Current status of the project

After the proof of concept in the first project phase, DANUBIA was validated for measured time series and then applied for a first prototype scenario considering the IPCC predicted temperature trends for the next 100 years. The effects of global warming on the water cycle have been analysed, and the concept of deep actors been implemented to demonstrate the socio-economic consequences.

For the coming third project phase, DANUBIA will be used as simulation tool to test future sustainable development alternatives for multinational mountainous watersheds and their forelands, such as the Upper Danube catchment, under Global Change conditions. For this purpose regional climate simulations from different models will be used.