OFFICIAL SELECTION: COMMUNITY

Theme: Future Earth

Directed by GRAZIA Maria FIORE

Country of Origin: France

In Wallonia, floods represent a very concrete risk. The cost of the floods of July 2021 was estimated between 4 and 6 billion euros, causing human and material losses. To better prevent and manage flood risks, the Public Service of Wallonia mapped land use and land cover in the region, using aerial pictures, in-situ data and Copernicus satellite imagery.

The land use and land cover maps help them to identify sensitive issues in areas subject to flood risks and to perform analyses and statistics for the development of flood risk management plans.

Credits

Director - GRAZIA Maria FIORE

Writer - GRAZIA Maria FIORE

Producer - Eurisy and CNES

Shooting and Editing: Mauro Fiorito

Scientific and logistic support: Nathalie Stephenne and Benjamin Englebert, Public Service of Wallonia

This video has been realised as part of the “Copernicus and me” initiative, implemented by Eurisy and CNES with funding from the Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement between the European Commission and Copernicus Participating States. The initiative is overseen by CNES within the context of the initiative “Connect-by-CNES”.