Opportunities of Citizen Science for Water Management

Citizens4Water is a new, UNESCO backed, global platform that aims to connect citizen science initiatives worldwide, foster knowledge exchange and increase the visibility and uptake of citizen science approaches in the water sector.

As a part of the Citizens4Water official launch, AQuA has been invited to share our learnings and approach to citizen science on this global platform. You can find more information about the UNESCO Citizens4water here. 

We held a kick-off meeting in York to launch the AQuA project. It was an opportunity to: 

• Hear about the first phase of the project and some of our initial results from our pilot study on chemicals and E. coli in 2024,

• Hear from our project partners including Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency on how citizen science can help solve Yorkshire's aquatic pollution problems,

• Talks from Yorkshire academics about regional water pollution, 

• Hear from public groups already doing citizen science across the region, 

• Have a look at some of the toolkits we've already co-developed for chemicals and bacteria in water, and

• Invite participants to help shape and get involved with the next phase of the project in 2025