Coastal Resilience To Climate Change
Coastal Resilience To Climate Change
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Deadline
31/10/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Coastal Resilience To Climate Change Call?
Grant Description
This initiative by ESA aims to support development of innovative space-based services using satellite earth observation, navigation and communication to enhance resilience of coastal cities, rural regions and ports against climate change impacts such as sea-level rise, erosion, storms and flooding. The call funds feasibility studies and demonstration projects to create commercially viable solutions that monitor environmental changes, provide early warning, support ecosystem and water management,...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
• Validated business cases and service concepts for space-enabled coastal resilience solutions.
• Pre-operational demonstrators or prototypes showing improved monitoring, forecasting or management of coastal climate risks.
• Integration of satellite data (EO, GNSS, SatCom) into operational workflows for early warning, infrastructure planning, ecosystem management or disaster response.
• Scalable, commercially viable services ready for market uptake, supported by ESA’s technical guidance, network and brand credibility.
• Enhanced resilience of European coastal regions: reduced risk from storms, floods, erosion; improved water and ecosystem management; strengthened port and tourism infrastructure.
• Contribution to corporate climate risk reporting (CSRD) and insurance sector risk assessment, fostering wider climate-adaptation adoption.
• Foundations for further deployment and scale-up of Nature-Based Solutions and Digital Twin platforms for long-term coastal sustainability.
• Pre-operational demonstrators or prototypes showing improved monitoring, forecasting or management of coastal climate risks.
• Integration of satellite data (EO, GNSS, SatCom) into operational workflows for early warning, infrastructure planning, ecosystem management or disaster response.
• Scalable, commercially viable services ready for market uptake, supported by ESA’s technical guidance, network and brand credibility.
• Enhanced resilience of European coastal regions: reduced risk from storms, floods, erosion; improved water and ecosystem management; strengthened port and tourism infrastructure.
• Contribution to corporate climate risk reporting (CSRD) and insurance sector risk assessment, fostering wider climate-adaptation adoption.
• Foundations for further deployment and scale-up of Nature-Based Solutions and Digital Twin platforms for long-term coastal sustainability.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
1. The proposed service must address one or more coastal resilience challenges such as:
• Monitoring and early warning for storms, floods, heatwaves
• Coastal erosion and sea-level rise tracking
• Water resource and ecosystem management (rainfall, river flows, droughts, biodiversity)
• Urban and infrastructure planning with geospatial data
• Adaptation of coastal agriculture to salinity, flooding, extreme weather
• Disaster response and recovery communications
• Nature-based solutions (e.g. mangrove restoration)
• Port management adaptations (quays raising, advanced drainage)
• Tourism infrastructure protection
• Insurance risk assessment and claims management
• Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) support
2. Use of space technologies is mandatory: SatEO, GNSS, SatCom; optional use of Space HPC or Digital Twin platforms must be specified if required.
3. Demonstrate clear market opportunity, defined customer needs, and a commercially viable service concept.
4. Provide a feasible technical solution, including data sources, methods, system architecture and implementation plan.
5. Proposing team must show strong business, technical and financial expertise and outline a realistic go-to-market strategy.
6. Adhere to the three-step submission process: Activity Pitch Questionnaire (APQ), Outline Proposal (within 2 months of APQ acceptance), Full Proposal (within 4 months of Outline Proposal acceptance).
• Monitoring and early warning for storms, floods, heatwaves
• Coastal erosion and sea-level rise tracking
• Water resource and ecosystem management (rainfall, river flows, droughts, biodiversity)
• Urban and infrastructure planning with geospatial data
• Adaptation of coastal agriculture to salinity, flooding, extreme weather
• Disaster response and recovery communications
• Nature-based solutions (e.g. mangrove restoration)
• Port management adaptations (quays raising, advanced drainage)
• Tourism infrastructure protection
• Insurance risk assessment and claims management
• Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) support
2. Use of space technologies is mandatory: SatEO, GNSS, SatCom; optional use of Space HPC or Digital Twin platforms must be specified if required.
3. Demonstrate clear market opportunity, defined customer needs, and a commercially viable service concept.
4. Provide a feasible technical solution, including data sources, methods, system architecture and implementation plan.
5. Proposing team must show strong business, technical and financial expertise and outline a realistic go-to-market strategy.
6. Adhere to the three-step submission process: Activity Pitch Questionnaire (APQ), Outline Proposal (within 2 months of APQ acceptance), Full Proposal (within 4 months of Outline Proposal acceptance).
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Eligibility: Only teams headquartered in ESA Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Slovakia) may receive funding. Greece, Spain or Canada-based entities are eligible only if the proposal includes significant 5G or Safety & Security elements.
• Non-eligible teams (outside these countries) may submit but cannot receive funding.
• All participating entities must obtain Letters of Authorisation from their National Delegations before Full Proposal submission (Italian entities excluded, ESA interfaces directly).
• Funding level is zero-equity and covers 50–80% of project costs, depending on SME status and national approval.
• Liaise early with National Delegations; contact details available on ESA website.
• Registration requirements: OSIP for APQ; ESA-STAR registration for Full Proposal; use official templates and tender documents.
• Proposals will be evaluated by ESA internal and external experts; clarifications and negotiation meetings may be requested.
• Non-eligible teams (outside these countries) may submit but cannot receive funding.
• All participating entities must obtain Letters of Authorisation from their National Delegations before Full Proposal submission (Italian entities excluded, ESA interfaces directly).
• Funding level is zero-equity and covers 50–80% of project costs, depending on SME status and national approval.
• Liaise early with National Delegations; contact details available on ESA website.
• Registration requirements: OSIP for APQ; ESA-STAR registration for Full Proposal; use official templates and tender documents.
• Proposals will be evaluated by ESA internal and external experts; clarifications and negotiation meetings may be requested.
Important dates
Open from: 09/06/2025
Deadline:31/10/2025
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