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Societal Challenge 5 'Climate action,

environment, resource efficiency and raw

materials‘ and

Societal Challenge 2 ‘Food security,

sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine,

maritime and inland water research and the

bioeconomy’ Iveta AIZBALTE, Policy Officer, RTD/C5

European Commission, DG Research and Innovation

New priorities for Europe

Key priorities of the new

Commission:

A European Green Deal

An economy that works for people

A Europe fit for the digital age

Protecting our European way of life

A stronger Europe in the world

A new push for European democracy

“Becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent is the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times. It involves

taking decisive action now. We will need

to invest in innovation and research, redesign our economy and update our industrial policy.”

President-elect Ursula von der Leyen

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R & I investment of € 30 billion for 3 years

Addressing main concerns of citizenssuch as security, migration and economicsituation…

Focus on impact (fewer & broadertopics with sharpened impactstatements, better dissemination ofresults, open access to data…)

Piloting new initiatives and enabling asmooth transition to Horizon Europe

Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020

Focus Areas and other cross-cutting priorities

€ 7 billion for 4 mutually reinforcing focus areas

• aligned to political priorities

• expected to have exceptional impact

• implemented through 'virtual calls cutting across the programme (description in 'General Introduction', common call identifier of contributing calls and topics)

CircularEconomyClimateCircularEconomy

Digitisation Security

• Open innovation

• €500+ mio for multi-actor projects (interactive innovation linked to EIP-AGRI)

• Open science

• Research data sharing by default

• Open science clouds: Food cloud demonstrators (10M€) & Blue cloud services (6M€)

• Open to the world

• 119M€ on EU-AFRICA partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (11 projects): food systems, sustainableintensification and income diversification

• 28M€ on EU-CHINA (5 projects): food safety, soil management and bio-based fertilisers

• 64M€ on "All Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance" (8 projects):coordination, marine ecosystems and new value chains

• PRIMA

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Open innovation, open science, open to the world

Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5

‘Climate action, environment,

resource efficiency and

raw materials’

Total indicative budget 2018-2020: €1.1 billion

The Societal Challenge 5 policy context

Global European

#DigitalSingleMarket

Work Programme 2018-2020

Focus:

moving to a greener, more resource efficient and climate-resilient economy in sync with the natural environment

demonstrating a strong commitment to supporting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the targets of the COP21 Paris Agreement

Societal Challenge 5: ‘Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials’

H2020 SC5 Work Programme 2018-2020

Two multiannual calls:

‘Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future: climate action in support of the Paris Agreement’

‘Greening the economy in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’

SC5 call deadlines in 2020:

One stage calls and first stage

of two stage calls:

• 05 Feb 2020 (cross-cutting call)• 13 Feb 2020 (main calls of SC5)


Second stage of two stage calls:

• 03 September 2020 (SC5 and cross-cuttingcall)

Call ‘Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future: climate action in support of the Paris Agreement’

In 2020:

Decarbonisation

Climate adaptation, impacts and services

Inter-relations between climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem services

The Cryosphere

Knowledge gaps

Earth observationBudget in 2020:

€189,5 million


Call ‘Greening the economy in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’

Budget in 2020: €128.86 million

In 2020:

Connecting economic and environmental gains - the circular economy

Raw materials

Innovating cities for sustainability and resilience

Protecting and leveraging the value of our natural and cultural assets: nature-based solutions, disaster risk reduction and natural capital accounting

Specific support and implementation aspects


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Novelties in 2020

• Cross-cutting call ‘Competitive, Low Carbon and Circular Industries ’

More visibility to circular industry topics;

SC5 topics CE-SC5-07-2020, CE-SC5-08-2020 and CE-SC5-31-2020 included in WP part 20 ‘Cross-cutting activities’;

Total budget €58 million.

• Virtual call on plastics

A grouping of topics in different WP parts addressing plastics issues;

5 SC5 circular economy topics participate;

Joint activities encouraged.

• Lump sum pilot

Simplification – no actual cost reporting and no financial audits;

Focus on performance – scientific and technical content;

Topic LC-CLA-18-2020 participates in the pilot.


Lump sum pilot

Simplification: the lump sum for the grant is set out at its

signature, the costs actually incurred are not relevant.

