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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad  
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  Original:  inglés/francés/español  
 
  
ACTIVIDADES DE COOPERACIÓN TÉCNICA: INFORMACIÓN  
FACILITADA POR LOS MIEMBROS  
UNIÓN EUROPEA  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 4 de octubre de 202 3, se distribuye a petición de la delegación 
de la Unión Europea.  
 
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INTRODUCCIÓN  
El presente documento proporciona información acerca de la aplicación del artículo 67 del Acuerdo 
sobre los ADPIC. Se refiere a las actividades de cooperación técnica llevadas a cabo entre julio 
de 2022 y julio de 202 3 por la Unión Europea y algunos de sus Estados miembros en favor de los 
países en desarrollo y los países menos adelantados Miembros con el objetivo de facilitar la aplicación 
del Acuerdo sobre los  ADPIC.  
 
   
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1  EUROPEAN UNION  
 
Name of programme or project  ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU (ARISE Plus) – Component 2: Intellectual 
Property Rights (ARISE+ IPRs)  
Date and end date  1 January 2018 - 30 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; 
Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  The ARISE Plus Intellectual Property Rights (ARISE+ IPRs) programme is one of the components under the 
Enhanced ASEAN Regional Int egration Support from the European Union or ARISE Plus. The five -year, 
EUR 5.5 million ARISE+ IPRs programme builds on the strong cooperation developed between the EU and the 
ASEAN members in the area of intellectual property and supports ASEAN in meeting its goals set out in the 
ASEAN IPRs Action Plan 2016 – 2025. The specific objec tive of ARISE+ IPRs is to "support ASEAN regional 
integration and further upgrade and improve the systems for IP creation, protection, utilization, administration 
and enforcement in the ASEAN region, in line with international IP best practice and standard s and the recently 
approved ASEAN IPRs Action Plan 2016 -2025". ARISE+ IPRs covers trademarks, industrial designs, geographical 
indications and enforcement. ARISE+ IPRs comprises four components: Expected Result 1: Enhanced regional 
IP platforms and network  of strengthened and more efficient ASEAN IP Offices delivering timely, quality and 
accessible trademark and design services to stakeholders, including the business community. Expected Result 
2: Effective participation of the ASEAN Members in global protec tion systems and other relevant international 
treaties in the IP field. Expected Result 3: Increased awareness on the importance of IP protection in the ASEAN 
society and improved capacity of the productive sector to create, protect, utilize, commercialize  and enforce 
their IP rights in the ASEAN region. Expected Result 4: Strengthened capacity of the IP administration in 
Cambodia, Lao People 's Democratic Republic and Myanmar to fully participate in the project initiatives and 
promote innovation in their co untries.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Department of Intellectual properties in the ASEAN Member states  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)  
 
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Name of programme or project  ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU (ARISE Plus) – Component 2: Intellectual 
Property Rights (ARISE+ IPRs)  
Outputs or impact  Output 1.1: Improved IP administration frameworks by delivering timely, quality, and accessible trademark and 
industrial design services through automation and enhanced human resource capacity Output 1.2: Convergence 
of practice in the areas of trademarks, industrial designs, and geographical i ndications Output 1.3: Support to 
the ASEAN Regional IT Tools Output 1.4: Technical Support to the Creation of an ASEAN IP Academy Output 
2.1: Legal and Technical Support to the Implementation of Global and IP Protection Systems and the effective 
use of th e international classification systems Output 3.1: Enhanced the Capabilities of the SMEs and creative 
sectors to use the trademark and design systems to protect their creations Output 3.2: Effective use of 
geographical indications (GIs) in ASEAN Output 3.3 : Support to IPRs Enforcement in the ASEAN Region Output 
4.1: Improved IP Administrations in Cambodia and Lao People 's Democratic Republic Output 4.2: Support to 
the IP institution building in Myanmar and the development of the national IP system Results a chieved: During 
the inception period and the first year of implementation 23 activities were organised, focusing mainly on 
capacity building of the ASEAN IP Offices, particularly through technical support activities and training. A 
regional approach was us ed for all activities and gender -balance of participants was ensured as much as 
possible.  
Website for further information  http://ariseplusipr.eu  
Contact point for further information  UDOMKIATTIKUL Suparat (EEAS -BANGKOK) Suparat.UDOMKIATTIKUL@eeas.europa.eu  
Tiago GUERREIRO ARISE+ IPR European Union Intellectual Property Office Tel: +34 671614448  
Mobile:+66(0)830097186 tiago.datrindade@euipo.europa.eu  
http://ariseplusipr.eu  
www.euipo.europa.eu  
Twitter: @ARISEplus_IPR  
   
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Name of programme or project  ARISE+ Indonesia Trade Support Facility Priority area 4: IPR focusing on Geographical Indications  
Date and end date  2 January 2019 - 1 January 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  ARISE+ Indonesia has the objective of enhancing Indonesia 's capacity to boost trade performance and 
competitiveness through capacity strengthening of key government institutions and stakehol ders on a wide range 
of areas within international trade, competitiveness and business environment. Support to further development 
and promotion of GIs is one of key components covered by the programme. Technical assistance in GI areas will 
be focused on: 1) tailored support addressing practical challenges faced by the producers and key issues along 
the entire value chain; 2) improvement of regulatory framework: GI protection and enforcement, quality control 
conformance, national labelling and value chain m anagement; 3) National branding and promotion strategy of 
GI products. During the inception phase (January -June 2019) the programme mapped and identified GI products 
to be the focus of ARISE+Indonesia support, based on a set of pre -identified parameters an d in agreement with 
DGIP of the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights. Furthermore, a series of consultations were held with 
relevant ministries and donor -funded programmes to identify potential collaborations, including with the ARISE+ 
regional proj ect, FAO, TAIEX, EUIPO, Italy and ISIP of Switzerland. Indicative resources allocation: 872 man 
days and EUR 557,200 incidentals  
Beneficiary institution or audience  DGIP Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Trade, Ministr y of Industry, BEKRAF, 
local governments, producers and farmers associations, etc.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Cardno Belgium  
Outputs or impact  Expected outcomes: 1) Capacities of farmer communities and GI producer associations enhanced across the 
value chain of their products; 2) Improved regulatory framework and institutional capacities on GI governance; 
3) Branding and promotional strategy for Indonesia GIs and relevant products established  
Website for further information  https://ariseplus -indonesia.org  
Contact point for further information  Nur Isravivani (task manager ARISE+ Indonesia), EU Delegation to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam. E-mail: 
nur.isravivani@ec.europa.eu  Project Team Leaders: marc.kwaipun@emi -consultants.com  
   
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Name of programme or project  Support Programme to the National System of Innovation. Reference - AFS/2017/40022  
Date and end date  19 July 2018 - 18 July 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  To support the Government of South Africa to improve the National System of Innovation responding to the 
priorities of the National Development Plan.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Department of Science and Technology (with the contribution of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and 
the Department for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  The European Union through the Innovations project worth EUR 14,700,000  
Outputs or impa ct Developing models for commercialisation and absorption of technologies arising from cooperation in Research, 
Development and Innovation/learning from models that have been successful in applying innovation and 
commercialisation of technologies arising f rom existing cooperation projects. To promote the realisation of 
commercial products, processes and services from R&D outputs through the implementation of enabling policy 
instruments.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further informatio n EU Project Officer: Lidia Alfonso: Lidia.AFONSO -GALLEGOS@eeas.europa.eu  Department of Science and 
Technology (DST): Dr Imraan Patel: imraan.patel@dst.gov.za  
 
Name of programme or project  Strengthening university -enterprise cooperation in South Africa to support regional development by 
enhancing  lifelong learning skills, social innovations and inclusivity (SUCSESS) (Erasmus+ Capacity 
building project)  
Date and end date  1 September 2019 - 1 September 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The main aim of the project is to strengthen the capacity of South African universities to cooperate with 
businesses to enhance inclusive regional and community development. Furthermore, a deeper cooperation 
between universities and businesses in a form of knowledge triangle (teacher -stude nt-enterprise) supports 
students ' employment in the future. The project will support South African partner universities to develop new 
practices for HEI -enterprise cooperation.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universities, students, staff  
Technical c ooperation provider(s)  HAAGA -HELIA AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY  
Outputs or impact  Cooperation between universities and businesses  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  EU Project Officer: Jozet MULLER Jozet.MULLER@eeas.europa.eu    
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Name of programme or project  Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Action for Africa  
Date and end date  1 January 2019 - 1 April 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Côte d 'Ivoire; 
Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; 
Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; 
Sierra Leone; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  Overall Objective: To  facilitate intra -African trade and African and European investment. The specific objective 
is that Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are created, protected, utilized, administered and enforced across Africa, 
in line with international and European best p ractice and in support of the AfCFTA and the African Union 's Agenda 
2063.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  OAPI, ARIPO, RECs, National IP Ministries, National IP Agencies, Judicial Bodies, Customs  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  EUIPO  
Outputs or im pact - Output 1: Promoted international agreements in the area of IPR and reinforced cooperation between the EU 
and Africa in order to facilitate fact -based AfCFTA negotiations. - Output 2: Strengthened national and regional 
IP institutions, networks, and tools, for more efficient and user -friendly IP protection and enforcement systems. 
- Output 3: Strengthening the capacities of Micro, Small and Medium -sized Enterprises (MSMEs) / productive 
sector on the importance and value of IP protection (including GIs ) in the African society. - Output 4: 
Implementation of the priority actions identified by the work plan linked to the AU Continental Strategy for 
Geographical Indications is supported.  
Website for further information  https://internationalipcooperation.eu/en/afripi  
Contact point for further information  Gaëlle DOLEANS (DG INTPA Unit A2 - European Commission): Gaelle.DOLEANS@ec.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Innovation and Intellectual Property rights  
Date and end date  7 October 2019 - 30 September 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; 
Guyana; Haiti; Ja maica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad 
and Tobago  
Brief description  The overall objective of the action  is to contribute to the integration of the Caribbean Forum of ACP Group of 
States (CARIFORUM)  into the World Economy, through strengthening the enabling framework that stimulates 
innovation and competitiveness of the private sector. The specific objectives of the action. To further upgrade 
and harmonise the systems for IP creation, protection, adm inistration and enforcement in line with the 
CARIFORUM -EU EPA provisions, and to contribute to regional integration in IPR.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  The individual intellectual property offices in each CARIFORUM member state.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  The EU with a contribution of EUR 2,800,000.00 and the project implementers the European Intellectual Property 
Office (EUIPO) with a contribution of EUR 1,200,000.00  
Outputs or impact  i. Increased awareness of the value and contribution of innovation and IPR to economic and social 
development, among policy makers, private sector and the general public.  
ii. A network of strengthened and more efficient IP institutions, delivering timely, high quality and accessible 
IPR administrat ion and enforcement services, benefiting MSMEs in particular.  
iii. Enhanced legal and policy frameworks in the area of Trade Marks, Designs and GIs, facilitating the 
participation in global protection systems in compliance with EPA provisions, and boosting reg ional 
harmonisation.  
iv. Improved capacity of the productive sector to create, protect, utilize, commercialize and enforce their IP 
rights, thus stimulating innovation and new business models.  
Website for further information  https://internationalipcooperation.eu/en/caripi  
Contact point for further information  Alexandra MAYR Institutional and Cooperation Department International Cooperation Service European Union 
Intellectual Property Office Tel: +34 965 13 7959. Mobile: +34 666 435 681 (Int: 3959) 
Alexandra.MAYR@euipo.europa.euwww.euipo.europa.eu Twitter: @EU_IPO  
   
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Name of programme or project  Proyecto de Integración Económica Centroamericana (INTEC)  
Date and end date  24 October 2016 - 17 March 2024  
Benefic iary Member(s) or observer(s)  Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama  
Brief description  En el marco del Proyecto "Integración Económica Regional Centroamericana " (INTEC) financiado por la 
Cooperación de la Unión Europea (UE) e implementado por la SIECA se contempla el desarrollo de capacidades 
y formación sobre la observancia de los derechos de propiedad intelectual en la aplicación del Art. 55 literal c del 
Acuer do de Asociación entre la UE y Centroamérica (ACCUE) y el comercio ilícito en la era de la facilitación del 
comercio. El proyecto tambien apoya la facilitación de la convergencia de requisitos para el registro de marcas 
e Indicaciones Geográficas (IG) a ni vel regional, capacitación y formación para autoridades competentes, jueces, 
fiscales, oficiales de aduanas y de policía (Artículo 55c del AdA). Las actividades estan en línea con el 
cumplimiento de lo establecido en RECAUCA y el Acuerdo de Facilitación de l Comercio del al OMC.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Public and private sector, general public in all SIECA Member States.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  SIECA, ARCA Consortium  
Outputs or impact  Public and Private sector in Central America is informed about the importance on IPR. Direct support to SMEs for 
capacity building / registration of brands and GIs  
Website for further information  https://www.sieca.int/index.php/comp onente -1/ 
Contact point for further information  Despacho del Secretario General SIECA sgsieca@sieca  
   
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Name of programme or project  Africa Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation Project (AfrIPI)  
Date and end date 1 September 2020 - 31 December 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Central African Republic; 
Chad; Comoros; Congo; Côte d 'Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo; D jibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; 
Eswatini; Ethiopia; Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; 
Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao 
Tomé and Prin cipe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; 
Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  AfrIPI is the pioneer Africa -wide EU -funded Intellectual Property (IP) cooperation project, which commi ts joint 
action between the EU and Africa to boost intra -African trade, and to facilitate African -European investments for 
economic growth and sustainable development. With a budget of EUR 17 million, the project is funded by the 
European Union and impleme nted by the EUIPO in partnership with key African continental, regional and national 
institutions such as the African Union Commission, the AfCFTA Secretariat, the "Organisation Africaine de la 
Proprieté Intellectuelle " (OAPI) and the Africa Regional Intel lectual Property Office (ARIPO).  
Beneficiary institution or audience  The Organisation Africaine de la Proprieté Intellectuelle " (OAPI) and the Africa Regional Intellectual Property 
Office (ARIPO).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  European Union Intellec tual Property Office (EUIPO)  
Outputs or impact  The five -year project seeks to ensure that Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are created, protected, utilised, 
administered and enforced across Africa, in line with international best practice and in support of the African 
Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the African Union 's Agenda 2063. Since 2022 in Madagascar, 
discussions have been engaged with OMAPI and Ministry of Trade regarding the feasibility of introducting GIs for 
some products (cocoa , pepper, rice, caviar...). Some legal advice has also been provided to the Government 
during the revisioni process engaged for the national law related to GIs.  
Website for further information  https://internationalipcooperation.eu/en/afripi   
Contact point for further information  afripi@euipo.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  Enhancing Africa Green Economy through Eco Geographical Indication for Coffee (SWITCH Africa 
Green)  
Date and end date  1 January 2018 - 31 December 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Uganda  
Brief description  The project proposes triple certification (TC): 'Organic ' (ECO), 'Fair Trade ' (FT) and 'Geographical Indication ' 
(GI), as multipurpose Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) tools; (i) ECO certification will use the 
European Regulation on Organic Agr iculture, which will ensure greater environment preservation by reducing 
pollution and favouring material recycling; (ii) FT certification will use the Fairtrade Standards of Fairtrade 
International certified by FLOCERT in favour of social and economic sus tainability through good governance and 
fair profit distribution among farmers and (iii) GI registration will use the Uganda Registration Services Bureau 
(URSB) under the certification marks and practices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WI PO). The 
GI protection will provide identity and distinctive advantage to product quality (characteristics, stability) and its 
unique origin (known as 'terroir '), which it tries to preserve. Otherwise, the project will be flexible and open to 
register and protect with the most appropriate standard recognized by URSB under WIPO.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  The action will coordinate with the MSMEs operating in Mt Rwenzori region.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  NUCAFE, as a key MSME operating in Mt Rwenzori area.  Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche 
Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  nicolas.renard@eeas.europa.eu  
   
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Name of programme or project  IP Key Latin America - Phase II  
Date and end date  1 February 2022 - 31 January 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Argentina; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; 
Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Uruguay  
Brief description  IP Key LA is the European Commission 's programme to implement the objectives of the European Union (EU) in 
the area of intellectual property rights, through international cooperation with Latin American countries. Based 
on Contribution Agreement PI/2017/425 -302 signed between the EU and the EU IPO on 9 December 2021, it is 
co-founded and implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (the EUIPO). It has a duration 
of 3 years (36 months), commencing on 1 February 2022, and a total estimated cost of EUR 4,333,333. The 
overall objec tive of the action is the promotion of a secure environment for EU investments and business, by 
promoting European Standards in IPR legislation, protection and enforcement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  EU businesses will benefit from improved IPR protection as well as from the achievement of adequate and 
effective functioning of IP administration and enforcement procedures in LA. Furthermore, companies and right -
holders should benefit from an increase in the technical expertise of LA c ountries and organizations on how to 
improve IPR related laws and proper implementation of trade agreements with the EU. EU businesses will also 
benefit from enhanced access for EU users to IP information of LA IPO databases, which is crucial to their busi ness 
and IP protection strategies abroad. These will be facilitated by the implementation of innovative tools and 
databases created by the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN). The final beneficiaries will be 
reached mainly through active i nvolvement of key business support and multiplier organizations operating in 
Europe and LA, as well as industry representatives and umbrella organisations. At the same time, LA innovative 
and creative business will take due advantage of such improvements i n the level of protection and in the efficiency 
of enforcement of IPR which should, to a certain extent, enhance international trade and make the economies 
of the region more attractive to foreign investments.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  EUIPO  
Outp uts or impact  R.1. A fairer level playing field for EU business in Latin America, through an effective support to FTA negotiation, 
FTA implementation and IP Dialogue. R.2. Increased uptake of EU standards on IP protection and enforcement, 
while improving a nd modernising IP administrations services. R.3. Awareness raised among public authorities 
and public at large on the importance of IP, its protection and enforcement, for innovation and economy.  
Website for further information  https://ipkey.eu/en/latin -america   
Contact point for further information  European Commission (DGTRADE -B3), Jaime de Mendoza ( Jaime.DE -MENDOZA -FERNANDEZ@ec.europa.eu ). 
EUIPO, Carlos Azorin Soriano ( carlos.azorin@euipo.europa.eu ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  AL-Invest Verde – component 3  
Date and end date  1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Paraguay; Uruguay  
Brief description  The programme was created to strengthen the intellectual property rights (IPR) environment in Latin America, 
with the aim of expanding and improving the use of IPR to promote research cooperation opportunities and 
stimulate competitiveness and sustainable inno vation.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Public authorities, IP Offices, stakeholders, general public  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  European Union Intellectual Property Office  
Outputs or impact  The objectives of the programme are:  
1. To achieve e fficient and accessible IP institutions, strengthening IP capacity, to improve systems for the 
protection and enforcement of IPR.  
2. To contribute to making the productive sector innovative, sustainable and competent in terms of IPR, 
improving the capaciti es of the productive sector, particularly SMEs and the scientific/academic, technological 
and agricultural sector, in terms of IPR management to obtain value through innovation.  
3. To build IP networks and drive internationalisation by developing inter -institutional and transnational 
networks of actors to facilitate the adoption of IP best practices to promote innovation and artistic creation and 
align IP laws with international standards.  
Website for further information  https://alinvest -verde.eu/es_es/acerca -del-componente -3/ 
Contact point for further information  Mariano Riccheri (EUIPO)  
   
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Name of programme or project  Leveraging Early Adolescence for Development: Longitudinal and Experimental Evidence from Ghana  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ghana  
Brief description  Early adolescence is a time of major  mental, physical and social changes. The ERC -funded LEAD project will focus 
on supporting the development of young adolescents in low -resource settings. In 2015, 2 500 pre -schoolers 
participated in a trial evaluating quality preschool education in Ghana. LEAD will now re -randomise this sample 
(now aged ~12 years) to test a parenting skills programme to enhance early adolescent development. The 
children and their parents will be interviewed when the children are 13, 15 and 17 years old to measure children 's 
social -emotional and academic skills, health (including stress), and adult -life transitions. This data will allow 
testing dynamic complementarities between interventions during early childhood and early adolescence, or 
whether interventions in adolescence  might compensate for earlier adversity.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of Ghana  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium LEAD (Grant agreement ID: 101041741)  
Outputs or impact  testing dynamic complementarities between interventions during early childhood and early adolescence, or 
whether interventions in adolescence might compensate for earlier adversity  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101041741  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA. Contact point reachable via cordis page  
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101041741 )  
   
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Name of programme or project  Inclusive Artificial Intelligence for Accessible Medical Imaging Across Resource -Limited Settings  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya  
Brief description  AI has significant applications in healthcare. Radiology is a medical specialty that has greatly benefitted from 
AI applications. However, current AI developments in medical imaging mostly target high -income countries. 
Should this trend continue, the already pronounced inequalities in global health, particularly in rural Africa, will 
increase. The ERC -funded AIMIX pro ject will develop a novel scientific framework for inclusive imaging AI in 
resource -limited settings, scalable to under -represented population groups and accessible to minimally trained 
clinical workers. The project will advance the current state of the ar t, from existing AI methods developed for 
high-resource clinical settings towards new fundamentally inclusive imaging AI algorithms. AIMIX will also 
investigate the socio -ethical challenges and requirements of inclusive AI tools to promote future 
implement ations in local settings.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Aga Khan University Kenya  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium AIMIX (Grant agreement ID: 101044779)  
Outputs or impact  AIMIX will develop the first scientific framework for inclusive imaging AI in resource -limited settings  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101044779  
Contact point for further infor mation  Coordinator UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA. Contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101044779 .  
   
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Name of programme or proje ct Ending C OVID  19 Variants of Concern through Cohort Studies: End -Voc 
Date and end date  1 May 2022 - 30 April 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India; Nigeria; Pakistan; Philippines  
Brief description  The EU -funded END -VOC consortium will support the European and global response to the COVID -19 pandemic 
and the SARS -CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) using well -characterised cohorts and links to existing initiatives. 
The consortium includes 19 partners from countries affected by the COVID -19 pandemic. The study will elucidate 
the global circulation of the virus variants and their characteristics to identify control strategies, support the 
development of diagnostics and evaluate the impact of VOCs on vaccination strategies. Specific objectives o f 
END-VOC will include the use of phylogenetic prediction tools and mathematical modelling, sentinel surveillance 
in low and middle -income settings and cohorts of travellers, evaluation of VOC immunity, and application of 
artificial intelligence for the pr ediction of long COVID.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Nigeria; Public Health Foundation of India, India; Arab 
American University, Palestine; Dopasi Foundation, Pakistan; University of the Philippin es System, Philippines  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium END -VOC (Grant agreement ID: 101046314)  
Outputs or impact  The END -VOC consortium will support the European and global response to the COVID -19 pandemic and 
Variants of Concern (VOC) thro ugh well characterised cohorts and linked with existing European and 
international initiatives.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101046314  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON. Contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101046314 .  
   
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Name of programme or project  Expanding Integrated Assessment Modelling: Comprehensive and Comprehensible Science for 
Sustainable, Co -Created Climate Action  
Date and end date 1 September 2022 - 31 August 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India; Kenya; Sri Lanka  
Brief description  Neither the first round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) nor currently implemented climate policies 
are on track to meeting the Paris Agreement 's objectives. Parties are expected to increase their ambition and 
produce new NDCs covering the post -2030 period. The design of a multi -dimensional set of policy measures that 
comprise countries ' climate policy agendas is suppor ted by equally diverse integrated assessment modelling 
(IAM) activities. Notwithstanding the recent progress in the IAM literature and scenario space, the modelling 
world has fallen short of its promise to include non -scientists in its process; to account for individual choices and 
lifestyle changes that are indirectly narrated as assumptions not interacting with the vividly modelled technology -
economy -environment -policy flows; and to place climate action as a cross -cutting theme in the sustainability 
spect rum. 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Indian Institute of Management, India; Raja Rata University of Sri Lanka; Technical University of Mombasa  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium IAM COMPACT (Grant agreement ID: 101056306)  
Outputs or impact  IAM COMPACT will support the assessment of global climate goals, progress, and feasibility space, as well as the 
design of the next round of NDCs and policy planning beyond 2030 for major emitters and non -high-income 
countries.  
Website for further inform ation  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101056306  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion; contact point reachable via coris page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101056306 .  
   
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Name of programme or proje ct Development and validation of a quantitative point -of-care test for the measurement of severity 
biomarkers to improve risk stratification of fever syndromes and enhance child survival  
Date and end date  1 September 2022 - 31 August 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Gabon  
Brief description  Usually harmless, a fever may be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. In the case of febrile illness, a 
medical condition characterised by fever, less than 1% can be life -threatening a nd challenging to diagnose 
early. In this context, the EU -funded EChiLiBRiST project will change how febrile illnesses are triaged globally, 
especially in children. Specifically, it will develop a rapid triaging tool that can accurately determine which 
patients are at risk of dying. The solution lies in measuring specific markers of the endothelium pathway, which 
plays a critical role in our defence against pathogens. The project will conduct trials to verify the improved 
performance of the triaging tool an d test whether a specific intervention improves long -term outcomes and 
survival.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Centre de Recherches Medicales de Labaréné, Gabon  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium EChiLiBRist (Grant agreement ID: 101057114 ) 
Outputs or impact  We will design and produce a RTT (glucometer -like) that quantitatively measures the two markers with best 
predictive performance (sTREM -1 and Ang2). We will then incorporate it into 2 clinical trials (to be done in 
Mozambique, Gabon an d Ethiopia) to 1) verify the improved performance of the proposed PoC RTT in 
risk-stratifying and predicting mortality among paediatric patients when compared to standard of care, and 2) 
test whether a specific intervention (nutritional supplementation of L-Citrulline), guided by biomarker results, 
improves (vs. placebo) long -term outcomes and survival after hospital discharge.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/10 1057114  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator FUNDACION PRIVADA INSTITUTO DE SALUD GLOBAL BARCELONA, contact point reachable via 
cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101057114  
   
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Name o f programme or project  Digital Innovations and Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases in Africa  
Date and end date  1 October 2022 - 30 September 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya  
Brief description  Africa is struggling with a massive health burden due to infectious diseases. There is also a wide gap between 
diagnostic need and provision. Large proportions of the population in many African countries do not have access 
to healthcare facilities with high -quality diagnostics. In this conte xt, the EU -funded DI -DIDA project will boost 
Africa 's technology development in diagnostics and digital technologies that bring the laboratory to the point of 
interaction. Digital diagnostics can provide rapid, cheap, connected point -of-care tests. Bringin g together 
partners from four sub -Saharan African countries (Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda) and the EU, the project 
will design an innovative low -cost diagnostic and digital/mobile health decision -support technology and integrate 
it into existing Afr ican digital health infrastructure. Work will include fundamental research and 16 PhD students.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  African Population & Health Research Centre Kenya; Strathmore University, Kenya; Kenya Medical Research 
Institute  
Technica l cooperation provider(s)  Consortium DI -DIDA (Grant agreement ID: 101057251)  
Outputs or impact  The DI -DIDA project 's overall objective is to tackle poverty -related infectious diseases in sub -Saharan Africa  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101057251  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator INNOTROPE SAS, contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101057251  
   
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Name of programme or project  Heat Indicators f or Global Health (HIGH Horizons): monitoring, Early Warning Systems and health 
facility interventions for pregnant and postpartum women, infants and young children and health 
workers  
Date and end date  1 September 2022 - 31 August 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya; South Africa; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  Climate change has impacted people worldwide. In some places its impact can lead to natural disasters, while 
in others it leads to extremes of heat or cold. Particularly vulnerable groups like pregnant women, infants, 
frontline health workers and older citizens can be significantly affected by these changes. The EU -funded HIGH 
Horizons project aims to better prepare us for these eventualities by developing per sonalised early warning 
systems, studying the impact of extreme heat on vulnerable groups and preparing health facilities to assist 
them.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Wits Health Consortium (PTY) LTD, South Africa; Aga Khan Health Service Kenya LBG ; Centre for Sexual Health 
and HIV and AIDS Research, Zimbabwe.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium HIGH Horizons (Grant agreement ID: 101057843)  
Outputs or impact  We quantify and monitor direct and indirect health impacts of extreme heat; test a personalised Early Warning 
System (EWS); and implement integrated adaptation -mitigation actions in health facilities.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1010578 43 
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT GENT, contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101057843 .  
   
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Name of programme or project  Dual screening by Spectral Artificial Visual Examination (SAVE) for Female Genital Schistosomiasis 
(FGS) and cervical cancer. Digital, new, low -cost, and simple screening and training.  
Date and end date  1 August 2022 - 31 July 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Eswatini; South Africa  
Brief description  A multispectral highly innovative colposcope linked to a smartphone, designed by an SME for cervical cancer 
recognition, will be adapted and validated for FGS diagnosis in this proposal. In three countries with different 
FGS epidemiology and different prac tices for gynaecological investigations of women, we will conduct a clinical 
trial in the spirit of the EDCTP agenda, with the ultimate aim of a patent and local production. With lessons from 
the SARS -CoV-2 pandemic, an eLearning course will be designed an d trialled. Equipment, consultations and 
training will be adapted to practical realities (cultures, unstable electricity/internet, poverty, vulnerability). As 
recommended by the WHO and the "HPV faster approach ," the diagnosis should be at the point -of-care. 
Management and data collection protocols will be designed in collaboration with the national health authorities 
in Southern Africa, the WHO and also in one European country. This is a thrust to promote clinical research and 
digitalisation for vulnerable  populations. Hundreds of clinicians and scientists will receive training in FGS, clinical 
trials, and social sciences.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of Kwazulu -Natal, South Africa; Durban University of Technology, South Africa; Centre fo r Bilharzia 
and Tropical Health Research, South Africa; University of Swaziland, Eswatini  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium DUALSAVE -FGS (Grant agreement ID: 101057853)  
Outputs or impact  A multispectral highly innovative colposcope linked to a  smartphone, designed by an SME for cervical cancer 
recognition, will be adapted and validated for FGS diagnosis in this proposal.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project /id/101057853  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator OSLO UNIVERSITETSSYKEHUS HF, contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101057853 .  
   
