PEARL presented to a delegation from the National Cheng-Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan in Hamburg , 1 Oct 2014

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A delegation of 7 eminent researchers from the National Cheng-Kung University in Tainan paid a visit to the TUHH with the objective to explore the potential collaboration and common research points. The focus of the visit has been the research performed within PEARL.

Peter Fröhle and Natasa Manojlovic  from TUHH introduced the main objectives, current research activities and the challenges of the PEARL project and further visits and exchanges have been planned which are to be realized in early 2015.

PEARL presented at the International Conference on Flood Management in Sao Paulo, September 2014

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The International Conference on Flood Management 6 (ICFM6) was held in Sao Paulo and showcased issues faced in flood management at different scales (national, regional, and local). Giacomo Teruggi from the World Meteorological Organization gave a poster presentation about PEARL’s organization and general activities. You can see photos of the event in our gallery

 

Find further information of the event on its website.

PEARL presented during the 3rd International Lund Regional‐Scale Climate Modelling Workshop, 16‐19 June 2014

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Part of the work on climate modeling within PEARL was presented at the 3rd International Lund Regional‐Scale Climate Modelling Workshop “21st Century Challenges in Regional Climate Modelling” on the 16‐19 June 2014 in Lund, Sweden.

Alberto Elizalde from the Max Planck Institute presented  a poster on his work “A new regional climate system model setup for the EuroCORDEX domain”, which is part of the activities within PEARL’s Work Package 2.

Find further information of this past event on its website.

The PEARL approach on holistic flood risk assessment at HIC11 in New York

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PEARL project leader Zoran Vojinovic presents the PEARL approach addressing holistic flood risk assessment in coastal areas at 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC 2014). The PEARL approach draws upon the complexity theory and the use of complex adaptive system (CAS) models as tools to identify root causes of vulnerabilities and their multi-stressors and to analyze risk and the behavior of key actors.

  • Zoran Vojinovic, Yared Abebe, Arlex Sanchez, Neiler Medina, Igor Nikolic, Natasa Manojlovic, Christos Makropoulos, Mark Pelling, Michael Abbott, 2014: “Holistic Flood Risk Assessment in Coastal Areas – The PEARL Approach”, 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 17-21 August 2014, New York City, USA.
  • Presentation of the paper in Special Session S10-01: Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Data and Methods for Flood Resilience in Urban Areas, on 17/Aug/2014: 3:45pm-5:30pm, in Room 374.

Hidromet: A Cloud-Based EWS Platform for Real Time Urban Flood Warning, at HIC11 in New York

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Hydrometeorological Innovative Solutions (HYDS) and AQUALOGY will be presenting at 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC 2014) an Early Warning System for real time urban flood warning based on radar nowcasting techniques. It runs in the cloud a hydraulic/hydrological model with radar, rain gauges and other sensors information, allows configuring warnings over different elements and actions to be triggered when the different warning levels are reached.

  • Álvaro Rodríguez, Xavier Llort, David Sancho, Rafael Sánchez-Diezma (HYDS), Ramón Bella, Vicente Gómez (AQUALOGY), 2014: “Hidromet: A Cloud-Based EWS Platform for Real Time Urban Flood Warning”, 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 17-21 August 2014, New York City, USA.
  • Presentation of the paper in Session R59: Real-time Control of Flood Events, on 18/Aug/2014: 3:45pm-5:30pm, in Room 201.

How does it relate to PEARL?

As an Early Warning System for real time urban flood warning based on radar nowcasting techniques, Hidromet contributes to work package 4 on Flood Forecasting and Early Warning Systems; particularly to Task 4.3 (“Advanced uncertainty tools and methods for early warning”) and Task 4.5 (“New methodologies, concepts and tools for effective dissemination of early warnings”).

FloodAlert: A Simplified Radar-Based EWS for Urban Flood Warning, at HIC11 in New York

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Hydrometeorological Innovative Solutions (HYDS) will be attending the 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC 2014), August 2014. A simplified urban flood Early Warning System [EWS] based on the use of radar observations and radar nowcasting to issue local flood warnings will be presented.

