Cofunded by the European Union

RI Acronym : 
TAU-WBS
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
Tampere University
Country : 
Finland
Current Status : 
Under development
Location : 
Arvo Ylpön katu 32, 33520 Tampere, Finland
RI Type : 
Single Site RI (Geographically localised central facility)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
Cost of Access : 
Free
Keywords : 
Biomarkers - Communicable Diseases - Circular Economy - Data Base - Sample Bank - Epidemiology - Non-communicable Diseases - Organic Contaminants - Pathogens - Pharmaceuticals - Public Health - Sequencing - Surveillance - Sludge - Treatment Plant - Wastewater
Water4All Keywords : 
Emerging contaminants - Antimicrobial resistance - Climate changes - Sustainable water demands - Water-smart circular economy - Water use - Resilience and sustainability
Domains and thematic area : 
Health and Wellbeing - Water Value and Usage - Sustainable Water Management
Services provided : 
Training services - Knowledge transfer - Multi-scale analysis
Equipment : 
Environmental analysis infrastructures

Climate change, population growth and antimicrobial resistance have led to the emergence of new microbes and the transformation of previously controlled diseases. Municipal wastewater is a source of various markers that reflect comprehensive unbiased health information of the entire community. Wastewater-Based Surveillance (WBS) is a new scientific tool with the potential to act as a complementary approach to monitoring a number of variables such as local pathogens and clinically important indicators. The same contaminants that are monitored in wastewater from a human health perspective make it difficult to recycle the vital nutrients in the wastewater sludge. The infrastructure implemented is expected to promote the necessary measures for high-quality research, digital and green transition and growth. In addition, the solutions are globally scalable.

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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.