Control Methods Workshop Welcome and background

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1 Control Methods Workshop 2012 Welcome and background Neil Hubbard, Head of MARS Unit Serving society Stimulating innovation Supporting legislation Who are we and what do we do? JRC is the European Commission s in-house science service. It provides the science for policy decisions, with a view to ensuring that the EU achieves its Europe 2020 goals for a productive economy as well as a safe, secure and sustainable future. The JRC plays a key role in the European Research Area and reinforces its multi-disciplinarity by networking extensively with leading scientific organisations in the Member States, Associated Countries and worldwide. 2 1

2 The MARS Unit mission Focusing on crop production and agricultural activities, the MARS Unit provides timely forecasts, early assessments and the scientific underpinning for efficient monitoring and control systems. The work serves the Agriculture and Food policies of the European Union, their impact on rural economies and on the environment, encompassing the global issues of food security and climate change. The JRC Vision driven by the Europe 2020 Strategy is to be a trusted provider of science-based policy options to EU policymakers to address key challenges facing our society, underpinned by internationally-recognised research. 3 The JRC inside the European Commission President José Manuel Barroso 27 Commission Members Commissioner Mairé Geoghegan-Quinn Research, Innovation & Science Director-General Dominique Ristori Joint Research Centre DG Research & Innovation (RTD) 4 2

3 Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) to promote the greening of Europe and the global sustainable management of natural resources 5 Goals and Policy Objectives Europe Resource Efficient Europe, Digital Agenda, Innovation Union, Integrated Industrial Policy, Global Europe Eco-design (DG ENTR; DG ENER) Waste directive (DG ENV) Bio-economy (DG ENTR, DG RTD) SCP/SIP Action Plan (DG ENV) EU Marine strategy (DG ENV, MARE) Biodiversity Action Plan (DG ENV) Soil Thematic Strategy (DG ENV) Water Blueprint 2050 (DG ENV) EU Air Policy (DG ENV) UNCCD UNCBD Cohesion funds (DG REGIO) Greening the CAP (DG AGRI) G20 Action Plan Global agri. monitoring (DG AGRI, DEVCO) INSPIRE (DG ENV, ESTAT) GEO (DG RTD) e-government (DG INFSO) GMES (DG ENTR) 20/20/20 targets (DG CLIMA) UNFCCC EU strategy for adaptation to climate change (DG CLIMA, ECHO) REDD Green production and Managing our natural consumption resources Food Security Digital Earth Living with climate change 6 3

4 MARS (Monitoring Agricultural ResourceS) Unit: - GeoCAP: Geomatics for the CAP control - AGRI-ENV: Integration of Environment concerns into Agriculture - AGRI4CAST: crop production forecasts initially in EU member states, then in neighbouring countries; as from 2011 Global extension under development - FoodSec (Food Security Assessment): crop monitoring & early warning for DG DEVCO mainly in sub-saharan Africa Digital Earth and Reference Data Unit: - CID: Community Image Data portal 4

5 Priorities Greener & sustainable growth Clean and plentiful water for all Food security & Greening CAP Digital Earth Others. Innovation and bio-economy Balancing supply and demand Global Forecasting of crop production BIG data webs of citizens & sensors Assessing regional Investment polices Sustainability assessments Keep the planet blue (marine and freshwater) Respond to climate & global change Adaptation to climate change Innovation technology for monitoring & controlling CAP reform Env-research infrastructure e-environment Services reference data for EU policy Preserving natural capital Management of natural Resources (air, land, soil, forest, water..) Safeguarding Europe s water (Blueprint) Monitoring targets of Water FD Geo-information and tools for CAP implementation Forecasting Crop yields EU-27 & Africa Innovation & Growth through standardisation INSPIRE Cross-border services Resource efficiency Prospects for water Agricultural production & sustainable supply ICT for environment Others. Future expansion Already deployed 9 Down your way in

6 Thank you for your attention! Serving society Stimulating innovation Supporting legislation 6