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Description

LIFE FRANCA is a European project focusing on flood risk anticipation and communication in the Alps. Realizing that complete safety cannot be guaranteed, the project promotes a culture of environmental risks prevention in the Alps, with the objective of anticipating disasters and improving the safety of the region and the public.

The aim of LIFE FRANCA is to prepare the population for flood events in Trentino (Italy) through a process that will involve the participation both of the public and of specialists and administrators.

The results of this pilot project can be applied to other regions, as well as other natural risks related to climate change.

Project information

Lead

UNESCO

Partners

University of Trento (Department of Sociology and Social Research, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering), University of Padova (Department of Land and Environment Agriculture and Forestry), Autonomous Province of Trento (Service for Torrent Control), Eastern Alps Hydrographic District, MUSE – Science Museum, Trento, Trilogis Srl

Source of funding

This project is supported by the European Commission under the LIFE15 GIC/IT/000030 Programm. Total cost: 1.058.242 Euros, EU contribution: 630.383 Euros

Reference information

Websites:
https://www.lifefranca.eu/en/

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Mar 26, 2019

Keywords:
decision-making practices, disaster risk prevention, environmental risks, flood risk portal, focus group, nature conservation
Climate impacts:

Flooding

Adaptation Approaches:

Adaptation Measures and Actions

Sectors:

Biodiversity protection, Disaster Risk Reduction, Forestry, Mountain areas

Funding Programme:
LIFE - Environment and climate action
Duration:
2016-2019
Geographic characterisation:

Europe

Biogeographical regions:

Alpine

Countries:

Italy

Sub Nationals:

Provincia Autonoma di Trento (IT)

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