The AANChOR project – All Atlantic Cooperation for Ocean Research and Innovation – is an H2020 Support and Coordination Action (October 2018 – March 2023), coordinated by FCT, which supports the implementation of the Alliance for Atlantic Ocean Research – All Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance – thus contributing to the implementation of the Belém Declaration, signed by the European Union, Brazil, and South Africa in 2017, with the aim of promoting Research and Development in the Atlantic basin, from Antarctica to the Arctic, with a particular focus on communication, in order to create a strong and attractive visual identity for the Atlantic Ocean, captivating the vast Atlantic community in marine science and technology.
Achieving this political ambition involves establishing a context conducive to identifying and implementing concrete, long-term collaborative measures and activities capable of strengthening international cooperation between Europe and the countries of the South and Tropical Atlantic, in line with the research challenges and needs already identified in the North Atlantic.
The AANChOR consortium, coordinated by FCT, is the result of an agreement between 17 partners from five European countries, two Latin American countries, and two African countries, represented by the following institutions:
- Portugal (FCT, SPI, Ciência Viva, EurOcean, and IPMA)
- Spain (PLOCAN)
- France (IFREMER)
- Germany (KDM)
- Belgium (JPI Oceans)
- South Africa (DST, NRF, CSIR)
- Brazil (MCTIC, CONFAP, CNPq)
- Cape Verde (UTA)
- Argentina (Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation)
The AANChOR project will be responsible for implementing five expert platforms that will jointly identify collaborative activities, based on ongoing national and international initiatives, in the following five areas of cooperation:
- Training,
- Knowledge transfer promoting ocean innovation,
- Development of common standards and practices for data sharing,
- Promoting public awareness and literacy on ocean issues, and
- Alignment and convergence of research and innovation infrastructure initiatives.
The AANChOR Project will provide seed funding to support the implementation of the first phases of development of the pilot actions identified within the scope of the five platforms mentioned above and will seek to identify additional funding and other support to ensure the sustainability of these actions in the future, beyond the lifetime of AANChOR.
You can watch an illustrative video of the vision for the Atlantic Alliance promoted by the AANChOR project:
Contacts
- CSA AANChOR Coordination: Sofia Cordeiro (sofia.cordeiro@fct.pt), FCT
- Coordination team: Marta Norton (marta.norton@fct.pt) and Teresa Courinha (teresa.courinha@fct.pt), FCT
Initiative supported by the FCTOcean Program.
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