EU-India cooperation on cumulative impacts of marine pollution on marine organisms and ecosystems
Programme Category
Programme Name
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.
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Call
Summary
Marine pollutants cause harmful effects on marine species and wildlife, serious negative impacts on the structure and functioning of ecosystems, the goods and services they provide and, ultimately, on human health, well-being and prosperity.
The interaction of climate change (and the subsequent effects of warming and ocean acidification) with pollutants, including actual and projected changes in bioavailability, toxicity and water quality, needs to be further considered, including the impacts (depending on gender) on human health, in line with the One-Health approach.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals for topics under this destination should set out a credible pathway to “achieve a clean environment, ensure water resilience, and enable the transformative change necessary to reduce air, water and soil pollution to levels no longer considered harmful to health and natural ecosystems, while respecting planetary boundaries“. More specifically, they should contribute to one or several of the following impacts:
- enhanced scientific capacity and innovative solutions for detecting and characterising pollution sources, pathways, distribution, and cumulative impacts, including pollutants of great and emerging concern, assisted by AI domain and improved environmental observation and modelling systems, resulting in cleaner air and healthier ocean, seas, waters and soils;
- safe and sustainable by design bio-based (Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/2510) solutions are developed for and by the bio-based industries, also through innovative biotechnology and biomanufacturing techniques, to contribute to climate neutrality and replace harmful chemicals in industrial bio-based processes and products;
- sustainable bio-based and nature-based solutions will be developed and tested to remediate polluted environments;
- food systems adopt the zero pollution ambition, preventing and reducing pollution in water, air, and soil;
- farmers are empowered to make informed management decisions on water, carbon, nutrients and greenhouse gas balances for environmental, social and economic sustainability, preventing and reducing pollution from agriculture.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €6.00 million
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Fisheries/ Aquaculture and Maritime Policy
- Health
- Natural and Cultural Heritage
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Central Government
- Fishermen, Aquaculturists, Owners of Vessels
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Natual person / Citizen / Individual
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- Services Providers
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Due to the scope of this topic, consortia must include as associated partner(s) at least one legal entity established in India; Legal entities established in India can only participate as associated partners.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
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Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Marcia Trillidou
Scientific Officer A’
Email: trillidou@research.org.cy
Dr. Mary Economou
Scientific Officer
Email: meconomou@research.org.cy