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Call updates:
27 June 2017 11:44
Call for proposals: H2020-Sustainable Food Security – Resilient and resource-efficient value chains (H2020-SFS-2017- 1, single stage).
The Commission and the REA Agency has now completed the evaluation of the proposals submitted to the above-mentioned call and informed the applicants the 23rd June 2017. Evaluation results are summarized on the flash info under this topic:
SFS-50-2017 Supporting international cooperation activities on agriculture soil contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation
It is expected that the first grant agreements will be signed by October 2017.
15 February 2017 17:59
H2020-SFS-2017-1 call has closed on the 14th February 2017. 139 proposals have been submitted in response to this call. The breakdown for this topic is indicated below:
SFS-50-2017 CSA: 2 proposals
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in June 2017.
11 January 2017 16:19
As of 1st January 2017, Switzerland is associated to the whole Horizon 2020 programme instead of the previous partial association. More information on this matter can be found here.
05 October 2016 15:58
The submission session is now available for:SFS-50-2017(CSA).
TOPIC : Supporting international cooperation activities on agriculture soil contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation
| Topic identifier: | SFS-50-2017 | ||
| Publication date: | 14 October 2015 | ||
| Types of action: | CSA Coordination and support action | ||
| DeadlineModel: Planned opening date: |
single-stage 04 October 2016 |
Deadline: | 14 February 2017 17:00:00 |
Pillar: Societal Challenges
Work Programme Year: H2020-2016-2017
Work Programme Part: Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy
Call : H2020-SFS-2016-2017
Topic Description
Specific Challenge:
Climate change is among one of the threats for the future capacity of agriculture to cope with increased demands on food production. This challenge can be addressed, among other options, by changes in land and soil management at the farm level. There is a strong direct link between the soil management and a significant contribution of agriculture sector to climate change mitigation and adaptation (i.e. outcome of the COP21, 4 per 1000 initiative, links to SDGs). There is a strong need to develop synergies on research in this area at EU and global level. The results of this activity should contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation debate and consider the ongoing work on Sustainable Development Goals implementation.
Scope:
Proposals should cover the topic of soil carbon sequestration and its links with climate change mitigation from the perspective of agricultural sector. Other areas to be tackled should include land (use) management within the scope of this topic. Participation of initiatives such as the Global Research Alliance (GRA), the Joint Programming Initiative on Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE) or the 4 per 1000 initiative is encouraged.
The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of up to EUR 2.5 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude the submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.
Expected Impact:
Cross-cutting Priorities:
International cooperation
Horizon 2020 - is a Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, and is created by the European Union in order to support and encourage research in the European Research Area (ERA). This is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). By coupling research and innovation, Horizon 2020 is helping to achieve this with its emphasis on excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges. The goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering innovation. The Horizon 2020 programme running from 2014 to 2020 has a €79 billion budget (a 46% increase over FP7).
It is structured around three core pillars:
Type of projects: mostly grants, no supplies, no works.
In order to see Horizon 2020 opportunities on DevelopmentAid, please click here.
Focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, promoting sustainable resource management, enhancing climate resilience, and mitigating the impacts of climate change through conservation, adaptation, and low-carbon initiatives.
Focuses on collecting data, generating new knowledge, and applying it to develop improved methods, technologies, products, and solutions across sectors.
