In answer to the global urbanisation challenge, NSFC and JPI Urban Europe have agreed to a long-term cooperation under the strategic theme Sustainable Urbanisation in the Context of Economic Transformation and Climate Change. The pilot call is a joint initiative of nine European funding agencies participating in JPI Urban Europe and NSFC in China.
In the call the following three thematic themes will be addressed: a) Reduce the adverse environmental impact of cities, paying special attention to the quality of air, water and soil, and municipal and other waste management; b) Access to safe, affordable, and sustainable housing, transportation and basic services; and c) Integrated policies towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change and resilience to disasters. These themes are the basis for the call topics:
1. Climate change and new urban economies;
2. Transformation of energy systems and strengthen urban circular economies;
3. Urban public administration and services innovation; and
4. Urban data management
The call will invite researchers from Chinese and European universities, research institutes, research and technology organisations (including municipal research institutes), cities and city planning departments, as well as European companies.
The total funding available in this programme is approximately M€ 9.35 on the European side, across the participating European funding agencies. NSFC will fund the Chinese part of all projects.
European funding agencies
The following European funding agencies will participate in the call:
Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Austria
Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.-FNRS), Belgium
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), France
Ministry of Education and Science (IZM), Latvia
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), The Netherlands
The Research Council of Norway (RCN), Norway
National Science Centre (NCN), Poland
Swedish Energy Agency (SWEA), Sweden
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), United Kingdom
Further information
If you are interested in applying, we recommend that you are in touch with your national contact point for the call (list of NCPs to be published on January 31st). You are also welcome contact Berry Bonenkamp (JPI Urban Europe) at the call secretariat.
Berry Bonenkamp
NWO – Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research Social Sciences
Tel. +31 (0)70 3494416
b.bonenkamp@nwo.nl
LI Wencong
NSFC
Tel. +86 10 6232 7014
liwc@nsfc.gov.cn
Call page
https://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/sustainable-urbanisation-china-europe/