WELCOME TO THE PROJECT
RIVERTEMP is an Erasmus+ project, aimed at education in identification and classification of temporary rivers to fight climate change
Temporary (drying) rivers are defined as watercourses…” that they can dry out during some period of the year. More than 50% of the world river network demonstrates that non-perennial rivers are the norm and not the exception on Earth. The project seeks the identification and classification of them.
What activities will the project address?
The Training Curriculum
Will help achieve the goal general idea of creating teaching and learning tools focused on in temporary rivers and the management of water resources. Besides, the activities aim to generate a paradigm shift towards a new conceptual vision of rivers, as well as support the identification and their categorization through the development of a open and easy-to-use software tool for “mapping of multitude of temporary rivers”, widely applicable to describe the non-perennial river systems that are present from climate alpine to the arid and semi-arid environments of Europe.
Electronic Learning Platform
Provide users with tools informatics and MOOC for the identification and categorization temporary rivers, a GIS-based repository for classified satellite images that can generate virtuous circles for the implementation of a “RT crowd mapping”, potentially carried out by people all over the world, not just by project participants.
Piloting the Computer Tools
The researchers, professors and students involved will work in this, providing comments and modifications of both the computer tools such as the structure and content of the material and training platform:
- Organizing a final hackathon that allows participants deepen the main themes of the material formative.
- Enabling students with fewer opportunities participate in a short-term mobility activity without any associated cost to them.
- Strengthening cooperation between universities, providers of FP and SMEs; but also with external entities that can be invited to participate.
Rivertemp is an European project that includes as partners organisations experts in the fields of education and formation of three different countries.
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The University of Salerno (UNISA) is one of the largest Universities in Italy with more than 35000 enrolled students and more than 900 professors and researchers. Overall UNISA offers more than 70 courses of study including bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
UPV is a public Higher Education Institution actively involved in international cooperation and mobility projects. UPV hosts nearly 30,000 students, employs over 4,000 people (teaching, research, and administrative staff) and it is the first technological university in Spain according to international rankings (e.g. Shanghai Ranking of World Universities).
Femxa is a training company specialized in training for employment, aimed at companies, public administration, consulting, professional offices, training centers and individuals. Its goal is to increase the competitiveness of organizations, employability, and professional qualification of people.
DRAXIS Environmental S.A. is a dynamic Greek SME with strong experience in providing solution development and implementation of Environmental Technologies. Draxis provides specialized environmental consultation services, anticipates market needs and develop state-of-the-art solutions for the private and public sectors at local, national and European levels.
The Technical University of Crete (TUC) is one of Greece’s Higher Education Institutions, which places emphasis both on education and research. The mission of the Technical University of Crete is to develop modern engineering specialties, to place emphasis on research in fields of advanced technology as well as to establish close cooperation with the industry and other production organizations in Greece.
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