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General IES presentation, Jan. 2010 1
The Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Dr.-Ing. Harald Scholz
Scientific Programme and Communications Manager
General IES presentation, Jan. 2010 2
IES Mission Statement
The mission of the Institute for Environment
and Sustainability is to provide scientific-
technical support to the European Union’s
Policies for the protection and sustainable
development of the European and global
environment.
Customers: EC, EEA, EP, Member States, Global Organ isations
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The JRC is one of the 28 Directorate Generalsof the European Commission
Commissioner Poto čnik
Science and Research
Joint Research Centre (JRC)
President Barroso 27 Members
Research DG (RTD)
What is the Joint Research Centre?
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The JRC is one of the 28 Directorate Generalsof the European Commission
Commissioner Poto čnik
Science and Research
Joint Research Centre (JRC)
President Barroso 27 Members
Research DG (RTD)
What is the Joint Research Centre?
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Structure of the JRC
7 Institutes in 5 Member States + Headquarters
Total staff: ~ 1800 people
IRMM – Geel, Belgium- Institute for Reference Materials and MeasurementsStaff: ≅≅≅≅ 250
DG – ISR – DPRM – Brussels, Belgium- Directorate General- Institutional and Scientific Relations Directorate- Programme and Resource Management Directorate
Staff: ≅≅≅≅ 50
IE – Petten, The Netherlands(Renewable Energy: Ispra, Italy)- Institute for EnergyStaff: ≅≅≅≅ 200
ITU – Karlsruhe, Germany - Institute for Transuranium ElementsStaff: ≅≅≅≅ 250
IPSC - IHCP - IES – ISD Ispra, Italy- Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen ≅≅≅≅ 400- Institute for Health and Consumer Protection ≅≅≅≅ 270- Institute for Environment and SustainabilityInstitute for Environment and Sustainability ≅≅≅≅ 450- Ispra Site Directorate =430
IPTS – Seville, Spain- Institute for Prospective Technological StudiesStaff: ≅≅≅≅ 100
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DirectorLeen HORDIJK
H00 · Office of the DirectorPamela KENNEDY
H01 · Management Support UnitNeil HUBBARD
Task Force Environment and HealthPeter PÄRT
H05 · Rural, Water and Ecosystem Resources UnitGiovanni BIDOGLIO
H04 · Transport and Air Quality UnitAlois KRASENBRINK (acting)
H07 · Land Management and Natural Hazards UnitGuido SCHMUCK
H06 · Spatial Data Infrastructures UnitAlessandro ANNONI
H03 · Global Environment Monitoring UnitAlan BELWARD
H02 · Climate Change UnitFrank RAES
Total staff: approx. 450
Organisational Chart IES, September 2009
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Environment and Prosperity
INSPIRE
SustainableTransport
Life Cycle Assessment
Responding to major Policy Themes
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Environment and Solidarity
Marine Environment
Water Quality
Agri-environment
Soil and Forest Data Centres
Greenhouse GasInventories
Responding to major Policy Themes
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IIASA
IPTS/JRC
Emissionsof GHGs &air pollutantsEDGAR
Air pollution & climateTM5, ECHAM5
Impacts &economic costs
Global energyscenariosPOLES
Integrated Energy, Climate and Air Pollution Modell ing
Collaboration: IES and IPTS
Example Climate Change :
…On the way towards integrated assessments
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Concentration of NO 2 calculated:Average of an ensemble of 16 models
Concentration of NO 2 measured:(GOME satellite retrieval )
Example : Air Pollution and ClimateChange
Source: JRC, F. Dentener et al. 2004
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Environment and Security
Environmental Pollution
Radioactivity Monitoring
Environment and Health
Floods & Droughts
Forest Fires
Responding to major Policy Themes
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Climate Change
The Global perspective
GMES
Deforestation
Desertification
Support to Africa
Responding to major Policy Themes
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Example : Africa Union / EU JRC Thematic Programme
InternationalUnited Nations
World BankConventions
GEONGOs
AfricaAfrican Union
ACP SecretariatRegions
Countries
ECDEV, AIDCO, ENV, ECHO
RELEX, Delegations
ScienceUniversities
NetworksCGIAR
Space agencies
Member States
D, GB, B, PT, FNL, DK…
Land degradation and desertification
Food security & Rural development
Climate Change
Marine resources& Fisheries
Crisis response& Humanitarian Aid
Biodiversity protection
Renewable Energies
Water management
DisasterReduction
Conflict prevention& Early warning
Soil resources Forest resources
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• National Institutes
PEER Group (ALTERRA, CEH, CEMAGREF, NERI,
SYKE, UFZ, JRC-IES), European Soil Bureau Network,
Air Quality Reference Laboratories
• European Institutions
EEA, ESA, ECMWF
• Global Organisations
FAO, WHO, WMO, GEO, UNEP, IIASA
IES Networking
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• Vehicle Emission Laboratories (VELA 1-7)
• European Reference Laboratory for Air Pollution (ERLAP)
• High Performance Analytical Laboratories, incl. 3 Mobile Labs
• EMEP/GAW Super Site (Climate Monitoring) at the JRC Ispra
• Greenhouse Gas Flux Measurement Towers San Rossore and Parco del Ticino
• Marine measurement stations in the Adriaticand Baltic Sea
Technical Infrastructuresfor Environmental Research
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• Technical Secretariat of INSPIRE / European Geoportal
• Water Information System for Europe (WISE)
• European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS)
• European Flood Alert System (EFAS)
• WMO World Data Centre for Aerosols
• Radioactivity Environmental Monitoring Database (REM)
• European Soil Database
• Global Land Cover 2000 Database
Key Information Systems and Databases
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• DG Environment
• DG Agriculture and Rural Development
• DG Transport and Energy
• DG External Relations,
DG Development, DG EuropeAid
• DG Regional Policy
• DG Eurostat
• DG Research
• DG Enterprise and Industry
• DG Health and Consumer Protection
• European Environment Agency
• UN Organizations (UNEP, WMO, FAO etc.)
Broad Customer Base
