Several topics for large-scale (around €10 mio) demonstration projects on cities as living labs for nature-based solutions to societal challenges and cultural heritage as a driver for sustainable development will be launched in autumn 2015 in the Horizon 2020 Work Programmes for 2016-2017.

The European Commission is organising a Stakeholder Partnership Event on 20 October 2015 in Brussels to present the strategic orientation of the new approach and to facilitate information exchange and networking amonst stakeholders. In particular, the event is targeted at representatives of public authorities and other stakeholders from cities and regions, industry, civil society organisations and the research community.

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For further preliminary information on specific Work Programme topics, please contact your NCP Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw materials