Projects
CLIMAS : CLIMAte change citizens engagement toolbox for dealing with Societal resilience Vrije Universiteit Brussel
impacts in the near future. The last climate change events, such as flooding in Germany and Belgium in both Continental and Atlantic
regions, heat waves and lack of water in both Mediterranean and Boreal regions, show that the policymakers, experts and stakeholders'
actions are not ...
Erasmus+ KA220-HED : GEOinformation educational resources for CLImate Change Management (GEOCLIC) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
drought, flooding, etc. have caused billions and human lives. These events seriously impact the environment, rural
development and economy. Coastal and marine areas are affected by rising sea levels which push storm surges further
inland, creates more destructive flooding along the coastlines. Urban ...
ThermoBreast : An innovative non-contact and harmless screening modality set to change the course of breast cancer detection and patient monitoring Vrije Universiteit Brussel
more than 2.26 million new cases of breast cancer. Early detection is crucial to survival; recovery rates approach 90% when detected
in early stages. National population-based cancer screening programmes in Europe currently implement 3 standard imaging
modalities: mammography, ultrasound and MRI. ...
Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology KU Leuven
RESIST will strengthen the resilience and accelerate the transformation and increase adaptive capacity of 12 climate-vulnerable EU regions, implementing 4 large-scale demonstrators of resilient innovations for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) with quintuple-helix partnerships (including 1 in a less developed region) and promote transfer of know-how and innovative solutions to 8 twin regions (of which 4 less developed regions) through both ...
PLANET4HEALTH : Translating Science into Policy: A Multisectoral Approach to Adaptation and Mitigation of Adverse Effects of Vector-Borne Diseases, Environmental Pollution and Climate Change on Planetary Health Vrije Universiteit Brussel
health. The project results will support policy making process and citizens awareness on sustainable planetary health, climate and
environmental policies and adaptation and mitigation strategies to natural hazards. PLANET4health will develop collaborations from
a large variety of organizations from the: ...
Active cities: Active mobility increased for sustainable zero-carbon urban multimodality, through human-centric planning, mobility hubs and behaviour change. KU Leuven
Active Cities increases the share of active mobility (walking, cycling) in North Sea Region (NSR) cities for sustainable zero-carbon multimodality, through: human-centric planning of streets, green-accessibility of mobility hubs (train stations, schools) and behaviour change, putting citizens (back) at the core. Walking and cycling are age-old methods of mobility, emission-free, and healthy, but stagnant or in decline in cities’ multimodal ...
Europeana XX: Century of Change KU Leuven
The action aims at the creation of a new thematic collection in Europeana with specific focus on the 20th century and on the social , political and economic alternations documented in photographs, moving images, paintings and documents.
CASPIAN U+2013 a doctoral training for future experts in development and cooperation with focus on the Caspian region Ghent University
At the level of Ghent University and the Department of Conflict and Development Studies, this programme contains two doctoral research projects, one on the presence, characteristics and dynamics of the middle class in Azerbaijan, and another on the social impact of the extractive industries in Western Kazakhstan.
Social Enterprise as Force for more Inclusive and Innovative Societies. KU Leuven
The “seforïs” research project seeks to understand the potential of social enterprise in the EU and beyond to improve social inclusiveness of society through greater stakeholder engagement, promotion of civic capitalism and changes to social service provision through a) investigation of key processes within social enterprises for delivering inclusion and innovation, including organisation and governance, financing, innovation and behavioural ...