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Best chemical risk assessment professionals for maximum Ecosystem Services benefit (PRORISK)

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Project Identification
859891
Project Period
4/2020 - 3/2024
Investor / Pogramme / Project type
European Union
  • Horizon 2020
  • MSCA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Excellent Science)
MU Faculty or unit
Faculty of Science
Cooperating Organization
Aarhus Universitet
University of Sheffield
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior
the University of Girona
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Technical University of Denmark

Vision of PRORISK is to provide a unique value by creating a novel platform for training a network of Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in the field of advanced Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA). ERA is nowadays rapidly changing from relying on simplified descriptive laboratory tests to incorporating mechanistic, ecological and socio-economic process information. This revolutionizes the risk assessment making it increasingly comprehensive, realistic and relevant, also under consideration of other modulating effects such as non-chemical stressors or impact of global change. ESRs in PRORISK will gain the abilities to address this major challenge in risk assessment paradigm shift. They will work as future experts at the interface between the key concepts of sustainable protection of ecosystems and health - i.e. adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) and ecosystem services. Young researchers within PRORISK will develop and integrate mechanistic understanding, in-depth analyses of chemical-biological interactions and exposure, and functioning of ecosystems. They will be able to tackle increasingly complex data. They also will be able to critically evaluate robustness of risk predictions and assess the socio-economic costs of environmental damage. PRORISK will allow the ESRs to develop the critical capability to synthesize processes across different levels of biological organization and different mechanistic, ecosystem and socio-economical concepts. This will empower ESRs to shape future regulatory missions protecting the ecosystems services and assuring thus sustainability of ecosystem services and prosperity long beyond the PRORISK project.

Sustainable Development Goals

Masaryk University is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to improve the conditions and quality of life on our planet by 2030.

Sustainable Development Goal No. 3 – Good health and well-being Sustainable Development Goal No. 4 – Quality education Sustainable Development Goal No. 5 – Gender equality Sustainable Development Goal No. 6 – Clean water and sanitation Sustainable Development Goal No. 12 – Responsible consumption and production Sustainable Development Goal No. 13 – Climate action Sustainable Development Goal No. 14 – Life below water Sustainable Development Goal No. 15 – Life on land Sustainable Development Goal No. 17 – Partnerships for the goals

Publications

Total number of publications: 14

2024

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