Human population is more concentrated than ever before. However, look at how many hours and sometimes days it takes to reach a major city from a remote area.
The JRC produces fine-scale global human settlement information that is used both for deriving indicators of vulnerability and poverty distribution and for disaster risk management operations.
To help measure a sustainable circular bioeconomy the JRC, in partnership with other Commission services and external experts, developed the EU Bioeconomy Monitoring System.
While the ocean energy sector is still at an early stage of development, the JRC analyses future emerging technologies to generate energy from the ocean tides and waves.
