Objective
Water quality monitoring is essential for protecting aquatic ecosystems and ensuring safe water resources in the EU and associated countries. Traditional sampling methods provide limited data and are resource-intensive. Recent technological advances have enabled more continuous and automated monitoring approaches, but implementing comprehensive underwater sensor networks remains challenging. The Mediterranean region faces unique water quality issues due to its climate and human pressures. Only 40% of EU surface waters achieve good ecological status, with southern European countries particularly affected. The EU has prioritized real-time water quality monitoring through key directives. Smart underwater sensor networks offer potential for revolutionary monitoring capabilities, providing continuous, high-resolution data across diverse aquatic environments. These networks can enable early pollution detection, improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics, and support evidence-based decision-making. However, research challenges persist in network optimization, energy efficiency, and data processing. The AQUA-INTEL project aims to develop next-generation underwater sensor networks for comprehensive water quality monitoring in the Mediterranean and broader European context. As human pressures intensify, there's an urgent need to quantify, monitor, and mitigate pollutant impacts across multiple scales. Current monitoring efforts often fail to capture complex interactions in large, interconnected aquatic systems. Addressing these challenges requires interdisciplinary collaboration, combining expertise in sensor technology, data analytics, environmental science, and policy implementation. By developing innovative monitoring solutions, researchers and policymakers can enhance water resource management and safeguard Europe's water bodies for future generations.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences environmental sciences pollution
- natural sciences biological sciences ecology ecosystems
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Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence
MAIN PROGRAMME
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-TALENTS-02
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MSD 2080 MSIDA
Malta
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