Demonstrating Nature-based Solutions for the sustainable management of water resources in a changing climate, with special attention to reducing the impacts of extreme droughts

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Code: 31364 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-02-1-two-stage | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 17/09/2024

Due to the changing climate, many European regions are already facing more frequent, severe, and longer lasting droughts. Extreme droughts can have cascading effects; e.g., they reduce water levels in rivers and ground water, stunt tree and crop growth, increase pest attacks, favour the occurrence of sand drifts and storms and fuel wildfires. Moreover, impacts of extreme droughts accumulate over time across large areas, and the effect can linger for years. In areas with an intense demand for water supply, the impacts of droughts add up to the stress imposed to water systems by human activities.

Nature-based Solutions are highly adaptable to respond to changing local conditions and are often more cost and resource efficient than purely technological approaches in the longer term.

River basin management plans are still limited in the recognition of NBS capacity to contribute to drought resilience. Furthermore, we are still missing more and longer-term evidence of the combined effects of different designs and combinations of NBS operating in different contexts (urban, peri-urban and rural) and/or at different scales and/or different climatic zones, in what regards the sustainable management of water resources to reduce the impacts of extreme droughts. At the same time, the co-benefit that these NBS may bring to reduce hydrogeological risks such as flood peaking and stabilising hydrographs for both droughts and floods is still to be demonstrated.

Promoting pollinator friendly farming systems

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Code: 31359 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-6 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 22/02/2024

The production of many crops depends on pollinators. Different types of measures are needed to tackle the causes of pollinator decline, enhance crop pollination, and promote pollinators in agriculture. Many crops have specific traits, which have been identified to enhance crop–pollinator interactions. This could also improve crop yields, nutritional resources for pollinators and promote a pollinator-friendly agriculture.

Pollination activities are also impacted by variety (genotype), environment, and management practices (GxExM). Pollinator-specific planning needs to consider temporal and spatial crop management and other strategies of management (e.g., field margin composition and structure) to enhance pollination services.

Digital for nature

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Code: 31356 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-2 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 22/02/2024

A massive use of automated, and potentially mobile, sensor technologies (such as, but not limited to, images, video, sounds/ultra-sounds recording, spectral signatures, structure description by lidar, environmental DNA sampling, etc.) the use of remote sensing technologies (e.g. to over large areas, monitor environmental condition) and associated with processing algorithms (in particular, but not limited to, deep learning and AI processing algorithms) is therefore needed. The goal of this topic is to facilitate the access to data, encourage the usage of automated/robotic/space data collection systems for data collection, encourage community approaches for the exchange of data and good practices (in particular for data processing).

The successful proposal is expected to address the needs in terms of IT solutions, to increase information density, in terms of species and habitats sampled, territory coverage, timeliness, and accuracy.

A European public sphere: a new online media offer for young Europeans – 2023

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Code: 31350 | Programme name: 17855 | Start submission calls: 12/10/2023 | End submission calls: 29/01/2024

The action aims to engage with young Europeans by creating curated online spaces that gather thought-provoking journalistic content around current affairs, empowering them to compare and contrast national, regional and local perspectives from across Europe, discuss and discover how their interests link to interests of young Europeans in other Member States, and to relevant EU initiatives.

Animal nutritional requirements and nutritional value of feed under different production management conditions

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Code: 31339 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-02-5-two-stage | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 17/09/2024

The proposed project will focus on existing or alternative source of nutrients using value chain approaches to maximize feed production and feed use efficiency, supporting the local environment and farm circularity.

The aim is to optimise the use of local feedstuffs, shorten supply chains and rely more on local resources. It is important to investigate content, availability and digestibility of nutrients in locally available feedstuffs in different pedo-climatic regions and livestock systems, without compromising feed safety and efficiency.

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Customer-driven, innovative space technologies and services

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Code: 31320 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATORCHALLENGES-07 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 08/11/2023

The overall goal of this Challenge is to ensure Europe is able to service and protect its own Space infrastructure, avoiding the risk of losing its strategic autonomy, and enhance the competitiveness of its space industry by encouraging the emergence of innovative, interoperable, scalable, and autonomous “customer-driven” innovative space technologies and services.