Focus on performance: shift from focus on financial

management and checking costs to focus on scientific-

technical content of the projects

Applicants provide a detailed estimation of costs in the proposal (2nd stage)

Evaluation process follows the standard approach – same evaluation criteria.

Experts assess cost details during evaluation and make recommendations.

Lump sum pilot - how will it work in practice?

The lump sum is fixed during the grant agreement preparation – one lump sum share for each work package

Same pre-financing and payment scheme once the GA is signed.

Reporting periods and technical reporting remain the same but focus on the completion of work packages.

Payment is made when the activities in the work package are completed.

More information: Video and Frequently Asked Questions at the Funding & Tenders Portal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTSy8T2_yHg&feature=youtu.be

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/faq;categories=;programme=null;actions=;keyword=lump%20sum%20pilot

Call ‘Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future: climate action in support of the Paris Agreement’ of the

Paris Agreement’


Decarbonisation


Topics

LC-CLA-10-2020: Scientific support to designing mitigation pathways and policies

LC-CLA-11-2020: Innovative nature-based solutions for carbon neutral cities and improved air quality

Climate adaptation, impacts and services


Topics

LC-CLA-12-2020: Advancing climate services

LC-CLA-13-2020: Climate resilience of European coastalcities and settlements

LC-CLA-23-2020: Towards a comprehensive European mountain research strategy

Inter-relations between climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem services


Topics

LC-CLA-14-2020: Understanding climate-water-energy-food nexus and streamlining water-related policies

LC-CLA-15-2020: Forest Fires risk reduction: towards an integrated fire management approach in the E.U.

LC-CLA-16-2020: Multi-hazard risk management for risk-informed decision–making in the E.U.

The Cryosphere


Topics

LC-CLA-17-2020: Polar climate: understanding the polar processes in a global context in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions

LC-CLA-21-2020: Coordination of European Polar research

Knowledge gaps


Topics

LC-CLA-18-2020: Developing the next generation of Earth System Models

LC-CLA-22-2020: Enhancing the Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action on Climate, Environment and Health

Earth observation


Topics

LC-CLA-19-2020: Integrated GEOSS climate applications to support adaptation and mitigation measures of the Paris Agreement

LC-CLA-20-2020: Supporting the implementation of GEOSS in the Arctic in collaboration with Copernicus





Connecting economic and environmental gains –the Circular Economy

SDGs)’ TopicsCE-SC5-24-2020: Improving the sorting, separation and recycling of composite and multi-layer materials

CE-SC5-25-2020: Understanding the transition to a circular economy and its implications on the environment, economy and society

CE-SC5-28-2020: Develop and pilot circular systems in plastics, textiles and furniture sectors

CE-SC5-29-2020: A common European framework to harmonise procedures for plastics pollution monitoring and assessments

CE-SC5-30-2020: Plastics in the environment: understanding the sources, transport, distribution and

impacts of plastics pollution



Raw MaterialsSD

s)’

Topics

SC5-10-2019-2020: Raw materials innovation actions: exploration and Earth observation in support of sustainable mining

SC5-26-2020: Sustainable management in extractive industries



Innovating cities for sustainability and resilience DGs)’


Topics

SC5-27-2020: Strengthening international collaboration: enhanced natural treatment solutions for water security and ecological quality in cities


Nature-based solutions, disaster risk reduction and natural capital accounting)’


Topics

SC5-32-2020: Addressing wild pollinators decline and its effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services

SC5-33-2020: Monitoring ecosystems through research, innovation and technology


Specific support and implementationaspectsSDGs)’


Topics

SC5-34-2020: ERA-NET Cofund action on conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity, including a focus on aquatic systems

SC5-35-2020: ERA-NET Cofund action on enhancing urban transformation capacities

SC5-36-2020: ERA-NET Cofund action on raw materials


Call ‘Competitive, Low Carbon and Circular Industries ‘

(H2020 WP Section 20. Cross-cutting activities)

Topics

CE-SC5-07-2020: Raw materials innovation for the circular economy: sustainable processing, re-use, recycling and recovery schemesCE-SC5-08-2020: Raw materials policy support actions for the circular economy - Expert network on Critical Raw Materials

CE-SC5-31-2020: Develop, implement and assess a circular economy oriented product information management system for complex products from cradle to cradle

Cross-cutting call

Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2

‘Food security, sustainable agriculture

and forestry, marine, maritime and

inland water research and the

bioeconomy’

