Coordination

• SCAR Collaborative Working Groups
  
  The SCAR Committee has taken a strategic view of on-going funder collaboration in Europe an identified a number of key areas for implementing a Common Research Agenda. 14 collaborative working groups (CWGs) for targeted action were established.

Towards ERA-nets	Coordinator	SCAR countries	Kick-off meeting
Animal Health BECAME AN ERA-NET "EMIDA" (1st call) Animal Welfare (on-going CWG)	UK	21	8/12/2005
Relevant Issues for Mediterranean Agriculture BECAME AN ERA-NET "ARIMNet"(1st call)	Italy/France	11	2/12/2005
ICT and Robotics in Agriculture ERA-NET ERA-NET PROPOSAL "ICT-AGRI" IN NEGOTIATION (2nd call)	Denmark	11	1/09/2005
Agriculture and Sustainable Development ERA-NET PROPOSAL "RURAGRI" IN NEGOTIATION (2nd call)	France	11	6/12/2005
Common/ coordinated research agenda for EU rural policy ERA-NET PROPOSAL "RURAGRI" IN NEGOTIATION (2nd call)	Sweden Netherlands	7	23/11/2006
Ongoing CWGs
Renewable Raw Materials and their Applications in Non-Food  Industry	Germany	18	27/09/2005
Development of Sustainable Agriculture in the Baltic Sea Region	Poland	8	17/11/2006
Climate Change and Agriculture NEW	Spain	21	June 2008
Agriculture and Energy NEW	Germany	19	June 2008
Shared Infrastructures in the field of Agricultural Research NEW	France	14	July 2008
"STAND BY" CWGs
Adaptation of Human Nutrition to Environment Evolution	France	10	29/05/2006
Ecology for Ecosystems & Natural Resources Sustainable Management	France	8	16/06/2006
FINISHED CWGs
Sustainable Livestock Production from Grasslands	Ireland	21	1/12/2005
Advanced Technologies for Climatic Control of Greenhouses and Livestock Housing	Israel	14	14/03/2006

• ERA- Nets
• Technology Platforms