INGV at the Brussels Forum on the mitigation of natural risks with the SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 project, aimed at increasing the awareness of citizens and policy makers on the dangers of sea level rise due to climate change
The project (Sea level rise scenarios along the Mediterranean coasts), coordinated byNational Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and funded by Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG-ECHO), is present at which is taking place in these hours at the SQUARE Congress Center in Brussels (BE).
Among the central themes of the Forum, an international meeting event between professionals and policy makers in the field of European civil protection, is the possibility that in the near future extreme weather events and the need to adapt to potential new natural hazards.
These are issues that SAVEMEDCOASTS-2, born in 2019 as the second phase of the SAVEMEDCOASTS project, has dealt with extensively in recent years, offering an overview of the risks associated with the increase in sea level induced by climate change and coastal subsidence in the Mediterranean and providing sea level rise projections and scenarios up to 2100.
“With SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 we have concentrated our efforts on the study of some of the main river deltas and lagoon areas of the Mediterranean, where natural and anthropic subsidence accelerates the effects of marine ingression, with consequent greater risks of submersion of coastal stretches with high natural value and economic and cascading effects on human activities”, explains Marco Anzidei, INGV researcher and project coordinator.
“Our goal has been to raise awareness of the coastal communities most exposed to flood risks, whose expected effects have been illustrated with high-resolution maps that we will also present here in Brussels. These are important tools for political decision-makers, who can thus have scientific support in the conscious management of the coasts", concludes Anzidei.
Download here the SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 project brochure
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CLIMATE CHANGE | The INGV SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 project at the European Civil Protection Forum
INGV at the Brussels Forum on the mitigation of natural risks with the SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 project, aimed at increasing the awareness of citizens and policy makers on the dangers of rising sea levels due to climate change
The (Sea level rise scenarios along the Mediterranean coasts) project coordinated by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and funded by the Directorate General for Civil Protection and European Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG-ECHO), is present at the which is taking place in these hours at the SQUARE Congress Center in Brussels (BE).
Among the central themes of the Forum, an international meeting event between professionals and policy makers in the field of European civil protection, the possibility that extreme weather events will occur in the near future and the need to adapt to new potential natural hazards.
These are themes that SAVEMEDCOASTS-2, born in 2019 as the second phase of the SAVEMEDCOASTS project, has addressed extensively in recent years, offering an overview of the risks associated with the rise in sea level induced by climate change and coastal subsidence in the Mediterranean and providing projections and scenarios of sea level rise up to 2100.
“With SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 we have concentrated our efforts on the study of some of the main river deltas and lagoon areas of the Mediterranean, where natural and anthropogenic subsidence accelerates the effects of marine ingress, with consequent greater risks of submersion of coastal stretches of high natural and economic value and cascading effects on human activities”, explains Marco Anzidei, researcher at INGV and coordinator of the project.
“Our goal was to raise awareness of coastal communities most exposed to flood risks, the expected effects of which have been illustrated with high-resolution maps that we will also present here in Brussels. These are important tools for policy makers, who can thus have scientific support in the conscious management of the coasts”, concludes Anzidei.
Download here the brochure of SAVEMEDCOASTS-2
The project (Sea level rise scenarios along the Mediterranean coasts), coordinated byNational Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and funded by Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG-ECHO), is present at which is taking place in these hours at the SQUARE Congress Center in Brussels (BE).
Among the central themes of the Forum, an international meeting event between professionals and policy makers in the field of European civil protection, is the possibility that in the near future extreme weather events and the need to adapt to potential new natural hazards.
These are issues that SAVEMEDCOASTS-2, born in 2019 as the second phase of the SAVEMEDCOASTS project, has dealt with extensively in recent years, offering an overview of the risks associated with the increase in sea level induced by climate change and coastal subsidence in the Mediterranean and providing sea level rise projections and scenarios up to 2100.
“With SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 we have concentrated our efforts on the study of some of the main river deltas and lagoon areas of the Mediterranean, where natural and anthropic subsidence accelerates the effects of marine ingression, with consequent greater risks of submersion of coastal stretches with high natural value and economic and cascading effects on human activities”, explains Marco Anzidei, INGV researcher and project coordinator.
“Our goal has been to raise awareness of the coastal communities most exposed to flood risks, whose expected effects have been illustrated with high-resolution maps that we will also present here in Brussels. These are important tools for political decision-makers, who can thus have scientific support in the conscious management of the coasts", concludes Anzidei.
Download here the SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 project brochure
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CLIMATE CHANGE | The INGV SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 project at the European Civil Protection Forum
INGV at the Brussels Forum on the mitigation of natural risks with the SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 project, aimed at increasing the awareness of citizens and policy makers on the dangers of rising sea levels due to climate change
The (Sea level rise scenarios along the Mediterranean coasts) project coordinated by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and funded by the Directorate General for Civil Protection and European Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG-ECHO), is present at the which is taking place in these hours at the SQUARE Congress Center in Brussels (BE).
Among the central themes of the Forum, an international meeting event between professionals and policy makers in the field of European civil protection, the possibility that extreme weather events will occur in the near future and the need to adapt to new potential natural hazards.
These are themes that SAVEMEDCOASTS-2, born in 2019 as the second phase of the SAVEMEDCOASTS project, has addressed extensively in recent years, offering an overview of the risks associated with the rise in sea level induced by climate change and coastal subsidence in the Mediterranean and providing projections and scenarios of sea level rise up to 2100.
“With SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 we have concentrated our efforts on the study of some of the main river deltas and lagoon areas of the Mediterranean, where natural and anthropogenic subsidence accelerates the effects of marine ingress, with consequent greater risks of submersion of coastal stretches of high natural and economic value and cascading effects on human activities”, explains Marco Anzidei, researcher at INGV and coordinator of the project.
“Our goal was to raise awareness of coastal communities most exposed to flood risks, the expected effects of which have been illustrated with high-resolution maps that we will also present here in Brussels. These are important tools for policy makers, who can thus have scientific support in the conscious management of the coasts”, concludes Anzidei.
Download here the brochure of SAVEMEDCOASTS-2
