Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.3. RIs within National Roadmaps
RI Acronym : 
CzeCOS
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
CzechGlobe – Global Change Research Institute CAS
Other partners : 
https://czecos.cz/en/project-structure/czecos-team.html
Country : 
Czech Republic
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Bělidla 986/4a, 603 00 Brno
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
Cost of Access : 
Other
(https://czecos.cz/en/open-access.html)
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Ecohydrology - Climate changes - Resource management - Resilience and sustainability
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Sustainable Water Management
Services provided : 
Access monitoring sites - Access data and metadata - Numerical modeling - Multi-scale analysis - Data management - Logistic and technical support
Equipment : 
Observation networks and tools - Environmental analysis infrastructures - Cloud/Data Storage - Numerical modelling - Physical modelling - Images analysis system
Type of variables provided : 
Hydrological variables - Water quality variables - Biological and ecological variables - Meteorological and climatic variables - Geochemical variables - Sediment and Geomorphological variables
Frequency of Measurements : 
Continuous Monitoring (Real-time, 10-min. period, hourly, every few hours, daily etc.) - Periodic Sampling (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.) - Field Periodic Surveys
Sustainability of funding : 
Yes
Type of funding : 
National
Source : 
Website

The large research infrastructure CzeCOS is a unique platform for undertaking comprehensive international interdisciplinary research on Global Change (GC) and its impacts on ecosystems. It substantially contributes to the fulfillment of international commitments of the Czech Republic in the field of research, adaptation and mitigation of Global Change impacts. As for the Czech Republic, CzeCOS is the only national component of the following European Research Infrastructures ICOS ERIC – Integrated Carbon Observation System- infrastructure for the research on the fluxes of greenhouse gases (founding member), AnaEE-ERIC – analytical and experimental infrastructure for ecosystems (founding member), EUFAR – EUropean Facility for Airborne Research - infrastructure for remote sensing within environmental monitoring. CzeCOS is also active member of ESFRI eLTER RI - long-term research on ecosystems, critical zones and socio-ecological systems a ESFRI DANUBIUS-ERIC - advanced studies on river-sea systems.

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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 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.