ESPA
Paul van Gardingen
ESPA Director
Objectives of the Workshop
• Introducing ESPA.
• Introduction to the ESPA Directorate.
• Supporting applicants for the call for
consortia projects.
• Reporting from the “Strengthening
Research Capacity Projects.
• Building the ESPA community.
ESPA’s History
• Launched in 2006 as part of the UK Government’s Living
with Environmental Change Programme (LWEC).
• Design informed by six situation analyses.
• 11 Strengthening Research Capacity projects
implemented during 2009.
• 28 PPD and 18 Framework projects funded in 2010.
• ESPA Directorate operational from 1 Sept 2010
• AO for consortium projects launched 17 Sept 2010.
• Consortium projects to be funded in 2011.
ESPA Situation Analyses
• Six studies were commissioned to inform
the design of the programme:
– Africa
– South Asia
– China
– Amazonia
– Coastal Marine
– Desakota (peri-urban)
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/espa/analyses.asp
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/espa/resources.asp
Strengthening Research Capacity
• 11 Projects implemented during 2009.
• Aimed to strengthen research capacity in
developing countries.
http://gotw.nerc.ac.uk/list_them.asp?them=ESPA+Strengthening+Rese
arch+Capacity
PPD & Framework Projects
• 28 Partnership and Project Development
projects funded in 2010
http://gotw.nerc.ac.uk/list_them.asp?them=ESPA+Partnership+and+Pr
oject+Development
• 18 ESPA Framework projects funded in
2010
http://gotw.nerc.ac.uk/list_them.asp?them=ESPA+Programme+Framew
ork
The Directorate’s Vision for ESPA:
• To enhance the overall impact of the
ESPA programme through:
– Alleviation of poverty through world-class
science;
– Generating new knowledge supporting
sustainable ecosystem services;
– Empowering local communities.
September 2010 Consortium Call
• The current opportunity is detailed at:
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/espa/events/ao6.asp
• Online Expressions of Interest required to
be submitted by 8 December 2010
• Full proposals to be submitted by 16:00
GMT on 19 January 2011
• Total budget of £16 million
• Projects funded to between £0.5 and £4
million (exceptionally up to £5 million).
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ESPA Conceptual Framework
ESPA projects need to deliver:
Research Excellence
and
Development Impact
The Directorate’s Structure
Directorate Staff
Paul van Gardingen
ESPA Director:
ESPA Forum, Policy &
Practice
Georgina Mace
Associate Director:
ESPA Knowledge
Steve Morgan
Associate Director:
ESPA Impact
Jake Broadhurst
Project Manager
TBC
ESPA Researcher
Imperial College
Pauline McManus
Financial
Administrator
TBC
ESPA Researcher
ECI / Oxford
Maeve Regan
Technical
Administrator
Tim Robertson
Task Leader
Evaluation
Liz Carlile
Task Leader
Communications
Andy Frost
Task Leader
Research Into Use
Directorate Knowledge Activities
• Developing an ESPA Knowledge Framework
• Ensuring the quality and relevance of ESPA’s
science.
• Identifying gaps, synergies and overlaps in the
ESPA research programme
• Supporting Interdisciplinary working.
• Integration and synthesis of knowledge relevant
to ESPA.
– Including reviewing existing knowledge.
– Linking to indigenous knowledge.
• Organising scientific meetings and building links
with other science programmes and societies.
Capacity Building
ESPA Impact Activities
• The Directorate will assist projects to:
– Conceptualise impact.
– Capture impact.
– Communicate impact.
• The Impact Framework will help local partners to
“change the game” through integration of:
– Research into Use
– Evaluation
– Communication
(Building results)
(Assessing results)
(Generating change)
www.espa.ac.uk
Opportunities to Interact
• Workshop sessions:
– Reviewing opportunities and lessons learnt from existing
ESPA project (Monday PM).
– Building the ESPA paradigm (Tuesday AM)
– Building partnerships (Wednesday)
• “Post-it Comments” in coffee area.
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ESPA Knowledge
ESPA Impact
ESPA Global Forum
Capacity Building
Conceptual Framework (with prize)
• Send comments online to info@espa.ac.uk
ESPA Conceptual Framework
A reminder….
ESPA projects need to deliver:
Research Excellence
and
Development Impact
Support for the current call
• Please register with the Directorate to
receive additional information in support of
the call www.esi.ac.uk/espa.
• Supplementary documents on the ESPA
Knowledge and Impact frameworks will be
published by the end of October 2010.
• Workshops will be held in each ESPA
region (and the USA) during November
and early December 2010.
Building Partnerships
• Many of the funded ESPA Partnership and
Project Development projects currently do
not cover the scale of ambition and potential
impact expected from the September 2010
AO.
• Use this workshop to meet other potential
partners.
• Consider building linkages with the ESPA
Framework projects.
• Discuss your ideas with the Directorate.
• Please use the ESPA partnership site
www.esi.ac.uk/espa/collaboration.
Some housekeeping
• Consent forms will be required for all
presenters (for video recording).
• Sign-up sheets for surgeries on
Wednesday.
• Post-it comments on Directorate activities
• Reception and conference dinner tonight
at 18:00 in the Playfair Library (Old
College)
Wireless Networking
• Edinburgh staff please use either
Central or Central-wpa
• Other UK institutions please use
eduroam (if you have an account)
• All other users can access NESC