European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations
Acronym: EurAqua
General Information
Identification Code: 83801919273-01
Website: http://www.euraqua.org
Entity Form: none
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 8/3/2012
Last Update: 2/28/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The key objective of EurAqua is to substantially contribute to the development of European Freshwater Science and its use on a European scale, thus having a significant input on the development of the scientific basis of European water management and policy. EurAqua aims to achieve the objective above by carrying out activities along four main headers:
1. “Science Collaboration" - EurAqua will take action to further strengthen the collaboration and integration of research resources and facilitate efficient transfer of knowledge between scientific institutions and between researchers.
2. “Science Policy Collaboration" - EurAqua will take action to collaborate and exchange research results with end-users, aiming to bridge the science policy and the innovation gaps
3. “Research needs identification and validation" - EurAqua will actively and continuously work on identifying and validating research needs required to implement today´s policy and future emerging challenges.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Climate action
- Environment
- International co-operation and development
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Research Policy
Water Policy
Environmental policy
Science-policy interface
International cooperation
Communication Activities: Responses to EC public consultations
Observer or member to various networks, e.g. Strategic Coordination Group of the Common Implementation Strategy of the Water Framework Directive; Groundwater Directive, Nitrate Directive
Newsletter
Webinars
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Unofficial groupings
Head Office
Address: P.O. Box 177c/o Deltares
Post Code: 2600
City: MH Delft
Country: NETHERLANDS
Phone:
Indic Phone: 31
Phone Number: 883358273
EU Office
Address: P.O. Box 177c/o Deltares
Post Code: 2600
City: MH Delft
Country: NETHERLANDS
Phone:
Indic Phone: 31
Phone Number: 883358273
Financial Data
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Funding Sources:
- Other
Other Source Info: Non-funded organisation. Members provide in-kind contributions. All the work is covered by the national projects of member institutes, no funding is provided for the EurAqua network itself. EurAqua does not have a banking account and does not receive any financial support.
Contributions:
Total Budget: 0
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Complementary Information: EurAqua network is a non-funded organization. It is not supported financially and the network does not apply for any funds. Members provide in-kind contributions through national projects and activities, through which all the work in EurAqua network is conducted.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 2
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.20000000298023224
Info Members: All in all, about 0.2 FTE is spent on position papers and interactions with EC officials.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.euraqua.org/content/whatiseuraqua/memberinstitutes.4.4a4d22a41128e56161b800015374.html
Organisation Members: EurAqua is an observer to the Common Implementation Strategy of the Water Framework Directive, to the International Commission of the protection of the Rhine and to the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helcom). EurAqua is a member of the Stakeholders Advisory Group of the Water4All Partnership, has a Memorandum of Understanding with Water Europe, and several of its members are also in the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER). Informally, EurAqua collaborates with the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) and the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE). Several EurAqua partners are also part of the technical advisory boards, expert working groups or management teams of international organisations and networks, such as the IPCC, IPBES, WMO, the High Expert and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP), the International Panel on Deltas and Coastal areas (IPDC), Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), the UNEP World Water Quality Alliance, UNECE water convention, International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) amongst others.
Current Job Opportunities
Junior Policy Analyst at EurAqua
European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations
juniorBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025