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08/18/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/18/2021 08:23

Sava River basin Open Lab: Co-creating tools for better flood risk response

The 4th SHELTER Sava River basin Open Lab Stakeholder Workshop was convened virtually on 8 June 2021 by the International Sava River Basin Commission(link is external)and the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe. It aimed at defining user's perspective on the main functionalities and properties developed for SHELTER tools namely the Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Decision Support System and the Chatbot, which are currently in the first phase of their development.

Once ready, these tools would be utilised in the Resilience Dashboard, an online platform that will enable users to better manage hazard risks in the SHELTER Open Labs across Europe, and specifically the management of flood risks for cultural heritage in the Sava River Basin. The 5 Open Labs, established in cooperation with local stakeholders, are representative of main climatic and environmental challenges in Europe and of different heritage's typologies, i.e.: 3 Urban Open Labs (in Ravenna, Seferihisar and Dordrecht); and 2 Cross-border Open Labs (in Sava River Basin and Baixa Limia-Serra).