EPA Research – 2017 UN Sustainable Development Goals Call

Environmental Protection Agency

Submitted to DROPLET: 2017-07-20 12:04:42

Lead Funding Organisation: Environmental Protection Agency

Call Closing Date: [08/09/2017 ] CLOSED

Funding Call Text or Description:

This UN Sustainable Development Goals Research Call 2017 is relevant to all three Research Pillars: Climate, Water and Sustainability and includes two topics: 

• Sustainability 2017 Call - UN SDG Project 1: Delivering on the Environmental Sustainable Development Goals.  This is a 15 to 18 month integrated Medium-Scale Research Project, with an indicative budget of up to €250,000.




• Sustainability 2017 Call - UN SDG Project 2: Addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals in an Irish Context (Open Topic). The EPA invites research proposals which develop innovative approaches towards achieving the environmental (including environmental economic and socio-environmental) UN SDGs in an Irish context. The proposed research must address national issues but in the broader context provided by the UN SDGs - a variation on the theme of think global act local. This call is open for proposals for Desk Studies or Medium-Scale projects, with a budget of up to €250,000 per project.

Additional Information and Links:

Technical Desription of the EPA UN SDG Call http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/research/opencalls/currentcalldocuments/UN_SDG%202017%20Call%20Technical%20Description.pdf

UN Sustainable Development Goals http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

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