Title: Transversal Component.
Main Objective: Operate through the JRC’s Africa Knowledge Platform and serve as an integration engine, connecting thematic sectors and aligning the contributions of the RCoEs around a unified and coherent vision.
Specific Objectives:
Starting Year: 2023
Implementation Duration: 6 years
Areas of Impact:
Target Groups: Regional Centers of Excellence.
ArcX Partners: See ArcX Partners card and the ArcX Partnership Map.
Component Coordinator: Agriconsulting Europe S.A. (AESA).
Scientific and Technical Support from EC - DG JRC: DG-JRC Directorate D (Sustainable Resources) Unit D6 (Nature Conservation and Observations).
CIMA Research Foundation is a non-profit research organization dedicated to advancing study, scientific research, technological development, and higher education in environmental sciences and engineering. Born from the vision of Professor Franco Siccardi, the foundation’s main goals are to protect public health, advance civil protection, and safeguard ecosystems through innovative and science-based solutions.
Agriconsulting Europe S.A. (AESA), founded in 1994, is a renowned international development consultancy firm. With legal representation in multiple EU Member states and third countries, AESA, headquartered in Brussels, comprises a team of 60 permanent employees and over 400 experts worldwide. The organisation maintains strong partnerships with EU universities, research centres, and educational institutions, fostering collaboration on select projects they manage.
The ATPS is a trans-disciplinary network of researchers, policymakers, private sector actors and the civil society that promote the generation, dissemination, use and mastery of STI for African development, environmental sustainability and global inclusion. In collaboration with like-minded institutions.
