HORIZON 2020 - Mitigating the impact of natural disasters through multi-sector partnership

Floods, wildfires, droughts and volcanic eruptions. These are just some of the catastrophes that will cause increasing damage and costs in Europe if steps aren't taken to address the risk from natural disasters, says ENHANCE, an EU-funded research project. The findings are being used at EU, national and local levels.

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Environment & climate action Innovation Austria Belgium Germany Italy Netherlands Portugal Romania Spain United Kingdom Iceland Switzerland Environment

date: 11/05/2016

Project: Enhancing risk management partnerships f...

acronym: ENHANCE

See also: CORDIS

Remember back in 2010, when the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted throwing thousands of tonnes of mineral ash into the air, bringing chaos to the European air industry and costing the economy billions? What about the wildfires that swept through Portugal in 2013, ravaging woodland left dry by months of drought in one of the worst water shortages in the country’s history? More recently, flooding in the UK wrought destruction and caused severe disruption to individuals and the national economy alike. Europe, it seems, is under threat from its environment.

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