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Management of water resources: resilience, adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events and management tools

Thirty-Four Funding Agencies from all over Europe and abroad are pleased to announce a joint transnational call for research and innovation projects on:

“Management of water resources: resilience, adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events and management tools”.

The joint transnational call will be launched in the framework of the European partnership Water4All and will support research and innovation projects aimed at delivering knowledge, models, approaches, tools and methodologies to better understand hydrological processes at different scale, in order to respond more efficiently to emerging water issues related to extreme events.
In line with the strategic objectives of Water4All, the results of the projects will contribute to the implementation of evidence-based, global, EU and national water management policies and strategies, within the frameworks of the Green Deal, the Water Framework Directive, Just Transition and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, governance playing a key role in water challenges, the 2022 Joint Transnational Call will seek for innovative governance models, and enhanced participation of stakeholders in water management issues related to extreme events.

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COMMUNICATION TO THE APPLICANTS: 

On the 27th February, the Call Secretariat sent the Evaluation Notice on the results of the STEP 1 to all the Pre-proposals Coordinators by e-mail.

The Coordinators who missed the reception of the email may contact the Call Secretariat.

Opening of the Partner Search tool for joining Consortia in STEP 2.

The Water4All Call Secretariat is offering the opportunity to interested organisations to join consortia invited in submitting the full proposal in step 2.

Interested organisations can access to the list of admitted proposals to step 2 here and register in Water4All Partnering tool offering their availability in joining the consortium selected.

Interested organisations when offering as partner shall include in the Offer Title the code and acronym of the proposal they want to join.

Consortia Coordinators will be invited in checking the offers in the partnering Tool and when the agreement between the Coordinator and the new organisation has been reached, the coordinator shall ask for the consortium’s change approval (see How to request a change in the Consortium below)

More details on rules and procedures are available on the Online Submission Tool

 

  • Call Opening: 1st September 2022
  • Submission Deadline of Pre-proposal: 31st October 2022 at 15:00 (CET)
  • Selection of Pre-proposals: 15th February 2023
  • Opening Full Proposals submission: 27th February 2023  at 14.00 (CET)
  • Period of Appeal : 27th  February - 13rd March 2023
  • Submission Deadline of Full-proposals: 27th April 2023 at 15:00 (CET)
  • Selection of Proposals: Mid September 2023
  • Projects kick off / Start: Autumn 2023

  • Call Topics

    The call will focus on solutions for hydroclimatic extreme events, as described in the Water4All Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda Theme III “Water for the future: sustainable water management”, as well as address the cross-cutting Theme VII “Governance” and Theme V “Water Infrastructures”. Research & innovation proposals submitted under the Water4All 2022 Joint Transnational Call are required to address at least one of the following topics:

    Topic 1. Resilience, adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events

    • Addressing knowledge gaps in our understanding of the causes of water scarcity, drought events, seasonal variability in climate impacts to develop adaptation and mitigation measures, taking climate change into account.
    • Developing and demonstrating innovative (or improved) societally acceptable adaptation and mitigation strategies to cope with hydro-climatic extreme events and their increase in length and duration. This includes floods and droughts, although is not limited to them, adopting a regional or a basin scale wide approach.
    • Improving resilience and adaptation capacity of water infrastructure (e.g., industrial water facilities, urban networks, wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater management systems and rural systems) to hydroclimatic extreme events.

    Topic 2. Tools for water management - in the context of hydroclimatic extreme events

    • Developing tools (e.g., multi-risk approach, decision support tools, monetary/non- monetary costs valuation) to support the design and implementation of strategies for adaptation and mitigation to hydro-climatic extreme events, especially floods (including “flash-floods”), heat waves and droughts in a catchment to sea perspective.
    • Generating new methodologies, tools and models for water resources assessment/modelling for water bodies in scarcely monitored /data scarce areas. A combination of physical and digital solutions is expected, and opportunities provided by citizen science should be seized.
    • “Smartening the water system” and use of innovative digitalization, including improved/new sensors, models, communications and computing technologies.

    Topic 3. Improved water governance in the context hydroclimatic extreme events and international contexts

    • Undertaking an analysis and developing robust Governance models for the management of water resources in the context of extreme events, is critical increasing the decision-making capacity of institutions and involvement of citizens. This should include ways of improving coordination between water managers to increase our capacity to reduce vulnerability to extreme events, as well as effectively respond to them.
    • Addressing and encouraging international cooperation in the field of water, including management of transboundary water resources and contribution to Water Diplomacy.

    Please note that it is not compulsory to address all subtopics within a topic in the proposals.

