Call: Demonstration Projects - Climate Change Adaptation

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Programme	LIFE
Acronym	LIFE
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "LIFE"	The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European added value. The LIFE Programme shall in particular have the following general objectives: to contribute to the shift towards a resource-efficient, lowcarbon and climate- resilient economy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, including the support of the Natura 2000 network and tackling the degradation of ecosystems; to improve the development, implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate policy and legislation, and to act as a catalyst for, and promote, the integration and mainstreaming of environmental and climate objectives into other Union policies and public and private sector practice, including by increasing the public and private sector's capacity; to support better environmental and climate governance at all levels, including better involvement of civil society, NGOs and local actors; to support the implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme.
Link	Link to Programme
Description of programme "Climate Change Adaptation"	The EU Adaptation Strategy provides some concrete indications of the characteristics of projects sought and of specific project priorities. It states that LIFE funding for adaptation will give priority to projects that address key cross-sectoral, trans-regional and/or cross-border issues. Projects with demonstration and transferability potential will be encouraged, as will be green infrastructure and ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation, and projects aiming to promote innovative adaptation technologies. In addition, the European Union will promote adaptation particularly in the following vulnerable areas: cross-border management of floods, fostering collaborative agreements based on the EU Floods Directive; trans-boundary coastal management, with emphasis on densely populated deltas and coastal cities; mainstreaming adaptation into urban land use planning, building layouts and natural resources management; mountain and island areas, with emphasis on sustainable and resilient agricultural, forestry and tourism sectors; sustainable management of water; combating desertification and forest fires in drought-prone areas; The Strategy further states that the European Union will support the establishment of vulnerability assessments and adaptation strategies, including those with a cross-border nature.
Call	Demonstration Projects - Climate Change Adaptation
Description of call "Demonstration Projects - Climate Change Adaptation"	"Demonstration projects" means projects that put into practice, test, evaluate and disseminate actions, methodologies or approaches that are new or unknown in the specific context of the project, such as the geographical, ecological, socio-economic context, and that could be applied elsewhere in similar circumstances. A successful demonstration project is available to all potential stakeholders and aims to encourage other stakeholders to use the techniques and methods demonstrated in the project. Demonstration projects may have a higher EU added value if they take place on a national or transnational level, rather than on a local scale.
Link	Link to Call
Thematic Focus	Circular Economy, Sustainability, Natural Resources, Climate, Climate Change, Environment & Biodiversity
Funding area	EU Member States
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association, Public Services
Applicant details	Proposals may be submitted by legal persons (entities) registered in the EU. Applicants may fall into three types of beneficiaries: (1) public bodies, (2) private commercial organisations and (3) private non-commercial organisations (including NGOs).
Project Partner Details	Partners are not mandatory. However, transnational projects have priority.
Recurring Call	Yes
Further info	There is no pre-defined project duration under the LIFE+ Programme. Usually projects last for 2 to 5 years.
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	EU co-financing rate: max. 55% There is no fixed minimum size for project budgets. While large ambitious projects (i.e. over 5 million € total costs) have been financed several times in the past, small projects (i.e. below 500 000 € total costs) have seldom succeeded due to the limited output and consequently the low added value.
Submission	Applicants must submit their proposals to the Contracting Authority via eProposal
Contact Details	For detailed information on LIFE national contact points, please follow this link.