Total indicative budget 2018-2020: €1.3 billion

The policy context

• Global commitments • European policies

CAP & EIP-AGRI

Integrated Maritime and common fisheries

policies

Climate & energy

Bioeconomy strategy Circular economy

Digital singlemarket

WP at a glance

WP at a glance

Manage ourresources wiselyto nourish people

sustainably

Understand, preserve and

valorise oceans

Develop smarter, greener, circularrural economies

Sustainable food security

Blue Growth

Rural Renaissance

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Resource & climate-smart eco-healthy

food production and consumption

Productive, healthy, resilient seas and

oceans

Sustainable aquatic resources for food

and bio-based value chains

Strong blue economy

Sustainable growthbased on circularityand connectedness

Enhancedinnovation systems

Strong & attractive rural areas

De-risking investments in innovative technologies fostering industrial, rural and coastal development

WP at a glance

Close to market actions with investment in new knowledge

Same topics, more budget→ more projects per topic

Reinforced support to policy (RIAs, IAs, CSAs, procurement)

Multi-actor approach (MAA)= demand driven innovation

Clear list of requirements, forming fully part of the topic requirements labelled by"Proposals should fall under the concept of the 'multi-actor approach' in the topic + footnote.

Requirements for the 'multi-actor approach' are on page 9-11 of the introduction of the Work Programme and are generic/similar for all MAA projects (footnote)

Systemic approach: MAA is not a "cross-cutting issue" (as RRI, SSH, gender), it is not equal to multi/pluri-disciplinarity, nor to Living Labs, nor to a strong dissemination requirement nor to a broad stakeholders' board. Strong impact is key!

Demonstrate selection criterion Excellence=> Clarity and pertinence of the objectives & soundness of the concept! Clear requirements for MAA (6 bullets)

a) How the project proposal's objectives and planning are targeting needs/problems and opportunities of end-users (=demand-driven)

b) The composition of the consortium and the description of the project must reflect a balanced choice of key actors with complementary types of knowledge: building blocks for innovation are expected to come from science as well as from practice and intermediaries

"all along the project": a clear role for the different actors in the work plan, from the participation in the planning of work and experiments, their execution up until the dissemination of results and the possible demonstration phase.

End-users (OF THE PROJECT RESULTS) and practitioners are to be involved, not as a study-object, but in view of using their entrepreneurial skills and tacit knowledge for developing solutions and creating "co-ownership" of results,

This speeds up the acceptance and dissemination of new ideas/solutions thanks to cross-fertilisation of ideas and views and to including also multipliers, facilitators and EIP Operational Groups from countries and regions working on similar topics.

Webpage including the list of 600 OG projects (Excel file with data from Feb 2018 study):https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/publications/eip-agri-operational-groups-assessment-2018 - meanwhile over 1000 OGs (contact NRNs)

https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/publications/eip-agri-operational-groups-assessment-2018

c) Project proposals should illustrate sufficient quantity and quality of knowledge exchange activities

=>'Actor': a partner taking part in project activities, contributing to project outcomes (co-decision, co-ownership)

=>'Stakeholder': person expressing a view/stake at a certain moment(s) during the project: stakeholders' board, regional or national meetings

d) Project's added value: demonstrate complementarity with existing research and best practice

e) The project should result in practical knowledge, made easily understandable and accessible, which must feed into the existing dissemination channels most consulted by end-users in countries

f) For EU wide communication, this practical knowledge should also be assembled into a substantial number of 'practice abstracts' in the common EIP format to share within the EIP network

Societal challenge 2 calls

Food and Natural Resources

Type of actions : RIA, IA, CSA

• Testing out new approaches – e.g., Food 2030, Living labs

• Preparation of future initiatives and Missions - e.g., agro-ecology/soil

• Even stronger focus on impact –sharper impact statements

• Support to policy - EU Bioeconomy Strategy, new CAP…

18 topics – 208 M€Agri, food, marine, bio-based covered


• GenRes & pre-breeding

• Agri-Aqua labs

• Emerging challenges for soil management

• Forest soils

• Biodiversity in action

• Livestock microbiome

• Integrated healthapproaches & alternatives to contentious pestcides

• New and emerging risksto plant health

• IPM

• Epidemiology of contagious animal diseases

• Genome and epigenomeenabled breeding in terrestrial livestock

Sustainable food security topics (2020)

