Abstract
European scale research is not limited to collaborative scientific advancements, but also requires joint trans-national development and operationalization of the results. The X-RISK-CC project (https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/x-risk-cc/) brings together partners from five Alpine countries (Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, France) in a joint effort to produce tangible impact in the support to climate risk managers and policymakers, motivated by the steadily increasing hazardous weather events that have been experienced in the Alps in recent decades. To promote climate-informed decision making and the transferability of local results, the X-RISK-CC WebGIS offers an interactive and accessible way to visualize maps and NUTS3 level aggregations of 20 specifically selected climate indices, including heavy rain, heatwaves, drought and compound processes, over the Alpine Space. The data catalogue includes both historical observations from model reanalyses and future climate projections (EURO-CORDEX) under different Global Warming Levels. The WebGIS is complemented by a digital archive including in-depth technical documentation, scientific syntheses and detailed reports of both Alpine and local analyses.
The research leading to these results has received funding from Interreg Alpine Space Program 2021-27 under the project number ASP0100101, “How to adapt to changing weather eXtremes and associated compound and cascading RISKs in the context of Climate Change” (X-RISK-CC).