On Wednesday 11 December, a team from the Kenya Space Agency, together with representatives from universities, start-ups and local companies, visited Montpellier as part of a study visit to Europe organised by Aerospace Valley.
The visit is part of a European project led by Expertise France called ‘Data Governance in Africa’, which aims to develop data policies centred on people and development at different scales in several African countries.
Predict Services welcomed this delegation with the aim of sharing and discussing the innovative methods, tools and solutions that have been deployed by local authorities, businesses and citizens for over 20 years in the management of hydrometeorological risks.
These discussions provided food for thought on potential collaborations.
The partners of the GOBEYOND project (GeO and weather multi-hazard impact Based Early warning and response systems supporting rapid deploYment of first respONders in EU and beyonD), led by the University of Catalonia and supported by the European Union, met in Sétubal, Portugal, to share the project’s progress and prepare the next steps.
Gobeyond responds to the need to implement a global early warning system, as called for by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The aim of the project is to design and provide a platform for anticipating and managing the impacts of hydro-meteorological and geological hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis), in order to continuously improve operational response in Europe and the Mediterranean basin.
Predict presented a first version of the prototype, integrating functionalities meeting the needs of the four pillars of risk management (Risk Knowledge – Preparedness – Monitoring – Warning and Dissemination), as well as European data made available by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
On October 17, 2024, Alix Roumagnac spoke to France 3 Occitanie about the heavy flooding in the Gard and Lozère regions.
Read the full article here: France 3 Occitanie
On Friday, September 13, 2024, Alix Roumagnac spoke to the Montpellier Gazette about hurricanes in the Mediterranean.
To read the full article, click here.
On Friday 30 August 2024, Alix Roumagnac took part in the annual presentation on rainfall and flood risk management.
The event provided an opportunity to remind the region’s residents of the risks they face in the event of flooding, and the steps they should take in the event of danger.
To read the full article, click here.
On 31 August 2024, Alix Roumagnac was invited by BFM TV to talk about the thunderstorms that have affected 7 départements : Gironde, Landes, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Morbihan, Loire-Atlantique, Vendée and Charente-Maritime.
You can watch the whole programme on the BFM TV website.
The French Ministry of Ecology and Energy, with the support of the French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Departments and Territories, has launched the 8th annual Rain-Flood campaign for the Mediterranean region, an area particularly exposed to intense rainfall and flooding.
To help you cope with these dangerous phenomena, we invite you to read the instructions for protecting yourself, your loved ones and your property at “pluie-inondation.gouv.fr”
Let’s be prepared for major risks!
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