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French Critical Zone Observatories Network - Applications and Research (OZCAR RI)

OZCAR (Critical Zone Observatories: Research and Application) is a national distributed research infrastructure associating most of the French observation sites dedicated to the observation and monitoring of the Critical Zone, CZ, the thin outer...

RI Type : 
Distributed RI (Central Hub and interlinked National Nodes RI)
Domains and thematic area : 
Sustainable Water Management

Soil and water RI (SoWa)

Sowa operates several unique facilities such a array of controled artificial catchments FALCON, stable isotope facility, anaerobic microbes facility and several others

RI Type : 
Single Site RI (Geographically localised central facility)
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems - Sustainable Water Management

IHB BC - Bohemian Forest lakes (IHB BC BF)

Long term monotoring of eight Bohemian Forest lakes, chemical and biological data. Over the last three decades the Bohemian Forest lakes have become a part of integrated studies on European lake ecosystems; they have been included in the...

RI Type : 
Knowledge-based RI (archives and scientific data knowledge systems)
Water4All Keywords : 
Ecosystem services - Climate changes
Domains and thematic area : 
Ecosystems

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.