Projects
FORBIO CLIMATE: Adaptation potential of biodiverse forests in the face of climate change Ghent University
FORBIO CLIMATE FORBIO CLIMATE: Adaptation potential of biodiverse forests in the face of climate change Fed. Wet. Beleid BR/132/A1
Climate change is expected to have a large impact on the distribution, composition and functioning of forest ecosystems
worldwide due to the limited migration and adaptation potential of trees. Creating resistant and resilient forests is thus a
key challenge for forest management. It has ...
The impact of large dams on the climate: A global climate modelling study. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
CREST: Climate resilient coast. Wave action in a changing climate: effects on the dynamics of the coast and implications for future safety strategies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The project is divided into three core activities: (1) integrated modeling of wave, flow and sediment on multi scale, (2) advanced modeling ...
Climate resilient coast. Wave action in changing climate: effects on the dynamics of the coast and implications for future safety strategies. KU Leuven
Recent studies show that more than one third of the Belgian coast is vulnerable to floods, which can be strengthened by climate change in the future. The main protection measure consists in the repeated supply of sand on the beaches and front banks, but the design and implementation of an efficient and durable supplementation is a major challenge. This project aims to address uncertainties in this area through research into integrated ...
CLIMAS : CLIMAte change citizens engagement toolbox for dealing with Societal resilience Vrije Universiteit Brussel
impacts in the near future. The last climate change events, such as flooding in Germany and Belgium in both Continental and Atlantic
regions, heat waves and lack of water in both Mediterranean and Boreal regions, show that the policymakers, experts and stakeholders'
actions are not ...
INTERREG IVB project CLIWAT - Adaptive and sustainable water management and protection of society and nature in an extreme climate Ghent University
Climate change simulations indicate that rainfall will increase in the North Sea region, however wit significant seasonal variations. This will lead to higher groundwater levels, higher flux to rivers/coastal waters and a forced outwash of nutrients and pollutants from industrial areas, agriculture and landfills. This will be investigated in an number of pilot areas along the North Sea coast.
Future climate extremes based on high-resolution climate modeling to support climate services over Belgium KU Leuven
Provision of climate services and adaptation planning are high priorities for Belgium in the coming decade.
It is therefore key to provide the envelope within which the climate is likely to evolve in Belgium at
different global warming levels. This envelope is determined by uncertainties related to changes in synoptic
scale circulation, which are already accounted for in existing datasets from global climate model and ...
Research on motivational climate messages, climate frames and climate narratives Ghent University
This research assignment aims to build knowledge about effective climate communication by working with Flemish partners/climate communicators to find motivating climate messages for the Flemish population. In collaboration with the partners, different (existing and new) climate messages will be tested to find out which kinds of frames and narratives work and which do so less with different target groups. Learning is central to this ...
Coherent integration of climate projections into climate adaptation planning tools for Belgium. KU Leuven
A valorisation of the CORDEX.be project results is proposed by integrating the climate model projections into existing online tools for climate adaptation. More specifically, based on the needs of the stakeholders, the aim is to first decide with the consortium an a best methodology to represent the climate change results from the high-resolution (RCM) CORDEX.be projections. Maps and data will then be produced that serve as direct input for ...