Project description
Research and innovation promotion in Macaronesia
Macaronesia is a biogeographical region consisting of five archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean. Of these, the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira and Cape Verde are inhabited, and the first three are part of the EU Outmost Regions. They all have similar geographical characteristics and share common challenges concerning climate change, environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity. The EU funded MACARONIGHT 2021 project will organise a shared Researchers’ Night for the Macaronesia Region to increase public awareness towards science, research and innovation in areas identified by the European Green Deal. The project will roll out a social media strategy and online and physical events to engage with the general public, particularly teenagers and their parents.
Objective
"Macaronesia is a biogeographical region of five archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean of which four are inhabited: Azores (Portugal), Canarias (Spain), Madeira (Portugal) and Cape Verde (Cabo Verde). These islands share common geographical traits and similar challenges with regards to climate change, environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity. The Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores are part of the European Union (EU Outermost Regions). The overall objective of this project is to organise a shared Researchers' Night for the Macaronesia Region for the fourth consecutive year connecting the population of these remote islands under the umbrella of the universal language of science. This new edition, MACARONIGHT 2021 aims at further widening public awareness towards science, research and innovation, especially in areas where the Region faces global challenges, such as those identified in the European Green Deal. The aim is to reach out to the population in general yet keeping specific focus on teenagers and young parents with kids in particular. The project will deploy an enhanced social-media strategy that aims to engage with citizens of different ages in their own words through their daily used channels. Activities will cover 16 islands with the ""main"" activities organised at 4 locations: Tenerife (La Laguna), Gran Canaria (Las Palmas), Madeira (Funchal), Azores (Ponta Delgada). The programmes will be organised as ""hybrid"" online/physical events that will attract 30 thousand participants in total. We expect that the introduction of the Green Deal topic for 2021 will be translated into active change in the region's compliance with Green Deal objectives and the overall vision described by Climate KIC's strategy, ""Transformation in Time""."
Keywords
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.5. - Specific support and policy actions
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Funding Scheme
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CSA - Coordination and support action
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2020bis
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38787 Santa Cruz De La Palma
Spain
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