Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.3. RIs within National Roadmaps
RI Acronym : 
ATLaS
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Other partners : 
A global partnership with over 100 leading institutions is established through the International Consortium on Landslides - ICL (www.landslides.org)
Country : 
Italy
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Piazza S. Marco, 4 - 50121 Firenze 
RI Type : 
Single Site RI (Geographically localised central facility)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
Cost of Access : 
Other
(Access is fee-based and follows three tariff levels: Tariff A (direct costs only), Tariff B (direct + indirect costs), and Tariff C (full cost recovery plus margin for commercial use, VAT applied).)
Water4All Keywords : 
Hydro-climatic extreme events adaptation - Resilience and sustainability - Other
(Disaster risk reduction)
Domains and thematic area : 
Health and Wellbeing - Other
(Community resilience and safety)
Services provided : 
Access archive material - Access monitoring sites - Numerical modeling - Access data and metadata - Training services - Knowledge transfer - Multi-scale analysis - Data management
Equipment : 
Observation networks and tools - Environmental analysis infrastructures - Cloud/Data Storage - Numerical modelling - Images analysis system
Type of variables provided : 
Hydrological variables - Meteorological and climatic variables - Other
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
Fair Principles : 
Off
Source : 
Phase 2 questionnaire and website

ATLaS is a research infrastructure established aiming to develop leading-edge methodologies (Mission) for the prevention and management of ground instabilities. The objective of reducing the geo-hydrological risk is pursued conducting innovative research activities in which the use of state-of-the-art instruments plays a pivotal role. ATLaS includes:

1. National Competence Center for the Monitoring and Surveillance of Geo-hydrological Risk of the Department of Civil Protection of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (UNIFI-CPC);

2. UNESCO Chair on Prevention and Sustainable Management of Geo-hydrological Hazards;

3. International Consortium on Landslides - European Centre (ICL-EC): a non-governmental and non-profit scientific organization supported by several United Nations bodies, including UNESCO, FAO, and WMO UN/ISDR;

4. World Centre of Excellence on Landslide Risk Reduction (WCoE): a center recognized by the IPL (International Programme on Landslides) Global Promotion Committee and by UN/ISDR for advanced landslide monitoring technologies and Earth observation.

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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.