New Water4All-Call 2026: “Sustainable water management”

Funding Organisations from 30 countries all over Europe and beyond are taking part in the Joint Transnational Call for research and innovation projects on “Sustainable Water Management” (excluding extreme events and circularity).

The Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call focuses on Sustainable Water Management (excluding extreme events and circularity), and invites proposals that address critical challenges related to Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), River Basin Management, Groundwater Management, Water Resilience, Integrated Water Monitoring and data management, Water-positive solutions.

Call Topics:

Topic 1 – Integrated Monitoring and Assessment for Sustainable Water Management

Topic 2 – Nature-Based Approaches for Resilient Water Management at Hydrological and Hydrogeological System Scale

Topic 3 – Smart, Secure and Adaptive Water Infrastructures for Sustainable Water Management

Topic 4 – Resilient Water Systems Through Systemic Change, Policy Coherence and Inclusive Governance

Important facts:

• 17.09.2026 – Informative webinar
• 10.11.2026 – pre-proposal
• 06.04.2027 – full-proposal
• Min. 3 partners from 3 participating countries
• Max. 7 partners (including self-funded partners)
• Max- German partner-budget of 350,000 EUR, if coordinator 450,000 EUR

Participating countries:

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Kingdom

Important LINKs:

https://www.water4all-partnership.eu/joint-activities/water4all-2026-joint-transnational-call