The word to the expert

Professor Francesco Ballio talks about the recent flood events of the weekend of October 3 and 4

“EMERGENCY POLLUTANTS – Knowledge framework on the presence, containment technologies and the state of research on micropollutants and microplastics in Lombardy’s aquatic compartments”.

The event will take place online on October 12, 2020, from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm. We also remind you that to participate you must register for the event. See Event program si svolgerà online il 12 ottobre 2020, dalle ore 14.30 alle ore 17.30. Vi ricordiamo inoltre che per partecipare è necessario iscriversi all’evento. […]

An important step forward in the knowledge of flood risk and its mitigation: the assessment of flood damagee: la valutazione del danno da alluvione

The Po River District Basin Authority and 8 other Italian research centers have signed an agreement to update the maps of the expected damage in case of flooding in the district’s territory. A better assessment of the damages will allow a more effective risk management, with the possibility of planning the interventions of mitigation based on cost-benefit analysis and to support the decisions during the emergency towards the protection of the most fragile elements. The first results will be communicated soon.