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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Assessment, STrategy And Risk Reduction for Tsunamis in Europe |
| Research Area | Water |
| Project Acronym | ASTARTE |
| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Frederic Dias (IE) |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.30859, -6.22577 |
| Lead Funding Entity | European Commission |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 01/11/2013 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 31/10/2016 |
| Project Website (if any) | www.astarte-project.eu |
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| Project Keywords | Tsunamis; Expanding infrastructure; Risk management; Mitigation |
| Project Abstract | Tsunamis are low frequency natural disasters of high impact. Coastal communities of the NEAM region (North East Atlantic, Mediterranean and Adjacent Seas) are at increased risk of being impacted by tsunamis due to expanding infrastructure and increased all-year round tourism. In order to mitigate the adverse effects of tsunami impacts, risk management and resilience at local scales need to be addressed. The ASTARTE project will formulate tsunami resilience in Europe through innovative research on tsunami sources, propagation and impacts. The ASTARTE project aims to enhance Tsunami Warning Systems (TWS) and mitigate impacts to local coastal communities in the in NEAM region through: 1. Improved knowledge on tsunami generation involving novel empirical data and statistical analyses so that the long-term recurrence and associated hazards of large events insensitive areas of the NEAM could be established; 2. Development of numerical techniques for tsunami simulation concentrating in real-time codes and novel statistical emulations; 3. Refined methods for the assessment of tsunami hazard, vulnerability and risk; Better tools for forecast and warning tools candidate tsunami watch providers (CTWPs) and national tsunami warming centres (NTWCs); 4. Guidelines for tsunami Euro Codes Guidelines for decision makers The ASTARTE project will develop critical scientific and technical elements required for a significant enhancement of the Tsunami Warning System (TWS) in the NEAM region in terms of monitoring, early warning and forecast, governance and resilience. Overall, this will lead to the goal of the European/NEAM Horizon 2020 strategy: to foster tsunami resilient communities. |