Explore the intersection of the Cities and Ocean & Waters missions at the CrAFt Waterfront Cities Session. Discover upcoming services and innovative projects fostering resilience and climate neutrality. Please note that this event has been postponed. The new date is Monday, 19 February 2024. Please find more information and the registration form here.

Between 18-19 December, representatives of the European Commission, national and regional authorities, cities and associations of municipalities, academia, support organisations and urban communities from Romania and Europe are coming together in Cluj-Napoca to debate the progress of the Horizon Europe “Mission for 100 smart and climate-neutral cities by 2030” implementation at national level. For two days, the European national platforms supporting the Mission Cities implementation in their contexts will exchange on their challenges regarding the transition to climate neutrality and on the driving factors towards their sustainability in a changing world. Find more information here. Register for the event here.

Spotting the risk of Maladaptation Together Webinar Highlights Introduction to the concept of maladaptation and why it matters in every climateadaptation project. Maladaptation is when adaptation goes wrong or actionshave direct or indirect negative outcomes and are usually unintended. Hands on: Applying the maladaptation checklist together in an urban heat example. Q&A session to clarify any questions around the concept of maladaptation and spotting risks in the planning phase. Who should attend This webinar is designed for adiverse audience includingprofessionals, academics, andprojects interested in climateadaptation. It aims to providesupport to those involved increating adaptation strategies fortheir local authority or region. Join us Online In this lunch time webinar, weexplore how to reduce the risk ofof failing to adequately adapt toclimate change. This webinar willbe presented by Teresa Geidel, aresearcher at Fresh ThoughtsConsulting. Please register here

Join us for the next Brussels Future Talk on “EU Missions Assessment: European Perspectives in Exchange with Experiences from Austria and Germany”. The event will take place on 20 September 2023 from 16:00-18:15 CET at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union (Av. de Cortenbergh 30, B-1040 Brussels). Taking a visionary and action-oriented approach, the DLR Brussels: FutureTalks provide a platform for out-of-the-box discussions, focusing on how to shape Europe's future today. On July 19, the European Commission published a communication on: “EU Missions two years on: assessment of progress and way forward”. During this edition of the “Brussels FutureTalks” we would like to discuss the current strategic developments of EU Missions, while considering the outcomes of the EU Mission' assessment as well as European and national (specifically Austrian and German) perspectives, challenges and implementation experiences with representatives from the EU Parliament, the EU Commission, national government representatives and the EU-funded TRAMI project. We are looking forward to the contributions from MEP Christian Ehler, Christian Naczinsky (AT), Klaus Uckel (DLR), Melanie Rüther (DE), Signe Ratso (DG Research and Innovation), Margit Noll (FFG).  To register your interest please send us an email via brussels-futuretalks@dlr.de.  Join us for the full series of Brussels: FutureTalks – paving the way for tomorrow, today.

Here you can find the complete recordings of the event The event (from 17th to 18th January) aims to inform potential applicants about the new topics included in the EU Missions work programme 2023. Are you interested in funding opportunities for projects helping to reach the EU Missions goals in the areas of health, climate and the environment? Would you like to contribute to bring concrete solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing our society? To join us online please register here and learn more about the new calls in the Missions’ part of the main Work Programme 2023 under Horizon Europe for each mission: Adaptation to Climate Change Mission Cancer Mission 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart cities by 2030 Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030 Mission A Soil Deal for Europe Mission The EU Missions part of the main work programme 2023 under Horizon Europe contains new mission specific calls and topics to support the full implementation of missions according to their implementation plans. In addition, three joint calls created to favour synergies across missions and achieve their impacts will be presented.