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Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.4. Individual Rls and Obs (regional or single-site) with established networking links
RI Acronym : 
SNO Karst
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
INSU/CNRS
Other partners : 
https://sokarst.org/en/partners-en/
Country : 
France
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
UMR HydroSciences Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Campus Triolet, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
(Data Base : Juliette Fabre)
Cost of Access : 
Free
(Surface water/ Groundwater/ both; Quantity/ Quality/ both)
Domains and thematic area : 
Sustainable Water Management
Type of variables provided : 
Hydrological variables - Water quality variables - Geochemical variables
Frequency of Measurements : 
Continuous Monitoring (Real-time, 10-min. period, hourly, every few hours, daily etc.) - Field Periodic Surveys
Variables Provided : 
Karst spring discharge volumes, electrical conductivity
Sustainability of funding : 
Yes
Type of funding : 
Other
Data Catalogue : 
https://data.oreme.org/observation/snokarst
Fair Principles : 
Home made API
Comments : 
Data Base : Juliette Fabre
Source : 
Website

KARST observatory network (SNO KARST) is an initiative from the INSU/CNRS. SNO KARST aims to strengthen knowledge-sharing and to promote cross-disciplinary research on karst systems at the national scale. It relies on a network of 9 observatories.

Part A: Research Infrastructures / Observatories

Other RI

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.