Support to Regional Centres of Excellence related to Green Transition - JRC support

About this project

Contract related to: Support to Regional Centres of Excellence related to Green Transition - JRC support - The Action will contribute to make more effective use of space technologies, based on the EU Space programme such as Copernicus and Galileo, through the development of services and applications focusing on most pressing challenges related to the green transition sectors.The Action will build and capitalise on ongoing EU supported space related programmes such as GMES&Africa, ClimSA and ASECNA-JPO.Focus will be given on operationalise Earth Observation (EO) and Satellite Navigation (SatNav) based services. Specific attention will be paid to complementarities and added-value of joining the use of these two space technologies in selected sectors of intervention.The sectors of intervention will be selected according to Africa priorities in the green transition and building on ongoing programmes and the longstanding partnership with Africa, strengthening synergies of combining EO and SatNav technologies. The Action may therefore focus on Land and Water Management; Marine and Coastal area; Agriculture and Food security; and Climate change. However, new topic(s) may be added to the intervention (i.e. urban planning). During the formulation phase, he sectors will be confirmed. In addition, a potential focus for sustainable development for SIDS will be explored.Support will be given to the African organisations that are developing the space-based services but also to public inst…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 14Life Below Water
• 15Life on Land

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Sectors

Information and communication technology (ICT)Research/scientific institutions

Focus

Climate adaptation · Main focusGender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Main focusClimate mitigation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Places

298 - AFRICA

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

DG JRC JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

Accountable

University, college or other teaching institution, research institute or think-tank

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2023-PC-28597.

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