  • Xavier Llort, Rafael Sánchez-Diezma, Álvaro Rodríguez, David Sancho (HYDS), Marc Berenguer, Daniel Sempere-Torres (CRAHI), 2014: “FloodAlert: A Simplified Radar-Based EWS for Urban Flood Warning”, 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 17-21 August 2014, New York City, USA.
  • Presentation of the paper in Special Session S1-01: Real-time Monitoring of Urban Water Systems, on 17/Aug/2014: 10:45am-12:30pm, in Room 201.

How does it relate to PEARL?

As a web-based platform and Flood Early Warning System, HYDS’ FloodAlert contributes to work package 4 on Flood Forecasting and Early Warning Systems; particularly to Task 4.3 (“Advanced uncertainty tools and methods for early warning”) and Task 4.5 (“New methodologies, concepts and tools for effective dissemination of early warnings”).

Check the developed application here!

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2nd PEARL Project Committee meeting will be held on 2-4 July in Rethymno (Crete), Greece.

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RethymoThe 2nd Project Committee meeting will take place on 2-4 July in Rethymno (Crete), Greece.

Each Work Package and Case Study will share with the other partners in the Consortium progress made to date and will work in parallel groups to improve the implementation of its tasks. A specific session is dedicated to Young Researchers.

Participants will also have the possibility to visit the location of one of the Case Studies: the port, the marina and the old Venetian harbour of Rethymo.

Read also about the 1st and 3rd meetings.

PEARL presented in Aqualogy’s newsletter “Aqualogy Conocimiento”, June 2014 issue

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An article describing project PEARL was published in the June 2014 issue of “Aqualogy Conocimiento”, Aqualogy’s internal newsletter.

Aqualogy is a company developing integrated water solutions, from design, engineering and construction, to equipment, maintenance, training, and consultancy. In the context of this corporation, CETaqua represents the R&D&I collaboration network that designs, configures and executes projects in the water and environment sector.

PEARL presented at the Polytechnic University José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE) in Havana, Cuba. April, 2014

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In the framework of the EU funded project “EU-Cuba Environment” the PEARL coordinator was invited to present the project at the Polytechnic University José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE) in Havana, Cuba.
The presentation was attended by scholars from the CUJAE University in the fields of hydraulics, coastal engineering, flood protection, etc. Undergraduate and MSc students were present as well as other PhD researchers and staff from INSMET (Meteorological Institute of Cuba). Zoran Vojinovic and Arlex Sanchez from UNESCO-IHE presented the aim, structure and main activities of PEARL. During the discussion with key stakeholders in Havana, a great potential for collaboration between PEARL and the institutions dealing with early warning and disaster management in Cuba has been identified.

Further steps between PEARL and Cuba

Special interest has been expressed by Cuban stakeholders towards the improvement of forecast capabilities for nearly real-time warning as well as a combination of hazards resulting from coastal and pluvial floods within the urban areas. For more information, please contact PEARL project leader Dr. Z. Vojinovic.
There was also an interest to share the knowledge and experience in community-based disaster risk management, where the Cuban authorities have been at the forefront in the Caribbean region and wider.

Currently there are discussions to bring Havana as an associated case study area in PEARL.

Old Havana under threat for high winds and waves

Cuba at risk to coastal flooding

Being the major island in the Caribbean, Cuba is often in the path of major tropical storms and hurricanes. The high frequency of exposure to extreme hydro meteorological events of Cuba has produced a strong institutional and educational arrangement to increase resilience in the community and reduce social vulnerabilities to avoid loss of human life and reduce economic damages.
In 2001, nearly 6 million people were affected by extreme hydro-meteorological events in the Caribbean. Particularly, Hurricane Michelle hit the island of Cuba on the 4th of November 2001 and caused enormous material damage and loss of human life (CubaHurricanes.org).

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