Department : Dept. Integrated Systems Analysis
Address : Telegraphenberg C6
P.O. Box 601203
City : Potsdam
PostCode : 14412
Region : BRANDENBURG
Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt
Country : GERMANY
Type : Research
Number of Employees : 50 - 249
Subject Index Codes : Earth Sciences, Economic Aspects, Environmental
Protection, Meteorology, Mathematics, Statistics, Policies, Scientific Research
Subject Details : The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) was
founded in 1992. Its mission is to develop and establish a new scientific field
which could be described as Earth System Analysis (ESA) . A profound
understanding of natural and socio-economic processes and their interactions is
needed to describe the dynamics of global change, such as climate change and
changes in human land use, based on ESA methods. Methods and concepts of various
traditional scientific disciplines have to be integrated under the umbrella of
ESA to improve the quality and evidence of scientific knowledge about the
dynamics of the complex Earth system. In addition to this basic research an
aspect of applied science is involved. The results should be relevant to
providing advise for policy makers with respect to measures to avoid the causes,
mitigate the effects, and to adapt to the unavoidable consequences of global
change. It is PIK's role to research into the conditions of a `co-evolution' of
mankind and nature. The enhancement of the greenhouse effect, the extinction of
species, large-scale overexploitation of natural resources and increasing
desertification are all visible signs that the natural balance of our planet has
reached the limits of its stress-bearing capacity. These symptoms are heralds of
a 'Global Change' afflicting the Earth System as a whole and hence the humanity
as well. PIK is organised along the lines of specialist departments: Climate
Research, Global Change & Natural Systems, Global Change & Social Systems,
Integrated Systems Analysis and Data & Computation. The institute takes account
of the interdisciplinary character of climate impact research, particularly the
interface between the natural sciences and socio-economic dimensions of
environmental research, through a project-orientated research programme cutting
across the departmental structure.
Collaboration
Title : Heatwave 2003: Impact and Adaptation
Type Details : There has been intense interest in this summer's heatwave
across Europe. The heatwave was the result of a very persistent high pressure
field over Central Europe causing several weeks of high temperatures and low
precipitation. The impacts are cross-sectional including, for instance,
declining crop yields, increased incidence of death, shifts in tourist
destinations, increased forest fires, increased water and enery usage. Further
secondary damages, e.g. in forests, are expected. However, to assess impacts and
provide adaptation and mitigation measures and integrated analysis is necessary.
In addition the extremeness of this summer allows toanalyse the summer in the
light of climate change (proxy for 2050) .
Thus HEATWAVE aims to (i) collating qualitative and quantitative data from
suceptible sectors allowing an (ii) in-depth analysis of the summer 2003 and
relating results to long-term observations. It is the goal to analyse the
distribution across Europe of meteorological characteristics, document man
impacts, assess variation in the degree of vulnerability, describe adaptation
and measures. This goals shall be approaches via an comparative and integrated
assessment for several regions of Europe.
Programme : FP6-INTEGRATING, FP6-SUSTDEV, FP6-POLICIES
Partners Aquired : Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Norwich, UK,
Italian Agency for New Technology Energy and Environment, Rome, Italy,
University of Freiburg, Institute for Forest Growth, Germany
Validity Date : 2004-11-04
Target Partner
Expertise : Integrated assessment, Hydrology, Tourism, Lifestyle and Behaviour
Energy and water demand
Country : AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK,
ESTONIA, SPAIN, FINLAND, FRANCE, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, LITHUANIA,
LUXEMBOURG, LATVIA, MALTA, NETHERLANDS, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SWEDEN,
SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA
Contact Person
Name : KROPP, Juergen (Dr.)
Position : Researcher, Project Coordinator
Organisation : Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Department : Dept. Integrated Systems Analysis
Address : Dr. Juergen Kropp
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Dept. Integrated Systems Analysis
Telegraphenberg C4
P.O. Box 60 12 03
City : Potsdam
Region : BRANDENBURG
Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt
Country : GERMANY
PostCode : 14412
Telephone : +49-331-2882526
Fax : +49-331-2882640
Contact Org. URL :
http://www.pik-potsdam.de
Electronic Mail : kropp@pik-potsdam.de
The Balkan Youth Partnership Program provides opportunities for representatives
from child and youth serving NGOs in different Balkan countries to visit
organizations and institutions in order to improve the activity of their
organization increase their efficiency and create better conditions for youth
and children.
The NGOs serving youth and children that work in the area of employment,
technology, non-formal education, health, civic education and democracy building
as well as community service, culture, and the environment are invited to apply.
In addition, technical areas such as fundraising, sustainability, legislation,
networking and external relations are eligible areas for exchange.
The Partnership Program is open to applicants from child and youth serving NGOs
in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia,
Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.
Applicants should possess a certain level of experience in program development
and be in a position to influence programming in their own organization based on
what they learn during the exchange. The applicant organization should send no
more than two participants.
