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Water4All inspires Generation Z: Practical kits to learn and tackle water challenges. Water4All is committed to promoting education and active engagement among young people, interactive education, and empowering young people to actively engage. The development of toolkits answers this commitment.

These kits are aimed at engaging Generation Z in water challenges, solutions, and career opportunities, and preparing them as future Water4All ambassadors. Providing practical tools to learn-by-doing in an interactive and engaging way is a simple way to reach the young generation.

They will be widely disseminated starting June 2026, to young generations and educators across Europe. 

The toolkits include hands-on experiments with manuals and guidelines, enabling students and teachers to conduct experiments independently and connect learning to real-world water challenges. Eight toolkits were developed across partner countries, covering several Water4All SRIA (Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda) themes.

Toolkits presented at the Water4All Governing Board

The development and dissemination of the educational toolkits were presented to the partners at the Water4All Governing Board; some toolkits were showcased during the meeting. A live demonstration was conducted, showing and explaining with the Water Treatment Toolkits the physical and chemical processes for removing turbidity and colour from water, drawing the attention of Water4All partners in attendance. 

Toolkits details

Hydrogeology Experiments (BRGM, France) – a toolkit to visualize groundwater flow, explore geology concepts, connect to daily life and climate change, discuss careers and women in science. 

Water Quality Assessment:(CIV Water, the Netherlands) – a toolkit to learn to assess water quality, understand contaminants, and critically evaluate local water bodies.  

Green Gold & Shape Your Soil (Wetsus, the Netherlands)  

  • Green Gold: remove and recover nutrients from water using algae, linking pollution to resource opportunities. 
  • Shape Your Soil: understand soil types, water retention, and soil health for agriculture.  

Water Treatment Toolkits (LNEC, Portugal) –

  • Conventional Water Treatment: exploring coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, and sand filtration. 
  • Advanced Water Treatment: exploring activated carbon adsorption and membrane filtration processes. 

Climate Change & Nature-Based Solutions (UEvora, Portugal) –

  • Climate Change: explore temperature effects and climate impacts on ecosystems. 
  • Vegetation & NBS: learn about soil protection, erosion control, and landscape management. 

Other news

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 twelve 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 can improve the way we use water. Everyone has a role to play, 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 90 partners from 33 countries in the European Union and beyond. This consortium gathers partners from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) chain.