Call for projects under the European partnership Water4All

The European co-financed partnership Water4All, in which FCT participates as a funding entity, has launched the second Joint Call (JTC) for funding transnational research and innovation projects.

Call , with the theme "Aquatic Ecosystem Services," involves 36 European and international funding institutions and consists of the following topics:

• Mapping, monitoring, and assessment for a better understanding of ecosystem services in a context of changes, from local to global change;
• Understanding and predicting multiple pressures (including anthropogenic pressures) – impact – response relationships in ecosystem services through advanced methods and techniques;
• New tools and solutions for better integration of ecosystem services into the management of water resources.

Preliminary proposals may be submitted until 4:00 p.m. (Mainland Portugal time) on November 13, 2023.

Please note that a webinar will be organized for all potential CTC candidates on October 5, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. (Mainland Portugal time).

You can find more information about this event and the Call here. For more information about applications from national entities, please visit the FCT page dedicated to Call.

Co-funded under the Horizon Europe Framework Program, Water4All – Water Security for the Planet 2022-2027 aims to bring together efforts, mobilize resources, and strengthen European leadership and competitiveness in water research and innovation. This partnership brings together more than 80 partners from 31 countries in the European Union and beyond, including the European Commission and Portugal, represented by FCT, the Lisbon International Centre For Water (LIS-Water), the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), and the University of Évora (UEvora).