The EnhANcing emergencY management and response to extreme WeatHER and climate Events (ANYWHERE) project, which started in June 2016 and ended at the end of December 2019, was funded under the H2020 program. It aimed to improve emergency management and response to extreme or high-impact weather/climate events such as floods, landslides, storm surges, snowfall, forest fires, heat waves, and drought.

Working in the field of applied research, the project aimed at the implementation of real-time warning systems, able not only to monitor the state of the events but also to identify how many and which areas were at risk. This provided decision makers the opportunity to understand how many people and infrastructure could be involved and thus to obtain a proactive response.

In addition, ANYWHERE contributed to the production of standard tools useful for both decision makers and end users. In fact, the project led to the creation of the A4EU platform , which provides products and services for improving the response to emergencies and high-impact weather and climate phenomena. This platform has been tested in seven pilot sites identified by the project (Liguria; Spain and Catalonia; Canton of Bern, Switzerland; Corsica; Roagaland, Norway; South Savo, Finland).

Within the project, CIMA Research Foundation was the leader of Work Package 6, concerning the demonstration activity of A4EU in the different pilot sites during the operational period, between October 2018 and September 2019. It should be noted that many of the A4EU systems remained active even at the end of the project, confirming their usefulness.