOMINES 2 (JRC) Participation in consortium ENCORAParticipation in consortium ENCORA

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Discussion Discussion Current realization of Current realization of

a rich programmea rich programme Research contacts – Research contacts –

direct and indirectdirect and indirect Exchange of Exchange of

information on information on activities in different activities in different EU scientific centers EU scientific centers and participation and participation possibility possibility

PGI CoE and self PGI CoE and self presentation. presentation.

Language trainingLanguage training

CoE iCoE integration in the ntegration in the European Research Area is European Research Area is a complicated a complicated & long-term & long-term processprocess which which demands a demands a lot of lot of time and time and efforteffortss. .

It should not be limited to It should not be limited to three-year-period of AM three-year-period of AM project. project.

StepsSteps sshould hould be undertaken be undertaken for a further continuation of for a further continuation of CoE activities .CoE activities .

NecessitiesNecessities

HHigher interest of the western igher interest of the western institutions in the cooperation, not – institutions in the cooperation, not – the absence of reaction onto the the absence of reaction onto the propositionspropositions

& & The implementation of new The implementation of new members to the already existing members to the already existing projects projects

---------------- That implies a permanent support not That implies a permanent support not

only for individuals to participate a only for individuals to participate a meeting within the projectmeeting within the project/s/s, but also , but also for groups realizing the research.for groups realizing the research.

Standardisation in the understanding Standardisation in the understanding of the meanings, procedures, of the meanings, procedures, methods and technology is also an methods and technology is also an important factor for the integration.important factor for the integration.

Conclusions Conclusions

IIt is imperative t is imperative further to strengthen further to strengthen bi- and multi-lateral bi- and multi-lateral long-term effortslong-term efforts

Tools: - Tools: - organisation of jointorganisation of joint conferences, seminarconferences, seminarss and and workshops, workshops,

- - exchange of information and exchange of information and specialists, specialists,

- - reciprocal use of laboratory reciprocal use of laboratory facilities, facilities,

- advanced training of young advanced training of young scientistscientistss

- (!)(!) active participation in active participation in and organisation of Polish, and organisation of Polish, regional and European regional and European thematic networksthematic networks & project & project consortia consortia