CIRCLE 2 - Climate Change and Mountain Areas. Climate Change Impacts and Response Options in Mountainous Areas

Description

From 2004-2009, and from 2009-2014, partners of CIRCLE (Climate Impact Research & Response Coordination for a Larger Europe) and CIRCLE-2, respectively, have collaborated to fund research and share knowledge on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation and the promotion of long-term cooperation among national and regional climate change programs in Europe.

The objective is to develop and strengthen the coordination of national and regional research programs and help reduce fragmentation across the European Research Area (ERA). CIRCLE-2 comprises 34 institutions from 23 countries (http://www.circle-era.eu/np4/home. html) that work together to:

• support a common research agenda and joint programming foresight activities helping to structure a common language and framework for policy relevant adaptation research;
• fund adaptation research though transnational joint calls and other joint activities contributing to a durable cooperation between European climate research programs and their funders;
• make available existing knowledge on adaptation and foster the production of research along identified needs contributing to the development of a European knowledge base on climate change.

CIRCLE-2 MOUNTain supported the assessment of needs related to climate change and adaptation in countries with strong ties to mountain systems, promoting research cooperation in scientific and policy areas in and around Europe. CIRCLE-2 MOUNTain was supported by research funding organisations from Austria, France, Sweden and Spain. The following four projects successfully fulfilled their aims, and results are reported in this document:

• Two projects worked on landslide risks, namely ARNICA and ChangingRISKS
• One focused on mountain ecosystems, namely CAMELEON
• One project focused on glacier hazards, namely EURAS-CLIMPACT

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