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GarMultiRisk

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Natural hazards and climate change adaptation in La Garrotxa.

Analysis of multi-hazard approaches applied to reducing territorial vulnerability in mountain areas.
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This project, which has a duration of two years (until May 2025), aims to analyze the multiple hazards associated with the effects of climate change affecting the La Garrotxa region, in order to help reduce the vulnerability of the territory.   

Although the study or pilot area is La Garrotxa, it is expected that the developed methodology can be applicable to other mountainous and rural areas with similar risks.

The need for this project arises from the context of climate change, a global phenomenon that already significantly impacts us and will progressively increase its effects if necessary measures to mitigate and adapt to its impacts are not taken. Rural or mountainous areas are particularly susceptible to this reality and face threats such as wildfires, floods, torrential rains, drought, and erosion. Therefore, the approach to the problem will be from a multihazard perspective, due to the interactions that may occur between different adverse natural phenomena. Based on the assessment of hazard levels in the medium and long term, the aim is to produce a series of final products, in the form of maps and reports, that will complement proper territorial planning and an effective risk reduction program.

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Planned actions

  • Collection of all events related to hazardous natural phenomena that have occurred over the past 100 years (including level of impact, damage, losses, recovery time, and actions taken), and the construction of a database using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to compile all obtained information.
     

  • Conducting statistical analyses and scenario modeling to forecast future events over 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 years.
     

  • Development of hazard maps and the study of exposure and impact for each considered hazard.
     

  • Analysis of the physical and structural vulnerability of the territory in relation to the studied hazards.
     

  • Creation of a “Risk Reduction and Management Plan” for the study area, which will include scientific and educational programs, monitoring, and tools for responsible management.
     

  • Training municipal technical staff and political representatives in the use of methodologies and decision-making, combined with citizen science workshops.
     

  • Implementing communication and outreach actions, while considering gender equality perspectives throughout the project.

Activities done: 

Seminars: 
 

  • May 6 and 7, 2025: Feedback sessions aimed at presenting the draft of the Natural Risk Reduction and Management Plan for La Garrotxa and gathering input from technical staff, emergency services, and political representatives to improve the proposal.

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Activities done: 

Seminars: 
 

  • May 6 and 7, 2025: Feedback sessions aimed at presenting the draft of the Natural Risk Reduction and Management Plan for La Garrotxa and gathering input from technical staff, emergency services, and political representatives to improve the proposal.

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Members of the project: 

  • Coordination tasks, Mireia Jiménez Llobet.

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  • Technical team:

    • Communication technician: Alícia Port Linares (CST)

    • Scientific team from the Natural Risk Assessment and Management Service (NRAMS), a research group of the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA) at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC):

      • Dr. Joan Martí Molist: volcanology expert and co-leader of NRAMS

      • Dr. Marta López Saavedra: expert in multi-risk analysis and co-leader of NRAMS

      • Marc Martínez Sepúlveda: software developer

      • Arnau Lagresa Gardella: expert in Geographic Information Systems and Databases

      • Júlia Sánchez Martínez: expert in programming and modelling

      • Jordi Mestres Esteve: data science expert

      • Iris Schneider Pérez: science communication expert​​

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  • Collaborators:

    • Llorenç Planagumà (geologist at GEONAT)

    • Alba Ocaña (environmental technician at the Garrotxa County Council for Public Health and Environmental Management - SIGMA)

    • Ona Corominas (geologist)

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News summary:

NEWS ROUNDUP:

 

Digital Press: 
 

       

        

     

  

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Printed press: 
 

  • Jornades GarMultiRisk a Can Trona. (18/04/2024). La Comarca, 2218, 41. 
     

  • Recollir fenòmens naturals ocorreguts per estudiar el risc futur de la comarca. (01/02/2024). La Comarca, 2207, 33. ​

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Television: 

 

  • Olot Televisió. [Olot Televisió] (08/05/2025). Les Notícies: Edició migdia del dijous 8 de maig del 2025. [Arxiu de vídeo]. Youtube Watch here. (minut 1:50 a 6:07)

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  • La Finestra. [Olot Televisió] (19/03/2025). La Finestra: El projecte GarMultiRisk. [Arxiu de vídeo]. Youtube. Watch here.

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  • La Finestra. [Olot Televisió] (09/04/2024). La Finestra: El projecte GarMultiRisk organitza un taller per tècnics en emergències. [Arxiu de vídeo]. Youtube. Watch here.

 

  • Olot Televisió. [Olot Televisió] (09/04/2024). Les Notícies: Edició del dimarts 9 d’abril de 2024. [Arxiu de vídeo]. Youtube. Watch here. (minut 4:40)

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  • La Finestra. [Olot Televisió] (16/01/2024). La Finestra: GarMultiRisk, un projecte sobre riscos naturals a la Garrotxa. [Arxiu de vídeo]. Youtube. Watch here.

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  • Olot Televisió. [Olot Televisió] (15/01/2024). Les Notícies: Edició del dilluns 15 gener 2024. [Arxiu de vídeo]. Youtube. Watch here. (minut 11:56 a 14:47)

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Radio: 
 

  • Ràdio4. (09/03/2025). Diga-li ciència [Podcast]. Listen here. 

 

  • RàdiOlot. (09/04/2024). Informatius migdia. [Podcast]. Listen here. (minut 10’26”)
     

  • RàdiOlot. (15/01/2024). Informatius migdia. [Podcast]. Listen here. (minut 21 a 24)

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CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE

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  • May 1, 2025: Presentation of the GarMultiRisk project database at the EGU25 congress, held at the Austria Center in Vienna. The talk was delivered by Iris Schneider Pérez during a session dedicated to multi-hazard risk assessment. The presentation showcased the first results of compiling natural hazard events in La Garrotxa over the past 123 years, with a total of 1,050 events identified. We draw a very positive balance from the experience and trust that the connections and ideas generated will help drive the GarMultiRisk project forward. More about the event can be found in this blog article. 

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  • November 27, 2024: Attendance at the scientific conference MedGU 2024, where the GarMultiRisk project was presented in a 15-minute talk by Dr. Marta López Saavedra. The project received the Best Paper Award in the Earth and Environmental Sciences track of the congress. An extended abstract about the project was also submitted for publication in the conference proceedings journal, indexed in Scopus/SCImago. More about the event is available in this blog article.

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The GarMultiRisk Project is supported by the Fundación Biodiversidad of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, through the Grant Program for Projects that contribute to implementing the National Climate Adaptation Plan (2021-2030).

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