Clim4Vitis

ABOUT THE PROJECT CLIM4VITIS

Brief Description
Main Objective
Specific Objectives

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Clim4Vitis is a three-year Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Union Research and Innovation programme nder the Grant Agreement number 810176. Clim4Vitis finds its framework within the Twinning instrument under the all topic: WIDESPREAD-05-2017.
It is coordinated by Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) (Portugal), with the support of Potsdam Institut fuer Klimafolgenforschung (PIK) (Germany), Universita degli studi di Firenze (UNIFI) (Italy), Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) (Luxembourg) and Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) (Portugal).

MAIN OBJECTIVE

Clim4Vitis´s main objective is to strengthen and raise UTAD´s – and more specifically its research group CITAB´s – science and technology (S&T) capacity and performance in two main specific fields of research in viticulture & climate:
• Grapevine modelling;
• Methods and tools for assessing climate change impacts on European viticulture, in general, and on grapevine productivity, quality attributes and risk of diseases and pests in particular.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Clim4Vitis´ main objective will be achieved through the following specific objectives:
• Transfer knowledge and implement capacity building for the enhancement of S&T capacity
• Lay the foundations of Clim4Vitis´ long-term sustainability
• Increase the reputation, attractiveness and networking channels of UTAD and enhance the visibility of Clim4Vitis

WEBINAR – Challenges to decision-making in vitiviniculture in the face of climate change Sector perspective in the search for solutions

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10 December 2020 | 15h00 – 17h00 The webinar “Challenges to decision making in vitiviniculture in the face of climate change – perspective” will take place on December 10, between 3 pm and 5 pm sector in search of solutions”, organized under the INFRAVINI project Adapting to climate change...

September 22, 2020

The Porto Protocol: Climate Talks

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A few years ago, South Africa faced a period of severe water shortage in the Western Cape region. In 2017, the exact place where the Douro River is born, Picos de Urbíon, dried up. This year, in Germany, ice wine harvest failed for the first time due to a...

April 3, 2020

Clim4Vitis Workshop in LIST, Luxembourg

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The 3rd Clim4Vitis workshop took place at the premises of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology and the Institute Viti-vinicole on 17th and 18th February, 2020. The workshop saw participation of researchers from Portugal, Italy, Germany, France, Austria and Luxembourg sharing their experiences in modelling pests and diseases...

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 2020

10 December 2020

WEBINAR – Challenges to decision-making in vitiviniculture in the face of climate change Sector perspective in the search for solutions

The webinar “Challenges to decision making in vitiviniculture in the face of climate change - perspective” will take place on December 10, between 3 pm and 5 pm sector in search of solutions”, organized under the INFRAVINI project Adapting to climate change is one of the biggest challenges for the wine sector. Each wine-growing region […]

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November 2021

01 November 2021

Vila Real, Portugal

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