
STARS4Water Newsletter #4
We are pleased to share the fourth STARS4Water Newsletter, designed to keep you updated on our project’s progress, outcomes, and other significant developments in the fields of water resource management
STARS4Water will hold its annual General Assembly meeting in Drammen and Finse, Norway, on the 22-26th of September 2025. The meeting is organized by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy […]
World Water Week is the leading conference on global water issues, held every year since 1991. A non-profit event, co-created with leading organizations, World Water Week attracts a diverse mix […]
The 14th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS 14), with the motto "Preserve Freshwater, Advance Science, and Leave Hope for Tomorrow!" will be held in Bolu, Turkey from July 21 […]
The Nordic Hydrological Conference on "Water and Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptation" is scheduled for June 3 to 5, 2025, in beautiful Reykjavík, Iceland. Furthermore, optional fieldtrips are scheduled for […]
The inaugural CS4Water conference will focus on freshwater systems, diving into engaging workshop sessions, exploring innovative research, and connecting international water and citizen science experts. Also, the conference will focus on the crucial […]
The 22nd Europe-INBO International Conference will be held in Parma (Italy) in a face-to-face format from Monday 19th May to Friday 23rd May 2025. This EURO-INBO International Conference 2025 will be held at the invitation […]
The General Assembly 2025 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is held at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) in Vienna, Austria and online, from 27 April–2 May 2025. The assembly is open to the […]
“ From scarcity to the social and environmental reallocation of water ” is the motto of this new edition of the Iberian Congress, the thirteenth that will bring together researchers, […]
STARS4Water will hold its Steering Group XL Meeting in Warsaw on the 22-24th of April 2025. The meeting is organized by Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS). During this all […]
STARS4Water will hold a workshop with the stakeholders of the Rhine River Basin in Arnhem (NL) on the 19th-20th of March 2025. The main topic of the upcoming Climate Adaption […]
In the framework of the STARS4Water project, stakeholders play an active role in co-creating new tools and data services to address water management challenges at river basin scale. Their engagement […]
Water Knowledge Europe is the specialized brokerage event of Water Europe that allows you to network, to exchange knowledge and experiences, and to collaborate with key actors from across the […]
The Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP), in collaboration with the Earth Observation Training, Education, and Capacity Development Network (EOTEC DevNet), will host a Virtual Exchange focusing on the role of Artificial […]
STARS4Water (INRAE) organizes its 2nd Workshop with the EPTB Seine Grands Lacs, stakeholders in the Seine River Basin, in Paris (FR) on the 25th of November 2024. Issues to be […]
STARS4Water will be presented during the "Session 1: ESA and EC Hydrology Science projects - Lightning talks" on Monday 25 November 2024, at the Hydrology Science Cluster Meeting, which will […]
The Conference of the Parties (COP), is held annually, with the Presidency rotating between the five recognised UN regions. This year, Azerbaijan has been selected as the Presidency of the […]
STARS4Water in collaboration with INBO is organizing session 4B on "Data and information for climate change adaptation in basins" Session Description According to IPCC, worldwide freshwater resources are under increasing […]
Following up on the first High-level meeting on National Drought Policies in 2013, the Drought Resilience +10 Conference aims to scale up and accelerate drought action on the ground. It […]
STARS4Water will hold its annual General Assembly meeting in Segovia on the 24-26th of September 2024. The meeting is organized by Deltares and the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain […]
Session Description: This interactive workshop will explore strategies for transboundary water cooperation, conflict resolution, and governance improvement. It aims to facilitate a science-policy interface, bringing together policymakers, NGOs, experts, and […]
Session Description: Water resources that cross national boundaries present unique challenges and opportunities for cooperation. This session will explore the complexities of transboundary water management, focusing on innovative solutions that […]
The Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) of People’s Republic of China and China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) are pleased to invite the international hydroinformatics community to […]
Join us for a 2-day Workshop on “Data-driven hydrology and machine learning algorithms for water management and risk assessment” organized by the STARS4Water and DRHYM (data-driven hybrid hydrological models) projects. […]
The General Assembly 2024 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will be held at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) in Vienna, Austria and online, from 14–19 April 2024. The EGU […]
The Global Workshop on Droughts in Transboundary Basins is organized under the auspices of the Water Convention serviced by UNECE, under the leadership of the Netherlands and Switzerland, in cooperation […]
Join us for a 4-day event on hydrological modelling. Engage with our global community, gain inspiration from showcases and demos of our software and discover how the water sector can […]
