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07 December 2015

Launch of the Covenant on demographic change

The Covenant on demographic change will be launched on 7 December 2015, with the support of the European Commission and the EU funded AFE-INNOVNET Thematic Network. It aims at engaging local and regional authorities, and other relevant stakeholders, commi...
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07 December 2015

Conference of maritime spatial planning and marine environment

The European Commission is organising a conference on maritime spatial planning (MSP) as a tool to address challenges and develop opportunities in maritime economic activities and environmental protection, in the context of growing and competing uses of m...
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06 November 2015

Copernicus COP21 briefing event: "How can big data help us live in a changing climate?"

Published : Fri, 06 Nov 2015 Event: 10/11 > 10/11/2015 @ IDEA London With just weeks remaining until COP21 - when the world gathers in Paris to seek an agreement on climate change - the ECMWF Copernicus breakfast briefing event will exami...
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04 November 2015

EU and Australia sign Earth observation cooperation arrangement

Published : Wed, 04 Nov 2015 Access to vital satellite data for Australia, South East Asia and the South Pacific has been guaranteed through the signing of a cooperation arrangement in Brussels today.
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03 November 2015

Disaster-resilience: safeguarding and securing society, including adapting to climate change

Identifier: H2020-DRS-2014-2015Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015Latest information: A total of 200 proposals were submitted in response to this call. The nu...
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29 October 2015

Austrian wastewater recycling system wins prize for best European innovation procurement

Published : Thu, 29 Oct 2015 This year’s prize for the most innovative procurement in Europe was awarded to the Federal Procurement Agency Austria at the Public Procurement of Innovation award ceremony in Paris on 28 October.
Reclaimed water Innovation Europe Austria Government procurement Paris Wastewater

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