Description

Task description Eligible activities: Eligible subgrant activities will follow the provision for activities under Horizon Europe (HE) cost categories, and will be organized along the following: ·Activities to develop regional pathways, plans and innovation portfolios towards climate resilience building on existing assessments of trends and projections of future climate change risks. ·Activities to develop Investment Plans to translate those pathways, plans and portfolios into pipelines of bankable projects. ·Activities supporting the process of developing the pathways as specified in the scope topic text including relevant stakeholder engagement and capacity building. ·Activities related to communication, dissemination and exploitation and project management activities. Expected outcomes: ·Mobilising regional interest and progressively elevating the ambition and capability of regions; ·Development of climate resilience pathways and connected innovation portfolios with the support of the RRJ framework (and supporting services); ·Development of an investment plan using the AIC framework to support the implementation of the climate resilience strategy; ·Activating engagement of citizens and diverse stakeholders in the co-creation of the pathways; ·Increasing knowledge on transformative adaptation innovation across KCS and KEC; ·Boosting literacy and access to innovative adaptation finance; and ·Baselining and monitoring regional resilience capabilities through the Resilience Maturity Curve (RMC). Subgrantees awarded through this call are encouraged to establish operational links and collaboration with MIP4Adapt, the Mission Implementation Platform, and its Community of Practice.

Beneficiary & submission

Eligibility: 1: Applicants must be regions/communities that are either part of EU Member States (including Outermost Regions); or Associated Countries that are within Europe’s biogeographical regions. 2a: Applicants must also be legal entities (for acting as coordinators and submitting the application) defined as either: a.Public authorities at Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) 1, 2 and 3 level, and Local Administrative Units (LAU); or b.Bodies governed by public law in compliance with Article 2.4 of the Directive 2014/24/EU. 2b: The following legal entities may be part of a consortium: a) Private non-profit bodies and b) Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) following the EU definition by the Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and in the SME user guide. 3: Applications must define a clear geographical scope (where possible, framed within the NUTSand LAU systems) for the implementation of the P2R frameworks (see Section 3, P2R Frameworks) Pre-selection stage: Maximum 120 applications, will proceed to the evaluation stage. If there are more than 120 eligible applications, the pre-selection will occur in two steps. In the first step, available slots for each country will be allocated based on its vulnerability. In the second step, pre-selection will be based on the population size of each region. Priority will be given to the most vulnerable regions. Evaluation stage: Applications that advance to the evaluation stage will be assessed by a panel of at least three independent experts using the following criteria: alignment, scope, stakeholder engagement, justice, need for support, actionability, knowledge sharing, and resource usage. Applications that attain a score of 55 points (out of 100) or higher during this phase will progress to the Strategic Selection stage. Strategic Selection and Award: This stage involves a contextual assessment that considers and prioritises a portfolio of regions/communities based on adaptation priorities and areas of research and innovation in the mission (assessed via Key Community Systems (KCS) and Key Enabling Conditions (KEC) prioritization); geographical coverage; climate risk type; impact; and diversity. The portfolio will take into account the regions selected during the first P2R call. Upon completing the review, 61 applicants are informed of their selection and will subsequently undergo a due diligence process before the subgrants are officially granted.

Further information

Further information Full information about the call, information sessions, restriction measures, eligible countries & how to apply can be found at the following link: https://www.pathways2resilience.eu/second-open-call For all call related questions: pathways2resilience@climate-kic.org The information presented in this text does not replace the need to consult the full call document on the project website.