Cofunded by the European Union

RI Acronym : 
ICOS-ERIC
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
University of Helsinki
Other partners : 
https://www.icos-cp.eu/observations/national-networks
Country : 
Finland
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Erik Palménin aukio 1, 00560 Helsinki, FINLAND
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
Cost of Access : 
Other
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Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Resilience and sustainability
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Health and Wellbeing
Services provided : 
Access archive material - Access monitoring sites - Access data and metadata - Training services - Knowledge transfer - Multi-scale analysis - Data management - Logistic and technical support
Equipment : 
Observation networks and tools - Environmental analysis infrastructures - Cloud/Data Storage
Type of variables provided : 
Biological and ecological variables - Meteorological and climatic variables - Geochemical variables
Frequency of Measurements : 
Field Periodic Surveys
Variables Provided : 
https://www.icos-cp.eu/data-services/about-data-portal
Start year of entry : 
1 January 2015
Kind of data provided : 
https://www.icos-cp.eu/data-services/data-collection/data-levels-quality
Sustainability of funding : 
ΥΕS
Type of funding : 
European;National;Own resources
Governance Description : 
https://www.icos-cp.eu/about/organisation-governance
Source : 
Website

The level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rises constantly, heating up our planet. Observing the levels of greenhouse gas emissions is essential to predict climate change and mitigate its consequences.

The Integrated Carbon Observation System, ICOS, provides standardised and open data from close to 180 measurement stations across 16 European countries. The stations observe greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere as well as carbon fluxes between the atmosphere, the land surface and the oceans. Thus, ICOS is rooted in three domains: Atmosphere, Ecosystem and Ocean.

The ICOS community consists of more than 500 scientists in both its current Member and Observer countries and beyond. More than 80 renowned universities or institutes are a part of the ICOS community. The ICOS community has strong connections to colleagues and operators outside ICOS. ICOS-based knowledge supports policy- and decision-making to combat climate change and its impacts.

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.