CORDIS · 869505 · H2020

VARCITIES VISIONARY NATURE BASED ACTIONS FOR HEALTH, WELLBEING & RESILIENCE IN CITIES (VARCITIES)

Coordinator: POLYTECHNEIO KRITIS (EL)

In an increasingly urbanising world, governments and international corporations strive to increase productivity of cities, recognized as economy growth hubs, as well as ensuring better quality of life and living conditions to citizens. Although significant effort is performed by international organisations, researchers, etc. to transform the challenges of Cities into opportunities, the visions of our urban future are trending towards bleak. Social services and health facilities are significantly affected in negative ways owed to the increase in urban populations (70% by 2050). Air pollution a…

EU contribution
€10.1M
Total cost
Period
2020-09-01 → 2025-08-31
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
IA
Call
H2020-SC5-2018-2019-2020
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: €10.1M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 5 years from 2020-09-01 to 2025-08-31.

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 €10.1M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call H2020-SC5-2018-2019-2020.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by POLYTECHNEIO KRITIS (EL).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2020-09-01 to 2025-08-31 — 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 869505.