Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP) facilitates the development of efficient forecasting and warning systems for coastal inundation based on robust science and observations, along vulnerable coastal areas. To do so, it integrate cross-cutting scientific models into an open forecasting environment for the purpose of improving/ expanding/ developing the forecasting and warning systems for storm surges, hydrological response to heavy rainfall and Tropical Cyclone landfall on coastal areas, and other phenomena causing coastal inundation.
CIFDP-Fiji
The Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project Fiji (CIFDP-F) will develop and implement an open-source coastal inundation end-to-end operational forecasting and warning system, facilitate cross-cutting cooperation among different scientific disciplines and user communities, and provide specialized training for operators / forecasters and disaster managers. Coastal communities will benefit through the improved performance of national institutions responsible for coastal disaster forecasting, warning, and climate adaptation planning. Every year, populations in coastal zones are impacted by coastal inundation caused by waves, including long period swell, storm surges and hydrological inundation, resulting in loss of life and damage to property. The results of this project will provide critical information to improve forecasting, warning, and evacuation planning in coastal zones.