CLIMAAX 1st Open Call for Regions and Communities

Selected projects are expected to involve specialized technical knowledge, where necessary from external services contracted by public authorities.

CLIMAte risk and vulnerability Assessment framework and toolboX (CLIMAAX) is a 4-year Horizon Europe project that will provide financial and practical support to improve regional climate and emergency risk management plans.

What do they offer?

• Through the 1 st Open Call, CLIMAAX will support regional/local authorities and communities in regions/areas with high vulnerability to climate change impacts requiring the implementation of Climate Change Adaptation strategies and/or updated Risk Management Plans.
• The selected beneficiaries of the CLIMAAX 1 st Open Call will participate as sub-projects in the CLIMAAX project and will have up to 22 months to carry out their projects.
• The selected beneficiaries will receive:
  • Up to EUR 300 000 lump sum funding through the CLIMAAX 1 st Open Call to implement the methodological framework and use the supporting Toolbox to conduct multi-risk climate assessments.
  • Access and support to use the multi-risk assessment Toolbox, including data and risk assessment procedures, enabling regions and communities to assess the effects of climate change on a diversity of risks and impacts at the regional scale across Europe. This support will include:
    • Methodological guidance on the tools and on the technical details of the multi-risk assessment methodologies, and their implementation at the location of interest;
    • Technical advice and support through the CLIMAAX helpdesk to resolve issues related to the use of the Toolbox, including how to use local data and approaches.
• Access to the outreach and engagement events organized by CLIMAAX intended to promote the shared learning and mutual exchange through the project Community of Practice.
• The maximum total budget available for the CLIMAAX 1 st Open Call for Regions and Communities is EUR 5 400 000.

Who are they looking for?

• In the CLIMAAX 1st Open Call, they are looking for:
  • Public bodies (including regional and local authorities, municipalities, as well as public agencies) with a mandate to develop climate related multi-risk assessments and risk management plans in a given region or community. Their mandate has to be demonstrated via an official document (bill or regulation, Service Charter, Decree, Statutes or the like) either publicly available or attached to the application.;
  • Non-profit legal entities representing a local/regional community of people with social ties, shared values or interests, engaged in joint action developing their activities in areas with vulnerability to climate change impacts and challenged by climate change adaptation. The mandate of the applicant has to be demonstrated via an official document (Service Charter, Statutes or the like) either publicly available or attached to the application.
• The entities have to be established in any:
  • EU Member States and its Overseas Countries and Territories or
  • Horizon Europe Associated Countries, and
  • are not affected by any EU restrictive measures
• CLIMAAX partners, their affiliates or employees cannot submit an application to the CLIMAAX 1st Open Call and are not eligible to act as subcontracted external service providers.
• Following the implementation plan of the Mission, the priority will be to support less developed regions that are most vulnerable6 to climate change impacts and often have low adaptive capacity.

For more information, visit CLIMAAX.