Horizon 2020Societal Challenge 5:Climate action, Environment, Resources efficiency & Raw materials – Calls 2020

2 October 2019, Infomiddag

Corinne van Voorden,

Adviseur Internationale Innovatie Climate, Water, Circular Economy Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl)

Corinne.vanvoorden@rvo.nl / 0650939714

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Excellent Science Industrial Leaderschip Societal Challenges

Horizon 2020

LEITICT, nano, biotech,

space

SME instrument

Access to Risk Finance

Energy

Food

Health

Transport

Climate

Inclusive societies

Security

Excellent Science Industrial Leaderschip Societal Challenges

Horizon 2020

Future & EmergingTechnologies

Research Infrastructures

Fast Track toInnovation

Calls in 2020

Call: Building a low carbon, climate resilient future: climate action in support of the Paris Agreement

14 topics budget: 189 million euro deadline: 13 feb 2020

Call: Greening the economy in line with the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs)

16 topics budget: 187 million euro deadline: 13 feb 2020

Call: Competitive, Low Carbon and Circular Industries (Cross-cutting workprogramme)

3 topics budget: 58 million euro deadline: 5 feb 2020

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Example of topic description

LC-CLA-13-2020: Climate Resilience of European coastal cities and settlements

Specific challenge:

..design and implementation of long term adaptation planning and cost-effective measures..

Scope:

• Improve integrated spatial planning, management and adaptation of coastal cities and settlements

• Scientific insight, tools, methodologies, innovative solutions to assist cities in developing resilience plans and adaptation pathways at spatial and temporal scales

• Assessment and mapping of coastal exposure and vulnerability to sea-level rise

• Ecosystem based approaches along with traditional engineering approaches as part of a broader strategy; comparison of impacts / assist decision-making

• Pilot studies frontrunner, follower cities

Expected impact:

• Systemic collection of potential adaptation measures.. , assessment of coastal ecosystem services, adaptation costs and benefits

• Improved decision-making

• Strengthened coastal adaptation network

• Improved integrated spatial management and adaptation of Europe’s coastlines

• Implementation of various Directives

• Underpin Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Type of action: Research and Innovation Action (RIA) , +/_10 mln. euro

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More information on topics

Information provided by European Commision during infoday Brussel in september 2019

RVO wegwijzer

Workprogramme Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency & Raw Materials

Workprogramme Cross-cutting activities

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Tips for success

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THE KEY TO SUCCESS:

Consider EU policy priorities and specify impact

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Co-operation between different actors for impact

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•Involve the end-user

•Involve SME’s

•Multidisciplinairy / multi-stakeholder / cross sectoral

“involvement of social sciences and humanities (SSH) disciplines such as

psychology, behavioural science, economics, law, anthropology, sociology,

architecture or design studies”

“systemic approach”

“open innovation”

“responsible research and innovation”

Build on existing project results

European fora like Climate Adapt, ThinkNature, Oppla, European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

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Project databases:

EASME datahub

CORDIS

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Build an innovative consortium

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• Brokerage / matchmaking events ➢ upcoming: water knowledge europe, 28,29 oktober 2019

• Horizon 2020 project databases (CORDIS, EASME datahub)

• Link to existing EU networks/organisationshttps://euwijzer.waterenklimaat.nl/spelers-in-europa/

• Partner search tool NCP Care

• Enterprise Europe Network

• National Contact Points – Contact us!

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John.Heynen@rvo.nl, 0615897671 Corinne.vanvoorden@rvo.nl, 0650939714

Thank you!