HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsClosedHORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-02

Advancing European climate risk assessments

Horizon Europe

Per project€15M

1 phase

Deadline:2026-04-21

FundingLump Sum

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Strategic Analysis

This call seeks to significantly advance European climate risk assessments by integrating multi-sectoral and transboundary analyses at sub-European scales, directly addressing knowledge gaps identified by EUCRA and IPCC. A winning proposal will demonstrate robust scientific methodologies, deliver tailored decision-support tools, and foster strong links with policy implementation and relevant EU initiatives, ensuring actionable insights for climate adaptation and resilience.

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Suggested TRL Range

TRL 2 → 6

Based on programme defaults

Scope Activities (2)

SC1

Address at least two systems or sectors (e.g. ecosystems, agri-food, health, infrastructures, energy, water, economy and finance) that interact and have transboundary effects.

SC2

Include study cases at sub-European scale. While all the cases together should cover the 4 regions defined in EUCRA [3] , some of the individual cases should also address the transnational dimension (i.e. include more than one country of the particular region).

Expected Outcomes (2)

EO1

The implementation of the European Adaptation Strategy, European Climate Adaptation Plan, EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change (along with other Green Deal Missions), Preparedness Union Strategy, and national adaptation efforts are informed with the latest scientific evidence and enhanced through tailored decision-support tools.

EO2

Knowledge gaps identified in the EU Climate Risk Assessments (EUCRA) [1] and latest IPCC assessments are narrowed, including system specific, region specific and cross-cutting gaps, so that the future EUCRAs benefit from a significant reduction of current risk assessment limitations and useful knowledge is available for various policymaking contexts.