AleRT and impact-forecast standards for Emergency Management
Funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe-Innovation Action programme, ARTEMis (AleRT and impact-forecast standards for Emergency Management) aims to promote the adoption of uniform and standardised protocols, tools and procedures for emergency management and risk awareness across Europe.
ARTEMis is a three-year project that will delivering innovations in six concrete pillars, namely:
- Assessment and Analysis: Conduct a comprehensive assessment of existing alert and impact forecasting systems and emergency management protocols across Europe for among othersidentifying gaps and areasfor improvement in current practices;
- Development of an Integrated Emergency Management Framework: Collaborate with European, national, regional, and local authorities to develop an integrated framework for emergency management making sure that the framework leverages existing systems like the Copernicus Emergency Management Service;
- Harmonisation of Alert and Impact Forecasting Systems: Proposal of homogeneous methods for identifying vulnerability and exposure and creation of harmonised protocols for alert and impact forecasting systems, ensuring timely information dissemination to civil protection authorities;
- Implementation and Testing: Validation testing of the integrated framework and harmonised protocols in selected regions prone to natural disasters. Conduct exercises (tabletop and full scale) to test the effectiveness of the new systems and protocols;
- Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building: Organisation of workshops, training sessions, and webinars to build the capacity of relevant stakeholders and develop training materials and resources that can be used for ongoing education and awareness;
- Enhancing Risk Awareness: Development of innovative tools to visualise risks, vulnerability, and exposure using impact forecasting data and satellite information. Implement public awareness campaigns to educate EU citizens about local risks and preparedness measures.
Within the project, Agenzia ItaliaMeteo will contribute to the development of protocols and tools for emergency management, with particular attention to the definition of testing scenarios, the analysis of gaps in alert and impact forecasting systems at European level, and support in improving seasonal forecasting of conditions conducive to flooding in Emilia-Romagna, in collaboration with CMCC. In addition, ItaliaMeteo plays a central role in the design of multilingual training material for different stakeholders, for which it is responsible, and actively participates in public awareness campaigns to educate citizens about local risks and preparedness measures.
ARTEMis will involve 17 partners from 10 different countries (Greece – coordinator, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Romania):
- ROA – Perifereia Attikis (the coordinator)
- ASRO – Asociatia De Standardizare Din Romania
- SIS2B – Service Departemental D’incendie Et De Secours De La Haute-corse
- GSA – Geosphere Austria – Bundesanstalt Fur Geologie, Geophysik, Klimatologie Und Meteorologie
- ARSO – Ministrstvo Za Okolje, Podnebje in Energijo, Agencija Republike Slovenije Za Okolje
- EENA – European Emergency Number Association Asbl
- IMA – Agenzia Nazionale Per La Meteorologia e La Climatologia ItaliaMeteo
- CMCC – Fondazione Centro Euro-mediterraneosui Cambiamenti Climatici
- OGS – Istituto Nazionale Di Oceanografia e Di Geofisica Sperimentale
- NOA – Ethniko Asteroskopeio Athinon
- Fraunhofer – Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
- EDGE – Edge in Earth Observation Sciences Monoprosopi Ike
- MITIGA – Mitiga Solutions Sl
- STWS – Satways-olokliromenes Lyseis Asfaleias Kai Amynas-idiotiki Epicheirisi Parochis Ypiresion Asfaleias (IEPYA)- Etaireia Periorismenis Efthynis
- ITML CY – Iotam Internet of Things Applications and Multi-Layer Development Ltd
- Meteocat – Servei Meteorologic De Catalunya