Brussels, 28/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - During this particularly rainy summer in Europe, the European Commission pointed out on Thursday 28 August that as part of the 7th Framework Research Programme (FP7), the EU is funding projects for developing forecasting and alert systems to warn communities of impending floods.
Imprints, WeSenseIt and UrbanFlood are just three examples of EU-funded research projects in this field. It is a significant challenge because, as the Commission emphasises,...