On 18 and 19 March 2025, Predict Services took part in the first GOBEYOND Workshop in Seville, a key event for the deployment of early warning systems in the Mediterranean area.
The event saw the launch of the EW4MED (Early Warning For MED) project, a comprehensive solution dedicated to the management of climatic and geological risks. This innovative tool is based on four fundamental pillars:
🔹 Knowledge of the risk: analysis of exposure and assessment of vulnerabilities.
🔹 Preparation: organisation, preventive action plan and simulation exercises.
🔹 Monitoring: 24/7 monitoring, anticipation of phenomena and operational coordination.
🔹Dissemination: real-time warning and communication.
The Mediterranean is a particularly vulnerable area to climate change, exposed to numerous meteorological and geological hazards. Countries such as Andorra, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia and many others are involved in this initiative to strengthen the resilience of their territories.
Using the EW4MED platform live
Attended by representatives of international authorities, civil protection officials and operational experts, the GOBEYOND Workshop marks a major step towards more effective risk management and better anticipation of crises.
With EW4MED, Predict Services is continuing its commitment to early warning and rapid action for communities at risk.
Alix Roumagnac’s presentation
The partners of the GOBEYOND project (GeO and weather multi-hazard impact Based Early warning and response systems supporting rapid deploYment of first respONders in EU and beyonD), led by the University of Catalonia and supported by the European Union, met in Sétubal, Portugal, to share the project’s progress and prepare the next steps.
Gobeyond responds to the need to implement a global early warning system, as called for by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The aim of the project is to design and provide a platform for anticipating and managing the impacts of hydro-meteorological and geological hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis), in order to continuously improve operational response in Europe and the Mediterranean basin.
Predict presented a first version of the prototype, integrating functionalities meeting the needs of the four pillars of risk management (Risk Knowledge – Preparedness – Monitoring – Warning and Dissemination), as well as European data made available by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).