Objective
IMproving PRedictions and management of hydrological EXtremes
For a better anticipation on future high impact hydrological extremes disrupting safety of citizens, agricultural production, transportation, energy production and urban water supply, and overall economic productivity, prediction and foresighting capabilities and their intake in these strategic sectors need to be improved. IMPREX will improve forecast skill of meteorological and hydrological extremes in Europe and their impacts, by applying dynamic model ensembles, process studies, new data assimilation techniques and high resolution modeling. Novel climate change impact assessment concepts will focus at increasing the realism of relevant events by specific high resolution regional downscaling, explore compounding trans-sectoral and trans-regional risks, and design new risk management paradigms. These developments are demonstrated in impact surveys for strategic economic sectors in a set of case studies in which local stakeholders, public organizations and SMEs are involved. A pan-European assessment of risk management and adaptation strategies is applied, minimizing risk transfer from one sector or region to another. As a key outreach product, a periodic hydrological risk outlook for Europe is produced, incorporating the dynamic evolution of hydro-climatic and socio-economic processes. The project outreach maximizes the legacy impact of the surveys, aimed at European public stakeholder and business networks, including user-friendly assessment summaries, and training material.
The project responds to the call by targeting the quality of short-to-medium hydro-meteorological predictions, enhancing the reliability of future climate projections, apply this information to strategic sectoral and pan-European surveys at different scales, and evaluate and adapt current risk management strategies. With its integrative approach, IMPREX will link current management decisions and actions with an emergent future.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processes
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- social sciencessociologygovernancecrisis managementflood risk management
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydroelectricity
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
3731 GA De Bilt
Netherlands
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Participants (24)
RG2 9AX Reading
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601 76 NORRKOEPING
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75007 Paris
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14473 Potsdam
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1150 WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE
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08034 Barcelona
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EX1 3PB Exeter
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731 00 Chania
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RG6 6AH Reading
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21502 Geesthacht
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2629 HV Delft
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1081 HV Amsterdam
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10559 Berlin
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8232 JN Lelystad
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30205 Cartagena
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Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
6702 AA Wageningen
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
08940 CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT BARCELONA
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Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
28037 Madrid
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46022 Valencia
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20133 Milano
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17100 Savona
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14473 POTSDAM
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56068 Koblenz
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7522 NB Enschede
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