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Emerging semiconductor or quantum technology components

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Code: 31318 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATORCHALLENGES-05 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 08/11/2023

This Challenge contributes to the objectives of the Chips Act by supporting the development of critical technologies where start-ups and SMEs with disruptive innovations have the potential to scale up and help ensure the future open strategic autonomy of the Union.

EIC Accelerator Challenge: New European Bauhaus and Architecture, Engineering and Construction digitalisation

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Code: 31316 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATORCHALLENGES-04 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 08/11/2023

The overarching objective of this Challenge is to provide transformative digital products or digitally enabled solutions for the AEC sector that can help it achieve climate neutrality while striving to comply with or contribute to the human-centred quality values and principles brought forward by the New European Bauhaus.

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Novel technologies for resilient agriculture

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Code: 31313 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATORCHALLENGES-06 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 08/11/2023

This Challenge aims to improve the resilience of the European food supply chain and security, notably by improving agricultural productivity and fostering environmentally sustainable technologies, all while regenerating and increasing soil health and ecosystem services. By aiming to valorise crop residues, this Challenge also aims to contribute to better carbon and nitrogen management practices, to mitigation of climate change and environmental challenges including biodiversity loss and pollution.

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Aerosol and surface decontamination for pandemic management

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Code: 31308 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATORCHALLENGES-02 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 08/11/2023

This Challenge calls for proposals by SMEs with technologies, backed by scientific evidence, supporting normal social interaction, devoid of social distancing, in the presence of air- or surface-borne pathogens. In doing so, this Challenge aims to strengthen EU’s industry preparedness and competitiveness in the area of pandemic safety technologies.

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Energy storage

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Code: 31305 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATORCHALLENGES-03 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 08/11/2023

This Challenge targets groundbreaking innovations in any field of technology that have a high potential to meet the following objectives:

• to store electric and/or thermal energy at low cost, high density, high charging/discharging efficiency and enhanced durability.
• to design technological approaches (chemical, electrical, electrochemical, mechanical, thermal) for energy storage at different scales (centralised at large industrial facilities premises or distributed and at small scale level – mobile electronics), duration (short – millisecond to day, medium – days to month and long term – months to seasons) and uses (from stationary to mobile).
• to develop technologies that, without using critical raw materials or ensuring the maximisation of their recycle/reuse, minimise their carbon footprint measured through a life-cycle analysis (including cost and social impact evaluation). The integration of technologies in products and services shall embrace circular and life cycle thinking approach, and support the transition to a circular economy.

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Novel biomarker-based assays to guide personalised cancer treatment

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Code: 31302 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATORCHALLENGES-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 08/11/2023

This EIC Accelerator Challenge aims to improve the efficacy, safety and uptake of therapeutic approaches against refractory cancers, using novel comprehensive predictive, prognostic and companion diagnostic tests, in the context of precision oncology.

The overall goal of this Challenge is to support and accelerate the preclinical validation and/or clinical phase 1 work carried out by innovative SMEs (including start-ups, spinouts) and small midcaps to develop novel predictive, prognostic and companion diagnostic assays to guide cancer treatment.

POST-DOC

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Code: 31288 | Identifier Code: - | Programme name: 2799 | Start submission calls: 30/11/2023 | End submission calls: 31/12/2023

Priority: Competitive, Smart and Digital Economy

Geographical area covered by the Invitation – Cyprus

“Horizon Europe – MSCA 2nd Chance” Call

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Code: 31284 | Identifier Code: OPPTY- MSCA/1223 | Programme name: 2799 | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 26/04/2024

The “Horizon Europe – 2nd Chance” Program aims to provide a second chance to institutions and individuals (researchers) who sought to receive funding under the “Horizon Europe” Program of the EU. and whose proposals, although of very high quality, did not secure funding due to budget exhaustion.