STARS4Water will hold its annual General Assembly meeting in Heraklion Crete on the 10-12th of October 2023. The meeting is organized by Deltares and the Region of Crete, and supported […]
Theme: According to IPCC, worldwide freshwater resources are under increasing pressures of rapidly intensifying climate change effects putting the availability and quality of water resources and socio-economic developments at risk. […]
STARS4Water will hold its 1st Workshop with the stakeholders of the Danube River Basin in Vienna (AT) on the 19th of April 2023. The aim of the STARS4Water Workshop is […]
STARS4Water will hold its 1st Workshop with the stakeholders of the Rhine River Basin in Bienne (CH) on the 29th of March 2023. The Workshop will be held back-to-back with […]
STARS4Water will hold its 1st Workshop with the stakeholders of the Duero River Basin in Arévalo (Ávila, ES) on the 29th of March 2023. The aim of the STARS4Water Workshop […]
STARS4Water will hold its 1st Workshop with the stakeholders of the Drammen River Basin in Drammen (NOR) on the 28th of March 2023. The aim of the STARS4Water Workshop is […]
STARS4Water will hold its 1st Workshop with the stakeholders of the East Anglia region in Huntingdon (UK) on the 23rd of March 2023. The Workshop will be held back-to-back with […]
STARS4Water held its 1st Workshop with the EPTB Seine Grands Lacs, stakeholders in the Seine River Basin, in Paris (FR) on the 15th of February 2023. The aim of the […]
We are pleased to share the fourth STARS4Water Newsletter, designed to keep you updated on our project’s progress, outcomes, and other significant developments in the fields of water resource management
STARS4Water has released a new policy brief highlighting how climate change is reshaping Europe’s river basins. The brief warns about more frequent droughts and floods, declining snow and glacier storage,
The STARS4Water project has released a report on the “Added value of data-driven models and data services”. The report provides an overview of newly developed or improved data-driven modelling tools
In recent decades, the unprecedented levels of accessible data and computational power has led to an explosion of applications of data-driven and Machine Learning (ML) models across almost all areas,
To improve the understanding of water resources availability and water use in river basins the STARS4Water project is unlocking global and European data sources by creating easy access to these
STARS4Water has recently held its annual General Assembly meeting in Drammen and Finse, Norway, from 22nd to 26th of September 2025, organized by Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)
STARS4Water has just launched the STARS4Water Academy during our all partners and stakeholders meeting on the 25th of September, in Drammen, Norway. The Academy offers an open access structured series
We are pleased to announce the launch of the STARS4Water Impact Reporter, which was held during our all partners and stakeholders meeting on the 25th of September, in Drammen, Norway.
A key milestone in global water governance was reached on 9 July 2025, when the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted six thematic pillars for the upcoming UN 2026 Water
Europe is currently confronting a significant and escalating drought crisis as the summer of 2025 progresses. Multiple scientific agencies report expanding drought conditions, profoundly impacting ecosystems, agriculture, water resources, and
The 75th anniversary of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) was celebrated on July 3, 2025, in Düsseldorf, where water management experts commemorated 75 years of
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has released a new briefing highlighting the urgent need to rethink how water is used across Europe to build long-term resilience against droughts and water
On 17 June 2025 — coinciding with the UN’s Desertification and Drought Day — the European Commission unveiled two flagship initiatives aimed at bolstering resilience against desertification and drought in
We are pleased to share the third STARS4Water Newsletter, designed to keep you updated on our project’s progress, outcomes, and other significant developments in the fields of water resource management
Europe is grappling with an early and intensifying drought in 2025, with nearly 40% of EU territory under official drought warning or alert conditions. Spring 2025 has been exceptionally dry:
The Nordic Hydrological Conference on “Water and Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptation” has been implemented from June 3 to 5, 2025, in Reykjavík, Iceland. The conference delved into the effects
Global water models allow to explore the terrestrial water cycle in Earth-sized digital laboratories. In this review, primary sources of uncertainties are identified and it is discussed how they can
Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and Geological and Mining Institute of Spain-CSIC (IGME), STARS4Water partners, participated in the XIII Iberian Congress on Water Management and Planning with two presentations of
STARS4Water partners participated in EGU25 with the following oral and poster presentations of the project: Purnamasari, D., van Verseveld, W., Buitink, J., Sperna Weiland, F., Dalmijn, B., Teuling, A., and
Within STARS4Water we are focusing on multi-scale model integration through the benchmarking of land surface and hydrological models. The primary objective of this activity is to evaluate the ability of
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