| Sede | Roma |
| Tipologia di contributo | Progetto |
| Tipologia di progetto | Progetti di ricerca internazionali |
| Titolo | MULTIHAZARD FRAMEWORK for WATER RELATED RISKS MANAGEMENT |
| Acronimo | MUHA |
| Abstract ITA | / |
| Abstract ENG | Effective natural and man-induced disaster management needs to be addressed through a complex preparedness-response-mitigation-rebuild cycle to be implemented at different and synergic levels in the ADRION countries. The MUHA project will connect the observed and modelled hazards and risks related to the integrated water cycle with the existing and improved coping capacity developed by national, bilateral and EU Civil Protection Mechanisms, following the rationale
defined by the Sendai framework. Four water related risks will be addressed, regarded as components of one single complex water system prone to different hazards: accidental pollution, flooding, drought and failure of critical infrastructure due to earthquakes. Current status of water system and multi-hazard anticipated scenarios must result in complex disaster response mechanisms. The MUHA rationale is based on the necessity to effectively link different aspects of the water cycle in an improved response system, which will integrate functions of the analysis, forecasting and incident command systems, to be integrated in Common Alerting Protocols, thus enabling efficient transnational response. The interconnected role of water utilities through the water safety plans and civil protection mechanisms is crucial and currently not sufficiently harmonized. While the involved
countries have already developed own different planning and response mechanisms at different levels, MUHA is expected to produce a long-term robust networking, based on a joint transnational management to address the common challenges of water-related response to hazard. Moreover, the definition of common action plans, methods and tools to be implemented in pilot actions are expected to improve response time and effectiveness of the coping capacity developed by national, bilateral
and EU Civil Protection mechanisms. |
| Descrizione estesa ITA | / |
| Descrizione estesa ENG | The report from the commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European economic and Social committee “on the
implementation of EU macro-regional strategies” (2016), points out that efficient coordination is still a common limit to all MRS, while a better governance is a priority for the EUSAIR. Concerning the EUSAIR, a “clear need for sharing existing knowledge and scientific assets” has been identified as a main cross cutting aspect while mitigating and adapting to climate change effects as well as managing disaster risks were recognised as horizontal principles for all four pillars (“For a prosperous and integrated Adriatic And Ionian region” (2014)). All these challenges are faced in the MUHA project, which aims at gathering existing national
systems capacity and knowledge to manage and reduce the impact of natural and manmade hazard to improve the transnational joint response to water-related hazards. The ADRION area has been subjected to relevant environmental impacts over recent decades as a result of the increasing anthropic pressures and climate change: decreasing in water availability (due to quantity and quality issues) (EEA Report No 1/2017), as well as vulnerability of water infrastructures due to earthquake. In line with the EUSAIR strategy, MUHA project will
connect the observed and modelled hazards and risks related to the integrated water cycle, by effectively merging them with the existing and improved coping capacity. The core project actions will integrate functions of the incident command system (ICS), related also by the CAP (Common Alerting Protocols) enabling thus efficient transnational response to any water hazard related risk, contributing to make the programme area more resilient and secure to risks related to water safety. It is worth to note that improving water supply resilience and quality through joint transnational response is particularly important as the EUSAIR is facing a major migration crisis. |
| Rilevanza scientifica e risultati ITA | / |
| Rilevanza scientifica e risultati ENG | MUHA will connect the observed and modelled hazards and risks related to the integrated water cycle, by effectively join them with the existing and improved coping capacity developed by national, bilateral and EU Civil Protection Mechanisms, following the rationale defined by the Sendai framework. Four water related risks will be faced: accidental pollution, floods, droughts, failure of critical infrastructure due to earthquake. MUHA will initially scope the status of water hazard management and safety plans in the 6 PP countries. Hazard assessment
methodologies and management differences among the approaches will be addressed and more harmonized methods delineated. Particular attention will be placed in the harmonization between water safety plans and Civil protection mechanisms at a transnational level. A set of guidance documents will be developed and harmonized among the partners in order to set a uniform approach towards the improved multi-hazard management of WSS and applied in six pilot actions, in which management & operation of water supply utilities are compared with the addressed hazards. Pilot actions will verify implementation status of applicable measures. Specific tools and procedures will be developed on the basis of gaps or weakness identified and harmonized action plan, methods and tools devoted to Improved Water Safety Plan for the Adriatic-Ionian area will be elaborated. MUHA is expected to support a joint transnational management to hazards on WSS in the Adriatic-Ionian area, with improved response time and effectiveness of the coping capacity. Such objectives require a partnership that covers the whole emergency chain for civil protection and water safety purposes, from both the technical and procedural sides. The strategic added value in MUHA stands in the collaboration of civil protection, water utilities and public authorities in the partnership, distributed over 6 countries in the Adriatic-Ionian area . |
| Fonte di finanziamento ITA | / |
| Fonte di finanziamento ENG | Commissione Europea tramite il programma INTERREG-ADRION, second call |
| Altre informazioni ITA | / |
| Altre informazioni ENG | Partner's list:
• University of Ljubljana (SI)
• Jaroslav Černi Water Institute (RS)
• Croatian Geological Institute (HR)
• Water utility of Istria (HR)
• Municipality of Kamnik (SI)
• University of Thessaly (EL)
• Public utility Vodovod i kanalizacija, Nikšić (ME)
• Italian Civil Protection Department (IT)
• Decentralized Administration of Macedonia-thrace, Water Department (EL)
Total funding: 2 396 858.00 euro
CNR funding: 365 293.00 euro |
| Website | https://muha.adrioninterreg.eu |
| Coordinatore | Emanuele Romano - IRSA-CNR |
| Referente IRSA | Emanuele Romano - IRSA |
| Altro personale coinvolto | Nicolas Guyennon, Anna Bruna Petrangeli, Bruno Benedetti, Alessandro Pagano, Raffaele Giordano, Ivan Portoghese, Simona Rossetti, Caterina Levantesi, Stefano Amalfitano |
| Periodo di attivita | 01/03/2020 - 31/08/2022 |
| Data | 2020-14-12 |
