SAPYRA: Safety of Pyrenees access points against avalanche risk.

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Description of solution

Summary (Challenges; Objectives)

SAPYRA is a collaborative action led between France, Andorra and Spain against avalanches.The main objective of the SAPYRA project is to improve the safety and viability of transport infrastructure along access points in Andorra. Within this are two specific objectives:- Limit the effects of risks at their origin or as close to the risk sites as possible.- Better understand climate phenomena in real time to enable assessment and management of the risk level as accurately as possible.- Reduce down time in the road network.

Technical characteristics

Implementation of anti-avalanche systems in different valleys/passes in the municipalities of l’Hospitalet-près-l’Andorre, Porté-Puymorens and Porta:- Reforestation work.- Installation of protective netting, tripods and plantations along passes.- Installation of avalanche, snow, density and humidity detectors along the roads.- Installation of four new meteorological stations to facilitate more detailed characterisation of the weather conditions which cause avalanches in the valleys/passes at higher risk, thus improving localised avalanche risk predictions.

Location Latitude

42.5886000000

Location Longitude

1.7979600000

Comment on location

Municipalities of L’Hospitalet-près-l’Andorre, Porté-Puymorens, Porta; France

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Ecosystem (s) impacted

Mountain

Hazard(s) concerned

Rockfalls

Exposition

Exposed assets

Roads

Is there population exposed?

Yes, low density of population (<50 persons /km2)

Activity

Are there jobs created in the nature-based sector?

Don't know

Are there new employments in tourism sector, sport activities or recreational activites ?

Don't know

Are there new activities in the tourism sector , sport activities or recreational activites?

Don't know

Are there new/traditional activities that increased?

I don't know

International classification

Sustainable development goals addressed

SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

Sendai Frameword priorities addressed

Priority 3. Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience

Actors

Who are the beneficiaries of the action

Countries, Population, Insurance companies

Organizations involved in the implementation of the action

Direction Interdépartamentale des RoutesFrench Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity TransitionGovernment of Andorra French Forest Agency

Temporal aspects

Design life time of the action

Between 5 and 10 years

Implementation time of the action

More than 10 years

Financial aspects

Financing source

European Comission, Regional Government

Evaluation

Risk reduction

Hazard

Exposure

Vulnerability

Feasibility

Technical Feasibility

Economic Feasibility

Environment

Water

Soil

Vegetation

Landscape

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Biodiversity

Society

Quality of Life

Community involvement

Landscape Heritage

Economy

Revitalization

Local Economy

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