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International Symposium on Hydraulic Engineering Aachen (IWASA)
On January 12th and 13th, the AMICE Partner IWW has host a major two-day symposium. Over the years this International Symposium on Hydraulic Engineering Aachen (IWASA) has become a renowned meeting point and information center among experts. The conference mainly addresses civil engineers - researchers and practitioners in hydraulic engineering and water resources management, but i...
Meuse et Climat 5
La cinquième édition de la lettre d information Meuse et Climat est disponible !Vous y trouverez toutes les nouveautés du projet AMICE depuis le mois de Juillet dernier: les évènements marquants, les photos et les travaux des différents groupes de travail.Nous vous souhaitons une agréable lecture !...
Low-flows statistical analysis for Wallonia
The floods have always been the main concern resulting of extreme weather conditions. Now droughts and low flows are more and more recognized as risk situations due to the huge consequences of water shortage. Furthermore, the changing climate context constitutes a new threat even if the uncertainty in low-flows evolution remains high.A work must consequently be executed on the low-flow oc...
WP1 meeting
Below are the documents from our last WP1 meeting : - first results are available for the impacts of low-flows on agriculture and for the impacts of floods - discussions are still going-on on the mapping of flood risks ...Exercice transnational de gestion de crise inondation
Les gestionnaires de crise français et belges du bassin versant de la Meuse ont organisé un exercice inondation de grande ampleur pour tester et améliorer les pratiques d alerte, d organisation et de secours. Du 07 au 18 novembre 2011, ce sont plus de 350 participants qui ont simulé la gestion d une inondation extreme calculée selon un des scéna...
Publication conjointe des Partenaires belges et allemands
The University of Liège, the Technology Institute of Aachen and the Wasserverband Eifel-Rur have jointly signed an article in Dams and Reservoirs under changing Challenges. Opportunities for updating and optimizing current operating rules are being evaluated for the Vesdre reservoirs in Belgium (50 M m³) and the Rur complex in Germany (300 M m³). This a...
Visite de Site sur le Steenbergse Vliet - l adaptation, une réalité
Dear AMICE friends, Here are some documents about the site visit organised by the Waterboard Brabantse Delta on the Steenbergse Vliet project, as well as press cuts and pictures. Many thanks again to the team for the wonderful organisation, the bike tour and the fruitful discussions about our water management practices....Project Steering Group 8
The 8th Project Steering Group meeting was the occasion to get presentations of the AMICE investments and to discuss actions to be carried-out in 2012. Partners also had a brainstorm session to share their views on AMICE achievements, its future and the opportunity of setting-up an AMICE 2 project under Interreg V. All documents can be accessed through the links below. &...
Résumés de la modélisation complète du bassin de la Meuse
Partners have finalised the report and summaries of Action 6 - hydraulic modeling. The papers describe the methodology to run a full modeling of the Meuse river from spring to mouth and present results at the basin scale as well as on a selected number of hotspots. You can download the summaries in your own language below....
Fin de l Action 6 - Début de l Action 8
WP1 activities started-up again right after the summer holidays ! The day agenda was really full because a lot is going on in WP1 this year : - Action 6 is now finished, the report and summaries will be published shortly - Action 7 has reached a new level and Partners are now able to perform calculations on flood risk; RIWA Maas was also invited to help us evaluate the i...Meuse et Climat 4 fait le point sur les activités récentes du projet AMICE
La quatrième édition de la lettre d information Meuse et Climat est disponible !Vous y trouverez toutes les nouveautés du projet AMICE depuis le mois de Janvier dernier: les évènements marquants, les photos et les travaux des différents groupes de travail.Nous vous souhaitons une agréable lecture !...
