On 3 April 2025, Alix Roumagnac, Chairman of Predict Services, co-hosted a webinar with Yassine Saidoun and Morgane Schwab, Director of Zurich Resilience Solutions and climate risk consultant respectively, on how our organisations can adapt to climate risks.
1- From understanding the risks and exposures,
2- preparing preventive organisations,
3- detecting and monitoring risks
4- and disseminating information, all four pillars of an EW4ALL risk management and early warning system were addressed.
Predict Services was present at the 32nd Risk Management Conference (AMRAE – Management des Risques et des Assurances de l’Entreprise) held in Deauville from 5 to 7 February.
Karine Moreau took part in the ‘adaptation to climate risks, case study’ workshop and presented the fundamentals of Early Warning Systems, which will be the subject of a training course offered by AMRAE Formation in 2025.
Speech by Karine Moreau
For more information, visit the AMRAE website.
On Wednesday 11 December, a team from the Kenya Space Agency, together with representatives from universities, start-ups and local companies, visited Montpellier as part of a study visit to Europe organised by Aerospace Valley.
The visit is part of a European project led by Expertise France called ‘Data Governance in Africa’, which aims to develop data policies centred on people and development at different scales in several African countries.
Predict Services welcomed this delegation with the aim of sharing and discussing the innovative methods, tools and solutions that have been deployed by local authorities, businesses and citizens for over 20 years in the management of hydrometeorological risks.
These discussions provided food for thought on potential collaborations.
Thunderstorms, intense rainfall, flooding… the events that have impacted our regions in recent months have once again highlighted the need to adapt to climatic risks.
At local level, there are a number of preventive measures in place to help identify and take appropriate action. For over 10 years, Groupama-Predict has been providing day-to-day support to local authorities in drawing up their Plans Communaux de Sauvegarde (PCS) and their DICRIM, and in providing real-time information in the event of risk.
At the Salon des Maires et des Collectivités Locales in Paris from November 19 to 21, Groupama-Predict engineers will be on hand to present the climate risk adaptation solutions included in your local authority insurance policy.
Groupama-Predict stand
Meet us at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center, Hall 2.2 – stand D62.
For more information about the show, click here.
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).
On 7 October, Alix Roumagnac was the guest on TF1‘s news programme to talk about Predict Services’ role in helping local authorities prepare for hydro-meteorological events.
To read the full article on TF1, click here.
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 Friday 30 August 2024, Alix Roumagnac took part in the annual presentation on rainfall and flood risk management.
The event provided an opportunity to remind the region’s residents of the risks they face in the event of flooding, and the steps they should take in the event of danger.
To read the full article, click here.
Climate change and intensive urbanisation have increased the risk of flooding, posing unprecedented challenges for municipalities. AI4FLOOD was born out of the urgent need to develop proactive responses, combining cutting-edge technology and citizen participation to improve prevention and response capacity in the face of these natural disasters. An innovation and cross-border collaboration project for the prevention, protection and preparation for flood-related emergencies.
Kick-off meeting on 18 january 2024
AI4FLOOD is an innovative project that uses artificial intelligence to anticipate floods, providing communities with advanced tools for early detection and effective management of flood risk. This cross-border project combines efforts between Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Navarre and Gipuzkoa to create safer and more resilient communities, uniting entities and businesses from all three regions.
This project has been 65% co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg VI-A Spain-France-Andorra programme (POCTEFA 2021-2027) and will run for 4 years. The aim of the POCTEFA is to strengthen the economic and social integration of the Spain-France-Andorra border area.
Project partners
On the occasion of the National Resilience Day, in line with the United Nations (UN) International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, Predict worked alongside local authorities to help improve the resilience of territories and their inhabitants by reminding them of the right behaviours to adopt in the face of major risks :
On 13 and 14 October at Ciboure in the Pyrénées Atlantiques, Predict took part in the O! days. These days were an opportunity to improve the risk culture of the general public and to remind them of the right behaviours to adopt.
Stand Predict Services – O! Days
In Frontignan, Predict was present to take part in the tsunami crisis simulation exercise. This exercise enabled the Hérault prefecture to test the distribution of the FR-ALERT message to the various players.
Tsunami crisis management exercise
In the evening, at Saint-Clément de Rivière in Hérault, Predict took part in a public awareness event on major risks.
Predict engineers were also present at the Ain, Aisne and Allier mayors’ fairs on 13 October and at the Isère mayors’ fair on 14 October.
Allier mayor’s fair
The French Ministry of Ecology and Energy, with the support of the French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Departments and Territories, has launched the 8th annual Rain-Flood campaign for the Mediterranean region, an area particularly exposed to intense rainfall and flooding.
To help you cope with these dangerous phenomena, we invite you to read the instructions for protecting yourself, your loved ones and your property at “pluie-inondation.gouv.fr”
Let’s be prepared for major risks!
© The French Ministry of Ecology and Energy
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.