BELGIUM

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Belgium

NATIONAL ARCTIC STRATEGY

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARCTIC

  • Belgium is Represented at the European Polar Board by THE Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO) AND the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) [en. NATIONAL FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH].
  • Beligium participates at polar view (pV), an initiative by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission, with participation from the Canadian Space Agency, under the Copernicus programme. Current PV service lines include: Sea Ice Monitoring and Forecasting; Iceberg Monitoring; Ice Edge Monitoring; Ice Drift Trajectories; River Ice Monitoring; Lake Ice Monitoring; Glacier Monitoring; Snow Monitoring
  • International Polar Foundation is recognized by the Belgian Royal Statute as a foundation for public good. The International Polar Foundation supports polar scientific research for the advancement of knowledge, the promotion of informed action on climate change, and the development of a sustainable society.
  • Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen (FWO) [en. Research Foundation Flanders] supports fundamental scientific research, stimulates international cooperation and promotes equal opportunity
SELECTED EU-FINANCED PROJECTS

The Flemish Institute for technological research, Belgium is partner to CoreClimax, a project for Coordination the identification of essential climate change variables and the creation of long term climate data records. CoreClimax is partially financed by the EU by the 7th Framework Programme.

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES, Belgium is partner to EPOCA (European Project on OCean

Acidification) a project for Advancing the understanding of the biological, ecological, biogeochemical, and societal implications of ocean acidification. EPOCA is partially financed by the EU by the 7th Framework Programme.

Universite de Liege, Belgium is partner to

JOULES

(Joint Operation for Ultra Low Emission Shipping), a project tr Significantly Reducing the gas emissions of European Built ships. JOULES is partially financed by the EU by the 7th Framework Programme.

 

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