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towards an integrated consistent european lulucf monitoring and policy pathway assessment framework

precise information on the current status of forests is required to forecast forest management effects which allows informed policy decisions to inform and support the implementation of these policy objectives pathfinder will develop and demonstrate an innovative integrated forest monitoring and pathway assessment system this system for the first time will allow a consistent eu greenhouse gas reporting of the lulucf sector but at the same time combine such monitoring capability with advanced pathway assessment to help plan the essential policy and implementation steps towards achieving the policy targets the continuous monitoring of forests facilitates controlling of target achievement and possibly adjustment of pathwayspathfinder goes beyond the stateofart by the most efficient combined use of field and remotely sensed data for highresolution mapping and precisely estimating forest attributes the cooperation of the largest forest monitoring organizations operating in the eu ie national forest inventories nfis and the network installed under icp forests provides a rich data base of harmonized ground truth information which will be complemented by an innovative field survey of consistently assessed field monitoring sites advanced measurement devices will provide an audiovisual digital twin including genetic properties of the consistently monitored forest for maximum transparency and interoperability of new data the analysis of combined databases will improve our understanding of fluxes among c poolsthe precise forest information of the monitoring system will feed into a new scenario framework that forecasts future forest scenarios and outcomes of forest management alternatives the scenarios facilitate tradeoff analysis of forest es and are potential alleys in the pathway assessment the pathway assessment is a cocreation activity in which novel monitoring and scenario studies are integrated with eulevel stakeholder visions and knowledge
new era towards a responsible knowledge driven society of the 3rd millenium

the objective of the project era conference is to create a space for stakeholders to engage with the formation of the new revitalised european research area era in order to pursue the european commissions goals of codesigning cocreating and codeveloping era policies with all era actors this delivers against the european commission communication from september 2020 on a new era for research and innovation and the council conclusions from december 2020 on the new european research areathe first day of the era conference focuses on the commissions proposal for a council recommendation on a pact for research and innovation in europe and the new era governance structure the second day will focus on implementation challenges with stakeholdersthe expected impacts of the era conference are a contributing to the commissions cocreation of era actions derived from the era policy agenda ensuring they are designed appropriately and b engaging stakeholders by giving them their own space to discuss the implementation of several actions the overall rationale of the era conference is based on the high level discussion on the topic of the renewal of the era and strengthening relations between stakeholders and the commission through workshop activities on the second day of the conference the era conference will also deliver promotional activities prior to the conference with stakeholder engagement through video testimonials on the topic of the renewal of the era which will be publicised alongside the conference additionally after the conference the publication of conference recommendations will contribute to the balanced development of the new era and could be used in further ministerial discussions on the renewal of era in the time of proposal writing it is planned for the conference to be held live however we also have a support plan in case we would have to switch to online event due to the pandemics
stochastic interacting systems limiting behavior evaluation regularity and applications

this se aims at addressing a number of challenging mathematical problems related to stochastic interacting systems with particular emphasis on the regularity properties of the solutions their limiting behaviour and numerical computation the equations we analyse arise from the modelisation of realworld phenomena in several fields of application including spiking neural systems hydrodynamics and financialenergy markets and share nonlinearity as a common underlying trait critically nonlinearity intertwines with other relevant features that include low regularity of the coefficients noise degeneracy jumpdiffusion dynamics and highdimensionalitythe study of stochastic interacting systems is highly multidisciplinary from a twofold perspective on one hand they have become a widespread modelling tool in a variety of applications for example they are used to model human neuron interfaces particle systems but also interacting agents in economics and finance in relation to managing risk and decentralised production of renewable energy on the other hand the set of mathematical and computational tools needed to reach a holistic understanding of stochastic systems is very vast ranging from stochastic partial differential equations random measures rough paths gradient flows in metric measure spaces numerical probability and computer simulationwe provide a team of experts that analyse stochastic systems integrating several approaches and techniques the complementary expertise across the network together with the consolidated experience and excellence of the key participants in their research areas places our network in the privileged position to make relevant contributions across interconnected research fields and to contribute to the training of the early career researchers involved in the project in an exciting field of pure and applied mathematics with the possibility of boosting their careers in both academic and nonacademic sectors
novel advanced and repurposed therapeutics for vision restoration in a group of severe rare ocular surface diseases from validation to first clinical investigations

