Norwegian Arctic Research Strategies and Programmes Relevant policy framework and funding in support of INTAROS

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1 Norwegian Arctic Research Strategies and Programmes Relevant policy framework and funding in support of INTAROS Jon Børre Ørbæk, Special Adviser Polar Research, Department for Climate and Polar Research, Research Council of Norway INTAROS Kickoff Meeting, Bergen, 11 January 2017 Norwegian Polar Research National Interest in Polar Science: Research Policies and White Papers for the Northern and Polar areas Research Council of Norway Polar funding programmes Relevant Polar/Marine Research Infrastructures and projects Research in Svalbard

2 Arctic research is of high priority - White papers involving Arctic research - some examples

3 Polar research in Norway High priority in Governmental strategies (Svalbard, Antarctica, Northern areas) Svalbard, a Norwegian platform for international polar research collaboration Marine, atmospheric, terrestrial and space related research infrastructure polar research carried out by 44 university institutes, 31 institutes and 22 companies, more than 2000 individual «polar research» scientists. New Norwegian Ice Breaker Kronprins Haakon Svalbard Research Park with the University Centre in Svalbard TROLL research station, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica EISCAT Svalbard Radar Zeppeling Station for Atmospheric research in Ny-Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Centre for International Arctic Research Svalbard Sattelite Station

4 Number of papers Norway Number 3 in Arctic Research Publication Number of polar research publications per country, Norway 3rd largest research nation in Arctic publication, largest in Europe 5,6 % of world scientific polar research production (0,62 % in all scientific fields) Antarktis Arktis Mapping of Norwegian Polar Research 2014 (Norsk polarforskning forskning på Svalbard: Ressurs-innsats og vitenskapelig publisering, NIFU, 2015:37) 4

5 Key research strategies Research Strategy for the Arctic and Northern Areas The Research Council s Policy for Polar Research

6 Policy for Polar Research Goals Research shall: contribute to knowledge of global interest be of relevance and benefit for society support knowledge-based and sustainable environmental and resource management, business and community development and policymaking Polar research is to compete on international arenas through extensive activity and productivity, quality and visibility and influence

7 Policy for Polar Research Thematic priority areas Climate change and the environment under pressure Natural resources and economic activity International context Cross-cutting priorities International research cooperation Recruitment Research Infrastructure Research Dissemination

8 Polar research definition in Norway Polar Research: Research that is carried out on the basis of material from polar areas (Arctic and Antarctica), phenomena occurring in polar areas, or research that directly aims at applications in polar areas. Arctic: The polar part of the Arctic region, including Svalbard, Jan Mayen, northern part of the Norwegian, Barents, Greenland seas and the Arctic ocean. 8

9 Research and development visions for the Northern Areas Forskning.nord.1 ( ) Forskning.nord.2 ( ) Forskning.nord.3 (2017- ) Norway shall be a leading research nation in and for the Northern areas an a well respected manager of the environment and natural resources in the north. Northern Norway represents a strong, innovative and sustainable region for research, development and industry. The international arctic dimension Climate and the Environment Societal development in the Northern areas Biological resources from ocean and land Energy-, petroleumand mineral resources Knowledge based industrial development Research Infrastructure Svalbard

10 Univ. of the Arctic, FEFU, Elsevier, NIFU: Arctic Research Publication Trends: A Pilot Study. Aksnes et al., 2016

11 Univ. of the Arctic, FEFU, Elsevier, NIFU: Arctic Research Publication Trends: A Pilot Study. Aksnes et al., 2016

12 Svalbard a Norwegian platform for international research cooperation Research in Svalbard (RiS) for 2015: 350 institutions from 32 countries with projects and research activity Institutes from 15 nations with research facilities/stations 4 main research bases 414 active projects => Norwegian participation: 232 => Other European participation: 283 Barentsburg Ny-Ålesund Longyearbyen => Other participation: 76 Approx active researchers currently conducting field work Hornsund

13 Governmental White Paper on Svalbard (Meld. St ) Further develop the Norwegian role as host for international research in Svalbard while at the same time better utilize cooperation with the best foreign research groups. Strenghten the quality and scientific leadership of Norwegian research in Svalbard. Svalbard shall be used to support high quality research within prioritized research areas. The Government will give continued support for polar research with special priority to research in Svalbard, as well as providing measures to stimulate increased international collaboration.

14 Objectives Increased cooperation within Svalbard research Increased coordination of activities Open sharing of data collected in Svalbard Reduced environmental impact (from research) Owned and financed by Norway Led and administered by the Funding RCN opportunities: International representatives Svalbard Strategic Grants (3 mill. Nok for workshops and projects) Arctic Field Grants (2 mill. For field work to all nationalities)

15 SIOS - Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System ( A distributed regional RI of global significance in the European Arctic Building on the existing extensive Research Infrastructure by many international partners Better coordination, integration and collaboration under a joint framework EU and RCN funding: EU Preparatory Phase funding RCN funded interim project for the period , with international partnership Coordinated by the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) An important contributor to INTAROS, SAON, GEOSS

16 Governmental White Paper on Svalbard (Meld. St ) Research: Major tasks in 2017 Governmental strategy for research and highter education in Svalbard - input from RCN with broad involvement of stakeholders and research actors Research Strategy for Ny-Ålesund - developed by RCN in line with the overall Norwegian Svalbard policy and the Governmental Strategy for Svalbard, developed in close partnership with the international research community Evaluation of polar research in Svalbard - carried out by the Research Council of Norway with independent international evaluation committee Establish SIOS in Svalbard - establishing a legal entity to facilitate the consortium of institutions in the SIOS collaboration. Interim project led by the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS). All institutions with relevant infrastructure and/or data for earth system science in Svalbard, encouraged to take active part in the SIOS cooperation.

