FACCE ERA NET PLUS – Preparing agriculture for climate change
2007 - 2013
Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom
Jan, 2013
Jan, 2018
Project Overview
The aim of the FACCE ERA NET PLUS (Food security, agriculture, climate change ERA-NET plus) project is to address the adaptation of European agriculture to climate change. This will be achieved by organising, implementing and funding a joint call for transnational research on climate change adaptation.
Project Results
This ERA-NET + succeeded in:
- Delivering a joint call with a funding commitment of nearly 15,8 million euros with 22 participating funding organisations from 18 different countries (including 3 Associated States: Israel, Norway and Switzerland);
- Aligning research from 23 national research programmes around a common call with common objectives and expected impacts covering all EU climate zones;
- Funding nearly 12,8 million euros to 11 trans-national projects in the field of climate smart agriculture/adaptation to climate change;
- Providing knowledge and innovative tools to EU farmers, breeders and policy makers, in addition to scientific publications;
- Delivering a key core research priority of the FACCE-JPI Strategic Research Agenda.