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ACTIF 1st Workshop
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Combination of
data from remote sensing
technologies for flood
forecasting
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| Bologna,
24 - 25 th
November 2003 |
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ACTIF will
contribute to
the promotion
of
sustainable development through
the
reduction of economic losses
from
flooding and the improvement
of
public safety by non-
structural
methods
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EVK1 - CT - 2002 -
80014
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Problem to be
solved
The flooding that occurred
in central Europe
in August 2002 demonstrated the value of providing flood warnings to
mitigate
the social and economic impacts of flooding. The increasing
vulnerability of
communities to extreme meteorological events requires that established
mitigation measures will have to be re-evaluated and improved. ACTIF
will
explore how floods can be mitigated via improvements in forecasting and
how
uncertainties in flood forecasting may be quantified in a meaningful
way to the
end users. The cluster of research projects in FP5 demonstrates the
importance
of flood-forecasting research. The purpose of ACTIF is to derive and
disseminate additional benefits from these projects to facilitate the
implementation of technological innovations already achieved in the
research.
Scientific Objectives and
approach
The specific focus of ACTIF
will be to actively consolidate and disseminate Fifth Framework
research
advances in Flood Forecasting through the following mechanisms:
- Convening
of two scientific workshops
- Promotion
of an international conference
- Preparation of Guidelines of best European
Practice in three aspects of flood forecasting technology
- Preparation of guidelines on the access to
high quality, site specific, data for further research and analysis
Expected impacts
ACTIF will form a bridge between academic
researchers, applied
researchers, public authorities and industry in the area of
hydro-meteorological risks to:
- Advance knowledge and understanding between
European research groups
- Build Awareness of the outputs of EC and other
relevant national research
- Develop an Appreciation of its relevance to
mitigation of public risks
- Make the research outputs Accessible to the
scientific and user communities
Gather
experiences of
pilot demonstration site to demonstrate the Application of the
research.
