SELECTED RTD PROJECTS TO BE PRESENTED IN SHIELD's EXHIBITIONS (per category of hazard)

Earthquakes - Selected RTD Projects to be presented in SHIELD's Exhibitions
CORSEIS	The most seismically active area of the European Union (Aigion, Gulf of Corinth, Greece) is studied by a multinational, multidisciplinary group of researchers in order to integrate methodologies for seismic hazard assessment. Web: http://www.corinth-rift-lab.org
RELIEF	The deadly 1999 earthquake sequence in Turkey and its associated faulting is studied in RELIEF project, which will help towards calibrating EuroCode-8, the building code which is currently being implemented. Web: http://www.ingv.it/paleo/RELIEF
SAFE	SAFE project deals with the identification and characterization of active faults to evaluate seismic hazard in low seismicity areas (e.g. Central Europe), which are characterized by low hazard but high risk. Web: http://safeproject.free.fr
ASPELEA	ASPELEA project is oriented towards assessing the seismic potential in particular high-risk earthquake areas in Greece, Italy, Albania, Bulgaria and Romania by testing advanced stochastic and deterministic methods and techniques on a multidisciplinary basis. Web: http://www.ec-gis.org:8080/wecgis/ecgis.dyn_project.show?nome='420'
Floods (atmospheric aspects) - Selected RTD Projects to be presented in SHIELD's Exhibitions
ECOFLOOD	The scientific outcomes of this project show the right ways of coping with flood hazards along European rivers. The long-term objective of Ecoflood is to stimulate creation of floodplains that both protect the environment against floods and provide opportunities for restoration and development of highly valuable ecosystems. Web: http://levis.sggw.waw.pl/ecoflood/
FLOODMAN	The main objective of the Floodman project is to develop, demonstrate and validate a prototype information system for cost effective near-real time flood forecasting, warning and management using EO data, in particular space borne Synthetic Aperture Radar data, hydrological and hydraulic models, and in-situ data. Web: http://projects.itek.norut.no/floodman/
Floods (geological aspects) - Selected RTD Projects to be presented in SHIELD's Exhibitions
AIMWATER	AIMWATER attempts to access a dependable forecasting tool to assist reservoir managers in making decisions based on the assumption that soil moisture state is unanimously recognized as a key hydrological variable among hydrological community. Web: http://dataserv.cetp.ipsl.fr/AIMWATER
EFFS	EFFS project efforts to develop a prototype of a European flood forecasting system for 4-10 days in advance. This system provides daily information on potential floods for large rivers such as the rivers Rhine and Oder as well as flash floods in small basins. Web: http://effs.wldelft.nl
Storms - Selected RTD Project to be presented in SHIELD's Exhibitions
STORM DAMAGED FOREST	Natural forest ecosystems are especially vulnerable to damage by heavy wind. Although they are able to recover in a natural way, this is a long-time process and one has to gather experience and knowledge on how to cope with this problem, which is the aim of this project. Web: N/A
Volcanoes - Selected RTD Projects to be presented in SHIELD's Exhibitions
ROBOVOLC	A specifically designed robotic vehicle was manufactured for exploring volcanoes during eruptive phases and sampling and analyzing lava and volcanic gas. Web: http://www.robovolc.dees.unict.it
e-RUPTION	A prototype seismic monitoring system for forecasting and early warning of volcanic eruptions, providing improved prediction and decision-support for risk assessment and management in active volcanic areas. Web: http://www.e-ruption.info
Tsunamis - Selected RTD Project to be presented in SHIELD's Exhibitions
GITEC - TWO	The project focuses on predicting, monitoring and managing the risks associated with tsunamis produced directly and/or indirectly by earthquakes affecting the European continent. Web: N/A
Wildland & Forest Fires - Selected RTD Project to be presented in SHIELD's Exhibitions
FOMFIS	Forest fire management and fire prevention system. Web: N/A
Landslides - Selected RTD Project to be presented in SHIELD's Exhibitions
RUNOUT	Project RUNOUT aims to develop and test physical models for the catastrophic collapse and run out of giant landslides, and to use these to improve strategies for mitigating the hazards from such mass movements. Web: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/geolsci/runout/main.html
Interaction of Hazards - Selected RTD Projects to be presented in SHIELD's Exhibitions
MICE	Objectives of the MICE project are: to identify and catalogue extremes in observed and modelled climate data, assess future changes in European climate the impact of changes in extremes. This project allows to observe interactions between different types of atmospheric hazards, such as heavy rains and storms causing floods, temperature extremes and draughts. Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/projects/mice/
SANTORINI VOLCANO LABORATORY	One of the most beautiful landscapes in the world (Santorini island, Greece) has been created by a gigantic eruption. Volcanic risk for Santorini is still extremely high. Web: http://www.decadevolcano.net/santorini/santorini_introduction.htm
CLIFF project	CLIFF is an umbrella project (analysing more than 18 EU RTD projects) which main objective is to generate recommendations for standardised flood and fire management systems in respect to information handling, integration and exchange between the involved actors in Europe. Web: http://styx.esrin.esa.it/cliff