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Name of programme or project  Biodiversity Building Blocks for policy  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 31 August 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Climate change, pollution, natural resource exploitation and land use change are global threats to biodiversity 
and ecosystems. Quantifying their impact, however, is not easy. Rapid, reliable and repeatable monitoring of 
biodiversity data is needed at all scales, from local to global. In this context, the EU -funded B3 project will 
simplify and standardise access to biodiversity data using the essential biodiversity variabl es framework. The 
overall goal of the project is to facilitate access to tools in a cloud computing environment, in real time and on 
demand. B3 will pave the way for a future where primary biodiversity data are seamlessly integrated into 
monitoring and for ecasting. This way, policy and management can proactively respond to problems.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  South African National Biodiversity Institute,  Stellenbosch University  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium B3 (Grant agreement ID:  101059592)  
Outputs or impact  The overarching goal of the project is to provide easy access to tools in a cloud computing environment, in real -
time and on -demand, with state of the art prediction models of biodiversity, that will output models and 
indicat ors of biodiversity status and change. The project envisages a future where primary biodiversity data are 
seamlessly integrated into monitoring and forecasting such that policy and management can proactively respond 
to problems while at the same time reduc e the costs of monitoring and management, and the negative impacts 
of biodiversity change.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101059592  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator AGENTSCHAP PLANTENTUIN MEISE (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101059592 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Beyond Xylella, Integrated Management Strategies for Mitigating Xylella fastidiosa impact in 
Europe (BeXyl)  
Date and end date  1 September 202 2 - 31 August 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Costa Rica  
Brief description  BeXyl will contribute to promote research and innovation and specifically provide interdisciplinary solutions 
according to the demand of the stakeholders embe dded in the project, contributing to deliver specific impacts 
for each of the expected outcomes as foreseen by the HORIZON -CL6-2021-FARM2FORK -01-04 call. In line with 
the conceptual approach of the new EU Plant Health Law, BeXyl has been conceived to strengthen th e two pillars 
of plant protection: i) prevention and ii) control strategies for the priority quarantine pathogen Xylella fastidiosa 
(Xf). The workplan is designed to assess the risk of new Xf outbreaks in the EU under changing climate (WP1), 
improve the me thods for border inspections and surveillance for early detection (WP2), ensure the phytosanitary 
standards for the trade of plant propagation materials using non -chemical treatments (WP3), restore outbreak 
areas based on the strategies to improve host pla nt resistance (WP4) and disease management tools (i.e. 
Decision Support Systems and IPM protocols) in conventional and organic production (WP7) based on 
investigations for the control of insect vector populations (WP5) and innovative biological tools for X f (WP6). 
Outbreak management approaches will take fully into account the ecological and socioeconomic contexts for 
their adoption and implementation (WP8). In line with the EU Green Deal for a transition to environmentally 
sustainable, healthy and resilien t agriculture and forestry, BeXyl will support research, innovation and transfer 
of knowledge (WP9) for crisis preparedness to help to prevent new Xf outbreaks and further spread of currently 
infested areas, as well as to support agricultural/forestry sect ors for remaining productive in outbreak areas.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universidad de Costa Rica  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium BeXyl (Grant agreement ID: 101060593)  
Outputs or impact  In line with the EU Green Deal for a transition to environmentally sustainable, healthy and resilient agriculture 
and forestry, BeXyl will support research, innovation and transfer of knowledge (WP9) for crisis preparedness to 
help to prevent new Xf outbreaks and further spread of currently i nfested areas, as well as to support 
agricultural/forestry sectors for remaining productive in outbreak areas.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101060593  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS  
   
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Name of programme or project  Water4All – Water Security for the Planet  
Date and end date  1 June 2022 - 31 May 2029  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Water is central to all human activities, to all components of the EU Green Deal and to several UN SDGs. The 
Water4All Partnership aims at enabling water security for all on the long term through boosting systemic 
transformations and changes across the ent ire research – water innovation pipeline, fostering the matchmaking 
between problem owners and solution providers. It gathers more than 70 partners, R&I funders, environment 
ministries, local authorities, European, national and regional -scale networks, and research performing 
organisations. It will collaborate with other relevant R&I initiatives. Water4All proposes a portfolio of multi -
national, cross -sectoral activities, targeting a variety of actors, intending to generate the following outputs: - 
Strength en the water R&I collaboration at European and international levels, across at least 31 countries, notably 
through Joint Transnational Calls - Coordinate and leverage the activities of the Water R&I community - Support 
and promote the demonstration and acc ess to market of innovative solutions - Produce, share and better 
communicate water -related knowledge & data, from local to global scales - Enhance talent development of water 
R&I professionals - Foster capacity development and life -long training of water policy -makers, stakeholders and 
civil society - Design & implement approaches for participatory development of innovation Water4All will run its 
activities across 7  themes of its strategic agenda: water for circular economy; water for ecosystems and 
biodiv ersity; sustainable water management; water and health; water infrastructure; international cooperation; 
water governance.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Department of Science And Innovation,Water Research Commission  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium Water4All (Grant agreement ID: 101060874)  
Outputs or impact  Water4All 's outputs will contribute to: - Deliver sound knowledge, tools and evidence basis on water for policy - 
& decision -making - Improve consideration of water impacts i n all relevant policies - Enhance the field/market 
use of innovative solutions to water challenges - Increase citizens ' awareness and engagement for an inclusive 
water  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101060874  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA RECHERCHE (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101060874 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Climate smart, ecosystem -enhancing and knowledge -based rural expertise and training centres  
Date and end date  1 October 2022 - 30 September 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Burkina Faso; Côte d 'Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Egypt; Ghana; Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Tunisia  
Brief description  The project 'Climate smart, ecosystem -enhancing and knowledge -based rural expertise and training centres ' 
(RURALITIES) delivers an ecosystem -enhancing and climate action driven expertise and learning framework 
organised in hubs e.g. the 'RURALITIES ', comprising a series of innovative methodologies with the learner at i ts 
core, supported by a comprehensive network of living labs, and a blockchain -based digital platform combining 
the Internet and wireless technologies, to assist engage, connect and empower actors. This is done via a multi -
point approach e.g. multi -actors,  multi-disciplines, multi -systems, multi -scale, multi -sectors, and multi -levels.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  0kmnomads.Org; African Centre For Technology Studies; Alternative Communautaire Pour Le Developpement 
Durable (Acdd); Arab Academy For Sci ence, Technology And Maritime Transport; Ecole Nationale D 'ingenieurs 
De Carthage; Maroc Horizon D 'aventures; Prototipi Limited; Zambia Land Alliance; Youths In Technology And 
Development Uganda Limited,University Of Rwanda; University Of Malawi; Universit e De Nouakchott Al Aasriya; 
Universite Assane Seck De Ziguinchor; Sokoine University Of Agriculture; Institut Facultaire Des 
Sciencesagronomiques (Ifa) De Yangambi; Confederation Paysanne Du Faso,Communication Pour Un 
Developpement Durable C.D.D.; Centro D e Investigacao E Transferencia De Tecnologia Para Desenvolvimento 
Comunitario; Almanar Voluntary Organization  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium RURALITIES (Grant agreement ID: 101060876)  
Outputs or impact  RURALITIES proposes to ideate, implement, futureproof, validate and deliver the aforementioned expertise and 
learning centres via real -scale practicing in 7 simplified rural socio -ecological systems (SIMSES) e.g. 
demonstrators, 2 in Italy, 1 in the United  Kingdom (UK), 1 in Slovenia, 1 in Spain and 1 in Romania. RURALITIES 
coordinates identified actions of local, regional authorities in supports of rural innovation in regions and economic 
sectors where rural innovators are not yet engaged in a relevant network.  
Website for further infor mation  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101060876  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator PEDAL CONSULTING SRO (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101060876 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Digital Mythology and Arabic Literature: A Digital Archive to Study the Dynami cs of the Reception of 
Greek Myths in Modern Arabic Literature  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Lebanese Republic  
Brief description  DIGIMYTH is an interdisciplinary project that adopts the tools of digital humanities (DH) in Arabic literary studies. 
It plans to create an open access digital archive through which it investigates the dynamics of the reception of 
Greek myths in Arabic literature produced in Egypt and in the Mashreq in the perio d 1850 -1950. Thanks to its 
intersectional approach that involves DH, literary studies, historical and religious studies, the project aims at 
having an impact both on Arabic literary studies and on other fields of research.  
Beneficiary institution or audie nce American University of Beirut  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium DIGIMYTH (Grant agreement ID: 101065808)  
Outputs or impact  The general objectives of DIGIMYTH are to investigate how and when Greek myths were introduced into modern 
Arabic literature and to evaluate their impact on its development  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101065808  
Contact point f or further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101065808 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Autonomous Drones for Nature Conservation Missions  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya; Namibia  
Brief description  As the world is currently facing the impacts of biodiversity loss, the need for effective and cost -efficient 
conservation practices is more pressing than ever. The EU -funded WildDrone project is aiming to revolutionise 
wildlife conservation practices using autonomous drone technology. Through  13 doctoral research projects, 
WildDrone will develop new drone technology, expand computer vision capabilities, and combine these advances 
to create tools for visual inspection and monitoring of wildlife populations. A tailored, interdisciplinary PhD 
training programme will be developed to provide a new generation of researchers with the skills they need to 
help tackle global biodiversity loss. The goal of WildDrone is to develop new, advanced technological tools that 
conservation practitioners around the  globe can use in their work to reverse the decline of global biodiversity.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Kenyatta University; Kuzikus African Safaris PTY LTD; Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium WildDrone (Gr ant agreement ID: 101071224)  
Outputs or impact  WildDrone will address these challenges by joining the scientific areas of aerial robotics, computer vision, and 
wildlife ecology. The network proposes to develop new autonomous drone technology, expand curre nt computer 
vision capabilities, and combine these advances to create practical tools for visual inspection and monitoring of 
wildlife populations. This drone -based inspection will provide conservationists with crucial knowledge of animal 
health, behaviour , and numbers.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101071224  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET ((contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101071224 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  MWGaiaDN: Revealing the Milky Way with Gaia  
Date and end date  1 February 2023 - 31 January 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The Milky Way -Gaia Doctoral Network (MWGaiaDN): Revealing the Milky Way (MW) with Gaia - Excellent science, 
Extending techniques, Enhancing people skills, Effecting the next revolution in European led astronomy through 
leadership in astrometric -based science. What: Gaia, ESA 's major space mission launched in Dec 2013, is now 
in its exte nded mission to map some two billion stars in the MW. Its upcoming data releases, that will provide 
chemical and physical annotation of the earlier positional releases, present major challenges in terms of 
complexity and size, hence research training to de liver a full science exploitation is essential, ensuring that Gaia 
is the 'game changer ' for astronomy  
Beneficiary institution or audience  National Research Foundation  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium MWGaiaDN (Grant agreement ID: 101072454)  
Outputs or impact  It will shape the delivery of training in astrometry and the study of the MW across Europe: delivering key insights 
into the structure and formation of our Galaxy; delivering the roadmap for the next generation of astrometric 
space teles copes; equipping the ESRs with skills to drive the next innovative steps in this crucial area of space 
discovery, as well as enabling them to contribute to the future, growth and challenges of the big data industry 
and commerce.  
Website for further inform ation  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101072454  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN (contact point reachable via cordis link 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101072454 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Circular and Connected Pavements for Carbon -Neutral and Digital Roads  
Date and end date  1 October 2022 - 30 June 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The ever -growing importance of our road infrastructure in economic and social terms necessitates its future 
development. Involving the collaboration of multiple universities, companies and road administrations, the 
MSCA -funded CIRCOPAV project will initiate a multi -disciplinary doctoral training programme aimed at prepari ng 
individuals for digitalising the road network and making it smart and automated. Training will also tackle the 
growing requirement for greener road building materials and techniques that have a reduced carbon footprint, 
while being able to resist the ef fects of climate change. The resultant protocols and prototypes will be designed 
for implementation in Europe and beyond, with their dissemination ensured by freely accessible publications and 
international events.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Stellenbosch University  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CIRCOPAV (Grant agreement ID: 101072820)  
Outputs or impact  CIRCOPAV DN will complete two key scientific objectives: 1) road network digitalisation to create smart and 
automated pavements, and 2) pavement sustainability to mitigate carbon footprint and ensure climate change 
resilience.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101072820  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101072820 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Learning network for Advanced Behavioural Data Analysis  
Date and end date  1 Februar y 2023 - 31 December 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  There is more of a focus on how a combination of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep within a 24 -
hour period may have important implications for health. Wearable sensors provide rich data on these so -called 
24/7 movement behaviours. However, new analysis techniques are needed to provide detailed insight into their 
links. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska -Curie Actions programme, the LABDA pr oject will train 13 public 
health researchers to ultimately develop an open -source toolbox consisting of innovative analysis methods. The 
doctoral fellows ' research outcomes will result in improved, personalised public health recommendations and 
better per sonal wearable feedback involving 24/7 movement behaviour.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Centre for Chronic Disease Control Society  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium LABDA (Grant agreement ID: 101072993)  
Outputs or impact  The open sourc e toolbox of advanced analysis methods will lead to optimised, tailored public health 
recommendations and improved personal wearable feedback concerning 24/7 movement behaviour. After the 
project, LABDA fellows will be in an excellent position to pursue ca reers in academia (epidemiology, data science), 
commercial business (wearable technology, consultancy), or government (public health policy).  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa .eu/project/id/101072993  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator STICHTING VUMC (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101072993 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Post-pandemic resilient communities: is the informal economy a reservoir for the nex t generation 
of digitalized and green businesses in the Global South?  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 28 February 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Plurinational State of Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Indonesia; Kenya; Morocco; Papua New Guinea; Senegal; 
Tanzania; Viet Nam  
Brief description  In addition to the almost 2bln workers already active in the informal sector, World Bank and ILO estimate that 
the pandemic might have put at risk of precarious employment 500mln -1.5bln more. These los ses, and related 
consequences, are not evenly distributed given that Africa, Asia and Latin America is where 93% of the world 's 
informal employment is located and where post -pandemic crisis is likely to hit harder (especially women, 
migrants and young peop le). Yet, the concern is global. Indeed, besides vulnerability and precariousness at 
individual and community levels, informality also eventually reduces state capacity and the ability of institutions 
to design and implement policies that properly address social, economic and environmental issues (i.e. SDGs) in 
a long term perspective. Accordingly, informality -related challenges have been devoted a great deal of attention 
and political statements. But seldom have these statements been followed by concrete i nstructions, guidelines 
or evidence -based policies to tackle informality across the world. Starting from this gap, PRESILIENT is a large 
network comprising 14 partners (of which 7 non -academic) and 15 associated partners located in Africa, Asia -
Pacific and  Latin America committed to delivering world class cross -regional training on informality in the Global 
South to: measure it, address it, find viable and sustainable alternatives.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Center for Sustainable Development Stud ies; Diplomacy Scholars Association of Kenya; Facultad 
Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales; Un Women Papua New Guinea Country Office; Universidad de Antioquia; 
Universidad Privada Boliviana; Universitas Brawidjaja; Universite Chouaib Doukkali; Laboratoire  d'Analyse des 
Politiques de Developpement of Cheikh Anta Diop University; Barnabas Research and Training Institute  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium PRESILIENT (Grant agreement ID: 101073394)  
Outputs or impact  O.1 train the next generation of  experts on informality in the global south. O.2 carry out a research spanning 15 
different countries and to produce novel data and significant theoretical advancements in the field. O.3 produce 
strategic intelligence that can be used to provide practical policy recommendations O.4 enable multi -directional 
knowledge transfer through network events, pairing of academic and non -academic partners (who will jointly 
supervise each fellow), secondment and task -based teamwork.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101073394  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Coping with Varieties of Radicalization into Terrorism and Extremism  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia; Philippines  
Brief description  VORTEX (Coping with Varieties of Radicalisation into Terrorism and Extremism) represents an innovative and 
integrative doctoral network of practitioners and academics for training of doctoral candidates in radicalization 
studies. The understanding of radicalization is currently trapped be tween securitisational approaches and 
socio-cultural contextual explanations, influencing political agencies, practitioners, and scholars alike. One 
approach focuses on immediate and short -term security needs of European societies. Another approach 
stresse s long -term structural factors, such as socio -economic marginalization, as a breeding ground for 
extremism, radicalization, and extremist world views and cognitive mindsets. This DN aims not only to identify 
a theoretical a methodological gap between the t wo approaches, but also to develop new evidence -based 
innovative strategies to countering and preventing ideological and behavioural radicalization.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Gadjah Mada University; Mindanao State University -Iligan Institute of  Technology  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium VORTEX (Grant agreement ID: 101073440)  
Outputs or impact  VORTEX will provide an integrated and thus meaningful research programme not only but primarily for doctoral 
candidates to pursue their rese arch in a fruitful and meaningful dialogue among relevant disciplines and in a 
dense web of supervision, training and interaction to jump start both successful and relevant careers. Bringing 
together a network of academic and non -academic participating org anizations from 14 countries on three 
continents, dealing with both religious and secular radicalisation, this DN will explore and compare different 
varieties of radicalization in several empirical settings. Practice -based research with associated partners , 
connecting doctoral candidates to future job markets and audiences, will offer the opportunity to investigate 
radicalisations on several levels, ranging from local to global and from cognitive to behavioural. We propose an 
advanced learning program, comb ining theoretical and instrumental knowledge at transnational and 
interdisciplinary levels.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101073440  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator MALMO UNIVERSITET (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101073440 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Anthropology of Global Climate Urgency  
Date and end date  1 February 2023 - 31 January 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Mauritius  
Brief description  Climate change is a complex issue that requires a multidisciplinary approach. As such, there is a pressing need 
for social sciences to contribute to a better understanding of this global phenomenon. With support from the 
Marie Skłodowska -Curie Actions programme, the C -Urge project will train 10 PhD students in ethnographic 
research, with a focus on understanding different perspectives of environmental and climatological urgency. 
These students will carry out their research  in Africa, Latin America, Asia or Europe. The training will be set up 
through a collaboration between European universities and non -academic partners, and an interdisciplinary 
advisory board. The project will take a qualitative, innovative, multi -sectoral  and transdisciplinary approach to 
understanding the urgency of global climate change.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Commission De L 'ocean Indien Coi  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium C -Urge (Grant agreement ID: 101073542)  
Outputs or im pact 10 PhD students will carry out ethnographic research in Africa, Latin -America, Asia or Europe. The researchers 
will gain non -academic transferable skills in organisations that either disseminate scientific findings, or that work 
in political or develo pment -related contexts. Experts of 5 European universities (KU Leuven University, University 
of Edinburgh, Halle University, Uppsala University, and the University of Catania) team up with 6 non -academic 
partners, and 10 members of the interdisciplinary ad visory board in order to ensure that the 10 PhD candidates 
will receive excellent training opportunities both in academia and outside academia. This ensures the formation 
of a cohort of junior experts who will be able to contribute to the struggle against the disruptive effects of climate 
change  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101073542  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1 01073542 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Understanding And Improving Social Inclusion In Indian Private Schools  
Date and end date  1 February 2023 - 31 January 2028  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  India boasts the world 's largest school system. Unfortunately, it is experiencing significant disparities. To solve 
this problem, the Right to Education Act 2009 requires private schools to save one quarter of their seats for 
students from disa dvantaged economic and caste backgrounds. The government then reimburses the fees for 
these students. What has been the impact of this policy? The EU -funded EDINCLUSION project will find the 
answer. It will evaluate the impact of India 's school integration  policy and identify scalable ways to improve it. 
Specifically, it will assess the effects on current beneficiaries, identify approaches to encourage applications from 
poorer eligible students, and provide a systematic understanding of private school marke ts. 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Institute for Financial Management and Research  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium EDINCLUSION (Grant agreement ID: 101076831)  
Outputs or impact  The results of this research program will generate ground -breaking evidence on (i) the effectiveness of this large 
school integration program (ii) identify scalable ways to improve its effectiveness and (iii) generate fundamental 
insights about the functioning of urban school markets in developing countrie s. 
Website for further information  (contact point reachable via cordis page)  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator HANDELSHOGSKOLAN I STOCKHOLM (contact point reachable via cordis page (contact point 
reachable via cordis page))  
   
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Name of prog ramme or project  Strengthening Capacities And Promoting Innovation In Plantomics At The University Of Sfax  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Tunisia  
Brief description  Plant biotechnology harnessing omics – proteomics, metabolomics and phenomics – promises to address the 
critical challenges of global food security and sustainable agriculture. However, the capacity to use and apply 
'omics ' technologies and the wealth of Big Data they produce is not globally available. The EU -funded 
INPLANTOMICS project will foster scientific excellence and innovation at the University of Sfax in Tunisia via 
collaboration with a strong European partnership. It will pave the way for future implementation of the first North 
African plant biotechnological platform promoting sustainable agriculture and healthy nutrition. The knowledge 
will be shared with a broader group of stakeholders, including farmers, breeder s, nurserymen and agri -food 
producers, to enhance impact.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  SFAX University  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium INPLANTOMICS (Grant agreement ID: 101078905)  
Outputs or impact  The objective of INPLANTOMICS is to  foster scientific excellence and innovation at the USF for the future 
implementation of the first North African plant biotechnological platform promoting sustainable agriculture and 
healthy nutrition, at the light of a strong European network and partners hip. Equipped with the most advanced 
omics technologies this platform will greatly improve the transfer of knowledge and innovation to researchers 
and stakeholders including farmers, breeders, nurserymen and agri -food producers.  
Website for further inform ation  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101078905  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator SFAX UNIVERSITY (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101078905 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  From Next Generation Sequencing Microorganisms Towards Ecofriendly Biotech Based Products  
Date and end date  1 October 2022 - 30 September 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Tunisia  
Brief description  In line with EU orientations and twinning requirements, NGS -4-ECOPROD aims to: (i) improve creativity, 
excellence capacity, and resources, (ii) raise the reputation, research profile, and attractiveness, and (iii) 
strength research management capacities and administrative skills in the CBS, through addressing the existing 
gaps in the field of NGS. NGS -4-ECOPROD project will allow CBS to exploit its NGS platform to develop original 
biotechnology products (extremozyme s, sporeless biopesticides, antioxidant -ergothioneine, and bioplastics) 
useful as eco -friendly alternative to chemicals ones. This will be achieved thanks to the tight collaboration and 
networking activities (staff exchanges, workshops, conferences, traini ng young researchers, and summer school 
activities) between the CBS and two leading well renowned research EU Partners in the field of NGS namely the 
University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 in France and the Georg August University of Göttingen in Germany. The NG S-
4-ECOPROD will ultimately adopt an integrated communication and dissemination strategy with openness on the 
socio-economic sectors.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax - CBS 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium NGS-4-ECOPROD (Grant agreement ID: 101079425)  
Outputs or impact  NGS-4-ECOPROD aims to: (i) improve creativity, excellence capacity, and resources, (ii) raise the reputation, 
research profile, and attractiveness, and (iii) strength research management capa cities and administrative skills 
in the CBS, through addressing the existing gaps in the field of NGS.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101079425  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX - CBS (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101079425 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Program for Research and Innovation on Micro and Nanotechnology for Sensors  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 13 December 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Tunisia  
Brief description  Building up technological competencies in Europe 's near abroad can provide new opportunities for trade and 
manufacturing. The EU -funded PRI MiNaS project supports this by creating new institutional linkages with the 
Center for Research on Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (CRMN) based in Sousse, Tunisia. The centre is 
building the first 120 m2 clean room in Tunisia and is acquiring different  equipment dedicated to microfabrication 
and nanofabrication. The project gives the CRMN the opportunity to strengthen scientific and technical skills by 
working with European leaders in nanotechnology from France, Spain and Germany, while also increasing 
networking and knowledge transfers.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Centre de Recherche en Microelectronique et Nanotechnologie au Technopole de Sousse  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium PRIMiNaS (Grant agreement ID: 101079485)  
Outputs or impact  This partnership will enable CRMN to increase its research excellence, to enhance its networking with European 
research centres and industrial stakeholders and to develop a strategy for technology transfer and research 
valorisation. Via P RIMiNaS, CRMN aims to make a big step towards responsible research and innovation that 
considers societal challenges related to nanotechnology development (education, safety, etc.).  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101079485  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN MICROELECTRONIQUE ET NANOTECHNOLOGIE AU TECHNOPOLE DE 
SOUSSE (contact point reacha ble via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101079485 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  A Vaccine Targeting Eradication of Malaria  
Date and end date 1 May 2023 - 30 April 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  Malaria killed about 640 thousand people in 2020, largely young children in Africa. Rapid recent progress has led 
to two anti -sporozoite vaccine developers plann ing WHO prequalification applications in 2022. These include the 
new high efficacy R21/Matrix -M vaccine, to be supplied at the required large scale, and led by partners in this 
consortium. In parallel, recent progress with transmission -blocking malaria vac cines has led to substantial 
efficacy in a first direct skin feeding field trial. This opens up the prospect of a two -stage vaccine targeting both 
sporozoites and sexual -stage parasites that should have a major impact on malaria transmission, thereby 
enabl ing regional elimination and ultimate eradication. We propose here to develop such a vaccine assessing 
both established virus -like particle (VLP) vaccines in potent saponin adjuvants and also exciting new 
thermostable mRNA vaccines expressing the parasite antigens now showing high efficacy.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium UltiMalVax (Grant agreement ID: 101080928)  
Outputs or impact   This programme builds on the recent suc cess of several partners in the R21/Matrix -M programme and aims to 
accelerate the malaria eradication agenda by providing the first vaccine to tackle both major malaria parasite 
species, and confer both individual and community protection on the way to era dication.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101080928  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator EUROPEAN VACCINE INITIATIVE E.V (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101080928 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Machine learning for Sciences and Humanities  
Date and end date  1 July 2023 - 30 Jun e 2028  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Researchers in Slovenia will receive training in machine learning applications. The Marie Skłodowska -Curie 
Actions are supporting the launch of the SMASH project, which comprises a training and research programme 
(co-funded by the Slovenian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport). The programme is designed to enhance 
the career prospects of outstanding postdocs from around the world while strengthening Europe 's human ca pital 
in the field of research and innovation. SMASH will use innovative data science to delve into some of the world 's 
most challenging issues. These include predictions related to the impacts of climate change, the development of 
personalised medicine, f inding answers to fundamental questions about our universe and digging deep into the 
fundamentals of language and how we communicate.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of Johannesburg  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium SMASH (Grant agreement ID: 101081355)  
Outputs or impact  SMASH is a brand -new training and research programme to be co -funded by the Slovenian Ministry of Science, 
Education & Sport. The Beneficiary, the University of Nova Gorica, is a research -focused universit y, situated at 
the Italian border, that boasts a 51:49 female:male ratio among its 200+ staff. The programme is designed to 
enhance the career prospects of outstanding post -docs from around the world, while strengthening Europe 's 
human capital in R&I.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081355  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERZA V NOVI GORICI (contact poi nts reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081355 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  European Eddy -RIch ESMs  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cameroon; South Africa  
Brief description  Climate is shaped by numerous processes, not only the greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere as a 
result of human activity. Earth system models simulate physical, chemical and biological processes and how 
these work together, integrating the interactions of atmosphere, ocean, land, ice and biosphere to estimate 
climate under various conditions. Until now, these models have omitted oc ean mesoscale eddies, i.e. time -
dependent swirls with distance scales of under 100 kilometres and time scales of around a month. The ambitious 
EU-funded EERIE project will develop improved Earth system models, harnessing Europe 's pre -exascale 
computers and  considering European ocean mesoscale eddies in preparation for the next Intergovernmental 
Panel on Climate Change report.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universite de Yaounde I; University of Cape Town  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consotrium E ERIE (Grant agreement ID: 101081383)  
Outputs or impact  EERIE will produce useful and usable climate information that will contribute to national and international climate 
change assessments such as IPCC; it will incorporate model variability and extremes within an Integrated 
Assessment Model (IAM) via a MLemulato;, and it will deliver storyline approaches to the consequences of climate 
tipping points and disease outbreaks.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081383  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator ALFRED -WEGENER -INSTITUT HELMHOLTZ -ZENTRUM FUR POLAR - UND MEERESFORSCHUNG 
(contact points reachable via co rdis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081383 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Co-produced transformative knowledge to accelerate change for biodiversity  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Peru 
Brief description  It is possible to stop and reverse biodiversity loss caused by global production systems. However, this requires 
upscaling and accelerating transformative changes. In this context, the EU -funded RAINFOREST project will use 
a combination of integrated assessment modelling, input -output modelling and life cycle assessment, based on 
case studies addressing the nexus of agricultural production, processing and transport, retail, as well as 
consumer preferences and diets. The overall aim will be to contribute to reducing biodiversity impacts of major 
food and biomass value chains by developing and evaluating just and viable  transformative change pathways 
and interventions. RAINFOREST will identify stakeholder preferences for a range of policy and technology -based 
solutions, as well as governance enablers, for more sustainable food and biomass value chains.  
Beneficiary insti tution or audience  Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium RAINFOREST (Grant agreement ID: 101081744)  
Outputs or impact  The RAINFOREST project will contribute to enabling, upscaling and accelerating transform ative change to reduce 
biodiversity impacts of major food and biomass value chains. Together with stakeholders, we will co -develop and 
evaluate just and viable transformative change pathways and interventions. We will identify stakeholder 
preferences for a  range of policy and technology -based solutions, as well as governance enablers, for more 
sustainable food and biomass value chains. We will then evaluate these pathways and solutions using a novel 
combination of integrated assessment modelling, input -output modelling and life cycle assessment, based on 
case studies in various stages of the nexus, at different spatial scales and organizational levels. This co -
production approach enables the identification and evaluation of just and viable transformative cha nge leverage 
points, levers and their impacts for conserving biodiversity (SDGs 12, 14 -15) that minimize trade -offs with 
targets related to climate (SDG13) and socio -economic developments (SDGs 1 -3). We will elucidate leverage 
points, impacts, and obstacle s for transformative change and provide concrete and actionable recommendations 
for transformative change for consumers, producers, investors, and policymakers.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081744  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator NORGES TEKNISK -NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU (contact points reachable via cordis 
page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081744 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  CARinata and CamelINA to boost the sustainable diversification in EU farming systems  
Date and end date  1 November 2022 - 31 October 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Lebanese Republic; Tunisia  
Brief description  Rich in fa tty acids, oilseed crops can be used for the production of detergents and lubricants (instead of fossil -
based feedstocks). However, oil crop production for bioenergy, biofuels and biomaterials/bioproducts competes 
for land use with oil crops for food. A so lution may be found in two new oilseed crops, carinata and camelina. 
The EU -funded CARINA project will focus on innovative farming systems for these crops, which can grow almost 
everywhere in Europe and Northern Africa. They also provide high quality oils that will be transformed into 
innovative biobased products (bioherbicides, bioplastics). Moreover , the co -product from oil extraction from 
these crops is a protein -rich cake that can be used as animal feed. The CARINA solution will benefit approximately 
three million farmers.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique De Tunisie; International Centre For Agricultural Research In 
The Dry Areas  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CARINA (Grant agreement ID: 101081839)  
Outputs or impact  Nine Lighthouses, 5 Living Labs, and 9 Policy Innovation Labs will be established across Europe playing a leading 
role in the co -creation of CARINA innovation actions. CARINA focuses on new sustainable and  diversified farming 
systems including 2 new oilseed crops, carinata and camelina, able to provide multiple low iLUC feedstocks for 
the bio -based economy. We firmly believe that a participatory approach is necessary for successfully scaling -up 
innovative f arming systems. Engaging farmers and other stakeholders in jointly developing solutions under 
specific environmental, technical, and social conditions has been highly considered in CARINA. We estimate about 
3M farmers being potentially reached by CARINA th anks to the direct cooperation with its partners.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081839  
Contact point for further infor mation  Coordinator ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081839 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Advanced biodiversity monitoring for results -based and effective agricultural policy and 
transformation  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Peru 
Brief description  There i s a growing need for a fully integrated approach between the EU 2030 Biodiversity and Farm to Fork 
Strategies. It is necessary to monitor biodiversity features and their changes over time and in space. In this 
context, the EU -funded BioMonitor4CAP project will design advanced biodiversity monitoring systems that can 
support the implementation of results -based policies in the European agricultural landscapes. These systems 
assess diversity of the species and habitats that will be tested, calibrated and demon strated in five European 
regions. By combining classical indicator systems (part of the EU monitoring framework like the Farmland Bird 
Index) with new systems, the project will support the development and implementation of revised agricultural 
policies.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universidad Cientifica del sur Sac  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium BioMonitor4CAP (Grant agreement ID: 101081964)  
Outputs or impact  The project will combine classical indicator systems that are part of the  European monitoring framework (e.g. 
Farmland Bird Index) with various indicator systems mostly recently developed and applied in form of standalone 
systems: i) new indicator species (e.g. grasshopper), ii) genetic diversity (eDNA), iii) on -site sensors (e .g. wing 
beat frequency, acoustic sounds), iv) functional diversity (e.g. pollinators), and iv) various spatial measures. 
Supporting development and implementation of revised agricultural policies and ensuring rural development the 
project will involve amo ng multiple stakeholder groups particularly farmers, conservationists, and service 
provides as the value and/or marketability of public and/or private goods delivered through maintained and 
enhanced biodiversity and related monitoring systems are hardly un derstood.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081964  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator LEIBNIZ -INSTITUT ZUR ANALYSE DES BIODIVERSITATSWANDELS (contact points reachable via 
cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081964 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Transformative pathways for synergising just biodiversity and climate actions  
Date and end date  1 November 2022 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Costa Rica; Ghana  
Brief description  When the transition to climate neutrality is successful, local communities and nature will flourish. With this in 
mind, the EU -funded TRANSPATH project will identify interventions to bring about transformative changes at 
consumer, producer and organisation al levels. By drawing on the diverse contexts in Eastern and Western 
Europe, Africa and Latin America, the project will engage with all stakeholders – those who affect and are affected 
by trade regimes and associated "greening " mechanisms. By studying alte rnative visions, values, actions and 
systemic interactions across scales and over time, TRANSPATH will find the leverage points that can trigger 
positive cascading biodiversity changes. It will also deliver a suite of transformative pathways with a toolbox  of 
transformative interventions for triggering and enabling these pathways.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium TRANSPATH (Grant agreement ID: 101081984)  
Outputs or impact  TRANSPATH delivers a suite of Transformative Pathways with a Toolbox of Transformative Interventions for 
triggering and enabling these pathways. A Transformative Navigation Toolkit guides practitioners on how to 
enable and navigate pathways, acknowledging that arriving at what constitutes a 'transformative pathway ' is 
also a product of an iterative and adaptive process that emerges and evolves over time. To implement these, 
TRANSPATH develops a multi -scalar network of activated agents of change, who can fos ter inclusive and 
legitimate decisions, and build capacity and willingness among their actor networks to collectively move forward 
on transformative pathways.  
Website for further information  Coordinator (contact points reachable via cordis page)  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY (contact points reachable via cordis page Coordinator (contact points 
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Name of programme or project  Nexus framework for biodiversity -relevant transformative change  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Colombia; Ghana  
Brief description  Extraction, production, trade, consumption activities and behaviour patterns are responsible for significant 
biodiversity loss on the planet. The EU -funded BIOTRAILS project will produce knowledge and develop tools to 
inspire and accelerate biodiversity -relevant transformative change in our society through participatory system 
dynamics modelling. The project will  consider the complex interrelations between the indirect drivers of change 
in value chains of traded products and use environmentally extended multi -regional input -output analysis and 
life-cycle assessment methods to examine cocoa production in Peru, fore st-based cultural products created by 
indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon, fisheries and aquaculture products in the Mediterranean basin, 
and gold mining in Ghana.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Centro Internacional de Agriculturatropical, Ciat; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium BIOTRAILS (Grant agreement ID: 101082008)  
Outputs or impact  BIOTRAILS will bring together stakeholders across different st ages of product/material global value chains to 
collaboratively design pathways that can lead to a sustainable future, proposing interventions in policy, urban 
consumption patterns and corporate policies. BIOTRAILS will set up Learning and Action Alliances : groups of 
organisations and individuals with a common interest to address the multiple challenges of climate change, 
biodiversity loss and people s' good quality of life, across different spatial and administrative scales and stages 
of global value chains . 
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082008  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (contact points reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Preventing Groundwater Contamination Related To Global and Climate Chanpreventing 
Groundwater Contamination Related To Global and Climate Change Through a Holistic Approach on 
Managed Aquifer Recharge  
Date and end date  1 December 2022  - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa; Tunisia  
Brief description  Climate change and global changes both contribute to groundwater (GW) contamination. As such, the EU needs 
novel approaches for sustainable water management to achieve the 2030 zero pollution goals. The EU -funded 
MAR2PROTECT project will provide a comprehensive approach to prevent GW contamination from climate change 
and global changes relying on an innovative managed aquifer recharge (MAR). The cor e of the MAR is the M -AI-
R DSS tool, which will incorporate AI -based technological and societal engagement information to assess and 
improve GW quality and quantity. M -AI-R DSS will collect information from five demo sites in the EU and two in 
non-EU count ries and ensure civil society 's engagement in GW contamination prevention actions.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  City of Cape Town; Institut Superieur des Sciences Biologiques Appliquees de Tunis; Stellenbosch University  
Technical cooperation provi der(s)  Consortium MAR2PROTECT (Grant agreement ID: 101082048)  
Outputs or impact  MAR2PROTECT will lead to a marked enhancement in GW protection across the EU and beyond, and to the 
generation of knowledge for the transition to a sustainable water managemen t. The consortium includes 8 
partners and 1 affiliated entity from 6 different EU -countries and Switzerland and 2 international partners from 
Tunisia and South Africa: 2 Universities (UNIBO, KTU), 7 RTOs (NOVA -COO, CIIMAR, CETAND +AQUA, IHE, IT, 
ISSBAT, SU WI) and 1 Association (FEUGA). In addition, the inclusion of 3 large water utilities as associated 
partners and a policy maker from ZA will lead to a relevant enhancement of the project impact.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082048  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator NOVA ID FCT - ASSOCIACAO PARA A INOVACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO DA FCT (contact points 
reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082048 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Transformative Change in Telecoupled Agrofood Systems for Biodiversity and Equity  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cameroon; Colombia; Kenya  
Brief description  Agricultural biodiversity includes all wild and domesticated forms of life found on farms – from plants and animals 
to soil organisms, pests and pollinators. Agriculture relies on biodiversity and vice versa. However, agricultural 
biodiversity is in decli ne across the EU. To find a solution, the EU -funded TC4BE project will support 
transdisciplinary research on different dimensions and scales of telecoupled agrifood systems, engaging 
stakeholders, including EU and producer -country policymakers and indigeno us peoples and local communities. 
New scenarios and modelling of EU agrifood systems transformations will be developed. The project will generate 
methods to assess at -risk biodiversity hotspots.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universidad de los Andes Fundacion; Universite de Dschang; University of Kabianga  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium TC4BE (Grant agreement ID: 101082057)  
Outputs or impact  TC4BE will support transdisciplinary research on different dimensions and scales of tel ecoupled agrofood 
systems, engaging diverse stakeholders, including EU and producer -country policy -makers and Indigenous 
Peoples and local communities. Scenarios and modelling of EU agrofood systems transformations, will be 
complemented by analysis of EU g overnance, trade, legal, consumer, collective action and sustainable finance 
levers and social innovations. In three producer countries (Cameroon, Colombia, and Kenya), TC4BE will 
generate methods for and assess land use change drivers, at -risk biodiversit y hotspots, and the effectiveness of 
Sustainable Landscapes Initiatives. In six landscapes TC4BE will explore relationships to nature, perceptions of 
socio-ecological histories and futures, rigorously evaluate SLIs, and conduct regenerative enterprise case  studies 
using a structured landscape learning process. Transformative change pathways will be co -generated by diverse 
stakeholders recognizing plural values and informed by new evidence, decision -making tools and training 
modules. The overall process will  strengthen the capacity of participating stakeholders (care -knowledge -agency) 
to influence biodiversity and equity outcomes. A global dialogue, facilitated by the Global Landscapes Forum will 
link the transdisciplinary processes between the scales, suppor ted by additional dissemination and 
communication activities.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082057  
Contact point for f urther information  Coordinator WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082057 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Developing & piloting biodiversity footprinting & natural capital accounting via a 'beehive ' of 
sectoral hubs, for sustainable transition to a circular EU bioeconomy  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The circular bioeconomy (CBE) is a new economic model that  makes maximum use of renewable natural 
resources while minimising waste. Biodiversity determines the resilience of the biological systems that provide 
us with these renewable natural resources. The EU -funded CircHive project aims to measure and integrate the 
value of nature transparently into public and business decisions. In this context, CircHive will improve data 
availability and develop scientifically robust and standardised methods for bridging biodiversity footprinting (BF, 
or life cycle assessment) with natural capital accounting (NCA, or bookkeeping). To guarantee real -life suitability, 
CircHive will test these with cities and companies in the case -study network (BEEHive) to demonstrate how CBE 
and biodiversity support each other in terms of resourc es and sustainable business practices.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  DEPANN SA (PTY) LTD  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CircHive (Grant agreement ID: 101082081)  
Outputs or impact  CircHive will measure and integrate the value of nature into public and business decision making by: 1) improving 
data availability, accessibility, and harmonisation; 2) developing a standardised method for biodiversity 
footprinting (BF) and integrating it  with natural capital accounting (NCA); 3) mainstreaming the use of BF and 
NCA in public and private decision making, incl. improving disclosure, risk management, and investment practice; 
4) testing and improving the developed methods and models; and 5) bu ilding a wider community 'BEEHive ' for 
peer support and exploitation of results.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082081  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator LUONNONVARAKESKUS (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082081 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Raising the bio -based industrial feedstock capacity of Marginal Lands  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Up to 70 % of soils in Europe are unhealthy. This is partly due to unsustainable practices, growing population 
pressure, changes in consumption patterns, poor management practices and climate change. This situation is 
further aggravated given that 25 % of land is at a high risk of suffering desertification in most parts of Europe. 
In this context, the EU -funded MarginUp Project will design a strategy to secure use and return profitability on 
marginal lands. It will introduce climate -resilient and biodiversity -friendly non -food cr ops. By producing biomass 
to be used as raw material for the production of bioproducts and biofuels, the project will create a sustainable 
and circular value chain, increasing the farming system resilience in rural areas.  
Beneficiary institution or audien ce Stellenbosch University  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium MarginUp (Grant agreement ID: 101082089)  
Outputs or impact  MarginUp! proposes a strategy to secure use and return profitability on marginal lands. Its main objective is to 
introduce climate -resilient and biodiversity -friendly non -food crops for sustainable industrial feedstock in 
marginalised and low -productivity lands. The project will focus on producing biomass to be used as raw material 
for the production of bioproducts a nd biofuels, which in turn, will create a sustainable and circular value chain, 
increasing the farming system resilience in rural areas. To further enhance the biodiversity beneficial impact, 
MarginUp! is focusing on understanding which marginal lands are suitable for low ILUC biomass production.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082089  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator LEIBNIZ -INSTITUT FUR AGRARTECHNIK UND BIOOKONOMIE EV (contact points reachable via cordis 
page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082089 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Legume -cereal intercropping for sustainable agriculture across Europe  
Date and end date  1 November 2022 - 31 October 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Pakistan  
Brief description  Growing two or more crops in proximity is a way to produce a greater yield on a given piece of land. This 
intercropping practice is also more sustainable compared to traditional cropping systems. For instance, 
intercropping boosts biodiversity, makes maximum use of land and optimises biogeochemical cycles in 
agroecosystems. However, it is still not widely accepted by European farmers. The EU -funded LEGUMINOSE 
project will identify the obstacles to intercropping and boost awareness and acceptance among farmers by 
providing knowledge and  demonstrations that promote economic, environmental, and social benefits of legume -
cereal intercropping. To overcome barriers to intercropping implementation, the project will establish a network 
of six field trials and farm labs across Europe and in Egyp t and Pakistan.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government College University Faisalabad  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium LEGUMINOSE (Grant agreement ID: 101082289)  
Outputs or impact  LEGUMINOSE will contribute to the ecological intensifi cation of European agriculture by providing science -based, 
farmer -led, and economically viable transformations for legume -based intercropping systems.  
Website for further information  https://cord is.europa.eu/project/id/101082289  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082289 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  BlueRemediomics: Harnessing the marine microbiome for novel sustainable biogenics and 
ecosystem services  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Marine microbial communities carry out critical life -sustaining functions on Earth. However, multiple factors are 
needed to unlock their potential to support the European blue economy and conduct responsible biodiscovery 
from marine microbes. T he EU -funded BlueRemediomics project will develop an integrated bioinformatics 
platform to explore the marine microbiome potential. The project will establish innovative culturomics and high -
efficiency screening platforms to experimentally exploit the cons ortia of marine microbes. It will apply these 
platforms to identify and develop natural products derived from marine microbes. BlueRemediomics will support 
aquaculture and ecosystem services, increase equitable access to ocean microbiome resources, and pro vide 
training and tools to diverse stakeholders.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of the Western Cape  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium BlueRemediomics (Grant agreement ID: 101082304)  
Outputs or impact  BlueRemediomics will: (1) develop and provide an integrated bioinformatics platform to explore the marine 
microbiome potential; (2) establish innovative culturomics and high -throughput screening platforms to 
experimentally exploit consortia of marine microbes; (3) apply the platfor ms to identify and develop natural 
products derived from marine microbes; (4) foster aquaculture and ecosystem services that embody the "do no 
significant harm " principle; (5) maximise equitable access to ocean microbiome resources and increase 
awareness o f the marine microbiome to a diverse range of stakeholders; (6) Provide training, tools and resources 
to a variety of stakeholders.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/proje ct/id/101082304  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082304 ) 
   
