Better prepared regional and local authorities to adapt to climate change

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-MISS-2021-CLIMA-01-01

Call

Better prepared regional and local authorities to adapt to climate change

Summary

Proposals for the call under the Adaptation to Climate Change mission should set out credible pathways to prepare regional and local authorities, citizens and other stakeholders to build resilience to climate change.

Detailed Call Description

Specifically the call aims to achieve all of the following expected impacts:

  • Improved understanding at local or regional level of climate risks, solutions available to mitigate such risks and ways to achieve climate resilience, building on available knowledge of climate change impacts and adaption options;
  • Foster the co-design, co-implementation and co-evaluation of researchers and innovators with authorities, citizens and other stakeholders (including social partners) in the process of building resilience to climate change;
  • Increased access at the regional and local level to funding and financing opportunities, including from private sources, for upscaling of innovative adaptation solutions.

Call Total Budget

€5,00 million

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100%

Expected EU contribution per project: € 5,00 million

Thematic Categories

  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Associations
  • Central Government
  • Chambers
  • Large Enterprises
  • Local Authorities
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Private Bodies
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • State-owned Enterprises
  • Training Centres

Eligibility For Participation Notes

  • The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding.
  • If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used).

Call Opening Date

22/06/2021

Call Closing Date

14/09/2021

National Contact Point(s)

Research and Innovation Foundation

Strovolos Avenue 123, 2042 Nicosia, Cyprus, P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/

Angelos Ntantos
Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205033
Email: antantos@research.org.cy

Ioannis Theodorou

Scientific Officer
Telephone: 35722205038
Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy

(Publish Date: 27/07/2021-for internal use only)