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2D4D – Disruptive Digitalization for Decarbonization

Digitalization will fundamentally change all sectors of the European economy in the next decades. At the same time, the EU is committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. These two transformation will undoubtedly affect each other, but the extent to which they will be mutually supporting is currently unknown. Most importantly, there is a danger that the digital transformation will delay the progress towards a net-zero carbon economy. The EU-funded 2D4D project aims at ensuring that the digital transformation is not a barrier to decarbonisation, rather an enabler. The project will identify and measure the decarbonisation consequences of three disruptive digitalisation technologies in hard-to-decarbonise sectors: additive manufacturing in industry, mobility-as-a-service in transportation, and AI in buildings. The project will produce a distinctive data collection to examine the technical and socioeconomic potential of these technologies, enhance decarbonisation narratives and ensure that digital technology supports energy transition.

ACCREU – Assessing Climate Change Risk in EUrope

ACCREU is a project funded by HORIZON Europe RIA (Research and Innovation Action) investigating, in a fully integrated framework, climate change impacts, mitigation, adaptation and prospects for a sustainable social and economic development in the EU. ACCREU will  identify challenges, highlight opportunities and deliver practical solutions to policy making and societal actors at the EU, EU Member State, region and community level to accelerate a just societal transformation towards climate resilience in the short, medium and long term.  

AcquaGuard: Nature based solutions for Flood Prevention

AcquaGuard is a project funded by the Italy – Croatia INTERREG Programme aimed at developing the capabilities of local and regional governments to systematically plan, integrate, and implement Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to face climate-related risks and hazards. In particular, through intensive cross-border cooperation between partners, as well as a co-creation process with all relevant stakeholders, AcquaGuard will offer a comprehensive approach for deploying NBS focused on flood prevention, to regions and cities. The cross-border cooperation will be fully leveraged within the project by developing a Decision Support Matrix for NBS prioritization and selection, capacity-building sessions, project documentation, and other joint dissemination activities.

ACQUAOUNT – Adapting to Climate change by QUantifying optimal Allocation of water resOUrces and socio-ecoNomic inTerlinkages

Agriculture is by far the most water demanding sector in the Mediterranean and a sustainable use of water, combined with economic growth, cannot be achieved without improving irrigation efficiency and water productivity. The current heavy depletion of water sources is leading to water scarcity and degradation, deterioration of ecosystem services, conflicts with domestic and industrial uses and, in general, it poses limitations to economic growth. These trends will be exacerbated by CC. The ACQUAOUNT project aims to improve IWRM and sustainable irrigation through the deployment of innovative tools, smart water services and solutions, for public and private use, while contributing to climate resilience.

ActFast: Actions for Climate Transition by Developing Future Aquaculture Strategies and Technologies

How to promote a sustainable future for fish production in Europe? This is the question at the heart of ActFast (Actions for Climate Transition by Developing Future Aquaculture Strategies and Technologies), a Horizon Europe project coordinated by the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences at the University of Bologna. The project addresses the challenge by combining sustainable farming practices, environmental monitoring and Artificial Intelligence. A multidisciplinary team of 28 partners from 10 EU countries, plus Norway, Tunisia and Egypt, will collaborate to develop innovative strategies for future aquaculture. In this context, the Regional Ocean Forecasting Systems (ROFS) division will play a key role as work package leader, contributing substantially to the development of high-resolution climate projections and forecasting systems specifically for the aquaculture sector.

Adaptation AGORA – A Gathering place to cO-design and co-cReate Adaptation

Adaptation AGORA sosterrà gli obiettivi generali della Missione sull’adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici valorizzando e promuovendo le migliori pratiche, gli approcci innovativi, gli strumenti politici e i meccanismi di governance per coinvolgere in modo significativo ed efficace le comunità e le regioni nelle azioni per il clima, accelerando e aumentando il processo di adattamento per costruire un’Europa resiliente ai cambiamenti climatici. Il progetto promuoverà la democrazia, la giustizia climatica, l’uguaglianza di genere e l’equità, e favorirà la capacità di adattamento e il rafforzamento dei cittadini per sostenere in modo proattivo i processi decisionali.

AdJUST – ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF CHALLENGES, POLICY OPTIONS AND MEASURES TO ACHIEVE A JUST EU ENERGY TRANSITION

AdJUST is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme. and carried out by a transdisciplinary European consortium consisting of 9 EU partners, 2 UK associated partners and other 11 EU associated partners. The objectives of AdJUST are to achieve a step change in societal understanding of the distributive repercussions of the transition to climate neutrality, and to identify effective and actively-supported policy interventions to accompany climate action so that no-one is left behind.

