Template Fact Sheet
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2014 – 2015 - 2016 BLUE GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY PROJECTS Societal Challenge 2 2 2014 – 2015 - 2016 Blue Growth and Sustainable Food Security projects Societal Challenge 2 3 DISCLAIMER Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of the following information. More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://europa.eu). 4 Table of Contents 2014 Call for Blue Growth: Unlocking the potential of Seas and Oceans ................... 9 AORAC-SA .......................................................................................................................................... 10 AtlantOS ............................................................................................................................................ 12 BRIDGES ............................................................................................................................................. 15 COLUMBUS ........................................................................................................................................ 17 DexROV ............................................................................................................................................. 19 EU-Polarnet ........................................................................................................................................ 21 INMARE ............................................................................................................................................. 23 LAkHsMI ............................................................................................................................................ 25 MARIBE .............................................................................................................................................. 27 MARISURF .......................................................................................................................................... 29 NOMORFILM ...................................................................................................................................... 31 PrimeFish ........................................................................................................................................... 33 ResponSEAble .................................................................................................................................... 35 SeaChange ......................................................................................................................................... 37 SUCCESS ............................................................................................................................................. 39 TASCMAR ........................................................................................................................................... 41 UTOFIA .............................................................................................................................................. 43 Call for Sustainable Food Security ................................................................. 45 AquaSpace ......................................................................................................................................... 46 DiscardLess ........................................................................................................................................ 48 MINOUW ........................................................................................................................................... 50 ParaFishControl .................................................................................................................................. 52 5 2015 Call for Blue Growth: Unlocking the potential of Seas and Oceans ................. 55 ATLAS ................................................................................................................................................ 56 CERES ................................................................................................................................................. 58 ClimeFish ........................................................................................................................................... 60 CSA Oceans 2 ..................................................................................................................................... 62 GRACE ................................................................................................................................................ 64 SponGES ............................................................................................................................................ 66 Call for Sustainable Food Security ................................................................. 69 TAPAS ................................................................................................................................................ 70 VIVALDI .............................................................................................................................................. 72 2016 Call for Blue Growth: Demonstrating an ocean of opportunities …………………75 APPLICATE ............................................................................................................................................ 77 Blue-Action ........................................................................................................................................... 79 BLUEMED .............................................................................................................................................. 81 GENIALG ............................................................................................................................................... 83 INTAROS ............................................................................................................................................... 85 LINCOLN ............................................................................................................................................... 88 MarTERA............................................................................................................................................... 90 MUSES .................................................................................................................................................. 92 ODYSSEA ............................................................................................................................................... 94 SABANA ................................................................................................................................................. 96 Call for Sustainable Food Security ................................................................. 99 EURASTIP .......................................................................................................................................... 101 FarFish ............................................................................................................................................. 103 6 MedAID ............................................................................................................................................. 105 PerformFISH ....................................................................................................................................... 107 7 8 Call for Blue Growth: Unlocking the potential of Seas and Oceans H2020-BG-2014 Rapid technological progress in working offshore in ever-deeper waters, the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the need to look at how the 71 % of the planet that is seas and oceans can deliver human necessities such as food and energy in a sustainable way have opened up an opportunity for blue growth with the aim to harness the huge potential of Europe's oceans, seas and coasts for jobs and growth. This focus area addresses this overall challenge through five cross- cutting priority domains supporting the Blue Growth Agenda: valorising the diversity of marine life; sustainable harvesting the deep-sea resources; new offshore challenge; ocean observation technologies; and the socioeconomic dimension. The aim of the focus area is to improve the understanding of the complex interrelations between various maritime activities, technologies, including space enabled applications, and the marine environment to help boost the marine and maritime economy by accelerating its potential through R&I in a sustainable manner. It will enhance sectorial and cross-sectorial cooperation by building on major international, national and regional initiatives. The Blue Growth economy in the EU is expected to grow to 7 million people employed by 2020. Actions in this area will support the EU 'Blue Growth' strategy and relevant EU policies (e.g. Sea Basins Strategies and Action Plans) as well as provide support for international cooperation. To maximize the impacts of activities undertaken under this Focus Area, the 2014 WP of Horizon 2020, focuses on key priorities for the EU, so as to mobilize the necessary critical mass to tackle these large cross-cutting challenges with adequate scale and scope. The 2014 Work – Programme under the Societal Challenge 2 (Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy) of Horizon 2020, puts