From functionalecosystems to healthy food

Environment/ Climate-smart Food

production and consumption

Building capacities

• EU-Africa

Sustainableintensification

Diversifyingrevenue in rural Africa throughbio-basedsolutions

• EU-China

Healthy soils for healthy foodproduction

Targeted international cooperation

7 topics – 95 M€

2 topics – 24 M€ 2 topics – 19 M€




• Fisheries in full ecosystem context (BG-10, 10 M€)

• The Future of Seas and Oceans Flagship Initiative (BG-07, 18 M€)

Blue Growth topics (2020):

Climate-Ocean

Sustainable food chains

De-risking Investments

Land-Sea Connection

1 topic – 18 M€ 1 topic – 10M€ 2018-2019 2018-2019

International cooperation

• Towards a productive, healthy, resilient, sustainable and high-valued Black Sea (BG-11, 18 M€)

1 topic – 18 M€

Type of actions : RIA, IA (lump-sum)


• Connectingconsumers and producers

• Innovative agri-foodvalue chains: boostingsustainability-orientedcompetitiveness

• Reducing food lossesand waste

• Closing nutrientcycles (2 scopes: IA + RIA)

• Sustainable woodvalue chains

• Agricultural marketsand international trade

Rural renaissance topics (2020)

Dynamics & policies

Food & non-food Value

chains

Taking advantage of

the digital revolution

1 topic – 4 M€


• Thematicnetworks compilingknowledge readyfor practice

Innovation and human

capital

1 topic – 10 M€

+ UNDER LEIT-ICT call

• DT-ICT-09-2020: Digital service platforms for rural economies 30 M€ (incl. 15M€ SC2)

1 ICT topic – 15 M€


2018-2019

Call deadlines

Tips & Resources

OpeningSubmission

procedureStage Deadline

Info to

applicants

Grant

Agreements

15 Oct.

2019

single stageSingle

stage

22 Jan.

2020June 2020 Oct. 2020

2-stages

1st stage22 Jan.

2020May 2020 -

2nd stage08 Sept.

2020Nov. 2020

May

2021

Innovation actions higher weighting for "IMPACT"

STANDARD AWARD CRITERIA

QUALITY & EFFICIENCY

OF THE ACTIONIMPACTEXCELLENCE

Evaluation of proposals

Tips & Resources

Scores

The proposal fails to address the criterion or cannot be assessed due to missing or incomplete information.

Poor. The criterion is inadequately addressed, or there are serious inherent weaknesses.

Fair. The proposal broadly addresses the criterion, but there are significant weaknesses.

Good. The proposal addresses the criterion well, but a number of shortcomings are present.

Very Good. The proposal addresses the criterion very well, but a small number of shortcomings are present.

Excellent. The proposal successfully addresses all relevant aspects of the criterion. Any shortcomings are minor.

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Tips & Resources

Some tips on how to succeed

Start in time & choose your partners well

Avoid “recycling” of former projects or project partners which do not have a specific contribution to the topic

Check for eligibility & read the evaluation criteria – imagine what the evaluator will think

Excellent science is not enough: consider all the criteria & sub-criteria

Impact matters as much as excellence! Check the expected impacts and scope of the topic in detail

Write clearly & respect the page limits - ask someone impartial to proof-read your proposal

Be coherent! Make sure that the chosen objectives are coherent with the foreseen project activities, the competence of the partners and the planned budget per activity. Make sure the cost/benefit ratio is sound. Keep in mind that all costs should be reasonable in the light of the foreseen outcomes.

Tips & Resources

Research and

Innovation

#HorizonEU

THE NEXT EU RESEARCH & INNOVATION

INVESTMENT PROGRAMME (2021 – 2027)

Horizon Europe

Based on the Commission Proposal for Horizon Europe, the

common understanding between co-legislators and the

Partial General Approach, both approved in April 2019

Our vision

A sustainable, fair and prosperous

future for people and planet based on

European values.

Tackling climate change

(35 % budgetary target)

Helping to achieve Sustainable

Development Goals

Boosting the Union's

competitiveness and growth

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Horizon Europe

The ambitious EU research and innovation framework programme

(2021-2027)

to strengthen the EU's scientific and technological bases

and the European Research Area (ERA)

to boost Europe's innovation capacity, competitiveness

and jobs

to deliver on citizens' priorities and sustain our socio-

economic model and values

The Commission proposes a budget of € 100 billion for Horizon Europe.

