The third Germ of Life webinar provided a practical demonstration of one of the project’s key achievements: a digital ecosystem of tools designed to improve understanding of drought impacts and support more effective decision-making in response to climate change challenges across the Mediterranean region.
Entitled “From Assessment to Action: Demonstrating the Germ of Life Platform, Vulnerability Assessment Tool (VAT) and Pilot Applications”, the session, organised by the University of Patras, the project coordinator, offered participants an overview of the Germ of Life digital platform and the Vulnerability Assessment Tool (VAT). The tool has been developed to assess territorial vulnerability to drought by combining environmental data, risk indicators and Earth Observation systems.
The webinar featured Christelis Evangelos, Head of the Technology Department at Dotsoft (Greece), and Lelia Ataliani, from Infotrend Innovations (Cyprus), who presented the platform’s development process and its main functionalities. They explained how the digital solutions developed within Germ of Life transform large volumes of environmental data into valuable information for public authorities, environmental managers and researchers.
The practical dimension of the project was presented by Inês Camilo, representing EDIA – Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infraestruturas do Alqueva (Portugal), who shared the experience of the Portuguese pilot site and demonstrated how these tools are already being used to improve the management of ecosystems particularly vulnerable to water scarcity.
The technical demonstration was delivered by Léa Duran, Lead Data Scientist and Hydrology Researcher at Atos, who guided participants through the platform’s main features and explained how it combines environmental sensors, satellite observations and artificial intelligence to support vulnerability assessments and the planning of climate adaptation measures.
All the tools presented during the webinar are now available through the Germ of Life website, where users can explore their functionalities and discover how digital innovation is helping to strengthen climate resilience across the Mediterranean region.
