Objective

To promote sustainable management of the natural and human environment and its resources by advancing our knowledge on the interactions between the biosphere, ecosystems and human activities, and developing new technologies, tools and services, in order to address in an integrated way global environmental issues. Emphasis will be put on prediction of climate, ecological, earth and ocean systems changes, on tools and on technologies, for monitoring, prevention and mitigation of environmental pressures and risks including on health and for the sustainability of the natural and man-made environment.

Activities

• Climate change, pollution, and risks
• Sustainable Management of Resources
• Environmental Technologies
• Earth observation and assessment tools

Related information

African Water website
African Water is a 2-year (2006-2007) project to increase involvement of African researchers in the water-related components of EU Framework Programme 7 (FP7) - which will be officially launched in Brussels on 7th March 2007.