A-DROP
Alpine DROught Prediction
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Overview
Extended periods of reduced precipitation and heatwaves are causing water shortages, with consequences beyond the Alps on power production, drinking and irrigation water allocation, ecosystem health, and tourism. A-DROP tackles this challenge by building a multisectoral drought forecasting system. This system combines existing drought monitoring instruments with new datasets and training activities that specifically address users’ needs. Leveraging the complementarity of partners and observers, the project offers tailored solutions for multisectoral drought risk management, ready for scaling up to other Alpine basins.
Factsheet
- 2021 – 2027
- Climate resilient and green Alpine region
- SO 1.1 - Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches
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- 2.444.365 EUR
- 1.833.274 EUR
Partners
Eurac Research (Lead partner)
- Lead partner
- Italy
- Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen (ITH1)
- Bolzano Bozen
- Mariapina Castelli
- mariapina.castelli@eurac.edu
Slovene Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry - Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Maribor
- Slovenia
- Vzhodna Slovenija (SI03)
- Maribor
- Stanislava Klemenčič-Kosi
- stanka.klemencic@kmetijski-zavod.si
Abest-Horizon
- France
- Rhône-Alpes (FRK2)
- Meylan
- Carlo Carmagnola
- carlo.carmagnola@meteo.fr
Federal Institute for Geology, Geophysics, Climatology and Meteorology
- Austria
- Wien (AT13)
- Vienna
- Stefan Schneider
- Stefan.schneider@geosphere.at
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen
- Germany
- Oberbayern (DE21)
- Munich
- Ralf Ludwig
- r.ludwig@lmu.de
Functional Center and Planning of Aosta Valley (EWS bureau)
- Italy
- Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste (ITC2)
- Aosta Aoste
- Hervé Stevenin
- h.stevenin@regione.vda.it
CIMA Research Foundation
- Italy
- Liguria (ITC3)
- Savona
- Francesco Avanzi
- Francesco.avanzi@cimafoundation.org
National Research Institute for Agriculture, food and environment
- France
- Rhône-Alpes (FRK2)
- Saint-Martin-d’Hères CEDEX
- Hugues François
- Hugues.francois@inrae.fr
Technical University of Munich
- Germany
- Oberbayern (DE21)
- Munich
- Markus Disse
- Markus.disse@tum.de
Technical University of Vienna
- Austria
- Wien (AT13)
- Vienna
- Alexandra Von Beringe
- pm@geo.tuwien.ac.at
University of Ljubljana
- Slovenia
- Zahodna Slovenija (SI04)
- Ljubljana
- Rozalija Cvejić
- rozalija.cvejic@bf.uni-lj.si
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Outcomes
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Development of drought management tools in three pilots covering the sectors agriculture, hydropower production, and winter tourism, exploiting OI 11, OI 12, and OI 13 data as input
Drought risk management tools, using WP1 outputs, implemented in 3 pilots for 3 sectors: 1. Agricultural drought management tool for SI and irrigation decision support tool tested in real-life farming situations (SI). 2. Hydropower plant management tool for the Upper Isar (DE/AT) under drought conditions. 3. Climate service enabling sustainable use of water with current and future snow management practices (IT, FR, DE). (KGZS, UL, TUM, Abest-Horizon, INRAE, with contribution of WP1 PPs) -
Two drought early warning and prediction tools developed and validated in pilots 4 (Valle d’Aosta) and 5 (Trento Province)
Two distinct hydrological drought early warning and prediction tools, developed utilizing data from WP1, validated via hindcast experiments in two Italian pilot regions: Valle d’Aosta (Pilot 4, VDA), and the Trento Province (Pilot 5, TN), where the regional administration is actively pursuing the implementation of drought alert systems (A2.4). Leveraging WP1 data, O2.2 tools are transferable to other Alpine regions. (CIMA, EURAC, and CFVDA with the contribution of WP1 PPs) -
A-DROP interoperable database, improved ADO platform, and data management plan
1. Climate and hydrological data O1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 openly accessible through the open-source ADO platform (https://ado.eurac.edu/) following FAIR data principles. 2. ADO platform significantly enriched with A-DROP prediction tools, high-resolution data sets, and new functionalities to make full use of the high-resolution data. 3. Data management plan (A3.5) (EURAC with all PPs) -
A-DROP sectorial tools for drought risk management
Multi-sectoral solutions generated from the pilots O2.1 improving drought risk management in hydropower production, winter tourism, and agriculture. An associated work plan 1. enables tool adoption and 2. offers technical services to facilitate the on-the-ground implementation of the designed solutions (A3.2, A3.3). (KGZS, UL, TUM, Abest-Horizon, INRAE, with the contribution of WP1 PPs) -
Drought early warning and prediction tools and upscaling strategies
1. Proof of concept for hydrological drought prediction models, developed and validated in O2.2 pilots, with a feasibility analysis for their operational adoption and strategies for upscaling to an Alpine-wide prediction system post-project. 2. Drought risk management online platform for Valle d’Aosta validated by public administrations and operationalized, with technical/political evaluation of its transfer to other countries. (CIMA, EURAC, and CFVDA with all PPs)
