Supporting regions and local authorities in assessing climate risks
HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-01
Funding Amount
Up to €17.6M
Deadline
24/09/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Public Institution
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What is the Supporting regions and local authorities in assessing climate risks Call?
Grant Description
This call addresses the need for robust regional and local climate risk assessments across Europe. It funds projects to further develop and mainstream an open-source, multi-risk, multi-sector assessment framework and toolbox co-designed with regional and local authorities, and to provide cascade grants to at least 50 authorities to conduct or refine climate risk assessments. The expected impact is strengthened scientific knowledge, improved climate resilience, stronger links between adaptation a...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
• An improved, fully open-source regional multi-risk assessment framework and toolbox, broadly mainstreamed across EU and Associated Countries, with built-in iterative feedback and enhanced datasets and AI functionalities.
• Strengthened scientific knowledge on regional and local climate risk assessments and dynamic scenario translation.
• At least 50 regional and local authorities equipped to conduct comprehensive climate risk assessments and develop or revise robust adaptation, risk management and disaster prevention plans.
• Established stronger links among climate adaptation and disaster risk management policy actors, communities, scientists and civil society.
• Clear, targeted communication of current and future climate risks to non-specialist audiences, increasing stakeholder buy-in for resilience measures and combating climate disinformation.
• Enhanced European-wide climate risk datasets and assessments available through the JRC Risk Data Hub.
• Replicable best practices shared via Mission National Hubs, Implementation Platform and Climate-ADAPT, fostering broader uptake and resilience-building across regions.
• Strengthened scientific knowledge on regional and local climate risk assessments and dynamic scenario translation.
• At least 50 regional and local authorities equipped to conduct comprehensive climate risk assessments and develop or revise robust adaptation, risk management and disaster prevention plans.
• Established stronger links among climate adaptation and disaster risk management policy actors, communities, scientists and civil society.
• Clear, targeted communication of current and future climate risks to non-specialist audiences, increasing stakeholder buy-in for resilience measures and combating climate disinformation.
• Enhanced European-wide climate risk datasets and assessments available through the JRC Risk Data Hub.
• Replicable best practices shared via Mission National Hubs, Implementation Platform and Climate-ADAPT, fostering broader uptake and resilience-building across regions.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
• Maintain multi-risk, multi-sector coverage including exposure and vulnerability; applicable across EU Member States (including Outermost Regions) and Horizon Europe Associated Countries; toolbox and IT components must be open source and free licensed.
• Methodological refinements must address emerging knowledge/data gaps, including tailored response metrics, cascading/compounding risks (biodiversity loss, pollution), dynamic time-varying risks and downscaling global scenarios to local contexts.
• Integrate supporting tools for risk management planning and explore synergies with previous/ongoing Horizon 2020/Europe projects and European research infrastructures.
• Embed continuous feedback mechanisms and co-production with authorities/practitioners to ensure practical usability.
• Strive to include newly produced datasets from EU programmes (Copernicus, Destination Earth, EURO-CORDEX).
• Exploit AI and digital technologies; design both advanced/expert and simple non-expert GUIs.
• Provide cascade funding to at least 50 authorities, with ≥60% of EU contribution reserved for third-party grants, launching the first call within 12 months and ensuring geographical balance, inclusivity and equity via the FSTP scheme.
• Methodological refinements must address emerging knowledge/data gaps, including tailored response metrics, cascading/compounding risks (biodiversity loss, pollution), dynamic time-varying risks and downscaling global scenarios to local contexts.
• Integrate supporting tools for risk management planning and explore synergies with previous/ongoing Horizon 2020/Europe projects and European research infrastructures.
• Embed continuous feedback mechanisms and co-production with authorities/practitioners to ensure practical usability.
• Strive to include newly produced datasets from EU programmes (Copernicus, Destination Earth, EURO-CORDEX).
• Exploit AI and digital technologies; design both advanced/expert and simple non-expert GUIs.
• Provide cascade funding to at least 50 authorities, with ≥60% of EU contribution reserved for third-party grants, launching the first call within 12 months and ensuring geographical balance, inclusivity and equity via the FSTP scheme.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• At least 60% of the requested EU contribution must be allocated to financial support to third parties (grants up to €200 000 each).
• Eligible third parties: regional and local authorities (or their representatives) in EU Member and Associated Countries not previously funded by the CLIMAAX project, nor with territories already covered.
• Grant schemes must comply with the FSTP Annex and General Annex B, including simple procedures and measures for geographical balance and inclusivity.
• Proposals must hold dedicated exchanges with CLIMAAX, Pathways 2 Resilience and the Mission Secretariat during cascade call preparation, and collaborate with Mission National Hubs and National Adaptation Hubs.
• Projects must include an open-access helpdesk, data sharing via JRC Risk Data Hub, and active cooperation with the Mission Implementation Platform, Climate-ADAPT platform, relevant Horizon Europe clusters (3 and 5), LIFE programme and Technical Support Instrument.
• Proposals must allocate adequate resources and budget for all requested collaborations, adhere to MGA rules, respect a 70-page limit and meet all eligibility, evaluation and legal requirements of Horizon Europe.
• Eligible third parties: regional and local authorities (or their representatives) in EU Member and Associated Countries not previously funded by the CLIMAAX project, nor with territories already covered.
• Grant schemes must comply with the FSTP Annex and General Annex B, including simple procedures and measures for geographical balance and inclusivity.
• Proposals must hold dedicated exchanges with CLIMAAX, Pathways 2 Resilience and the Mission Secretariat during cascade call preparation, and collaborate with Mission National Hubs and National Adaptation Hubs.
• Projects must include an open-access helpdesk, data sharing via JRC Risk Data Hub, and active cooperation with the Mission Implementation Platform, Climate-ADAPT platform, relevant Horizon Europe clusters (3 and 5), LIFE programme and Technical Support Instrument.
• Proposals must allocate adequate resources and budget for all requested collaborations, adhere to MGA rules, respect a 70-page limit and meet all eligibility, evaluation and legal requirements of Horizon Europe.
Important dates
Open from: 06/05/2025
Deadline:24/09/2025
Application period has ended
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