  • Participating countries and funding organisations
    • List of funding partner organisations and national contact points.
    • List of national/regional regulations

    Update 17 October
    - new CONFAP’s agency made funds available

    Update 4 October
    - CONFAP from Brazil increased its national budget for the call

    Update 29 September

    Update 23 September
    - Call Announcement - Update Table 1 – Participating countries
    - National Annex – Update Brazil National Regulation: Increase Confap’s contributions

    Update 14 September
    - EPA from Ireland and SNSF from from Switzerland updated their information

    Update 7 September
    - IFD from Denmark has updated their national regulations.
    - We are pleased to announce that CONFAP from Brazil has increased its national budget for the call. The total amount available from Brazil is 1.063.400,00 €

    The following funding organisations have agreed to participate in the Water4All joint transnational call 2022:

    Country Organisation
    Austria Fonds Zur Förderung Der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF)
    Belgium Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique- Fnrs (F.R.S.-FNRS)
    Belgium Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen (VLAIO)
    Belgium Fonds Voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek-Vlaanderen (FWO)
    Brazil Conselho Nacional Das Fundacoes De Estaduais De Amparo A Pesquisa (CONFAP)
    Brazil Conselho Nacional De Desenvolvimento Cientifico E Tecnologico (CNPq)
    Switzerland Schweizerischer Nationalfonds ZurForderung Der WissenschaftlichenForschung (SNSF)
    Czech Republic Technologicka Agentura Ceske Republiky (TA CR)
    Germany Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
    Denmark Innovationsfonden (IFD)
    Estonia Sihtasutus Eesti Teadusagentuur (ETAg)
    Spain Agencia Estatal De Investigacion (AEI)
    Spain Centro Para El Desarrollo Tecnologico Industrial (CDTI)
    France Agence Nationale De La Recherche (ANR)
    United Kingdom United Kingdom Research And Innovation (UKRI)
    Hungary Nemzeti Kutatasi Fejlesztesi Es Innovacios Hivatal (NKFIH)
    Ireland Environmental Protection Agency Of Ireland (EPA)
    Israel Ministry Of National Infrastructure, Energy And Water Resources (MoE-IL)
    Italy Ministero Dello Sviluppo Economico (MISE)
    Italy Ministero Dell'Università E Della Ricerca (MUR)
    Lithuania Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba (LMT)
    Luxembourg Fonds National De La Recherche (FNR)
    Latvia Latvijas Zinatnes Padome (LZP)
    Moldova Agentia Nationala Pentru Cercetare Si Dezvoltare (NARD)
    Malta Ministeru Ghall Ambjent, Energija U Intrapriza (MEEE)
    Netherlands Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO)
    Norway Norges Forskningsrad (RCN)
    Poland Narodowe Centrum Badan I Rozwoju (NCBR)
    Portugal Fundacao Para A Ciencia E A Tecnologia (FCT)
    Romania Unitatea Executiva Pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior A Cercetarii Dezvoltarii Si Inovarii (UEFISCDI)
    Sweden Forskningsrådet För Miljö, Areella Näringar Och Samhällsbyggande (FORMAS)
    Slovakia Slovenska Akademia Vied (SAS)
    Turkey Turkiye Bilimsel Ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK)
    South Africa Water Research Commission (WRC)

    The participation of applicants from other countries is allowed, if they have their own separate source of funding or if funds by another source are guaranteed (i.e., by a national or international funding organisation). 

  • Support for Applicants

     Information Webinar for Applicants

    To download the presentation of the webinar: Click here
    Watch the recorded webinar below:

    Frequently asked questions (FAQ): Click here
    Submission Platform: Click here
    Partnering tool: Click here
    Guidelines for pre-proposal submission (update: 5th of September): Click here

    For more information, please contact:

    Water4All Call Secretariat
    Aldo Covello, Maria Bianco
    MUR - Ministry of Universities and Research
    DG for internationalization and communication
    E-mail: water4all2022_callsecretariat@mur.gov.it

Participating organisations

The Water4All Partnership - Water Security for the Planet - is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater. It aims to tackle water challenges to face climate change, help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

It is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme (a key funding programme for research and innovation). The Partnership duration is for seven years from 2022.

The Water4All objective is to enable water security at a large scale and in the long term. Its goal is also to tackle water issues in a holistic frame. 

All forms of life on earth need water. All human activities operate with this resource. Water is part of our everyday life. It is also integrated within urban and countryside landscapes. It is one of the most valuable elements we share with plants and animals.

These simple facts must be kept in mind to understand the Water4All ambition.

This resource is weakened in many places due to climate changes, and human habits. We know that we can improve the way we use water. Everyone has a role to play and especially the scientific research community.

Scientific research is the heart of the Partnership as It is a powerful tool to improve knowledge on preserving, restoring, and managing this essential resource. 

International cooperation is also needed as water has no borders on Earth and runs from one country to another.

Water4All brings together a broad and cohesive group of 81 partners from 31 countries in the European Union and beyond. This consortium gathers partners from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) chain.