Cofunded by the European Union

Maturity Level : 
A.4. Individual Rls and Obs (regional or single-site) with established networking links
RI Acronym : 
SHMÚ
Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute
Country : 
Slovakia
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Headquarters: Bratislava, Slovakia
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Virtual (Remote)
Cost of Access : 
Other
(Free open access to public web portal services. Specialized commercial or customized historical data extracts operate on a regulated cost-recovery fee schedule.)
Keywords : 
Surface water - Groundwater - Hydrometeorological forecasting - River discharge - Flood warning - Water Quality - Climatology
Water4All Keywords : 
Climate changes - Resource management - Resilience and sustainability - Other
(Surface water/ Groundwater/ both, Quantity/ Quality/ both: both)
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Health and Wellbeing - Sustainable Water Management
Services provided : 
Access data and metadata - Knowledge transfer - Data management - Other
(Forecasting services, Early warning services)
Equipment : 
Observation networks and tools - Environmental analysis infrastructures
Type of variables provided : 
Hydrological variables - Water quality variables - Meteorological and climatic variables
Frequency of Measurements : 
Continuous Monitoring (Real-time, 10-min. period, hourly, every few hours, daily etc.) - Periodic Sampling (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.)
Sustainability of funding : 
Yes
Type of funding : 
National
Fair Principles : 
Open Web Portal Access
Source : 
Website
Links with other RIs : 
DANUBIUS-ERIC;eLTER

The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) is a specialized organization providing hydrological and meteorological services at the national and international level. The SHMU was established by the former Ministry of Forestry and Water Management on 1 January 1969, and the scope of its activities is currently laid down in Act no. 201/2009 on state hydrological and meteorological services. The SHMU is the successor of institutions that were providing hydrological and meteorological services in Slovakia from the mid-19th century. It is state-subsidised organisation operating under the Slovak Ministry of Environment.

The SHMU's activities include the following: monitoring of quantitative and qualitative parameters of the air and water in Slovak territory; collecting, verifying, interpreting and archiving data and information on the condition and regime of air and water; describing developments in the atmosphere and hydrosphere; and issuing forecasts, warnings and other information regarding the atmosphere and hydrosphere. All the aforementioned data, information and other research are made available to the public.

The SHMU obtains most of its data on the quantity and quality of air and water from the various monitoring facilities of the state hydrological and meteorological network.

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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.