Press conference

Opening Session

The speech will mainly concentrate on three parts: the introduction of the situation of disaster emergencymapping, the current research hotspots and the development trends of cartography for emergency and disaster management.

From Meteorological Forecasts to Impact-Based Warnings: Challenges and Interdisciplinary Synergies (organized by young researchers and dedicated to young researchers)

Further sessions:

• Session II: Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Lecture Hall S003
  
• Session II: Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Lecture Hall S003
  

The talk will give an overview of the MedEWSa project, which is a 3-year Horizon Europe project started in November 2023 led by the Justus Liebig University of Giessen with 29 partners from academia, research institutions, national meteorological and hydrological services, ECMWF, Red Cross, WMO, SMEs, first responders, civil protections, NGOs, local & regional governments, crisis planners as well as lighthouse stakeholders including UNEP, UNEP-MAP, UNDP, African Union and more.

Katrin Schneeberger

Director of the Federal Office for the Environment,

Chair of the Steering Committee on Intervention in Natural Hazards

Effective Communication and Visualization of Natural Hazard Warnings, Including Communication of Uncertainties

Session II will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, Lecture Hall S003.

From Meteorological Forecasts to Impact-Based Warnings: Challenges and Interdisciplinary Synergies (organized by young researchers and dedicated to young researchers)

Further Sessions will be:

• Session I: Tuesday, 28 January 2025, from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Lecture Hall S003
  
• Session III: Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Lecture Hall S003
  

From Meteorological Forecasts to Impact-Based Warnings: Challenges and Interdisciplinary Synergies (organized by young researchers and dedicated to young researchers)

Further Sessions will be:

• Session I: Tuesday, 28 January 2025, from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Lecture Hall S003
  
• Session II: Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Lecture Hall S003
  

Thomas Röösli (MeteoSwiss, Weather4UN Project)

Isabelle Bey (Head of the Western Regional Center of the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss)

Alicia Pache (Weather4UN Project Coordinator, MeteoSwiss)

Georg Gartner (TU Vienna, ICA President), 

Open to the public

This keynote will explore how scientific data, like weather and climate forecasts, can trigger early humanitarian interventions. We'll look at real-world examples where the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) has used these triggers in Africa and Asia, discussing how reliable science can help decide when and where to act. We'll also address challenges in scaling this approach, such as the need for strong partnerships and accurate data.This talk will encourage collaboration between scientists and humanitarian workers to refine these methods, ensuring that future actions are both reactive and anticipatory