Final EDERA Workshop (Brussels, 22 January 2025)

Location:

Brussels, Belgium

Venue: Emergency Response Coordination Centre, ii 1000, Rue Joseph II 79, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Agenda and presentations:

Wednesday 22 January 2025

09:15 - 09:20

Welcoming words

Gaetano Vivo (DG-ECHO)

Systems and tools to support the management of emergencies triggered by storms and heavy rain over Europe

Chair person: Marc Berenguer (UPC)

09:20 - 09:35

EDERA: Early warning demonstration of pan-European rainfall-induced impact forecasts   

Marc Berenguer (UPC)- slides

09:35 - 09:50

EUMETNET - OPERA  

Annakaisa von Lerber (FMI)- slides

09:50 - 10:05

ARISTOTLE  

Michaela Mikulickova (SHMU & Aristotle Floods Team)- slides

10:05 - 10:20

EFAS  

Jesús Casado (JRC)- slides

10:20 - 10:35

ERCC Platforms for Early Warning  

Jaime Abad (DG-ECHO)- slides

10:35 - 10:45

Questions and discussion

10:45 - 11:15

Coffee break

EDERA tools for storms and flash flood impact forecasting

Chair person: Cristina Marugán (DGPCE)

11:15 - 11:55

Demonstration of the use of the EDERA products and developments- slides

Antonio Santiago (AMAYA)

Shinju Park (UPC)

Seppo Pulkkinen (FMI)

Calum Baugh (ECMWF)

11:15 - 12:15

Large scale event in Spain

Rosa M. Torres (DGPCE)

12:15 - 12:35

Use of convective storm products in Finland- slides 1, slides 2

Teemu Veneskari (Kymenlaakso Rescue Department)

Mika Viertola (North Karelia Rescue Service)

12:35 - 12:50

Selected case in Algarve (Portugal)- slides

Abel Gomes (ANEPC)

12:50 - 13:00

Questions and discussion

13:00 - 14:15

Lunch

Results of EDERA and follow-up.

Chair person: Esther el Haddad (DG-ECHO)

14:15 - 14:35

Selected case in Murcia (Spain)- slides

M. Fernanda Arbáizar (CP Murcia)

14:35 - 14:50

Evaluation of EDERA products in Andalusia (Spain)- slides

Antonio Santiago (AMAYA)

14:50 - 15:20

Integration of the products in EFAS (including the presentation of the training materials)- slides

Calum Baugh (ECMWF)

Karen O’Regan, (ECMWF)

15:20 - 15:40

Engagement of stakeholders and follow-up (INLINE)- slides

Marc Berenguer (UPC)

15:40 - 16:15

Coffee break

Towards efficient cross-border response during rainfall-induced emergencies in Europe

Chair persons: Calum Baugh (ECMWF) and Pekka Tiainen (FMol)

16:15 - 17:00

Open discussion

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