The Horizon Europe project IDEATION has released a new scientific publication titled “Towards Interconnected Digital Twins for Inland Water”, authored by experts from CETAQUA (Spain), KWR Water Research Institute (Netherlands), CERTH (Greece), and the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (Cyprus).

Inland water resource management is facing increasing pressure due to climate change, evolving regulatory frameworks, and growing interdependencies across the water cycle. Addressing these challenges requires closer collaboration among stakeholders, supported by data-driven, risk-based approaches, advanced monitoring, and AI-powered Digital Twins—virtual replicas capable of simulating and analysing water system behaviour under different scenarios.

While Digital Twins are gaining traction in the water sector, most existing solutions remain isolated and fragmented, limiting their ability to support system-wide decision-making. The IDEATION project addresses this gap by co-developing, together with stakeholders, a roadmap towards a European Digital Twin of Inland Waters, ensuring interoperability with the European Digital Twin of the Ocean.

The publication introduces the methodological framework developed within IDEATION to enable interconnected Digital Twins, presenting the first implementation steps and preliminary results. This work represents a key contribution to Europe’s digital water agenda and supports more resilient, integrated, and future-proof water management.

The paper reinforces IDEATION’s mission to bridge science, policy, and practice by advancing interoperable digital solutions that support sustainable and climate-resilient water systems across Europe.