ZKO call: 'Changing Issues of Sustainability'

29 September 2009

Within the National Programme for Sea and Coastal Research (ZKO) there is currently a call open for policy-directed research in the field of ‘Changing carrying capacity in the Dutch coastal waters’ (Delta and Wadden Sea). The closing date for applications is 3 November 2009.

The call has been arranged in cooperation with the Wadden Academy and is chiefly directed at two research questions:

1. How does scientific knowledge of the Wadden Sea contribute to political and policy-driven decision making? With this question the aim is to realise a combination of functional interaction between research focused on the natural sciences and research focused on the social sciences and humanities. Additional questions: How can the deployment of knowledge for policy, management and use be improved? How can uncertainties and risks be better dealt with at a policy level?
2. 2. What are the effects, consequences and implications of appointing seven areas as a Natura-2000 area for the Wadden region?

More information about the call can be found on the NWO’s online subsidy guide.