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OPENING
9h00–9h30
The challenge of facing weather-induced hazards at European Scale in the XXI century.
Antoine Lemasson (Head of Unit of ERCC)
Gianfranco Vulpiani (Italian Civil Protection)
Sergio Delgado (Deputy-Director of Civil Protection of Catalonia)
Elena Saltikoff (OPERA Chair)
Daniel Sempere-Torres (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
THE RELEVANCE OF THE COOPERATION AT EUROPEAN LEVEL
Chairperson: Marc Berenguer (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
9h30–9h45
Introducing ERICHA project: Integrating an operational rainfall-induced hazard assessment system at European scale.
ERICHA video.
Daniel Sempere-Torres (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
9h45–10h00
Activities of ECMWF to support Civil Protections to manage weather-induced hazards.
Christel Prudhomme (ECMWF)
10h00–10h15
Advancements in the OPERA project: improvements on the quality of the European radar composites.
Elena Saltikoff (OPERA Chair)
10h15–10h30
The Italian radar network: state of the art and future perspectives.
Gianfranco Vulpiani (Italian Civil Protection)
10h35–10h45
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
10h45–11h45
POSTER SESSION
THE CHALLENGE OF SHORT-TERM HIGH-RESOLUTION RAINFALL INDUCED HAZARDS FORECASTING
Chairperson: Taito Vainio (Finnish Ministry of Interior)
11h45–12h00
ERICHA project: Adding short-term forecasting capabilities in EFAS to support Civil Protections at European scale.
Daniel Sempere-Torres (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
12h00–12h15
The interest and challenges of using OPERA data.
Shinju Park (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
12h15–12h30
Recent advancements forecasting convective storms and their related hazards.
Jarmo Koistinen (FMI)
12h30–12h45
Flash Flood hazard forecasting based on OPERA radar data: the added value of ERICHA products.
Marc Berenguer (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
12h45–13h15
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
13h15–14h30
LUNCH + POSTER SESSION
VERIFICATION TESTS AND REAL APPLICATION CASE STUDIES
Chairperson: Jarmo Koistinen (FMI)
14h30–14h45
The rainfall/snow event in Catalonia on 24/03/17: The situation seen from the point of view of the Civil Protection of Catalonia.
Sergio Delgado (Deputy-director of Civil Protection of Catalonia)
14h45–15h00
Convective case study in Finland: The situation seen from the point of view of the Finnish Civil Protection.
Taito Vainio (Finnish Ministry of Interior)
15h00–15h15
The integration of ERICHA products in EFAS: A success story.
Peter Salamon (EFAS-JRC)
15h15–15h30
Building a Community of Users on Disaster Risk and Crisis Management.
Philippe Quevauviller (DG HOME)
15h30–16h00
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
16h00–16h30
POSTER SESSION
ROUND TABLE AND OPEN DEBATE
Chairperson: Cristian Iacob (ERCC)
16h30–17h30
Barriers and challenges for a more efficient response face the rainfall-induced risks at European Scale
Loic Lallemand-Zeller (ERCC)
Taito Vainio (DRS Finnish MoI)
Gianfranco Vulpiani (Italian Civil Protection)
Sergio Delgado (Deputy-Director of Civil Protection of Catalonia)
Philippe Quevavuiller (DG HOME)
Elena Saltikoff (OPERA Chair)
Daniel Sempere-Torres (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
17h30–17h35
Closing words.
Daniel Sempere-Torres (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)