European Parliament and Council reached

a common understanding on Horizon

Europe on 19 March 2019

Budget, synergies and

third country

association still

pending, depending on

the overall MFF

negotiations

Commission has

started preparations for

the implementation of

Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe: Preliminary structure

Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area

Reforming and Enhancing the European R&I systemWidening participation and spreading excellence

Pillar 1Excellent Science

European Research Council

Marie Skłodowska-Curie

Actions

Research Infrastructures

Pillar 3Innovative Europe

European Innovation Council

European innovation

ecosystems

European Institute of

Innovation

and Technology

Pillar 2Global Challenges and

European Industrial

Competitiveness

• Health

• Culture, Creativity and

Inclusive Society

• Civil Security for Society

• Digital, Industry and Space

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

• Food, Bioeconomy, Natural

Resources, Agriculture and

Environment

Joint Research Centre

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Clusters in 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness‘

Clusters Areas of intervention

Health

• Health throughout the life course

• Non-communicable and rare diseases

• Tools, technologies and digital solutions for

health and care, including personalised

medicine

• Environmental and social health determinants

• Infectious diseases, including poverty-related and

neglected disease

• Health care systems

Culture, creativity

and inclusive

society

• Democracy and Governance

• Social and economic transformations• Culture, cultural heritage and creativity

Civil security for

society

• Disaster-resilient societies

• Protection and Security• Cybersecurity

Digital, Industry

and space

• Manufacturing technologies

• Advanced materials

• Next generation internet

• Circular industries

• Space, including Earth Observation

• Emerging enabling technologies

• Key digital technologies, including quantum

technologies

• Artificial Intelligence and robotics

• Advanced computing and Big Data

• Low-carbon and clean industry

• Emerging enabling technologies

Climate, Energy and

Mobility

• Climate science and solutions

• Energy systems and grids

• Communities and cities

• Industrial competitiveness in transport

• Smart mobility

• Energy supply

• Buildings and industrial facilities in energy

transition

• Clean, safe and accessible transport and mobility

• Energy storage

Food, bioeconomy,

natural resources,

agriculture and

environment

• Environmental observation

• Agriculture, forestry and rural areas

• Circular systems

• Food systems

• Biodiversity and natural resources

• Seas, oceans and inland waters

• Bio-based innovation systems in the EU

Bioeconomy

Lessons Learned Key Noveltiesfrom Horizon 2020 Interim Evaluation in Horizon Europe

Extended association

possibilities

Create more impact through

mission-orientation and

citizens' involvement

Support breakthrough innovation

Strengthen international

cooperation

Reinforce openness

Rationalise the funding

landscape

European Innovation Council

R&I Missions

New approach to

Partnerships

Open science policy

Spreading ExcellenceEncourage participation

Main FeaturesEarly involvement and extensive exchanges with Member States

Extensive exchanges with the European Parliament

Consultations with stakeholders and public at large

Horizon Europe legislative package

Strategic Plan 2021-2024

Work programme 2021-2022

Calls for proposals

Strategic plan gives direction to the

work programme

Thank you! #InvestEUresearch

#HorizonEUhttps://ec.europa.eu/info/designing-next-research-and-innovation-framework-

programme/what-shapes-next-framework-programme_en?pk_campaign=rtd_news

#H2020SC2 www.ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy

www.ec.europa.eu/agriculture/research-innovation_en

Funding and Tenders Portal: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-

tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

Web streaming of SC2 Info Day held in Brussels on 4/07/2019:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/horizon-2020-info-day-

societal-challenge-2-calls-proposals-2020

SC5Web streaming of SC5 Info Day held in Brussels on 16-17/09/2019:

https://h2020-sc5-info-day.b2match.io/

https://ec.europa.eu/info/designing-next-research-and-innovation-framework-programme/what-shapes-next-framework-programme_en?pk_campaign=rtd_news

http://www.ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy

http://www.ec.europa.eu/agriculture/research-innovation_en

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/horizon-2020-info-day-societal-challenge-2-calls-proposals-2020

https://h2020-sc5-info-day.b2match.io/

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