issues, or
"Achilles heels", in the development of management strategies to deal with natural hazard risks. It is
pointed out that evaluation of management strategies by itself is challenging, because risks are rarely
assessed to its full extent, and it is difficult to evaluate risks. Still, management of natural hazard risks
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Gyrite Brandt, Local Government Denmark (LGDK) - Participatory planning processes – Group model
building
Two cases will be presented and discussed.
One is a well field north of Copenhagen which was threatened by flooding and agricultural use of pesticides.
In this case stakeholders were involved in different steps of decision making as part of dealing with the
adaptive challenges
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of a volcanic system is basically an attempt of geologists to simplify what is involved. Volcanic system consists of a central volcano and/or fissure swarms which extend out from a volcano. As a general rule, volcanic system is named after the central volcano.
Click on the tabs on the left and you will find information on Iceland's primary volcanoes; general information about the volcano, recent
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national challenges, such as drought, floods or storm surges
Adaptation policies and practices in cities, agriculture and in coastal areas
The need to think beyond national borders
Participants are those countries and actors involved in the EEA Grants programmes and/or in the development of adaptation policies in the EU. Árni Snorrason, Dir. General of the Icelandic Meteorological Office
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to achieving the goal of 30 Member States in 2014, as says in a news release 22 January.
As a Member State, Iceland is fully involved in the strategic decisions of EUMETSAT's ruling Council. Also, its industry will be able to bid for contracts, and Icelandic nationals can become staff members, in addition to Iceland obtaining unlimited access to all EUMETSAT data and products.
Accession to EUMETSAT
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A FUTUREVOLC exercise
12.2.2016
Over three days at the end of January 2016 all 26 FutureVolc partners, together with additional Stakeholders, were involved in responding to an evolving eruption scenario. The exercise was a great test of the new instrumentation
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resources, knowledge and experience. The parties involved in the project have combined their efforts so that all available information can be accessed in one place.
Information on various types of outdoor activities, Icelandic nature and weather are among the topics on the web page. Furthermore, there are links to maps, information on road conditions, weather forecasts, recreation and more.
The web
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resources, knowledge and experience. The parties involved in the project have combined their efforts so that all available information can be accessed in one place.
Information on various types of outdoor activities, Icelandic nature and weather are among the topics on the web page. Furthermore, there are links to maps, information on road conditions, weather forecasts, recreation and more.
The web
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knowledge and experience. The parties involved in the project have combined their efforts so that all available information can be accessed in one place.
Information on various types of outdoor activities, Icelandic nature and weather are among the topics on the web site. Furthermore, there are links to maps, information on road conditions, weather forecasts, recreation and more.
Tourists
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such as uncertainty related to future climate change predictions, as it offers a way of reducing
uncertainty over time. NeWater (2005-2008), a trans-disciplinary research project funded by the European
Union, involved investigating whether AM could lead to enhanced and more sustainable water resources
management. The relevance of water management from a climate change perspective is that climate
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