Water4All 2026 call: sustainable water management
Water4All 2026 call: sustainable water management supports UK researchers in international projects on monitoring, nature-based approaches and smart water infrastructure to advance long-term water security.
Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates: November 10, 2026, 15:00 CET (Pre-proposals) | April 6, 2027, 15:00 CEST / 2:00pm UK time (Full proposals)
Funding Amounts: £1,875,000 UK fund; £312,500 full economic cost per project's UK partners, funded at 80%, for up to 36 months
Summary: Supports international collaborative research on sustainable water management through monitoring, nature-based approaches, and smart water infrastructure.
Key Information: UK funding covers Topics 1–3 only, excluding extreme events and circularity.
Description
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), through the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), supports UK researchers participating in the Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call. Co-funded by the Water4All partnership and European Commission, the call addresses integrated water resource management, river basin and groundwater management, water resilience, monitoring and data use, and water-positive solutions.
UK-funded research can integrate monitoring, data analysis and sharing, and assessment frameworks for evidence-based decisions; develop nature-based approaches to groundwater resilience, water retention and storage; or improve water infrastructure performance, resilience and security. The wider call brings together 32 funding organisations from 29 countries. Its goal is to support evidence-based water management policies and strategies and long-term water security.