rare eye diseases reds are a major cause of visual impairment and blindness in europe affecting patients of all ages the restore vision consortium identified a group of 7 reds all affecting the cornea and ocular surface that cause severe vision impairment and blindness and have inadequate treatment options today onset and progression is characterised by overlapping common pathophysiologic mechanisms defective corneal wound healing nerve degeneration stemcell dysfunction and aberrant vessel ingrowth the 7 reds targeted are aniridiaassociated keratopathy neurotrophic keratopathy limbal stem cell deficiency ocular cicatricial pemphigoid eec syndrome ocular graft versus host disease and corneal neovascularisation affecting over 500k patients in europecurrent management is often prohibitively expensive has low efficacy and leads to debilitating side effects pointing to a critical medical problem and area of unmet medical need restore vision brings together actors from across the full value chain 6 leading research institutions 3 smes and a european patient organisation we take a groundbreaking approach to improve eye health by verifying disease pathomechanisms using cuttingedge models for each rare disease to test novel and repurposed compounds and determine drug mechanisms of action formulating compounds as safe eye drop suspensions or subconjunctival drugs and performing several firstinhuman trials of novel therapiesnew therapeutics with gamechanging potential will be evaluated for the first time our pioneering streams approach is based on the repurposing of 6 existing drugs and the development of 3 new compounds all with solid preliminary data showing remarkable effects in restoring the cell physiology immune avascular neural and signalling environment in the cornea this innovative approach shortcircuits lengthy and complex regulatory and drug development processes ensuring rapid translation into the clinic
nuclear observations to improve climate research and ghg emission estimates

radon is an unique atmospheric tracer and highquality measurements of direct atmospheric radon concentration complemented by indirect by progeny measurements at a key unique location in the atlantic will open up multiple possibilities for climate science as well as in terms of radio protection and nuclear surveillance the radon observations will provide an accurate timevarying baseline reference level for european ghg enabling clearer distinction between emissions and slowly changing background levels in addition to ghg baseline estimates the quantification based on atmospheric radon concentration of the degree of terrestrial influence on air masses will significantly assist multiple atmospheric and multidisciplinary environmental studies these will be addressed in the project including the quantification of pollution events the investigation of the feedback of natural planktonic communities occurring at the surface north atlantic to ghg emissions and atmospheric studies of marine boundary layer clouds and aerosols the project will also increase understanding on wet deposition and meteorological processes influencing ambient gamma dose rate that need to be taken into account in setting threshold alarm levels of nuclear surveillance networks for radiological protection purposes
commercialisation and scale up of a vaginal microbiome screening service with a menstrual tampon collection device and a digital layer to provide diagnosis disease risk evaluation and aftercare

vms is a homebased gynaecological test kit using a menstrual tampon for sample collection vms will improve the accuracy and convenience with which sti vaginal infections and hpv screening is undertaken daye has patented the proprietary protocol for dna extraction from a tampon for pcr analysis testing for 16 different factors at a time vms can be used to detect vaginal dysbiosis hpv and stis like chlamydia gonorrhea and trichomoniasis vaginal microbiome screening with vms will unlock invaluable insights into our customers vaginal health theres a direct correlation between vaginal microbiome health and the likelihood of contracting an sti developing a gynecological cancer experiencing fertility and pregnancy challenges as well as susceptibility to recurrent vaginal and urethral infections post screen vms will offer comprehensive aftercare including prescriptions doctor consultations booking inperson visits and vaginal microbiome enhancement plan with probiotics
knowledge and skills transfer for the applications of nanotechnology in biosensors for foodborne pathogens