Centre d'Innovació i
Desenvolupament Empresarial Department : Programes Europeus
City : Barcelona
PostCode : 08008
Region : ESTE
CATALUÑA
Barcelona
Country : SPAIN
Type : Consultancy, Non Commercial
Number of Employees : 50 - 249
Subject Index Codes : Coordination, Cooperation
Subject Details : The CIDEM is a body of the Catalonian government, dedicated to
Innovation and Enterprise Development. The department for European Programmes
provides information and consulting services for Catalonian companies, in
particular SMEs to promote participation in multinational and European R&D
Programmes, such as the 6th Framework Programme.
Collaboration
Title : TROJAN HORSE: R&D of a product and INDUSTRIAL CONVERSION of SME's of
furniture sector
Type Details : The target of the project is to transform production processes
in furniture industry through technology and thus help SMEs of furniture
production increase their competitiveness, provide solutions for faster
adaptability to market needs and serve emerging and niche markets, like
installations for people with specific needs, in particular equipment for Third
Age People and their living environments.
SMEs of the furniture sector producing goods for public spaces have many needs
and specific competitive - problems. To overcome them, TROJAN HORESE will
develop
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN APPLIED TO NEW EMERGING MARKETS: develop new product concepts
and lines of furniture for THIRD AGE PEOPLE directed to geriatric facilities and
adapted houses.
INDUSTRIAL CONVERSION BASED ON ECOLOGY CRITERIA, to achieve sustainable
enterprise structure: sustainability (environmental, economical and social
sustainability) . The production model of the company shall be transformed to
match production of the new line of furniture with the current manufacturing
process.
The proposal for the TROJAN HORSE sets out to integrate the principles of
sustainability in the design, planning and manufacturing process of a new
product lline: furniture adapted to the people of the third age.
The change supposes an opportunity for the conversion of SMEs in a model of
sustainable industries. In this way, companies can offer new products and
services to an emerging and growing market and at the same time they can respond
to ecological challenges in production and contribute to the fulfilment of the
directives of European Union and the conclusion of the summits of Rio and
Johannesburg.
More information about the project plan/workpackages availabe can be sent in .pdf
- just get in contact with us!
Programme : FP6-SME
Research Interest : Production technology
Partners Aquired : * Sillería Verges S.A. (SME partner, Spain) Spanish
company which produces chairs and specific wood furniture for hotel business,
libraries and kinder gardens. Silleria Vergés has 40 employees, and the company
designs, produces, commercialise and install its own products. In 2002-2003, it
has a turnover of 7.9 million euros., , * s.p. Espacio Activo S.A. (SME partner,
Spain) is a Spanish company of 10 employees. The company designs, provision and
installation of furniture, giving an integral service to the public
administration (its main customer) . In 2002-2003, it has a turnover of 1.1
million euros., , * Instituto de Ciencias y Tecnología Ambientales of
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. (RDT partner, Spain) It is a research group
formed by scientists specialized in different areas to cover the
multidisciplinary of a project with these characteristics. The group of
Industrial Ecology formed by chemical engineers and environmental scientists
will develop the project. The group is specialized in industrial wastes
management and treatments, waste minimization, clean technologies, energetic
efficiency and other fields that let analyse the project from a wider
perspective, evaluating not only environmental aspects but also ecological and
social ones., , * Competitive Design Network S.L. (RDT partner, Spain) is a
consultancy focus on the innovation, development an optimisation of a product.
CDN improves products and provides competitiveness to the companies. It is a
Spanish company with branch offices in France and Portugal. CDN has around 70
employees formed in different areas (designers, engineers, sociologists and
specialists in management) , with a turnover around 6 million euros.
Validity Date : 2004-11-12
Target Partner
Expertise : Possible SME partners:
* SME partners of the furniture producing industry with the interest to
implement and exploit the newly developed production and product concepts.
* SME partners interested in entering or already serving the emerging market of
furniture for Third Age People and installations for aged people; provider or
consumer side.
Special interest in SME partners with experience and relations to RDT partners.
Possible RDT partners:
* Universities or other technology/innovation centres with experience in this
industry and cooperation with SMEs and the capacity to develop tasks and take
over responsibility for specific work packages and project phases.
Country : AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY,
DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND,
ITALY, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, LATVIA, MALTA, NETHERLANDS, POLAND, PORTUGAL,
ROMANIA, SWEDEN, SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA, TURKEY
Contact Person
Name : NAGL, Bernadette (Mag. (FH))
Position : Information Officer European Programmes
Network : Euro Info Centre
Organisation : Euro Info Centre of CIDEM
Address : Passeig de Gràcia, 129
City : Barcelona
Region : ESTE
CATALUÑA
Barcelona
Country : SPAIN
PostCode : 08008
Telephone : +34-93-5674904
Fax : +34-93-4767215
Contact Org. URL : http://www.cidem.com
Electronic Mail :
bnagl@cidem.gencat.net
