Understanding and avoiding maladaptation to climate change
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes: Existing evidence on maladaptation is retrieved comprehensively, and new knowledge is generated for incorporation into main EU repositories, such as Climate-ADAPT or the portal of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change; The risk and adaptation assessment frameworks are improved by better integrating the maladaptation dimension;…
Funding and competition
- 3grants expected (official)
- €5M–€6MEU contribution per project
- €6Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 95projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asociacion Bc3 Basque Centre For Climate Change - Klima Aldaketa Ikergai Leioa | Spain | Research organisation | 7 | 2 | ACCREU, COACCH, RESIN |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 8 | 0 | IRISCC, IDAlert, NATALIE |
| Aquatec Soluciones Medioambientales, S.A. Barcelona | Spain | Company | 5 | 1 | KNOWING, CAESAR, ICARIA |
| Fundacion Cartif Boecillo | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | Adapt4EU, PRO-CLIMATE, NEVERMORE |
| I-Catalist Sl Las Rozas De Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 4 | 0 | CAESAR, REXUS, MAIA |
| Barcelona Supercomputing Center Centro Nacional De Supercomputacion Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | CATALYSE, IDAlert, FOCI |
| Fundacion Para La Investigacion Del Clima Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | DISTENDER, CAESAR, ICARIA |
| Fundingbox Communities Sl Madrid | Spain | Other · SME | 2 | 0 | ClimaaxNext, Adapt4EU |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 16partners (median)
- 9countries (median)
- 19%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- SPARCCLE – Socioeconomic Pathways, Adaptation and Resilience to Changing CLimate in Europe (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL5-2022-D1-01-02-two-stage)
- CARMINE – Climate-Resilient Development Pathways in Metropolitan Regions of Europe (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D1-01-07)
- DISTENDER – DevelopIng STratEgies by integrating mitigatioN, aDaptation and participation to climate changE Risks (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01-05)
- ACCREU – Assessing Climate Change Risk in EUrope (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL5-2022-D1-01-02-two-stage)
- ClimaaxNext – A Community Model Connecting Science, Policy, and Practice in Local and Regional Climate Risk Assessments (HORIZON · 2027 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-01)
- KNOWING – Framework for defining climate mitigation pathways based on understanding and integrated assessment of climate impacts, adaptation strategies and societal transformation (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01-05)
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- 1 Dec 2026 · Interdisciplinary Pathways towards Green and Resilient Societies (Online)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.