For decades, the management of FLOOD RISKS was mainly based on the construction of dykes and protective infrastructure. However, these measures are no longer sufficient in the face of the challenges posed by the climate change. The increase in extreme weather events means that we need to anticipate crises more effectively, manage evacuations more efficiently and strengthen our response capabilities. flood recovery.
The project FIER (Flooding Infrastructure Evacuation Resilience) aims to increasing the resilience of companies in the face of climatic flooding, by developing solutions tailored to current and future challenges.
1. Improving risk awareness and preparedness
Raising awareness citizens, organisations and decision-makers to the threat of flooding
Developing tools to strengthen the’self-efficacy and the ability of exposed populations to take action
2. Optimising infrastructure and crisis management
Deploying innovative solutions for the’evacuation and emergency management
Integrating climate crises in the urban planning and the post-flood reconstruction
3. Strengthening flood recovery capacity
Developing approaches resilient to limit long-term impacts
Improving reconstruction protocols and monitoring of weakened infrastructures
The project is structured around three areas of work:
BUILDERS École d'Ingénieurs is playing a key role in the project by developing a drone surveillance of dykes. This innovation makes it possible to :
This approach improves safety of port and river infrastructures, by anticipating the risk of collapse due to water infiltration.
The FIER project benefits from total budget of €3.8 million, funded by 2.3 million euros by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the Interreg North Sea.
