Coordinator: CINECA

(EU CEF-IA) Through the use of High Performance Computing, Highlander will make it possible to process data for generating climate forecasts and reducing the risks associated with climate change, for a more intelligent and sustainable management of natural resources and the territory.

Highlander project will be able to develop new cutting-edge applications and services for:

• a smarter management of agriculture – irrigation schedules, fertiliser inputs, water cycle and sustainability of competing uses (hydropower, domestic, agricultural, ecological) – supporting planning and decision-making when considering territorial resources and systems owing to short-term forecasts and medium-term climate projections, including extreme events and related climate risks;
• animal welfare, environmental management of nature parks and forest fire predictions and controls, integrating climate data, satellite observations and Internet of Things data in order to support ecosystem assessment and management such as environmental management of natural parks.