EnhANcing emergencY management and response to extreme WeatHER and climate Events
ACRÓNIMO: ANYWHERE
PERIODO: 01/06/2016 – 31/12/2019
ENTIDAD FINANCIADORA:HORIZON 2020 (2014-2020) European Commission
The ultimate purpose of ANYWHERE is to empower exposed responder institutions and citizens to enhance their anticipation and pro-active capacity of response to face extreme and high-impact weather and climate events. This will be achieved through the operational implementation of cutting-edge innovative technology as the best way to enhance citizen’s protection and saving lives.
ANYWHERE proposes to implement a Pan-European multi-hazard platform providing a better identification of the expected weather-induced impacts and their location in time and space before they occur. This platform will support a faster analysis and anticipation of risks prior the event occurrence, an improved coordination of emergency reactions in the field and help to raise the self-preparedness of the population at risk.
This significant step-ahead in the improvement of the pro-active capacity to provide adequate emergency responses is achievable capitalizing on the advanced forecasting methodologies and impact models made available by previous RTD projects, maximizing the uptake of their innovative potential not fully exploited up to now. The consortium is build upon a strong group of Coordinators of previous key EC projects in the related fields, together with 12 operational authorities and first responders institutions and 6 leading enterprises of the sector.
The platform will be adapted to provide early warning products and locally customizable decision support services proactively targeted to the needs and requirements of the regional and local authorities, as well as public and private operators of critical infrastructures and networks. It will be implemented and demonstrated in 4 selected pilot sites to validate the prototype that will be transferred to the real operation. The market uptake will be ensured by the cooperation with a SME and Industry Collaborative Network, covering a wide range of sectors and stakeholders in Europe, and ultimately worldwide.
The Consortium is composed by 34 organisations belonging to 12 European countries including all the relevant fields in the value chain linked to the weather-induced emergency management: 12 operational emergency management authorities covering different scopes (national, regional and local), 13 research, development and innovation organizations (former project coordinators) developing impact forecasting products and 9 Small and Medium Enterprises and Industriess.
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UNIVERSITAT POLITÈNICA DE CATALUNYA
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AGÈNCIA CATALANA DE L’AIGUA
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AGENCIA DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y AGUA DE ANDALUCIA
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AGENZIA REGIONALE PER LA PROTEZIONE DELL’AMBIENTE LIGURE – ARPAL
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AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS
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ARANTEC ENGINHERIA SL
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CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
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CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE IN MONITORAGGIO AMBIENTALE – FONDAZIONE CIMA
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COMUNE DI GENOVA
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CONSORZIO FUTURO IN RICERCA
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DEPARTAMENT D’INTERIOR – GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
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DIRECTION DE L’ECONOMIE PUBLIQUE DU CANTON DE BERNE
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EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS
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HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH – UFZ
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HELSE STAVANGER HF
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HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
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ILMATIETEEN LAITOS
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JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
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KAJO SRO
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METEODAT GMBH
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MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR
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MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
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PREDICT SERVICES SAS
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RAB CONSULTANTS LIMITED
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RINA CONSULTING SPA
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SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO S ANNA
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SERVICE DEPARTEMENTAL D’INCENDIE ET DE SECOURS DE LA HAUTE-CORSE
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SINTEF AS
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STIFTELSEN SINTEF
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THE UNIVERSITY OF READING
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UNIVERSITAET PADERBORN
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UNIVERSITE COTE D’AZUR
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UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE
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WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
- 2021. Ritter, J.; Berenguer, M.; Park, S.; Sempere-Torres, D. Real-time assessment of flash flood impacts at pan-European scale: the ReAFFINE method. Journal of hydrology. Vol. 603 num. part C p. 127022:1-127022:15. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127022
- 2021. Cassiraga, E.; Gomez, J.; Berenguer, M.; Sempere-Torres, D.; Rodrigo, J. Spatiotemporal precipitation estimation from rain gauges and meteorological radar using geostatistics. Mathematical Geosciences. Vol. 53 num. 4 p. 499-516. DOI: 10.1007/s11004-020-09882-1
- 2021. Ritter, J.; Berenguer, M.; Park, S.; Sempere-Torres, D. Rapid flash flood impact assessments at different spatial scales. European Geosciences Union General Assembly. p. 1. DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-14444.
