CORDIS · 101036484 · H2020

WaterLANDS Water-based solutions for carbon storage, people and wilderness

Coordinator: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN (IE)

WaterLANDS aims to enable an upscaling of the restoration of wetlands. Socio-economic factors, insufficient stakeholder engagement, lack of government commitment, lack of funding and inadequate exchange of knowledge of restoration methods have all been identified as barriers to successful restoration. Consequently, most restoration has been modest in scale, has occurred mainly where there is a single landowning or responsible organisation, and has often been undertaken principally for reasons of conservation. WaterLANDS will work to overcome these barriers. It includes both Action and Knowled…

EU contribution
€23.1M
Total cost
Period
2021-12-01 → 2026-11-30
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
IA
Call
H2020-LC-GD-2020
Status
SIGNED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

EU contribution: €23.1M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 5 years from 2021-12-01 to 2026-11-30.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

Open on cordis.europa.eu → Grant DOI ↗

Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the IA funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €23.1M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call H2020-LC-GD-2020.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN (IE).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2021-12-01 to 2026-11-30 — approximately 5 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101036484.