Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.2. International networks
RI Acronym : 
eLTER
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ
Other partners : 
Over 165 institutions in 28 countries have signed the scientific MoU of eLTER. About 40 institutions from 24 countries engage in the eLTER flagship projects, including Environment Agency Austria (EAA) (Austria);University of Helsinki (UH) (Finland); - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (Sweden);National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) (France);National Research Council of Italy (CNR) (Italy);University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) (Austria); - Pensoft Publishers (Bulgaria);Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (Germany);Global Change Research Insititute (Czech Republic);Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Slovakia)
Country : 
Germany
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Other
(Transnational (TA), Virtual (VA) Remote (RA))
Cost of Access : 
Other
(Free, and paid when funding is available)
Keywords : 
Ecosystem - Socio-ecology - Critical Zone - Climate Change - Biodiversity Loss - Sustainability - In Situ - Whole-system approach
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Ecohydrology - Climate changes - Resource management - Water use - Resilience and sustainability
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems
Services provided : 
Access archive material - Access monitoring sites - Numerical modeling - Access data and metadata - Training services - Knowledge transfer - Multi-scale analysis - Upstream processing of satellite data - Data management - Logistic and technical support
Equipment : 
Virtual collaboration arena - Observation networks and tools - Environmental analysis infrastructures - Cloud/Data Storage - Numerical modelling
Type of variables provided : 
Hydrological variables - Water quality variables - Biological and ecological variables - Meteorological and climatic variables - Geochemical variables - Sediment and Geomorphological variables - Socioeconomic 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
Variables Provided : 
The eLTER 63 Standard Observations cover variables from across the ecosystem spheres (geosphere incl. pedosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, anthroposphere).
Water quantity related variables: water level, discharge, soil moisture, snow, glacier mass balance
Water quality related variables: pH, turbidity, oxygen, nutrients, DOC
Water chemistry related variables: isotopes, nutrients, major ions, carbon
Water-ecosystem related variables: chlorophyll A, pigments, eDNA, biodiversity, transpiration
Water-cycle related variables: precipitation, temperature, humidity, radiation, wind, soil heat flux
Sustainability of funding : 
Yes
Type of funding : 
European /National /Own resources
Governance Description : 
https://elter-ri.eu/what-formal-structure
Fair Principles : 
On
Comments : 
Additional contact email: office@elter-ri.eu
Start year of datasets: Measurements/data date back 2-3 decades in most cases (partly up to a century). The eLTER standardized protocols have started to be applied since about 5 years and will be quantitatively applied from 2027 onwards.
Source : 
Phase 2 questionnaire and website
Links with other entries : 
LTER-Austria - Czech Long-term Ecosystem Research Network - Italian Long-Term Ecosystem Research Network - Spanish Long-Term Ecological Research Network - Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research - France - DANUBIUS-ERIC - Swedish Long-Term Ecological Research Network - LTER Slovakia - French Critical Zone Observatories Network - Applications and Research - Terrestrial Environmental Observatories - Norwegian Long-Term Ecosystem Research - Finnish Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research Network - Greek Long-term Ecosystem Research

eLTER provides researchers with access to over >200 eLTER Sites and >50 larger eLTSER Platforms in terrestrial, freshwater and transitional water ecosystems across biogeographical regions in Europe in a whole-system approach. It offers long-term time series over up to 100 years, harmonised and standardised data, services and training useful to citizens and experts in investigating ecosystem processes and finding sustainable solutions to the Grand Societal Challenges like climate change, unsustainable use of resources, pollution and eutrophication. eLTER catalyzes scientific discovery and insights through its state-of-the-art research infrastructure, collaborative working culture, and transdisciplinary expertise.

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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.