- 1. About the programme
- 2. Announcement
- 3. Create application
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29.05.2013 13:00 CET |
Personal Overseas Research Grants, Personal Visiting Researcher Grants and Support for Events | Choose |
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29.05.2013 13:00 CET |
NOK 4.5 million to the JPI Climate Fast Track Activity "Usability and framing of scientific climate" | Choose |
Objectives:
The research programme Climate Change and Impacts in Norway (the NORKLIMA programme) is one of the Research Council’s Large-scale Programmes. The programme was launched in 2004 and will be concluded in 2013.
Primary objective
The primary objective of the NORKLIMA programme is to generate vital new knowledge about the climate system, about climate trends in the past, present and future, and about the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on the natural environment and society, as a basis for adaptive responses by society.
The programme will achieve its primary objective through scientific and strategic objectives.
Scientific objectives
The NORKLIMA programme seeks to:
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Improve understanding of the climate system and its variability, and to quantify uncertainty.
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Improve knowledge of climate change and its impacts on buildings, infrastructure and other installations, both on land and offshore.
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Improve knowledge of climate change and its impacts on natural and cultivated ecosystems and natural resource-based industries.
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Improve knowledge of the impacts of climate change on society and how adaptive capacity can be strengthened.
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Improve knowledge of the links between emission trends and the development of society, and of international cooperation to mitigate climate change.
The results from the NORKLIMA programme are intended to provide knowledge about climate change at the global and regional level, making it possible to construct more reliable scenarios for the future climate, particularly for Norway and adjacent areas, including the Arctic. This knowledge will be used to increase understanding of the impacts of climate change on the physical environment and how these changes will affect ecological processes at different time scales.The NORKLIMA programme will also study the consequences for society of climate-based changes in physical and biological framework conditions. A strong link between natural science and social science research will be needed to achieve the scientific objectives.
As of 2010, the NORKLIMA programme will also seek to improve knowledge of instruments and policy to promote emission reductions.
Strategic objectives
The scientific objectives stated above will be achieved through:
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National distribution of tasks: The NORKLIMA programme seeks to ensure satisfactory distribution of tasks at the national level in order to utilise top national expertise in the various research areas.
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High-calibre research: The NORKLIMA programme seeks to foster climate research of top international calibre.
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Interdisciplinarity: The NORKLIMA programme seeks to ensure that Norwegian climate research utilises the potential inherent in interdisciplinary cooperation.
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Communication: The NORKLIMA programme seeks to maintain close contact between researchers and society and achieve effective dissemination of research results.
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Recruitment: The NORKLIMA programme seeks to promote recruitment (at the doctoral and post-doctoral level) and to provide outstanding researchers above the post-doctoral level with the opportunity to conduct studies of climate impacts and climate change. In addition, measures will be implemented to recruit and develop new research managers in the area of climate research.
This programme/activity normally accepts grant applications from:
Independent research institutes, universities and university colleges.
Duration:
2004-2013
Overall budget:
Approximately NOK 80-100 million per year.
Links
Attachments
- NORKLIMA Revised Programme Plan 2008-2013 (PDF-299.6 KB)
Contact
- Gørill Kristiansen Special Adviser +47 22 03 75 24 gk@forskningsradet.no
- Malin Lemberget Lund Adviser +47 22 03 75 51 mlu@forskningsradet.no
- Stine Madland Kaasa Adviser +47 22 03 75 61 smk@forskningsradet.no
