European Commission: Climate Change Adaptation

Deadline: 30-Nov-21

The European Commission is inviting proposals for its Climate Change Adaptation Programme.

• Adaptation policy development, and adaptation strategies and plans
• State-of-the art tools and solutions for adaptation
• Nature-based solutions in the management of land, coasts and marine areas
• Adapting cities and regions to climate change
• Climate-proofing and resilience of infrastructure and buildings
• Adaptation solutions for farmers, forest managers, Natura 2000 managers and other land managers
• Water management
• Preparedness for extreme weather events
• Financial instruments, innovative solutions and public-private collaboration on insurance and loss data

Objectives

• make adaptation smarter (improving knowledge, managing uncertainty, and informing adaptation actions by robust data and risk assessment tools that are available to all);
• make adaptation more systemic (incorporating climate resilience considerations in all relevant policy fields, because climate change has impacts at all levels of society and across all sectors of the economy);
• make adaptation faster (developing and rolling out adaptation solutions that allow us to adapt more quickly and comprehensively).

• LIFE-2021-SAPCLIMA-CCA – Climate Change Adaptation
  • Topic budget- EUR 30,500,000
  • Estimated number of projects to be funded- 15 projects

• be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
  • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
  • non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the LIFE Programme (participating countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature
• the coordinator must be established in an eligible country.

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