Partage d information sur l organisation des exercices inondation nationaux
Les Partenaires AMICE ont fait état de l avancement de l organisation des exercices inondation nationaux dans chacun des pays participants à l exercice AMICE : France, Belgique et Pays-Bas. Des éléments d informations ont également été élaborés en commun pour servir de base à la rédaction de communiqués ...WP1 update: transnational damage functions agreed
Last WP1 meeting was held in Aachen on an, exceptionally, rainy day. Partners finally agreed on common damage functions for the flood impact assessment! First calculations can now start. Impacts from low-flows were also discussed, especially on energy and navigation for which the methodologies need to be developed further....Visite de Site AMICE en Allemagne
Au nom du Waterboard Eifel-Rur, vous êtes cordialement invités à la prochaine visite de site du Projet AMICE qui se tiendra les 6 et 7 Avril 2011 en Allemagne.Nos Partenaires allemands nous guiderons sur le bassin versant de l affluent de la Meuse, le Rur, et le programme semble très prometteur.Joignez-vous à nous pour découvrir les inc...WP1 updates
WP1 Partners held a meeting on April 6th, 2011 in Aachen to discuss data and methods on the economical impact assessment of floods and low-flows resulting from climate change. The meeting report and presentations can be downloaded here....
WP3-WP2 joint meeting
WP3 Partners held together with Partners from WP2 a meeting at Waterschap Aa en Maas in s-Hertogenbosch. This meeting was the occasion for Partners from the two WP to know each others better and to discuss further the investments developments. The afternoon was dedicated to discussing the contents of the WP3 Guideline. The meeting report can be downloaded hereunder....Cluster Website and Expert Board
The website of the SICadapt! is „really” online by today. You can find there all relevant documents and info about this Initiative as well as important meetings from the other 7 Projects dealing with climate change adaptation. www.sic-adapt.eu The AMICE Partners participating in the coming Cluster Expert Boards h...Project Steering Group 5
The 5th AMICE Project Steering Group was held on Thursday February 24th in Liège. The 15 clips for the interactive documentary were presented. An Annex has been added to the Partnership Agreement to integrate SICadapt! : all Partners represented voted Yes (15 Partners); the 2 Partners that could not be present have signed the additional Annex....
Séminaire de préparation à l Exercice Transnational de gestion de crise inondation
Afin de débuter formellement l organisation de l exercice transnational de gestion de crise inondation prévu par le projet AMICE pour le mois de novembre 2011, un Séminaire a été organisé par le Rijkswaterstaat le 23 février 2011 au chateau de Colonster sur le site de l Université de Liège. Ce séminaire a réuni...3ème édition de Meuse et Climat
La troisième édition de la lettre d information Meuse et Climat est disponible !Vous y trouverez toutes les nouveautés du projet AMICE depuis le mois de Juillet dernier: les évènements marquants, les photos et les premiers résultats.Nous vous souhaitons une agréable lecture !...Présentation des résultats de la modélisation hydraulique
Le Projet AMICE avance. Les derniers travaux du groupe de travail 1 Impacts des inondations et étiages futurs se sont concentrés plus spécifiquement sur la modélisation hydraulique de la totalité du fleuve Meuse sous scénarios de changement climatique. Les Partenaires AMICE ont produit leurs premiers résultats et voudraient les présenter &...
WP2 meeting
WP2 Partners met in Breda on December 9th under an exceptionally sunny day. The meeting focused mainly on communication : - the GPS route around the Steenbergse Vliet works has been further described, - a general presentation on how to communicate about climate change was given by Martine Lejeune. You can download the presentations hereunder....Jeudi 25 novembre 2010
News from IWW
With climate evolution, changes in flood discharges are expected within the Meuse basin. The annual number of flood disasters increased considerably in the last decades and the price paid is constantly increasing. Within the AMICE project the work of the IWW is focused on the assessment of the change of economic risk due to flood losses regarding climate evolutions. For flood loss calculations ...Mise à jour sur les actions du WP1
WP1 Partners have been meeting on November 9th in Maastricht. Action 6 : the hydraulic models had their first runs. Partners are comparing the water height values on the borders. Inconsistency appeared that need to be solved before launching the second run. The origin of these inconsistencies is known. Action 7 : the methodology for the flood damage calculation is finalised. Dis...WP3 meeting and visit of the Urft dam
On November 4th, Partners from the WP3 had the opportunity to see two of the dams on the Rur basin and to visit the inside of the Rur dam. A site visit will take place here next Spring. Partners also discussed the Guideline they aim to publish by 2012: Transnational cooperative water management, to cope with uncertainties related to climate change....Réunion WP4
La dernière réunion du WP4 portait sur l analyse des trois logiciels de gestion de crise réalisée par l APS et le lancement de la réflextion sur l organisation de l exercice transnational de 2011....Interreg IV B Programme Overview
The Interreg IV B Programme has published an overview of its actions since 2007. It reminds the reader of the Programme aims and demonstrates the relevance of its projects for the whole North-West Europe. Some Projects are highlighted : you can read about AMICE on page 26. The Interreg IV B Programme will have its Annual Event in Manchester (UK) on December 6th-7th 2010. You can...Vendredi 1 octobre 2010
AMICE Site Visit on Amel Amblève
What do we see ? : Riou WP2 investmentWhere is it ?: Saal HEINDRICHS - St.Vither Strasse 93 - 4770 BORNAims : discovering Riou WP2 investment on the roof of Belgium exploring the upstream part of two very beautiful and very different tributaries of the river Amel/Amblève getting acquainted with Riou local partner and its ac...
