@article{tammeorg_towards_2025,

title = {Towards sustainable lake restoration},

author = {Olga Tammeorg and Theis Kragh and Gertrud K. Nürnberg and Laurence Carvalho and Brian Huser and Tom Jilbert and Renata Augustyniak-Tunowska and Tallent Dadi and Kurt Friese and Laura Grinberga and Jolanta K. Grochowska and Sigrid Haande and Laura H. Härkönen and Michael Hupfer and Kenneth Irvine and Priyanka Jamwal and Anna-Marie Klamt and Zhengwen Liu and Yvonne McElarney and Maira Mucci and Deniz Özkundakci and Dāvis Ozoliņš and Emma Polauke and Karen Portilla and Kasper Reitzel and Karsten Rinke and Ilkka Sammalkorpi and Jouko Sarvala and Charlotte Schampera and Antonio M. M. Silva and Agnija Skuja and Bryan M. Spears and Priit Tammeorg and Haijun Wang and Peiyu Zhang and Miquel Lürling},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969725016419},

doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180001},

issn = {00489697},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-09-01},

urldate = {2025-07-14},

journal = {Science of The Total Environment},

volume = {994},

pages = {180001},

keywords = {ws-ecosystems},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{wilson_unlocking_2025,

title = {Unlocking the global benefits of Earth Observation to address the SDG 6 in situ water quality monitoring gap},

author = {Harriet Wilson and Nina Raasakka and Evangelos Spyrakos and David Millar and Merrie Beth Neely and Anham Salyani and Shubham Pawar and Igor Chernov and S. Karen De Lespérance Ague and Ximena Aguilar Vega and Adenike Akinsemolu and Analy Baltodano Martinez and Carmen Cillero Castro and Michelle Del Valle and Mohamed Fadlelseed and Anabella Ferral and Jemal Mohammed Hassen and Dalin Jiang and Tracey Kudzanai Mubambi and Sofia La Fuente and Lukumon Olaitan Lateef and Felipe De L. Lobo and Jerome Marty and Albert Nkwasa and Julia Akinyi Obuya and Igor Ogashawara and Ils Reusen and Ashley Rogers and Susanne I. Schmidt and Kabindra Sharma and Stefan G. H. Simis and Shenglei Wang and Stuart Warner and Andrew Tyler},

url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsen.2025.1549286/full},

doi = {10.3389/frsen.2025.1549286},

issn = {2673-6187},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-03-01},

urldate = {2025-04-03},

journal = {Frontiers in Remote Sensing},

volume = {6},

pages = {1549286},

abstract = {Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 requires innovative and often disruptive approaches to address critical gaps in global water quality monitoring. The most recent SDG Indicator 6.3.2 

 (Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality) 

 progress report highlights a critical water quality 

 in situ 

 data gap, with an urgent need for countries to strengthen their monitoring capacity and commence state water quality assessments and trend analysis. Earth Observation (EO) technologies hold immense potential to close that gap for SDG Indicator 6.3.2. However, limited awareness, lack of skills and resource inequalities are some of the barriers which hinder widespread adoption of EO. We present insights from a unique workshop held at the University of Stirling in 2024, which convened diverse participants from academia, industry, NGOs, and international agencies and across disciplines, geographies, and sectors. Through creative and collective thinking approaches, they developed four actionable concepts: (1) Space Buzz: a media campaign to raise awareness of EO value; (2) centralised EO access hubs to empower users and improve equality; (3) scalable education strategies for capacity building; and (4) an Intergovernmental Panel for Water Quality to enhance global coordination. Each concept derived from a synoptic creative process, demonstrating the uniqueness of thinking within the teams. To unlock the potential of EO for global water quality monitoring, we invite EO networks, funders, water resource managers and individuals to champion these concepts, and incorporate them into funding calls and proposals.},

keywords = {ws-earth-observation, wwqa-deliverable},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{salyani_world_2025,

title = {World Water Quality Alliance Newsletter - February 2025},

author = {Anham Salyani},

url = {https://sway.cloud.microsoft/UvRMEdMZrLMJmQzw},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-02-01},

urldate = {2025-04-04},

abstract = {WWQA: A new phase of development 

and progress 

Fostering gender-inclusive 

approaches to lake restoration 

Tackling Plastic Pollution in the Nile 

Basin: Advancing Monitoring and 

Citizen Science 

Breaking Barriers: Empowering 

African Women in Freshwater 

Science 

The WWQA BULLETIN BOARD 

WEBINAR: Collaborative Feedback: 

Advancing Bioassessment for 

Ambient Water Quality 

Reflections on Lakes: A Global Visual 

Tribute 

Citizen Science for Water 

Conference! 

Job Openings 

Dive Into WWQA’s YouTube Channel! 

