Natural hazards

Public policy support – Natural hazards

INRAE’s scientists and their partners talk about the research, expertise, training and joint management activities they carry out together to inform public policy in the prevention of cascading risks. INRAE assesses the effects of climate change and human pressures on the various components of risk and develops technical and socio-economic solutions to support risk prevention and management.

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Testimonials
from INRAE scientists

Testimonials from partners

Thematic files

Projects

Scientists talk about their public policy support activities

Dam safety

Claudio Carvajal works on the risks associated with dams. He looks back on an emergency assessment mission in Colombia.

Claudio Carvajal

Research engineer, INRAE

Lire le témoignage: Dam safety

Our partners talk about their collaboration with scientists

The Grand Est Chamber of Agriculture, a regional partner of GIS Sol

“The Chambers of Agriculture in Alsace and Lorraine have been involved since the 1990s in the Inventaire, Gestion et Conservation des Sols programme of the GIS Sol […]”.

Joëlle Sauter

Engineer in charge of the Soils and Fertility team at the Grand…

From the dossier: Info&Sols, a partnership-based system to understand and monitor soil in France – Open thematic

Read the testimonial: The Grand Est Chamber of Agriculture, a regional partner of GIS Sol

Natural hazards in our dossiers at the interface between science and public policy

Natural hazards projects

Project

Upper Rhine: safety level of dykes

From 2018 to 2020, INRAE carried out a study on the characterisation of extreme flows on the Rhine on behalf of DREAL Grand-Est, with discussions within the International Permanent Commission for the Development of the Upper Rhine in conjunction with the ICPR – International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (in German, IKSR –…

Project leader(s) :

Michel Lang – HyBV, unité RiverLY, Lyon

Partner(s) :

DREAL Grand-Est, CIPR

Find out more: Upper Rhine: safety level of dykes

Project

CREWS – West Africa : Evaluation of flood early warning systems

As part of the implementation of the CREWS (Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems) West Africa project, WMO and INRAE have signed an agreement to provide expertise to enable INRAE to propose an analysis of existing early warning systems and recommendations for a methodological framework for forecasting flash floods in West Africa. For INRAE, this…

Project leader(s) :

Maria Helena Ramos – Hydro – unité HYCAR, Antony

Partner(s) :

WMO/OMM, World Bank – GFDRR

Find out more: CREWS – West Africa : Evaluation of flood early warning systems

Project

PATDHS: Technical Assistance Project for the Development of Hydroelectricity on the Sanaga River

Introduction of regulations on dam safety A dam-building project brings multiple benefits to the host region or nation, but also risks for neighbouring populations and impacts on the environment. Whether to produce water for irrigation, to generate energy or to protect against flooding, dams have repercussions, both positive and negative, that are likely to upset…

Project leader(s) :

Laurent Peyras et Rémy Tourment – RECOVER, Aix-en-Provence

Partner(s) :

World Bank – IDA MINEE

Find out more: PATDHS: Technical Assistance Project for the Development of Hydroelectricity on the Sanaga River

Other themes relating to the environment and natural hazards

Water and aquatic environments

Climate change

Pollution

Biodiversity

Soil
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