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International Centre for Environmental Monitoring

CIMA Research Foundation is a research organization concerned with the study, prediction and prevention of climate change-related hazards such as floods, forest fires, droughts, and loss of terrestrial and marine biodiversity.

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Munerol F., Briano G. Acqua, una strategia per affrontare le sfide future, Ecoscienza, n. 2 (2025) https://www.arpae.it/it/ecoscienza/numeri-ecoscienza/anno-2025/numero-2-anno-2025/ecos-2025-02.pdf

Perello N., Trucchia A., D’Andrea M., Meschi G., Ghasemiazma F., Degli Esposti S., Fiorucci P., Ferraris L., Gollini A., Negro D. Fuel-aware forest fire danger rating system RISICO: a comparative study for Italy, International Journal of Wildland Fire, 34, WF25023 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1071/WF25023

Sahila A., Fiorese A., Perello N., Trucchia A., Pagnini G., Patterns of burned area by a cellular-automata fire simulator: The role of microscale wind field, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, Volume 151 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2025.109026

Bernini L., Lagasio M., Milelli M., Oberto E., Parodi A., Hachinger S., et al. Convection-permitting dynamical downscaling of ERA5 for Europe and the Mediterranean basin, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, e5014 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.5014

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ALISEO

Air and coupled ocean-wave Ligurian Integrated forecast System for Environmental cOastal prediction

The project develops an integrated operational service for high-resolution atmospheric and oceanographic forecasting service along the Ligurian coast, with a special focus on the Cinque Terre National Park.
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High-Resolution Early Precipitation-to-Flood Signals

The project aims to leverage the new operational meteorological products developed within the ECMWF Digital Twin (DT) Extremes framework to support decision-making in the assessment of extreme weather impacts, with a particular focus on flood events.
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Enhancing Forecast Precision and Data Usability with AI-based Multi-Model Data Fusion for Destination Earth

The project is part of the European Programme Destination Earth and focuses on developing an advanced system that integrates multiple forecast model outputs into a single optimized product.
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PROTECTED NATURAL HABITATS

The “ISPRA – DRONE SURVEY PROTECTED HABITATS” initiative provides technical assistance and scientific support to the PNRR DigitAP project for field activities of natural habitats in Italy’s 24 national parks using Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) technology, more commonly known as drones.

Research Programmes

Intelligent Data Use in a Changing Climate

Capacity Development for Resilience & Climate Adaptation

Technological Development in the Digital Twins Era

The Emergent Nexus: Risk Resilience, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

Multi-Risk Assessment & Data-Informed Policies

Impact-based Early Warning Systems of Climate Threats

Governance & Responsibility in Civil Protection Systems

Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation: a Multidisciplinary Approach

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