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Societal Challenge 1 - Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Horizon 2020 has invested in better health for all with the aim to keep older people active and independent for longer and supports the development of new, safer and more effective interventions. R&I under Horizon 2020 also contributes to the sustainability of health and care systems. Various projects in cities have been funded under this section of the Work Programme. A more detailed description can be found in Annex I.
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Societal Challenge 2 - Innovative and citizen-driven food system approaches in cities
Food 2030 is the EU's research and innovation policy to transform food systems and ensure everyone has enough affordable, nutritious food to lead a healthy life. The ambition of Food 2030 is to achieve four key food and nutrition goals, which will deliver a range of co-benefits and, therefore, deliver on the Green Deal, the Farm-To-Fork Strategy and the Climate Ambition. These goals include Nutrition for sustainable and healthy diets; Climate smart and environmentally sustainable food systems; Circularity and resource efficiency of food systems; Innovation and empowerment of communities. Urban food systems transformation is a key component of Food 2030, seen that the challenge of providing the inhabitants of European cities with affordable, safe, and nutritious food is both urgent and complex.
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Societal Challenge 3 - Secure, clean and efficient energy
Horizon 2020 Energy Efficiency, managed by EASME under Societal Challenge 3 'Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy', provides support for innovation through research and demonstration of more energy-efficient technologies and solutions; and market uptake measures to remove market and governance barriers by addressing financing, regulations and the improvement of skills and knowledge.
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Societal Challenge 4 - Smart, green and integrated transport
Societal Challenge 4 ‘Smart, green and integrated transport’ addresses urban mobility related issues and concerns through three main calls (Mobility for Growth, Automated Road Transport and Green Vehicles). Since the launch of the framework programme in 2014, topics have been conceived to respond to both environmental concerns and to address new societal imperatives linked to demographic changes, new mobility patterns, public transport, sharing economy, accessibility and inclusion.
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Societal Challenge 5 - Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5 focuses on moving to a greener, more resource efficient and climate-resilient economy. To this aim, Societal Challenge 5 is supporting urban projects in several areas: circular economy, climate adaptation and air quality; urban regeneration; nature and culture –based solutions; urban planning and well-being, with more than 600 MIL EUR allocated to over 70 urban projects. In this collection you will find projects on nature-based solutions, sustainable cities, health and well-begin and urban generation, air quality, climate mitigation and adaptation and circular economy in cities.
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Societal Challenge 6 - Europe in a changing world - Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Societal Challenge 6 Work Programme of Horizon 2020 allocated more than EUR 100M on projects that addressed the challenges and opportunities in urban areas. The funded projects identified approaches and practices, which could be applied in both cities and rural communities and provided scenarios for urban development policy making. Particularly, they analysed socio-economic inequalities and provided solutions for the prevention of social exclusion as well as the enhancement of social and spatial justice in EU cities.
This chapter is part of the report 'EU research & innovation for and with cities' that provides an overview of the main EU Research and Innovation (R&I) actions for and with cities to help them accelerate their transition towards sustainability and climate neutrality.