FP Promotion Office

Input for “Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials” Societal Challenge 5 of Horizon 2020

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Table 1. Input for RTD/innovation area (sub-challenge)
(short guidelines – to be replaced by the input text)
* Title
(max. 150 characters with spaces)
* Area description (max. 700 characters with spaces) / (the area should be broader enough to allow for the submission of different approaches/proposals)
*Justification | expected impact
(max. 700 characters with spaces) / Importance/relevance of this area, e.g.:
Alignment with EU 2020 Strategy
Answer to European /global problems identified in specific EU policies
Strategic filling in ofEU level gaps
Contribution to European related industries and businesses
Development of new market opportunities
Answer to scientific and societal needs – please specify
Uniqueness at EU level and relation/relevance to existing EU initiatives,...)
Reason(s) for carrying the area at EU level, instead of nationally
*Other European partners that support this area / (names and respective organisations)
* Mandatory Fields
Please fill in the Form and return it to:
Anabela Carvalho () and/orJuliana Monteiro ()
GPPQ (FP7 Promotion Office) – FCT
Table 2. Sub-challenges (indicative)- Please tick the appropriate box(es) by selecting it and choosing “checked”
Fighting and adapting to climate change
Improve the understanding of climate change and the provision of reliable climate projections
Assess impacts, vulnerabilities and develop innovative cost-effective adaptation and risk prevention and management measures
Support mitigation policies, including studies that focus on impact from other sectoral policies
Protection of the environment, sustainable management of natural resources, water, biodiversity and ecosystems
Further our understanding of biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems, their interactions with social systems and their role in sustaining the economy and human well-being
Developing integrated approaches for the sustainable management of water-related challenges
Provide knowledge and tools for effective decision making and public engagement
Ensuring the sustainable supply of non-energy and non-agricultural raw materials
Improve the knowledge base on the availability of raw materials
Promote the sustainable supply and use of raw materials, including mineral resources, from land and sea, covering exploration, extraction, processing, re-use, recycling and recovery
Find alternatives for critical raw materials
Improve societal awareness and skills on raw materials
Enabling the transition towards a green economy and society through eco-innovation
Strengthen eco-innovative technologies, processes, services and products including exploring ways to reduce the quantities of raw materials in production and consumption, and overcoming barriers in this context and boost their market uptake
Support innovative policies and societal changes
Measure and assess progress towards a green economy
Foster resource efficiency through digital systems
Developing comprehensive and sustained global environmental observation and information systems
Cultural heritage
Identifying resilience levels via observations, monitoring and modelling
Providing for a better understanding on how communities perceive and respond to climate change and seismic and volcanic hazards
Specific implementation aspects

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For anyclarification: Anabela Carvalho (;); Juliana Monteiro ()