- 2020. Palau, RM.; Hurlimann, M.; Berenguer, M.; Sempere-Torres, D.. Influence of the mapping unit for regional landslide early warning systems: comparison between pixels and polygons in Catalonia (NE Spain). Landslides. Vol. 17 num. 9 p. 2067-2083. DOI: 10.1007/s10346-020-01425-3
- 2020. Duo, E.; Sanuy, M.; Jimenez, J.A.; Ciavola, P. How good are symmetric triangular synthetic storms to represent real events for coastal hazard modelling. Coastal engineering. Vol. 159 p. 103728:1-103728:11. DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2020.103728
- 2020. Ritter, J.; Berenguer, M.; Corral, C.; Park, S.; Sempere-Torres, D. ReAFFIRM: Real-time Assessment of Flash Flood Impacts: a Regional high-resolution Method. Environment international. Vol. 136 p. 105375:1-105375:16. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105375
- 2020. Heuvelink, D.; Berenguer, M.; Brauer, C.; Uijlenhoet, R. Hydrological application of radar rainfall nowcasting in the Netherlands. Environment international. Vol. 136 p. 105431:1-105431:10. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105431
- 2019. Hurlimann, M.; Oorthuis, R.; Abanco, C.; Carleo, L.; Moya, J. Monitoring of rainfall and soil moisture at the Rebaixader catchment (Central Pyrenees). International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation. p. 131-137
- 2019. Palau, RM.; Hurlimann, M.; Berenguer, M.; Sempere-Torres, D.Debris-flow early warning system at regional scale using weather radar and susceptibility mapping. International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation. p. 184-191
- 2019. Park, S.; Berenguer, M.; Sempere-Torres, D. Long-term analysis of gauge-adjusted radar rainfall accumulations at European scale. Journal of hydrology. Vol. 573 p. 768-777- DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.03.093
- 2019. Schauwecker, S.; Gascón, E.; Park, S.; Sempere-Torres, D. Anticipating cascading effects of extreme precipitation with pathway schemes: three case studies from Europe. Environment international. Vol. 127 p. 291-304. DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2019.02.072
- 2019. Corral, C.; Berenguer, M.; Sempere-Torres, D.; Poletti, L.; Silvestro, F.; Rebora, N. Comparison of two early warning systems for regional flash flood hazard forecasting. Journal of hydrology. Vol. 572 p. 603-619. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.03.026
- 2019. Van Lanen, H.; Vitolo, C.; Di Napoli, C.; Berenguer, M.; Park, S. A pan-European multi-hazard early warning system: ANYWHERE MH-EWS. European Geosciences Union General Assembly. p. 1
- 2019. Melendez, E.; Sempere-Torres, D.; Berenguer, M. A prototype for site-specific flood warning systems. European Geosciences Union General Assembly. p. 1
- 2018. Sempere-Torres, D.; Corral, C.; Berenguer, M.; Poletti, L.; Silvestro, F.; Rebora, N. The ANYWHERE operational flash flood early warning system based on meteorological radars and flood risk maps: comparison with a continuous distributed hydrological model in the flash flood cases of autumn 2014 in Liguria (Italy). Plinius Conference on Mediterranean Risks. p. 1
- 2018. Sanuy, M.; Duo, E.; Jager, W.; Ciavola, P.; Jimenez, J.A. Linking source with consequences of coastal storm impacts for climate change and risk reduction scenarios for Mediterranean sandy beaches. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. Vol. 18 num. 7 p. 1825-1847. DOI: 10.5194/nhess-18-1825-2018
Project results
ANYWHERE has developed solutions that support a new concept of emergency management able to enhance the response capacity of PPDR institutions through Europe and beyond.
Besides to a decision-support platform intended for Civil Protections, ANYWHERE also fosters to enhance the self-preparedness and self-protection of the population to minimise its vulnerability in front of extreme weather-induced episodes.
ANYWHERE provides cutting-edge technology solutions to enable society as a whole and the main civil protection agencies to respond more rapidly and effectively than today to high-impact weather events, and to better cope with social, environmental and economic impacts related to them. Achieving this requires focusing on impacts, transforming emergency response from reactive to proactive.
