Skip to main content
Go to the home page of the European Commission (opens in new window)
English English
CORDIS - EU research results
CORDIS
Content archived on 2024-04-19

Environmental risks from large-scale ecological research in deep sea; a desk study

Objective



RISKER is a desk study to evaluate oceanographic research as environmental impact.

All oceanographic work at sea causes some degree of environmental impact. But the collection of samples for conventional research normally involves such small volumes that its impact can be considered negligible.

However, the increasing interest in the deep sea is forcing oceanographers to address new questions and to employ larger-scale research methods.
Thus, precautionary evaluation of deep-sea mining and the use of the deep ocean for the permanent disposal of various categories of waste require large-scale experimental approaches. To obtain results which will allow extrapolation to full-scale mining and dumping activities may disturb the environment to an unacceptable extent.

The project will describe actual and potential uses of the deep sea. In each case, the nature and scale of the necessary precautionary research will be described and the likely environmental impact assessed.

Programme(s)

Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.

Topic(s)

Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.

Call for proposal

Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.

Data not available

Funding Scheme

Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG
EU contribution
No data
Address
Zeiseweg 9
22765 HAMBURG
Germany

See on map

Total cost

The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.

No data

Participants (2)

My booklet 0 0