Bringing innovative climate preparedness and resilience solutions closer to the market
- Funder
- European Commission · Horizon Europe
- Award amount
- Up to €20,000,000
- Deadline
- February 16, 2027
- Eligible countries
- European Union, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Israel, Global
Summary
Open EU call topic HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-04-03 · HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions. Part of call HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-04: Bridging actions 2027. Next deadline 2027-02-16. Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-04-03
Expected Outcome: In direct support of the upcoming European Integrated Framework for Climate Resilience, the successful project is expected to address all of the following outcomes: - Climate preparedness and resilience innovative solutions, including Nature-Based solutions, advance in their investment journey and get closer to the market, strengthening the competitiveness of the companies and organisations developing them. - Public authorities are mobilised to stimulate demand for climate adaptation solutions, thereby contributing to the development and maturity of the European resilience market. - Structural and operational bottlenecks to the deployment of climate resilience solutions are identified, along with good practices, and policy-relevant insights are derived from lessons learned.
Scope:
Rationale Preparedness to current and future climate change is increasingly recognised as a driver of innovation and an emerging economic opportunity. The growing impacts of climate change are accelerating demand for technologies, services, practices and solutions that enable societies and economies to anticipate and manage climate risks. Already in 2021, the EU Adaptation Strategy highlighted the importance of scaling such solutions in order to strengthen resilience across economic sectors and regions. Moreover, the 2025 Preparedness Union Strategy outlines the link between climate security and the need for stronger public-private cooperation as a critical pillar of the EU’s preparedness. As climate change and its cascading impacts intensify - through heatwaves, floods, droughts, ecosystem and supply-chain disruptions - the ability of industries,…
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