4ème Réunion des Partenaires AMICE
Ci-joint le compte-rendu et les annexes de la dernière réunion des Partenaires du projet AMICE qui s est tenue 30 septembre 2010 à Liège, à la Commission Internationale de la Meuse....
Lancement du Cluster SICadapt!
Le projet AMICE a été invité par le Secrétariat Interreg IV B à participer à un Cluster de Projets sur le thème de l Adaptation aux impacts du changement climatique. Les chefs de file des 8 Projets invités se sont réunis et ont ainsi créé SICadapt!Le dossier de candidature de SICadapt! vient d être ap...Résumé : Analyse du changement climatique, des scénarios d inondation et d étiage sur le bassin de la Meuse
Les Partenaires du projet se sont finalement mis d accord sur les scénarios hydrologiques les plus extrêmes, qui sont extraits du scénario climatique transnational humide pour les hautes eaux et du scénario climatique transnational sec pour les basses eaux.Voici ces scénarios hydrologiques extrêmes :- Hausse des valeurs de Qh...WP1 report on the Analysis of climate change, high-flows and low-flows scenarios on the Meuse basin
The present report details methods and results from Actions 1 and 3 which have been carried-out in 2009 and supervised by the University of Metz.The objective of Action 1 was to share our knowledge on the present and future characteristics and hydrological behaviour of the Meuse river basin. Knowledge on this topic is still scattered and hardly available within the 3 official langua...Compte-rendu de la dernière réunion du WP4
Voici le compte-rendu de la dernière réunion du WP4 : logiciels de gestion de crise. Les développements des logiciels ainsi que leur mise en oeuvre chez les utilisateurs sont en cours. Les Partenaires vont maintenant entamer la préparation de l exercice transnational, prévu pour 2011. Des exercices de gestion de crise inondation au niveau local...Début des actions 6 et 7
L action 6 (modélisation hydraulique de l impact des évolutions du climat sur le fleuve Meuse et ses principaux affluents) et l action 7 (analyse des risques, évaluation des dommages liés aux inondations et étiages futurs et cout de l inaction) ont débuté conjointement lors d une réunion des Partenaires du WP1 à Maastricht (NL) le 2...Deuxième édition de Meuse et Climat !
La deuxième édition de la lettre d information Meuse et Climat est disponible ! Vous y trouverez toutes les nouveautés du projet AMICE depuis le mois de Décembre dernier: les évènements marquants, les photos et les premiers résultats. Nous vous souhaitons une agréable lecture !...
Nouvelles des investissements du WP2
Les Partenaires du WP2 se sont réunis sous un beau soleil pour échanger sur leurs investissements respectifs. Tous les travaux sont prêt à débuter et progressent tel que prévu. Les Partenaires ont aussi eu l opportunité de tester des outils de communication tel qu un jeu pour enfants ou des posters. L objectif est de les aider à mie...Publication dans Natural Hazards de la méthodologie d analyse de risque en Région wallonne
The paper presents a consistent micro-scale flood risk analysis procedure, relying on detailed 2D inundation modelling as well as on high resolution topographic and land use database. The flow model is based on the shallow-water equations, solved by means of a finite volume scheme on multiblock structured grids. Using highly accurate laser altimetry, the simulations are performed with...WP4 report on Flood crisis management in the Meuse basin
The Partners involved in WorkPackage 4 have delivered their first report. They analysed how flood crisis management is organised in the Meuse countries (France, Belgium and The Netherlands) and which tools are used to support crisis preparation. This report is the result of a questionnaire sent to WP4 Partners and of several meetings. Partners are now working on the development ...
