Descripción del proyecto
Mejora de la previsibilidad de los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos en el Mediterráneo
El Mediterráneo está experimentando un calentamiento más rápido que la media mundial, así como una mayor frecuencia de fenómenos meteorológicos extremos, lo que pone en riesgo muchas actividades socioeconómicas. Sin embargo, estas actividades son motores básicos de la macroeconomía y la microeconomía de la región. El proyecto PREVENT, financiado con fondos europeos, tiene por objeto mejorar la previsibilidad de los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos en el Mediterráneo con métodos avanzados. Expertos de diferentes disciplinas y regiones estudiarán de forma exhaustiva el efecto de los fenómenos climáticos extremos, a fin de mejorar las predicciones estacionales y decenales en un clima cambiante. En el proyecto se desarrollarán nuevas herramientas de gestión para diversos ámbitos en pos de orientar y dirigir los procesos, apoyar las actividades de supervisión y aumentar la eficacia de la organización. También se pretende mejorar la paridad de género en la coordinación de los programas de investigación financiados con fondos europeos.
Objetivo
It is well-established that the Mediterranean is a climate change hot spot that warms faster than the global mean rates and the frequency of extremes increases. Moreover, climate models often fail to provide sufficient skill in predicting extremes. Extremes are of utmost importance for many socio-economic sectors and activities, including human health, agriculture and water resource management, ecology, and tourism. Most of these activities are dominant drivers of the Mediterranean macro- and micro-economy.
The overall objective of PREVENT is to improve the predictability of impact-relevant extremes in the Mediterranean region on timescales from seasonal to decadal using state-of-the-art dynamical, statistical, and machine learning methods. Additionally, PREVENT brings together experts in different disciplines and geographical regions for a comprehensive study of impact-relevant climate extremes in the Mediterranean with the goal to improve their seasonal and decadal predictions in a changing climate. PREVENT intent to
1. Define for local climate extreme hotspot regions, including major urban centers in the Mediterranean.
2. Provide new management tools that can be used in many domains, to guide and direct processes, support monitoring activities, and increase organizational efficiency
3. Develop awareness and competencies by enabling policymakers, industry, farmers, and other producers to understand, promote and practice the inclusion of seasonal and decadal data in their project management.
PREVENT has a small flexible consortium consisting of colleagues with great experience in the Mediterranean climate and especially the analysis of extreme climate events and the use of impact models. One of the main PREVENT ambitions is to enhance gender balance in the coordination of EU- funded research programs and give young researchers the opportunity to participate as leaders in the work packages by providing fresh new ideas for research.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinador
546 36 THESSALONIKI
Grecia