17 Research Council of Norway: Funding of Polar research by funding instrument 2015 Total amount spent on polar research in Norway 2015: ~ 200 mill., RCN share: 19% PETROSAM2 SIPHINIFES PETROSENTR SIOS-PP FMETEKN LATIN-AM BIOTEK2021 DIV- SAMKUL INT MAROFF-2 MILJØFORSK SSF FRIMEDBIO FRINATEK SFI ROMFORSK POLARPROG MARINFORSK Polar programme Yearly budget ~ 6 mill. Marine programme Yearly budget ~ 12.5 mill. RBGRUNMILJ Research Infrastr. programme Budget ~ 45 mill. (2016) FORINFRA KLIMAFORSK PETROMAKS2 NORRUSS SFF Climate programme Yearly budget ~ 16 mill.

18 POLARPROG- Polar Research Programme (2011-) Primary objective Contribute to fulfil Norway s special responsibility to generate new research-based knowledge in and about the polar regions. Scientific secondary objectives A changing climate and an environment under pressure: Processes that drive climate and environmental change and their impacts on the natural environment and society; Natural resources and industrical activity: Sustainable and knowledge-based industrial and social development; Policy and Management: Knowledge-based, sound and sustainable environmental and resource management and policy development. The yearly budget available is ~ 6.5 mill.

19 POLARPROG- Polar Research Programme (2011-) POLARPROG goals: Promote integrated polar research; Promote ground-breaking Norwegian polar research; Enhance the international profile and contribution of Norwegian research groups; Foster the development of a new generation of polar researchers; Make knowledge about the polar regions more readily accessible; Increase the use and accessibility of data and research infrastructure; Contribute to that Svalbard research is given priority; Strengthen Antarctic research; Promote world-leading Norwegian polar research in areas of strategic importance CALLS: 2014: Russian-Norwegian cooperation in Svalbard, Research on ecosystem impact, Research in the Arctic, Belmont Forum 2015: Research on resource and environmental management in the Arctic and Antarctic, Indian-Norwegian research collaboration 2016: Antarctic research, Environmental contaminants and pollution in the coastal zone, ocean and polar areas (from Programme plan): Marine operations and industry development, modelling and weather prediction, Polar ocean, the polar earth system, human dimension and cultural heritage, geopolitics and law of the sea

20 The National Funding Scheme for Research Infrastructures (RIs) Budget and calls: A separate item in the national budget, with an allocation of 45 million Euro for 2016 Dedicated bi-annual calls for proposals Normally open to any RI within any discipline or research field Kjell Henriksen Observatory, UNIS, Svalbard Proposals for Norwegian participation in international RI (mainly ESFRI) should respond to the same calls as national Ris Several projects funded that are relevant for INTAROS and Arctic Observing Systems: 20

21 RCN International Strategy: Norway wants to increase is international research cooperation to: to learn from the best solve societal challenges gain access to larger markets and bigger networks Internationalisation is embedded in all RCN programmes and instruments. It is not a separate funding mechanism. Horizon 2020 main platform for international cooperation. Bilateral cooperation RCN has developed roadmaps for cooperation with 8 prioritized countries outside Europe: USA, Canada, Japan, India, China, South Africa, Brazil, Russia. Multilateral research programs - JPI s, Belmont Forum,..

22 Governmental EU-strategy «Strong Norwegian participation in the European framework program is a prerequisite for success in our own knowledge generation. Each scientist need to participate and find his own way into the collaboration structures» Preface from Erna Solberg, 2014

23 H Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials Arctic package (40 M ): BG : An integrated Arctic observing system (INTAROS) BG : Impact of Arctic changes on the weather and climate of the Northern Hemisphere (APPLICATE and Blue-Action) Climate and Arctic in 2017 call BG : Climate impacts on Arctic permafrost, with a focus on coastal areas, and its socio-economic impact Scoping paper: Strategic priorities for Strategic Programming: Focus Areas (investments across Horizon 2020)

24 Arctic II call Arctic Council Science Ministerial Meeting: identified a need for a joint call platform for Arctic research Belmont Forum Doha meeting Oct.-Nov.2017: Positive interest expressed by many countries ASSW, Prague, April 2017: Scoping workshop Lead and co-lead funding agencies - still to be identified

25 Tools for collaboration in international polar research European framework: EU H2020 and Arctic Policy The Transatlantic Ocean Research Alliance (Galway Statement) EU-PolarNet (H2020) European Polar Board (EPB) Joint funding Belmont Forum Bilateral agreements and funding Joint Programming Initiatives, H2020 Cofund Relevant Committees: International Arctic Scientific Committee (IASC) The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Arctic Council (AC) Observers, working groups and Task Force on Enhancing Scientific Cooperation, SAON

26 SAON Vision Well-defined observing networks that enable users to have access to free, open and high quality data that will realize pan-arctic and global value-added services and provide societal benefits. Attaining this vision, requires an enhancement of Arctic-wide observing activities through coordination, integration, sharing and synthesis of data and related information.

27 Address issues relating to Data Policy and Management, Sustainable business models for operational costs, Governance and coordination, global networks Support to building and using sustainable long term integrated Arctic Observation System The White House Arctic Science Ministerial: Sharing the SAON vision and expressing the critical role for the SAON initiative and other international science organizations to contribute to Arctic observing and data-sharing EU Arctic Strategy and package: Support for INTAROS (BG ), other observing systems and networks with Arctic nodes (ESFRI), and Arctic priorities in H2020 and Work Programme National polar research funding: Complementary funding for Research Infrastructure, Basic research in priority areas, Centres of excellence, Data management systems Joint calls under Belmont Forum, JPIs, Nordic..

28 Wishing the coordinator, partners, EC and all Good luck with the hard work under INTAROS Thank you