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FAPESP participates in call on the adaptation of communities to climate change Versão em português

Researchers from São Paulo will be able to form consortia with Canadian researchers and representatives of one of the other six countries that are part of the initiative; proposals will be based on the risks identified by the IPCC's sixth assessment report.

In partnership with the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), operated by selected Canadian research funding agencies, FAPESP participates in IIRC 2023 – Joint International Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation.

This is an opportunity for international scientific collaborations and support for research derived from the articulation between research funders from Brazil (through FAPESP), Canada, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Its goal is to leverage international experience to address the global challenges caused by climate change.

The call will support research projects that propose transformative and rapid response actions in favour of the mitigation and adaptation of communities, in the face of the consequences set in motion by the unprecedented changes in the Earth's climate – such as food insecurity and increases in the incidence of diseases and the occurrence of natural disasters, which in turn exacerbate human conflicts, displacements and health impacts.

Interested parties should propose interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research that focuses on at least two of the eight main representative risks outlined in the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), namely: risks to low-lying coastal socio-ecological systems; for terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems; associated with critical physical infrastructure, networks, and services; quality of life; human health; food security; water security; and risks to human peace and mobility. Together, they make up the more than 130 risks identified by AR6.

The proposal must be prepared jointly from an international consortium whose responsible researchers represent at least three countries participating in the call – one of which must be eligible to submit proposals to the NFRF. It is also mandatory for the consortium to include members from vulnerable groups.

As the purpose of the call is to support projects that encourage communities to accept the behavioural changes necessary for the implementation of the proposed transformations, it is expected that the consortia will include an expert in social sciences and/or humanities capable of integrating the community dimension that will ensure the successful development of strategies related to policy, communication and community involvement.

FAPESP will support the projects in the modalities of Regular Research Grant (APR) and Thematic Grant, for up to 3 years potentially extendable to 4 years with all other rules and conditions in force in each of the two instruments. Also applicable are the concurrency of either two Thematic and two APR grants.

Researchers from São Paulo should consult FAPESP regarding their eligibility by June 2. Proposals submitted between May 7 and September 12 will be accepted by the SAGe System, the same period for the Canadian researcher to submit the proposal through the NFRF platform, the Convergence Portal. The researcher from Canada must register in the SAGe to confirm his participation in the proposal – in turn, the São Paulo researcher must register in the Convergence Portal.

Guidelines for São Paulo researchers are available at fapesp.br/15973. Full call for proposals can be found at www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/nfrf-fnfr/international/2023/competition-concours-eng.aspx.