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ENVironmental Research Infrastructures delivering an open access Hub and NEXT-level interdisciplinary research framework providing services for advancing science and society

Project description

A digital hub for environmental data and services

Climate change poses complex challenges that require timely, data-driven research to inform mitigation, adaptation and risk assessment strategies. However, environmental data are scattered across multiple infrastructures, making access, analysis and collaboration difficult. Researchers often face inefficiencies due to inconsistent standards and limited integration with digital platforms. Without streamlined access and advanced tools, the full potential of climate research cannot be realised. The EU-funded ENVRI-Hub NEXT project addresses these challenges by delivering the ENVRI-Hub, the data access and services hub of the European environmental research infrastructures (ENVRIs). By fostering collaboration, integrating advanced information technologies and coordinating key European research infrastructures, the project improves resource use, AI readiness, efficiency and impact across climate and environmental science, also connecting researchers to EOSC.

Objective

ENVRI-Hub NEXT develops and implements the open access hub to the data and services provision framework of the Cluster of Environmental Research Infrastructures (ENVRI) and connects the environmental research community to the European Open Science Cloud.
The overarching goal of ENVRI-Hub NEXT is to consolidate and advance the robust conceptual and technical structure established by the ENVRI-Hub to empower the ENVRI Science Cluster to provide interdisciplinary data-driven services. These services will support climate change research, including the development of mitigation and adaptation measures and strategies, and the assessment of the climate change risks. Through this platform, ENVRI-Hub NEXT will facilitate the integration of the environmental sciences community into EOSC, guided by the concept of Essential Climate Variables.
In direct answer to the Call Topic, ENVRI-Hub NEXT expands the frontiers of multidisciplinary environmental sciences by fostering operational synergies between ENVRI RIs and developing and utilising complementarities in their data and services provision. The joint forces of ENVRI and e-infrastructures allow for the integration of cutting-edge information technology, alignment with the EOSC architecture, and efficient resource allocation for the advancement of a more integrated, productive, and globally competitive ENVRI Science Cluster.
The ENVRI-Hub NEXT consortium brings together the key ESFRI Landmarks (ACTRIS, AnaEE ERIC, EPOS ERIC, EuroArgo ERIC, IAGOS AISBL, ICOS ERIC, LifeWatch ERIC) and ESFRI Projects (eLTER) participating in ENVRI-FAIR, the ENVRI information technology development and support providers from the University of Amsterdam, SeaDataNet as the key marine data infrastructure, FMI for the close relationship to EOSC Association and stakeholders, and the EGI Foundation and members of the EGI Federation to implement the operation of the services and the integration with EOSC Core.

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-INFRA-2023-DEV-01

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Coordinator

STICHTING EGI
Net EU contribution
€ 951 990,00
Total cost
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Participants (20)