Experts from outside of the Nordic region have approved ten research projects investing in climate change in the framework of the Nordic Top-Level Research Initiative. The projects, which focus on how we can best adapt to climate change in the future, will be funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers.|
The prime ministers of the Nordic countries launched the Top-Level Research Initiative in 2007 in order to prevent pollution and global warming and become independent of non-renewable energy sources. It is the biggest common research and innovation programme in the Nordic countries and consists of six sub-programmes: - effect studies and adapting to climate change The Nordic Council of Ministers will be allocating a total of DKK 400 million to the research programme over five years. The ten projects approved in January are being funded within the first round of the sub-programme "Effect studies and adapting to climate change": - Climate and Biodiversity - University of Aarhus, Denmark |
Ten research projects shape the future of Nordic climate policy
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"The applications all had good combinations of expertise, and the networks that will be financed all live up to the Top-Level Research Initiative's intentions," said Mogens Henze, chairman of the Programme Committee. He predicts that it will have a significant impact on the development of Nordic research collaboration in the coming years. "We encouraged applicants to include participants from industry, policy makers and social figures in the networks where relevant, and we have seen that this was emphasised in many of the applications," explained Simone Heinz, Programme Secretary. "During the programme period we will work to enhance connections with relevant stakeholders, through conferences and other activities." |