7 November 2025
Officials from the Hydrometeorological Institute of Kosovo (HMIK) are participating in the European Union Science Conference on Disaster Preparedness, organized by the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS), the Joint Research Centre (JRC), and the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS), as part of the 20th Annual Meeting.
HMIK is a regular member of EFAS, serving as both a contributor to and user of the platform, through which meteorological and hydrological data are exchanged, as well as “Notifications” and “Warnings” regarding floods.
Some of the topics and contributions discussed during the sessions included:
-The European Flood Awareness System (EFAS), CEMS and the Global Flood Monitoring (GFM) product, as well as the latest operational updates of CEMS EFAS;
-The use of satellite-based information in relation to EFAS;
-Contributions from EFAS partners, including the use of EFAS and the EDERA platform;
-Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems: current status and future developments;
-Artificial Intelligence for disaster risk management;
-Integrated Drought Management Programme.