Policies for land use to combat desertification (MEDACTION 4)

Project Information

MEDACTION 4

Grant agreement ID: EVK2-CT-2000-00085

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2001

End date 31 March 2004

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Total cost € 2 147 802,00

EU contribution € 1 899 953,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF MAASTRICHT
Netherlands

Objective

MEDACTION 4 is one of a cluster of four projects forming a programme of integrated, multidisciplinary research, involving the principal stakeholders and concentrating on finding solutions to the strategic problem of desertification. Sustainable land use Policies and degradation management strategies will be developed which will address specific problems of desertification and sustainable development at various scales. The project is divided into four modules which will address land management concerns, scenario-generation and policy formulation at various scales (local and Mediterranean). At the local scale four target areas will be investigated: Alentejo (Portugal), Guadalentin (Spain), Agri (Italy) and Lesvos (Greece).

Fields of science

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › soil sciences › land-based treatment

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF MAASTRICHT

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kapoenstraat 23 ; 6200 MD MAASTRICHT ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (12)

AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Iera Odos 75 ; 11855 ATHENS
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO RURAL E GESTAO AMBIENTAL

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Av. Dr Jose Pontes 43 - 7° DT° ; 2720-205 AMADORA
• Total cost: No data

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ECONOMIA AGRARIA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Palazzo dell'Agricoltura, Agripolis - s.s. Romea ; 35020 ALBIGNASEGO
• Total cost: No data

KING'S COLLEGE LONDON

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Strand ; WC2R 2LS London
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 14-18,Messoghion Avenue 14-18 ; 115 27 ATHENS
• Total cost: No data

RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 6,Papenstraat 8 ; 6200 AL MAASTRICHT
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Cantoblanco ; 28049 MADRID
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Calle Tajo 2, s/n ; 28670 VILLAVICIOSA DE ODON
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UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ciudad Universitaria s/n ; 28040 MADRID
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS.

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Woodhouse Lane ; LEEDS
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Cassie Building, Claremont Road ; NE1 7RU NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
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UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: H. Trikopi and Faonos ; 81100 MYTILINI
• Total cost: No data