Demonstrating transformative solutions to increase cross-border climate resilience
Supporting the implementation of the Adaptation to Climate Change Mission · HORIZON-IA · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds large demonstration projects that help regions on either side of an internal EU border work together to cope with shared climate risks like flooding, wildfires, drought or sea level rise. Projects must test real solutions - technical, nature-based, or governance-focused - in at least two cross-border areas, and prepare a plan for a third region to replicate what worked. The goal is to make bordering regional and local authorities jointly more resilient to climate change rather than planning adaptation in isolation.
climate adaptation · environmental monitoring · water management · biodiversity · regional development · civil society democracy
Who wins this
A consortium of regional/local authorities, research organisations and SSH experts from at least two neighbouring EU or Associated Countries that jointly run cross-border climate resilience demonstration sites and support a replicating region.
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €10M–€15M
- Funding model
- Budget-based — reimbursement of actual eligible costs
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- HORIZON Innovation Actions
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — from 2 countries.
- Eligible applicants
- regional or local authority, research organisation, public body
- Also required
- Demonstration activities must occur in at least two distinct cross-border sites spanning adjacent regions on both sides of a national border within EU Member States or Associated Countries, and at least one additional 'replicating' cross-border site should be identified.
- Eligible countries (45)
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
General conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligibility Conditions The following additional eligibility criteria apply: Demonstration activities must take place in at least 2 distinct cross-border demonstration sites located in EU Member States or Associated Countries. The demonstration areas must span adjacent regions on both sides of a national border. described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions
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