AMICE
AMICE | |
Budget : | 8 917 k€ |
Subventions : | INTERREG IV-B (2 809 k€) |
Début : | 1e janvier 2008 |
Fin : | 31 janvier 2014 |
AMICE est l'acronyme du projet européen A coordinated strategy for the adaptation of the Meuse to the impacts of climate evolutions on floods and low-flows.
Description du projet (en anglais) :
Climate change experts are increasingly pointing-out the importance of adaptation to anticipated changes, as opposed to waiting until impacts are irreversible. Consequences of climate change on river basins can be potentially catastrophic.
The Meuse is a transnational, navigable river, one of the largest in NWE, with a catchment basin incorporating 5 Member States, situated in a densely populated area of NWE. Its discharge fluctuates considerably with seasons: it reached 3100 m3/s in winter 1993 at the Dutch/Walloon border and is only 10-40 m3/s in summers. Classed as a rain-fed river, it has no glacier and little groundwater storage capacity to buffer precipitations. A direct link exists between climate evolutions and changes in high & low-flows, putting at risk the assets of the basin, including major infrastructures, industries, priceless historical and ecological heritage.
The aims of AMICE, which unites public authorities, universities & NGOs from 5 NWE regions, are:
- develop a basin-wide climate adaptation strategy, coordinated transnationally, focused on water discharges and the functions influenced by them. The strategy development will take into account climate scenarios, on-going projects, existing measures and the EU Floods Directive (2007/60/EC), with a particular focus on floods & low-flows.
- realise a set of measures against low-flows & floods, profitable for the international basin of the Meuse and that can be used by other river basins in NWE.
- reinforce and widen the partnership between stakeholders of the Meuse basin, and increase the exchange of knowledge and experience on prevention, preparedness and protection against flood & drought risks.
- engage the local population and stakeholders by improving their understanding of climate change, sustainable development, catchment basin functioning, risk consciousness of water hazards and the sense of belonging to a common river basin, across administrative and language borders.
Les partenaires du projet
Leader du projet
- Établissement public d'aménagement de la Meuse et des ses affluents - Charleville-Mézières (Champagne-Ardenne - France)
Partenaires du projet
- Université de Lorraine - Metz (Lorraine - France) - initialement, le partenaire était l'Université Paul-Verlaine de Metz
- Centre d'études techniques maritimes et fluviales - Compiègne (Picardie - France)
- Région wallonne - Namur (Région wallonne - Belgique)
- Université de Liège - Liège (Région wallonne - Belgique)
- AgroBioTech, Université de Liège - Gembloux (Région wallonne - Belgique)
- APS - Marche-en-Famenne (Région wallonne - Belgique)
- Administration communale de Hotton - Hotton (Région wallonne - Belgique)
- nv De Scheepvaart - Hasselt (Région flamande - Belgique)
- Flanders Hydraulics Research - Borgerhout (Région flamande - Belgique)
- RIOU - Hasselt (Région flamande - Belgique)
- Wasserverband Eifel-Rur - Düren (Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie - Allemagne)
- Institut für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft, RWTH Aachen University - Aix-la-Chapelle (Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie - Allemagne)
- Lehr und Forschungsgebiet Ingenieurhydrologie, RWTH Aachen University - Aix-la-Chapelle (Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie - Allemagne)
- Ministrie van Verkeer en Waterstaat, Rijkwaterstaat, Waterdienst - Lelystad (Flevoland - Pays-Bas)
- Waterschap Aa en Maas - Bois-le-Duc (Brabant-Septentrional - Pays-Bas)
- Waterschap Brabantse Delta - Bréda (Brabant-Septentrional - Pays-Bas)
Financement
- Coût total du projet : 8 916 919 €
- Subvention de la Commission européenne (programme INTERREG IVB) : 2 809 075 €
Dates importantes
- Date de début : 1e janvier 2008
- Date de fin : 31 janvier 2014
Voir aussi
- Sur le réseau Wicri :
- Le programme INTERREG IV
- Liens externes :