Symposium Meuse - la session AMICE
Le Symposium Meuse est un évènement organisé tous les 4 ans pour assurer un examen des connaissances existantes et un échange d informations entre scientifiques, autorités compétentes, gestionnaires et opérateurs de l eau, entreprises,...
Visites de Site - HOWABO et Steenbergse Vliet - Pays-Bas
AMICE Partners and followers had the opportunity to visit each others and discover two investment locations in The Netherlands on March 18th and 19th, 2010.The first one is the HOWABO project in the City of s Hertogenbosch (in AMICE known as action 19 in WP3). A bus tour was organised around the future flood reservoir. Participants grasped how big this storage will be. Joop de...
Réunion d étape du WorkPackage 1
The AMICE Partners have now been working for one year. WorkPackage 1 - Impacts of future floods and low-flows - focused most specifically on the analysis of climate change scenarios for the coming century and the impact of future climate conditions on the hydrology of the international Meuse basin. The AMICE Partners have delivered their first results. The meeting was aimed at presenting the...
Formation OSIRIS en Belgique
Dans le cadre du WP4 du projet AMICE, une formation à l utilisation du logiciel OSIRIS a été organisée les 1 et 2 mars 2010 à Marche-en-Famenne (Belgique).Elaboré et développé sur les bassins de la Loire et de la Meuse en France, ce logiciel aide les communes à élaborer leurs plans communaux de sauvegarde et...Première parution de la newsletter AMICE
L ensemble des partenaires du projet AMICE est très heureux de vous présenter la première édition de la newsletter Meuse et Climat. Dans ce premier numéro, vous pouvez en savoir plus sur les objectifs d AMICE, le partenariat ainsi qu une partie des actions....Project Steering Group 3 - meeting report
Here are the documents related to the third Project Steering Group meeting. Main discussions focussed on the proposition of story for the Meuse film as well as AMICE participation into the Climate Change cluster initiated by the Interreg IV B Program....WP3 Partners meeting in Hasselt
WP3 Partners met in Hasselt on 22nd January. They visited one of the lock on the Albert Canal : the Hasselt Lock. It is similar to the Lock of Ham where an investment will take place to save water and produce electricity. Each Partner presented the latest developments of their respective investments. They decided on a title and table of contents for the WP3 Guidelines. ...
Première réception de fonds FEDER par le projet AMICE
Le projet AMICE est financé à 32% par le Programme Interreg IV B, soit un montant global de 2.809.000€ pour toute la durée du projet. Les fonds FEDER sont attribués au fur et à mesure sur présentation des justificatifs de dépenses des partenaires, transmis tous les 6 mois au Secrétariat du Programme.Le Partenariat a r&eacu...Jeudi 17 décembre 2009
WP4 progresses
WP4 Partners met in Amsterdam before Christmas to discuss the interactions between their software and possible developments, which will be carried-out in 2010. Each country has different needs in terms of software improvements and it is not easy to find common interests. A better communication is necessary between the forecast services and the crisis managers throughout the Meuse basin....
Gouttes de pluie, flux de Meuse
Gouttes de pluie, flux de Meuse est un livre qui fait la synthèse de toutes les connaissances sur le bassin versant international de la Meuse. Il décrit son histoire, son hydrologie, les aménagements hydrauliques et les organismes gestionnaires de l’eau.L’auteur, Marcel de Wit, nous a quitté le 7 septembre 2009. G&eac...Mardi 1 décembre 2009
News from Flanders Hydraulics Research
1. Climate Change impact scenariosFlanders Hydraulics Research (FHR) in Antwerp ordered a study at Leuven University Hydraulics Laboratory on the “Effect of Climate Change on discharges in high and low water situations and total water availability”. FHR has no hydrologic models for the Meuse catchment basin and the AMICE-project was a trigger to extend t...Mardi 1 décembre 2009
Low flows – Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
The INTERREG IV B - AMICE project, interested in the impacts of climate evolutions on floods as well as on low flows, is really the occasion for the Walloon region to carry out the low flow frequency analysis on its territory. The objective is to establish a methodology based on techniques used in the neighbouring countries and on recent studies described in literature.There e...
