Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.2. International networks
RI Acronym : 
LTER-NL
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
NIOO-KNAW & Sovon
Other partners : 
NIOZ - RWS - WMR - WUR
Country : 
Netherlands
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Virtual (Remote)
Cost of Access : 
Free
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Ecohydrology - Climate changes - Resource management - Resilience and sustainability
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Sustainable Water Management
Services provided : 
Access monitoring sites - Numerical modeling - Access data and metadata - Data management
Equipment : 
Virtual collaboration arena - Observation networks and tools - Cloud/Data Storage - Numerical modelling
Type of variables provided : 
Hydrological variables - Water quality variables - Biological and ecological variables - Meteorological and climatic variables - Geochemical 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
Kind of data provided : 
Long-term digital time-series databases
Sustainability of funding : 
Yes
Type of funding : 
National
Data Catalogue : 
https://lter-nl.nl/en/data
Fair Principles : 
Off
Comments : 
To view the individual sites/installations of LTER-NL that have responded to our request so far, please visit category A.4, where they are listed. Information is updated continuously.

LTER-NL stands for Long-term Ecosystem Research Network in the Netherlands. It is a national network of research sites engaged in long-term, site-based ecological, environmental and socio-ecological research. Currently LTER-NL consists of two Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research (LTSER) Platforms: the Dutch Wadden Sea and the Veluwe. In addition there is the LTSER-platform Scheldt Estuary, that is partly situated in the Netherlands and officially part of LTER Belgium. The mission of the Netherlands Long-term Ecosystem Research Network (LTER-NL) is to make long-term ecological and biodiversity data available for all major landscapes in the Netherlands and to provide tools to link these ecological data with environmental and socio-economic monitoring data, allowing the pursuit of pressing scientific questions to solve environmental and socio-ecological problems.

Part A: Research Infrastructures / Observatories

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.