MITCH Mitigation of floods, droughts and landslides risks



 

Bringing together researchers, end users and beneficiaries with a leading involvement in the mitigation and management of floods, droughts and landslides.

1st MITCH Workshop - December 12th & 13th 2001

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Day 1 - Wednesday 12th December, 2001 - Research Advances
Morning session Plenary  
Paper
Presentation
09:30 Dr G Rodenhuis Welcome
09:45 Dr A Ghazi Opening - The Fight Against Natural & Technological Hazards
10:15 J. Harding Overview - Current Knowledge and State of Research from a European Perspective
10:00 J. Beersma IPCC projections of future climate change
10:45 Dr L. Menzel What is the current signal?
Afternoon Session A: Floods & Landslides
Paper
Presentation
14:00 G. Klaassen FRIMAR: Flooding risks in mountain areas
14:30 Prof. A. Bronstert European Flood Research Projects in the 4th Framework Programme
15:30 N. Reynard UK Environment Agency approach to climate change
Afternoon Session B: Droughts
Paper
Presentation
14:00 S. Demuth Studying drought at a European Scale
14:30 Prof. E. O'Connell POPSICLE - Climate scenarios for hydrological modelling in water resources assessment and management
15:15 A Glinni Droughts in Europe - WMO perspective
15:45 Prof M. Menéndez Drought policy in Spain
         
Day 2 - Thursday 13th December, 2001 - Realizing practical benefits    
Morning Session Plenary   Paper Presentation
9:00 B. Parmet Emergency Planning and Preparedness
9:30 H Buiteveld Forecasting and Climate Change
10:00 H. Kamphuis Anticipating climate change in Dutch spatial policies
10:00 D. Whitaker Economic implications for Insurance industry
11:30 Dr L. del Moral Adapting to climate change: drought and flood risk in Europe
         
Afternoon Session: Workshop Debate    
  MITCH objectives  
  Results of workshop Debate: Barriers to Research Uptake

 

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