The Development of Integrated Databases

In the frame of the mission of the Joint Research Centre, the work of the Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit (LMNHU) aims to improve : - the understanding and prediction of regional changes in climate and extreme weather events; - the quantification of climate change impacts at the continental, regional, and local levels; - the analysis of adaptation and risk mitigation activities; - the integration of all aspects of the climate change issue into strategies for sustainable development. The work is based on the combination of the catchments-based hydrological rainfall-runoff model LISFLOOD and a land use forecasting model, the MOLAND urban and regional growth model. Based on the assumption that the spatial dimension is one of the key elements to foster sustainable development, a complex modelling system is being developed to integrate the LISFLOOD and MOLAND forecasting capabilities. The methodology is currently applied on several areas (typically river catchments) in Europe.The Tisza river catchment is one of the test-areas used in the research work. This technical note describes the database that has been built for the Tisza catchment area.