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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11142

29 August 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 25
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) research
EU research helps flood management

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,...