floods; climate change; inundation modelling; hydraulic modelling; hydrology; flood risk analysis; impact of climate change; adaptation to climate change
Abstract :
[en] The AMICE project covers the whole river basin of river Meuse, which extends over parts of France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany as well as a small portion of Luxembourg. The goal of the project consists in the development of a basin-wide coordinated strategy to cope with hydrological impacts of climate change, including floods and low flows. As this strategy is intended to be truly integrated at the scale of the international basin of river Meuse, the modelling tools used (e.g., hydraulic modelling, impact assessment, risk management) are also required to be consistent throughout the basin. However, so far, there are as many models and data sets as regions. Each region has developed its own climate scenarios, rainfall-runoff models and hydrological time series as well as its own procedures for hydraulic modelling and risk modelling. This calls definitely for a transnational harmonization effort, as presented here.
Research Center/Unit :
Aquapôle - ULiège
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Dewals, Benjamin ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur MS2F > Hydrodynamique appl. et constructions hydrauliques (HACH)
Language :
English
Title :
Transnational harmonisation of hydraulic models
Alternative titles :
[en] Harmonisation transnationale de modèles hydrauliques
Publication date :
20 June 2011
Event name :
1st Expert Board (CEB) of the Strategic Initiative Cluster (SIC) "Adaptation to the Spatial Impacts of Climate Change"