To enhance the impact of the Path4Med project and further the goals of reducing water and soil pollution across the Mediterranean and associated regions, Path4Med will launch an Open Call.
Through the Open Call 5 additional projects will be funded, designed to accelerate the uptake of innovative nutrient management solutions, particularly in areas with ecosystems that can benefit from their implementation, application, use and/or less developed regions.
The Path4Med Open Call will provide a significant opportunity to build the capacity of public authorities to implement innovative solutions that reduce fertiliser use, to prevent, minimise and remediate pollution from excess nutrients.
This will be achieved by providing Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) as a mechanism to increase the adaptability, uptake, and scaling of the solutions and accelerate network expansion.
The Open Call aims to:
- Reproduce the approaches developed by the project and demonstrate their functionality for future uptake at different scales and across different regions.
- Accelerate the uptake of innovative solutions, particularly in less developed regions.
- Promote and empower public authorities and citizens to take action against soil, water and ocean pollution.
Path4Med will welcome applications from single entities, local or national authorities, e.g. ministries, municipalities, environmental agencies, national research institutes, etc. Proposed solutions should align with one of the following domains:
- Integrated Monitoring and Data Analysis (e.g., integrated indicators, Earth Observation data sources, IoT, DNA extraction protocols, AI-driven risk assessment)
- Sustainable Agricultural Practices (e.g. frameworks and toolboxes for cascading agricultural solutions, encompassing both traditional and cutting-edge practices and technologies)
- Pollution Control and Environmental Management (methods to minimise agrochemical residues in water bodies, technologies to reduce the presence of excess nutrients, etc.)
- Precision Farming Technologies (precision irrigation, nutrient management, etc.)
- Policy Development and Systems Modelling (e.g., integrated policy-enable modelling platforms, using digital twins and analytical models, etc.)
Selected projects will have an implementation timeframe of 9 months and will be divided into 3 phases:
Feasibility
Deliverable: Feasibility study
Replicability
Deliverable: Demonstration report
Scalability
Deliverable: Scale-up plan
Key numbers
Total Open Call Budget
Budget per Sub-project
Submission Procedure
Proposals will be submitted through the Open Call Hub.
Further details and application guidelines will be available soon.
