AICFD – Consortium Partnership Offer for HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-02

AICFD – International Association for Disruptive and Frontier Science is a Spain-based organisation working to connect scientific research, technological innovation and territorial needs, with experience in climate-related innovation, forestry, stakeholder engagement and socio-economic and policy assessment.

We are seeking consortium partners for HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-02, with a particular interest in strengthening the connection between scientific evidence, risk-informed decision-making, institutional capacity and the practical resilience of agricultural and forest systems.

What AICFD can contribute

• Socio-economic and institutional assessment: Analysis of the economic, social and institutional implications of climate-related crises, systemic risks and resilience strategies.

• Policy and governance analysis: Assessment of policy frameworks, institutional responsibilities, governance gaps and opportunities for more effective coordination and evidence-based decisions.

• Stakeholder engagement and co-creation: Involvement of forest managers, landowners, farmers, public authorities, sectoral organisations and other relevant actors to understand practical needs and barriers.

• Risk perception and adoption assessment: Investigation of how stakeholders understand risks, make decisions and respond to new tools, information and adaptation strategies.

• Territorial validation and user perspectives: Connecting research results with Mediterranean rural and forest contexts, including opportunities to engage stakeholders in Aragón.

• Knowledge transfer and policy uptake: Translating research findings into accessible recommendations, capacity-building activities and pathways for adoption by practitioners and decision-makers.

Relevant experience

AICFD participates in the Horizon Europe FOCAL project, contributing to the socio-economic and policy assessment of climate intelligence solutions for forest and urban environments.

This work includes analysing institutional and socio-economic contexts, engaging stakeholders, exploring barriers and enabling conditions for innovation uptake, and connecting technical developments with decision-making needs.

These competencies are particularly relevant to projects addressing climate adaptation, systemic risks, forest management and the practical application of scientific evidence.

Partners we are looking for

We are interested in collaborating with forestry and agricultural research organisations, climate risk specialists, supply-chain researchers, universities, public authorities, technology developers and sectoral associations.

AICFD would complement partners responsible for risk modelling, technical development and sector-specific research by contributing socio-economic, institutional, governance and stakeholder perspectives.

Our objective is to help ensure that evidence-based resilience strategies are not only scientifically robust, but also institutionally feasible, socially relevant and applicable in real territorial contexts.

Contact: lucia.rodriguez@aicfd.org
Website: www.aicfd.org