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<title><![CDATA[EUROPA - Research and Innovation: What's New in Environment - Urban living]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[EUROPA - Research What's New in Environment - Urban living. This RSS feed includes the most recent updates to the European Commission's Research and Innovation  web site on Europa in the area of Environment - Urban living. For more RSS news feeds visit http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:45:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Events - 1st OpenChina-ICT Thematic Workshop on Smart and Sustainable Cities - 31 May 2013, Guangzhou, P.R. China ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The 1st OpenChina-ICT Thematic Workshop on Smart and Sustainable Cities is organised by the OpenChina-ICT project under the aegis of the European Commission through its FP7 research-funding programme, aiming at facilitating ICT related research cooperation between Europe and China. This event (free of charge) will be held in Guangzhou, P.R. China on May 31, 2013 and will bring together policy and main research stakeholders from Europe and China specialized on the ICT aspects of Smart and Sustainable Cities to create feasible research collaboration with the emergence of concrete projects. The agenda, featuring high-level speakers from Europe and China, including representatives from the European Commission DG CONNECT, government officials, key research experts, researchers and many other speakers is available on the project website: www.openchina-ict.eu.
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Events - Environment and Health – Bridging South, North, East and West - 19-23 August 2013, Basel, Switzerland ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The ISEE (International Society for Environmental Epidemiology), ISES (International Society of Exposure Science), and the ISIAQ (International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate) invite you to the 2013 conference in Basel, hosted by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (SwissTPH).
The conference aims at presenting recent scientific achievements in the field of exposure science and environmental health from all relevant disciplines and covering a broad range of topics.
It is the place where scientists from all continents will meet. This is the first-ever joint conference of three leading scientific societies dedicated to improving public health.
Key Topics
The conference will feature &#8211; among other issues &#8211; the following key topics:

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Assessing exposure to indoor and ambient air pollution, noise, chemicals, toxic waste and electromagnetic fields and evaluating long term health impact
&#8226;&#160;Methodological challenges for global environmental epidemiology
&#8226;&#160;Environmental risks in the context of rapid urbanization in resource-poor settings
&#8226;&#160;Environmental susceptibility and resilience due to genes, co-morbidities, and socio-cultural and socio-economic factors
&#8226;&#160;Life course environmental epidemiology
&#8226;&#160;Linking science and policy through impact assessment
&#8226;&#160;Indoor and outdoor environmental interventions to improve health
&#8226;&#160;Water, sanitation and health linkages
&#8226;&#160;Linkages between agriculture, environment and diseases of povertyEffect of climate change and climate variability on environment and health
&#8226;&#160;Health impacts of natural resources development and management (e.g. extractive industry, water-resource developments)





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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Events - Science for the Environment 2013 - 3-4 October 2013, Aarhus, Denmark ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The conference's purpose is to provide input to the European Commission on the future research needs in Horizon 2020. We are calling for abstracts within the three major themes:

&#8226;&#160;Climate action: mitigation and adaptation 
&#8226;&#160;Resource efficiency: natural resources, ecosystems, raw materials 
&#8226;&#160;Green economy: eco-innovation 

Why should you attend?

&#8226;&#160;To show how your field of research can support solutions of the grand challenges facing society 
&#8226;&#160;To help shape the future European Research Agenda in Horizon 2020 
&#8226;&#160;To meet potential partners for future Horizon 2020 calls 

The Conference is being organised by Aarhus University together with the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER).]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Events - 2nd GRF One Health Summit - 17-20 November 2013, Davos, Switzerland ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Following a very successful launch of the first GRF One Health Summit in February 2012, GRF Davos is pleased to announce the 2nd GRF One Health Summit 2013 which will take place from 17 - 20 November 2013 at the Davos Congress Centre in Davos, Switzerland.
The 2nd GRF One Health Summit will further explore, advance and agree on the need for a global integrative risk management approach for One Health. Furthermore, the conference will identify ways to achieve added value by multi-sectorial and multi-stakeholder cooperation and promote enhanced public-private partnership models for risk-based financing tools.
The findings of the conference shall be used to make recommendations on policy and organisational changes and stimulate a more efficient collaboration between stakeholders. Registration and Abstract Submission are open now.
Submit your abstract today and present at the 2nd GRF One Health Summit 2013. We encourage you to explore our website and get further information on the One Health concept and the 2nd GRF One Health Summit.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Success Stories - CityNet  - Energy efficiency project advances a promising career]]></title>
<link>http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-citynet&amp;calledby=infocentre&amp;amp;item=Infocentre&amp;amp;artid=28761</link>
<description><![CDATA[<img hspace=5 vspace=5 border=1 align="left" width="100px"  src="http://ec.europa.eu:80/research/star/images/ss/citynet.jpg" />Today, more than half of the world's population lives in cities, a figure that will continue to rise even as energy prices elevate and pressures on energy supplies grow. With a mix of real-life case studies and laboratory modelling, the European Union (EU)-supported research project, CityNet, worked to make cities in the future as energy efficient as possible with the help of young researchers like Dilay Kesten.
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Success Stories - Discover the latest Success Stories: plastic from milk and innovative safety systems!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Green plastic, and safety on land, in the skies and at sea are the subjects of some of our latest Success Stories!
	
&#8226;&#160;WHEYLAYER – New green plastic made from milk whey
&#8226;&#160;ShipArrestor – New rescue tool to save ships in distress 
&#8226;&#160;SAFECAST – Innovative inspection system to make buildings safer 
&#8226;&#160;QualiTi – New airplane inspection system to make skies safer]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Events - 21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition - 3-7 June 2013, Copenhagen ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[For over 30 years now, the European  Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EU BC&amp;E) has combined a very renowned  international Scientific Conference with an Industry Exhibition. The EU BC&amp;E  is held at different venues throughout Europe and ranks on top of the world's  leading events in the Biomass sector.
This EU BC&amp;E is supported by European  and international organizations such as the European Commission, UNESCO - United  Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Natural Sciences  Sector, WCRE - the World Council for Renewable Energy, EUBIA - the European  Biomass Industry Association, and other organisations. The Technical Programme  is coordinated by the European Commission, Joint Research Centre JRC.
Targets  and content of the EU BC&amp;E
The Conference will discuss major issues for the  biomass markets, in technical and business areas, from resource assessment to  market and policy developments, drawing on leading experiences from all over  Europe and worldwide. The event aims to encourage an international exchange of  experience on policy, research and development, manufacturing and installation,  and to be a showcase for the latest technologies. The conference is expanding  its coverage on the growing issue of bioeconomy, a sector that has strong links  to bioenergy where Denmark became a leading country.
Questions regarding the conference?  Contact Maddalena Grassi: biomass.conference@etaflorence.it
Questions regarding  the call for abstracts? Contact Maureen Yap: maureen.yap@etaflorence.it
For  exhibition inquiries, contact Benjamin Pantani: biomass.exhibition@etaflorence.it
For press / media inquiries, contact Chiara Benetti: pressoffice@etaflorence.it  For further information www.conference-biomass.com]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Citizens' Summaries - 'Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has published a strategy to help our societies and economies make better use of renewable biological resources.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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