DESTINY: DEcarbonisation Solutions and Technology for a New Tomorrow: Societal Impact Network of the Flanders Institute for Decarbonisation Technologies (FIDT)
DESTINY proposes a joint and concerted effort of several VUB research groups, EVERGi, ETRO,
SUME, FLOW, MOBI, CHIS and one strategic external partner, the Green Energy Park (GEP) in Zellik,
that have recently teamed up as the Flemish Institut...
ClimaTE change-related Mortality in different Population groups in URbanized Belgium
Climate change is established to be unequivocal and has been unanimously identified as one of
biggest threats to health worldwide. Greenhouse gas emissions are the main driver of these global
rising temperatures, affecting health and mortality ...
PRECIP-PREDICT: Development of innovative dynamical approaches for short-term PRECIPitation PREDICTion based on long-term radar datasets
Extreme precipitation is one of the most important natural hazards worldwide, both in terms of economic cost and number of people affected. Belgium is no exception, as portrayed by the July 2021 extreme precipitation event which killed 41 people, and...
ILSF 2023: Instant urban climate modelling with AI
Due to climate change, extreme weather events such as heat waves are becoming increasingly frequent. During summer, this can lead to elevated temperatures during the day and especially at night in cities compared to rural areas (urban heat island eff...
DERISC: Deep learning based Extreme Rainfall and flood warnIngs through Seamless foreCasting
The extreme precipitation event of July 2021 and the ensuing floods caused 41 deaths and over 2 billion euro in damages in Belgium alone. An impact-based early warning system can improve preparedness and reduce the societal and economic impacts of su...
