WRITTEN QUESTION E-2843/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Climate changes and variations on the mainland of the European continent.
3. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 280 E/145 (2000/C 280 E/161) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2841/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission (18 January 2000) Subject: Priority given to research tasks relating to the Arctic and polar regions What research tasks relating to the Arctic and polar regions have been identified as matters of priority by European Commission officials, or their advisers? Answer given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission (10 February 2000) Research tasks relating to polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic) are described in the work programme under the area 2. 1. 4 Climate variability and abrupt climate changes (e. g. hydrological cycle and its link to polar processes, quantification of its changes and its impacts on and interactions with cryosphere). In addition, research on stratospheric ozone and impacts in the Arctic remains an important research task (e. g. Theseo: Third European stratospheric experiment on ozone). (2000/C 280 E/162) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2843/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission (18 January 2000) Subject: Climate changes and variations on the mainland of the European continent What priority ü if any ü will be given under research task 2. 1. 4. Climate variability and abrupt climate changeí to understanding climate changes interacting with variations on the mainland (including moun- tains and lakes) of the European continent? (2000/C 280 E/163) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2844/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: EU-supported research on climate change (18 January 2000) Has the Commission undertaken any analysis of the extent to which EU-supported research onclimate change and its future impact has given attention to the main European continental land mass relevant to the majority of EU citizens? Joint answer to Written Questions E-2843/99 and E-2844/99 given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission (14 February 2000) The area Climate variability and abrupt climate changesí does include understanding of climate changes and its impacts on European land masses both in the past and the future. For instance, the hydrological cycle and its interactions and impacts with the geosphere-biosphere are important research tasks