Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.2. International networks
RI Acronym : 
LTER-DK
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
University of Copenhagen
Other partners : 
University of Copenhagen (UCPH) - Dept of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management - Aarhus University (AU) - Dept. og Ecosciences - Technical University of Denmark (DTU) - Dept. of Environment
Country : 
Denmark
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg C
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
Cost of Access : 
Other
(Please contact the responsible person for each platform)
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Ecohydrology - Climate changes - Sustainable water demands - Resource management - Water use - Resilience and sustainability
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Sustainable Water Management
Services provided : 
Access monitoring sites - Access data and metadata - Data management
Equipment : 
Observation networks and tools - Environmental analysis infrastructures - Cloud/Data Storage
Type of variables provided : 
Hydrological variables - Water quality variables - Biological and ecological variables - Meteorological and climatic variables - Geochemical 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
Fair Principles : 
Off
Comments : 
It is included in the national roadmap. To view the individual sites/installations of LTER-DK that have responded to our request so far, please visit category A.4, where they are listed. Information is updated continuously.
Source : 
Website

LTER-DK (Long-Term Ecosystem Research in Denmark) is a joint research infrastructure for University of Copenhagen, the University of Aarhus and the Technical University of Denmark of existing Danish platforms for long-term monitoring of ecosystems linked to the ESFRI and eLTER network of research stations. The overall aim of LTER-DK is to provide research platforms and long-term legacy data on ecosystems responses and adaptation to environmental and societal drivers as the scientific basis for sustainable use of the goods and services ecosystems provide. This will support future societal initiatives towards a green transition. We aim to improve, document and operationalize the research platforms and build a strong national community to realize the full research potential of the research platforms at global, European and national scale for the scientific communities, students, policy makers and other users outside academia. LTER-DK addresses ecosystem and socio-ecological research issues such as biodiversity loss and climate change adaptation and mitigation in a holistic and multidisciplinary manner with the aims to improve understanding of ecosystems and their long-term responses and adaptation to environmental and societal drivers.

LTER-DK includes important long-term Danish research and/or monitoring platforms, across terrestrial, freshwater and coastal environments, which will link to similar platforms at European level through eLTER. Method standardization, data protocols and documentation of legacy data are important LTER products. Centralized data structures provide data across environmental gradients and ecosystem types and enables answers to local and global challenges with regard to ecosystem functioning and the goods and services they provide in a changing environment.

Data and facilities are open for use taking the carrying capacity of the platforms into account.

Part A: Research Infrastructures / Observatories

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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.