Expression of Interest for 2nd call Urbanising Deltas of the World Programme

NWO is preparing a new call for proposals under the Urbanising Deltas of the World (UDW) programme, and initiates a bottom-up process to further define the content and conditions of the next call. People interested in participating in this process, are invited to send an Expression of Interest (EoI), outlining ideas for a business challenge and ways to realise challenges through the call. Deadline of submission for the EoI is November 3, 2014. The second call will be launched in December 2014. The aim of the UDW programme is to contribute to global water safety, water and food security and pro-poor sustainable economic and urban development in river deltas worldwide by providing more effective and efficient responses to urbanisation and climate change. The research programme is financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The budget of the new call will approximately be € 4.5 million. Proposals should be drawn up in public-private partnerships (PPP), and respond to clear demands from business. At present, the scope and focus of the call have not been precisely defined yet. It relates to fits the delta, water and maritime issues identified by the Top Sector Water that are relevant to the general aim of the UDW programme, and leaves room for cross sectorial linkages with other Top Sectors (Agriculture and Food, High Tech, Energy-Sustainable Building, Logistics) as well as the knowledge platforms for development policy. Four broad themes are identified:

Water Safety: Resilience, Disaster risk reduction and Governance;
Water, Food & Energy Security and Efficiency;
Urbanisation, Spatial Planning and Inclusive Development;
Infrastructure, Transport and IT.