Cofunded by the European Union

RI Acronym : 
AquiRiver
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
LNEC
Country : 
Portugal
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Lisbon
RI Type : 
Single Site RI (Geographically localised central facility)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
Cost of Access : 
Other
(Access through partnerships in research projects and partnerships with universities to host and co-supervise students for master's and doctoral programmes with an experimental component)
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Ecological Engineering - Ecohydrology - Hydro-climatic extreme events adaptation - Water Infrastructures - Climate changes - Resilience and sustainability
(River hydraulics; groundwater systems; Culvert and dams`hydraulic structures)
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Sustainable Water Management - Other
(Water Resources Infrastructures)
Services provided : 
Other
(Physical experimentation)
Equipment : 
Hydraulic laboratory - Environmental analysis infrastructures - Physical modelling

AquiRiver is a set of key experimental infrastructures that supports both fundamental and applied research related to water resources. It comprises:

  • 4 experimental river flumes (Fluvial Hydraulics Tilting Flume; Compound channel flume; Fishway Tilting Flume; Turbidity Currents Facility);

  • 2 groundwater testing facilities (Porous Media Flow Model; Porous Media Contaminant Transport Model):

  • 3 facilities focused on spillway hydraulics and embankment failure studies (Stepped spillway Facility; High-velocity water jets Facility; Dams and Dikes Failure Experimental Facility).

 

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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.