Knowledge-based approach to develop a cULTUre of Risk prevention (KULTURisk)

Description:

The KULTURisk project aimed to assess and demonstrate the potential benefits of different risk prevention measures in the reduction of damages produced by water-related hazards, such as floods and landslides, to initiate a culture of risk prevention, which can then be extended to other types of natural hazards, such as earthquakes and forest fires.
The KULTURISK project developed a comprehensive assessment methodology of the tangible and intangible values (e.g. cultural heritage) involved in risk evaluation, proposing three key innovations: to include social capacities of reducing risk, to go beyond the estimation of direct tangible costs, and to provide an operational solution to assess risks, impacts and benefits of risk reduction measures.

Project information

Lead

UNESCO-IHE

Partners

University of Brescia, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), University of Ljubljana, Swiss Federal Research Institute (WSL), CORILA (Consortium for Managing Research Activities in the Venice Lagoon), Kings College London (KCL), Joint Research Centre (JRC), Alto Adriatico Water Authority (AAWA), University of Bristol, Willis Group Holdings Limited.

Source of funding

FP7