Horizon Europe Brokerage Event on water, seas and oceans

About the event:

The Horizon Europe Brokerage Event on water, seas and oceans is designed to support the creation of strong consortia for upcoming calls under Horizon Europe Cluster 6 and the EU Missions. It brings together researchers, innovators, public authorities and other stakeholders to exchange ideas, explore collaboration opportunities, and connect with potential partners across Europe.

Event format: The event will take place in person and will include keynote interventions, presentations of funding opportunities under Horizon Europe Cluster 6 and the EU Missions, short pitch sessions from participants, and interactive roundtable discussions focused on consortium building and project development. Relevant Horizon Europe calls The list of relevant Horizon Europe Cluster 6 and EU Missions calls is available below: Cluster 6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-02 - Developing methods to assess the presence, functions and sensitivity of groundwater ecosystems - link

HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-03 - Pushing the frontier of knowledge and conservation action for deep sea ecosystems - link

HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-01 - Toward a comprehensive assessment of the disturbance of marine ecosystems by anthropogenic underwater noise - link

HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-03 - Developing managed aquifer recharge techniques (MAR) in a rural context - link

HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-11 - Harnessing the unique properties of marine organisms to deliver sustainable blue bio-based products - link HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-01 - Integrating Remote Sensing and in-situ observations of Biodiversity, towards a fully interoperable observation and data framework - link HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-03 - Technical innovation to protect ecosystems and to scale up their restoration - link

HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-07 - Health of ecosystems and wild species, predictions and impacts on human health, in the face of existing and emerging stressors, from a One Health approach - link

HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01-two-stage - Open topic: Innovative solutions for the European Water Resilience Strategy - link

HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-06 - Unleashing the potential of sustainable small-scale aquatic food production and recreational fisheries for prosperous local communities - link

HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-04 - Unlocking a safe operating space for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean - link

Restore our Ocean and Waters Mission

HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-01 - Large-scale demonstration for mapping the distribution and condition of marine habitats to implement the Nature Restoration Regulation - link

HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-02 - Addressing aquatic pollution and biodiversity loss through nature positive solutions from source to sea - link

HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-03 - By fishers, for fishers: co-management of marine and freshwaters ecosystems and resources - link

HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-04 - Towards a European network of ocean technology testing sites - link

HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-05 - Regional (sea-basins) components of the EU Digital Twin Ocean - link

HORIZON-MISS-2027-03-OCEAN-01 - Increasing riparian and coastal areas resilience to climate change, including in waterfront cities and islands - link

HORIZON-MISS-2027-03-OCEAN-02 - Circularity of seafood supply chain - link

HORIZON-MISS-2027-03-OCEAN-03 - Green, circular and resilient harbours - link

HORIZON-MISS-2027-03-OCEAN-04 - Towards community-driven business models: coastal and freshwaters sustainable tourism - link

HORIZON-MISS-2027-03-OCEAN-05 - Large-scale demonstration of protection, restoration and management of blue forest ecosystems in European sea basins - link

The draft template for pitch presentations is available.

Participants are invited to use it to present their organisation, expertise and project ideas during the pitching session, using the provided structure. The preliminary pitch presentation can be downloaded at the following link:  Preliminary Pitch Presentation Venue:

The event will take place at the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union, Avenue de Cortenbergh 107, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. https://ue.mae.ro/en/node/436

📋Explore the full event agenda (draft):

*This event is limited to 60 attendees.

For any questions regarding the event, please contact:

Adrian Burada, Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development - adrian.burada@ddni.ro Dragoș Balaican, Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development - dragos.balaican@ddni.ro Giorgiana Barbu, Cluster 6 NCP, Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) - giorgiana.barbu@uefiscdi.ro

Horizon Europe Brokerage Event on water, seas and oceans is organised by:

• Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development (INCDDD)

• Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union

• Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)

Resources:

Horizon Europe Work programme (2026-27) - Cluster 6

Horizon Europe Work programme (2026-27) - EU Missions