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Name of programme o r project  Microscale enabled advanced flow and heat transfer technologies featuring high performance and 
low power consumption  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 28 February 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Electronic and digital devices are all around us, affecting every area of daily life. With energy consumption also 
rising, there more periods of intense power demands and heat dissipation. Thermal management techniques 
cannot reach the same rat e to keep up with the development of portable and powerful devices. Microchannel -
based technologies can tackle thermal management and cooling issues in line with the EU legislation for heating 
and cooling. The EU -funded Micro -FloTec project will exchange e xpertise from 17 research institutions and two 
industrial partners to generate significant advancements for heat transfer and thermal management solutions. 
The project will address problems within morphological optimisation of the multiphase heat transfer performance 
and flow resistance reduction, surface modification techniques, and the application of multi -phase physics for 
performance prompting.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium Mic ro-FloTec (Grant agreement ID: 101082394)  
Outputs or impact  We aim to tackle problems within morphological optimization of multiphase heat transfer performance and flow 
resistance reduction, surface modification techniques, and application of multi -phase physics for performance 
prompting. Our project will hopefully achieve cost -effective and sustainable solutions, initiate future 
advancements and investigations, and contribute towards the EU 's 2050 long -term strategy for climate and 
energy saving goals.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082394  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator SABANCI UNIVERSITESI (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101082394 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Combatin g Malnutrition in Africa Through Diversification of the Food System  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2028  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cameroon; Côte d 'Ivoire; Kenya; Mauritius; Nigeria  
Brief description  The more diverse the food system is, the easier it is to combat malnutrition and maintain biodiversity while 
reducing its environmental footprint. The EU -funded HealthyDiets4Africa project will focus on food security in 
Africa, which is struggling with various forms of malnutr ition (hunger, micronutrient deficiencies and non -
communicable diseases caused by unbalanced nutrition). The project is based on the central hypothesis that 
diversification of the food system helps to combat all forms of malnutrition while minimising its e nvironmental 
footprint. Specifically, it will monitor dietary diversity in eight African countries representing different regions. 
Based on the findings, the project will design communication and policy strategies to maximise outreach and 
impact of diversi fied food systems.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Africa Projects Development Centre Ltd; Africa Rice Center,Djouka Folefack Jean Rousseau; Entreprise en Sante 
et Securite au Travail; Food Security for Peace and Nutrition Africa; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture; 
Kenyatta University; Manobi  Africa; Opportunities Industrialization Center International En Code d'Ivoire; 
Universite de Dschang  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium HealthyDiets4Africa (Grant agreement ID: 101083388)  
Outputs or impact  the project will help to develop saf e, healthy and affordable diets by adopting a diversification strategy that will 
simultaneously reduce the pressure of food production on the environment.  
Website for further information  https:// cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083388  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator JUSTUS -LIEBIG -UNIVERSITAET GIESSEN (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083388 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Water Efficient Allocation in a Central Asian Transboundary River Basin  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Sri Lanka  
Brief description  There is a shortage of water resources in the mountainous regions in central Asia. Promoting the efficient use of 
water is essential. In this context, the EU -funded WE -ACT project will propo se a climate sensitive decision support 
system for water allocation in the Naryn and Kara Darya catchments of the Syr Darya river basin (covering parts 
of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan). It will help water managers to alleviate water stress for communities by adapting 
the allocation of water resources to climate change. It will also promote policies to correctly set water tariffs, 
reduce water footprints and increase water use efficiency in the agriculture and energy sectors. The success of 
the project hinges o n reliable real -time data and in -depth understanding of water policies and priorities.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  International Water Management Institute Iwmi  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium WE -ACT (Grant agreement ID: 101083481)  
Outputs or impact  WE-ACT will enable water managers to interact with an accessible and intuitive DSS to alleviate water stress for 
communities, the economy and the environment on the short - and long -term. WE -ACT will enable them to adapt 
the allocation of water resources to the known and expected effects of climate change, while encouraging the 
improvement of policies to correctly set water tariffs, reduce water footprints and increase water use efficiency 
in agriculture and energy sectors.  
Website for fur ther information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083481  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN (contact point s reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083481 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Driving agroecological transitions in the humid tropics of Central and Eastern Africa through 
traNsdisciplinary Agroecology Living LabS (CANALLS)  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Burundi; Cameroon; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Nigeria; Rwanda; Uganda  
Brief description  Agroecology covers all activities and actors involved in food systems. It also places the well -being of peop le 
(producers and consumers of crops and products) at its core. The EU -funded CANALLS project will focus on the 
agroecological zones and diverse farming systems in the humid tropics of Central and Eastern Africa. It will 
explore the complex environmental, social and economic challenges, which in some cases are exacerbated by 
conflict and high vulnerability. Moreover, it will advance agroecological transitions in these regions through multi -
actor transdisciplinary agroecology Living Labs at eight sites in fo ur countries. The focus will be on crops such as 
cocoa, coffee and cassava, which are vital for subsistence and economic development.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Developpement; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture,  Societe 
Cooperative avec Conseil d'Administration pour le Manioc; Universite Catholique De Bukavu; Rwanda Agriculture 
And Animal Resources Development Board,  Maggot Farm Production Ltd; Inst itut Des Sciences Agronomiques 
Du Burundi; Coped Ltd,Association Paysanne pour le Developpement Integre Au Sud -Kivu; African Forum for 
Agricultural Advisory Services  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CANALLS (Grant agreement ID: 101083653)  
Outputs or impact  CANALLS aims to drive agroecological transitions in the humid tropics of Central and Eastern Africa via multi -
actor transdisciplinary Agroecology Living Labs (ALLs). We start with 8 ALLs in DRC, Burundi, Cameroon and 
Rwanda, w orking alongside and enabling over 20,000 farmers and value chain actors to co -create and benefit 
from optimal combinations of agroecological practices focusing on crops that are vital for subsistence and 
economic development (cocoa, coffee, cassava, rice,  maize). In parallel, we engage in solid multi -actor 
collaboration with rural communities, advisory services and governments to develop a holistic assessment 
framework and evaluate the socio -economic and environmental performance of the co -created practice s 
(accounting for trade -offs and synergies). We use the comprehensive evidence generated to build capacity and 
share knowledge (practice abstracts, replication guidelines, policy recommendations) as well as to deliver fair, 
inclusive and sustainable busine ss models along with services and tools for facilitating access to markets and 
enhancing demand for agroecological products.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/10 1083653  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR 
LEDEVELOPPEMENT - C.I.R.A.D. EPIC (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083653 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Hybrid Tandem Catalytic Conversion Process Towards Higher Oxygenate E -Fuels  
Date and end date  1 November 2022 - 30 April 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  High-density electrofuels (e -fuels) produced with the help of electricity from renewable energy sources, water 
and CO2 from the air are crucial to decarboni sing long -haul transport. Mildly oxygenated compounds could help 
overcome the limitations of known e -fuels (such as non -oxygenated Fischer -Tropsch hydrocarbons or heavily 
oxygenated methanol), but there is not an efficient route for their production. The E U-funded E -TANDEM project 
will develop a hybrid process to convert CO2, water and renewable energy to higher oxygenate e -fuels that 
integrates three types of catalysis. The new e -fuel production process will be demonstrated at a bench scale and 
will be tes ted to assess its capacity to cope with fluctuating energy inputs.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of Cape Town  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium E -TANDEM (Grant agreement ID: 101083700)  
Outputs or impact  The project will demonstrate the new e -fuel production process at bench -scale, and assess its capacity to cope 
with fluctuating energy inputs. Moreover, e -fuel formulation and life -cycle aspects are covered to fully realize 
the potential of the higher oxygenate e -fuel to d istinctively unite excellent combustion properties (high cetane), 
exceptional reduction of tailpipe soot emissions, advantageous logistics as liquid at ambient conditions and 
compatibility with current -fleet fuel infrastructure and engine technologies, wit h emphasis on applications as 
diesel replacement in heavy -duty marine transport. An exploitation plan will be created together with 
international stakeholders, to consolidate EU 's capacity to export advanced e -fuel technologies to areas with vast 
green ene rgy potential.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083700  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (contact points 
reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083700 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Energy Planning and Modelling Through Integrated Assessment of Climate Land Energy Water 
Nexus in Sub -Saharan Africa  
Date and end date  1 November 2022 - 31 October 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ghana; Kenya  
Brief description  An accelerated scale -up of renewable energy sources will bring many benefits. Climate resilient investments are 
vital for transition to renewable energy infrastructures. Success hinges on the policy environments and 
governance stru ctures. In Sub -Saharan Africa (SSA), clean energy access and food security targets require 
significant infrastructure expansion. In this context, the EU -funded EPIC Africa project will build on transparent 
water -energy -food and resource modelling tools for  integrated assessment. Overall, the project 's goal is to 
support the governance of sustainable development in SSA, which has the lowest energy access and irrigated 
agriculture levels in the world. Focusing on the Tana (Kenya) and Volta (Ghana -Burkina Faso ) river basins, the 
project will co -design policy for the coming decades together with stakeholders and local research networks.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation; Trans -African Hydro -Meteorological  Observatory; 
University of Energy and Natural Resources  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium EPIC Africa (Grant agreement ID: 101083763)  
Outputs or impact  EPIC Africa sets out to support governance of sustainable development in SSA by forming an d connecting a 
transition arena with stakeholders in dialogue, leading to the development of a WEF nexus digital engagement 
tool. Optimal use of shared resources will be exemplified for Africa using the cases of the Volta and Tana river 
basins. Here, we wi ll design specific policy, investment and infrastructure plans for the coming decades in the 
agricultural, water and energy access sectors. The project will produce a set of institutional, regulatory and 
technical recommendations for sustainable management  of optimised transition pathways.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083763  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083763 ) 
   
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Name of program me or project  Integrated and Circular Technologies for Sustainable city region FOOD systems in Africa  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cameroon; Gabon; Ghana; Kenya; Nigeria  
Brief description  Curre nt African food systems are experiencing severe challenges in delivering desired outcomes of food and 
nutrition security, environmental conservation and sustainable livelihoods. Consequently, a quarter of those 
residing in African cities remain food insecu re and malnourished. Within 4 years, the EU -funded INCiTiS -FOOD 
project will improve food and nutrition security in African city regions and reduce the food -system -related 
environmental footprint while contributing to circularity. INCiTiS -FOOD will co -create circular agri -food 
technologies, practices and business models that focus on soilless crop farming, recirculating aquaculture 
systems and insect farming. A core part of the project will be the establishment of eight Living Labs located in 
six countries across three African regions. The project will also empower communities through the Open Calls 
funding, supporting external Local Innovation Hubs.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association; Aglobe Development Center,Bamenda University of Science 
and Technology; Egerton University; Kenyatta University,  Sunlight Future Africa Limited; Universite des Sciences 
Et Technique de Masuku; University for Development Studies; University of Ibadan; Youth 4 Development Y4d 
Cbo 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium INCiTiS -FOOD (Grant agreement ID: 101083790)  
Outputs or impact  INCiTiS -FOOD project will improve food and nutrition security in African city regions and reduce the 
food-system -related environmental footprint while contributing to circularity. INCiTiS -FOOD will co -create 
circular agri -food technologies, practices and business models that focus on soilless crop farming, recirculating  
aquaculture systems and insect farming.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083790  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITAET DER BUNDESWEHR MUENCHEN (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083790 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Ecology of Wild -life, Livestock, Human and Infectious Diseases in changing environments  
Date and end date  1 May 2023 - 30 April 2028  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Morocco  
Brief description  WiLiMan -ID addresses the complexity and the dynamics of the host -pathogen interactions for five animal 
infectious diseases (IDs) that are ranked as high priority by the EU (Avian influenza, African swine fever, West 
Nile fever, African horse sickness, and Chronic wasting disease).  These IDs circulate in livestock and wildlife and, 
at the human -animal interfaces: two are causing severe economic losses to farming systems and three represent 
a threat to human health. The main objective of WiLiMan -ID is to identify key factors driving their emergence 
and dissemination in ever -changing environments by integrating data at different scales 
(pathogens>host>community of hosts>territory) and, to provide farmers, health services and policy makers 
with innovative strategies and methods for prev ention, surveillance and control for the IDs considered in 
WiLiMan -ID and beyond.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium WiLiMan -ID (Grant agreement ID: 101083833)  
Outputs or impact  - Improve methods for sensitive and accurate detection and identification of pathogens and their variants in 
complex environments. - Identify drivers promoting the increase in pathogen virulence, transmissibility and/or 
host-shift. - Assess the impact of host factors as a key parameter of pathogen evolution and dynamics, such as 
vaccination or pre -existing immunity to viral infection. - Identify transmission routes, the role of vectors, the 
impact of the environment (pathogen reservoirs in  wildlife, global change impact on migration routes) and of the 
management practices (farming, trade, transport) on pathogen dissemination and transmission. - Develop next -
generation analytical approaches for optimized surveillance and management strategie s of IDs, within a context 
of global changes. - Disseminate and communicate the results to stakeholders and engage in further co -
innovation. Convert the results into user guides, training materials and communication tool kits to optimise their 
exploitation . 
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083833  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator Institut National de Recherch e pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (contact points 
reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083833 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Solar Hybrid Air -sCO2 Power Plants  
Date and end date  1 November 2022 - 31 October 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Morocco  
Brief description  Air-driven/sCO2 cycles have emerged as the newest critical solution that can lead to highly effective and flexible 
concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in line with the 2030 EU targets. The EU -funded SHARP -sCO2 project 
will pave the way for development of a new generation of highly efficient and flexible CSP plants by coupling 
CSP with an sCO2 power cycle thanks to the development of a high -performant sCO2 -air heat exchanger. The 
project will work on CSP -sCO2 power cycles and exploit air as an operating fluid. It will develop novel e nabling 
technologies to reach high working temperatures, guaranteeing reliable and flexible operation, optimal working 
conditions, and high efficiency for the coupling of CSP with sCO2 power cycles. SHARP -sCO2 will demonstrate 
the techno -economic viability  of air-driven/sCO2 CSP cycles.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy SA  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium SHARP -sCO2 (Grant agreement ID: 101083899)  
Outputs or impact  Air-driven/sCO2 cycles have emerged a s the newest critical solution that can lead to highly effective and flexible 
concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in line with the 2030 EU targets. The EU -funded SHARP -sCO2 project 
will pave the way for development of a new generation of highly efficient  and flexible CSP plants by coupling 
CSP with an sCO2 power cycle thanks to the development of a high -performant sCO2 -air heat exchanger. The 
project will work on CSP -sCO2 power cycles and exploit air as an operating fluid. It will develop novel enabling 
technologies to reach high working temperatures, guaranteeing reliable and flexible operation, optimal working 
conditions, and high efficiency for the coupling of CSP with sCO2 power cycles. SHARP -sCO2 will demonstrate 
the techno -economic viability of air -driven/sCO2 CSP cycles.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083899  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/10 1083899 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Transformational and Robust AdaptatioN to water Scarcity and ClimatE chaNge under Deep 
uncertainty  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India; Lebanese Republic  
Brief description  Climate change is water change. Extreme climate events like heavy rainfall and droughts are more frequent and 
severe. Whether it 's too much or too little water, planning and water resourc e management is necessary. The 
EU-funded TRANSCEND project will identify and catalyse the adoption of transformational adaptation policies 
(TAPs) addressing water scarcity, including innovative and robust allocation systems and economic instruments. 
These need to be adaptable to uncertainty and change, as well as equitable and sustainable. The project will 
develop an ecosystem of innovation comprising a knowledge network for stakeholder engagement and knowledge 
sharing, an actionable modelling suite to inte grate interdisciplinary socio -ecological science and ensemble 
forecasting to guide TAP design, and an accounting and monitoring toolbox supporting TAP implementation and 
enforcement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  American University of Beirut; Insti tute for Resource Analysis and Policy  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium TRANSCEND (Grant agreement ID: 101084110)  
Outputs or impact  TRANSCEND will develop a groundbreaking ecosystem of innovation that combines three key pillars: (i) a 
knowledg e network for stakeholder engagement and knowledge sharing, (ii) an actionable modeling suite that 
integrates interdisciplinary socio -ecological science and ensemble forecasting to guide TAP design, and (iii) an 
accounting and monitoring toolbox that suppo rts implementation and enforcement of TAP in practice. 
TRANSCEND will apply the ecosystem of innovation to design and implement TAP in 7 labs: Júcar River Basin 
(RB) (Spain); Reno RB (Italy); Tympaki RB (Greece); Nitra RB (Slovakia); Caplina -Mauri -Desaguad ero RB (Peru, 
Chile & Bolivia); Orontes RB (Lebanon, Syria & Türkiye ); and Mahanadi RB (Indian states of Chhattisgarh & 
Odisha). TRANSCEND will leverage this diverse set of demonstrators to initiate adoption of the ecosystem of 
innovation in 8+ inspiration  labs, train 160+ transformation agents, and mainstream uncertainty analysis in key 
national and European Green Deal strategies. This will provide the knowledge and tools to catalyze robust and 
systemic transformations to water scarcity and climate change globally, with a clear impact pathway towards 
TAP adoption in 100+ basins by 2030.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084110  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA (contact points reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Open source Nexus modelling tools for Planning sustainable Energy Transition in Africa  
Date and end date  1 November 2022 - 31 October 2025 
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cabo Verde; Kenya; Nigeria; South Africa  
Brief description  The deployment of renewable energy infrastructure in Africa hinges on the success of the green energy 
transition. The EU -funded ONEPlanET project will roll out a new model tailored to the needs of different 
stakeholders and end users. To define a more sustainable future in Africa, it will develop a common nexus 
modelling framework to simulate and evaluate pathways. It will meet the needs of stakehol ders and end users 
– from public and private actors to policymakers, experts and citizens. The model will include information on 
the interlinkages of water, energy and food with other sectors such as economy, ecosystems, society, climate 
and land, and will  take into consideration three representative case studies: Songwe (Malawi/Tanzania), 
Inkomati -Usuthu (South Africa) and Niger (Nigeria) river basins.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  African Technology Innovation Hubs; Ecowas Centre for Renewable Ener gy and Energy Efficiency; Strathmore 
University; University of Kwazulu -Natal 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium ONEPlanET (Grant agreement ID: 101084127)  
Outputs or impact  The ONEPlanET project aims to develop a common Nexus modelling framework  to simulate and evaluate 
pathways to define a more sustainable future in Africa through the deployment of renewable energy 
infrastructure. In this way, it will be possible to stimulate a green energy transition in the continent as well as 
a decarbonizatio n of existing energy plants. The ONEPlanET model will be tailored to the needs of different 
stakeholders and end -users (public and private actors, policy and decision -makers, experts and citizens) and 
will be totallThe ONEPlanET project aims to develop a c ommon nexus modelling framework to simulate and 
evaluate pathways to define a more sustainable future in Africa through the deployment of renewable energy 
infrastructure. In this way, it will be possible to stimulate a green energy transition in the contin ent as well as 
a decarbonization of existing energy plants  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084127  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator RINA CONSULTING SPA (contact points reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme  or project  Potentials of Agroecological practices in east Africa with a focus on Circular water -energy -nutrient 
systems  
Date and end date  1 November 2022 - 30 April 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya; Nigeria  
Brief description  To help smallholder farmers in East Africa, experts from around the world will come together to provide a novel 
agroecology indicator set. They will go beyond the existing indicator frameworks by supporting the selection of 
the best -suited combination of agroecolo gical farming practices. Working under the EU -funded PrAEctiCe 
project, they will focus on circular water -energy -nutrient systems of integrated aqua -agriculture. Taking a multi -
stakeholder approach, the project will shed light on agroecological practices i n East Africa. The findings will build 
on existing frameworks and help farmers assess environmental and socio -economic impacts. Trainings, student 
exchanges and events will also be organised by the project to ensure the dissemination of results across East  
Africa and between the African Union and the European Union.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Africa Agribusiness Academy (Kenya); Maseno University; Ministry of Agriculture Livestock And Fisheries; 
Prototipi Limited  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium PrAEctiCe (Grant agreement ID: 101084248)  
Outputs or impact  The PrAEctiCe decision support tool will then, at the farm level, help assess environmental and socio -economic 
impacts, with a particular focus on impacts on climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as financial 
viability. The tool will be validated in three living labs, situated in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, covering 
different integrated aqua -agriculture farming set -ups. Knowledge sharing activities through training s, student 
exchanges and events, ensure the dissemination of results across East Africa and between AU and EU. To reach 
practitioners at every level, a cascade training mechanism with a train -the-trainer course will help agro -ecology 
advisors train farming  representatives at the local level who then will help the farmers in their agro -ecological 
transition. Policy recommendations for AU and EU policies will round off the project.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084248  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator (contact points reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084248 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Transforming Africa 's Urban Food Environments through Strengthening Linkages between  Food 
Systems Stakeholders in Cities Across Europe and the Continent  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ghana; Kenya; South Africa; Tunisia  
Brief description  Nutrition and food security are key to human development. The increase in food insecurity is a major cause for 
concern. With this in mind, the EU -funded AfriFOOD -Links project will improve food and nutrition security while 
delivering positive outcomes for the environment and building social and  ecological resilience in 15 African and 
5 European cities as well as more than 40 network cities. According to the project, the implementation of urban 
food systems lens will promote shifts to healthy and sustainable diets. Also, promoting inclusive multi -actor 
governance can help to empower public officials, small businesses and communities. Overall, the project will 
invest in direct food system change in 5 African Hub Cities and invite 10 African and 5 European Sharing Cities 
to join.  
Beneficiary instit ution or audience  African Population & Health Research Centre Kenya; Iclei -Local Governments for Sustainability -Africa; Institut 
National de Nutrition et de Technologie Alimentaire; Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and 
Technology; Oribi Village ; South African Urban Food And Farming Trust; University of Cape Town; University of 
Ghana; Wise Community Based Organization  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium AfriFOOD -Links (Grant agreement ID: 101084322)  
Outputs or impact  AfriFOODlinks inve sts in direct food system change in 5 African Hub Cities, and invites 10 African and 5 European 
Sharing Cities to join the Hub Cities on a mutual -learning journey, to share their innovative food systems and to 
co-design specific pilot projects for implemen tation in each Sharing City. Researchers, posted within each of the 
20 local governments, will support the city to articulate its identified food system challenges and own authentic 
approach to improving access to healthy, nutritious food - with a particul ar attention to vulnerable groups - and 
reducing food related environmental impacts through food systems intervention. In this way, these 
implementation cities become flagships - beacons of inspiration for urban food systems transitions across the 
continen t to inspire and share with over 40 Network cities, who are invited to adopt and adapt.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084322  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator ICLEI -LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY -AFRICA (contact points reachable via cordis 
page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084322 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Agro -ecological strategies for resilient farming in West Africa  
Date and end date 1 January 2023 - 30 June 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cabo Verde; Ghana; Kenya  
Brief description  Agricultural production is significantly affected by climate change. West Africa (WA) is particularly vulnerable. 
The EU and the African Un ion (AU) partnership facilitates the green transition to support a shift to sustainable 
food systems. Agro -ecological farming can reduce the environmental impacts and meet the growing demand for 
food in WA. The EU -funded CIRAWA project will unlock the pote ntial of agro -ecology in WA by building on 
indigenous and scientific knowledge. The project will introduce innovative approaches targeting agro -waste and 
bio-based fertilisers valorisation, as well as high -quality seed production. It will focus on saline s oil reclamation 
through phytoremediation and soil fertility, water and crop management practices. CIRAWA will test these 
approaches in Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana and Senegal.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Associacao das Mulheres do Planalto Leste; Associacao dos Jovens Agricultoresda Zona Peri -Urbana de Porto 
Novo -Ajazpupn; Frontier Institute of Development Planning Foundation; International Centre for Research in 
Agroforestry; Ministerio da Agricultura E Ambiente; University for Development Studies  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CIRAWA (Grant agreement ID: 101084398)  
Outputs or impact  CIRAWA will unlock the potential of the agro -ecology in West Africa by building on existing indigenous and 
scientific knowledge to i mprove food and nutrition security, livelihoods and planetary health while tackling the 
climate change and environmental impact of agricultural practices. CIRAWA will work on innovative agro -
ecological approaches by the following strategies: (i) valorisati on of agro -wastes and bio -based fertiliser 
production; (ii) production of high quality seeds; (iii) saline soil reclamation through phytoremediation; (iv) soil 
fertility, water and crop management practices. These will be deployed in 4 countries in West Af rica (Cape Verde, 
Ghana, Senegal and The Gambia).  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084398  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator FUNDACION CARTIF (contact points reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Advanced tools for integration and synergistic inTeRconnectIon of microBIOMEs in resilient food 
systems  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  To reduc e the damage to ecosystems and natural biodiversity while also maintaining food production standards, 
novel solutions are needed to strike a balance. The EU -funded TRIBIOME project will work towards this goal by 
researching and improving data on soil, huma n, animal and plant microbiomes, as well as their interconnectivity. 
From this data, the project will be able to create solutions for reducing the food industry 's resource needs and 
environmental impact, adopting healthier plant -based food chains and enhan cing circularity. To improve their 
efficiency, a multi -actor approach framework will be created involving stakeholders, policymakers, investors and 
citizens.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of Pretoria  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium TRIBIOME (Grant agreement ID: 101084485)  
Outputs or impact  This project aims to drive this concept from its base, establishing its central nucleus in current agricultural 
production systems based on the relevancy of the soil and plant microbiome, in order to produce more with less, 
through knowledge of microbial biodiversity and its interaction with the plant, developing novel technologies to 
influence its modulation (i.e. those enhancing plant growth, nutrient use efficiency, abi otic stress tolerance and 
better nutritional and health quality of food products) in such a way as to generate an upgrade quality food and 
have a positive influence on the microbiomes of both animals and humans. To this end, we will work cooperatively 
in a multiactor approach framework with all actors in the food production systems chain, from farmers to 
consumers, industry, investors and policy makers, in order to develop systemic solutions that guarantee their 
implementation and solve the real problems an d needs of society.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084485  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator INSTITUTO T ECNOLOGICO DEL EMBALAJE, TRANSPORTE Y LOGISTICA (contact points reachable via 
cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084485 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  More than green - Lighthouses of transformative nature -based solutions for inclusive communities  
Date and end date  1 May 2023 - 31 October 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India; Kenya; Tanzania  
Brief description  One way to adapt to the impacts of climate change and slow further warming is to work with nature in its 
capacity to restore and protect ecosystems. Nature -based solutions (NBSs) is an umbrella term that covers 
different approaches, spanning ecosystem -based manage ment, sustainable forest management and blue -green 
infrastructure. In this context, the EU -funded TRANS -lighthouses project will gather evidence on material and 
immaterial results of NBSs. This information will be useful for reframing the elements that com pose the 
complexity of creating social and ecologically just NBSs. TRANS -lighthouses will adopt a non -linear perspective 
and open up space for the adoption of a fluid and organic position that will allow integration of the diversity of 
subjects, institutio ns, knowledge, practices and values.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Polycom Development Project; Tata Institute of Social Sciences; University of Dar Es Salaam  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium TRANS -Lighthouses (Grant agreement ID: 10108 4628)  
Outputs or impact  TRANS -lighthouses will lead research on activities aiming to implement socioeconomic and political changes 
capable of enabling pathways for a socially and ecologically just implementation of NBS. TRANS -lighthouses 
integrates a network of NBS lighthouses for urban, rural, coastal and forested areas in 10 EU countries and 
6 non-EU. 
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084628  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CENTRO DE ESTUDOS SOCIAIS (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/10108 4628) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Fostering agroecology transition in North Africa through multi -actor, evaluation, and networking  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Egypt; Lebanese Republic; Libya; Morocco; South Africa; Tunisia  
Brief description  Climate change is severely affecting the region of North Africa. Water scarcity and rising temperatures are serious 
issues in the world 's most food impo rt-dependent regions worldwide. One solution is the adoption of science -
based, locally tailored and co -designed agroecology strategies based on knowledge built through Living Labs. In 
this context, the EU -funded NATAE project will set up a Mediterranean ag roecological network for knowledge 
exchange and advocacy at regional level. The project will support a multi -actor approach to co -creation and co -
learning. It will facilitate the transfer of generated knowledge to education and policies. Bringing together 23 
partners (academic institutes and NGOs) from Europe and North Africa regions, the project will develop a 
guidebook and unique assessment systems to study the resilience of farming systems.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Cairo University; Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquee pour le Developpement; Ecole Nationale 
d'agriculture De Meknes; Ecole Nationale Superieure Agronomique; Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan 
Ii; Institut National Agronomique De Tunisie; Institut National Des Grandes Cultures; International Centre for 
Agricultural Research In the Dry Areas; Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel; Reseau des Initiatives Agro 
Ecologiques au Maroc; Sebha University; University of Pretoria  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium NATAE (Grant agreement ID: 101084647)  
Outputs or impact  NATAE project aims to foster the adoption of science -based, locally -tailored and co -designed AE strategies in 
North Africa by creating a comprehensive and quantitative baseline on AE, pro viding a shared understanding, 
multidimensional performance measures, and analyses of AE potential for meeting consumers demand on the 
market  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084647  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE HAUTES ETUDES AGRONOMIQUES MEDITERRANEENN ES (contact 
points reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084647 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Essential Asymmetries of Nature  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Iran; Peru; Rwanda  
Brief description  The explicit or hidden symmetries observed in nature are at the root of our knowledge of its fundamental laws. 
However, identified asymmetries, such as the matter -antimatter asymmetry of the universe and the violation of 
parity and charge conjugation observed in particle physics, are at the core of its beauty and the explanation of 
the visible universe 's creation. The MSCA -funded ASYMMETRY project will focus on understanding these 
asymmetries and reveal the new undiscovered fundamental (a)symmetries. It seeks to explain major open 
questions. The project will apply a multidisciplinary approach, mainly employing phenomenologic al studies.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (Ipm); Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru; East African 
Institute for Fundamental Research  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium ASYMMETRY (Grant agreement ID: 101086085)  
Outputs or impact  ASYMMETRY focuses on the deep understanding of those asymmetries and also on revealing the new fundamental 
(a)symmetries yet to be discovered to explain major open questions, and the particles on which they act,  in 
particular in the invisible sector, made of neutrinos, dark matter, possibly axions and other elusive particles. The 
team is strongly focused on this quest within a multidisciplinary approach: mainly phenomenological studies 
although we bundle in leade rship on key experiments such as SuperKamiokande, GERDA, XENON and key 
laboratories such as Fermilab, DESY and LBNL.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086085  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA (contact points reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Integrating innovative theories and practices in historical culture and education  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Costa Rica  
Brief description  Enveloping both formal and informal contexts, in which views on the past are disseminated, the MSCA -funded 
MAKINGHISTORIES project invites a closer collaboration of academics and practitioners working in historical 
museums, heritage environments, historical reenactments, memorial sites and schools. A total of 18 institutions 
in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, Israel and Latin America will be participating in this endeavour. Special 
attention will be paid to the presence of gender history and the importance of understanding the challenges of 
globalisation and global history. Furthermore, the project aims to stud y how innovative dialogical and multi -
perspectivist practices might affect historical representations. Research articles, books and digital media will be 
produced to improve skills of practitioners.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Facultad Latinoameri cana de Ciencias Sociales  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium MAKINGHISTORIES (Grant agreement ID: 101086106)  
Outputs or impact  The central aim of this project is setting up a gender balanced, international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral 
network of organisations to produce new knowledge, both theoretical and applied, in the field of historical culture 
and education studies. This, in order to improve the role of historical representations in present democratic and 
reflective societies. Enveloping both formal and informal contexts, in which views on the past are disseminated, 
this field invites a closer collaboration of academics and practitioners working in historical museums, heritage 
environments, historical reenactments, me morial sites and schools  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086106  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVE RSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID (contact points reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Cartan geometry, Lie and representation theory, Integrable Systems, quantum Groups and 
quantum computing towards the understanding of the geometry of deep Learning and its 
Applications  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  Sound mathematical models for quantum computing, vision and machine learning are among Horizon Europe 's 
main priorities. Being considered one of the main players in these areas would be advantageous for Eur ope in 
various ways. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska -Curie Actions programme, the CaLIGOLA project aims 
to further develop research in Cartan geometry, Lie theory, integrable systems and quantum groups. This will 
shed light on various multidiscipl inary domains aimed at applications focused on machine learning and quantum 
computing.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Indian Statistical Institute  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CaLIGOLA (Grant agreement ID: 101086123)  
Outputs or impact  CaLIGOLA aims at advancing the research in Cartan Geometry, Lie Theory, Integrable Systems and Quantum 
Groups to provide insight into a variety of multidisciplinary fields oriented towards the applications with a special 
interest in machine learning  and quantum computing. Sound mathematical models for quantum computing, 
vision and more generally machine learning are a priority for Horizon Europe and strategic to include Europe 
among the leading actors in such fields.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086123  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA (contact points reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa. eu/project/id/101086123 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Transformative Environmental Monitoring to Boost Observations in Africa  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 January 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ghana; Kenya  
Brief description  Measuring hydrological variables like rainfall, soil moisture, river flow and bathymetry at less than 10 % of the 
current cost is important. Reduced costs are necessary for a realistic business model for services through the 
Global Earth Observation System of Systems, or GEOSS. The EU -funded TEMBO Africa project will design cost -
effective sensor networks (financed by climate services). Specifically, the project will raise technology readiness 
levels and im prove the practical applicability of these methods. By directly linking sensors and new value -
creating services, the project will ensure long -term financial sustainability. For the African market, in particular, 
the project will develop flood early warning  systems, reservoir management and crop germination insurance 
services.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ghana Insurance Association; Ministry of Environment and Forestry; Trans -African Hydro -Meteorological 
Observatory; University for Development Studi es 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium TEMBO Africa (Grant agreement ID: 101086209)  
Outputs or impact  Seven new sensing methods will be introduced in Africa. The innovation does not focus only on moving up 
Technology Readiness Levels of new meas uring methods but, especially, on the usefulness and practical 
applicability of these methods in the specific contexts. The direct linkage of sensors and new value -creating 
services is part of this innovation because this is essential for long -term financi al sustainability. New services 
assimilate in situ and satellite data in numerical models to make optimal use of strengths of different sources 
of information.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086209  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT (contact point reachable via cordis  page 
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Name of programme or project  Solutions to prevent and mitigate the impacts of HABs in Aquaculture and Fisheries, in the context 
of global warming  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cuba 
Brief description  Global warming and anthropogenic activity are fuelling the growth of harmful algal blooms (HABs). A threat to 
the environment and human health, HABs are responsible for illnesses associated with contaminated seafood. 
Moreover, HABs affect economic activities such as aquaculture and fisheries as their occurrence leads to spe cies 
contamination and mortality. The regulation of toxin levels in seafood and other measures prevent human 
intoxication. However, the impacts on the aquaculture industry create a strong need for mitigation measures. 
The EU -funded BlueShellfish project wi ll develop efficient detection methods for HABs aiming to reduce the toxin 
load. The project aspires to increase understanding of regulated and emerging toxins, their global expansion as 
well as toxin occurrence and persistence in seafood.  
Beneficiary ins titution or audience  CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DE CIENFUEGOS  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium BlueShellfish (Grant agreement ID: 101086234)  
Outputs or impact  This project aims to contribute to the development of solutions for the aquacul ture and fisheries sector, through 
the development of efficient methods for the detection of HABs (early warning), and the development of farming 
and depuration systems for shellfish to reduce the toxin load. The project also aims to advance in the 
underst anding of regulated and emerging toxins (chemical and toxicological evaluation) and their global 
expansion, and toxin incidence and persistence in seafood (traditional and non -traditional vectors, species not 
yet investigated).  
Website for further informa tion https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086234  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CENTRO INTERDISCIPLINAR DE INVESTIGACAO MARINHA E AMBIENTAL (contact point reachable 
via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086234 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Psychiatric disorders and Comorbidities caused by pollution in the Mediterranean area  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Egypt; Lebanese Republic; Morocco; Tunisia  
Brief description  Pollution has been linked with psychiatric disorders and comorbidities. The EU -funded PsyCoMed project will 
consider the role of anthropogenic pollutants as a risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders and associated 
pathologies in the Mediterranean area. It will investigate the role of neuroinflammatory responses in disease 
progression. This MSCA Staff Exchange programme will merge molecular and clinical science, mechanistic and 
behavioural approaches and intersectoral strategies  to compare the effects of pollutants on psychiatric symptoms 
with alterations of inflammatory pathways in animal models and psychiatric patients. By investigating neural 
mechanisms underlying pathological changes in vitro and in vivo preclinical models, t he project aims to 
standardise protocols and experimental design, and propose therapeutic strategies.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium PsyCoMed (Grant agreement ID: 101086247)  
Outputs or impact  Through a multi-scale (from molecular to clinical science), multi -modal (from mechanistic to behavioural 
approaches), and inter -sectoral strategy, PsyCoMed will correlate the effects of pollutants on psychiatric 
symptoms with alterations of inflammatory pathways in animal models and psychiatric patients. We will 
investigate neural mechanisms underlying pathological changes in vitro and in in vivo preclinical models. Natural 
substances with therapeutic potential will be tested for their ability to restore healthy mech anisms and alleviate 
pathological symptoms in animal models. PsyCoMed offers a unique framework to build a network synergy by 
bringing together themes and scientific practises in the Mediterranean area. The partners will share 
knowledge/know -how through se condments and workshops in support of PsyCoMed scientific objectives. This 
will improve the skills of staff members and their opening to the academic and private sectors. By proposing 
common protocols and experimental design, the participants will foster s tandardization of experimental 
procedures and diffusion of good laboratory practise. At a global level, the consortium will acquire the capacity 
to tackle complex neurobiological challenges, while building long -lasting collaborations. PsyCoMed will provide  
decision -makers with the ground for public health orientations with societal impact.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086247  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Earth Observation for Early Warning of Land Degradation at European Frontier  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiar y Member(s) or observer(s)  Morocco  
Brief description  Soil erosion by water and wind. Soil salinisation. Erosion. Land use/cover change. Agricultural abandonment. 
Deforestation and urbanisation. Grazing intensification. Drought. All these issues have one t hing in common. 
They are all driving factors behind land degradation, which is a major environmental challenge affecting the 
environment, agriculture and our overall well -being. Early actions can benefit communities struggling with land 
degradation and con tribute to long -term prevention. In this context, the MSCA project EWALD will develop an 
innovative framework to provide an early warning system and responses to the land degradation threatening the 
EU from beyond its borders. It will use multi -source and multi-scale Earth observation data. Researchers will 
work with big data management, smart computation and risk analysis computing.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  RESSOURCES INGENIERIE; UNIVERSITE CADI AYYAD  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium EWALD (Grant agreement ID: 101086250)  
Outputs or impact   The project aims to develop an innovative framework to provide an Early Warning System (EWS) and responses 
to the LD threatening the EU from its external border, using multi -source and multi -scale Earth Observation (EO) 
data. The EWS Prototype will be delivered to the EU and tested in complementary conditions in Ukraine, facing 
anthropogenic impact risks, and in Morocco where desertification risks are intensifying. The intersec toral region -
specific expertise and skill -transfer secondments will ensure the self -sustainability and further evolution of the 
delivered system and of the Consortium. Dissemination of the approach to the agricultural consumers will support 
the development  of environmental and socioeconomic factors, reach out to the remote rural society and enhance 
cooperation with and within the EU.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project /id/101086250  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator COFAC COOPERATIVA DE FORMACAO E ANIMACAO CULTURAL CRL (contact point reachable via 
cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086250 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Stormwater and Wastewater Networks heterogeneous data AI -driven management  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Morocco; South Africa; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Accurate and updated information on the state of underground wastewater and stormwater networks is 
important, but it is also a big challenge to collect and maintain. Th e difficulty stems from the large quantities 
and multiple sources of information – from digital maps and geographical data to imprecise data that needs to 
be assessed, not to mention evolving and conflicting data. In this context, the EU -funded STARWARS pr oject will 
provide novel proposals for the management of heterogeneous data in stormwater and wastewater networks. To 
that end, it will bring together researchers from the fields of AI and water sciences to find solutions for handling 
data of different for ms in a variety of ways.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Can Tho University; Universite Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah; University of Cape Town  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium STARWARS (Grant agreement ID: 101086252)  
Outputs or impact  The STARWARS project aims to bring together researchers from the AI and Water Sciences communities in order 
to enhance the emergence of new practical solutions for representing, managing, modelling, merging, 
completing, reasoning, explaining and query answ ering over data of different forms pertaining to stormwater 
and wastewater networks. The project is implemented through five work packages (WP). The first four WP 
concern research developments of new AI methodologies for managing heterogeneous stormwater a nd 
wastewater networks ' data. The fifth WP is dedicated to project management and dissemination activities. The 
second objective of the project is to produce new knowledge and to promote knowledge exchange, with a strong 
will and a plan to encourage knowle dge sharing between the researchers involved in this STARWARS project. 
The scheduled secondment plan is designed with the aim of maximizing knowledge transfer and training between 
the two fields of Water Sciences and AI and thus facilitating the achievemen t of the project objectives.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086252  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086252 ) 
   
