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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27/01/2026

Forecast models for emergency management: the flood event of January 5–6 in central Italy

Between January 5 and 6, 2026, a major flood event affected central Italy, involving several river basins, including the Aniene, Velino, Liri, and Aterno. Once

23/01/2026

PPRD East 4 launched with the Kick-off Meeting in Rome

17/01/2026

Mozambique, heavy rainfall in the South: cooperation and monitoring to manage flood risk

16/01/2026

Snowfall and snow water resources: what Italy’s first 2026 data show

Approfondimenti

A working model for Civil Protection: 2025 outcomes of the collaboration between the Calabria Region and CIMA Research Foundation

In November 2025, the first year of activities under the collaboration agreement between the Calabria Region and CIMA Research Foundation was successfully completed. The agreement was launched through Convention rep.

Focus

Drought

When prevention saves lives.
A sudden crisis or a systemic risk that develops over time?

Early Warning

Anticipating risk to protect communities.
How can we ensure an effective and timely response to climate risk?

AMHEWAS

Coordination and exchange of information.
How can we increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard warning systems?

Sudan

The human factor as a driving force.
Does scientific cooperation continue even in times of crisis?

Articles and papers

Sahila, A., Canfora, B., Canzaniello, M. et al. Statistical dynamics of wildfire burned area from cellular-automata simulators, Sci Rep 16, 998 (2026) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-30851-3

Li, C., Wu, H., Alfieri, L., Mei, Y., Nanding, N., Huang, Z., Hu, Y., & Qu, L. Enhancing Hydrological Model Calibration for Flood Prediction in Dam-Regulated Basins with Satellite-Derived Reservoir Dynamics, Remote Sensing, 18(2), 193 (2026) https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18020193

Regione Liguria, RaFF LIGURIA 2025 – RAPPORTO SULLO STATO DELLE FORESTE E DEL SETTORE FORESTALE IN LIGURIA, pag. 15, 44, 47-51, 56-57, 105-113 (2025) https://www.agriligurianet.it/en/impresa/politiche-di-sviluppo/tutela-economia-bosco/rapporto-sullo-stato-delle-foreste.html

Sánchez-Hernández, G., Turco, M., Repeto-Deudero, I. et al. Record-Breaking 2025 European Wildfires Concentrated in Northwest Iberia, Global Change Biology 31, no. 12: e70649 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70649

Projects

Prevention, Preparedness and Response to natural and human-induced disasters in the Eastern Partnership countries – phase 4

PPRD East 4 represents the final phase of the European Union program dedicated to strengthening disaster risk management in the Eastern Partnership countries.

Inventory of Drought Impacts and Vulnerability

The project supports FAO in developing guidelines and tools for building Impact and Vulnerability (I&V) data inventories on drought.

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.

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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