CORDIS · 101224987 · HORIZON
AdaptAIR AdaptAIR: Climate Adaptation through Artificial Ice Reservoirs (AIRs) in the Himalayas
Coordinator: KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)
Shrinking glaciers and more frequent extreme weather events threaten the water security of 55 million people living in the Himalayan Mountain range. Artificial ice reservoirs (AIRs) – annually created stores of ice formed each winter through diverting streams or pumping groundwater into the air – are being rapidly implemented across the northern-most Indian Union Territory of Ladakh. However, the construction of AIRs has been conducted without consideration of the social and environmental context of which they are being placed. This limits the efficacy of AIRs, and mirrors a wider impasse in …
About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.
EU contribution: €10.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 6 years from 2026-03-01 to 2032-02-29.
Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-ERC-SYG funding scheme.
- What is the EU contribution?
- The European Commission contributes €10.0M toward a total project budget of €10.0M.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call ERC-2025-SyG.
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (UK).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2026-03-01 to 2032-02-29 — approximately 6 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101224987.