D 3.4 - Summary Report of Outcomes of the First Call for Services

One of the objectives of EU-PolarNet 2 is to prioritise and specify the key societally relevant Polar research themes, which have been defined in the European Polar Research Programme (EPRP), the EU-PolarNet White Papers and in European Polar strategies. With launching calls for services, EU-PolarNet 2 seeks support from the European Polar Community to further develop the research themes identified in the EPRP into achievable research projects that could be funded on a national, European or international level. For this purpose, EU-PolarNet 2 will open three Calls for Services for all six research needs of the European Polar Research Programme:

1) Better understanding of climate change in the Polar Regions and its links to lower latitudes

2) Informed weather and climate action

3) Resilient socio-ecological systems

4) Prospering communities in the Arctic

5) Challenges and Opportunities for Polar Operations

6) Inclusive creation, access and usage of knowledge