GLOCOM: Global Partners in Contaminated Land Management
GLOCOM is an exchange program funded by the Marie Curie Actions – International Research Staff Exchange Scheme, within the Seventh Framework Programme – People.
The project’s Partners are:
- University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Italy
- Umeå University, Sweden
- Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, China
- Beijing Normal University
The general objectives of the GLOCOM exchange program are as follows:
- Increase harmonization of methods for risk assessment and management of contaminated sites in China and EU;
- Develop solutions for management of contaminated sites in China;
- Strengthen quality of research by developing international collaborations.
This will be performed through the organization of several exchange activities in the fields of contaminated soil characterization, environmental risk assessment and decision making processes. These exchange activities aim to increase quality and mutual benefit of the transfer of knowledge between the involved researchers from EU and China, in particular through the organization of workshops and training sections and the co-participation in conference and scientific publications, with the aim of identifying common ground for future research.