XEROCHORE

An Exercise to Assess Research Needs and Policy Choices in Areas of Drought

 Coordinatore FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI 

 Organization address address: Corso Magenta 63
city: MILANO
postcode: 20123

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Martina
Cognome: Marian
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 041 2711474
Fax: +39 041 2711461

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Italy [IT]
 Totale costo 1˙831˙002 €
 EC contributo 1˙500˙889 €
 Programma FP7-ENVIRONMENT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)
 Code Call FP7-ENV-2007-1
 Funding Scheme CSA-SA
 Anno di inizio 2008
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2008-05-01   -   2010-04-30

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI

 Organization address address: Corso Magenta 63
city: MILANO
postcode: 20123

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Martina
Cognome: Marian
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 041 2711474
Fax: +39 041 2711461

IT (MILANO) coordinator 0.00
2    "Water Management Center, Bauer & Olsson GbR"

 Organization address address: Callinstr. 14
city: HANNOVER
postcode: 30167

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Melanie
Cognome: Bauer
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 511 76219477
Fax: +49 511 76219413

DE (HANNOVER) participant 0.00
3    INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES POUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET L'AGRICULTURE

 Organization address address: RUE PIERRE GILLES DE GENNES 1
city: ANTONY CEDEX
postcode: 92761

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Eric
Cognome: Sauquet
Email: send email
Telefono: +33 4 72 20 89 13
Fax: +33 4 78 47 78 75

FR (ANTONY CEDEX) participant 0.00
4    JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

 Organization address address: Rue de la Loi 200
city: BRUSSELS
postcode: 1049

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Maria Arminda
Cognome: Machado
Email: send email
Telefono: 390333000000
Fax: 390333000000

BE (BRUSSELS) participant 0.00
5    MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y MEDIO RURAL Y MARINO

 Organization address address: Plaza San Juan de la Cruz s/n
city: MADRID
postcode: 28071

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Alberto
Cognome: Rodríguez-Fontal
Email: send email
Telefono: 34914535344
Fax: 34914535306

ES (MADRID) participant 0.00
6    MINISTERO DELL'AMBIENTE E DELLA TUTELA DEL TERRITORIO E DEL MARE

 Organization address address: Via Cristoforo Colombo 44
city: ROMA
postcode: 147

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Fernarda
Cognome: De Marco
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 0657225121
Fax: 390657000000

IT (ROMA) participant 0.00
7    NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA

 Organization address address: HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS
city: ATHINA
postcode: 15780

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Dionysis
Cognome: Assimacopoulos
Email: send email
Telefono: 302108000000
Fax: 302108000000

EL (ATHINA) participant 0.00
8    NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

 Organization address address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue
city: SWINDON WILTSHIRE
postcode: SN2 1EU

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Gwyn
Cognome: Rees
Email: send email
Telefono: 441492000000
Fax: 441492000000

UK (SWINDON WILTSHIRE) participant 0.00
9    STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK

 Organization address address: Costerweg 50
city: WAGENINGEN
postcode: 6701BH

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Jochen
Cognome: Froebrich
Email: send email
Telefono: +31 317 481510
Fax: +31 317 419000

NL (WAGENINGEN) participant 0.00
10    UNION INTERNATIONALE POUR LA CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE ET DE SES RESSOURCES

 Organization address address: RUE MAUVERNEY 28
city: GLAND
postcode: 1196

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Ger
Cognome: Bergkamp
Email: send email
Telefono: 41229990000
Fax: 41223649622

CH (GLAND) participant 0.00
11    UNIVERSITETET I OSLO

 Organization address address: Problemveien 5-7
city: OSLO
postcode: 313

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Petter Gøde
Cognome: Hovind
Email: send email
Telefono: +47 22 85 61 77
Fax: +47 22 85 42 15

NO (OSLO) participant 0.00
12    WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

 Organization address address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4
city: WAGENINGEN
postcode: 6708 PB

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Kees
Cognome: Van T Klooster
Email: send email
Telefono: +31 317 48 6545
Fax: +31 317 41 9000

NL (WAGENINGEN) participant 0.00

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centre    droughts    recommendations    experts    roadmap    group    wfd    impact    extended    natural    climate    members    policy    stakeholders    drought    years    network    scientific    water    workshops    xerochore    institutes    guidance    impacts    universities    recent    mitigate    models   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'In recent years large parts of Europe suffered from extreme drought, a phenomenon that likely will become more frequent and more severe, as predicted by the climate models. This will lead to significant socio-economic and environmental impacts and associated damages. There is therefore an urgent need to develop a roadmap toward a European Drought Policy, in accordance with the EU-Water Framework Directive (WFD) and related EU Legislation and Actions. The aim is to mitigate and to adapt to droughts, and hence reduce the risks they pose in Europe. XEROCHORE SA compiles a roadmap that comprises of: 1) a state-of-the-art review and identification of the research gaps in the natural system, in impact assessment, in policy-making and in integrated water resources management, and 2) an assessment of the possible impacts of droughts and guidance on appropriate responses for stakeholders. An extended network of experts will gather inputs for the roadmap through focussed workshops, round table discussions, which integrate the various aspects, and a concluding conference. A Core Group will guide and facilitate the discussion and synthesis process, and eventually write the integrated roadmap. The project network consists of over 80 organizations including research institutes, universities, ministries, water management organizations, stakeholders, consultants, international organizations and programmes. It includes key members of the European Drought Centre and the WFD-CIS Working Group on Water Scarcity and Drought and representatives from overseas and neighbourhood countries, in particular around the Mediterranean Basin. The large number of organizations covering different aspects and geographic regions guarantee that all drought aspects will be covered. The drought network will be embedded in the already-existing European Drought Centre to reach the wider scientific and to provide research advice and policy support to the EC beyond the lifetime of this action.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Guidance and recommendations evolving from a recent study on droughts are designed to make sure that Europe is well prepared for a drier future.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The world is experiencing droughts with greater frequency and intensity. If the climate models are right, even more droughts can be expected in the coming years.

This challenge of preparing for the future was taken up in the context of the Xerochore project, which received funding from the EU. An extensive network of experts on water issues was assembled from universities, research institutes, government authorities and relevant stakeholders.

The scientific aspects of the problem were thoroughly assessed, including all aspects of the hydrological cycle. Recommendations followed for several important issues such as addressing the weaknesses and uncertainty associated with computer models. The need for reliable short and long-term drought forecasts was also emphasised.

In order to evaluate the impact of this natural disaster on both society and the environment, data was collected for a number of recent droughts. The methodology employed integrated concepts of water demand and supply management.

Finally, the Xerochore team turned its attention to the role of policy in helping to avoid drought or mitigate its impacts when it occurs. The scope of the study extended beyond Europe's borders in an effort to identify best practices from around the globe.

Looking to share these important findings, several workshops and conferences were organised which were well attended by members of the European Parliament, European Commission and other high-ranking authorities. A guidance document and targeted policy briefs have also been produced. Finally, many of Xerochore's experts will be continuing their fruitful collaboration through the European drought centre.

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