The mission of this Joint Cooperation programme on Applied scientific Research (JCAR) is to improve the cooperation on flood and drought management and research to Accelerate Transboundary Regional Adaptation to Climate Extremes (ATRACE).
The initiators of the programme share the common understanding that rapid climate change is now a reality. Timely preparation of flood and drought management requires ongoing engagement between research, policy, and implementation practice. The urgency demands embedded approaches to research, that accompany massively scaled-up climate action.
To accelerate action, rather than developing more alternative instruments and measures, this programme aims to improve, extend, and integrate existing frameworks, concepts, models, and datasets. To acknowledge that preparation for extremes is not the sole issue, JCAR-ATRACE is directing its knowledge development in close collaboration with policymakers and practitioners in the basins, considering the existing river basin development plans.
Our main objectives
Guided by a thorough consultation with our research partners and review of official evaluations of the 2021 floods in Western Europe, the main objectives of this joint cooperation program are:
Better prepared
Facilitate regional governments in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in improving integrated planning, development and management of regional river basins, preparing for extreme climate events.
Transboundary collaboration
Foster long-term partnerships between European knowledge institutes to enhance the knowledge base and inform flood and drought strategies in transboundary regional river basins.
European research partners
Our goal is to enhance the current network of renowned European research institutes that have practical experience in flood and drought risk management in transboundary regional river basins.
The majority of the research will be conducted by this coalition of research institutes, and if necessary, other institutes will be brought in to provide additional expertise for project-specific activities.
