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Open topic: Innovative solutions for the European Water Resilience Strategy

Funder
European Commission · Horizon Europe
Award amount
Up to €5,500,000
Deadline
April 8, 2027
Eligible countries
European Union, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Israel, Global

Summary

Forthcoming EU call topic HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01-two-stage · HORIZON Innovation Actions. Part of call HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-two-stage: Call 02 - two-stage (2027). Opens 2027-02-04; next deadline 2027-04-08 (first stage). Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01-two-stage

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to one or more of the following expected outcomes corresponding to the European Water Resilience Strategy objectives: - the water cycle is restored; - the economy is following a water-smart path and the EU water industry is competitive; - water is clean and affordable for all.

Scope: The European Commission adopted the European Water Resilience Strategy[1], which proposes actions to address the expected outcomes described in this Open Topic. With a view of contributing with breakthrough innovation to this strategy, proposals are expected to address creative or disruptive solutions to develop a set of means for its implementation. Adapted to the nature, scope and type of proposed activities, proposals should convincingly explain how they will plan and/or carry out demonstration, testing or validation of developed tools and solutions. Proposals must implement the multi-actor approach and ensure adequate involvement of appropriate stakeholders, including where relevant farmers, water intensive industries, energy producers, land managers, water governance bodies and local authorities. Proposals should also delineate the plans to develop possible future uptake and upscaling at local, national and EU level for possible next steps after the project. In this topic the integration of the gender and intersectional dimension (sex and gender analysis) in research and innovation content should be addressed only if relevant in relation to the objectives of the research effort. Proposals should consider and possibly expand on previous research of…

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