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International Cooperation with Mediterranean Partner Countries in FP7 Project synopses EUR 25015 EN Research and Innovation EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Research and Innovation Directorate D — International cooperation Directorate Unit D.3 — International cooperation projects European Commission Office SDME 05/8 B-1049 Brussels Tel. (32-2) 29- 90362 Fax (32-2) 29- 80309 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] EUROPEAN COMMISSION International Cooperation with Mediterranean Partner Countries in FP7 Euro-Mediterranean AN AGENDA FOR CONFERENCE A RENEWED PARTNERSHIP on Research and Innovation 2012 Directorate-General for Research and Innovation 2012 EUR 25015 EN EUROPE DIRECT is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed LEGAL NOTICE Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of the following information. The views expressed in this publication are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://europa.eu). Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2012 ISBN 978-92-79-21857-6 doi:10.2777/93669 © European Union, 2012 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. Cover image © Fotolia.com Printed in France PRINTED ON ELEMENTAL CHLORINE-FREE BLEACHED PAPER (ECF) INTRODUCTION This publication has been prepared on the occasion of the "Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Re- search and Innovation: An agenda for a renewed partnership" organised by the European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, in Barcelona on 2 and 3 April 2012. It includes all the projects with participation of at least one partner from the Mediterranean Partner Countries1 (MPCs) which have been supported under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The projects are organised in eleven thematic chapters which include collaborative research, networking, competence building, infrastructure and mobility projects. A short description and a list of all participating organi- sations and contact persons are provided for each project. As a result of the long-standing scientific collaboration between the European Union and the Mediter- ranean Partner Countries, 168 FP7 projects are presently in place with an EU contribution close to EUR 430 million. There are 373 MPC participants in these projects. This publication should facilitate networking and increase the dissemination of information concern- ing research and innovation activities between the European Union and the Mediterranean Partner Countries. 1. According to the information on status of countries available at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/who_en.html#countries, the "Mediterranean Partner Countries" listed as International Co-operation Partner Countries available (ICPC) are: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian administrated areas, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia. 5 Table OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: ENERGY 19 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BIOWALK4BIOFUELS / 241383 21 Biowaste and Algae Knowledge for the Production of Second Generation Biofuels COMET / 241400 25 Integrated infrastructure for CO2 transport and storage in the west Mediterranean MATS / 268219 27 Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar MEDIRAS / 218938 29 MEmbrane DIstillation in Remote AreaS NACIR / 226409 31 New Applications for CPVs: a fast way to improve Reliability and technology progress SOLUGAS / 219110 33 Solar Up-scale Gas Turbine System NETWORKING MED-CSD / 213824 35 Combined solar power and desalination plants: technico-economic potential in Mediterranean partner countries COMPETENCE BUILDING PERA / 266605 37 Palestine for European Research Area JORIEW / 266579 39 Improving capacity of Jordanian Research in Integrated Renewable Energy and Water supply J-Eracenter / 295073 41 The National Energy Research Center (NERC) as a centre of excellence for EU–Jordan S & T cooperation: towards Jordan’s integration into the ERA ETRERA / 245563 43 Empowering Tunisian Renewable Energy Research Activities RESSOL-MEDBUILD / 245583 47 RESearch Elevation on Integration of SOLar Technologies into MEDiterranean BUILDings MOBILITY CONTROLLED SYSTEMS / 213841 49 Deterministic and Stochastic Controlled Systems and Applications 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENT 53 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AFROMAISON / 266379 57 Africa at a meso-scale: Adaptive and integrated tools and strategies for natural resources management AGRICAB / 282621 59 A framework for enhancing EO capacity for Agriculture and Forest Management in Africa as a contribution to GEOSS CARBOCHANGE / 264879 61 Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by oceans in a changing climate CITYZEN / 212095 65 megaCITY — Zoom for the ENvironment CLARA / 265676 67 Capacity-Linked water supply and sanitation improvement for Africa's peri-urban and Rural Areas CLIMATE FOR CULTURE / 226973 69 Damage risk assessment, economic impact and mitigation strategies for sustainable preservation of cultural heritage in the times of climate change CLIMB / 244151 73 Climate Induced changes on the hydrology of Mediterranean Basins: reducing uncertainty and quantifying risk through an integrated monitoring and modelling system CLIM-RUN / 265192 77 Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User Needs DEWFORA / 265454 79 Improved Drought Early Warning and FORecasting to strengthen preparedness and adaptation to droughts in Africa E-SOTER / 211578 83 Regional pilot platform as EU contribution to a Global Soil Observing System FIRESENSE / 244088 85 Fire Detection and Management through a Multi-Sensor Network for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Areas from the Risk of Fire and Extreme Weather Conditions FUME / 243888 87 Forest fires under climate, social and economic changes in Europe, the Mediterranean and other fire-affected areas of the world LEDDRA / 243857 91 Land and Ecosystem Degradation and Desertification: Assessing the itF of Responses MEDINA / 282977 93 Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for North Africa MEDSEA / 265103 95 MEDiterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate MIRAGE / 211732 99 Mediterranean Intermittent River Management NIKER / 244123 101 New Integrated Knowledge-based approaches to the protection of cultural heritage from Earthquake-induced Risk PEGASO / 244170 105 People for Ecosystem-based Governance in Assessing sustainable development of Ocean and Coast 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS PERPETUATE / 244229 109 Performance-based approach to the earthquake protection of cultural heritage in European and Mediterranean countries SHARE / 226967 111 Seismic Hazard Harmonisation in Europe SMOOHS / 212939 115 Smart Monitoring of Historic Structures WAHARA / 265570 117 Water Harvesting for Rainfed Africa: investing in dryland agriculture for growth and resilience WASSERMED / 244255 119 Water availability and security in southern Europe and the Mediterranean NETWORKING BAT4MED / 265327 121 Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries GEONETCAB / 244172 123 GEO NETwork for capacity building IWWA / 244188 125 Integrated Waste management in Western Africa SUSTAINERGYNET / 211662 129 Integrating civil, scientific and stakeholder knowledge towards African sustainable energy policy COMPETENCE BUILDING INCAM / 265419 131 Improving national assessment and monitoring capacities for integrated environmental and coastal ecosystem management IJERA / 266514 133 Integrating Jordan into the European Research Area CB-WR-MED / 266609 135 Capacity Building for direct Water Reuse in the Mediterranean area SUDSOE / 295031 137 Characterisation and Sustainable use of Egyptian Degraded Soils INCOMMET / 295009 141 Improving National Capacities in Observation and Management of Marine Environment in Tunisia DEBPAL2 / 294936 143 Reinforcing Capacity Building for Defending Biodiversity in the Palestinian territories SOWAEUMED / 245843 147 Network in solid waste and water treatment between Europe and Mediterranean countries TEMP / 245917 149 Textile Excellence in EU-MED Partners MOICT / 295053 151 Morocco Research Advance in ICT for Water INFRASTRUCTURE DARECLIMED / 262263 153 Data repositories and computational infrastructure for environmental and climate studies in the eastern Mediterranean 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS MOBILITY MIRACLE / 247091 155 Microscopic Image Processing Analysis Coding and Modelling Environment CHAPTER 3: FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES 159 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AFTER / 245025 163 African Food Tradition Revisited by Research ANIMALCHANGE / 266018 165 AN Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation options for sustainable Livestock production under climate CHANGE BIOBIO / 227161 169 Indicators for biodiversity in organic and low-input farming systems EAU4FOOD / 265471 171 European Union and African Union cooperative research to increase Food production in irrigated farming systems in Africa/EAU4Food ICONZ / 221948 173 Integrated control of neglected zoonoses: improving human health and animal production through scientific innovation and public engagement LOWINPUTBREEDS / 222623 177 Development of integrated livestock breeding and management strategies to improve animal health, product quality and performance