At the 1st FutureMed Workshop & Training School – in Chania, from 29th September to the 3rd of October 2025 -, doctoral researchers took part in a hands-on flood risk assessment tutorial using the CLIMAAX framework.

Led by the CLIMAAX-CRETE technical team, the session guided participants through the complete Hazard → Exposure → Vulnerability → Risk workflow. The case study focused on the Pineios Basin in Thessaly, connecting the analysis to real impacts from Storm Daniel (2023).

Students worked with predefined datasets to create risk maps, statistics, and exposure estimates, comparing their results with actual flood observations to discuss model performance, data resolution, and protection measures. The training emphasized workflow design, uncertainty awareness, and effective communication of results, producing outputs such as hazard maps, exposed-population estimates, and building-loss summaries.

Beyond technical learning, the tutorial underscored the importance of reproducibility, open data, and decision relevance for regional authorities and emergency planners.

The exercise demonstrated that CLIMAAX is not only a harmonized framework for regional climate risk management—but also a powerful learning platform, preparing the next generation of researchers and practitioners to translate science into actionable resilience strategies.