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Cofunded by the European Union

RI Acronym : 
UQTA
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
(paid - 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)
(Water reuse)
Domains and thematic area : 
Other
((Waste)water quality, (Waste)water treatment, Water reuse)
(Experienced on receiving visits from high school and bachelor students and general public in open science days)
Equipment : 
Other
(Laboratories for physico-chemical and microbiological water analysis; Lab and pilot plants for water treatment tests: coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation, activated carbon adsorption, membrane filtration and hybrid processes.)

UQTA carries out experimental activities to support R&D&I projects/studies on water quality, treatment and reuse related with drinking water supply, urban wastewater and reclaimed water production and supply. Regular and emerging water quality parameters and conventional and advanced treatments are investigated at lab, pilot and full-scales.

Research Infrastructures

Other RI

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.