CIRCLE-2

CIRCLE-2 - Climate Impact Research & Response Coordination for a Larger Europe

ERA-Net CIRCLE-2 (Coordination of Research & Response to Climate Impacts in an Enlarged Europe) is a European network of public and private funders, including research institutes, ministries and regulatory authorities committed to DESIGNING, FUNDING and SHARING transnational knowledge in scientific areas related to adaptation to climate change. CIRCLE-2 aims to develop joint programming and fund joint transnational Calls in politically relevant adaptation research that use common management mechanisms in a European area.

Previously, CIRCLE-2 and its predecessor CIRCLE CA funded three joint Calls dedicated to research topics on adaptation in the Mediterranean and Nordic and mountainous regions. The Mediterranean Call , in particular, was dedicated to water management issues in coastal areas and funded eight international research projects involving countries on the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean. This Call generated a considerable amount of new knowledge on specific coastal issues and contributed to building a Mediterranean network of scientists from various disciplines. Most of these projects involved the participation and collaboration of policy-makers and other stakeholders and, in general, people who live and work in these coastal areas.

The CIRCLE-2 consortium includes partners from Portugal, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Turkey, Estonia, Israel, Belgium (Flanders) and the United Kingdom.