The INTERREG IIIB Project AMPHORE: Application des Méthodologies de Prévisions Hydrometeorologiques Orientées aux Risques Environnementaux Massimo Milelli ARPA Piemonte [email protected] VII General COSMO Meeting Zuerich, 20-23 September 2005 The AMPHORE partners 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ARPA Piemonte (I) ARPA - SIM EMILIA ROMAGNA (I) CIMA (I) ARPACAL (ARPA Calabria) (I) ARPAL (ARPA Liguria) (I) DPC (Dipartimento Protezione Civile) (I) 7. 8. Université J. Fourier- Grenoble (F) Météo-France (F) 9. Fundació Bosch i Gimpera (E) 10. Universitat de les Illes Balears (E) VII General COSMO Meeting Zuerich, 20-23 September 2005 Goals of the project • Optimization of the alert systems for natural hazards due to intense precipitation events • Increasing of the synergy and of the cooperation between the scientific community and the local administrators • Creation of new formation opportunities for young people concerning natural hazards prevention themes • Improving of the precipitation forecast with the help of probabilistic techniques VII General COSMO Meeting Zuerich, 20-23 September 2005