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Supporting EU-African Cooperation on Research Infrastructures for Food Security and Greenhouse Gas Observations

Objective

African societies face growing global change risks, with rapidly changing patterns of human settlements and intensity of use of ecosystem services. At the same time, climate variability and climate change trends are intensifying stress on the ecosystems that ensure environmental security, both locally (e.g. ecosystem services), regionally (e.g. sustainable development options) and internationally (e.g. carbon sequestration). Approaches that can address this challenge in an integrated and multidisciplinary way are urgently needed in many places in Africa where there is a close relationship between societal well-being and environmental condition, relating particularly to biomass for energy and food production, and hydrological considerations such as water yields.
Policymakers and land-use decision makers are increasingly dependent on knowledge on the state of the environment. Long-term observational systems and research infrastructures have been identified to be indispensable elements of knowledge generation to serve climate change adaptation, food security, and climate change mitigation.
This proposal supports EU-African cooperation on research infrastructures. Its aims are to increase coherence and interoperability between infrastructures in Europe and Africa, to enhance technical competence, science awareness and life-long learning in Africa in order to facilitate the use of research results for evidence-based policy making, and to identify knowledge gaps for future research directions. The project will
1) identify the essential parameters needed to develop science based strategies to improve food and nutrition security including early warning systems and to mitigate climate change,
2) formulate a roadmap towards fully interoperable and accessible research infrastructures in agricultural and climate research in the EU and Africa that match the needs of the users, and
3) deliver a contribution to capacity building and human capital development in Africa.

Call for proposal

H2020-INFRASUPP-2016-2017

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Sub call

H2020-INFRASUPP-2016-1

Coordinator

JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LAENDLICHE RAEUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI
Net EU contribution
€ 187 750,00
Address
Bundesallee 50
38116 Braunschweig
Germany

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Region
Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (16)

Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 28 787,50
Address
Kaiserstrasse 12
76131 Karlsruhe

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Region
Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
FONDAZIONE CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEOSUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI
Italy
Net EU contribution
€ 199 500,00
Address
Via Marco Biagi 5
73100 Lecce

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Region
Sud Puglia Lecce
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
WEST AFRICAN SCIENCE SERVICES CENTRE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTED LAND USE
Ghana
Net EU contribution
€ 56 250,00
Address
Csir Office Complex Agostino Neto Road
PMB CT504 Cantonments Accra

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Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
International Livestock Research Institute
Kenya
Net EU contribution
€ 174 903,75
Other funding
€ 0,00
INTEGRATED CARBON OBSERVATION SYSTEM EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURECONSORTIUM
Finland
Net EU contribution
€ 356 015,00
Address
Erik Palmenin Aukio 1
00560 Helsinki

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Region
Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND JOHANNESBURG
South Africa
Net EU contribution
€ 58 905,00
Address
Jan Smuts Avenue 1
2001 Johannesburg

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN
Ireland
Net EU contribution
€ 114 242,50
Address
College Green Trinity College
D02 CX56 Dublin 2

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Region
Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
SOUTHERN AFRICAN SCIENCE SERVICE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTIVE LAND MANAGEMENT
Namibia
Net EU contribution
€ 195 437,50
Address
28 Robert Mugabe Ave Michelle Mclean Building
9000 Windhoek

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Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
South Africa
Net EU contribution
€ 52 500,00
Address
Meiring Naude Road Brummeria
0001 Pretoria

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Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR OZEANFORSCHUNG KIEL (GEOMAR)
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 136 750,00
Address
Wischhofstrasse 1-3
24148 Kiel

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Region
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FUER TROPOSPHAERENFORSCHUNG e.V.
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 53 000,00
Address
Permoserstrasse 15
04318 Leipzig

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Region
Sachsen Leipzig Leipzig
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN
Norway
Net EU contribution
€ 135 340,00
Address
Museplassen 1
5020 Bergen

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Region
Norge Vestlandet Vestland
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
NORCE NORWEGIAN RESEARCH CENTRE AS
Norway
Net EU contribution
€ 116 908,75
Address
Nygardsgaten 112
5838 Bergen

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Region
Norge Vestlandet Vestland
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
USTAV VYZKUMU GLOBALNI ZMENY AV CR VVI
Czechia
Net EU contribution
€ 50 100,00
Address
Belidla 986/4a
603 00 Brno

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Region
Jihovýchod Jihomoravský kraj
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
LUNDS UNIVERSITET
Sweden
Net EU contribution
€ 58 500,00
Address
Paradisgatan 5c
22100 Lund

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Region
Södra Sverige Sydsverige Skåne län
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
INSTITUTO DO MAR
Cape Verde
Net EU contribution
€ 25 000,00
Address
Cova Da Iglesia
132 Mindelo Sao Vicente

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Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00