the know4nano project aims to unlock synergetic research and innovation potential between eupartner institutions and biosense institute bios to enhance the research and management capacity of bios staff in the field of bionanotechnology bnt project management and technology transfer to perform research activities toward the development of innovative and userfriendly personalized pointofcare diagnostic tests for food safety applications along the farmtofork food chain and unlock existing research potential and applicability of research results good practice innovation and scientific excellence from the leading european research institutions in the field of bntcatalan institute of nanoscience and nanotechnology barcelona spain with expertise in nanotechnology and nanosciencebased biosensors and microfluidics national research council rome italy an expert in molecular biology optical biosensors biosensors testing and validation and food safetyuniversity of chemistry and technology prague czech republic an expert in materials science materials synthesis functionalization and characterization of materialswill be transferred to bios by establishing a knowledge transfer platform based on carefully designed mobilities trainings and novel approaches in mutual collaboration to increase research excellence and innovation potential for all partners in bionanotechnology with a principal focus on bios know4nano will enable researchers from bios to acquire essential expertise competencies and skills in the field of nanomaterials biosensors microfluidics and food safety and enhance bios research management capacities and administrative skills for further commercialization exploitation and dissemination of results with the goal to increase its attractiveness in the region and eu as a potential collaboration in future project capable to generate new breakthrough results and markerready products
east africas professionals in the making of our global information society

infosoc critically historicises our contemporary information society demonstrating its global roots through original research into the lives of east african information professionals during a period of cold war internationalisms 1950s80s to understand the persistence of information inequality we need to place contestations over information in their sociopolitical contexts and historicise the social science disciplines that codified the meaning and power of information this interdisciplinary project places information professionals journalists librarians broadcasters and government information officers at its centre how did trainers trainees and new professionals imagine and use what they called information and crucially with what consequences for our global information society to answer this question i will take my expertise in east africas global history into new interdisciplinary territory at a leading international institution for research on histories of mass communication freie universitaet berlin fub under the supervision of an expert in the field dr valeska huber two substantial secondments in east african institutions st augustine university tanzania saut and the british institute in east africa biea will enhance infosocs innovative methodological basis and broaden its societal impact through a programme of trainingthroughresearch and a targeted communication and dissemination strategy including a hybrid workshop organised in berlin the pf will allow me to pioneer a new subfield of global information history and to demonstrate the pertinence of the east african case to academic audiences beyond african history as well as to public audiences in europe and east africa by the end of the pf i will have established an independent research profile as a publicfacing scholar with a researchdriven teaching portfolio and a commitment to sustainable collaborations between european and east african institutions
budgeting for the future understanding the allocation of climate finance in the global south

the impact of climate change on peoples lives and livelihoods is increasingly hard to ignore and is moreover characterized by trenchant inequities wealthy countries generate the vast majority of global co2 emissions but poor nations overwhelmingly suffer the consequences in response wealthy nations have pledged to mobilize us100 billion annually in climate finance to help their more vulnerable counterparts the past decade has seen climate finance nearly double but we know very little about what happens when these resources reach their intended beneficiaries in the global south as such we lack information about where and how climate finance can have the greatest impact and what constitutes the greatest areas of unmet need climatefigs develops a new theory to understand the allocation and spending of climate finance within global south countries the project considers how leaders characteristics including their gender and age condition their responses as well as the relative emphasis they place on mitigation ie risk protection vs adaptation ie risk management this approach recognizes the agency of global south leaders and expands the knowledge frontier on substantive representation distributive politics and environmental policymaking climatefigs breaks empirical ground by creating new global data on the mobilization of climate finance as well as by studying detailed patterns of budget allocation and expenditure in three purposefully selected african countries the project further adapts methods from social activism to map the power dynamics that drive climate finance decision making within countries and traces the processes that lead certain sectors and districts to be prioritized climatefigs is thus poised to generate knowledge to address one of the worlds most wicked problems how can we avert the most devastating impacts of climate change for the worlds most vulnerable
humanitarian observatories building a knowledge and advocacy network on humanitarian governance