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Increasing the availability and use of non-contentious inputs in organic farming

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Code: 31265 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-02-1-two-stage | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 17/09/2024

Promoting the use of more sustainable agricultural practices is a policy objective enshrined in the European Green Deal and its related strategies. Strengthening organic agriculture, one of the objectives of the EU’s farm-to-finish and biodiversity strategies, can go a long way towards achieving this ambition and, therefore, the climate ambition, as the organic farming contributes directly and significantly to the storage of carbon in soils and biomass. In addition, the Commission Communication “Ensuring food security and strengthening the resilience of food systems” highlights the role that organic agriculture can play in reducing the EU’s dependence on external inputs, as organic agriculture is recognized, among other things, for limiting the use of off-farm inputs.

Organic legislation allows the use of a specific set of products with less impact on the environment and soil. It is important to continue to explore ways to phase out and replace questionable inputs used in organic farming and to increase the availability, accessibility and use of alternatives to these products. In this way, due attention should be given to system approaches that take into account the entire agricultural system and its relationship to the soil and landscape levels. In addition, to address the needs of farmers in this sector, socially innovative solutions are required.

5G coverage along transport corridors – Studies

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Code: 31261 | Identifier Code: CEF-DIG-2023-5GCORRIDORS-STUDIES | Programme name: 3569 | Sub-program: Connecting Europe Facility – Digital | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 17/01/2024

This topic targets preparatory actions in view of foreseen deployment projects that support investments in challenging areas, where market forces alone will not deliver 5G services with the necessary quality of service.

5G coverage along transport corridors – Works

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Code: 31259 | Identifier Code: CEF-DIG-2023-5GCORRIDORS-WORKS | Programme name: 3569 | Sub-program: Connecting Europe Facility – Digital | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 17/01/2024

This topic targets actions that support investments in challenging areas, where market forces alone will not deliver 5G services with the necessary quality of service.

Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways – Studies

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Code: 31255 | Identifier Code: CEF-DIG-2023-GATEWAYS-STUDIES | Programme name: 3569 | Sub-program: Connecting Europe Facility – Digital | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 17/01/2024

The objective of this call is to support the deployment of strategic networks as part of the Digital Global Gateway Strategy of the EU, contributing to strengthen the quality of connectivity within the Union as well as with third countries. This call is technology neutral. The deployment may include submarine cables systems, satellite infrastructures and connectivity to internet exchange points under this call.

This topic will support studies for the deployment of backbone connectivity for routes within Member States, between Member States, and between the EU and third countries, including to remote territories. Proposals under this call shall address studies, including all preparatory work required prior to signing a contract with a supplier is covered under this call.

Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gatewys – works

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Code: 31253 | Identifier Code: CEF-DIG-2023-GATEWAYS-WORKS | Programme name: 3569 | Sub-program: Connecting Europe Facility – Digital | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 17/01/2024

The objective of this call is to support the deployment of strategic networks as part of the Digital Global Gateway Strategy of the EU, contributing to strengthen the quality of connectivity within the Union as well as with third countries. This call is technology neutral. The deployment may include submarine cables systems, satellite infrastructures and connectivity to internet exchange points under this call.

This topic will support the deployment of backbone connectivity for routes within Member States, between Member States, and between the EU and third countries, including to remote territories.

Conservation and protection of carbon-rich and biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems

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Code: 31251 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-8 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 22/02/2024

Biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems, in particular at the species’ distribution edges, are at a high risk in light of a rapidly changing climate.
For tree species assisted migration and assisted gene flow is considered as a possibly solution in actively managed forests, the dependent forest communities (e.g., plants, fungi, insects, soil microorganisms etc.) might fail to follow the speed of habitat shifts what in turn may result in a loss of biodiversity. In addition, migration failure of mutualistic species (fungi, mycorrhiza) can jeopardize the success of tree migration.
Protected areas without the option for assisted migration, will particularly depend on the larger landscape context for community migration and adaptation, as many of them have not been designed to account for the long-term and large-scale dynamics.

Overall, this topic is focused on the conservation and protection of carbon-rich and biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems.