Adapting to and mitigating demographic trends in rural areas through evidence-based planning and innovative solutions
Funds research and pilots that help rural communities plan for and adapt to demographic decline and ageing populations.
Adapting to and mitigating demographic trends in rural areas through evidence-based planning and innovative solutions is a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action from the European Commission that funds research and pilots helping rural communities plan for and adapt to demographic decline and ageing populations. It is evaluated in a single-stage round, with the Commission expecting to fund …
Proposals must study the causes and the social, economic and environmental effects of shrinking, ageing rural populations — including gender and intersectional differences and the impact of land abandonment — and build evidence-based strategies covering planning, monitoring of population swings, and concrete responses local communities can use. Work must test, develop and pilot innovative, co-created services that respond to a changing population, support strategic sectors and job creation, and pay particular attention to rural areas most exposed to climate change. Proposals must also build a digital, accessible tool that helps local and regional decision-makers assess demographic impact and plan ahead, and must build on the EU Rural Observatory's research and the Commission's demographic-change toolbox.
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