An illustrated guide for citizen engagement underthe UNEP GEMS/Water programme
The JRC operates as the Science Service of the European Commission. Together with the UN Environment Programme Global Environment Monitoring System for Water (UNEP GEMS/Water), the JRC established “The gems of water”, a capacity building project for water monitoring linking citizens to advanced measurement of organic contaminants. Such project finds its space in the Social Engagement Platform of the World Water Quality Alliance. Inspired by the Renaissance period in Italy, when scientists acted as ambassadors to direct policy making and financing, “The gems of water” aims at creating a network of local Science Embassies consisting of citizens, non-state actors and research centres working together for a scientifically robust and continuous transfer of water quality data into knowledge and action. The expected outcomes of “The gems of water” include the establishment of a monitoring system that is inclusive, participatory and consistent based on implementation of novel analytical approaches to obtain a picture of in-time changes of organic contamination of water bodies. Such objective responds to the mandate entailed in Resolution 3/10 of the UN Environment Assembly on “addressing water pollution to protect and restore water-related ecosystems”.
CACCIATORI Caterina;
MARIANI Giulio;
CAROLLO Alice;
TAVAZZI Simona;
ELELMAN Richard;
GLOWACKA Natalia;
SULLIVAN Timothy;
CASADO POBLADOR Tanja;
GAWLIK Bernd;
Cacciatori, C., Mariani, G., Carollo, A., Tavazzi, S., Elelman, R., Glowacka, N., Sullivan, T., Casado Poblador, T. and Gawlik, B., The gems of water - How to become a gem of water, EUR 31486 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2023, ISBN 978-92-68-02653-3, doi:10.2760/334925, JRC133408.
2023-04-20
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC133408
978-92-68-02653-3 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31486 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-486-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC133408,
10.2760/334925 (online),