WWQA Membership Application Form},

keywords = {wwqa-newsletter},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{bouwman_multimodel_2024,

title = {Multimodel and Multiconstituent Scenario Construction for Future Water Quality},

author = {A. F. Bouwman and I. Bärlund and A. H. W. Beusen and M. Flörke and M. Gramberger and J. Rivera Cardona and J. Podgorski and J. Van Den Roovaart and B. Grizzetti and A. B. G. Janssen and R. Kumar and S. Langan and S. Poikane and B. M. Spears and M. Strokal and T. Tang and T. A. Troost and O. Vigiak and M. T. H. Van Vliet and Y. Vystavna and M. Wang and N. Hofstra},

url = {https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00789},

doi = {10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00789},

issn = {2328-8930, 2328-8930},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-12-01},

urldate = {2025-04-23},

journal = {Environmental Science & Technology Letters},

volume = {11},

number = {12},

pages = {1272–1280},

keywords = {associated-publication, ws-modelling},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{bouwman_multimodel_2024b,

title = {Multimodel and Multiconstituent Scenario Construction for Future Water Quality},

author = {A. F. Bouwman and I. Bärlund and A. H. W. Beusen and M. Flörke and M. Gramberger and J. Rivera Cardona and J. Podgorski and J. Van Den Roovaart and B. Grizzetti and A. B. G. Janssen and R. Kumar and S. Langan and S. Poikane and B. M. Spears and M. Strokal and T. Tang and T. A. Troost and O. Vigiak and M. T. H. Van Vliet and Y. Vystavna and M. Wang and N. Hofstra},

url = {https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00789},

doi = {10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00789},

issn = {2328-8930, 2328-8930},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-12-01},

urldate = {2025-04-23},

journal = {Environmental Science & Technology Letters},

volume = {11},

number = {12},

pages = {1272–1280},

keywords = {associated-publication, ws-modelling},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{schmidtke_sustainable_2024,

title = {Sustainable Implementation of Citizen-Based Plastic Monitoring of Fresh Waters in Western Africa},

author = {Lea Schmidtke and Tim H. M. Van Emmerik and Rose Boahemaa Pinto and Louise J. Schreyers and Christian Schmidt and Katrin Wendt-Potthoff and Sabrina Kirschke},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/22/10007},

doi = {10.3390/su162210007},

issn = {2071-1050},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-11-01},

urldate = {2025-04-04},

journal = {Sustainability},

volume = {16},

number = {22},

pages = {10007},

abstract = {Citizen science projects globally have increasingly been implemented in collecting and analysing environmental data. At the same time, these initiatives are often project-based and, therefore, of short duration. This presents a challenge as data from such activities may not be used in research and political decision-making. This research aims to explore the barriers and solutions for establishing a sustainable long-term citizen-based plastic monitoring strategy in fresh waters based on a case study in Accra, Ghana. This case study is particularly relevant due to the significant issue of plastic pollution in the region, limited official monitoring data to effectively address the problem, and the potential role of citizen science in addressing this data gap in the long term. Data on barriers and solutions were collected based on eight expert interviews, a survey amongst 17 stakeholders, and subsequent roundtable discussions with 24 experts and stakeholders from academia, the private sector, the public sector, and civil society. From this, we identified 30 types of barriers and 21 types of solutions to implement citizen science in the long term. These barriers and solutions relate to five fields of action (social, economic, environmental, technical, and management and governance) and four stakeholder groups (public sector, private sector, civil society, and academia) to implement solution pathways for long-term citizen science projects. Based on our findings, we make suggestions as to how citizen science can be implemented more sustainably in the future in different fields of action and from various institutional perspectives. With this, we hope to advance the potential use of citizen science and citizen science data in research and policy design related to plastics in fresh waters.},

keywords = {ws-citizen-science, wwqa-deliverable},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{earthwatch_institute_policy_2024,

title = {Policy Brief - The role of citizen science in improving ambient water quality},

author = {Earthwatch Institute},

url = {https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.12650972},

doi = {10.5281/ZENODO.12650972},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-07-01},

urldate = {2025-05-28},

abstract = {Recommended Citation: WWQA, 2024. Policy Brief – The role of citizen science in improving ambient water quality - Sustainable Development Target 6.3. Published by Earthwatch Europe on behalf of the United Nations Environment Programme-coordinated World Water Quality Alliance. July 2024. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12650972 

This is the Policy Brief. There is an accompanying Technical Brief. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12634359 

Key messageInternational recognition of the need for global action on water is building. In 2023 the UN Water Conferencemade it clear that water is essential for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, and for the health and prosperity of people and planet. But that progress on water related goals and targets remains alarmingly off track. The 2024 United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 6) resolution on Effective and inclusive solutions for strengthening water policies - (UNEP/EA.6/L.13) makes clear that the collection of water quality data needs to be enhanced and used for evidence-based decision making and informed water resource management. Despite the awareness that good ambient water quality is crucial for human survival, it is alarming how little information about the quality of water in lakes, rivers, and groundwater is available globally. Urgent action needs to be taken if we want to understand and protect our water supplies. This brief calls for international policy makers and local communities to work together to monitor and improve water quality using a readily available approach – citizen science. Without immediate adoption, the authors believe that Sustainable Development Target 6.3 will not be met.},

keywords = {Ambient Water Quality, Citizen Science, Data Gathering, Methodology, SDG6, SDG632, Sustainable Development Goals, Water, Water Policy, water quality, World Water Quality Alliance, ws-citizen-science, wwqa-deliverable},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}