According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2023 report, up to 757 million people faced chronic hunger in 2023. Meanwhile, the World Food Programme (WFP) estimated that 343 million people were facing acute food insecurity as of November 2024, across 74 countries. Key drivers of this crisis include armed …
CENTAUR and SEED-FD are two research and development projects funded under Horizon Europe and responding to the growing risks caused by the consequences of climate change. By advancing early warning systems for droughts and floods and developing indicators which involve environmental, societal, and economic risk factors, the projects support global anticipatory action and more coordinated …
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From 27 April to 2 May, the CENTAUR Horizon Europe project was represented at the 2025 European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna. Two consortium partners, Ithaca and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), participated in the event and presented recent work and developments related to the project. Ithaca colleagues, Burcu Koçoğlu …
From 23 to 25 April 2025, a three-day webinar on “Copernicus for Land Degradation, Agriculture, and Food Security” was co-organised by the EU Space Support Office (EUSSO) in collaboration with the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) – entity based in Kenya which includes 20 Contracting Member States across the Eastern and …
We are pleased to share the recent publication of the paper “ERA5–Drought: Global Drought Indices Based on ECMWF Reanalysis” in Scientific Data as part of the activities under the CENTAUR Horizon Europe project. The paper introduces a global dataset for long-term drought monitoring from 1940 to the present. Derived from the European Centre for Medium-Range …
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On 11 April 2025, the CENTAUR Horizon Europe project hosted an online meeting with Advisory Board members to present the outcomes of the Demo Review for Cold Cases (DR-CC) and the Preliminary Demo Results Evaluation (PDRE). The session provided an opportunity to review the implementation of cold cases (focused on historical crisis scenarios) and to …
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Last week, CENTAUR participated in the 4th annual Global Flood Forecasting and Monitoring Meeting, organised by the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS). The two-day event brought together experts to discuss the latest developments in the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) and the Global Flood Monitoring (GFM) tool, along with the ways in which their data …
On 21 November, we hosted our first Online Workshop with almost 100 participants. The workshop presented the progress of the CENTAUR Horizon Europe project, the challenges faced by the team, and the next steps. It also provided a platform for key stakeholders to engage in panel discussions on urban flooding and food and water …
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On 22 November, the CENTAUR project team hosted its first workshop with the Advisory Board (AB) members to assess achievements and get feedback to further refine strategies to improve the CENTAUR platform. Demonstrating the CENTAUR Platform The workshop revolved around the demonstration of the CENTAUR platform. This advanced tool integrates access to indicators tackling challenges …
On 11 October, we have attended the Copernicus EMS Annual Conference, delivering a keynote on our project. This high-level event, organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, and brought together experts from the European Commission and international organisations. Participants discussed the EU tools and policies available for anticipating risks and managing crises such as …
CENTAUR attended the CEMS Annual Conference 2024 Read More »