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RSS![Soil erosion by water is the most serious cause of soil degradation globally.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-07/fotolia_87476313_lucag_g.jpg?itok=5bMRyoWt)
The first ever global erosivity map gives new insights into the geography of the rain's impact on soil erosion.
![Water excess affects wheat production more than drought in several countries](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-07/extreme_weather_conditions_and_climate_change_account_for_40_of_global_wheat_production_variability.jpg?itok=Ob1FOVqy)
JRC scientists have proposed a new approach for identifying the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on the variability of global and...
![JRC Data Catalogue - open access to science data](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/data_catalogue.jpg?itok=2iIVPCRf)
New JRC Data Catalogue gives scientists, policy makers, data journalists and other users quick access to all research data produced at the JRC.
![The winners of the Malta Young Scientist Award visited JRC Ispra to showcase their own work on 14-16 June 2017](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/winners-maltayoungscientistawardjrc_14-16june2017.jpg?itok=ECghuuP2)
Five young scientists from Malta visited JRC Ispra in June to showcase their work with JRC researchers. This study trip was the prize of the Malta...
![In March 2017, the first three scientists with a refugee background took part in the pilot mentoring scheme in JRC Ispra.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/refugee-monitoring-jrc_ispra.png?itok=J8SKDhbp)
In 2017, the JRC launched a pilot programme to welcome refugee scientists for one-week training programmes at the JRC. The objective of the programme...
![Improving knowledge and data on migration](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/migration-data-knowledge.jpg?itok=qzinH1yT)
One year from its conception, the European Commission's Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD) has made significant progress and has...
![JRC Ispra interim storage facility](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/ispra-interim-stirage-facility-nuclear-waste.jpg?itok=oiXoQiAL)
An Interim Storage Facility (ISF) at JRC Ispra is set to host the nuclear waste from the site, including already existing waste and waste deriving...
![The Commission has published the 2016 edition of the RIO reports.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/banner_research_and_innovation_across_eu_countries.png?itok=DwUmp3pg)
The European Commission's Research and Innovation Observatory (RIO) at the Joint Research Centre has published the 2016 edition of the RIO reports...
![The Commission is taking further steps to drive forward the Capital Markets Union](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/the_science_behind_the_capital_markets_union_mid-term_review.jpg?itok=fRsamNTg)
Today's Mid-term Review of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) Action Plan took stock of the progress towards better funding and investment opportunities...
![SKY, ENGIE, and Facebook are the winners of the 2017 EU Code of Conduct Award for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/2017_eu_code_of_conduct_for_data_centres_awards_won_by_sky_engie_and_facebook_.jpg?itok=0VLL1gWM)
On 6 June 2017, SKY, ENGIE, and Facebook received the 2017 EU Code of Conduct Award for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres. The ceremony took place...
![The Anomaly hot Spots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) system, developed by the JRC, will help detect agricultural production anomaly hotspots for early planning of aid interventions or adaptation of rural development programmes.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/where_will_the_next_food_production_problem_occur_-_launch_of_a_new_early_warning_system.jpg?itok=lkFUX5UP)
A new early warning system detecting agricultural production anomaly hotspots will be launched at the European Development Days on the 8 June 2017 in...
![On 2 June 2017, the JRC's Director-General Vladimir Šucha, and Professor Bai Chunli, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), signed a Research Framework Arrangement. The ceremony took place in the framework of the EU-China Summit 2017.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/expanding_scientific_cooperation_with_china.jpg?itok=s0a17RLs)
On 2 June 2017, the JRC, represented by Director-General Vladimir Šucha, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), represented by its President...
![Shark and small fishes in ocean](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-06/fotolia-129679708-nikolai-sorokin.jpg?itok=RA_rZcPv)
A new study by an international team of scientists, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, warns that many large fish species, including many of the...
![Vladimír Šucha and Dr. Ryoji Chubachi](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-05/jrc-20170529-japan-cooperation.jpg?itok=MO4s_5o2)
The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's science and knowledge service, and the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial...
![Amatrice on 24 August 2016 after the earthquake](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-05/atlas_of_the_human_planet_2017.jpg?itok=MxC9s5pt)
One out of three people in the world is exposed to earthquakes, a number which almost doubled in the past 40 years. Around 1 billion in 155 countries...
![Better integration of knowledge and science into policy helps save lives](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-05/disaster_risk_management_science_helps_save_lives.jpg?itok=c4I3OV_l)
Natural and man-made disasters threaten millions of people every year and cause billions of property damage. How much do we know about them? And how...
![Man in front of modern world](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-05/fotolia_147436938-ict-sector-worldwide.jpg?itok=pQdAC563)
The latest edition of the JRC Prospective Insights in ICT R&D (PREDICT) report is now available. It provides the most complete and extensive analysis...
![Dynamic Data Hub graph](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-05/jrc-dynamic-data-hub-migration_dynamics-graph.png?itok=twRrrkvt)
The European Commission's Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD) has expanded the datasets within its Dynamic Data Hub to cover migration...
![Mikko Raskinen / Vladimir Šucha / Aalto University](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-05/eu-2017-finland-aalto-university-sucha-niemela-signature.jpg?itok=a-NU6133)
Aalto University and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's science and knowledge service, signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
![The JRC handbook describes common reference scenarios for assessing the risks associated with industrial sites.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2017-04/scientific_guidance_to_help_prevent_and_mitigate_chemical_accidents.jpg?itok=w6bO609x)
A handbook published by the JRC supports EU Member States and third countries in their decisions to reduce the impacts of major industrial accidents...