Cofunded by the European Union

Institution/Coordinating Institution : 
Uppsala University, Department of Ecology and Genetics
Country : 
Sweden
Current Status : 
Active
Location : 
Norrtälje, Sweden
RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Level of Access : 
Transnational
Cost of Access : 
Free
Keywords : 
Water Quality - Climate Change Effects On Aquatic Systems - Biodiversity - Long Term Monitoring - Population And Community Dynamics - Mesocosms
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Ecohydrology - Climate changes - Resilience and sustainability
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems
Services provided : 
Access archive material - Access monitoring sites - Access data and metadata - Training services - Multi-scale analysis - Logistic and technical support
Equipment : 
Observation networks and tools - Environmental analysis infrastructures
Links with other RIs : 
The Erken Laboratory is part of SITES (Swedish Infrastructure for Ecosystem Science).

The Erken Laboratory operates a substantial lake monitoring program running for several decades, which makes the lake Erken one of the very few lakes in Northern Europe that has a long history of monitoring, including both manual and high-frequency automatic measurements of the lake and its connecting streams. This includes measurements of physical and chemical parameters, plankton composition and greenhouse gas fluxes.
The station has also infrastructure for the implementation of in situ mesocosm experiments in lakes, for example using the SITES AquaNet mesocosm infrastructure.

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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.