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Water4All at Ecomondo 2025: Alignment as a Strategic Lever for Europe’s Water Resilience

Water4All participated in Ecomondo 2025 (4 November, Rimini-Italy) in a session dedicated to innovative European and Mediterranean approaches to water management. The event confirmed Ecomondo as a key platform for showcasing European initiatives and impacts in the water sector. During the session, ISPRA, as a Water4All partner, illustrated how the Partnership’s five Pillars support the European Water Resilience Strategy (EWRS) by translating research and innovation into concrete, policy-relevant actions. Water4All contributes to all three EWRS strategic pillars: restoring and protecting the water cycle through projects on hydro-climatic extremes and aquatic ecosystems; fostering a water-smart and circular economy via innovation, digitalisation and support to SMEs; and ensuring clean and accessible water by addressing emerging contaminants such as PFAS, improving monitoring and promoting sustainable treatment technologies. A cross-cutting priority is the promotion of FAIR water data, laying the foundations for a European Water Data Ecosystem. All actions supporting the EWRS are described in detail in the Water4All Position Paper .

Publication of the 2025 Joint Transnational Call on “Water and Health”

On 12 September 2025, the 2025 Joint Transnational Call on “Water and Health” was published, promoted within the framework of the European partnership Water4All. The initiative involves funding agencies from 31 countries, both European and non-European, and aims to support Research and Innovation (R&I) projects to strengthen long-term water security and promote a sustainable, science-based management of water resources.

Joint Transnational Call 2025 pre-announcement "Water & Health"

Funding organisations from 31 countries across Europe and beyond are pleased to announce the upcoming Joint Transnational Call 2025 , focused on research and innovation projects on the theme "Water and Health."

Water4All at the 22nd Euro-INBO Conference in Parma: Bridging Research and Policy for Better Water Management.

May 19, 2025 to May 22, 2025

Water4All took part in the 22nd International Conference of Euro-INBO (International Network of Basin Organizations), held in Parma, Italy, from May 19 to 22, 2025. Hosted by the Po River District Basin Authority (ADBPO) and the Municipality of Parma, in collaboration with the French Biodiversity Agency (FBA), the event brought together representatives from EU Member States and beyond, water authorities, basin organizations, and key stakeholders working on the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) and related policies.

Lezioni d'Europa (Lessons from Europe)

Mar 27, 2025

On 27 March, the Water4All European Partnership participated in “Lezioni d’Europa”, a series of webinars organised by the Europe Direct network of centres with the aim of deepening and disseminating some of the priorities identified in the “European Commission's Work Plan”. The event represented an important opportunity for professionals, students and citizens interested in European policies and current environmental challenges to discuss and learn. As part of the lecture titled "The European Union and Water Resilience", Maria Chiara Sole, representing ISPRA, partner in the Water4All Partnership, illustrated the project's multiple activities, contributing to the debate on water resource management strategies and adaptation to change. During the meeting, some of the European Commission's objectives and actions undertaken by the EU to improve citizens' quality of life through sustainable water management were also analysed. Water4All represents a concrete example of how partners have joined forces to t

Workshop “Alignment with National and Local Water-Related Programs”

Jan 23, 2025 — Rome,

Rome, January 2025 On January 23, the workshop “Alignment with National and Local Water-Related Programs” was held in Rome. The event, organised by ISPRA in collaboration with Polytechnic University of Marche (UNIVPM), is framed within the activities of the Sub-task A.2.4 dedicated to Monitoring and assessment of alignment objectives. The subtask is part of Pillar A of the Water4All Partnership, focused on the definition of strategic orientations and programme decisions.

Water4All participates in the third participatory workshop of the Living Lab in Val d'Orcia (AG-WaMED)

Nov 22, 2024

ISPRA, as a partner in Pillar D (Demonstrating Solution Efficiency) activities of the Water4All Partnership , participated in the third workshop of the Living Lab in Val D'Orcia, which was held on 22 November in theenchanting town of San Quirico d'Orcia. The workshop, part of the AG-WaMED (Advancing Non-Conventional Water Management for Innovative Climate-Resilient Water Governance in the Mediterranean Area) project, is funded by the Par tnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area Programme (PRIMA), an Art.185 initiative supported and funded under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.

Call for Experts: Contribution to the Water4All’s strategic agenda update Applications Open Until December 3, 2024

The Water4All Partnership, co-funded by the EU under the Horizon Europe program, has launched a call for experts in various strategic fields related to water security. The goal is to support the update of Water4All’s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda ( SRIA ), the document that guides necessary actions and investments to address Europe’s water challenges, first published in 2022. The SRIA is a dynamic report that evolves in response to emerging environmental, socio-economic, and political changes, taking into account the perspectives of various stakeholders in water research and innovation.