The European co-funded partnership Water4All – Water Security for the Planet has been officially launched in June 2022 and is ramping up its activities. Water4All vision is to enable water security for all on the long term and Water4All operational objectives are to:
• Strengthen the water Research and Innovation collaboration at European and International levels;
• Coordinate and leverage the activities of the water Research and Innovation community;
• Support and promote the demonstration and access to market of innovative solutions;
• Produce, share and better communicate water-related knowledge and data, from local to global scales;
• Enhance talent development of water Research and Innovation professionals;
• Foster capacity development and life-long training of water policy-makers, stakeholders and civil society;
• Design and implement approaches for participatory development of innovation.
Water4All proposes a portfolio of multi-national, multi-faceted and cross-sectoral approach and is running its activities across the seven themes of its strategic research and innovation agenda: water for circular economy; water for ecosystems and biodiversity; sustainable water management; water and health; water infrastructure; international cooperation; water governance. For this ultimate phase, Water4All will almost 90 partners from 33 countries, including 23 Member States and 10 non-EU countries, from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation chain.
Water security for all is a keystone for achieving the European Green Deal and a resilient, healthy Europe. Water4All expected outcomes are contributing directly to the implementation of the new European Water Resilience Strategy and intended to support the implementation and achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by accelerating the transfer of solutions in foreign contexts, where specific challenges can be encountered.