From water quality to water availability, two European sister projects are exploring how to combine their strengths to deliver more comprehensive Earth Intelligence services for Europe’s water future.
The E-GENESIS project joined the OASIS General Assembly in Helsinki from 3 to 5 November, bringing together expertise and perspectives to explore new opportunities for collaboration in water-related services and applications.
At the heart of the discussions was a shared ambition: Turning complementary scientific knowledge and innovative solutions into actionable intelligence for more sustainable water resources management.
While OASIS focuses on water quality, E-GENESIS advances water availability intelligence, supporting water resources foresight and sustainability through Earth Observation, advanced modelling and AI-driven solutions.
Together, these complementary capabilities offer promising opportunities to develop a more integrated portfolio of water services, addressing both the quantity and quality of water resources across different geographical scales and end-user needs.
Such synergies could support more informed decisions on water resource planning, drought preparedness, environmental monitoring and climate resilience, helping policymakers, water managers and other stakeholders anticipate challenges and act more effectively.
Connecting Efforts through EuroGEO
The discussions also marked an important step towards strengthening collaboration within the EuroGEO community, guided by its three principles: Combine, Coordinate, Cooperate.
A key outcome was the initiation of discussions towards establishing a new EuroGEO Water Action Group, potentially to be launched at the next EuroGEO Workshop.
The proposed Action Group could provide a collaborative framework for bringing together European projects, research organisations, service providers and end users, fostering synergies, sharing expertise and accelerating the uptake of innovative water-related Earth Intelligence solutions.
Both projects also identified the upcoming Copernicus Water Thematic Hub as a strategic initiative to which they aim to contribute, exploring opportunities to connect their complementary services with a broader European water information ecosystem.
The discussions concluded in a spirit of cooperation, symbolised by a warm handshake between the project representatives, Mikko Strahlendorff from FMI representing E-GENESIS and Jenni Attila from SYKE representing OASIS, in the presence of Gaëlle Le Bouler, Project Officer for both projects.
This is a Joint news piece by E-GENESIS and OASIS.