AGILE: AGnostic risk management for high Impact Low probability Events

AGILE is a project funded by HORIZON RIA (Research and Innovation Action) aiming at designing, developing and applying a holistic methodological framework and practical tools for understanding, assessing, managing and communicating High Impact Low Probability (HILP) events with a systemic risk and resilience perspective. 

AGRITECH – National Research Centre for Agricultural Technologies

Il Centro Nazionale per lo Sviluppo di Nuove Tecnologie in Agricoltura (Agritech) si basa sull’utilizzo di tecnologie abilitanti per lo sviluppo sostenibile delle produzioni agroalimentari, con l’obiettivo di promuovere l’adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici, riducendo l’impatto ambientale nel settore agroalimentare , lo sviluppo delle aree marginali e garantire la sicurezza, la tracciabilità e la sicurezza delle filiere. Il progetto vale circa 350 milioni di euro, di cui 320 a carico del PNRR e coinvolge 28 università, 5 centri di ricerca e 18 aziende. Il Centro è strutturato in Hub&Spoke, con l’Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II responsabile dell’hub nazionale e 9 diversi spoke nelle aree tematiche: 1. Risorse genetiche vegetali, animali e microbiche e adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici 2. Crop Health: un approccio di sistema multidisciplinare per ridurre l’uso di prodotti agrochimici 3. Tecnologie abilitanti e strategie sostenibili per la gestione intelligente dei sistemi agricoli e del loro impatto ambientale 4. Sistemi agricoli e forestali multifunzionali e resilienti per la mitigazione dei rischi legati al cambiamento climatico 5. Produttività sostenibile e mitigazione dell’impatto ambientale nei sistemi zootecnici 6. Modelli di gestione per promuovere la sostenibilità e la resilienza dei sistemi agricoli 7. Modelli integrati per lo sviluppo delle aree marginali per promuovere sistemi di produzione multifunzionali che migliorino la sostenibilità agroecologica e socio-economica 8. Nuovi modelli di economia circolare in agricoltura attraverso la valorizzazione e il riciclo dei rifiuti 9. Nuove tecnologie e metodologie di tracciabilità, qualità, sicurezza, misurazioni e certificazioni per valorizzare e tutelare le tipicità nelle filiere agroalimentari.

ALIENA: ALIgning Efforts to control Non-indigenous species in the Adriatic sea

Non-indigenous species (NIS) pose a significant threat to biodiversity and ecosystems globally, ranking as the second most common cause of species extinctions. Particularly in the Adriatic Sea, a hub for fishing, tourism and maritime traffic, the introduction of NIS has the potential to exacerbate ecological and economic impacts. ALIENA aims at creating a shared knowledge base and collaborative monitoring system to protect biodiversity from NIS in the Adriatic Sea. Through joint monitoring and modeling efforts focused on these species, the project seeks to develop early warning solutions essential for effective marine management, biodiversity conservation, and public health protection. Additionally, it aims to improve shared protocols for NIS detection, monitoring, and management, while also increasing stakeholders’ awareness of NIS issues.

AQUA: Enhancing Water Management for Climate Change Resilience in Adriatic-Ionian area

The AQUA project, aimed at enhancing resilience to climate change in the Adriatic-Ionian region, has the goal of reaching significant strides in addressing the common challenge of water management in the face of a changing climate. Rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events have led to significant shifts in water availability, quality, and distribution. These challenges transcend borders and require collaborative efforts to ensure effective solutions. The AQUA project has set its sights on the overall objective of enhancing resilience to climate change of water utility companies in the Adriatic-Ionian area. By developing an joint action plan and strategy and user-tailored tools, the project aims to improve water resource management, increase capacities for climate change adaptation, and mitigate the impact of natural and man-made disasters. By adopting an integrated approach that considers both droughts and floods and the interconnections between water quantity and quality, the project aims to provide holistic solutions. The project also prioritizes data-driven solutions, co-design, and co-development, ensuring that the outputs are tailored to the specific needs of the participating regions.

