Water4All 2024 Joint Transnational Call on "Water for circular economy"
The Joint Transnational Call is launched in the framework of the European Partnership Water4All and will support research and innovation projects to improve water security in the long term. In line with the strategic objectives of Water4All, the results should contribute to the implementation of evidence-based, global, EU and national water management policies and strategies, including the Green Deal, the Water Framework Directive (WFD), Just Transition and the Water Action Agenda for UN Sustainable Development Goals. Proposals should show cognisance of appropriate legislation and policy frameworks at national and international levels while addressing policy actions and steering mechanisms needed to foster the paradigm shift to Circular Economy. The context for the general call topics is described in Theme I of the Water4All Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), “Water for Circular Economy: smart water value”.
Call topics:
The general theme of the Water4All 2024 Joint Transnational Call is “Water for circular economy”. Research and innovation proposals submitted under the Water4All 2024 Joint Transnational Call are required to address at least one of the following topics:
- Topic 1: Enhancement of water circularity in industries.
- Topic 2: Urban water circularity.
- Topic 3: Resource recovery and valorization.
- Topic 4: Economic, environmental and social implications of water reuse and recovered products
In addition, this call includes an additional modality aiming at Early Career Researchers holding a PhD since less than 10 years.
The budget to implement the Joint Transnational Call for research and innovation projects is about 26 M€ and will be topped-up by the European Commission. The countries participating in the call are: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Kingdom.
- Selection
- List of selected projects
Please consult the Call Announcement and the national regulations on the Water4All website.
Informative Webinars
An information webinar dedicated to the international researchers’ community and presented in English will be held on the Wednesday 2nd October 13h30 CEST to answer your questions regarding the call. Please consult the Water4All website to register to this event.
A national information webinar (in French) will be organized for the French research community on the Friday 4th October (10h00-11h30 Paris time) to answer your questions regarding the French regulations. Please register via the link.
Partnering Tool
A specific tool will be provided in order to allow applicants to search for partners or enter their partnering profile. Please consult the Water4All website
Contact ANR
Claire TREIGNIER Water4All-CallsFR(at)agencerecherche.fr
Webinaires d’information
Un webinaire d’information à destination de la communauté scientifique internationale et présenté en anglais était organisé le 2 octobre 2024.
Un webinaire d’information à destination de la communauté française était organisé le 4 octobre 2024.
Consult the upcoming and current calls of the appelsprojetsrecherche.fr portal
The appelsprojetsrecherche.fr portal centralises all information on calls for proposals and calls for applications from ADEME, ANR, Inserm including ANRS, Anses and INCa. It provides a simplified access to upcoming and ongoing calls, giving a greater visibility to funding opportunities. Following their closing date, the calls remain published for a few months.
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