this project aims to test demonstrate and validate the effectiveness of countrybased humanitarian observatories as a way for localized knowledgebuilding and reform in the humanitarian field can be advanced from crisisaffected places as a development of the ercfunded humgov project humanitarian observatories are envisioned as a locally embedded knowledge and advocacy network a means through which humanitarian governance can be understood reimagined or reformed from below humanitarian needs stemming from various forms of crisis are escalating with over 301 million peopleor more than 1 in 27 individuals worldwiderelying on humanitarian assistance for survival as the demand for humanitarian aid rises collaborative efforts with local and national partners are crucial yet it has been a longstanding critique that humanitarian programming is most often topdown despite efforts for reform within the sector the influence of actors from crisisaffected countries remains limited and the voices of affected populations are often left out of policy development and strategy reinforcing unequal power relationships between international aid providers and local actors humanitarian observatories contribute to addressing this challenge contextually rooted multiactor and selfgoverning humanitarian observatories established in areas affected by crises create space for relevant actors to come together and research advocate and work on priorities that they set for humanitarian action and reform in their context building on the groundwork laid by the humgov project this proposal seeks to test and refine the potential of humanitarian observatories through research and networkbuilding activities over 18 months the project will focus on refining methodologies and partnerships connecting observatorygenerated knowledge with policypractice realms and developing strategies to maximize innovation potential while overcoming organizational inertia
setting up green energy research in serbia

the eu aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be climateneutral by 2050 serbia has also adopted the clean energy for all europeans package and agreed to a decarbonization roadmap the transition to netzero greenhouse gas emissions includes the decarbonization of the power sector however up to date the majority of the energy in serbia is fossilfueled with very little or no progress towards energy decarbonization moreover pollution in serbia is reaching alarming numbers placing it as one of the leading countries in europe related to bad air quality and pollution nonetheless research capacity in the power system decarbonization domain at ub as well as other actors in serbia and the region are undeveloped and insufficient for competitive r i therefore sunrise aims to support the power system department the university of belgrade school of electrical engineering in improving excellence capacity in the field of power system decarbonization research excellence will be promoted in three dimensions by improving research infrastructure through the development of realtime simulation laboratory for power system simulation upskilling research staff through training and mobility the development of new approaches in exploratory research projects with partners furthermore as network and collaboration between ub and other research institutions in the eu is modest or nonexistent as well as low linkages between ub and industry the special focus in sunrise will be given to mobility and networking activities one more sunrise objective is to improve the research management and administrative skills of the staff at ub to enhance funding attraction and participation in international research projects sunrise partners have a long experience and high scientific impact in the power system decarbonization field and they can support ub to improve scientific performance and research profile as well as participation success in he
optimal immigration policy

international migration affects the lives of millions both at origin and at destination it is known to generate aggregate benefits for destination countries even though labor market prospects of some natives may be worsened depending on the type of migrants it can also benefit or harm origin countries the design of immigration policies that maximize benefits foster immigrant integration and compensate potential losers is key for overall welfare this project develops a systematic framework to design optimal immigration policies and provides a comprehensive evaluation of such policies welfare effectswe build our analysis focusing on five policy goals i redistribution policies that transfer some of the benefits from winners to losers ii optimal methods to assign immigrant visas iii preferential tax schemes for highearning foreigners that encourage positive selfselection in skills iv selective immigration policies that are not detrimental or even foster origin countries economic development and v spatial allocation policies for immigrants that incentivize the accumulation of skills and assimilationwe develop and estimate a dynamic equilibrium framework to achieve these goals the framework features among others human capital and labor supply decisions both at origin and destination endogenous migration and return migration decisions multiple sources of observed and unobserved heterogeneity a worldwide general equilibrium that accounts for aggregate and idiosyncratic uncertainty and the presence of knowledge spillovers and externalities from using skilled labor and capital equipment in production the richness of the model and the variety of datasets used in estimation are unprecedented which poses important methodological challenges we develop novel estimation algorithms that allow us to address these challenges we use the estimated model to design and evaluate optimal policies through simulations