ARCA: ARtificial intelligence platform to prevent Climate change natural hazArds

Forest monitoring stands as a crucial endeavor for the well-being of our planet and human communities. The project, named ARtificial intelligence platform to prevent Climate change natural hazArds (ARCA), aims to address forest monitoring by developing an innovative system utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI). The primary objective is to create a transnationally applicable platform through pilot initiatives in wooded areas, employing cutting-edge technologies to combat the risks posed by climate change-induced natural hazards. The project relies on advanced algorithms based on Machine Learning (ML) and diverse networks made of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors. These technological components work collaboratively to model specific forests and proactively mitigate the impact of natural hazards such as windstorms, drought, and wildfires. The digital platform comprises wireless sensor networks (WSNs), video cameras, drones, and LiDAR remote sensing, all contributing to a comprehensive forest modeling approach.

ARCADIA: TrAnsformative climate ResilienCe by nAture-baseD solutions in the continental bio-geographical region

ARCADIA is a project funded by HORIZON Europe Innovation Actions in response to the call “Testing and demonstrating transformative solutions on climate resilience, mainstreaming nature based solutions in the systemic transformation”. The main goal of ARCADIA project is to mobilise 8 European regions and communities – from Italy, Croatia, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia – to accelerate nature-based solutions (NBS) adoption and assist them in accessing up-to-date, evidence-based actionable knowledge, guidance, knowledge-intense tools and services, mutual learning and networking opportunities.  

AVENGERS: ATTRIBUTING AND VERIFYING EUROPEAN AND NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS AND AEROSOL EMISSIONS AND RECONCILIATION WITH STATISTICAL BOTTOM UP ESTIMATES

The Attributing and Verifying European and National Greenhouse gas and aerosol Emissions and Reconciliation with Statistical bottomup estimates – AVENGERS consortium unites a diverse group of experts “to establish how top-down techniques can support the verification of national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and other regulated estimates of emissions and removals, in order to improve or supplement the methods/approaches currently used”.

bePrepARed: Preparing, Adapting, Reconstructing: actions to promote climate change adaptation and risk disaster resilience in Italian and Croatian sensitive ecosystems

Nel quadro degli impatti legati ai cambiamenti climatici, la gestione delle riserve idriche è fondamentale per affrontare e mitigare fenomeni estremi che determinano una sovrabbondanza o scarsità di acqua, con impatti sui sistemi produttivi locali, sul benessere dei cittadini e sulla gestione del territorio. Per affrontare questa sfida, il progetto BePrePAred mira a coordinare e integrare strumenti, sistemi e politiche di gestione del rischio volti a migliorare la resilienza degli ecosistemi e dei paesaggi vulnerabili, storicamente gestiti dall’uomo, su entrambe le sponde del Mare Adriatico, con particolare attenzione alla gestione delle acque. Si tratta di creare nuove competenze e pratiche per una governance dell’acqua basata sugli ecosistemi, trasferendo strumenti e politiche nelle aree target presenti in Italia e Croazia, adattandoli a un uso sostenibile delle risorse idriche nei paesaggi rurali-urbani, sensibilizzando le istituzioni e la società civile sui rischi legati alla scarsità idrica e sulla necessità di politiche di risparmio e gestione della risorsa acqua.

BIOservicES: LINKING SOIL BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES IN DIFFERENT LAND USES: FROM THE IDENTIFICATION OF DRIVERS, PRESSURES AND CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE TO THEIR ECONOMIC VALUATION

The main objective of BIOservicES is to understand the interconnection between soil organisms and the delivery of multiple soil ecosystem functions and services at different scales (field vs landscape), identifying the pressures and drivers resulting from different land uses and climate change, and performing an economic valuation of the contribution of soil organisms to ecosystem services.

Blue-Cloud 2026 | A federated European FAIR and Open Research Ecosystem for oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters

The Blue-Cloud 2026 project builds on the existing pilot Blue-Cloud project (Oct 2019 – Sep 2022) and it evolves its pilot Blue-Cloud ecosystem into a federated European Ecosystem to deliver FAIR and Open Data and analytical services instrumental for deepening research of oceans, the EU sea, coastal and inland waters. It develops a thematic marine extension to European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) for accessible web-based science, serving the needs of the EU Blue Economy, Marine Environment and Marine Knowledge agendas. 

Blue4All – Blueprint demonstration for co-created effective, efficient and resilient networks of MPAs

There is an urgent need to strengthen marine conservation and restoration globally. One of the key measures to achieve this is to ensure that enough sea area is protected in effective ways. This requires designation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in different marine habitats. According to the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, 30% of Europe’s sea and land areas should be under strict protection. 

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