Horizon 2020 EU Program
DEIB Role: Partner

Andrea Castelletti and the Planning and Management of Environmental Systems at DEIB participate in the H2020 European research project IMPREX - IMproving PRedictions and management of hydrological EXtremes.

Recent hydrological extreme events demonstrate the vulnerability of European society to water-related natural hazards, and there is strong evidence that climate change will worsen these events. An improved forecasting through better prediction of drivers of this type of events is urgently needed to appropriately inform science-based risk management strategies and adaptation options. In this context IMPREX  is designed to support the reduction of Europe’s vulnerability to extreme hydrological events through improved understanding of the intensity and frequency of future disrupting features that may be very different from today’s reality. By combining expertise from both public and private sector, the IMPREX project consortium aims to bridge the gap that often exists between users and providers of hydro-climatic information. The  goal is to substantially improve our forecasting capability of hydrological extremes and their impacts at short to seasonal time scales.