Imagine having a weather app that doesn't just tell you if it will rain tomorrow, but warns you months or years in advance about severe droughts or heatwaves. This work creates a high-tech early warning system specifically for the Mediterranean region. It helps people prepare for extreme weather before it hits, much like a financial forecast helps a business plan its budget.
Businesses in the Mediterranean face increasing financial losses from heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires. Current weather models lack the accuracy to predict these extremes months or years in advance, making long-term planning nearly impossible.
A climate information system and management tools that use machine learning and dynamical models to predict extreme weather events on seasonal and decadal timescales.
If you are a commercial crop producer dealing with unpredictable droughts and heatwaves — this project developed seasonal and decadal prediction tools that allow you to adjust planting schedules and water use years in advance.
If you are a hotel chain operator dealing with extreme heatwaves that drive away tourists — this project developed a climate information system that identifies risk hotspots to help you plan infrastructure cooling and seasonal pricing.
If you are a water utility dealing with dwindling reservoirs due to climate change — this project developed management tools that use machine learning to predict water scarcity on a decadal scale.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or cost for the tools is mentioned, as the project promotes open science and sharing data with the public.
The project is designed to support macro- and micro-economy drivers by providing tools for policymakers and industry, suggesting a design intended for wide-scale regional application.
Based on available project data, the project emphasizes open science and the sharing of climate data and tools with the public and researchers.
The project provides management tools to guide processes and support monitoring activities to increase organizational efficiency in sectors like agriculture and tourism.
The project runs from 2023-10-01 to 2026-09-30, meaning the final refined tools will be available toward the end of this period.
The consortium is lean and diverse, consisting of 8 partners across 7 countries. It has a strong academic core with 4 universities and 1 research institution, balanced by 3 SMEs and 1 larger industry partner (12% industry ratio), ensuring that the scientific models are grounded in practical business needs.
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