Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.3. RIs within National Roadmaps
RI Acronym : 
EMSO-PT
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA)
Other partners : 
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera - I. P. (IPMA) - Universidade do Porto (UP) - Universidade de Aveiro (UA) - Universidade dos Açores (UA) - Univer- sidade de Évora (UE) - Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/UL) - Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL) - Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP) - Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental (EMEPC) - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores - Tecnologia e Ciência (INESCTEC) - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) - Instituto do Mar (IMAR) - Centro de Ciências do Mar - Universidade do Algarve (CCMAR) - Centro de Investigação Tecnológica do Algarve (CINTAL) - Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação - Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI) - Centro de Engenharia e Desenvolvimento (CEiiA) - Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI).
Country : 
Portugal
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
IPMA (Headquarters), Rua C do Aeroporto, 1749-077 Lisboa, Portugal
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Source : 
Website

EMSO is a large-scale European Research Infrastructure (RI). It is a network of fixed point, deep sea multidisciplinary observatories, with the scientific objective of real-time, long-term monitoring of environmental processes related to the interaction between the geosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere. It is a geographically distributed infrastructure located at key sites in European waters, spanning the northern and easterrn Atlantic, across the Mediterranean and up to the Black Sea. Portuguese participation is focused on the Azores and Cadiz nodes. EMSO is coordinated with similar initiatives in the US, Canada and Japan.

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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.