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Name of p rogramme or project  A research and Innovation Partnership for enhancing the surveillance and control of mosquito 
Vectors of emerging arboviruses  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Mauritius  
Brief description  Over the past 10 years, arboviral diseases (re)emerged with increasing prevalence and severity, also affecting 
European countries. Effective vaccines and treatments do not exist, and preventing these diseases relies on 
controlling mosquit o vector populations. However, the recent resurgence of Aedes -borne arboviral diseases 
revealed the limitations of vector control. The MSCA -funded INOVEC project proposes the establishment of a 
vast pan -European, cross -sectoral and multidisciplinary networ k to develop, optimise and promote integrated 
approaches and innovative tools for the surveillance and control of mosquito vectors of emerging arboviruses. 
The project brings together 21 academic and non -academic institutions specialised in vector biology,  social 
sciences and product development to stimulate research, strengthen capacities, promote career development 
and facilitate knowledge transfer.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of Mauritius  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium INOVEC (Grant agreement ID: 101086257)  
Outputs or impact  The INOVEC project proposes to build a large pan -European, cross -sectoral and multidisciplinary network to 
develop, optimise and promote integrated approaches and innovative tools for the  surveillance and control of 
mosquito vectors of emerging arboviruses. INOVEC will gather 21 academic and non -academic institutions 
specialized in vector biology, social sciences and product development to stimulate basic and applied research, 
strengthen c apacities, promote career development and facilitate knowledge and technology transfer to countries 
at increasing risk of arboviral diseases. INOVEC has the commitment to coordinate and integrate sectors in order 
to maximise impact, raise awareness of poli cy makers and stakeholders, and participate in the improvement of 
innovation potential at the European and global level. INOVEC will contribute to international efforts to improve 
global health and human well -being by reducing the burden of vector borne di seases.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086257  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE P OUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086257 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Bridging fundamental knowledge and novel technology to increase rice heat tolerance  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Viet Nam  
Brief description  Seeds are vital to how plants can adapt to climatic changes, and they can ultimately make or break the global 
food supply chain. Scientists are exploring genome editing technologies which provide new opportunities for crop 
improvement by employing precision genome engineering for targeted crop traits. The E U-funded CRISPit project 
will study the reproductive development stages. It will integrate several approaches to comprehensively 
investigate sexual reproduction in rice under heat stress conditions. The findings will then be used to improve 
rice production . Specifically, the project will generate a new transcriptomic data set, and obtain and fully 
characterise mutants from the chosen genes.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Viet Nam Academy of Agricultural Sciences  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CRISPit (Grant agreement ID: 101086293)  
Outputs or impact  CRISPit main goal is to understand the mechanisms that regulate heat stress tolerance during the reproductive 
process in rice. CRISPit will provide answers to the following questions: how pl ant reproductive cells and tissues 
are affected by heat stress? What are the molecular mechanisms underlying rice plants resilience to HS during 
reproduction? To answer these, CRISPit proposes to achieve three main objectives: 1) Define HS features and 
marker genes in Nagina22 rice variety, 2) Generate a new transcriptomic dataset 3) Obtain and fully characterize 
mutants from the chosen genes in order to deliver rice HS lines produced by CRISPR technology.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086293  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Nanotech nology -Enabled Detection of Clinically Relevant Antibodies for early Cancer Diagnosis and 
Immunotherapy Monitoring  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Antibody detection in body fluids can inform clinicians about a person 's encounter with various pathogens as 
well as the diagnosis of autoimmune or other diseases. However, despite their widespread implementation, 
serological assays suffer from a lack of sensitivit y and specificity, necessitating the continuous research for 
alternative approaches. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska -Curie Actions programme, the overarching goal of the 
Nano-ImmunoEra project is to develop nanotechnology -based biosensors and diagnostic too ls for the detection 
of clinically relevant antibodies. The project primarily involves activities for the training of the next generation 
of scientists in the field of materials sciences, nanotechnology, molecular biology and biosensors.  
Beneficiary insti tution or audience  University of the Western Cape  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium Nano -ImmunoEra (Grant agreement ID: 101086341)  
Outputs or impact   the overarching goal of the Nano -ImmunoEra project is to develop nanotechnology -based biosens ors and 
diagnostic tools for the detection of clinically relevant antibodies. The project primarily involves activities for 
the training of the next generation of scientists in the field of materials sciences, nanotechnology, molecular 
biology and biosenso rs. 
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086341  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Valorisation of agro -industrial waste to obtain zeolite -based composite materials and their use in 
environmental remediation and biofuel production  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cuba 
Brief description  Rice is one of the most important crops worldwide. China is the world 's leading paddy rice producer; the EU also 
produces around 3 million tonnes/year. Each tonne of rice can produce up to 20 % of rice husk, which is 
considered agricultural waste. It is mainly disposed by combustion, producing rice husk ash (RHA), which causes 
respiratory damage to wildlife and humans. To increase rice production, the MSCA -funded VALZEO project aims 
to recycle RHA to produce composite mat erials (CM) of hierarchical zeolite modified by metal oxide nanoparticles 
and metal -organic framework materials. These will be used to remove pollutants from water and as biodiesel 
production catalysts. VALZEO will also emphasise the training of partners i n analytical techniques to characterise 
these CM and foster novel exploitations.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Instituto de Investigaciones de Granos; Ministerio de Educacion Superior; Universidad de la Habana  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium VALZEO (Grant agreement ID: 101086354)  
Outputs or impact  Rice is one of the most important crops worldwide. China is the world 's leading paddy rice producer; the EU also 
produces around 3 million tonnes/year. Each tonne of rice can produce up to 20 % of rice husk, which is 
considered agricultural waste. It is mainly disposed by combustion, producing rice husk ash (RHA), which causes 
respiratory damage to wildlife and humans. To increase rice production, the MSCA -funded VALZEO project aims 
to recycle RHA to produce composite materials (CM) of hierarchical zeolite modified by metal oxide nanoparticles 
and metal -organic framework materials. These will be used to remove pollutants from water and as biodiesel 
production catalysts. VALZEO will also emphasis e the training of partners in analytical techniques to characterise 
these CM and foster novel exploitations.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086354  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086354 ) 
   
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Name of programme or proj ect Ultra -Low Design -Effort, Energy -Efficient and Battery -Indifferent Sensor Node for the Green 
Internet of Things  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Lebanese Republic; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Rapid technological improvement in the semiconductor industry has resulted in a boom in small devices. An 
electronic device that dramatically reduces its power consumption and can be powered by an alternative green 
energy source enabling the vi sion of the Internet of Things (IoT) represents a real challenge. The EU -funded 
UBIGIoT project will apply a synergetic approach, targeting multisource harvesters and the System -on-Chip 
(SoC) design, to increase the energy efficiency of an IoT sensor node.  The project will make time -to-market 
faster and reduce the cost of energy -autonomous Wireless Sensor Nodes. UBIGIoT will address challenging 
problems concerning performance and will also verify and validate the effectiveness of this approach in 
demonstrat ions of industrial interest.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  DIPLOMAX; LeQuyDon Technical university; VIEN CONG NGHE THONG TIN  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium UBIGIoT (Grant agreement ID: 101086359)  
Outputs or impact  In this scenario, t he proposed research activity is intended to substantially enhance the energy efficiency of an 
IoT sensor node by a synergetic approach targeting both multisource harvesters and the System -on-Chip (SoC) 
design. The latter one aims in a comprehensive approa ch in which the macroblocks of different nature are 
designed exploiting at most an automated (digital) design flow.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086359  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086359 ) 
   
