This document provides information on Horizon 2020 funding opportunities for international cooperation projects involving countries in the Southern Mediterranean region. It summarizes the status of EU funding in the region, with the largest amounts going to food security, agriculture, and infrastructure projects. It also lists the top recipient countries and collaborators in Horizon 2020 projects. Finally, it provides details on specific upcoming calls focusing on areas like renewable energy, marine pollution removal, the water-energy-food nexus, and migrant integration.

1. Horizon 2020 – Final Calls
Name: Jacopo BORDIGNON
Policy Officer–South Mediterranean & Middle East
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation:
International Cooperation Directorate
E-mail: Jacopo.bordignon@ec.europa.eu

2. Horizon 2020 Flagships on targeted activities for international
Cooperation

3. The status in the region (MPCs)
With respect to EU funding, Projects in the field of Food security, sustainable
agriculture comes first with total budget of 5.1 M euro followed by infrastructure
support (mainly SESAME), climate change and energy.

4. EU contribution per Country
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Algeria Egypt Jordan Lebanon Libya Morocco Palestine Tunisia
EU contribution (million euros)

5. Top collaborators in the region within H2020 projects

6. Overview Final calls under Horizon 2020:
Work Programme 2018-2020

7. Selection of Relevant Topics (Work Programme 2020)
CALL ID TOPIC DESCRIPTION (SHORT) (APPLICATION DL)
CE-SFS-36-2020
DIVERSIFYING REVENUE IN RURAL AFRICA THROUGH BIO-BASED
SOLUTIONS 01-22-2020
CE-FNR-09-2020 PILOT ACTION FOR THE REMOVAL OF MARINE PLASTICS AND
LITTER 01-22-2020
CE-SC5-25-2020
UNDERSTANDING THE TRANSITION TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY, AND
SOCIETY 02-13-2020
LC-CLA-14-2020
UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE-WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS AND
STREAMLINING WATER-RELATED POLICIES 02-13-2020
MIGRATION-10-
2020
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF NEWLY
ARRIVED MIGRANTS INTO SOCIETIES 03-12-2020
MIGRATION-04-
2020
INCLUSIVE AND INNOVATIVE PRACTICES FOR THE INTEGRATION
OF RECENTLY ARRIVED MIGRANTS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES 03-12-2020

8. LC-SC3-RES-37-
2020
COMBINED CLEAN BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AND PHYTOREMEDIATION
SOLUTIONS FROM CONTAMINATED LANDS WORLDWIDE 04-21-2020
LC-GV-09-2020
SETTING UP A COMMON EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE OF ROAD TRANSPORT 04-21-2020
ICT-58-2020
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP BUILDING BETWEEN EUROPEAN AND
AFRICAN INNOVATION HUBS 04-22-2020
SC1-HCC-09-2020
SUPPORTING DEPLOYMENT OF E-HEALTH IN LOW AND LOWER
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES IN AFRICA FOR BETTER HEALTH
OUTCOMES 04-22-2020
Continued:
LC-SC3-JA-5-2020
LONG TERM EU-AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FOR RESEARCH AND
INNOVATION ACTIONS IN THE AREA OF RENEWABLE ENERGY 03-26-2020
MIGRATION-09-
2020 NARRATIVES ON MIGRATION AND ITS IMPACT: PAST AND PRESENT 03-12-2020

9. MSCA Calls
IF**
Individual Fellowships
What does it offer?
Opportunities to work on personal research projects by moving
between countries and possible sectors to acquire new skills.
Who applies?
Individual researchers together with the host organisations
Who is funded?
Postdoctoral researchers
RISE*
Research & Innovation Staff Exchange
What does it offer?
The exchanges of staff members involved in research and innovation
to develop sustainable collaborative projects and the transfer of
knowledge.
Who applies?
International networks of research organisations from the academic
and non-academic sectors
Who is funded?
Researchers, technical administrative and managerial staff of any
nationality and at all career levels
MSCA-RISE-2020* RESEARCH & INNOVATION STAFF EXCHANGE 04-28-2020
MSCA-IF-2020** INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS (GLOBAL FELLOWSHIPS) 09-09-2020

