Seeking partners - HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-01

CCI Grand Est is looking for partners and consortium builders for a proposal under HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-01: Strengthening rural communities' resilience to shocks.

The project will develop and test innovative approaches to help rural communities anticipate, prepare for and recover from climate, environmental, demographic and socio-economic shocks. It will combine vulnerability assessments, resilience indicators, participatory governance methods and community-driven adaptation strategies.

We aim to build a multi-actor consortium bringing together research organisations, local and regional authorities, rural communities, civil protection actors, NGOs, youth organisations and business support organisations.

Key activities may include:

• Assessment of rural vulnerabilities and resilience to climate, environmental and socio-economic shocks;

• Development of resilience indicators and local resilience dashboards;

• Participatory governance approaches involving youth, women and vulnerable groups;

• Living labs and territorial pilots to co-design adaptation and preparedness strategies;

• Capacity building and knowledge exchange among rural stakeholders;

• Policy recommendations for local, regional, national and European decision-makers;

• Replication and transfer of successful resilience models across Europe.

CCI Grand Est can contribute through:

• mobilisation of SMEs and local economic actors;

• engagement of rural communities and territorial stakeholders;

• facilitation of multi-stakeholder co-creation processes;

• organisation of workshops, training sessions and peer-learning activities;

• support to local governance innovation and community-led resilience building;

• testing and replication of solutions through regional and cross-border networks.

We are particularly interested in connecting with:

• universities and research centres

• local and regional authorities

• rural development organisations

• civil protection and crisis management actors

• youth and citizen participation organisations

• living lab and social innovation experts

• potential coordinators with strong expertise in rural resilience, governance and climate adaptation.