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Name of programme or proj ect Stabilizing CROP yield under unfavourable conditions by molecular PRIM(E)ing  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Today 's agricultural industry is required to deliver ever -increasing food and feed amounts under the pressures 
of the climate crisis. Moreover, consumers and regulators increasingly demand environmentally friendly solutions 
to combat abiotic and biotic stress associated with yield losses. Biostimulan ts represent an alternative to 
synthetic agrochemicals and can sustainably improve crop productivity. A science -based understanding of their 
beneficial effects as well as avenues for fine -tuning their bioactivities are needed. The EU -funded CropPrime 
project aims to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying stress priming and deliver optimised 
biostimulants to counteract stress -induced yield losses. To achieve this task, leading plant scientists in abiotic 
and biotic stress signalling from Europe, Afric a and South America will join forces with an industrial partner 
specialising in biostimulants production and marketing.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of Johannesburg  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CropPrime (Grant agreement ID: 101086366)  
Outputs or impact  The proposed project will bring together expertise in plant systems biology, chemical biology, as well as 
biostimulant preparation and characterization, to discover new and optimize existing biostimulants by tapp ing 
into innovative sources of natural compounds and integrative biology approaches for elucidating molecular 
mechanisms underlying stress priming. A global network of leading plant scientists in abiotic and biotic stress 
signaling from Europe, Africa, and  South America, facilitated by an industrial partner specializing in biostimulants 
production and marketing, will channel their efforts to bring sustainable solutions for crop protection to the 
farmer. An extensive mobility program will facilitate optimal knowledge -sharing within the network, maximize 
the research outputs and ultimately lead to increasing the human capacity of the partners.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/ project/id/101086366  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator MENDELOVA UNIVERZITA V BRNE  (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.euro pa.eu/project/id/101086366 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Rural Environmental Monitoring via ultra wide -Area networks And distributed federated Learning  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Morocco; Nigeria; South Africa  
Brief description  The phrase Internet of Things (IoT) was coined in 1999 to illustrate the potential of RFID tracking technology. 
Today, IoT (a network of physical objects embedded with s ensors, software and other technologies that connect 
and exchange data with other objects and systems over the internet) is the cornerstone of our digital 
transformation. However, the societal and economic impact of IoT is not evenly spread. In rural areas , due to 
unreliable connectivity, costly maintenance and lack of consistent energy supply, IoT deployment is particularly 
challenging. The REMARKABLE project (supported by the MSCA) will deploy secure, energy efficient, resilient and 
affordable IoT solutio ns (pilots will range from wildlife management to virtual tourism and precision farming) 
across rural areas in Europe and Africa.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Federal University of Technology; Minna; Pan -Atlantic University Foundation; Stellenbosch  University; Universite 
Euro-Mediterraneenne de Fes 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium REMARKABLE (Grant agreement ID: 101086387)  
Outputs or impact  Project outputs like smart IoT sensors and devices, rural IoT digital twining platforms, ultra wide -area IoT 
networks, novel data analytics models and architectures will find their routes to the market via active industrial 
partners. The project will impact EU workforce market via new interdisciplinary skills for young contributors and 
form new long -lasting networks of European and African institutions in the area of sensing, IoT, big data analytics 
and rural entrepreneurship.  
Website for further information  https://cordis. europa.eu/project/id/101086387  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator PDM E FC PROJECTO DESENVOLVIMENTO MANUTENCAO FORMACAO E CONSULTADORIALDA 
(contact point reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086387 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Overcoming Digital Divide in Europe and Southeast Asia  
Date and end date  1 December  2022 - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  The COVID -19 pandemic put a spotlight on digitalisation as an enabler for state and society, as well as individuals. 
During lockdown measures to contain the spread of the virus, it was digital technologies that allowed for telework 
and online financial activities and transactions to sustain the functioning of the economy and society. Digital 
applications also made it possible to track the spread of the virus a nd accelerate research for medications and 
vaccines. However, the pandemic also shed light on the digital divide. The MSCA project ODDEA will study 
digitalisation in the EU, Montenegro, and developing countries in the south -east Asia region (Indonesia, Mal aysia 
and Thailand). The aim is to establish research collaboration in the field of digitalisation.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Badan Wakaf University Islam Indonesia (Al Djami 'ah Al Islamiyah Al Indonesia)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium ODDEA (Grant agreement ID: 101086381)  
Outputs or impact  The focus of the project is the cooperation of the academic staff and doctoral students to engage in the research 
in the field of digitalization, exchange their knowledge, ideas, and prov ide meaningful outputs and establish 
research collaboration in the field of digitalization.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086381  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator EKONOMICKA UNIVERZITA V BRATISLAVE (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Communities and Artistic Participation in Hybrid Environment  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or ob server(s)  Kenya  
Brief description  Virtual reality (VR) is creating new opportunities to experience events in immersive and creative ways. In the 
realm of art and artistic communities, VR can enhance interaction and somatic participation between artists an d 
communities from different cultural backgrounds. The MSCA -funded CAPHE project will develop a new framework 
of VR participation as a pioneering, engaging way of sharing knowledge through multimodal communication in 
different fields like humanities, arts,  technology and education. Using modes of telepresence, VR and augmented 
reality technologies, the project will connect different contexts and countries (Greece, Italy, Kenya, Poland and 
Portugal) in research on aesthetic experiences.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  KENYATTA UNIVERSITY  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CAPHE (Grant agreement ID: 101086391)  
Outputs or impact  The aim of the project is to investigate and perform the possibility of elaboration of an enhance d model of 
interaction and somatic participation between artists and communities, coming from different cultural 
backgrounds, both traditional and virtual ones in hybrid environment, including physical, and virtual layers.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086391  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI (contact point reachable via cordis pa ge 
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Name of programme or project  Caucasus and Central Asia Research on Social Innovation: Development Assistance, Innovation and 
Societal Transformation  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 28 February 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Mongolia  
Brief description  The Caucasus and central Asian regions boast some large reservoirs of natural resources.  They are also fertile 
markets with links to Europe. With the support of Marie Skłodowska -Curie Actions, the CARSI project will explore 
the uniqueness of the EU 's approach compared to that of other countries like China and India. Most notably, the 
EU's interest is not only in technical innovation and local market shares but also the regions ' social and human 
development. In this context, the project will develop a research programme bringing together institutions across 
two continents with a focus on the Ca ucasus and Central Asia. The aim is to train fellows and eventually produce 
new empirical evidence on the region.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CARSI (Grant agreement ID: 101086415)  
Outputs or impact  CARSI is a training and research programme bringing together 16 leading institutions across two continents with 
a major focus on the Caucasus and Central Asia to train fellows through secondment and eventually pr oduce 
new empirical evidence on the region. By processing first -hand data and thus identifying the gap between 
declarative approaches and reality with regards to social innovation CARSI teams will define new relationships 
between global social innovation a pproaches and social theory while working to translate research findings into 
policy recommendations  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086415  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086415 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  The Role of Integrated Fire Management on Climate Change Adaptation for Ecosystem Services in 
Tropical and Subtropical Regions  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Plurinational State of Bolivia; Colombia  
Brief description  The EU -funded FIRE -ADAPT project will connect expertise from across regions from the Mediterranean Basin and 
Latin America to improve understanding of integrated fire management 's role in wildfire management and 
improvement of natural and cultural ecosystem services. More particularly, FIRE -ADAPT will quantify, monitor 
and evaluate the impact of integrated fire managem ent on carbon dynamics, biodiversity and ecosystem cultural 
services in different tropical and subtropical regions with fires whose characteristics have been changing over 
the last decades. The project will deploy six Study Hubs in Mediterranean countries (Spain, France, Italy) and 
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina) to promote science -practitioner exchanges, collaborations and 
networking.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Fundacion Amigos de la Naturaleza; Universidad Nacional de Colombia  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium FIRE -ADAPT (Grant agreement ID: 101086416)  
Outputs or impact  FIRE-ADAPT aims at addressing the full diversity of fire types and their different contexts by bringing together 
expertise from across regions from the Mediterranean Basin and Latin America for the purpose of improving our 
understanding of the role of IFM for wildfire prevention and for enhancing natural and cultural ecosystem 
services. The consortium has set up six Study Hubs in Mediterranean countries (Spain, France, Italy) and Latin 
America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina), to facilitate science -practitioner exchanges and to enhance collaborations 
and networking. The ultimate inte ntion of FIRE -ADAPT is to contribute to improving knowledge on what practices 
of IFM can enhance carbon abatement and nature -based solution potential, as well as wildfire risk mitigation, in 
culturally just and meaningful ways  
Website for further informat ion https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086416  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator FUNDACIO D'ECOLOGIA DEL FOC I GESTIO D'INCENDIS PAU COSTA A LCUBIERRE (contact point 
reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086416 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Bio-based Energy -efficient materials and Structures for Tomorrow  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 28 February 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ecuador; South Africa  
Brief description  The construction industry is essential for both the continued expansion and maintenance of our infrastructure 
and industry. However, its grand scope has led to it requiring immense amounts of raw materials and energy. 
These are needs that should be restructured and adapted to combat climate change. In this context, t he 
MSCA -funded BEST project will contribute to the transition. It will research the use and implementation of 
bio-based composites that will allow for improved structural and energy efficiency while being a greener solution. 
The research aims to provide so lutions that will revolutionise the construction industry by shifting to greener 
options.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universidad San Francisco de Quito; University of Cape Town  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium BEST (Grant agreement I D: 101086440)  
Outputs or impact  Therefore, the materials and composites considered in this project proposal are supposed to have potential to 
tackle the main challenges for the constructions of tomorrow: - Facing climate change phenomena, by promoting 
"circular economy " practices; - Reducing the amount of raw materials requested by the construction sector;  
- Contributing to the development of local economies, by means of recycling locally -available waste in response 
to global challenge. The BEST project foreseen a comprehensive methodolog ical approach including both 
experimental activities and theoretical modelling, as it is intended at both advancing the fundamental knowledge 
in one of the emerging research topics in the field of construction and building materials and paving the way 
toward the marked uptak  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086440  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  A Strategic Roadmap Towards the Next Level of Intelligent, Sustainable and Human -Centred SMEs  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The digital transformation is all around us. SMEs are no exception. The smallest of businesses can have the 
biggest potential to integrate digital value chains by adopting digital services. However, the rapid technological 
changes that define the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0 are slow  in terms of uptake. With the 
support of the Marie Skłodowska -Curie Actions programme, the SME 5.0 project will develop a strategic roadmap 
for making SMEs digitally savvy, sustainable, resilient and human -centric. In this next level of SME 5.0 factories, 
the human will play a much more important role. The project 's overall goal is to ensure SMEs reap the benefits 
of Industry 4.0 and reach the next level of Industry 5.0.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Stellenbosch University  
Technical cooperation pro vider(s)  Consortium SME 5.0 (Grant agreement ID: 101086487)  
Outputs or impact  The main outcome of the project is to develop and propose a Strategic Guideline and Roadmap that will facilitate 
SMEs in Europe and worldwide to achieve the above mentioned goal s. To expand the impact and exploitation an 
SME 5.0 Stakeholder & Training Network will be build. The applicability of the results and guidelines is ensured 
through a close collaboration with non -academic partners, SMEs in the partner network and the aim t o validate 
the results through demonstrators and case study research.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086487  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator LIBERA UNIVERSITA DI BOLZANO (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Enhancing the In -situ Environmental Observations across Under -sampled Deserts - CiRO CCO 
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 28 February 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Egypt  
Brief description  Satellite and local wireless sensor networks will be used to collect data for a network of sensors that will be 
employed to enhance ground observation in desert areas. Focusing on areas covering Egypt, Serbia and Spain, 
an end -to-end sensing system will be developed. This is the goal of the EU -funded CiROCCO project. Specifically, 
the project will develop services ranging from an air q uality early warning system for human health to a new 
model for greenhouse gas emissions. The overall aim is to validate the data and drive the sustainability of the 
overall system. The services ' performance and capabilities will be tested and validated in real -life settings in four 
large settings in Cyprus, Egypt, Serbia and Spain.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe  
Technica l cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CiROCCO (Grant agreement ID: 101086497)  
Outputs or impact  CiROCCO 's vision is to establish an end -to-end sensing system, composed of a distributed network of cost -
effective sensing nodes coupled with state -of-the-art data fusion remote sensing and assimilation modelling 
techniques. A mix of wireless communications including satellite, and local Wireless Sensor Networks is used for 
the collection of data. The defined network of sensors will enhance the current lack of gr ound observation in 
desert areas covering Egypt, Serbia and Spain, offering an operational and in parallel easy to maintain and 
expand solution. Four services are developed i) Renewable energy systems planning ii) Air quality early warning 
system for human  health iii) Land use and ecosystem management iv) Modelling of GHGs and particles emissions, 
to validate the quality of the collected data and drive the sustainability and exploitation path of the overall 
system. CiROCCO performance and capabilities will be tested and validated in real -life settings in four large in 
Cyprus, Egypt, Serbia and Spain. Commercialisation services ensure the sustainability of the installation and in 
parallel FAIR management of data will support Cross -COPERNICUS ecosystem integra tion and assimilation 
services.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086497  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator  EREVNITIKO PANEPISTIMIAKO INSTITOUTO SYSTIMATON EPIKOINONION KAI YPOLOGISTON 
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Name of programme or project  Landscape resilience knowledge alliance for agriculture and forestry in the Mediterranean basin  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia; Lebanese Republic; Tunisia  
Brief description  An estimated 40 % of Europe 's land surface is forested. Also, farms in the EU covered more than a third of the 
total EU land area in 2020. No doubt, farmers and foresters are key to landscape resilience. The EU -funded 
ResAlliance project will facilitate information and knowledge flow and increase the awareness, understanding 
and capacity of farmers and foresters on landscape resilience in the countries of the Mediterranean basin. More 
specifically, researchers will asses s knowledge and practice needs with special emphasis on measures against 
hazards caused by climate change. The project will also create a Mediterranean thematic network on landscape 
resilience for forestry and agriculture: LandNet. Its members will exchang e technological, managerial, financial 
and governance solutions through different channels and events, while growing new cooperations and networks.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Center for International Forestry Research; Institut National de Recher ches en Genie Rural; Eaux et 
Forets;Jouzour Loubnan Association  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium ResAlliance (Grant agreement ID: 101086600)  
Outputs or impact  ResAlliance will create and animate a Mediterranean thematic network on landscape resilience ( "LandNet ") for 
forestry and agriculture. The LandNet will continuously identify, engage and grow new cooperation and networks 
to access, improve and increase the knowledge of solutions and good practices. The LandNet will prepare the 
context -specific knowledge and engage and train farmers, foresters and other key stakeholders for knowledge 
transfer of managerial, technological, financial or governance solutions.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101086600  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE (contact point reachable via cordis pag e 
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Name of programme or project  National engagement activities to support the launch of the Mission 'A Soil Deal  for Europe ' 100 
Living Labs and Lighthouses  
Date and end date  1 November 2022 - 31 October 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Tunisia  
Brief description  The EU Mission "A Soil Deal for Europe " aims at establishing 100 regional Living Labs and Lighthouses as 
innovation and knowledge beacons that can collaboratively create and test land management practices and 
solutions; the aim is to improve soil health to lever systemic change in land use so t hat the European soils health 
status is substantially restored by 2030, setting course towards 100 % healthy soils by 2050. Through national 
engagement events organised in 43 countries (all EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries), 
the EU -funded NATI00NS project will reach out to relevant stakeholders seen as potential actors and through 
individual coaching sessions, capacity building activities and matchmaking sessions prepare them to apply for 
and implement soil health Living Labs.  
Benef iciary institution or audience  Union Mediterraneenne des Confederations d'Entreprises  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium NATI00NS (Grant agreement ID: 101090738)  
Outputs or impact  "NATI00NS will assist the EU Mission 'A Soil Deal for Europe ' during most of its first "induction and pilot " phase 
(2021 – 2025), acting as a messenger and conveying awareness -raising messages to national and regional 
stakeholders, providing access to capac ity building materials and information, spurring the discussions on the 
best Living -Lab (LL) setups to address regional soil needs, and fostering early matchmaking for cross -regional 
LL clusters. Eventually, the smooth execution of the project will be refl ected in the number of high -quality 
applications received in the first open calls and the funding of the first two waves of LL projects, which can lead 
the way for the systemic change boosted by the Soil Mission. The takeaways will be also useful for upcom ing 
activities in the Soil Mission 's second ""expansion and innovation "" phase (2025 – 2030) when the rest of the 
waves of LLs will be selected.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.eur opa.eu/project/id/101090738  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator (contact point reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101090738 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  The Soil Biodiversity and Functionality of Mediterranean Olive Groves: A Holistic An alysis of the 
Influence of Land Management on Olive Oil Quality and Safety  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Morocco  
Brief description  The olive tree is one of the most important oil-producing crops in the Mediterranean region. However, olive 
growers face many challenges due to intensive agriculture applications, land degradation, biodiversity 
impoverishment and functionality loss. In this context, the EU -funded SOIL O -LIVE project  will implement a set 
of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects. The aim is to diagnose the environmental situation of olive 
grove soils on a broad scale. The project will target the most significant areas of olive production in the 
Mediterranean  region. SOIL O -LIVE will analyse the impact of pollution and land degradation on olive groves ' 
soils, investigate the relationship of soil health status with the quality and safety of olive oil, implement effective 
soil amendments and ecological restoration practices, and define rigorous ecological thresholds for healthy 
European olive groves.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ecole Nationale d'agriculture de Meknes  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium SOIL O -LIVE (Grant agreement ID: 101091255)  
Outputs or impact  Soil O -live aims (i) to analyze the impact of pollution and land degradation on soils from olive groves in terms of 
multi-biodiversity, ecological function at different levels of organization and scales; (ii) to investigate the 
relationship of soil health status with quality and safety of olive oil; (iii) to implement e ffective soil amendments 
and ecological restoration practices that promote manifest soil biodiversity and functionality enhancements in 
permanent Mediterranean olive orchards across its native range of distribution, that should be translated to 
improvement s in olive oil quality and safety; (iv) to define rigorous ecological thresholds that allow to implement 
future clear norms and regulations in order to design a novel certification for healthy soils in European olive 
orchards.  
Website for further informat ion https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091255  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD DE JAEN (contact point reachable via cordis pag e 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091255 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Open Innovation Platform for Optimising Production Systems by Combining Product Development, 
Virtual Engineering Workflows and Production Data  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Egypt  
Brief description  Innovation is the most important ingredient in any recipe for entrepreneurial success. European manufacturing 
enterprises are no exception. Faced with abrupt changes in market demands, global competition and an 
increasing number of product variants, strate gies for novel product development are more important than ever. 
For instance, it is important to ensure and optimise the manufacturing of new products or variants in low -volume 
production systems. With this in mind, the EU -funded PIONEER project will deve lop an open innovation platform 
and interoperable digital pipeline for addressing a design -by-simulation optimisation framework. Built over five 
pillars for development, PIONEER involves multidisciplinary optimisation for ensuring certified path planning 
strategies.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Egyptian British Bureau for Additive Manufacturing Services Company  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium PIONEER (Grant agreement ID: 101091449)  
Outputs or impact  PIONEER aims the development of an open innovation platform and interoperable digital pipeline for addressing 
a design -by-simulation optimisation framework. For that, PIONEER implements inline feedforward control 
strategies for enhancing the efficiency of the industrial sy stems in high -mix/low -volume production schemes, 
based on the connection between materials modelling and materials characterisation, simulation -based digital 
twins and data -driven models, updated through distributed production data from embedded IoT edge d evices 
and product quality.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091449  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION METALURGICA DEL NOROESTE (contact point reachable via cordis 
page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091449 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  European Mining in the Green and Digital Era  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 30 November 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Innovative technologies, research and education are required to ensure a sustainable and efficient mining 
industry. In this context, the EU -funded MASTERMINE project focuses on the top -down axis of culture, strategy 
and tactics to propose a structural, multi -level change. An understanding of the value of di gitalisation and 
environmental sustainability is crucial for the operation of mines. On ground, MASTERMINE will play a leading 
role in the digital transformation of mines. The project will promote autonomous operations and ensure safety 
and stability in cr itical structures. MASTERMINE will also increase the environmental sustainability of mines by 
improving energy consumption and water savings, promoting waste valorisation and reducing greenhouse gas 
emissions while becoming a bridge between the mining indu stry and the surrounding ecosystem.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium MASTERMINE (Grant agreement ID: 101091895)  
Outputs or impact  MASTERMINE will play a leading  role in the digital transformation of mines. The project will promote autonomous 
operations and ensure safety and stability in critical structures. MASTERMINE will also increase the 
environmental sustainability of mines by improving energy consumption and  water savings, promoting waste 
valorisation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions while becoming a bridge between the mining industry and 
the surrounding ecosystem.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091895  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE ARAGON (contact point reachable via cord is page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091895 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Sustainable Hydrogen and Aluminothermic Reduction Process for Manganese, i ts alloys and Critical 
Raw Materials Production  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The metal and mining industry contributes significantly to the rising levels of CO2 emissions, and manganese 
production is no exception. The EU -funded HalMan project will develop an integrated process to mine manganese 
metal and alloys from ores and manganese -containing waste by using hydrogen and secondary aluminium 
sources as reduct ants. Aluminium -containing scrap and waste from the ferromanganese industry will be valorised 
to produce new aluminium -manganese master alloys for the aluminium and steel industries. Furthermore, 
HalMan will demonstrate manganese oxide and cell production for lithium -ion battery applications.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Assmang manganese cato ridge works; MINTEK,TRANSALLOYS PTY LTD  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium HAlMan (Grant agreement ID: 101091936)  
Outputs or impact  The benefits o f the HAlMan innovative process will go beyond Mn and Mn Ferroalloys industries, and it presents 
a unique intersectoral approach in circular economy where: • Al -containing dross/scrap, and waste from 
ferromanganese industry are valorised to produce directl y new Al -Mn master alloys for Al and Steel industries • 
metallurgical grade alumina (the feedstock for Al production, produced almost exclusively from Bauxite which is 
a CRM for EU) is produced via a zero -carbon footprint process • the extraction of critic al raw materials, including 
REEs, from the alumina production process by -products will be demonstrated • the production of manganese 
oxide and cell fabrication for lithium -ion battery applications will be demonstrated. Additionally, HAlMan project 
studies heat and hydrogen recovery from process gas to improve process economy and yield. Significant activities 
on Life cycle assessment, Business development, dissemination and communication will be carried.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091936  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator NORGES TEKNISK -NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU (contact point reachable via cordis 
page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091936 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  BIO insulation materials for Enhancing the Energy performance of Buildings.  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Colombia  
Brief description  The use of thermal insulation ma terials significantly reduces buildings ' heating and cooling needs, slashing 
related energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Using bio -based materials for both new buildings and deep 
renovations can augment benefits, addressing the insulation material shorta ge while moving towards a circular 
economy. The EU -funded BIO4EEB project will use non -hazardous bio -based materials such as the seagrass 
Posidonia oceanica and various bio -based foams to develop smart components for external and internal use. 
Marketabilit y will include demonstration of a short seven -year return on investment. The bio -based materials will 
significantly reduce environmental impact relative to current solutions while enabling tremendous energy (and 
cost) savings for building owners and occupa nts. 
Beneficiary institution or audience  CAMARA REGIONAL DE LA CONSTRUCCIONDE SANTANDER  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium BIO4EEB (Grant agreement ID: 101091967)  
Outputs or impact  BIO4EEB will close the increasing gap of insulation material shortage caused by the regular growing demand and 
the mismatch caused by lacking production potential and the outcome of the current energy crisis by boosting 
the use of available bio -based qualified materials as alternative solutions. The objecti ve is to substitute using 
fossil resources for components and replace them at a comparable price value positioning. New business models 
utilizing the complete economic value chain open the market for bio -based BIO4EEB solutions and products 
uplifting the g eneric bio -based material use and qualifying their application at a circular economy approach for 
creating a much greener EU building and construction industry real estate stock.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091967  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator LENZE -LUIG 3 -L-PLAN GBR (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091967 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Green deal inspired correlative imaging -based characterization for safety profiling of 2D materials  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 30 June 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Graphene -based nanomaterials are gaining increasing attention mainly due to their applications in 
biotechnology , biomedicine, bioengineering, disease diagnosis and therapy. In fact, the intensive utilisation of 
graphene and other two -dimensional (2D) nanomaterials has also increased the need for an assessment of their 
impact on the environment and health. Therefore , the EU -funded ACCORDs project will develop an imaging -
based characterisation framework for the holistic correlative assessment of graphene family materials (GFMs) 
as a representative of 2D nanomaterials. ACCORDs will translate principles of medical imagi ng-based diagnostics 
to 2D material hazard diagnostics. It will accelerate industrial sectors in the area of aviation, marine 
construction, drone production, flexible electronics, photovoltaics, photocatalytics and print inks -based sensors.  
Beneficiary in stitution or audience  NOORDWES -UNIVERSITEIT  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortum ACCORDs (Grant agreement ID: 101092796)  
Outputs or impact  ACCORDs will accelerate industrial sectors in the area of aviation, marine construction, drone production, flexible 
electronics, photovoltaics, photocatalytics and print inks -based sensors. The value ACCORDs proposes to the 
graphene industry are practical,  easy, imaging -based tools for GFM quality monitoring next to the production 
line with a possibility to be correlated with advanced high -resolution imaging characterization methods in case 
hazard i.e. deviation from controls (benchmark values) are diagnose d. The ACCORDs framework and tools will 
contribute to the European Green Deal by addressing the topic: "Graphene: Europe in the lead " and to a new 
European strategy on standardization, released on 2nd February, 2022.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101092796  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101092796 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Digital Dynamic and responsible twins for XR  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Lebanese Republic  
Brief description  The digital transformation and the availability of more diversified and cost -effective means for 3D capture have 
led to the creation of digital twins also for physical environments. Based on such digital twins, various applications 
could be built using real -time data from real -world environ ments, serving as a blueprint for smart cities and for 
improving performance and efficiency across industries. Currently, creating high -fidelity digital twins is costly, 
and their update requires manual intervention. Furthermore, data integration from hete rogeneous sensors is 
challenging. The EU -funded DIDYMOS -XR project will implement technology to create improved large -scale 
digital twins, synchronised with the real world. DIDYMOS -XR will investigate and develop methods for data 
reconstruction and mapping  from heterogeneous inputs, including static and mobile sensors, AI -based data 
fusion, scene understanding and rendering.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  American University of Beirut  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium DIDYMOS -XR (Grant agreement ID: 101092875)  
Outputs or impact  The vision of DIDYMOS -XR is to enable advanced, more realistic and more dynamic extended reality (XR) 
applications, powered through artificial intelligence. The project thus focuses on advancing technologi es for 
creating large -scale digital twins, synchronised with the real world. DIDYMOS -XR will research and develop 
methods for reconstruction and mapping from heterogeneous inputs, including static and mobile sensors, AI -
based data fusion, scene understandi ng and rendering. Digtal twin based XR applications also require means of 
accurately positioning in the environment, aware of the dynamics of the scene, also addresed by the project.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101092875  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator DIDYMOS -XR (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  New science in Radio Astronomy: applying cutting -edge technology to enhance the entire data 
chain, from receiver to final output.  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 28 February 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The goal of the RADIOBLOCKS project is to achieve a maximal boost for the European major world -leading 
research infrastructures in radio astronomy, which over the years have invested heavily in maintaining existing 
facilities as well as in substantial upgr ade programmes, after identifying common challenges towards their mid - 
and long -term scientific visions. In this project, the institutes responsible of these facilities join forces, together 
with partners from industry and academia, in order to develop "common building blocks " for technological 
solutions beyond state -of-the-art, that will enable a broad range of new science and enhance European scientific 
competitiveness. They share the need to continuously improve their capabilities in order to enable new science: 
sensitivity, field of view, bandwidth, angular, time and frequency resolution, commensality and on -sky time, 
reaction time and RFI mitigation  
Beneficiary institution or audience  UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium  RADIOBLOCKS (Grant agreement ID: 101093934)  
Outputs or impact   This project carries out carefully targeted development work and addresses common aspects in the complete 
data chain, categorizing this in four phases: Novel detectors and components, digital  receivers, transport and 
correlator, and data (post)processing. We will design and demonstrate common building blocks based on cutting -
edge technologies, that will be enablers and extenders in the areas most critical to the RIs, and can and will be 
used f or upgrades of several RIs. The building blocks will be new instrument components and advanced digital 
solutions based on newly available (HPC/AI optimized) hardware. This approach will enable a tremendous 
increase of the science delivery potential of Euro pe's major radio astronomical observatories, for science cases 
that are high on their long -term agendas, aimed at the widest possible science community in Europe and beyond.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101093934  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator JOINT INSTITUTE FOR VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY AS A EUROPEAN RESEARCH 
INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM (JIV -ERIC) (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Co-creating strong uptake of REMEDIES for the future of our oceans through deploying plastic 
litter valorisation and prevention pathways  
Date and end date  15 December 2022 - 14 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Morocco  
Brief description  The EU -funded REMEDIES project aims to restore our seas and rivers through deploying (micro)plastic litter 
valorisation and prevention pathways. Project activities will revolve around monitoring and detection, collection 
and valorisation, and prevention and reuse of plastic waste. The REMEDIES movement is striving to co -create 
a plastic -conscious society by applying cutting -edge technology and circ ularity approaches, underpinned by a 
holistic citizen engagement framework. After validating the technologies in eight demonstration sites, they will 
be scaled up in 33 more locations across the Mediterranean, while 400 tonnes of plastic litter will be col lected 
in the marine and riverine environment. Moreover, during this EU mission, EUR 500 000 of cascade funding will 
be granted to foster real zero -waste solutions with two open calls targeting five associated regions.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universite Mohammed Premier 1 - UMP 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium REMEDIES (Grant agreement ID: 101093964)  
Outputs or impact  We plan to employ 4 breakthrough innovations per pillar (monitoring, collection, prevention) that are neatly 
interwoven, building upon each other to create an even better whole. We will test these solutions in 8 
demonstration sites in 8 Mediterranean countries and after validation, scale them up in 33 more sites with the 
potential to be launched across the whole Medit erranean. In parallel we will run two open calls to third parties 
to attract more solutions for implementation following our same methodology. All -in-all, we plan to map out 
170 km2 for plastic litter, reach circa 100,000 citizens, collect around 400 tons of plastic waste, and build up 
plastic prevention pathways through scaling and replication for an equivalent of 3,700 tons of plastic.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/pro ject/id/101093964  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator (contact point reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101093964 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Lighthouse coordinating and supporting the innovation ecosystem for a Healthy, Pollution free 
Mediterranean Sea  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Tunisia  
Brief description  In line with the European Green Deal, the EU Mission "Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030 " aims to eliminate 
pollution and make the blue economy (the economic activities that depend on the sea) carbon -neutral and 
circular. In this context, the EU -funded B lueMissionMed project will inspire, inform, assess, mobilise, connect 
and empower all the actors that can take a role in preventing and eliminating pollution in the Mediterranean sea 
and waters. The project will build on, connect and structure existing ini tiatives and activities with the aim of 
designing and supporting a well -functioning basin scale innovation ecosystem as well as upscaling solutions in 
all forms (technological, social, business, governance). The aim is to ensure fast progress towards the 
achievement of the Mission objectives.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Association La Saison Bleue; Union Mediterraneenne des Confederations d'Entreprises  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium BlueMissionMed (Grant agreement ID: 101094073)  
Outputs or impact  In the BlueMissionMed proposal, a multi -actor, trans -sectorial and multidisciplinary consortium, consisting of 6 
R&I public institutions, 5 NGOs, 3 industrial associations and 2 SMEs from 5 MS and 2 AC of the MED, proposes 
to set up, structu re and empower a MED Lighthouse supporting the development and deployment of 
transformative innovative technological, social, business and governance solutions for ensuring a 30 -50% 
reduction of pollution of the basin hydrosphere by 2030. It will be an int eractive multi -actors digital platform 
able to offer to all MED Countries/Regions and stakeholders to access the necessary knowledge and tools. It will 
build on, connect and structure existing initiatives and activities, including the 9 Pilot BLUEMED on pl astics free 
healthy MED and will exploit the R&I and policy knowledge generated by the funded projects/initiatives on the 
MED decontamination and restoration, ultimately promoting basin -wide cooperation, commitment and 
deployment of solutions addressing th e Mission objectives. The Lighthouse will also ensure i) coherence, 
alignment and monitoring of EU, national and local policies, initiatives and actions ongoing the MED basin; ii) an 
effective provision of technical services, governance and business models  to support and guarantee a sustainable 
socio-economic development of the basin; iii) a well -functioning basin scale innovation ecosystem attractive 
towards investors and businesses, iv) the required engagement of the society at large, thanks to a robust 
awareness raising and citizen science approach in its implementation in the sea basin and beyond, and, thus, v) 
the effective deployment of Mission Implementation Charter and piloting of the Mission objectives for the MED 
by 2025.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094073  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator (contact point reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094073 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Towards a sustainable wellbein g economy: integrated policies and transformative indicators  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 28 February 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ecuador  
Brief description  Growth at all costs does not make for a successful economy. Success should not be measured by gross domestic 
product (GDP) only. The EU -funded ToBe project will look beyond GDP to build an understanding of a sustainable 
well-being economy by developing integrated policies and transformative indicators. To contribute to the 
theoretica l and empirical knowledge in the field of sustainability transformation, the project will bring together 
researchers, policymakers and citizens in Europe, Africa and South America. The aim is to study how mindsets, 
indicators, innovations and policies coul d better work together towards the sustainability paradigm. The results 
will help create a sustainable and inclusive economy, as well as a shared vision for EU -Africa relations.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Escuela Politecnica Nacional  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium ToBe (Grant agreement ID: 101094211)  
Outputs or impact  ToBe aims to build an understanding of a sustainable wellbeing economy by developing integrated policies and 
transformative indicators. We contribute to theoretical and empirical knowledge in the field of sustainability 
transformation and advance understanding of sustainable wellbeing and inclusive economy beyond GDP. 
Together with researchers, policymakers and citizens in Europe, Africa and South America, we study how 
mindsets, indicators, innovations and policies could better work together towards the sustainability paradigm. 
ToBe's societal impact is linked directly to Europe 's policy goal of becoming a carbon -neutral continent by 2050. 
We will improve policy making capacity and coherence by exploring social and economic resilience and 
sustainability, as well as integrating different policies towards this end. The results will help create a sustainable 
and inclusive economy, as well as a sha red vision for EU -Africa relations that build on sustainable growth. Our 
co-creation platform will strengthen epistemic communities to drive carbon -neutrality and tackle inequality and 
vulnerability in the context of entangled crises by a better understand ing of trade -offs and synergies between 
economic growth and a sustainable wellbeing economy, including logics of change across different dimensions 
of sustainable development.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094211  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator (contact point reachable via cordis page https://co rdis.europa.eu/project/id/101094211 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Making migration and migration policy decisions amidst societal transformations  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 30 June 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya  
Brief description  Knowledge and understanding of people 's decision to migrate is critical for policymakers ' ability to develop 
migration policies. The EU -funded PACES project will focus on two parallel research components: the factors 
shaping migration decision -making and the mechanisms supporting migration policies. The project will combine 
theoretical and emp irical knowledge from several academic disciplines and methodological paradigms to 
systematically investigate the interactions between migration decisions, policies and broader social 
transformation. PACES will draw on data collected in Algeria, Ethiopia, Italy, Libya, Nigeria, Slovakia and Spain 
to elaborate a heuristic model that identifies different constellations of conditions that influence decisions to stay 
and migrate at various stages of individual life trajectories and migrant journeys.  
Beneficiar y institution or audience  SAMUEL HALL EAST AFRICA LIMITED  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium PACES (Grant agreement ID: 101094279)  
Outputs or impact  PACES will elaborate a heuristic model that identifies different constellations of conditions that shape decisions 
to stay and migrate at different stages of individual life trajectories and migrant journeys. In addition, by adopting 
a theories of change approach, PACES will systematically investigate, identify and track the assumptions on 
migration decisions used by policymakers to formulate policy designs and objectives. By exploring the evolution 
of EU and national policies towards labour and family migration, PACES investigates the extent to which current 
migration policies are eviden ce-based and areas where policies will benefit from valuable insights provided by 
migration decision -making research. By doing so, PACES seeks to contribute to elaborating more effective models 
of EU migration governance that also account for the uncertain ties of future social transformations. Supported 
by an interdisciplinary consortium of experienced partners, PACES engages in co -participatory research with 
policymakers, stakeholders, citizens and migrants to generate maximum scientific, political and soc ial impact.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094279  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator ERASMUS UNIVERSITEI T ROTTERDAM (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094279 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  De-centring the Study of Migra nt Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 28 February 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Iraq; Jordan; Morocco; Nigeria; Tunisia  
Brief description  Immigration is a critical component of the makeup of European societies, and it is likely to dominate policy and 
political agendas for many years to come. It also requires coordinated responses across EU Member States. With 
this in mind, the EU -funded GAPs project will focus on the EU 's return poli cies and barriers/enablers in 
international cooperation on returns. It will explore the disconnects between expectations of return policies and 
their actual outcomes by decentering the dominant, one -sided understanding of "return policy making. " 
Specifical ly, GAPs will conduct a multidisciplinary comparative research in 13 countries in Europe, Africa and the 
broader Middle East. It will shed light on the perspectives of migrants themselves to understand their knowledge 
of return policies as well as their as pirations and experiences.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Association Migration Internationale - Ami; Hammurabi Human Rights Organization; Hashemite University; 
University Of Nigeria; University of Sousse  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium  GAPs (Grant agreement ID: 101094341)  
Outputs or impact  GAPs will: a) scrutinize the shortcomings of the EU 's governance of returns with both its internal and external 
dimensions; b) analyse enablers and barriers of international cooperation c) shed light  on the perspectives of 
migrants themselves to understand their knowledge of return policies, aspirations and experiences. By taking a 
close look at governance, cooperation and actor 's agency, the project is able to suggest new avenues for 
international co operation, develop recommendations for stakeholders and explore alternative pathways to 
returning migrants. The project combines its decentering approach with three innovative concepts: a focus on 
return migration infrastructures that enable GAPs to analyz e governance fissures; an analysis of return migration 
diplomacy to understand how relations among EU MSs and with third countries hinder cooperation on returns; 
and a trajectory approach that uses a socio -spatial and temporal lens to understand migrant ag ency. The project 
achieves its aims via multi -disciplinary, qualitative and quantitative comparative research in 11 countries in 
Europe, Africa and the broader Middle East (including Afghanistan).  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094341  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UPPSALA UNIVERSITET (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094341 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  How migration decisions are made: diverse aspirations, trajectories, and policy effects  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya; Mo rocco; Nigeria  
Brief description  Migration policymaking is complicated and complex. Effective policies are based on an understanding of how 
people decide whether, how and where to migrate. The EU -funded DYNAMIG project will fill existing critical 
knowledg e gaps. It will focus on Africa as the most significant future region of origin for migrants to Europe. The 
project will explore the relationship between the decision -making behaviour of potential and actual migrants and 
migration policies at the micro, me so and macro level. Specifically, DYNAMIG will extend existing 
conceptualisations of migration decision dynamics and test them through innovative methods. It will also develop 
a mobile device tool for online choice experiments to causally study aspiration formation across different contexts 
and stages of migration.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  African Migration and Development Policy Centre; Elizade University; Universite Mohammed V I Polytechnique  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium DYNAMIG (Grant agreement ID: 101094347)  
Outputs or impact  DYNAMIG will fill critical gaps in scientific and policymakers ' knowledge about how the decision -making behaviour 
of potential and actual migrants interacts with policies given micro, me so, and macro factors, e.g. different 
socioeconomic status. We focus on Africa as the most important future region of origin for migrants to Europe. 
We pursue a multi -disciplinary approach along four dimensions: First, we extend existing conceptualisations  of 
the dynamics of migration decisions along extended trajectories and test these through innovative methods, 
including digital diaries collected from migrants en route from Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, and Morocco to Europe. 
Second, we develop a mobile -device-based tool for online choice experiments to causally study aspiration 
formation across different contexts and stages of migration with several tens of thousands of individuals in origin 
and transit countries. Third, we study how policies affect migration  decision -making with methods that allow 
causal interpretation: choice experiments with respondents in different contexts; a randomised controlled trial 
of an entrepreneurship training intervention in Senegal; and a quasi -experimental analysis of the EUTF for Africa. 
Fourth, through interviews with high -level policymakers and textual analysis of policy documents, we analyse 
how the design of EU, Member State, and relevant African policies that address migration takes into account 
migrant decision -making.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094347  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator INSTITUT FUER WELTWIRTSCHAFT (c ontact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094347 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  The EU Navigating Multilateral Cooperation  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 28 February 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  As threats of nationalism and anti -EU populism are rising, the EU is searching for ways to navigate the 
increasingly comple x institutional spaces of global governance to advance a rules -based international order. 
Additionally, it needs to identify which institutions to strengthen, which to reform and which to bypass when 
revitalising multilateralism. The EU -funded NAVIGATOR pr oject will deliver a search mechanism that will allow 
EU Member States to compare strengths and weaknesses of existing multilateral organisations, determine the 
reformable ones, identify and assess alternatives, and develop action strategies to reform mult ilateralism. The 
project will explore institutional variation on climate change, digitalisation, finance/tax, health, migration and 
security policy issues to identify institutional recommendations enabling optimal policy impact.  
Beneficiary institution or  audience  University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium NAVIGATOR (Grant agreement ID: 101094394)  
Outputs or impact  NAVIGATOR comprises a strong, global and inter -disciplinary team of researchers who explores institutional 
variation on six policy issues – climate change, digitalisation, finance/tax, health, migration and security – to 
identify what institutional mixes t hat enables the EU to have optimal impact in a given policy issue. We explore 
variation in formality (formal to informal), accessibility (open to closed), and normativity (expressed purpose is 
technical to openly normative). Drawing on these data and compl ementing these with content analysis, social 
network analysis, semi -structured interviews and European and global surveys, NAVIGATOR develops a "search 
mechanism " that allows the EU and member states to compare strengths and weaknesses of existing multilat eral 
organizations, determine which can be reformed and which are too costly to reform, identify and assess 
alternatives, and, on this basis, develop action strategies to reform multilateralism.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094394  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator NORSK UTENRIKSPOLITISK INSTITUTT (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094394 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Realising Girls ' and Women 's Inclusion, Representation and Empowerment  
Date and end date  1 March 20 23 - 28 February 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Despite years of efforts to eliminate discrimination against women and girls, gender inequalities persist in Europe 
and worldwide. More work is needed. With this in mind, the EU -funded RE -WIRING project proposed an 
innovative, multidisciplinary, three -dimensional (institutional, experiential and symbolic) approach, drawing from 
the disciplinary perspectives of law and governance, social sciences, and gender, media and culture studies. It 
will enable the identification of root causes of gender hierarchies an d aims to 're-wire' political, cultural and 
economic institutions. The project will bring together several European countries and South Africa in data 
collecting, study and interventions. RE -WIRING promotes a transformative equality approach and combines 
many innovative techniques to support equality in all spaces.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of the Western Cape  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium RE -WIRING (Grant agreement ID: 101094497)  
Outputs or impact  RE-WIRING 's overall objective is to contribute to practical, sustainable and structural institutional change in 
these spheres, through evidence -based understanding of cumulative effects of gender stereotyping and multiple 
forms of discrimination and disadvantages.  
Website fo r further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094497  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator (contact point reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094497 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Sustainability Performances, Evidence and Scenarios  
Date and end date  1 February 2023 - 31 January 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya  
Brief description  What is  good for the economy can be bad for social inclusion purposes and for the environment in terms of 
pollution, climate change and depletion of limited natural resources. In this context, the EU -funded SPES project 
will explore the connection between economic growth, human flourishing and sustainability. Specifically, it will 
study the pillars of susta inable human development – productivity, equality for all, environmental sustainability, 
and participation – and conduct an in -depth analysis of their performance across Europe and the Global South. 
It will also consider synergies and trade -offs among thes e pillars for the sustainability transition. SPES will design 
appropriate communication, dissemination and impact strategies, involving also an international stakeholder 
committee and a scientific advisory board.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Partnership for Economic Policy Pep  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium SPES (Grant agreement ID: 101094551)  
Outputs or impact  The aim of the SPES project is to generate new knowledge and evidence about the nexus between economic 
growth , human flourishing and sustainability, contributing to the creation and uptake of a novel integrated 
framework fostering the transition towards the sustainable human development in European countries and 
regions.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094551  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094551 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Dignity For Irregular Migrants in EU Farm2Fork Labour Markets  
Date and end date  1 April 2023 - 31 March 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Morocco  
Brief description  The EU agricultural sector is heavily dependent on immigrant  workers; most seasonal workers are irregular. The 
unprotected status of these workers is problematic – they work long hours in dangerous condition for low wages. 
With this in mind, the EU -funded DignityFIRM project will contribute to improving conditions of irregular migrants 
working in farm to fork (F2F) labour markets in four EU Member States (Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland) 
and two associated countries (Morocco and Ukraine). The project will analyse the regulatory infrastructures that 
govern t hese conditions, distinguishing influential spheres of stakeholders at EU, national and local levels, as 
well as at employer level. The goal is to provide innovative tools to improve regulatory infrastructures.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Universite Ibnou Zohr à Agadir  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium DIGNITYFIRM (Grant agreement ID: 101094652)  
Outputs or impact  By providing knowledge and innovative tools to improve regulatory infrastructures, this project enhances IM 's 
access to basic rights and services, and improves their precarious working conditions. Doing so, we contribute 
to systemic resilience of F2F industries and the EU 's ambitions for social and economic transformation. Our 
project adopts a mixed -method researc h approach, that includes a special focus on the division of labour in F2F 
markets with respect to gender, ethnicity, socio -economic status, health and safety. Doing so, we provide new 
knowledge on 1) the multidimensional regulatory infrastructure and the conditions of IM therein, 2) their access 
to basic rights and social services, and 3) employer reliance on IMs.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094652  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1010946 52) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Promoting a Plant Genetic Resource Community for Europe  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 30 June 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Peru 
Brief description  Europe is rich in plant genetic resources (PGRs), which occur on farms, in gardens and in nature (in situ), and 
are conserved in gene banks (ex situ). In fact, more than 2 million plant accessions are preserved ex situ in 
more than 400 institutes in Europe and associated co untries, and even more in situ in European farmlands and 
wild habitats. All these play a central role in ensuring Europe 's green transition, food security and climate change 
mitigation. However, accurate information about both is lacking. In this context, the EU -funded PRO -GRACE 
project will develop the concept of a novel research infrastructure dedicated to the conservation and study of 
PGRs that will describe the proposed distributed structure, governance, economic plan and scientific services.  
Beneficia ry institution or audience  Centro Internacional de la Papa  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium PRO -GRACE (Grant agreement ID: 101094738)  
Outputs or impact  The roadmap 2016 of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) identi fies a clear gap 
in the sector "Plant facilities – unlocking green power ", i.e. the lack of a European Research Infrastructure (RI) 
specifically dedicated to PGRs. PRO -GRACE will undertake the first step to fill this this gap, by developing the 
concept of a novel (RI) dedicated to the conservation and study of PGRs. The concept will describe the proposed 
distributed structure, governance, economic plan and scientific services of the proposed RI, and will be the basis 
for a full proposal at the next ESFRI ca ll. If implemented, this new RI will aim to catalog, describe, preserve and 
enhance European plant agrobiodiversity, and translate the results into conservation practices and agricultural 
innovation, and will collaborate with global organizations dedicated  to Plant Genetic Resources and with other 
established ESFRI RIs working on complementary fields. (eg ELIXIR, EMPHASYS, DISSCO, LIFEWATCH, MIRRI).  
Website for further information  https://cordis.e uropa.eu/project/id/101094738  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L 'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO 
SOSTENIBILE (contact point reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094738 ) 
   
