AquaKnow is an European Commission's initiative managed by the Joint Research Center of Ispra, Varese, Italy. It is a collaborative work space and content management system dedicated to technical and scientific knowledge for the sustainable development of the water sector.

Knowledge management and capacity building are key elements towards the design and implementation of sustainable water management policies. AquaKnow is a dynamic platform aiming at sharing knowledge on water sector related issues by gathering scientific and technical information and providing dynamic tools to manage it. These tools are a powerful means to share documents, data, information, ideas, experiences, and to find help and work with other stakeholders involved in the water sector.
The AquaKnow platform is oriented to experts and practitioners of the institutions involved in the water sector such as governmental and non governmental organisations, Universities and research centres, international organisations, private sector, water utilities, basin agencies, etc.
As in other interactive WEB platforms, users are central, becoming the providers of information and sharing it online through an user friendly interface.

AquaKnow is organised around two axes:

-  Knowledge Management, organising  information through thematic indexes and within the following sections: News, events and library storing in various formats documents or links; the capacity building section providing users with an inventory of trainings, workshops, seminars and methodological tools; the tools and data section, with databases and supporting tools for the water sector. These indexes are users’ fed and thus directly updated by members.
-  Building a community with interactive and user friendly tools allowing to develop distance work and networking users through improving exchanges. The working Groups section is a specific space available in order to develop collaborative work.

Our philosophy

The Working Group that initiated this project, took into account the following criteria:

• the increasing importance of knowledge as a factor in transforming sector performance
• the opportunities available through advances in information technology
• the favorable context for increasing harmonization and aid efficiency.

Knowledge management and capacity building are key elements to build a sustainable water management, implying a partnership approach.

The AquaKnow is a dynamic platform, this is why YOUR contribution is fundamental in enhancing and sharing knowledge on water issues. This platfrom will therefore give you the necessary tools to share YOUR documents, data, information, ideas, experiences, and to find help and work with other stakeholders involved in the WATER sector.

Register, now you can easily join the AquaKnow Community !