Project description ICT for Environmental Management and Energy Efficiency Show the project objective Hide the project objective The AÏDA project aims at acquiring and sharing knowledge about affordable ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) solutions in Africa with the ambition to reduce the risk of natural disasters and to improve the capacity to respond to disasters.Many Developing Countries in Africa are exposed to serious natural disaster risks and their need for an adequate ICT infrastructure supporting DRM is high. Unfortunately, access to ICT knowledge and affordable ICT systems is often lacking.The AÏDA project will1. assess the natural hazards, the vulnerability of the communities and the disaster risks in Africa; and2. assess the role of ICT based systems in each hazard category; and3. explore the ICT trends and needs for the future; and4. test the usefulness of GEONETCast as an alert system; and5. share this information with all DRM stakeholders in Africa (by workshops and other); and6. prepare 3 showcases of operational African DRM systems for demo on these workshops; and7. promote and support the take-up of this technology for use in other disasters; and8. liaise with any new project in DRM with a significant involvement of African partners.AÏDA will test whether the existing GEONETCast infrastructure can be reused as a component of an alert or emergency system. AÏDA sets up a testcase in South-Africa where the Forest Fire Association in Nelspruit, South-Africa will use the wildfire-alarms from CSIR within their operational activities to fight wildfires. If successful, many DRM systems can benefit from this technology.The project is envisioned to have a big impact with a limited budget, by close cooperation with the AARSE and EUMETSAT conferences and within the UNeDRA network.This effort will support authorities in Developing Countries in setting up their National Disaster Action Plans (as required by the Hyogo agreements) by offering knowledge about working ICT solutions and help them to better manage their disaster risks. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographynatural disasters Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2007.6.3 - ICT for environmental management and energy efficiency Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2007-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. EU contribution € 175 760,00 Address BOERETANG 200 2400 Mol Belgium See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Antwerpen Arr. Turnhout Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Sven Gilliams (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all NET QI SA Switzerland EU contribution € 51 749,00 Address CHEMIN ANTOINE-VERCHERE 6 1217 MEYRIN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jean-Bernard Busset (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data THE EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES Germany EU contribution € 88 988,00 Address EUMETSAT ALLEE 1 64295 DARMSTADT See on map Region Hessen Darmstadt Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Seymour William Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data GEOSAT TECHNOLOGY SARL France EU contribution € 58 389,00 Address AVENUE BEL AIR 14 06600 ANTIBES See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Emilio Barisano (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNOLOGIES SANS FRONTIERES ASBL Luxembourg EU contribution € 65 669,00 Address BOULEVARD GRANDE-DUCHESSE CHARLOTTE 49 1331 LUXEMBOURG See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Daniel MART (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT D'ECONOMIE RURALE Mali EU contribution € 33 149,00 Address RUE MOHAMED V BP Bamako See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mamadou D. Doumbia (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA Nigeria EU contribution € 31 749,00 Address MAIN CAMPUS, GIDAN-KWANO, BIDA ROAD 920001 Minna See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Muhammad Usman (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address DRIENERLOLAAN 5 7522 NB Enschede See on map Region Oost-Nederland Overijssel Twente Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Berend Boer (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR GEO-INFORMATION SCIENCE AND EARTH OBSERVATION Participation ended Netherlands EU contribution € 197 289,00 Address Hengelosestraat, 99 7514 AE ENSCHEDE See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Berend Boer (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data ARDHI UNIVERSITY Tanzania EU contribution € 32 649,00 Address ARDHI UNIVERSITY - DAR ES SALAAM See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Gabriel Kassenga (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH South Africa EU contribution € 133 609,00 Address Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria 46 0001 Pretoria See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Philip Frost (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