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Name of programme or projec t Games Realising Effective and Affective Transformation (societal and cultural domains)  
Date and end date  1 February 2023 - 31 January 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Research and innovation in the GREAT project will generate new knowledge of the actual and potential impact 
of games on European society and new understandings of the innovative uses of games to support the social 
engagement of citizens. Leveraging the central role of games in contemporary cu lture, it combines academic 
studies and practical experimentation with novel applications of games. Using collaborative design and citizen 
science methods, it brings together researchers with expertise in the areas of games, data analytics, and policy 
in an integrated investigation, articulated by case studies of the use of games in facilitating dialogue between 
citizens and policy stakeholders (policy makers, policy implementers, political parties, campaigning organisations 
and affected citizens). The cont ext for the research is the climate emergency, and each case study is a research 
cycle addressing a policy issue and research questions, with multiple pilots and quantitative and qualitative 
research activities. An important aspect of the method is to plac e games in an authentic context, so that players 
are aware that their activities have real -world implications, and to close the loop by including interactions with 
policy stakeholders. Agile methods are applied to adapt games from existing platforms, for u se as research tools: 
(a) short games deployed at scale in hit mobile games, generating quantitative data and reaching 3 million 
players, and (b) longer collaborative games based around social dilemmas with small groups, generating in -
depth qualitative dat a 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Noordwes -Universiteit  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium GREAT (Grant agreement ID: 101094766)  
Outputs or impact  Research outcomes include publication of research findings in journal papers, a method for using games to 
rapidly obtain data and insight for policy stakeholders, technical resources and guidance for adoption, and 
implementation of the method.  
Website for further information  https: //cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094766  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator DIPF LEIBNIZ -INSTITUT FÜR BILDUNGSFORSCHUNG UND BILDUNGSINFORMATION (contact point 
reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094766 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Finding Agreement in Return  
Date and end date  1 May 2023 - 31 October 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya  
Brief description  Europe is home to countless undocumented migrants who are destined for a life in limbo. They are non -EU 
nationals who have entered the EU without a visa or have overstayed their visa. In this context, the E U-funded 
FAiR project will explore ways to increase EU return migration governance. Bringing together stakeholders in 
non-EU countries (Georgia, Iraq, Niger, Nigeria, Türkiye ) and EU Member States (Germany, Italy, Norway, 
Poland, Switzerland), FAiR will ca rry out a survey on public support for alternatives to return policies and 
improved guidelines for the human rights monitoring of enforced return. The project 's findings regarding return 
and readmission policies will be assessed by an expert group of acade mics, policy researchers, and governmental 
and migrant advocacy organisations.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Samuel Hall East Africa Limited  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium FAiR (Grant agreement ID: 101094828)  
Outputs or impact  Together with stakeholders in EU+ and non -EU+ countries, FAiR pushes quantitative and qualitative research 
boundaries in the field, focusing on 5 non -EU+ (Georgia, Iraq, Niger, Nigeria, Türkiye ) and 5 EU+ states 
(Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Switzerland ). Specific contributions of FAiR include: econometric models to 
reduce measurement bias in Eurostat return data; better measurements of Europe 's return policies through a 
Migration Return Policy Index (MIREX); causal inference analysis for all EU+ countri es on the effects of policy 
and non -policy drivers of enforced return; a large survey experiment in 10 EU+ countries on public support for 
alternatives to return policies; improved guidelines for the human rights monitoring of enforced return; and, a 
negot iation and implementation game that will help international actors to reach agreement on return and 
readmission. FAiR offers multidisciplinary expertise and comprises a mix of academic, policy research, 
governmental and irregular migrant advocacy organisat ions, spanning Europe, Africa and the Middle East.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094828  
Contact point for further inf ormation  Coordinator (contact point reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094828 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Facing Inequalities and democratic challenges through Co -production in Cities  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Egypt; Senegal  
Brief description  There is a link between inequalities and declining levels of trust in the political institutions of democracy in 
Europe. Unfortunately, the ways citizens and institutions are responding to these inequalities and to (re)build a 
sustainable common future remain vague. Urban policies should be coproduction processes. Nevertheless, their 
realisation is often characterised by epistemic inequalities and unequal power relations. The EU -funded Fairville 
project will document and propose p ilot models of urban intervention engaging local academics, authorities, 
community -based organisations, residents and users in improving disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods via 
deepening of resident and user participation in new and existing democratic proc esses. These pilot cases will 
consider inequalities related to the environment, housing and urban planning, and climate risks  
Beneficiary institution or audience  North -South Consultants Exchange Llc; Urba Senegal Urbasen  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium Fairville (Grant agreement ID: 101094991)  
Outputs or impact  Fairville pilot cases all place an emphasis on exploring the ways in which academic researchers, local communities 
and local authority representatives can work together to reduce the power and information asymmetries that 
exist between them. Clustered around three major themes - environmental inequalities, inequalities related to 
housing and urban planning and inequalities related to climate risks – and ranging from co -diagnosis to 
co-planning  and intervention, the pilots will be carried out as action research and include the implementation 
of observation, capitalisation and co -evaluation mechanisms. The results of these pilot cases will be widely 
disseminated to the institutions and ci tizens concerned and we will work collectively to encourage policy transfer 
and outreach.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094991  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094991 ) 
   
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Name of p rogramme or project  Countering Oppositional Political Extremism through Attuned Dialogue: Track, Attune, Limit.  
Date and end date  1 April 2023 - 31 March 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Iraq 
Brief description  Economic and refugee -related crises, exacerbated by the C OVID -19 pandemic, fostered political extremism, 
xenophobia and nationalism. In turn, these threatened democracies and the European project. Disruptive actors 
polarise oppositional logic using disinformation, emot ions, hot cognitions, conspiracy theories and mistrust. The 
EU-funded OppAttune project will trace the evolution of extreme ideologies and the protectionist decision -making 
model to limit the spread of extremism. It will also test interventions at the nati onal and transnational levels. 
OppAttune will create an OppAttune Summer Academy for students and researchers (2025) and an OppAttune 
Winter Academy for practitioners and policymakers (2026). OppAttune will provide micro -, meso -, and macro -
level evidence -based recommendations and strategies to counter extremist narratives.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Hammurabi Human Rights Organization  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium OppAttune (Grant agreement ID: 101095170)  
Outputs or impact  OppAttune tracks the evolution of oppositional extreme ideologies and protectionist decision -making, develops 
an innovative attunement model and tests a series of interventions at the national and transnational levels which 
limit the spread of extremism. O ppAttune revitalises trust in key democratic institutions. Its actions involve an 
on-line I-Attune self -test interactive to build democratic capacity across diverse publics. OppAttune will create 
an OppAttune Summer Academy for students and researchers (20 25) and an OppAttune Winter Academy for 
practitioners and policymakers (2026). OppAttune provides micro, meso and macro level evidence -based 
recommendations and strategies designed to counter the potential of extreme narratives to disrupt democratic 
growth . It delivers this via a multi -disciplinary consortium of 17 countries across the EU and its periphery.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095170  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator PANTEIO PANEPISTIMIO KOINONIKON KAIPOLITIKON EPISTIMON (contact point reachable via 
cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/pr oject/id/101095170 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  A new economic paradigm based on well -being, inclusion and sustainability  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Botswana  
Brief description  Imagine a world in which well -being, inclusion and sustainability are objectives of all economic policies and 
practices. The EU -funded WISE Horizons project will design an economic paradigm that focuses on these 
objectives. Specifically, it will develop a theoretical and accounting framework that will link to various policy 
strategies and Beyond GDP metrics. By assessing the current and new economic paradigms from a global 
perspective with partners from Africa and Chi na, the project will shed light on trade -offs and synergies. Findings 
will be analysed through a co -creative approach involving stakeholders and thematic and integrated models. A 
large WISE Horizons Stakeholder Network will be created which will assist in the ambitious communication 
strategy to promote a new debate and focus on a paradigm fit for the future.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Centre for Applied Research Proprietary Limited  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium WISE Horizons (Grant  agreement ID: 101095219)  
Outputs or impact  WISE Horizons will inform and accelerate the transition to a new economic paradigm with wellbeing, inclusion 
and sustainability at its core. The project will create a state -of-the-art theoretical framework which synthesises 
the current post -growth initiatives through a novel and open access WISE accounting framework. The framework 
will define core terms and link to Beyond -GDP metrics, satellite accounts, policy strategies and the current 
generation  of economic and integrated models. It will link to European policy strategies such as the Net -zero 
targets, the Circular Economy transition and Sustainable Competitiveness. With partners in Africa, the US and 
China it will also globally assess the current  and new economic paradigms from the perspective of Sustainable 
Developments Goals.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095219  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Decision making of aspiring (re)migrants to and within the EU: the case of labour market -leading 
migrations from Asia  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Philippines; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Europe is a magnet for transnational migrants, particularly from Asia and Africa. It is important to conceptualise 
transnational migration by analysing the decision -making of aspiring (re)migrants. With this in mind , the EU -
funded AspirE project will explore the decision -making of aspiring (re)migrants from Southeast and East Asia 
(China, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Viet  Nam) to and within the EU countries (Belgium, the Czech Republic, 
Germany, Italy, Portugal, Fin land). As such, the project will map the extent to which spatial mobility policies at 
the EU and national levels consider aspiring (re)migrants ' behaviour, identify the micro - and meso -level drivers 
of (re)migration aspiration and determine the temporality  of (re)migrants ' decision -making.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Scalabrini Migration Center Inc.; Vien Han Lam Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi Viet Nam Viet  Nam Academy of Social Scienc e; 
Viet Nam Asia Pacific Economic Center  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium AspirE (Grant agreement ID: 101095289)  
Outputs or impact  The results of this project will provide concrete information as to how individuals ' migration decisions change 
over time and on the specific stage at which mobility policies are more lik ely to play a role in shaping migration 
outcomes, which will enhance EU migration policies.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095289  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Supporting and Developing WIdening Strategies to tackle Hydroclimatic Extreme Events: impacts 
and Sustainable solutions for cultural heritage  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya  
Brief description  The onset of climate change has showcased its possible damage to and impact on cultural heritage sites 
worldwide, leading to a mounting need for solutions for better protection. The EU -funded SD -WISHESS project 
will bring together 14 organisations in a bid  to foster collaboration and research methods, and policies and 
technologies. Its aim will be to maintain, support and protect cultural heritage sites while not violating any of its 
member countries ' policies. SD -WISHESS is focused on the impact of water - and climate -related disasters, 
changes to cultural heritage sites and ways to prevent or adapt to them  
Beneficiary institution or audience  The African Academy of Sciences  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium SD -WISHEES (Grant agreement ID: 101095322)  
Outputs or impact  The purpose of the proposal put together by the Climate JPI and the Water JPI is to "enable collaboration between 
national research and innovation funding members to address together the protection of cultural heritage in 
Europe and beyond. With this purpose, both JPIs will support the implementation of multi -annual joint activities 
that will focus on the better understanding of, and the identification of best available adaptation solutions in 
response to hydroclimatic extreme events ". 
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095322  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE D ELLE RICERCHE (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095322 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  A Youth -centred Preventive Action Approach towards co -created implementation of socially and 
Physically activating Environmental interventions  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Nigeria; South Africa  
Brief description  Health promotion and prevention of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are essential to improve citizens ' 
wellbeing. However, these initiatives need to start early sin ce teenagers are at risk of developing NCDs, such as 
diabetes, cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases, and mental and neurological disorders. The EU -funded 
YoPAAPE project will design interventions to improve the lifestyle of vulnerable teens (12 -18 years of age). The 
project will introduce teen -centred, evidence -informed co -creation to reduce NCD risk and address unhealthy 
lifestyles and health inequalities. YoPAAPE will engage teenagers, researchers and local stakeholders to co -create 
communities  in urban environments in richer countries (Denmark and the Netherlands) and low/middle income 
countries (Nigeria and South Africa).  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Redeemer 's University; University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg; Value Re -Orientation for Community 
Enhancement; Wits Health Consortium (PTY) LTD  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium YoPAAPE (Grant agreement ID: 101095423)  
Outputs or impact  All results will be integrated in an open access YoPAAPE toolbox targeted at researchers, public health 
practitioners and authorities, policy makers, and citizens. By establishing an infrastructure for teen -centred co -
creation including capacity building, mentoring, and parti cipation of teenager health advocates, YoPAAPE will 
nurture sustainable implementation of teenager -responsive preventive interventions tailored to the local context, 
improving their agency, movement behaviours and wellbeing, ultimately halting the rise of NCDs and associated 
healthcare costs.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095423  
Contact point for further information  Coord inator STICHTING VUMC (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Fostering a European  Research Area for Health Research  
Date and end date  1 November 2022 - 31 October 2029  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Egypt  
Brief description  Excellent EU programs push health R&I but are not sufficient. Synergy with strategic initiatives in MS and a new 
model for impactful collaborations are needed to address the challenges for health. ERA4Health brings the 
opportunity to increase EU transnational collaborative research funding by creating a funding body for joint 
programming i n priority areas addressing EU Public Health Needs, with total duration of 7 years.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Academy of Scientific Research and Technology ASRT  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium ERA4Health (Grant agreement ID: 101095 426) 
Outputs or impact  ERA4Health focuses on tackling diseases and reducing disease burden and the following challenges: 1) the 
increasing demand for a better quality of life and a better care of patients, 2) the need to transform public health 
care syste ms in more effective, efficient, equitable, accessible, and resilient ones and 3) the need to strengthen 
disease prevention and health promotion. In this view, ERA4Health objectives are: .SO1 - Support relevant 
medical research including clinical fields and  intervention areas (prevention, diagnosis, treatment) .SO2 - 
Improve the utilisation of existing health technologies in clinical practice .SO3 - Build capacity, in particular in 
conducting Investigator Initiated Clinical Studies at EU scale .SO4 - Implement and advance the practice of RRI 
across the breadth of the programme  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095426  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095426 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Optimise and predict antidepressant efficacy for patient with major depressive disorders using 
multi -omics analysis and AI -predictive tool  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 31 May 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Colombia  
Brief description  Major depressive disorders (MDD) affect 280 million people worldwide. Several antidepressants exist. However, 
very few patients (less than 6 %) benefit from therapeutic methods. The EU -funded OPADE proje ct will identify 
critical biomarkers that support the decision -making process of healthcare providers by focusing on the 
microbiota –brain axis, which plays a central role in mental health and MDD. By studying genetics, epigenetics, 
microbiomes and inflamma tory networks to establish patient profiles, the project will predict and optimise 
antidepressant efficacy. It will also investigate the possible correlation between neuroinflammatory indices, 
target indicators of the microbiome, metabolomics, immune profi ling as well as epigenomic and enzymatic 
algorithms. The project will use the results and analysis to train the artificial intelligence and machine learning 
predictive tool.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Fundacion Universitaria Sanitas  
Technical co operation provider(s)  Consortium OPADE (Grant agreement ID: 101095436)  
Outputs or impact  Results and analysis will be used to train the AI / ML predictive tool, the main outcome of the project. A patient 
empowerment tool will be deployed over the project duration.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095436  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator FONDAZIONE EBRIS (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095436 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Implementati on research on the tailored, multidisciplinary NCD prevention package 
FRESHAIR4LIFE: Targeting tobacco and air pollution exposure in mid - to late adolescents in 
disadvantaged populations  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Pakistan; Uganda  
Brief description  Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 74 % of all deaths worldwide. We know how to mitigate 
specific NCD risk factors and prevent NCDs. However, we have failed to apply  this knowledge in practice, 
especially in disadvantaged populations experiencing a disproportionally high NCD burden. The EU -funded 
FRESHAIR4LIFE project will bridge this translational gap by acquiring knowledge, resources and capacity to 
optimise the imp lementation of multi -level, evidence -based tobacco and air pollution exposure prevention 
packages in disadvantaged populations. The project targets adolescents in five countries: Greece, Kyrgyzstan, 
Pakistan, Romania and Uganda. All countries face a high N CD burden, but their contexts differ significantly. 
These differences will lead to gaining implementation knowledge and resources that can be extrapolated to 
settings worldwide.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  The Initiative; Makerere University  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium FRESHAIR4LIFE (Grant agreement ID: 101095461)  
Outputs or impact  A robust and innovative dissemination, exploitation and communication plan, including the FA4LIFE Case For 
Action, the FA4LIFE impleme ntation toolbox, and broad youth advocacy -informed social media strategy will 
promote upscaling and maximize global impact on NCD burden, especially in those adolescents most at risk or 
in need in disadvantaged populations.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095461  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS LEIDEN (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095461 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Reducing nutrition -related noncommunicable diseases in adolescence and youth: interventions and 
policies to boost nutrition fluency and diet quality in Africa  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ghana; Nigeria; South Africa  
Brief description  Reducing nutrition -related noncommunicable diseases in adolescence and youth: From nutrition literacy to 
fluency "" will take a major step towards improving the implementation of evidence -based interventions – 
nutrition education and SSB policy - that promote healthy behaviors among adolescents and youth in SSA to 
reduce the impact of NCDs. With the use of a multi -disciplinary approach, innovative design, and cutting -edge 
tools, the proposed project aims to establish a global alliance to prevent and reduce nutrition -related NCDs 
among adolescence and youth in SSA region, by shaping individuals ' health behaviors through nutrition literacy 
and fluency, assessing the impact and performance of the nutrition -related policy and promotion programs, and 
providing flexible, cost -effective, scalable, reliable, secure and easy -to-use tools.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeon; University of Ibadan Research Foundation; University of Kwazulu -
Natal 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium ARISE -NUTRINT (Grant agreement ID: 101095616)  
Outputs or impact  The establishment of an Africa Think T ank for Adolescents and Youth Health, and annual forums will help facilitate 
continuous engagement with key stakeholders to enhance buy -in, acceptance and relevance of the project 
outputs. Ultimately, the expected wider effects of this project include impr oved NCD prevention policy adoption 
and implementation, improved policies and evidence -informed decision making amongst key stakeholders, and 
ultimately decreased avoidable mortality due to NCDs. " 
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095616  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM HEIDELBERG (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095616 ) 
   
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Name of programme or projec t The next step towards the elimination of iodine deficiency and preventable iodine -related disorders 
in Europe  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh; Pakistan  
Brief description  When our body fails to get enough iodine – an essential nutrient in the diet – it leads to enlarged thyroid and 
hypothyroidism. Apart from thyroid disease, iodine deficiency during pregnancy may affect the child 's mental 
health. The EU -funded EUthyroid2 project aim s to raise awareness of the importance of iodine, which in many 
countries is neglected. The consortium will target adolescents and young women to inform them about how 
iodine deficiency may impact their own thyroid and general health as well as that of the ir offspring. Interventions 
at community level and ambulatory care will further help set the foundation for better health without iodine -
related disorders.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Islamia College Peshawar; Bangladesh University of Health Scien ces Trust  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium EUthyroid2 (Grant agreement ID: 101095643)  
Outputs or impact  The main objective of EUthyroid2 is to improve the low awareness with respect to iodine deficiency -related risks 
in adolescents and young women. The major aim is to find best practice models for accessing and informing 
them to increase their awareness and to improve their iodine status in order to lay the foundation for their own 
thyroid and general health and that of their offspring. Implem entation studies and community -based 
randomised -controlled trials will be conducted with the objective of increasing iodine -related awareness in 
adolescents and young women up to age of 24 before pregnancy. The interventions are multimodal and 
performed in  the two settings educational system and ambulatory care in eight study regions.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095643  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITATSMEDIZIN GREIFSWALD KORPERSCHAFT DES OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS (contact point 
reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095643 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Youth co -Production for sustainable Engagement and Empowerment in health  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India; Kenya; South Africa  
Brief description  Adolescents are an important population group to reach for the prevention of non -communicable diseases and 
mental health issues that are often associated with living in unstable urban environments. Individual therapy is 
inadequate to address th is at a societal level. As such, the citiesRISE cross -national initiative is exploring 
innovative ways to improve the mental well -being of young adults through multi -faceted, youth -led interventions 
targeting internal, social and environmental factors. The  EU-funded YiPEE project will evaluate the impact, 
feasibility, adaptability and cost -effectiveness of this intervention approach in India, Kenya, South Africa and 
Sweden, with the goal of creating a healthier future.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Schizophrenia Research Foundation India; Stellenbosch University; The Global Development Incubator INC  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium YiPEE (Grant agreement ID: 101095659)  
Outputs or impact  The YiPEE project aims to provide robust evidence on the feasibility, adaptability, effectiveness, and cost -
effectiveness of a multi -component intervention targeting the inner, social, and environmental dimensions that 
underpin mental health and broader NCD risk reduction outcomes, when implement ed using a youth -informed 
and -activated approach. This will be achieved through a a mixed -methods approach, conducting a realist 
evaluation across the four sites (Chennai, India; Nairobi, Kenya; Cape Town, South Africa; Stockholm, Sweden) 
to study key imp lementation outcomes following the Practical Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model 
(PRISM) as well as the mechanisms underlying why the intervention works, for whom, and under what real -
world conditions. In Chennai, YiPEE will conduct a randomized  controlled trial for more robust evaluation of 
effectiveness and cost -effectiveness in achieving key mental health and other NCD related lifestyle behavioral 
outcomes.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095659  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101095659 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Low-Cost, Circular, plug & play, off grid Energy for Remote Locations including Hydrogen (LOCEL -H2) 
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Pakistan; Tunisia  
Brief description  Many communities in developing regions suffer disproportionately from energy poverty and the effects of climate 
change. Females in these communities face add itional threats, including exposure to harmful cooking emissions. 
LoCEL -H2 will address underlying causes of these issues by providing renewable, cost -effective, plug -n-play, and 
sustainable provision of electrical energy and access to clean fuels. Our int egrated prosumer renewable energy 
solution will be developed in harmony with local communities ' needs; our SSH team will evaluate critical 
socioeconomic factors for use in system development and future rollout. It is our ambition to provide operational 
training for deployment communities and future local partners.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Lahore University of Management Sciences; Universite de Gabes  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium LoCEL -H2 (Grant agreement ID: 101096033)  
Outputs or impact  LoCEL -H2 features three impressive technical innovations: 1) a unique, low -cost, hydrogen -based energy 
solution, the Battolyser, 2) a novel battery technology, with high performance and excellent circularity, 3) a 
decentralized, peer -to-peer, prosumer microgrid designed holistically to facilitate sustainable rollout. Following 
system -level integration & validation (via a virtual pilot and a pre -pilot in Asia at TRL -7), the LoCEL -H2 team will 
deploy two full -scale TRL -8 pilots in Africa (Cô te d'Ivoire and Zambia), including physical, digital, and social tools, 
achieving TRL -8 by the end of the current project. Our team 's existing commercial networks —Asian and African —
will enable the further post -project commercial rollout of LoCEL -H2, boosti ng European export potential in 
sustainable energy solutions.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101096033  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (contact point reachable 
via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101096033 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Stimulating road Transport Research in Europe and around the Globe for sustainable Mobility  
Date and end date  1 February 2023 - 31 January 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya  
Brief description  Transport represents nearly 25 % of Europe 's greenhouse gas emissions. It is also the main source of air pollution 
in cities. More secure and sustainable mobility is a necessity, not only in Europe but also worldwide. Along this 
path, the  EU-funded STREnGth_M project will accelerate global cooperation in research on road transport to 
create sustainable mobility. Specifically, the project will outline urgent needs and capacities in innovation. It will 
link European, African, Asian and Latin  American markets related to electric vehicles within existing regional and 
national efforts, programmes or structures while overcoming barriers in international cooperation. The founding 
of a Multiplier Group will boost the dissemination of results and en gage stakeholders.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy; United Nations Human Settlements Programme  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium STREnGth_M (Grant agreement ID: 101096253)  
Outputs or i mpact  The STREnGth_M consortium will contribute significantly to the planning of research and innovation in Europe 
by identifying future research needs in the field of road transport, by updating and supporting the coordination 
of strategic research agenda s and roadmaps in the field and by facilitating continuous exchange between road 
transport research related Horizon Europe partnerships and platforms. It will further analyse research, innovation 
and cooperation capacities in Member States, explore funding  instruments on national and regional level and 
assess potentials of national and regional roadmaps.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101096253  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator AVL LIST GMBH (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Enabling the WHO -Roadmap 2030  
Date and end date  1 April 2023 - 31 March 2028  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cameroon; Gabon  
Brief description  We will establish for the first time in NTDs an adaptive clinical trial platform and improve clinical research 
infrastructure in four SSA countries. A drug acting safely on multiple helminths species would be a major leap 
to tackle NTDs a nd enable the WHO RoadMap (eWHORM). The cheap and freely -accessible pan -nematode drug 
oxfendazole (OXF) has such potential. Given the limited portfolio of anthelmintic drug candidates, eWHORM will 
assess its efficacy in an adaptive clinical trial for simul taneous evaluation against onchocerciasis, loiasis, 
mansonellosis and trichuriasis. Thus not only the largest group of NTDs, but also diseases that are not (yet) 
listed will be adressed. This design significantly reduces patient numbers, development time -frames and enables 
treatment of co -infections. Combined with our highly sensitive molecular tests, we provide a patient -centric 
approach providing tools for targeted treatment (test and treat) and precision mapping for elimination 
programs. Strengthening of  early career scientists in SSA in all aspects of clinical trial conduct and research 
including data management, simulation and statistical analysis, will be fostered by introducing a master and 
PhD program, a mentorship program as well as several webinars . An open -source virtual training and 
assessment tool for diagnosis of NTDs will complement the knowledge transfer to remote areas in SSA.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Centre de Recherches Medicales de Lambaréné,  University of Buea  
Technical coope ration provider(s)  Consortium eWHORM (Grant agreement ID: 101103053)  
Outputs or impact  Through joint development of – and training in – modern, regulatory clinical trial conduct, adaptive clinical trial 
design and state -of-the-art diagnostics, we will str engthen SSA researchers and clinicians to respond to 
persisting and future health challenges.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103053  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM BONN (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103053 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Stop 2030: Towards the Interruption of Transmission Of Soil -Transmitted Helminths: Promoting 
Implementation of Research Results of a Fixed -Dose Combination of Co-Formulated Ivermectin 
And Albendazole  
Date and end date  1 July 2023 - 30 June 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ghana; Kenya  
Brief description  The current proposal aims at accelerating the implementation of an innovative health technology, a fixed -dose 
combination (FDC) tablet of co -formulated albendazole and ivermectin, with adequate safety and significantly 
superior efficacy against T. trichiura in a registrational randomized clinical trial. This trial is bein g conducted in 
Ethiopia, Kenya and Mozambique with the guidance of EMA and sponsored by EDCTP (STOP projects) with a 
Phase II trial completed and a Phase III currently recruiting.  This project, STOP2030, seeks to complement the 
results of the safety and e fficacy trial with a field -based safety and effectiveness clinical study, acceptability 
studies in Ghana and Kenya, modelling and cost -effectiveness exercises. The resulting information will be 
consolidated to build a multidisciplinary package for policy m aking and WHO guidance with the support of 
advocacy and communication activities to reach stakeholders and maximize the exploitation and impact of the 
FDC for STH control and elimination.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ghana Health Service,Kenya Medi cal Research Institute  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium STOP2030 (Grant agreement ID: 101103089)  
Outputs or impact  This project, STOP2030, seeks to complement the results of the safety and efficacy trial with a field -based 
safety and effectiv eness clinical study, acceptability studies in Ghana and Kenya, modelling and cost -
effectiveness exercises. The resulting information will be consolidated to build a multidisciplinary package for 
policy making and WHO guidance with the support of advocacy and communication activities to reach 
stakeholders and maximize the exploitation and impact of the FDC for STH control and elimination.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/pr oject/id/101103089  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator LABORATORIOS LICONSA SA (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Validation of treatment decision algorithms for childhood tuberculosis at low levels  of healthcare in 
high burden countries - effectiveness, implementation, and integration into policy and practices  
Date and end date  1 April 2023 - 31 March 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Childhood tuberculosis (TB) remains globally underdiagnosed and untreated. In 2022, WHO conditionally 
recommended the use of treatment decision algorithms (TDAs) to improve the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in 
children <10 years and called for the external validation of  two suggested TDAs for children. The Decide -TB 
project aims to generate evidence for the implementation of a comprehensive TDA -based approach for TB in 
children living in high -burden, resource -limited countries, at district hospital and primary health cen tre levels, 
and to facilitate the integration of this evidence into practice and policy. As an interdisciplinary consortium of 
researchers and national TB programs (NTPs), we will conduct a programmatic pilot of WHO -suggested TDAs, 
also integrating specifi c TDAs for children living with HIV and/or those malnourished, and severity assessment 
for shorter treatment decision in non -severe TB disease. Clinical mentoring tools and a Clinical Decision Support 
System will be developed. District information systems will be strengthened to collect individual data for program 
monitoring and supervision by NTPs, and for research. The TDA -based approach will be tested in a pragmatic 
stepped wedge cluster -randomized trial, including effectiveness, implementation, socio -behavioural, economics 
and policy research components. The diagnostic accuracy of TDAs will be assessed in a parallel meta -analysis of 
children with presumptive TB from recent studies led by consortium members. The pragmatic trial and meta -
analysis will cont ribute to external validation of the WHO -suggested TDAs. Engagement of key stakeholders and 
decision -makers throughout the project will support adoption into international and national policies and into 
clinical practice  
Beneficiary institution or audienc e Stellenbosch University  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Cnosortium Decide -TB (Grant agreement ID: 101103283)  
Outputs or impact  Through validation of TDAs, widespread policy adoption, and translation into clinical practice, Decide -TB will 
increase acc ess to safe and effective TB management for children, thus reduce TB mortality and contribute to 
SDG3.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103283  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103283 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Solar powered atmospheric plasma system for the treatment of contaminated wastewater  
Date and end date  1 July 2023 - 30 June 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Pakistan  
Brief description  The objectives of this proposal include the development and testing of a standalone solar -powered dual discharge 
plasma reactor (SolarPlas) for sustainable wastewater treatment targeting effi cient removal of emerging 
contaminants of surfactant and non -surfactant nature. The dual discharge will consist of 1) plasma in contact 
with liquid at the gas -liquid interface for destroying surfactant type of emerging contaminants while 2) plasma 
discharg e at the bottom of the reactor diffused through the air bubbling will effectively degrade non -surfactant 
type of emerging contaminants from Hospital wastewater and landfill leachate.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ned University of Engineering and Technology  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium SolarPlas (Grant agreement ID: 101106614)  
Outputs or impact  The main outcome of the project will be in the form of an efficient solar -powered AP reactor (SolarPlas) for 
wastewater treatment with defined energy efficiency for the treatment of various types of wastewater matrices 
(municipal, industrial etc.).  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.e u/project/id/101106614  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordi s.europa.eu/project/id/101106614 )  
   
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Name of programme or project  Omitted from history: How workers on India 's building sites mediated twentieth -century modernity  
Date and end date  1 May 2023 - 30 April 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  OMHI aims to complicate hegemonic and linear understandings of 'modernisation ' in India 's 20th -century urban 
and architectural historiography by tapping into the experience of lesser studied and  often marginalized actors 
who built India 's modern cities. Investigations of urban transformation as it occurred on the ground, rather than 
on the drawing table, will provide new insights into how building practice was (or was not) shaped by the 
interplay  between local building traditions and aspirations, and (neo)colonial influences, as they intersected with 
the major social, economic, and political developments of high modernity, including India 's Independence in 
1947. The project focuses on the city of Pune (1917 -1992) and involves uncelebrated architects, building 
contractors, engineers, and construction workers (and their descendants) in a process of participatory 
knowledge making that examines two unusual datasets: photographs and oral recollections. The 
historiographical objective is to identify changes and continuities in construction work and their implications for 
architectural change. Methodologically, the project will advance the state of the art in construction 
historiography by testing novel pa rticipatory techniques for data collection and interpretation, both in digital 
and analogue form. Such methods are highly needed to reveal more plural histories that include perspectives 
'from below '. OMHI integrates research and training, while ensuring r eciprocal knowledge transfers. It is shaped 
by interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaborations that will significantly expand my global network and train 
me in new, cutting -edge skills in the field of (post)colonial architectural history: digital humani ties, visual 
analysis, and open science. Collected data will be digitally archived to stimulate long -term cooperation between 
South Asian and European scholars from different research fields related to the built environment, cultural 
studies, and postcolon ial studies.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Curating for Culture; FLAME University  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium OMHI (Grant agreement ID: 101108229)  
Outputs or impact  The historiographical objective is to identify changes and continuities in construction work and their implications 
for architectural change. Methodologically, the project will advance the state of the art in construction 
historiography by testing novel participatory techniques for data collection and interpretati on, both in digital 
and analogue form. Collected data will be digitally archived to stimulate long -term cooperation between South 
Asian and European scholars from different research fields related to the built environment, cultural studies, 
and postcolonia l studies.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101108229  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS (contact point reachable via cordis 
page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101108229 )  
   
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Name of programme or project  Transforming Gendered Interrelations of Power and Inequalities for Just Energy Systems  
Date and end date  1 February 2023 - 31 January 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Rwanda  
Brief description  The EU decarbonisation targets to reach climate neutrality by 2050 are ambitious. Ensuring the transition to 
carbon neutrality is just and fair is challenging. The EU -funded gEneSys project will focus on the gender and 
social inequalities in energy transition pol icies. Even though there are no gender indicators or targets in the 
Agenda 2030 's SDG7, "access " and "affordable " are concepts that hide a multitude of power and gender 
inequality relations. As such, the project conceptualises energy transition as a gender ed socio -technical 
innovation ecosystem emerging out of the interplay between the technological, policy, social, environmental, 
governance and economic subsystems. To integrate the gender perspective into each of these sub -systems, 
gEneSys will analyse the  related sustainability visions, values and priorities, as well as the change actors and 
stakeholders.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  African Institute for Mathematicalsciences -Next Einstein Initiative Foundation  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium gEneSys (Grant agreement ID: 101094326)  
Outputs or impact  gEneSys will improve understanding of "intersectionality " through analysis of existing data and by collecting, 
analysing, and theorising original data collected through extensive surveys. gEneSys conceptualises energy 
transition as a dynamic, gendered, mission -oriented socio -technical innovation ecosystem with technological, 
policy, social, environmental, governance, & economic subsystems, each with its own sustainability visions, 
values, a nd priorities, as well as change actors and stakeholder. The dynamic nature of energy transition 
ecosystem opens -up opportunities to give women & men the same chances to participate influence, & benefit 
from the changes.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094326  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (contact point reachable via c ordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094326 )  
   
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Name of programme or project  Building REsilience against MEntal illness during ENDocrine -sensitive life stages  
Date and end date  1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh  
Brief description  Biological criteria accounting for differences among individuals must complement mental illness symptom -based 
diagnoses to support mental health. Improving early detection and prevention measures is also critical. The 
EU-funded Re -MEND project focuses on four critical life stages in which changes in endocrine signalling, including 
sex hormones, influ ence an individual 's susceptibility to mental illness: early life, puberty, the peripartum period, 
and transition into old age. The project will integrate data from extensive population -based longitudinal cohort 
studies to unveil risk and protective factor s as well as biological patterns influencing mental states across these 
life stages. Moreover, it will combine epidemiological with experimental studies, and use advanced biostatistics, 
machine learning and AI for data integration and novel biomarker and d rug target discoveries.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium Re -MEND (Grant agreement ID: 101057604)  
Outputs or impact  Ultemately, RE -MEND will result in: i) Significantly increased mental health literacy among stakeholders and 
citizens; ii) Validated biomarkers for assessing mental health state and its predisposition as well as more accurate 
diagnoses and personalised preventive and therapeu tic measures; iii) Recommendations for early detection, 
better prevention, and drug design strategies to protect vulnerable individuals from mental illness in sensitive 
life stages; and iv) strategies on how these advances can be used to decrease stigma an d increase prevention 
behaviour.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101057604  
Contact point for further information  Coordinat or UPPSALA UNIVERSITET (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101057604 )  
   
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Name of programme or project  From Household Allocations to Global Inequality: New Methods, Facts and Policy Implications  
Date and end date  1 August 2022 - 31 July 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Tanzania  
Brief description  Measuring inequalities within households is not straigh tforward nor easy because there is a lack of appropriate 
measurement tools and data, amongst other challenges. This impacts our understanding and therefore the design 
of cost -effective poverty reduction and child development policies. The ERC -funded UNEQUA LWITHIN project will 
examine household allocation of resources and household decision making with a global outlook combined with 
an-in depth focus on households in Tanzania. The work of the project will lead to an integrated framework, new 
tools and data t hat will shape our understanding of the mechanisms behind inequalities among adults and child 
development.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ifakara Health Institute Trust  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium UNEQUALWITHIN (Grant agreement ID: 101044994)  
Outputs or impact  Concretely, the project will contribute to our knowledge in the following specific ways. I will carry out an extensive 
data collection on intra -household allocations, parental -allocation preferences and women 's empowerment, in 
ten very diverse countries, one from each decile of the world income distribution. I will engage in a local RCT in 
Tanzania on cash transfers and parenting, which also involves extensive data collection on household 
consumption, time use, pr eferences and decision -making. Finally, I will conduct lab experiments in Chile, India 
and Tanzania so as to validate the parental -allocation preference and decision - making measures.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101044994  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101044994 )  
   
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Name of programme or project  Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Personalised Risk Assessment in Chronic Heart Failure  
Date and end date  1 June 2023 - 31 May 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Peru 
Brief description  AI4HF will develop the first trustworthy AI solutions for personalised risk assessment and management of HF 
patients. The project will build on a unique set of big data repositories, trustworthy AI methods, computational 
tools and clinical results from major EU -funded projects in cardiology. To test robustness, fairness, transparency, 
usability and transferability, the validation with take place in eight clinical cen tres in both high - and low -to-
middle -income countries in the EU and internationally. AI4HF will develop a comprehensive and standardised 
methodological framework for trustworthy and ethical AI development and evaluation based on the FUTURE -AI 
guidelines de veloped by the consortium members. AI4HF will be implemented through continuous multi -
stakeholder engagement, taking into account clinical needs and patient preferences, as well as socio -ethical and 
regulatory perspectives.  
Beneficiary institution or audi ence Centro de Investigaciones Tecnologicas; Biomedicas y Medioambientales  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium AI4HF (Grant agreement ID: 101080430)  
Outputs or impact  AI4HF will develop the first trustworthy AI solutions for personalised risk as sessment and management of HF 
patients. The project will build on a unique set of big data repositories, trustworthy AI methods, computational 
tools and clinical results from major EU -funded projects in cardiology. To test robustness, fairness, transparenc y, 
usability and transferability, the validation with take place in eight clinical centres in both high - and low -to-
middle -income countries in the EU and internationally. AI4HF will develop a comprehensive and standardised 
methodological framework for trus tworthy and ethical AI development and evaluation based on the FUTURE -AI 
guidelines developed by the consortium members. AI4HF will be implemented through continuous multi -
stakeholder engagement, taking into account clinical needs and patient preferences, as well as socio -ethical and 
regulatory perspectives.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101080430  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator STICHTING NETHERLANDS HEART INSTITUTE (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101080430 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Boosting Drought Tolerance in Key Cereals in the Era of Climate Change  
Date and end date  1 May 2023 - 30 April 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  Prolonged drought due to climate change has a severe impact on agriculture, requiring measures to secure yield 
stability under water -shortage conditions. This project aims to be a BOOSTER for developing innovative and 
sustainable strategies to create climate resilient and drought tolerant  cereals. Two synergistic strategies will be 
implemented to achieve this goal. Firstly, a new approach will identify genomic variants in regulatory regions 
functionally associated with drought tolerance. Novel regulatory elements underlying resilience will  inform 
efficient breeding efforts to create new drought tolerant cereal varieties. Secondly, novel seaweed extracts and 
microbial biostimulants will be developed as an eco -friendly approach for improving drought resilience. The two 
strategies will be test ed in two cereals with different responsiveness to drought: European maize and Ethiopian 
teff, a cereal with high genetic similarity to the desiccation tolerant Eragrostis nindensis.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of Cape Town  
Technical c ooperation provider(s)  Consortium BOOSTER (Grant agreement ID: 101081770)  
Outputs or impact   BOOSTER will improve drought tolerance in both maize and teff, while simultaneously exploring the potential 
for transferring species -specific drought responsive features. By exploiting natural genetic variation to achieve 
drought tolerant genotypes and by developing biostimulants derived from living organisms, BOOSTER will take 
advantage of the already available natural resources to steer our agriculture towards n ovel drought tolerant 
varieties. Importantly, BOOSTER approaches and results are transferable to other crops. A tailored 
communication/dissemination strategy and a stakeholders ' engagement plan will ensure the expected outcomes 
and impacts. The project wil l produce increased maize - and teff -derived biomass resources under harsh drought 
conditions, will lower irrigation requirement, will strengthen competitiveness of European and African agri -food 
industry, and will provide concrete examples for improving pu blic awareness about a sustainable use of bio -
based technologies.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081770  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L 'ANALISI DELL 'ECONOMIA AGRARIA (contact 
point reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101 081770 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Digital tools and technology systems for the sustainable management of Mediterranean forest 
resources  
Date and end date  1 June 2023 - 31 May 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Tunisia  
Brief description  The MED region includes more than 25 million hectares of forests and about 50 million hectares of other wooded 
lands. Climatic and socio -economic changes in this region could have serious consequences for forests, 
potentially resulting in the loss of ecosystem services and causing a wide range of economic, social, and 
environmental issues. The low competitiveness of the forest -wood supply chain in European Mediterranean 
(EUMED) countries is currently amplified by the m issing or limited access of forest managers and companies to 
current and new digital technologies which appear to be out of date in certain key areas or fail to address some 
of the most pressing difficulties that the industry is expected to be confronting in the next decades. This rationale 
calls for the urgent implementation of a multi -actor approach to digitalization, starting from recognizing 
stakeholders ' needs and subsequently defining joint actions. To this end DigiMedFor 's overall goal is to transfor m 
the technological landscape of the Mediterranean forest -wood supply chain by increasing its competitiveness, 
thus allowing the different stakeholders to better manage and supply multiple forest ecosystem services, 
including the traceability of wood origi n from forests to end -users.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Institut National de Recherches en Genie Rural, Eaux et Forets  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium DIGIMEDFOR (Grant agreement ID: 101081928)  
Outputs or impact  In line with the EU  forest strategy and the EU digital strategy, DigiMedFor will employ advanced and innovative 
digital solutions to improve the monitoring and management of forest resources along the supply chain from 
their origin up to the wood industry, optimising both th e sustainability of wood production and traceability and 
delivery of ecosystem services. DigiMedFor will address the synergetic use of geo -spatial, AI, and modelling 
technologies, combining them with ICT.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081928  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081928 ) 
   
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Name of progr amme or project  Nature based interventions for improving health and well -being  
Date and end date  1 June 2023 - 30 November 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Peru 
Brief description  NATURELAB will contribute to increased recognition, promotion and use of green and blue spaces as health care 
providers, by investigating the benefits of nature -based therapies (NBT) to promote well -being and support 
health prevention & rehabilitation. Around 4000 participants from 15 Experimental Sites and  4 Demonstrator 
Fellows located in rural, coastal, and urban areas of five European and Latin American countries (PT, EL, NL, DE, 
and PE) will experience the NATURELAB NBT programmes. The participants will ensure a representative sample 
of gender, age and socioeconomic status. The geographic locations comprise a variety of climate, nature (green 
and blue), ecosystems, biodiversity, cultural, policy and administrative scenarios. The health issues that will be 
addressed include physical (hypertension) and men tal conditions (depression), among others.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Asociacion Peruana de Horticultura Terapeutica y Social; Ficus Peru Desarrollo Socioambiental  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium NATURELAB (Grant agreement ID: 101083857)  
Outputs or impact  NATURELAB proposes an innovative approach to contribute to resilient communities, by enhancing the green and 
blue areas ' benefits - as the resilience to climate change, the promotion of biodiversity and urban water 
management,  and also addressing air pollution and noise levels. The project will deliver, among others:  
i) NBT programmes tailored to population with different needs; ii) Portfolio of indicators to classify the health 
potential of nature & Guidelines to analyse the h ealth benefits of green areas as required by natural capital 
accounting; iv) Guidelines for the creation and management of private and public healing gardens, 
horticulture/gardening spaces merging climate resilience and environment sustainability; iv) Prog ramme Guide 
for funding scheme to support NBT in the health sector ; and v) Guidelines to promote the integration of NB care 
in the public health sector. Around 600 health professionals worldwide will receive the NATURELAB NBT 
programmes, and 8000 -10000 inn ovative educational and training materials will be delivered. New jobs - 
therapists; horticulture & gardening industries - will be exploited.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa .eu/project/id/101083857  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101083857 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Potato crop effective management strategies to tackle future pest threats  
Date and end date  1 June 2023 - 31 May 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ecuador  
Brief description  PataFEST and its 18 complementary partners, including the international cooperation with Ecuador, aims: 1) to 
characterise at molecular level the ecological pest spread pathway and identify potato disease  resistance varieties 
against CLso and postharvest pathogens, 2) provide effective preharvest plant and soil treatments against CLso 
vector and soil -borne pathogens combined with other cutting -edge digital technologies such as image analysis 
tools (mobile app) and artificial intelligence predictive models; 3) develop postharvest technologies (biocontrol 
coating solution, controlled atmosphere storage and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensors) to control the 
incidence of soil pathogens and maintain the q uality of potato tubers stored. These strategies and technologies 
will be incorporated into an Integrated Pest Management approach to evaluate their performance at final TRL5.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Instituto Nacional Autonomo de Investigacio nes Agropecuarias  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium PATAFEST (Grant agreement ID: 101084284)  
Outputs or impact  PataFEST and its 18 complementary partners, including the international cooperation with Ecuador, aims: 1) to 
characterise at molecular level the ecological pest spread pathway and identify potato disease resistance varieties 
against CLso and postharvest pathogens, 2) provide effective preharvest plant and soil treatments against CLso 
vector and soil -borne pathoge ns combined with other cutting -edge digital technologies such as image analysis 
tools (mobile app) and artificial intelligence predictive models; 3) develop postharvest technologies (biocontrol 
coating solution, controlled atmosphere storage and volatile o rganic compounds (VOCs) sensors) to control the 
incidence of soil pathogens and maintain the quality of potato tubers stored. These strategies and technologies 
will be incorporated into an Integrated Pest Management approach to evaluate their performance a t final TRL5.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084284  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator FUNDACION TECNOLOGICA ADVANTX (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/10 1084284 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  States ' Practice of Human Rights Justification: a study in civil society engagement and human 
rights through the lens of gender and intersectionality  
Date and end date  1 March 2023 - 28 February 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  We will develop a theory of HRJ and a process for Systematic Ongoing Civil Society Engagement (SODCSE) as a 
tool for a gender and intersectional inclusive Civil So ciety engagement. Through SODCSE, we will identify gaps 
in human rights regulations and protection, serving as underpinning data for our recommendations to EU in 
support of a multinational human rights system and promotion of transnational democratic gover nance. SODCSE 
will also help us identify geopolitical elements that influence States ' use of HRJ. This will be done through 5 
countries: Sweden, Finland, Chainese Taipei , India and Ukraine, through three actions: human rights dialogue, 
inclusive democratic participations, and protection of human rights defenders, and operationalised through three 
themes: Covid, Migration and Climate.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Centre for Policy Research; Kapur Naina  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium HRJust (Grant agreement ID: 101094346)  
Outputs or impact  We will develop a theory of HRJ and a process for Systematic Ongoing Civil Society Engagement (SODCSE) as a 
tool for a gender and intersectional inclusive Civil Society engagement. Throug h SODCSE, we will identify gaps 
in human rights regulations and protection, serving as underpinning data for our recommendations to EU in 
support of a multinational human rights system and promotion of transnational democratic governance. SODCSE 
will also help us identify geopolitical elements that influence States ' use of HRJ. This will be done through 5 
countries: Sweden, Finland, Chinese Taipei , India and Ukraine, through three actions: human rights dialogue, 
inclusive democratic participations, and prot ection of human rights defenders, and operationalised through three 
themes: Covid, Migration and Climate.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094346  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101094346 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Mitigating Antimalarial Resistance Consortium in South -East Africa  
Date and end date  1 April 2023 - 31 March 2027  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  OBJECTIVE: The Mitigating Antimalarial Resistance Consortium for South -East Africa (MARC SE -Africa) is 
designed to promote the translation of evidence of artemisinin and partner drug resistance of public health 
significance into policy and practice.  METHO DS: MARC SE -Africa brings together clinical researchers with 
experience in implementation research, experts in malaria chemotherapy and health policy, national malaria 
programmes and end users. Together we will improve estimates of antimalarial drug resist ance and co -design 
a costed, Regional Detailed Action Plan to respond promptly to emerging antimalarial drug resistance. 
Dynamically -updated, evidence -based malaria treatment guidelines and graphic evidence summaries using 
MAGICapp will be developed, disse minated and evaluated.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  University of Cape Town  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium MARC SE -Africa (Grant agreement ID: 101103076)  
Outputs or impact  EXPECTED RESULTS: Predictive maps will better define antimal arial drug resistance for all eighteen South -East 
African malaria -endemic countries. We will expedite evidence sharing on antimalarial drug resistance with policy 
makers in at least eight countries. We will help at least four countries respond promptly and  effectively to these 
results. We will facilitate the use of evidence on antimalarial resistance to inform better malaria treatment 
policies and will evaluate their uptake into clinical practice by primary healthcare workers in at least two 
countries. This  will provide an evidence -based, reproducible model to mitigate the threat of antimalarial drug 
resistance and ensure sustained effective malaria treatment, including for the vulnerable communities that bear 
a disproportionately high burden of malaria and its sub -optimal treatment.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103076  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/10110307 6) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Practical strengthening of regulatory and ethics oversight on clinical trials in West Africa using 
Lassa Fever vaccine development projects and increase regulatory maturity level in targeted 
countries  
Date and end date  1 June 2023 - 31 May 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Burkina Faso; Ghana  
Brief description  The proposed strengthening project for clinical research oversight in ECOWAS region, consists of practical 
training of regulatory and ethics experts by exposing them to Lassa Fever vaccine development from early to 
late clinical stage. The exposure to novel technologies in vaccine development and the opportunities to 
responsibly oversee the full clinical develo pment pathway of vaccines for Africa can inspire and attract regulators 
and ethics experts/talents, and by this contribute to maintaining, enhancing and further developing the workforce 
at the agencies and ethics institutions. The project intends to enhanc e the Maturity Level for Regulatory Systems 
and clinical trial oversight function of 2 -4 authorities in the ECOWAS region. Ghana FDA will lead the intended 
work, with CEPI as project coordinator, Paul -Ehrlich -Institut as supporting agency and WAHO ensuring  the 
dissemination and engagement among ECOWAS countries. The consortium between GFDA, WAHO, PEI and CEPI 
is confident to assure high quality regulatory and ethics oversight during Lassa Fever vaccine development and 
to create preparedness of ECOWAS NRAs n ot only for Lassa vaccine future licensure but also for decisions related 
to emergency use in case of a major Lassa Fever outbreak.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Food and Drugs Authority; West African Health Organization  
Technical cooperation provi der(s)  Consortium ECOWAS -RegECs (Grant agreement ID: 101103241)  
Outputs or impact  Using the AVAREF platform for scientific advice and CTA simulations and including ECOWAS observer countries 
in real live clinical trial application assessments will strength en the common advice and review processes and 
lead to reliably generate fast decisions by NRAs and ECs in a seamlessly coordinated way. When processes from 
application to decision are reliable and fast, developers will prefer using AVAREF platform even for  single country 
clinical trial applications. This will open further possibilities for coordinated involvement of observer countries for 
training purposes. Seamlessly coordinated collaboration on the basis of harmonized and well -defined processes 
between NR As, NECs and AVAREF will promote clinical research in Africa and help the AMA operationalization.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103241  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator COALITION FOR EPIDEMIC PREPAREDNESS INNOVATIONS (contact point reachable via cordis page 
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103241 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  EPiTB: Addressing an unmet need: same day diagnosis of extra -pulmonary TB in a high burden 
setting.  
Date and end date  1 May 2023 - 30 April 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  Better diagnostic approaches are required to improve TB control in Africa, which is suboptimal. One neglected 
aspect of TB diagnosis is that of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), which comprises ~15% of the TB c aseload. 
However, in HIV -endemic settings over one third of cases are due to EPTB (the most common manifestation 
being pleural TB). Frontline same day sputum -based diagnostic tools such as GeneXpert perform poorly when 
using fluid derived from EPTB -specifi c compartments (e.g. pleural fluid). Indeed, GeneXpert sensitivity in pleural 
TB is ~35%. ADA, the current standard of care used in clinical practice has poor specificity, especially in 
pericardial TB and TB -meningitis (see preliminary data). By contrast, unstimulated interferon -gamma (not 
T-cell-based IGRAs that require overnight stimulation) is an excellent biomarker for the diagnosis of EPTB 
(confirmed in 2 meta -analyses). A South African university start -up has now developed a low -cost same -day 
EPTB dia gnostic test (IRISA -TB), which has been evaluated and published in several small clinical trials (see 
main proposal) and is locked -in for scale -up dissemination in 2022. The test is CE marked, SAHPRA approved, 
and endorsed by the Global Fund. This proposal  encompasses a large prospective multicentric study (n= 2170 
patients) of IRISA -TB in various forms of EPTB (pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal TB, and TB meningitis). The 
proposed study (EPiTB) has excellent fidelity with the EDCTP call because it will enable "the registration of a 
new health technology through pragmatic effectiveness studies ", "enable uptake of results into clinical practice " 
and facilitate WHO endorsement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Biomedical Research and Training Institute LBG; University of Cape Town Lung Institute PTY LTD*  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium EPiTB (Grant agreement ID: 101103281)  
Outputs or impact  Thus, EPiTB will drive the facilitation and uptake of an important new TB diagnostic test in Africa. Importantly, 
an African -invented and designed test will be promoted. Indeed, innovation and the development of an African 
knowledge -based economy is a key priority of the EDCTP.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103281  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN LUNG INSTITUTE PTY LTD* (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of pro gramme or project  Clinical Trials Community Africa Network  
Date and end date  1 May 2023 - 31 October 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  CTCAN will use and expand the Clinical Trials Community (CTC) platform, an electronic platform consolidating 
data on researchers, regulations, sites, and epidemiology across the continent. The result will be an ever -present 
and ready -to-go pool of clinical research sites and labs with the agility to rapidly address n ew and emerging 
global health threats, epidemics, and pandemics, thereby efficiently contributing towards clinical research in 
pandemic preparedness. CTCAN will lay the foundation for a sustainable network of clinical trial sites and 
laboratories in sub -Saharan Africa by leveraging and initiating collaboration between existing sub -networks, 
funders, and pharma.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  NUVOTEQ (PTY) LTD  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium CTCAN (Grant agreement ID: 101103299)  
Outputs or impact  CTCAN will lay the foundation for a sustainable network of clinical trial sites and laboratories in sub -Saharan 
Africa by leveraging and initiating collaboration between existing sub -networks, funders, and pharma.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103299  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator NUVOTEQ (PTY) LTD (contact point reachable via cordis page 
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Name of programme or project  Scaling Up C apacity to Support Conduct of Clinical Trials in the East African Community  
Date and end date  1 June 2023 - 31 May 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya; Uganda  
Brief description  The East African Community (EAC) has experienced significant increase in volume and complexity of clinical 
research driven by epidemics of emerging and remerging infectious diseases such as HIV, Ebola and COVID -19, 
requiring expertise in scientific and ethical review and conduct of research and a robust and pragmatic research 
regulatory framework. The overall goal is to strengthen scientific and ethics capacity in EAC for high quality 
research review, conduct and oversight, at international standards. The specific objectives are: 1. To train NRRA 
personne l, REC members, researchers and clinicians on scientific and ethics review and conduct of research with 
emerging and complex study designs including adaptive platform trials 2. To train NRRA personnel and REC 
members on oversight, monitoring and pharmacovi gilance of clinical trials and 3. To train NRRA personnel, REC 
and research administrators on personal effectiveness and leadership skills (PELS) to manage the increasingly 
complex research processes. Methods: We will implement this project within a consor tium of research scientists 
from the six partner states collaborating with the EU partner, with the East African Health Research Commission 
as the strong nucleus for coordination and dissemination of results. The project will be hosted at the Infectious 
Diseases Institute (IDI), where within a previous NIH funded program (5G11 TW011309 -01) we built capacity 
for REC members, researchers and REC administrators for 7 RECs in Uganda, with significant improvement in 
knowledge, PELS, quality and turnaround time o f research review and researcher satisfaction  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Kenya Medical Research Institute; The Infectious Diseases Institute Limited  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium SCALE -IT (Grant agreement ID: 101103332)  
Outputs or impact  This proposal fits within the scope of GH -EDCTP3 -2022-01-05 call, whose aim is to strengthen clinical research 
capacity and improve efficiency of the regulatory environment for effective development, delivery and uptake of 
new and improved safe h ealth technologies and rapid response to emerging epidemics guaranteeing international 
standards and attainment of SDG3.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103 332 
Contact point for further information  Coordinator (contact point reachable via cordis page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103332 ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Innovative solutions for Mediterranean Ecosystem Remediation via Monitoring and 
decontamination from Chemical Pollution  
Date and end date  1 June 2023 - 31 May 2026  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Tunisia  
Brief description  The Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding regions support a diverse variety of essential socioeconomic 
activities. It is one of the highly exploited water ways and the influence of anthropogenic activities on its marine 
habitats and ecosystems has grown significantly since the industrial revolution. Because of this, the 
Mediterranean Sea basin is very vulnerable to chemical contamination and buildup. To safeguard the  
Mediterranean Sea basin from contaminants for emerging concerns (CoEC), iMERMAID will integrate, 
coordinate, and synergize innovative preventive, monitoring, and remediation solutions. iMERMAID will build an 
evidence -based multidimensional framework that will guide policymaking and transform societal perceptions to 
reduce CoEC usage, emissions, and pollution. Furthermore, next generation sensor and remediation solutions 
will be developed within iMERMAID to monitor and remove prioritized chemicals from its source while reducing 
upstream pollution. iMERMAID builds an ideal interdisciplinary team by bringing together prominent SMEs, 
researchers, regulators, and innovation professionals who have been essential in improving the knowledge and 
awareness of CoEC. B eyond state -of-the-art techniques, iMERMAID will strive to strengthen regulations against 
CoEC, expand economic possibilities and competitiveness, improve the standard of living for EU residents, while 
preventing the accumulation of chemical pollution in t he Mediterranean Sea basin. iMERMAID will empower the 
efforts to create a zero pollution, contaminant free waters by enabling the Chemical Strategy 's goals to become 
a practical reality.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  ECOLE NATIONALE D 'INGENIEURS DE GABES; OPALIA PHARMA SA  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Consortium iMERMAID (Grant agreement ID: 101112824)  
Outputs or impact  iMERMAID will build an evidence -based multidimensional framework that will guide policymaking and transform 
societal perceptio ns to reduce CoEC usage, emissions, and pollution. Furthermore, next generation sensor and 
remediation solutions will be developed within iMERMAID to monitor and remove prioritized chemicals from its 
source while reducing upstream pollution. iMERMAID build s an ideal interdisciplinary team by bringing together 
prominent SMEs, researchers, regulators, and innovation professionals who have been essential in improving 
the knowledge and awareness of CoEC. Beyond state -of-the-art techniques, iMERMAID will strive to strengthen 
regulations against CoEC, expand economic possibilities and competitiveness, improve the standard of living for 
EU residents, while preventing the accumulation of chemical pollution in the Mediterranean Sea basin. iMERMAID 
will empower the ef forts to create a zero pollution, contaminant free waters by enabling the Chemical Strategy 's 
goals to become a practical reality.  
Website for further information  https://cordis.europa.eu/project /id/101112824  
Contact point for further information  Coordinator FUNDACION INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CASTILLA Y LEON (contact point reachable via cordis 
page https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101112824 ) 
    
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2.1  Bulgaria  
Name of programme or project  "Transfer of technology concerning new plant varieties " 
Date and end date  1 April 2019 - 1 April 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Republic of Moldova  
Brief description  Programme for transfer of technology concerning four soy beans registered as new plant varieties in the Bulgarian 
Patent Office, together with Soybean experimental station, Pavlikeni, Bulgaria. (Providing 250 soybeans for 
experimental purposes).  
Beneficia ry institution or audience  Research Institute for field crops НИИПК „Селекция ", Moldova  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Soybean experimental station, Pavlikeni, Bulgaria field of techlogy - breeders achievments/category of 
technology - food and agricult ure 
Outputs or impact  Transfer of knowledge  
Website for further information  https://www.agriacad.bg/bg/units/research -and-production -center/opitna -stanciq -po-soqta -i-zyrnenite -kulturi -
pavlikeni  
Contact point for further information  Dr. Silviya Todorova, Agricultural Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria ssa@agriacad.bg   
2.2  Sweden  
Name of programme or project  Roundtable on Fostering South -South and Triangular Cooperation in Intellectual Property and 
Innovation.  
Date and end date  15 May 2023 - 15 May 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  WIPO panel discussion on Challenges and opportunities of South -South and Triangular Cooperation initiatives.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  WIPO and several participants representing developing and least developed countries.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV), WIPO Academy, Intellectual Property Office, Pakistan, International 
Affairs and Policy Department, National I nstitute of Industrial Property (INAPI) Chile.  
Outputs or impact  Greater understanding of South -South and Triangular Cooperation in Intellectual Property and Innovation.  
Website for further information  https://www.prv.se/en/capacity -development/programmes  
Contact point for further information  mats.nordenborg@prv.se    
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2.3  France  
Name of programme or project  Sensibilisation au système des indications géographiques  
Date and end date  1 July 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Thailand  
Brief description  Accueil d 'une délégation de l 'office thaïlandais de propriété intellectuelle. Echanges avec l 'INPI France, 
découverte d 'une IG agricole (accueil par le Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins de Champagne).  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Acteurs institutionnels des IG en Thaïlande  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INAO, Comité interprofessionnel des vins de champagne (CIVC), INPI France Financement : Minsitère de 
l'agriculture, INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Renforcement du cadre juridique des IG  en Thaïlande  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  sylvie.rizo@agriculture.gouv.fr  - chargée de mission – Ministère de l 'Agriculture, Direction Générale de la 
performance économique et environnementale des entreprises  
 
Name of programme or project  Accord de coopération sur les indications géographiques avec les Philippines  
Date and end date  1 July 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Philippines  
Brief description  Signature d 'un accord de coopération sur les indications géographiques avec l 'office de propriété intellectuelle 
philippin (IPOPHIL) et l 'INAO  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Acteurs institutionnels des IG aux Philippines  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INAO et INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Renforcement du cadre juridique des IG aux Philippines  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  sylvie.rizo@agriculture.gouv.fr     chargée de mission - Ministère de l 'agriculture - Direction de la performance 
économique et environnementale des entrepri ses  
   
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Name of programme or project  Formation Advanced Inter GI Europe  
Date and end date  26 September 2022 - 1 October 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cambodia  
Brief description  Formation conçue pour un public ayant déjà des connaissances sur les Indications Géographiques, et souhaitant 
approfondir la gestion collective de la qualité et de la réputation de produits liées à l 'origine.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Experts et agents de développement local Responsables de  l'enregistrement des IG et du développement rural 
Producteurs ou organisations interprofessionnelles Agent du Département de propriété intellectuelle au 
Cambodge  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Co-organisation par : CIRAD, REDD et INPI France  
Outputs  or impact  Former au concept européen d 'indication géographique et renforcement des compétences du membre 
bénéficiaire en matière de gestion des chaînes de valeur des produits de qualité basés sur l 'origine et contrôle 
de ces produits.  
Website for further information  https://www.cirad.fr/nos -activites -notre -impact/enseignement -et-formation/formation -
professi onnelle/catalogue -des-formations/formation -advanced -intergi  
Contact point for further information  olivia.le -lamer@agriculture.gouv.fr  - chargée de mission – Ministère de l 'agriculture, Direction générale de la 
performance économique et environnementale des entreprises    
 
Name of programme or project  Diagnostic sur les indications géographiques - secteur du sel  
Date and end date  1 October 2022 - 30 November 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Viet Nam  
Brief description  Evaluation des besoins d 'accompagnement des producteurs de sel en vue d 'une amélioration de leurs conditions 
de production : organisation de la production et lien au terroir, mise en valeur dans le cadre d 'une indication 
géographique, agro -tourisme. Partage de savoir -faire autour de l 'expérience acquise en France avec l 'IG Sel  de 
Guérande.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Producteurs, coopératives et autres acteurs des provinces concernées.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Expertise : Univers -Sel Financement : Ministère de l 'agriculture/Direction générale de la performance économique 
et environnementale des entreprises  
Outputs or impact  Evaluer la faisabilité de la mise en place d 'IG dans la filière sel.  La mission a fait apparaître des besoins en termes 
d'étude de marché, d 'harmonisation, de formation et de pr ise en compte des enjeux climatiques.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  sylvie.rizo@agriculture.gouv.fr  - Chargée de mission – Ministère de l 'Agriculture - Direction générale de la 
performance économique et environnementale des entreprises    
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Name of programme or project  Assistance technique en matière d 'indications géographiques  à l 'OAPI (Organisation Africaine de 
la Propriété Intellectuelle)  
Date and end date  1 February 2023 - 1 March 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Côte d 'Ivoire; Democratic Republic of 
the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Senegal; Togo  
Brief description  Poursuite de l 'assistance technique fournies à l 'OAPI - Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle 
Assistance juridique pour la mise en place de procédures d 'enregistrement et de contrôle des IG protégées par 
l'OAPI 
Beneficiary institution or audience  OAPI - Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle  
Technical coope ration provider(s)  CIRAD - INAO - GRET - FAM - AFD  
Outputs or impact  Cette action d 'assistance juridique doit permettre de sécuriser les procédures de l 'OAPI pour l 'encadrement et 
la protection des IG reconnues au sein de l 'OAPI.  
Website for further inf ormation   
Contact point for further information  s.mezerette@inao.gouv.fr  - Adjointe aux affaires internationales - INAO (Institut national de l 'origine et de la 
qualité)   
 
Name of programme or project  Structuration d 'une filière sous indication géographique  
Date and end date  1 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Armenia  
Brief description  Accueil d 'une délégation de professionnels et d 'institutionnels par le Bureau National Interprofessionnel du 
Cognac, pour une sensibilisation aux enjeux d 'organisation et de défense d 'une filière de production sous 
indication géographique.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Acteurs institutionnels et professionnels arméniens  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  BNIC (Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac) et INAO  
Outputs or impact  Partage de savoir -faire sur les indications géographiques  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  olivia.le -lamer@agriculture.gouv.fr  - chargée de mission – Ministère de l 'Agriculture, Direction générale de la 
performance économique et environnementale des entreprises   
   
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Name of programme or project  Projet PAMPIG 2  
Date and end date  23 October 2017 - 31 December 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Cameroon; Côte d 'Ivoire; Guinea  
Brief description  Appui à la mise en place de 6 nouvelles indications géographiques dans quatre pays membres de l 'Organisation 
Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI) – Bénin, Côte d 'Ivoire, Cameroun et Guinée Les six nouvelles 
indications géographiques portent sur les produits suivants : le Gari Sohoui de Savalou, l 'huile d 'Agonlin et 
l'Ananas pain de sucre, le Cacao rouge du Cameroun, l 'Attiéké des lagunes et les pagnes baoulés et l 'Ananas 
Friguiagbé (dit la b aronne de Guinée) - Structuration de filières permettant de s 'assurer que les acteurs de la 
chaine de valeur, et singulièrement les producteurs, puissent tirer un bénéfice de cette démarche en améliorant 
leur niveau de vie . Mise en place d 'indications géog raphiques permettant de valoriser les spécificités des produits 
africains et de protéger les patrimoines et savoir -faire locaux  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Institutions du Bénin, Côte d 'Ivoire, Cameroun et Guinée  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  AFD (Agence française de développement) CIRAD (Organisme français de recherche agronomique et de 
coopération internationale pour le développement durable des régions tropicales et méditerranéennes)  
Outputs or impact  Objectifs du projet PAMPIG 2 sont les suivants :  1. Renforcement et pérennisation des missions de l 'OAPI 
d'enregistrement, d 'appui à la reconnaissance et de promotion des IG (Indications Géographiques). 2. Appui à 
l'émergence de capacités nationales d 'identification, de validation et d 'accompagnement des démarches IG. Cette 
composante concerne les 17 pays membres de l 'OAPI ; 3. Consolidation des acquis pour les trois IG déjà 
enregistrées par le PAMPIG 1 et enregistrement et développement de 6 nouveaux produits IG dans les quatre 
pays priori taires du PAMPIG 2 (Bénin, Cameroun, Côte d 'Ivoire, et Guinée).  
Website for further information  http://oapi.int/Ressources/pampig2/2021/18052021/S%C3%A9lection_p roduits_IG.pdf https://afrique -
centrale.cirad.fr/recherche -en-partenariat/principaux -projets/pampig -2https://umr -
innovation.cirad.fr/recherche/projets/pampig -2 
Contact point for further information  Contact à l 'OAPI : Michel Gonomy, Chef de Projet, michel.gonomy@oapi.int   Contact au CIRAD : Philippe 
Pédelahore, Expert Principal, pedelahore@cirad.fr  
   
