Coordinator seeking innovative pilots and SSH partners – Rural resilience to natural and man-made shocks (HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-01)

We would like to address both natural and man-made threats. We want to help rural communities anticipate, prepare for and recover from these shocks. We will do this through participatory and anticipatory governance that involves young people, women and vulnerable groups. We will also develop indicators to measure rural resilience and contribute to rural proofing the JRC Resilience Dashboards.

A core consortium of 6–7 partners is already in place, combining research, technology and rural development expertise.

We are looking for:

• Innovative pilots: rural communities, municipalities, civil protection bodies or regional authorities willing to co-create and test resilience strategies in their territories. Diverse geographies and threat profiles are welcome.

• SSH expertise: sociology, anthropology, political science and governance, behavioural sciences, psychology, economics to lead the social and participatory dimensions of the project.