From September 29 to October 6, Predict Services was on hand to assist the organizers of the fantastic MED MAX I Occitanie – Saïdia Resorts sailing race in the Mediterranean, to ensure that it ran smoothly during a period when risky Mediterranean phenomena are commonplace.
A closed sea, the Mediterranean set a new record for average temperature this summer (28.9°C), and is a hotspot for observing climate change and the resulting risks.
Faced with this challenge, Predict is working to set up the “Early Warning for Med” system as part of the European Gobeyond project, which is part of the drive to implement a global early warning system called for by the UN and the WMO.
Predict is also supporting the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior in the development of a warning and early action system: the Vigirisque Project.
Predict was also keen to accompany the MED MAX, linking two shores of the Mediterranean from the town of Grau-du-Roi in France (a town that Predict has been assisting for many years) to Saïdia in Morocco.
On Wednesday September 25, Alix Roumagnac took part in a conference on the Mediterranean climate and associated risks.
Inauguration of the MED MAX village in Port Camargue
For more information on the event, visit the MED MAX page.
On Wednesday October 2, Predict took part in the “Salon Horizon Climatique”, a first-of-its-kind event organized by the Var Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée.
The one-day event gave visitors the opportunity to discuss the vulnerability of businesses to risk, and how warning and decision-support systems can help them to better prepare for these increasingly risky phenomena.
On June 21, at the Understanding Risk Global Forum (UR24), a conference on risks organized by the World Bank, Predict, represented by Alix Roumagnac and Karine Moreau, led an interactive session dedicated to risk management, the use of satellite data and early warning systems.
Speech by Alix Roumagnac and Karine Moreau
Participants from Fiji Islands, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sierra Leone contributed to understanding the potential contribution of space to risk management and early warning in these countries.
Virtual presentation de Predict Services
The presentation of the Gobeyond project and the EW4MED platform caught everyone’s attention as a solution capable of aggregating the functions and data needed for early warning and action. Dates have been set for further discussions.
Invited by CNES (Centre National d’Etude Spatial) to the Spatial Climate Observatory Congress on May 30, 2023 at Bercy, Predict presented the Gade Lapli project. This project provides indicators and services using satellite data to estimate rainfall and flood areas. Tested on the highly vulnerable territory of Haiti, the operational objective (warning, crisis management) also serves to understand climate change by identifying and characterizing extreme events.