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Name of programme or project  Programme IG ASEAN  
Date and end date  1 October 2020 - 1 December 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cambodia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Myanmar  
Brief description  Projet régional pour la promotion et la reconnaissance des Indications Géographiques au Cambodge, Lao  PDR et 
Myanmar . Mettre en place ou de renforcer les dispos itifs de gestion et de protection des Indications 
Géographiques pour les produits suivants : Sucre de palme de Kampong Speu, Miel sauvage du Mondolkiri, Riz 
de Khao Kai Noi, Thé De Komaen  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Institutionnels et producteurs locaux  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  AFD (Agence française du développement)  GRET  CIRAD ()  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Programme "facilité IG " pour le développement des indications géographiques dans les pays 
d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique  
Date and end date  4 February 2021 - 1 February 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya; Rwanda; Senegal; South Africa  
Brief description  Ce programme d 'aide au développement vise à accompagner techniquement et financièrement les acteurs des 
pays d 'Afrique, Caraïbes et Pacifique dans le développement des Indications Géographiques. 8 projets sont 
actuellement en cours dans le cadre de ce programme "facilité IG " : Sénégal (projet Madd de Casamance), 
Afrique du Sud (projet Karoo Lamb), Benin (IG Wagashi ), Projet IG Rwanda, Kenya (Miel Ogiek),  Ethiopie, 
Madagascar; Niger (oignon violet de Galmi)  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Sénégal: ETDS (ONG) Afrique du Sud : Karoo Lamb consortium Rwanda : NAEB (administration) et COOPAC 
(négociant café) Kenya :  AFA et TBK (administrations)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  AFD - CIRAD  
Outputs or impact  Elaborer et promouvoir une approche africaine des IG Renforcer les capacités de l 'ensemble des parties prenantes 
Enregistrer de nouvelles IG pilotes Harmoniser  les approches juridiques pour développer les marchés 
internationaux et régionaux  
Website for further information  https://www.cirad.fr /espace -presse/communiques -de-presse/2021/facilite -indications -geographiques -afd-cirad 
Contact point for further information  cassandre.nonque@dgtresor.gouv.fr  - Adjointe au chef du bureau Règles internationales du commerce et de 
l'investissement | Direction Générale du Trésor Ministère de l 'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté 
industrielle et numérique    
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Name of programme or project  Echange d 'examinateu rs marques  
Date and end date  15 March 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  Echange d 'examinateurs marques sur les pratiques des offices en matière d 'analyse des similarités marques et 
les risque de confusion lors de l 'examen des demandes d 'enregistrement  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Office chinois de la PI (CNIPA)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Meilleure connaissance mutuelle des règles d 'examen des marques et partage des bonnes pratiques de l 'INPI  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Julie.herve@dgtresor.gouv.fr  - Conseillère régionale propriété intell ectuelle au service économique régional de 
l'Ambassade de France à Pekin  
 
Name of programme or project  Rencontres franco -chinoises du droit et de la justice  
Date and end date  22 May 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  11èmes rencontres franco -chinoises du droit et de la justice sur le contentieux brevet: regards croisés sur le 
contentieux brevet en France et en Chine et présentation de la juridiction unifiée des brevets  
Beneficiary institution or audience  CNIPA, Cour Suprême chinoise, associations de praticiens du droit chinois  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Ministère de la justice, INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Promotion de la place de Paris dans la juridiction unifiée des brevets; présentation des bonnes pratiques 
françaises en termes de contentieux et autres procédures (ex : saisie -contrefaçon)  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Julie.herve@dgtr esor.gouv.fr  Conseillère régionale propriété intellectuelle au service économique de l 'Ambassade 
de France à Pekin  
   
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Name of programme or project  Programme de formation Certificat d 'animateur en propriété industrielle (CAPI)  
Date and end date  17 November 2022 - 11 May 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Côte d 'Ivoire; The Gambia; 
Ghana; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Togo  
Brief description  Le certificat permet d 'acquérir un socle de compétences et de connaissances pertinentes en propriété 
intellectuelle pour assurer l 'aide à la décision dans les centres de rech erches, universités, PME et autres entités  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Les offices de propriété intellectuelle de la zone (OMPIC – OAPI – INNORPI - INAPI)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France – OMPI (Organisation mondiale de la PI) – OAPI (organisation africaine de la PI) - OMPIC (office 
Marocain de la PI)  
Outputs or impact  Partage d 'expériences et diffusion de bonnes pratiques entre les administrations pour une meilleure 
sensibil isation à la PI  
Website for further information  https://www.amapic.ma/#formations  
Contact point for further information  francois.kaiser@dgtresor.gouv.frco nseiller propriété intellectuelle, Service économique régional – DG Trésor 
Ambassade de France au Maroc  
 
Name of programme or project  Echange d 'examinateurs marques  
Date and end date  6 December 2022 - 17 January 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Morocco  
Brief description  Echange d 'examinateurs marques pour partage d 'expériences sur les sujets suivants: procédure d 'opposition à 
une marque et organisation du travail d 'examinateur  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Office de PI Marocain (OMPIC)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Meilleure connaissance mutuelle et partage des bonnes pratiques de l 'INPI  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  francois.kaiser@dgtresor.gouv.fr  - conseiller propriété intellect uelle, Service économique régional – DG Trésor 
Ambassade de France au Maroc  
   
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Name of programme or project  Formation des services douaniers  
Date and end date  15 November 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Morocco  
Brief description  Sensibilisation des douanes à la lutte anti -contrefaçon – présentation du réseau international des conseillers en 
propriété intellectuelle auprès des ambassades de France et du Comité national anti -contrefaçon – Pistes de 
réflexion pour des coopérations fu tures 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Douanes marocaines  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Développement de la coopération douanière transfrontalière en matière de respect des droits de PI  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  francois.kaiser@dgtresor.gouv.fr  - conseiller propriété intellectuelle, Service économique régional – DG Trésor 
Ambassade de France au Maroc  
 
Name of programme or proje ct Séminaire régional Lutte anti -contrefaçon  
Date and end date  28 November 2022 - 30 November 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Egypt; Morocco; Tunisia  
Brief description  Séminaire lutte anti -contrefaçon – présentation institutionnelles – coopération transfrontalière dans le cadre de 
la zone de libre -échange continentale africaine (Zlecaf) – formation des douanes par les titulaires de DPI  
Beneficiary institution or audien ce Douanes algérienne, tunisiennes, marocaines et égyptienne  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France – AfriPI (programme de coopération internationale de l 'Union européenne mis en œuvre par l 'Office 
de l'Union européenne pour la propriété intellectu elle - EUIPO)  
Outputs or impact  Améliorer la coopération transfrontalière en matière de lutte contre la contrefaçon – travail sur un futur accord 
de coopération (MOU) – action reconduite pour le 2ème semestre 2023  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  francois.kaiser@dgtresor.gouv.fr  - conseiller propriété intellectuelle, Service économique régional – DG Trésor 
Ambassade de Fran ce au Maroc  
   
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Name of programme or project  Développement du système d 'Indication géographique  
Date and end date  1 May 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Tunisia  
Brief description  Mise à disposition d 'un expert INPI pour la Tunisie en collaboration avec l 'office PI suisse pour le développement 
du système d 'IG. 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Office de PI Tunisien (INNORPI)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France et IPI Suisse  
Outputs or impact  Améliorer la protection des I G non agricoles en Tunisie pour mieux protéger les producteurs et améliorer la 
compétitivité des produits nationaux.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  francois.kai ser@dgtresor.gouv.fr  - conseiller propriété intellectuelle, Service économique régional – DG Trésor 
Ambassade de France au Maroc –  aginestet@inpi.fr , en charge des indications géographiques, Institut national 
de la propriété industrielle  
 
Name of programme or project  CEIPI summer school - 2023  
Date and end date  28 June 2023 - 8 July 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Argentina; Chile; Indonesia; Malaysia; Mexico; Philippines  
Brief description  Le CEIPI (Centre d 'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle) organise une Summer School, formation 
de 10 jours dispensée en anglais combinant enseignement théorique sur le droit des brevets en Europe et l 'étude 
de cas pratiques.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Personnel de l 'office de PI du Mexique – IMPI. Personnel de l 'office de PI des Philippines (IPOPHL) Personnel de 
l'office de PI d 'Indonésie (DGIP) Personnel de l 'office de PI de Malaisie (MyIPO) Personnel des offices de PI 
argentin et chilien (INPI Argentine et INAPI)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France CEIPI (Centre d 'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle)  
Outputs or impact  Formation au système de la propriété intellectuelle européen avec un focus particulier sur les brevets  
Website for further information  https://www.ceipi.edu/en/training/non -degree -courses/summer -school     
Contact point for further information  Stephanie.LEPARMENTIER@dgtresor.gouv.fr , Conseillère régionale en Propriété Intellectuelle pour les Etats -
Unis, le Canada et le Mexique au Service économique régional à l 'Ambassade de France aux Etats -Unis 
Fabrice.perrono@dgtresor.gouv.fr , Conseiller régional en Propriété Intellectuelle pour les pays d 'ASEAN, dans 
l'équipe du Service économique régional à l 'Ambassade de France à Singa pour. renaud.gaillard@dgtresor.gouv.fr   
Conseiller en propriété intellectuelle/Conseiller régional INPI France pour l 'Amérique latine/Ambassade de France 
au Brésil     
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Name of programme or project  Formation E -Asia GI 2022  
Date and end date  17 October 2022 - 22 November 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Thailand  
Brief description  Formation sur les Indications Géographiques pour un public souhaitant mieux appréhender l 'outil juridique, mieux 
comprendre la gestion collective de la qualité et de la réputation de produits liées à l 'origine.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Agent du DIP (Département de PI) en Thaïlande.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France CIRAD - REDD  
Outputs or impact  Former au concept européen d 'indication géographique et renforcement des compétences du membre 
bénéficiaire en matière d 'indications géographiques en tant qu 'outil de développement économique.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Fabrice.perrono@dgtresor.gouv.fr , Conseiller régional en Propriété Intellectuelle pour les pays d 'ASEAN, au 
Service économique régional à l 'Ambassade de France à Singapour, Représentant de l 'INPI. 
   
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Name of programme or project  Séminaire franco -thailand ais "Comment Protéger l 'Innovation ? "  
Date and end date  27 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Thailand  
Brief description  Dans le cadre de l 'année de l 'innovation France - Thaïlande 2023, organisation d 'une conférence axée sur les 
Systèmes PI en France et en Thaïlande. Trois sujets ont été traités:  
- Le droit au service de l 'innovation : régime juridique des brevets et marques en Thaïlande et en France/regards 
pratiques sur l 'évolution des contentieux de l 'innovation en Thaïlande/l 'harmonisation du droit des brevets en 
Europe avec l 'entrée en vigueur du brevet unitaire et de la juridiction unifiée des brevets  
- L'action pénale face à la contrefaçon : la détection de la contrefaçon au service des entreprises innovantes/la 
répression p énale des contrefacteurs (signalement, preuve et enquête).  
- La protection de l 'innovation par la technologie : l 'utilisation de la blockchain dans la preuve de la 
contrefaçon/les nouvelles technologies de détection de la contrefaçon.  
Beneficiary institut ion or audience  Office de PI de Thaïlande (DIP), Cour de justice spéciale en PI, autorités thaïlandaises en charge de la lutte 
contre la contrefaçon, juristes thaïlandais (avocats spécialisés et conseils en brevets), entreprises thaïlandaises 
et entreprise s françaises  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Magistrat de liaison (Ministère de la Justice)/Ambassade de France en Thaïlande (MEAE) et INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Comparaison des systèmes français et thaïlandais en matière de protection et de lutte contre la contrefaçon et 
échange de bonnes pratiques en matière de lutte contre la contrefaçon  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Fabrice.perrono@dgtresor.gouv.fr , Conseiller régional en Propriété Intellectuelle pour les pays d 'ASEAN, au  
Service économique régional à l 'Ambassade de France à Sing apour, Représentant de l 'INPI. 
   
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Name of programme or project  Visite d 'étude de l 'office de PI du Vietnam en France  
Date and end date  30 May 2023 - 2 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Viet Nam  
Brief description  Visite d 'étude de l 'office de PI du Viet  Nam en France avec notamment un focus sur les indications 
géographiques. Objectif : avoir une meilleure compréhension de l 'organisation de la protection des différentes 
Indications Géographiques en France et de l 'intérêt pour les entre prises de bénéficier d 'une protection via les 
IG 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Office de PI du Viet  Nam 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France et INAO.  
Outputs or impact  Découverte de 2 Indications Géographiques françaises (Poteries d 'Alsace et Vins d 'Alsace) et rencontre avec 
l'INAO Présentation de la manière dont une délégation régionale de l 'INPI vient en appui aux entreprises 
françaises en matière de PI. Partage d 'expérience sur le soutien aux entreprises.  
Website for f urther information   
Contact point for further information  Fabrice.perrono@dgtresor.gouv.fr , Conseiller régional en Propriété Intellectuelle pour les pays d 'ASEAN, au 
Service économique régional à l 'Ambassade de France à Singapour, Représentant de l 'INPI. 
 
Name of programme or project  FORMATION - Diplôme universitaire en brevet et en marques  
Date and end date  1 September 2022 - 1 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Côte d 'Ivoire; Equatorial 
Guinea; Gabon; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Senegal; Togo  
Brief description  3 ingénieurs et/ou juristes de pays membres de l 'OAPI suivent les formations du CEIPI (Centre d 'études 
internationales de la propriété intellectuelle) brevet ou marque.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  OAPI (organisation africaine de la PI)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France CEIPI (Centre d 'études internationales de la propriété intellectuelle)  
Outputs or impact  Les cand idats acquièrent une solide formation en matière de propriété intellectuelle  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Caroline.rolshausen@dgtresor.gouv.fr , Conseillère Régionale Propriété Intellectuelle pour l 'Afrique Service 
économique régional pour l 'Afrique de l 'Ouest Ambassade de France en Côte d 'Ivoire  
   
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Name of programme or project  Assistance technique en matière d 'indication géographique  
Date and end date  1 July 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Côte d 'Ivoire  
Brief description  Visite terrain près de Yamoussoukro des tisserands du "pagne Baoulé " et échange sur les difficultés/réalisations 
des démarches IG et aide à la mise en place d 'un cahier des charges pour l 'IG  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Association des tisserands du Pagne baoulé  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France  Office de PI de côté d 'Ivoire (OIPI)  
Outputs or impact  permettre à l 'Association des tisserands du "Pagne baoulé " d'avancer dans le projet de labellisation de l 'IG 
Website for further inform ation   
Contact point for further information  caroline.rolshausen@dgtresor.gouv.fr , Conseillère Régionale Propriété Intellectuelle pour l 'Afrique Service 
économique régional pour l 'Afrique de l 'Ouest Ambassade de France en Côte d 'Ivoire  
 
Name of programme or project  Master Yamoussoukro  
Date and end date  1 December 2022 - 1 September 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Côte d 'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; The 
Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Sene gal; Togo  
Brief description   Soutien à la mise en place du premier master de formation d 'ingénieurs brevet dans l 'espace OAPI (organisation 
africaine de la PI)  
Beneficiary institution or audience  MEMBRES DE L 'OAPI (organisation africaine de la PI)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Ingénieurs de l 'espace OAPI (organisation africaine de la PI)  
Outputs or impact  15 ingénieurs seront en capacité de détecter et d 'accompagner l 'innovation au sein des entreprises et/ou des 
universités.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  caroline.rolshausen@dgtresor.gouv.fr , Conseillère Régionale Propriété Intellectuelle pour l 'Afrique Service 
économique régional pour l 'Afrique de l 'Ouest Ambassade de France en Côte d 'Ivoire  
   
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Name of programme or project  Formation des magistrats  
Date and end date  1 May 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Côte d 'Ivoire; Equatorial 
Guinea; Gabon; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Senegal; Togo  
Brief description  Animation d 'un webinaire de formation des magistrats de la zone OAPI (organisation africaine de la PI) aux 
conséquence du piratage et les réponses judiciaires à apporter  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Magistrats de l 'espace OAPI (organisation africaine de la PI ) 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Canal plus INPI France BURIDA (BUREAU IVOIRIEN DU DROIT D 'AUTEUR) RAMPI (réseau des magistrats africains 
spécialisés en PI)  
Outputs or impact  Développement de l 'expertise en matière de propriété intellectuelle chez les magistrats afin qu 'ils puissent utiliser 
les connaissances acquises en matière de propriété intellectuelle dans leurs décisions sur les affaires de propriété 
intellectuelle  
Website for further information   
Contact point for furthe r information  caroline.rolshausen@dgtresor.gouv.frCo nseillère Régionale Propriété Intellectuelle pour l 'Afrique Service 
économique régional pour l 'Afrique de l 'Ouest Ambassade de France en Côte d 'Ivoire  
 
Name of programme or project  CEIPI (Centre d 'études internationales de la propriété intellectuelle) – Cycle brevets  
Date and end date  19 September 2022 - 19 February 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil; Peru  
Brief description  Le Centre d 'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle propose un enseignement dit "long", dont la 
durée correspond approximativement à une année universitaire. Une formation "brevets d 'invention " est 
proposée au premier semestre de l 'année universitaire, conduisant au Diplôme d 'études internationales de la 
propriété industrielle en "Brevets d 'Invention ". 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Offices PI du Brésil (INPI Brésil) et du Pérou (INDECOPI)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Centre d 'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CEIPI) INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Formation d'agents des offices PI pour l 'enregistrement des titres PI et la défense des droits de PI  
Website for further information  https://www.ceipi.edu/formations/formations -diplomantes/diplomes -duniversite/du -brevets -dinvention -
marques -dessins -modeles -en-cycle-long#c59080   
Contact point for further information  renaud.gaillard@dgtresor.gouv.fr , Conseiller en propriété intellectuelle / Conseiller régional INPI France pour 
l'Amérique latine / Ambassade de France au Brésil  
   
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Name of programme or project  CEIPI (Centre d 'études internationales de la propriété intellectuelle) - cycle Marques  
Date and end date  6 February 2023 - 8 July 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil; Peru  
Brief description  Le Centre d 'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle propose un enseignement dit "long", dont la 
durée correspond approximativement à une année universitaire. Une formation "marques, dessins et modèles " 
est proposée au second semestre de l 'année universitaire, conduisant au Diplôme d 'études internationales de la 
propriété industrielle en "Marques et Dessins & Modèles industriels  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Offices PI du Brésil (INPI Brésil) et du Pérou (INDECOPI)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France CEIPI (Centre d 'études internationales de la propriété intellectuelle)  
Outputs or impact  Formation d 'agents des offices PI à l 'enregistrement des titres de PI et la défense des droits de PI  
Website for further informat ion https://www.ceipi.edu/formations/formations -diplomantes/diplomes -duniversite/du -brevets -dinvention -
marques -dessins -modeles -en-cycle-long#c60390  
Contact point for further information  renaud.gaillard@dgtresor.gouv.fr  , Conseiller en propriété intellectuelle / Conseiller régional INPI France pour 
l'Amérique latine / Ambassade de France au Brésil  
 
Name of programme or project  Formation Advanced Inter GI  
Date and end date  25 September 2022 - 2 October 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Chile 
Brief description  La formation Inter GI avancée est une nouvelle version de la formation Inter GI Prévue pour les professionnels 
ayant déjà une expérience des indications géographiques.  Elle explore en profondeur les aspects de la gestion 
collective des Indications Géographiques.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Office de PI chilien (INAPI)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  CIRAD – REDD - INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Former les agents des offices PI au concept d 'IG de manière approfondie.  
Website for further information  https://www.cirad.fr/nos -activites -notre -impact/enseignement -et-formation/formation -
professionnelle/catalogue -des-formations/formation -advanced -intergi  
Contact point for further informa tion renaud.gaillard@dgtresor.gouv.fr   Conseiller en propriété intellectuelle / Conseiller régional INPI France pour 
l'Amérique latine / Ambassade de France au Brésil     
   
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Name of programme or project  Coopération technique en matière d 'accompagnement aux en treprises  
Date and end date  12 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Peru 
Brief description  Échange d 'informations concernant l 'expérience de l 'INPI en matière d 'accompagnement aux entreprises. 
Présentation de l 'ensemble de la gamme des produits d 'accompagnement des entreprises développés par l 'INPI 
ainsi que d 'un retour d 'expérience.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Office PI du Pérou (INDECOPI)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Partage d 'informations  concernant la gamme Coaching de l 'INPI (notamment programme start up, PASS PI, 
Master class PI, Prédiagnostic PI) en vue de développer une gamme de produits d 'accompagnement des 
entreprises à la propriété intellectuelle au Pérou  
Website for further info rmation  https://www.inpi.fr/services -et-prestations -domaine/aides -accompagnement  
Contact point for further information  renaud.gaillard@dgtresor.gouv.fr   Conseiller en propriété intellectuelle / Conseiller régional INPI France pour 
l'Amérique latine / Ambassade de France au Brésil   
 
Nam e of programme or project  Séminaire international sur les indications géographiques artisanales  
Date and end date  29 June 2023 - 30 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil; Colombia; Mexico; Peru  
Brief description  Séminaire international Amérique Latine (AMlat) sur les IG artisanales en partenariat avec l 'INPI Brésil, EUIPO 
(programme AL Invest Verde) à Rio de Janeiro avec présentation de l 'IG Linge basque.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Office PI du Brésil (INPI Brésil)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  SEBRAE – EUIPO (AL INVEST VERDE) - INPI 
Outputs or impact  Partage de l 'expérience française en matière d 'enregistrement et de protection des indications géographiques 
artisanales.  
Webs ite for further information   
Contact point for further information  renaud.gaillard@dgtresor.gouv.fr  , Conseiller en propriété intellectuelle / Conseiller régional INPI France pour 
l'Amérique latine / Ambassade de France au Brésil   
   
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Name of programme or project  « enforcement » aux frontières/Lutte anti-contrefaçon  
Date and end date  19 July 2023 - 21 July 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay; Uruguay  
Brief description  Ce séminaire a pour but de promouvoir l 'échange d 'informations sur la législation et les questions douanières 
relatives à la surveillance des infractions à la propriété intellectuelle aux frontières.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Douanes du Mercosur  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  EUIPO (IP KEY LATAM) - INPI FRANCE  
Outputs or impact  Promouvoir l 'échange d 'informations entre autorités douanières et partage de bonnes pratiques sur les questions 
douanières  
Website for further information  https://ipkey.eu/pt/latin -america   
Contact point for further information  renaud.gaillard@dgtresor.gouv.fr   Conseiller en propriété intellectuelle/Conseiller régional INPI France pour 
l'Amérique latine / Ambassade de France au Brésil   
 
Name of programme or project  Initiation à la Propriété Intellectuelle  
Date and end date  26 September 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Jordan  
Brief description  Introduction à la propriété intellectuelle auprès d 'un public de magistrats  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Institut de formation judiciaire jordanien  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Sensibilisation des étudiants de première année en magistrature à la propriété intellectuelle  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Jinane.kabbara@dgt.gouv.fr  - Conseillère propriété intellectuelle, Service Economique d 'Abu Dhabi  
   
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Name of programme or project  Atelier sur les IG non agricoles  
Date and end date  17 October 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Brief description  Présentation des IG non agricoles – la protection conférée – la procédure d 'homologation et l 'impact économique 
de la protection des IG artisanales  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Académie de l'office PI saoudien (SAIP Academy)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Accompagnement et initiation des agents de l 'office PI saoudien (SAIP) aux IG dans le cadre de la préparation 
de la mise en place d 'un système d 'IG au Royaume.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Jinane.kabbara@dgt.gouv.fr  - Conseill ère propriété intellectuelle, Service Economique d 'Abu Dhabi  
 
Name of programme or project  Formation à la propriété industrielle  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Formation des magistrats du golfe à la propriété industrielle : marques, brevets et dessins et modèles  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Centre de formation en propriété intellectuelle du Comité de Coopération des Etats Arabes du Golfe (GCC IP 
training Center)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Cette formation contribue au développement des connaissances des magistrats en matière de règles relatives 
aux brevets, aux dessins et modèles et aux marques, afin qu 'ils puissent utiliser les connaissances acquises en 
matière de propriété intellectuelle dans leurs décisions sur les affaires de propriété intellectuelle.  
Website for further information   
Contact p oint for further information  Jinane.kabbara@dgt.gouv.fr  - Conseillère propriété intellectuelle, Service Economique d 'Abu Dhabi  
   
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Name of programme or project  Webinaire d 'initiation et de sensibilisation à la PI  
Date and end date  4 July 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Lebanese Republic  
Brief description  Initiation à la PI et sensibilisation à la protection et au respect des droits de PI  
Beneficiary institution or audience  INJAZ (ONG libanaise) – programme de mentorat  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  INPI France  
Outputs or impact  Initiation des participants au programme de mentorat (jeunes diplômés et jeunes entrepreneurs) à la PI et 
sensibilisation sur la protection et le respect des droits de PI  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Jinane.kabbara@dgt.gouv.fr  - Conseillère propriété intellectuelle, Service Economique d 'Abu Dhabi  
   
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Name of programme or project  Projet d 'élaboration d 'une trajectoire de décarbonation profonde au Nigeria (DDP Nigeria)  
Date and end date  1 January  2021 - 31 December 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Nigeria  
Brief description  Diffusion dans les pays africains de l 'expérience de l 'initiative des Deep Decarbonization Pathways (DDP), 
initiative internationale opérationnelle dans un certain nombre de pays industrialisés, émergents et en 
développement depuis 2014 pour aider les gouvernements et les acteurs non étatiques à faire des choix qui 
mettent les économies et les sociétés sur la voie d 'un monde neutre en carbone d 'ici la seconde  moitié du siècle.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Agence française de développement (AFD) et l 'Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations 
Internationales (IDDRI),  
Outputs or impact  Ce projet doit permettre  un transfert de connaissance et d 'expérience entre équipes, la structuration du réseau 
DDP en Afrique, la construction des trajectoires de décarbonation suivant le cadre méthodologique DDP, 
l'organisation d 'un forum de discussion avec toutes les parties n ationales – y compris le gouvernement – sur les 
trajectoires de développement du pays, ainsi que la participation aux débats internationaux. Le programme DDP -
Afrique prévoit: - la mobilisation et le renforcement des capacités des équipes locales d 'experts et de chercheurs 
pour l 'analyse scientifique des voies de développement à faibles émissions ; - la production d 'études par pays 
analysant les stratégies de développement à faibles émissions spécifiques à chaque pays ; - la contribution au 
débat sur les pol itiques publiques et l 'évaluation des projets à la lumière de l 'objectif de faible émission ; - la 
structuration d 'une communauté de pratiques entre les institutions de recherche africaines pour faciliter le 
partage des connaissances.  - la diffusion des r ésultats vers la communauté internationale du climat pour 
contribuer au processus global dans le cadre de l 'Accord de Paris.  
Website for further information  https://www.afd.fr/fr/carte -des-projets/projet -trajectoire -de-decarbonation -au-nigeria -ddp#  
Contact point for further information  OsKar LECUYER : lecuyero@afd.fr  Jérémy GASC : gascj@afd.fr  
 
    
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2.4  Italy  
Name of programme or proje ct "Summer School 2022 " training on private law  instruments for the protection amd enforcement of 
intellectual property rights  
Date and end date  20 June 2022 - 22 July 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Côte d 'Ivoire; Egypt; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; 
Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; South Africa; 
Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia  
Brief description  Italy has financed with EUR 98,550.00 a project run by the International Institute for the Unification of Private 
Law (UNIDROIT), called "Summer School 2022 ". It was aimed at offering theoretical and practical training on 
tools included in the field of uni fication of private law, and at the creation of a virtual community of participants 
and teachers that facilitate the exchange of best practices and problem solving experiences. The international 
private law is a pivotal instrument for the protection of rig hts (including intellectual property rights) in cases 
involving a plurality of regulatory systems. The Summer School classes took place between 20 June and 22 July 
2022 and saw the participation of 22 magistrates and government officials (including 9 men a nd 12 women) 
from 12 countries and an international organization (Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, 
Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, ECOWAS ).  
Beneficiary institution or audience  magistrates and government off icials from 12 countries and an international organization  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)  
Outputs or impact  the project offered theoretical and practical training on tools included  in the field of unification of private law, 
and at the creation of a virtual community of participants and teachers that facilitate the exchange of best 
practices and problem solving experiences.  The Summer School classes  saw the participation of 22 mag istrates 
and government officials (including 9 men and 12 women) from 12 African countries and an international 
organization.  
Website for further information  https://www .unidroit.org/unidroit -academy/international -summer -school/   
Contact point for further information  IntSummerSchool@unidroit.org ;dgcs-multilaterale@esteri.it  
    
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2.5  Germany  
Name of programme or project  Supporting and upgrading the institutional, technical and raising awareness capabilities of the 
Egyptian Patent Office (EPO)  
Date and end date  1 January 2020 - 30 September 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Egypt  
Brief description  The EU Twinning project is set to improve the technical and institutional capabilities of the Egyptian Patent Office 
in order to increase the number of patent applications and improve the protection of intellectual property in 
Egypt. A further objective is to bring together the academic world with small and medium -sized enterprises and 
to familiarise them with patent application in compliance with EU standards  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Egyptian Patent Office (EPO)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Spanish Patent and Trademark Office in cooperation with I RZ (German Foundation for International Legal 
Cooperation); IRZ and the DKPTO (Danish Patent and Trademark Office)  
Outputs or impact  Upgrade of the entire organisational structure; introduction of a quality assurance system on the basis of EU 
best practic es 
Website for further information  http://www.egypo.gov.eg/default.aspx?lang=en  
Contact point for further information  Dr. Mona Mohamed Yahia (Director) Andreea Pop ( pop@irz.de ) 
   
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Name of programme or project  Online -Seminar "Protection of intellectual property rights " 
Date and end date  18 May 2023 - 19 May 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kazakhstan  
Brief description  Support of the seminar by providing German expertise, lecture on "Tasks and structures in connection with the 
implementation of intellectual property rights for the national patent and trad emark office on the example of 
the German Federal Patents and Trademarks Office " 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Representatives of WIPO, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO, Ministry of Justice of  the Republic of Kazakhstan  
Outputs or impact  There is indeed a strong political will in Kazakhstan to combat counterfeiting and piracy in the digital 
environment through systematic root cause analysis and strengthening of corresponding mechanisms, inter 
alia, through the use of foreign experience. However, the structures are still in the process of building and 
changing the target group at the levels of change of consciousness. Action requires further consideration of the 
topic or continued support. Chang e of consciousness and change of action are influenced by many external 
factors in the partner state (e.g. political framework conditions), so that the effects are to be examined in the 
course of a later evaluation.  
Website for further information  none 
Contact point for further information  Tatiana Bovkun ( bovkun@irz.de ) 
 
Name of programme or project  Workshop on Examination of Supplementary Protection Certificates for Examiners of GDIP Albania  
Date and end date  5 October 2022 - 7 October 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Albania 
Brief description  Training for examiners regarding examination of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) Topics: - DPMA 
Guidelines for Examination of SPC Requests and Applicable EU Provisions - Specific Aspects of Examining SPC 
Requests - Hands -on Sample Cases and SPC Request Pending at GDIP - Patent Examination Procedure at the 
DPMA  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Albania - General Directorate of Industrial Property (GDIP)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Dr Volker Rueger ( Volker.rueger@dpma.de )   
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2.6  Lithuania  
Name of programme or project  Support for Bhutan in the field of doctoral studies in ethnology  
Date and end date  30 November 2021 - 30 November 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bhutan  
Brief description  To strengthen the academic relations betwee n Lithuania and Bhutan by providing an opportunity for a student 
of the Royal University of Bhutan to complete their doctoral studies in ethnology at Vilnius University. Allocated 
funds - 24 000 EUR.   Studies have started on 30th of November, 2021.  
Bene ficiary institution or audience  Royal University of Bhutan  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania/Embassy of Lithuania to India, People 's Republic of Bangladesh, Nepal 
and Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka/ Vilnius University  
Outputs or impact  • Research in the field of ethnological studies is launched. •  Based on the example of Lithuania, 
guidelines for the protection and research of archaeological heritage in Bhutan are developed. •  Preparations 
for the teaching of archaeology in Bhutanese higher education institutions in order to train new specialists in 
archaeological science have started.  
Website for further information  https://ltaid.urm.lt/en/projects/projects -map/182/bhutan -71  
Contact point for further information  Embassy of Lithuania to India, People 's Republic of Bangladesh, Nepal and Democratic Socialist Republic of S ri 
Lanka,  amb.in@urm.lt  
    
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Name of programme or project  CIBIT  
Date and end date  1 October 2022 - 20 December 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cuba; Mexico; Uruguay  
Brief description  One of the cooperation programmes carried out by the OEPM is the Ibero -American Training Programme on Searches and 
Technological Information (CIBIT), which has been held annually at its headquarters for almost 25  years. This Programme is 
aimed at Ibero -American patent examiners who, tutored by examiners from the OEPM Patent Department, receive training in 
the methodology of searches in the different documentary databases and in familiarisation with technological information se rvices 
so that they can promote this type of activity in their Offices of origin. This year the participants come from 4 countries ( finally 
one of them, Peru, could not attend due to visa problems), and it is estimated that the stay will last from Septembe r to December 
2022.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IP Offices of Latin American countries  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  OEPM  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Secretaría de la Subdirección General de Cooperación Jurídica y Relaciones Internacionales OEPM 
(+34)913496801  departamento.coord -inter@oepm.es  
 
Name of programme or project  Curso Ava nzado OMPI – OEPM sobre marcas para países de América Latina  
Date and end date  24 April 2023 - 5 May 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Barbados; Belize; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; 
Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Grenada; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Mexico; 
Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname;  Trinidad 
and Tobago; Uruguay; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  
Brief description  Training of trade mark examiners on topics such as trade mark registration, the Nice Classification or topical 
issues such as trade marks in the metaverse. Hybrid training.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IP Offices of Latin American countries  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  OEPM/ OMPI  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Secretaría de la Subdirección General de Cooperación Jurídica y Relaciones Internacionales OEPM 
(+34)913496801   departamento.coord -inter@oepm.es    
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Name of programme or project  "Curso de verano OMPI - OEPM " 
Date and end date  17 July 2023 - 28 July 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; 
Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic;  Ecuador; El Salvador; Grenada; 
Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Saint Kitts and 
Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Uruguay; Bolivarian 
Republic of Ven ezuela  
Brief description  A course, taught in Spanish, for students in their final years of studies and young professionals to deepen their 
knowledge of intellectual property (IP) and to better understand IP as a tool for economic, social, cultural and 
technological development. Hybrid training  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Students, young professionals and officials from IP offices in Latin America  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  OEPM/OMPI  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.oepm.es/en/sobre -OEPM/noticias -y-eventos/eventos/n/Curso -de-Verano -OMPI -OEPM -sobr e-Propiedad -
Intelectual -e-Industrial -00001/ . 
Contact point for further information  Secretaría de la Subdirección General de Cooperación Jurídica y Relaciones Internacionales OEPM 
(+34)913496801  departamento.coord -inter@oepm.es  
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