Hazard Monitoring for Risk Assessment and Risk Communication 

FURTHER INFORMATIONHomepage: www.monitor-cadses.org

Project period: 2 Years (June 2006 to May 2008)

Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture;Forestry Section (Lead Partner)www.lebensministerium.at

Agricultural Research and Education Centre Raumberg-Gumpensteinwww.raumberg-gumpenstein.at

Provicial Government of Lower Austria;Fire Service and Civil Protectionwww.noel.gv.at

Austrian Federal Railways;Department of Research & Developmentwww.oebb.at

Torrent and Erosion Control Service Sloveniawww.puh.si

Autonomous Province of Bolzano South Tyrol;Geological Surveywww.provincia.bz.it

Geological Survey of Veneto Regionwww.regione.veneto.it

CD - Telematika a.s.www.cdt.cz

Prefecture of Aetoloakarnania, Western Greecewww.aitoloakarnania.gr

National Forestry Board at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bulgariawww.nug.bg

MONITOR PARTNERS

RISKProtection against natural disasters is an increasing

challenge for society. The size of damaging events in the last decade clearly shows the need for

comprehensive and innovative risk management.

MONITOR will provide• a dedicated ontology of risk terms

• state-of-the art overview of risk management• best-practice methods against risks of

endangered infrastructure and land-use areasnatural mountain disasters

forest firesfloods

MONITORINGMonitoring is the continuous observation of phenomena. It helps to analyse disaster processes and to evaluate risks. It is indispensable for risk management and early

warning systems.

MONITOR will • compare and evaluate existing monitoring methods• provide recommendations for monitoring adapted to

different risk types• define best-practice methods for implementation of

monitoring on trans-national scale• develop innovative methods by combining remote

sensing and in-situ sensor technologies• practically integrate monitoring in civil protection

measures

COMMUNICATIONCommunication of risks has to be based on the best combination of media channels, information preparation and participatory approaches to increase risk awareness.

MONITOR • generates information material and tutorials,• organises training courses for new methods • and builds up a pool of practitioners for fieldwork.

MONITOR risk communications addresses• expert level• political level and• public level

Avalanche barrier with starting zone of an avalanche: even the best protection measure leaves residual risk.

Experts in the domains of disaster prevention and disaster management on a field trip discussing a monitoring system in a critical debris flow area.

Remote sensing methods help to identify subsidence areasand to determine areas at risk.