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Presenting the GarMultiRisk Database at the EGU25 Congress
- CST
- May 31
- 2 min read
From Sunday, April 27 to Friday, May 2, the annual congress of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) was held at the Austria Center in Vienna. This year marked the 25th edition, with nearly 21,000 participants from over 100 countries.
As part of the GarMultiRisk project, coordinated by the Center for Territorial Sustainability (CST), we took part in the event to present the first results from the compilation of natural hazards that have occurred in La Garrotxa over the past 123 years. The presentation was delivered by Iris Schneider Pérez on Thursday, May 1st at 11:50 am, during the session titled “Multi-hazard risk assessment: innovative approaches for disaster risk reduction, management, and climate change adaptation.” Scientists from around the world shared their research on natural multi-hazard phenomena in this session.
Thanks to the work carried out on compiling data on natural hazards in La Garrotxa, a total of 1,050 events have been identified, covering six different types of natural hazards: earthquakes, wildfires, floods, ground collapses, landslides, and rockfalls. The most common hazard recorded was wildfires, with 274 events, followed by earthquakes (254), floods (218), ground collapses (139), landslides (115), and rockfalls (50).
One of the biggest challenges has been the lack of data for certain variables that define these hazard processes. However, this gap is expected to be addressed through the use of data visualization techniques, statistics, and advanced computing tools, which will make it possible to study how these hazards are interrelated in time and space.
You can find more details about the database development in our interview with Arnau Lagresa, the creator and lead developer of the resulting database.
The rest of our time at EGU was dedicated to attending sessions on interdisciplinary research topics, such as science communication, the science-policy interface, geoethics, and the use of Artificial Intelligence, among others. We also had the opportunity to engage with companies and key institutions exhibiting at the conference.
Overall, we look back very positively on our participation and hope that the new contacts and ideas gathered there will help further the GarMultiRisk project. This same week, we are also holding feedback sessions for technical staff, emergency services, and political representatives from La Garrotxa to present a first draft of the project’s key outcome: the Natural Hazard Risk Reduction and Management Plan for the Garrotxa region.
Stay tuned for more updates!
El projecte GarMultiRisk compta amb el suport de la Fundación Biodiversidad del Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico, a través de la Convocatoria de subvenciones para la realización de proyectos que contribuyan a implementar el Plan Nacional de Adaptación al Cambio Climático (2021-2030).
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