Work undertaken from German partners in the Rur sub-basin
Work at the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management at RWTH Aachen University will focus on the hydraulic modelling of the Rur tributary and the development of methods to assess the changes in water related risks due to climate evolution. In preparation of these tasks we collected all needed data and decided upon which software to use. A hydraulic model will be set up ...Mardi 1 décembre 2009
News from the nv De Scheepvaart
The nv De Scheepvaart (AMICE partner 9) launched a press release on the planned pumps on the Albert Canal. One of these pumps, the one on the lock at Ham is part of AMICE.The Albert Canal and the Campine Canals are fed with water from the river Meuse. In The Netherlands too some canals, for example the Juliana Canal, are fillde with Meuse water. The water from the Albert...Mardi 1 décembre 2009
Natural water retention in the Ardennes
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WP2 Partners - the city of Hotton, RIOU vzw, Waterboard Brabantse Delta - met on 24th November in Hasselt, BE. They presented their investments and the first achievements. All investments deal with natural water retention on small scale basins, tributary to the Meuse. Partners will visit one another to learn how water retention is achieved in the three different areas of the Meuse basin...Project Steering Group meeting report - First Payment Claim
In October, the AMICE Partners had their second Project Steering Group meeting. They discussed the last actions implemented, the work plan for 2010, the Payment Claim for the first semester 2009, the communication plan and communication tools. All documents are available below. The Payment Claim for the first semester 2009 has been forwarded to the JTS and checked. The JTS has no modifi...Vendredi 11 septembre 2009
WP3 Partners want to increase interactions between their respective actions
Partners of WP3 "Control of Water Quantities" met today to plan common activities aimed at increasing the transnationality of their works. The Waterboard Aa en Maas, the Wasserverband Eifel-Rur and nv De Scheepvaart presented their recent achievements as well as their needs regarding inputs from the other water managers. It was decided to work on a common report and organise technical e...The Mekong delegation interested in the AMICE project
Today, the delegation from the Mekong river visited the Meuse Commission in Liège to learn about international cooperation in river management. The AMICE project was presented to illustrate cooperation on the topic of climate Change. The delegates were most interested in the way our Partnership was created and they wish to know more about our deliveries once they will be produced. ...Jeudi 3 septembre 2009
Progresses from WP1
The online database set up by the University of Metz is working and more than 670 references have been uploaded. However, there are still gaps that the Partners will tend to fill in the coming months. From this bibliography, we identified some trends in the hydrology of the Meuse river for the coming decades. However, the way those trends were calculated is much too different from o...Jeudi 18 juin 2009
WP4 starts !
Partners involved in WP4 "Crisis management software" meet in Marche-en-Famenne (Belgium) in the brand new building of APS. The software used in France "OSIRIS", Belgium "Plan Communal de Sauvegarde" and the Netherlands "FLIWAS" for flood crisis management and preparation are presented. The participants are very interested in each other s tools. Common tools are suggested. A questionnai...
Réunion de lancement du projet AMICE
Le projet AMICE a été initié par l’EPAMA début 2008 et de nombreux organismes et institutions ont été contactés lors de l'élaboration du dossier de candidature. Tous n’ont pas pu s’engager en tant que Partenaire mais ont exprimé le souhait de suivre ses évolutions. Le projet AMICE a été...Visite de site - village de Ny et plaines de Naives - Belgique
Le projet de gestion durable et concertée du bassin versant du Ruisseau de Naives est un des investissements pilotes du projet AMICE. Il est porté par la Commune de Hotton et soutenu par la Province du Luxembourg et la Région Wallonne. Le Programme INTERREG IV B finance une partie des travaux qui doivent être réalis...First Project Steering Group meeting
The AMICE Partners are meeting all together for the first time since the project s approval. A "Project Steering Group" is created with one representative from each Partner organisation. Such meetings will be organised at least twice a year. They are hosted by the International Meuse Commission, in Liege.Aims of this first meeting are to :- go through the Project s plann...Vendredi 3 avril 2009
Work Package 1 starts !
Partners involved in WP1 "Impacts of Future Floods and Low-flows" are starting working. The first meeting is hosted by the University of Metz, who leads the actions 1 and 3.There are great expectations from this WP, as its results will be used by the other WPs.In Action 1, Partners are searching the bibliography for all relevant documents on the topics of hydrology, climate ch...Jeudi 5 mars 2009