10. Examples of Specific Calls

11. Type of Action: Innovation Action
Scope:
- demonstration of approaches or technologies to improve marine spatial planning and
conservation (or even restoration) of coastal ecosystems, e.g. remotely controlled wireless
device for cleaning at sea surface and on seafloor/ beach
- demonstration of technologies to clean the seafloor and the surface of nearshore waters
from historically accumulated plastics and micro-plastics. Marine litter must be sorted an
reused in line with EU plastics strategy
Expected impact:
- Removal of 90% of macro-plastic litter and 80% of micro-litter in the demonstration areas
reducing the clean-up cost to the local blue economy
- Contribute to awareness rising of citizens about the importance of prevention to avoid
environmental damage and high costs; Improve the professional skills and competences of
those working within the blue economy
CE-FNR-09-2020: Pilot action for the
removal of marine plastics and litter EUR 6 million

12. LC-CLA-14-2020: Understanding climate-water-energy-food
nexus and streamlining water-related policies
Type of Action: Research and Innovation Action
Scope:
•the objective of this action is to develop and test innovative solutions, improved operations
and integrated management and planning for achieving water, energy and food security
and safety within the planetary boundaries
•address climate impacts on integrated water management, that is, implications for drought
risk, water scarcity, drinking water availability and quality, food production and security and
energy production
Impact:
•more accurate evaluations of future demands for water, energy, food and related
infrastructures at both local and global scales, taking also into consideration the ecosystem
needs
•assess the impacts of EU regulatory framework (e.g. Renewable Energy Directive) on a
sustainable water-energy-food nexus;
EUR 5 million

13. Scope:
• Comparatively assess effectiveness of integration policies and practices in major
migrant-receiving spaces, on local communities, ranging from urban to rural spaces.
• Challenges of governance of migration and diversity, including tensions between the
different levels of governance (eg. the national vs the local).
Impact:
• enhance the knowledge base on integration of migrants in local communities.
• actions will contribute to improved practices, policies and strategies at local, national
and EU level for the integration of migrants in European urban and local settings.
MIGRATION-04-2020: Inclusive and innovative practices for the
integration of recently arrived migrants in local communities EUR 3 million

14. BACKGROUND SLIDES

15. How does it work?
Find a
relevant
call
Find
partner(s)
Submit a
proposal
Get
involved!

16. Partner search via databases
• Database of the EU
https://cordis.europa.eu/partners/web/guest/home
• Ideal-ist (ICT): https://old.ideal-ist.eu/partner-search/pssearch
• NMP: https://www.nmp-partnersearch.eu/index.php
• 3. SC Energy: http://www.partnersearch.c-energy2020.eu/
• 5. SC Climate: http://partnersearch.ncps-care.eu/
• 6. SC SSH: http://www.net4society.eu/public/pss.php
• 7. SC Security: http://www.security-research-map.eu/
• EEN (SME): https://een.ec.europa.eu/content/international-partnerships-
0

17. Example 1: NMP Partner Search
https://www.nmp-partnersearch.eu/index.php

18. Example 2: Idealist partner search
http://www.ideal-ist.eu/partner-search/pssearch

19. Example 3: C-Energy 2020 partner search
• Create an account
and register
• Log in if your account has
already been created
http://www.c-energy2020.eu/

20. EIC Accelerator Data Hub

22. Useful links
• Horizon 2020 Manual:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-
guide/index_en.htm
• SME Instrument:
• https://sme.easme-web.eu/#
• Participant Portal:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/h
ome.html
• The Participant Portal FAQ:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/s
upport/faq.html
• National Contact Points:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/s
upport/national_contact_points.html
• EU Login Help:
https://webgate.ec.europe.eu/cas/help.html

23. South Mediterranean Participations per Country
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Algeria Egypt Jordan Lebanon Libya Morocco Palestine Tunisia

24. Top 10 organizations with respect to number of participations (projects)
in South MED countries (third countries)

25. Top 10 organizations with respect to EU contribution in South MED countries
(third countries)

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