PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area
What is PRIMA?
PRIMA (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area) is an intergovernmental program of innovation and scientific diplomacy launched by the European Union and 19 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean area to face the challenges that climate change poses for this region, mainly in terms of efficient water supply, agriculture and sustainable food production.
The program was founded in 2017 with a budget of €494 million (€274 million contributed by the participating countries and another €220 million by the European Union) to develop and implement innovative, efficient and sustainable solutions for the production and supply of food and water in the Mediterranean. The EU participates in the initiative through Horizon Europe, its research and innovation funding programme.
Objective
PRIMA focuses on 4 thematic areas namely;
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Management of Water: Integrated and sustainable management of water for arid and semi-arid Mediterranean areas
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Farming Systems: Sustainable farming systems under Mediterranean environmental constraints
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Agro-Food Value Chain: Sustainable Mediterranean agro-food value chain for regional and local development
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Water, energy, food and ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus
PRIMA Funding Opportunities: The 2023’s Calls are Open
PRIMA’s 2023 funding calls for projects is launced in the thematic areas of water management, farming systems, agri-food value chain, and nexus. These funding opportunities aim to support and promote innovation in these specific areas, and the projects will be accepted until the Submission deadline Section 1 Stage 1, March 22, 2023, Submission deadline Section 2 Stage 1, March 29, 2023.
PRIMA’s funding calls are open to the private sector, organisations, and labs, universities from all sectors and PRIMA welcomes applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and disciplines.
Projects should focus on sustainable water management practices, developing resilient and sustainable farming systems, promoting the growth of the agri-food value chain and addressing the challenges of the water-energy-food nexus.
Interested applicants can find more information and the eligibility criteria on PRIMA’s website, Annual Work Plan 2023.
PRIMA Internship Programme 2023-2024
This year 2023 PRIMA launches again one vacancy for the program that allows young people from the South Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey) that are part of PRIMA the possibility of doing internships in the Secretariat of the organization.
The main objective for the PRIMA interns is to acquire knowledge of PRIMA research and innovation fields. One of the aims of the program is that the selected candidate will apply later this knowledge in his or her own country and develop their professional career. You can find more information and apply from here.
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