A panEuropean framework for strengthening Critical Infrastructure resilience to climate change

Objective

It is presently acknowledged and scientifically proven than climate related hazards have the potential to substantially affect the lifespan and effectiveness or even destroy of European Critical Infrastructures (CI), particularly the energy, transportation sectors, buildings, marine and water management infrastructure with devastating impacts in EU appraising the social and economic losses. The main strategic objective of EU-CIRCLE is to move towards infrastructure network(s) that is resilient to today’s natural hazards and prepared for the future changing climate. Furthermore, modern infrastructures are inherently interconnected and interdependent systems ; thus extreme events are liable to lead to ‘cascade failures’.


EU-CIRCLE’s scope is to derive an innovative framework for supporting the interconnected European Infrastructure’s resilience to climate pressures, supported by an end-to-end modelling environment where new analyses can be added anywhere along the analysis workflow and multiple scientific disciplines can work together to understand interdependencies, validate results, and present findings in a unified manner providing an efficient “Best of Breeds” solution of integrating into a holistic resilience model existing modelling tools and data in a standardised fashion.

It, will be open & accessible to all interested parties in the infrastructure resilience business and having a confirmed interest in creating customized and innovative solutions. It will be complemented with a webbased portal.The design principles, offering transparency and greater flexibility, will allow potential users to introduce fully tailored solutions and infrastructure data, by defining and implementing customised impact assessment models, and use climate / weather data on demand.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › natural resource management › water management
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › physical geography › natural disaster
• social sciences › other social sciences › social sciences interdisciplinary › sustainable development
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials
• H2020-EU.3.7. - Secure societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

Topic(s)

• DRS-09-2014 - Disaster Resilience & Climate Change topic 1: Science and innovation for adaptation to climate change: from assessing costs, risks and opportunities to demonstration of options and practices

Call for proposal

H2020-DRS-2014
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

"NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ""DEMOKRITOS"""

Address

End Of Patriarchou Grigoriou E And 27 Neapoleos Street
15341 Agia Paraskevi
Greece

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU contribution

€ 735 818

Participants (20)

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

EU contribution

€ 744 466,88

Address

Hansastrasse 27C
80686 Munchen

Activity type

Research Organisations

METEOROLOGISK INSTITUTT

Norway

EU contribution

€ 95 625

Address

Henrik Mohns Plass 1
0313 Oslo

Activity type

Research Organisations

THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 717 250

Address

The Queen's Drive Northcote House
EX4 4QJ Exeter

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

UNIWERSYTET MORSKI W GDYNI

Participation ended

Poland

EU contribution

€ 259 402,50

Address

Ulica Morska 81-87
81-225 Gdynia

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

ARTELIA EAU ET ENVIRONNEMENT SAS

France

EU contribution

€ 304 094

Address

Rue De Lorraine 6
38130 Echirolles

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

SATWAYS - PROIONTA KAI YPIRESIES TILEMATIKIS DIKTYAKON KAI TILEPIKINONIAKON EFARMOGON ETAIRIA PERIORISMENIS EFTHINIS EPE

Greece

EU contribution

€ 747 281,25

Address

Christou Lada Street 3
15233 Halandri

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

ENTENTE POUR LA FORÊT MÉDITERRANÉENNE

France

EU contribution

€ 310 875

Address

Centre Francis Arrighi, Domaine De Valabre
13120 Gardanne

Activity type

Research Organisations

RINA CONSULTING SPA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 389 381,75

Address

Via Cecchi 6
16129 Genova

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

DRZAVNI HIDROMETEOROLOSKI ZAVOD

Croatia

EU contribution

€ 170 812,50

Address

Gric 3
10000 Zagreb

Activity type

Research Organisations

XUVASI LTD

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 427 250

Address

2 Alexandra Gate Ffordd Pengam
CF24 2SA Cardiff

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

MRK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 209 875

Address

Herzog Rudolf Str 1
80539 Munchen

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS

Cyprus

EU contribution

€ 388 839

Address

Diogenes Street 6 Engomi
1516 Nicosia

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

KENTRO MELETON ASFALEIAS

Greece

EU contribution

€ 416 125

Address

P Kanellopoulou 4 St
10177 Athina

Activity type

Research Organisations

THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 249 881,36

Address

The Crescent 43
M5 4WT Salford

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Drzavna uprava za zastitu i spasavanje

Croatia

EU contribution

€ 155 351,25

Address

Nehajska 5
10000 Zagreb

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

ADDITESS ADVANCED INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES LTD

Cyprus

EU contribution

€ 418 543,75

Address

Vyzantiou 40 3Rd Floor Flat Office 303/304
2064 Lefkosia

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF TORBAY

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 86 625

Address

Torbay Council Town Hall Castle Circus
TQ1 3DR Torquay

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, GREECE

Greece

EU contribution

€ 124 895

Address

Mesogion 227-231
15500 Holargos, Athens

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

VELEUCILISTE VELIKA GORICA

Croatia

EU contribution

€ 214 252,25

Address

Zagrebacka 5
10410 Velika Gorica

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 116 880,51

Address

Queensgate
HD1 3DH Huddersfield

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments