GravitationaL hazards Amplified by Degradation of protection forests and Extreme precipitation episodes - part Meteorology

GLADE will assess the protective effect of forests in Austria under different climate change scenari-os and quantify the vulnerability of infrastructure (roads, railways, electricity grids, settlement are-as) in relation to gravitational hazards (landslides, rockfall, avalanches). The effect of alternative forest management strategies on the residual vulnerability will be explored. Core elements of GLADe are: (1) Assessing the impacts of climate change on protective services of Austrian forests via pro-tection forest modelling emphasizing the role of disturbance regimes (current/alternative management) (2) Assessing the impacts of climate change on landslide risk via intensified extreme precipita-tion regime (different climate scenarios) (3) Pulling impacts together for hot spot mapping (4) Assessing vulnerability of infrastructure for entire Austria at district level (72 administrative units) and elaborate response strategies to maintain forest protection functions. The assessment approach will extend until 2110 and focus on 3 time slices (2030, 2050, 2085).