The meeting gathered experts in drought monitoring, forecasting and management from EU Member States, meteorological services, international bodies, and research institutions.It provided an overview of the state-of-the-art of Drought Observatories in the EU, both from a scientific/technical and from an operational point of view (Thu 16 June). Short and medium-term challenges, and needs for development were identified and discussed, laying out the scope and roadmap for the network (Fri 17 June).
The event offered an opportunity to engage and connect with drought experts across the EU, as well as to participate to the information gathering effort within the EDORA project.
Day one - Scientific and Technical background
| Speaker | Title |
|---|---|
| A. Zampieri Head of Disaster Risk Management Unit, EC Joint Research Centre |
Welcome and foreword |
| A. Toreti Droughts Team Leader, Disaster Risk Management Unit, EC Joint Research Centre |
Introduction to the meeting and agenda |
| M. Giuliani Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
FRIDA - A new approach to drought characterization - PDF |
| S. Vicente-Serrano Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Spanish National Research Council, Spain |
A near real-time drought monitoring system for Spain using automatic weather station network - PDF |
| E. Matta, A. Castelletti Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
Enhancing Climate services: H2020-CLINT - PDF |
| J. Zscheischler Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany |
Compound events: DAMOCLES COST Action - PDF |
| S. Pascale University of Bologna, Italy |
Quantifying drought risk through multiple large ensembles: the case of Cape Town 2015-17 and Central American 2015-19 multiyear drought - PDF |
| D. Miralles Ghent University, Belgium |
Land–atmosphere feedbacks during droughts - PDF |
| Y. Du Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Sweden |
Assessment of seasonal forecast performance of hydrological extremes over Europe - PDF |
| E. Xoplaki Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany |
Building an AI-supported modular early warning system for Germany - PDF |
| M. Kuglitsch Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Germany |
ITU-WMO-UNEP Focus Group - AI for Natural Disaster Management - PDF |
| C. Cammalleri EC Joint Research Centre |
Drought events identification and tracking |
| A. Ceglar European Central Bank |
Drought impacts on agriculture - PDF |
| L. Labudova Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Slovakia |
Drought impact monitoring network in Slovakia - PDF |
| M. Bláhová Czech Globe, Czechia |
Operational monitoring of drought impacts in Czechia - PDF |
| M. Helms Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany |
The Low-Flow Year 2018 in Germany - Impact, Hydrological Analysis and Management Approaches - PDF |
| M. Pasqui R. Magno, National Research Council, Italy |
Climate drought services for the society - PDF |
| J. Hannaford Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, United Kingdom |
Advances in drought monitoring and early warning in the UK - PDF |
| L. Balatonyi EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Environmental Risks Priority Area – PA5, Hungary |
Water scarcity and drought in the Danube region - Environmental Risks of EUSDR - PDF |
| K. Smith National Drought Mitigation Center, USA |
The Drought Impact Reporter, Tuning in to drought chatter: Detecting deviation from expectation - PDF |
| A. Jacob European Academy of Bozen - EURAC, Italy |
The Alpine Drought Observatory – Web Portal Design and Data Access Strategies - PDF |
| D. Cotti United Nations University – UNU-EHS, Germany |
A review of drought impacts and risk assessments in the EU27 countries (EDORA project): gaps and lessons learned - PDF |
Day two - Network of Drought Observatories in the EU
| Speaker | Title |
|---|---|
| M. Sapiano Energy & Water Agency of Malta |
The use of drought indices in Malta and hydrological monitoring needs - PDF |
| J. Álvarez Rodríguez General Directorate for Water, Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Spain |
Spanish National Drought Observatory - PDF |
| V. Cabrinha Pires Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute, Portugal |
Drought monitoring in Portugal - PDF |
| P. Molnár General Directorate of Water Management, Hungary |
Drought monitoring in Hungary - Early warning and decision support - PDF |
| D. Alexandru Agrometeorology Dept., National Meteorological Administration, Romania |
Drought monitoring in Romania - PDF |
| A. Sušnik G. Gregorič, Slovenian Environment Agency, Slovenia |
Drought indices and impacts in the Alpine space (ADO project) - PDF |
| K. Ehlert Integrated Drought Management Programme, World Meteorological Organization |
WMO work on drought preparedness – GDCS, IDMP and projects - PDF |
| D. Behrendt Kaljarikova European Commission DG Environment |
The WFD CIS Ad-hoc Task Group on Water Scarcity and Droughts - PDF |
| W.J. Goossen European Commission DG Climate Action - CLIMA |
The new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, implications for droughts - PDF |
| T. De Groeve European Commission Joint Research Centre |
Science pillar to the Knowledge Network of the Civil Protection Union and the Disaster Risk Knowledge Management Centre (DMKRC) |
| W. Maetens, D. Masante European Commission Joint Research Centre |
The Network of Drought Observatories in the EU: goals and scope - PDF |
| P. Thunis European Commission Joint Research Centre |
The Forum for Air quality Modeling (FAIRMODE), lessons to a successful technical-scientific network - PDF |