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EU funding (€999,000): Prediction of Air Pollution in Latin America Hor1 Jan 2018 EU Research and Innovation programme "Horizon"

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Prediction of Air Pollution in Latin America

The overall objective of the PAPILA project (Prediction of Air Pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean) is to establish a sustained network of partners with complementary expertise, which will develop and implement an analysis and forecast system for air quality with downscaling capability for Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC region), and assess the impact of air pollution (background and peaks) on health and on the economy. This forecast system will help decision-makers improve air quality and public health, and avoid the occurrence of acute air pollution episodes, particularly in urban areas. The project combines an ensemble of state-of-the-art models, high-resolution emission inventories, space observations and surface measurements to provide near real time forecasts and analysis of regional air pollution in the LAC region. To reach this objective, the project will bring together an interdisciplinary team of scientists from Europe, Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela) and the Caribbean (Puerto Rico), and foster synergies between the groups involved in research and service activities. The project will co-develop with users and other stakeholders several products and services of importance for the LAC region. An important objective of the project is to make use of complementary competence to develop innovative ideas, to established sustained partnerships between research groups, to transfer information to the public, to develop educational activities and to create a dialogue with interested stakeholders. Societal impacts, specifically on human health, on crop production, on ecosystems, on the mountain snow cover and on the hydrological cycle as well as the economic benefits of mitigation policies will be assessed. Finally, the planned activities will provide the basis for sustained capacity building actions.


Funded Companies:

Company name Funding amount
Comision Nacional DE Energia Atomica ?
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS €238,500
Ilmatieteen Laitos €85,500
Institut National de L Environnement Industriel et des Risques - Ineris €31,500
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut-Knmi €40,500
Leibniz Institut Fuer Troposphaerenforschung e. V. €117,000
MAX-Planck-Gesellschaft ZUR Forderung DER Wissenschaften e. V. €243,000
Meteorologisk Institutt €63,000
Stockholms Universitet €72,000
Universite Grenoble Alpes €108,000

Source: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/777544

The filing refers to a past date, and does not necessarily reflect the current state. The current state is available on the following page: Comision Nacional DE Energia Atomica, Buenos Aires, Argentina.