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FAPESP and New Frontiers in Research Fund announce call results Versão em português
Four projects funded by FAPESP are included in a global call led by Canada for research into climate change adaptation and mitigation.
The announcement of the projects selected in the International Collaboration Initiative for Research in Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change call for proposals, a cooperation between FAPESP and the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), from Canada, as well as institutions from Germany, the United Kingdom and other countries, was held on June 4, 2024.
The call, launched in 2023, selected 32 interdisciplinary projects involving 424 researchers from 45 countries and an amount of 60 million dollars. Lasting three years, the projects aim to bring solutions and implement climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for vulnerable groups. Among the selected projects, four are funded by FAPESP.
To find out more about the results of the call, read the news published on the FAPESP Research Program on Global Climate Change website.
The projects selected in the FAPESP-NFRF 2023 Call for Proposals were:
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Confronting 'Green Colonialism' - Indigenous- and Local Community-Led Action and Solutions for Food-Water-Land Security |
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Grant ID |
2023/12425-8 |
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Principal Investigator |
Mateus Batistella |
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Host Institution |
Núcleo Estudos Pesquisas Ambientais (NEPAM)/UNICAMP |
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NFRF PI |
Brenda Lynne Parlee |
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Leader Host Institution |
University of Alberta, Canada |
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Participating Countries |
Brazil, Germany, Mali, Peru, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Canada |
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Partner Researchers |
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Agroecological Transitions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation - ATCAM |
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Grant ID |
2023/12401-1 |
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Principal Investigator |
Bernardo Mançano Fernandes |
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Host Institution |
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia de Presidente Prudente/UNESP |
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NFRF PI |
Hannah Wittman |
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Leader Host Institution |
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
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Participating Countries |
Brazil, India, Germany, Canada |
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Partner Researchers |
- Sathyan Archana Raghavan, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India |
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Building resilience: How conservation agriculture helps rural smallholder farmers adapt to climate change |
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Grant ID |
2023/12346-0 |
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Principal Investigator |
Gustavo Fonseca de Almeida |
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Host Institution |
Centro de Ciências da Natureza/UFSCar |
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NFRF PI |
Kelly McShane |
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Leader Host Institution |
Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada |
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Participating Countries |
Brazil, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Canada |
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Partner Researchers |
Participating Countries |
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Increasing local preparedness to Sargassum tides in the Amazon and the Mexican Caribbean through enhanced monitoring and blue economies |
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Grant ID |
2023/12355-0 |
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Principal Investigator |
João Adriano Rossignolo |
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Host Institution |
Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos/USP |
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NFRF PI |
Maycira Pereira de Farias Costa |
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Leader Host Institution |
University of Victoria, Canada |
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Participating Countries |
Brazil, United States, Canada |
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Partner Researchers |
Participating Countries |