EurAqua News

15-16 September 2026

STARS4Water is organising an international conference at Delft, the Netherlands.
Theme of the conference is Developing stakeholder-driven solutions for a water resilient river basin management: Connecting Science to Practice.
The conference will showcase approaches and key insights derived from stakeholder-driven solutions for strengthening water-resilient river basin management and bridging the gap between science and practice.It will convene river basin authorities, policymakers, scientific institutions, and stakeholders from across Europe to exchange knowledge and experiences on advancing climate-resilient water management.Attention will be given to the implementation of the EU Water Resilience Strategy, with a strong emphasis on the practical challenges encountered at both national and river basin levels. Discussions will focus on improving preparedness, reducing vulnerabilities, and enhancing adaptive capacity in response to climate change.

👉 register here: https://stars4water.eu/final-stars4water-conference-15-16th-september-2026/

19-20 May 2026

This year, the EurAqua research community will gather at CEDEX in Madrid on 19–20 May 2026. The meeting will include discussions on how EurAqua can support the implementation of the EU Water Resilience Strategy through strengthened international collaboration.
In addition, EurAqua partners will present recent insights and research findings addressing Europe’s key water challenges.

The recording of our recent webinar on scientific insights for implementing the EU Water Resilience Strategy is now available. Discover an introduction to the Water Resilience Strategy and hear expert perspectives from the Nordic drought risk program and EU Horizon projects Spongescapes and STARS4Water.
to the recording

1 October 2025, 10:00 -11:00 CEST

EurAqua is convening a webinar to share scientific insights and discuss challenges to support the implementation of the EU Water Resilience Strategy: from Policy to Practice – Scientific Insights Supporting Water Resilience. Join the panel discussion to share knowledge about best practices and solutions.

Key notes from: 

• EU Water Resilience Strategy – What, Why, and for Whom? - Janne Leskinen - DG Environment
• Nordic Perspectives on Drought Policies and Risk Management - Claudia Canedo (Karlstad University) & Lauri Ahopelto (Syke)
• Safe operating space for water resources management at river basin level (STARS4Water) - Judith ter Maat (Deltares)
• Long-term Impacts of Sponge Measures in Agricultural Landscapes: Evidence from the Upper Thames Catchment, UK - Neeraj Sah (UKCEH)

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EurAqua partner University of Ljubljana convenes a session on AI and Environmental Science as part of the 28th International Conference on Discovery Science, 22-26 September 2025, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The session explores the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in advancing environmental studies. Respective contributions covering all branches of Earth System sciences and related technologies are invited. Topics may include, but are not limited to, AI-based weather and climate forecasting, flood and drought forecasting, aquatic ecosystems modelling, ocean state reconstruction, crop yield modelling, urban health, urban water management, nature-based solutions modelling and optimization, sensing technologies and biodiversity monitoring.  
Further relevant info is available on the session website: https://ai4science.si/ai-environmental-science/

On 3 July 2025, the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) has celebrated its 75^th anniversary. EurAqua is a proud partner of the ICPR. EurAqua values the involvement of ICPR in European research projects related to hydrology, water quality, and ecology in the Rhine River basin. EurAqua is committed to strengthening this collaboration through participation in working groups or through new externally funded programmes such as Horizon Europe or Water4All, which are relevant to ICPR. The river commission is warmly invited to participate in the EurAqua events to ensure optimal knowledge exchange and collaboration.

After 30 years, the EurAqua Network has started a new phase to strengthening the collaboration among the European Freshwater Research Institutes. The mission of EurAqua is to substantially contribute to the development and uptake of European freshwater science and technology to support decision making on the policies and management of Europe’s freshwater resources. To achieve this, EurAqua activities are focusing on science-policy interface, capacity development and knowledge sharing and facilitating international collaboration through joint research activities. In this new phase, EurAqua membership is open to public research institutes, universities, and non-for-profit freshwater research organisations with a legal status in the (candidate) Member States of the European Union, or in European countries that are officially associated with EU research programmes. The first management meeting of EurAqua in this new setting was hosted by the T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute in Prague, last month.