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# 91999E2839

**WRITTEN QUESTION E-2839/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Climate change in previous research programmes and in the Fifth Framework Programme.** 
  
*Official Journal 303 E , 24/10/2000 P. 0119 - 0119*

  

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2839/99

by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(18 January 2000)

Subject: Climate change in previous research programmes and in the Fifth Framework Programme

Are there areas of research or research methodology relevant to understanding the processes of climate change which have been represented in previous research programmes and are also in the Fifth Framework Programme? If so, are they included because resources devoted to this area in previous years were inadequate, or too few applications for the funding were received, or because the research required is very extensive and was unlikely to have been adequately dealt with in a single Framework Programme?

Answer given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission

(11 February 2000)

Climate process research continues in the Fifth framework programme, in particular, in the context of climate variability and abrupt climate changes. Understanding of such processes is a basic requirement to differentiate between natural and anthropogenic variations of climate. Indeed, the research required is very extensive and long-term.

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