CIMA Research Foundation

L’#acqua è una risorsa finita e il #cambiamentoclimatico sta riscrivendo le sue dinamiche in modi sempre più complessi. #Siccità più intense e imprevedibili, riduzione delle riserve nevose, variazioni nei deflussi fluviali: comprendere oggi come evolveranno le risorse idriche in #Italia nei prossimi decenni è una sfida, prevedere il futuro dell’acqua richiede potenza di #calcolo. Di questo parlerà il nostro ricercatore Francesco Avanzi nel prossimo webinar “Osserv-azioni su... Cambiamenti climatici ed eventi estremi”, promosso dall’Osservatorio Supercalcolo - ICSC e realizzato da IFAB - International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development. Nel suo intervento, Francesco Avanzi presenterà #ITWATER, un progetto che applica il calcolo ad alte prestazioni (#HPC) all’idrologia per studiare la disponibilità idrica futura in Italia. Attraverso simulazioni avanzate e #modelli idrologici ad alta risoluzione, IT-WATER permette di analizzare l’evoluzione della siccità e delle risorse idriche con una precisione senza precedenti. Un approccio innovativo che apre nuove prospettive per la gestione sostenibile dell’acqua e la prevenzione delle #crisiidriche. 📅 10 marzo 2025, 16-17:30  ℹ️Programma e iscrizione: https://lnkd.in/dvCDQ3Rf 👉 E scopri di più su IT-WATER: https://lnkd.in/dpjr4Pc5  Silvio Gualdi, CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Antonio Tirri, Leithà | Unipol Group, Lucia Cisco, Hypermeteo, Antonio Policicchio, PhD, NTT DATA, ICSC - Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in HPC, Big Data e Quantum Computing, BI-REX Competence Center

Ensuring that an #alert is not merely a message but translates into timely and coordinated #action is the goal of Table-Top Exercises, essential tools for testing and strengthening early warning systems. These days, our researchers are in #Tanzania for a Technical Advisory Mission, a crucial step in preparing the national #TTX scheduled for May, which will involve local institutions and humanitarian organizations. As part of the "#DRR Capacity Building in Africa" project, we are organizing, in collaboration with the Associazione della Croce Rossa Italiana, three TTXs to test and improve early warning systems in the project's target countries: Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Niger. In #Dodoma, our experts have been working closely with the Disaster Management Department (PMO-DMD), the Tanzania Meteorological Authority, the Ministry of Water Resources, and other key stakeholders to start the process of constructing the exercise, aimed at analysing the functioning of the national #EarlyWarningSystem. This initial meeting in Tanzania allowed for the mapping of risk information flow, helping to identify key points within the warning system. This mission also provided a significant opportunity for technical exchange with a delegation from the National Institute of Disaster Management of #Mozambique (INGD) delegation as part of the #Ready2Act project, funded by the Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS) and Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo - Sede di Maputo. The visit to Tanzania's National #SituationRoom, which was inaugurated last June as part of the #AMHEWAS programme run by African Union Commission and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), allowed for the sharing of operational experiences and tools for risk monitoring, helping to build a bridge of knowledge, within the framework of the AMHEWAS network, between two countries exposed to common challenges.

The frequency of extreme #wildfires in the Mediterranean basin is increasing due to #climatechange and changes in land use, such as loss of croplands and forestry activities. This causes an increasing impact on the sustainability of ecosystems and the ability of #CivilProtection to ensure the safety of the citizenry.  To provide support in these challenges, the #FIRESCENE - “Advancing wildfire Civil Protection scenarios into risk planning and governance” project was born, which aims to develop innovative procedures and tools to improve the ability to protect communities from the risk of wildfires. Funded by the European Union and led by the Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, the project will develop #riskassessment and planning tools together with end users, with the aim of strengthening civil protection systems to address #wildfirerisk with a special focus on Wildland-Urban Interfaces (WUIs), tourist and protected areas. But that's not all: alongside research, the other key element is collaboration. FIRE-SCENE is also committed to improving #riskgovernance through dialogue with stakeholders: in fact, meetings and moments of exchange will be organized, and the results obtained will be transferred to other EU territories suffering from an increasing risk of forest fires, so as to ensure a shared and collaborative approach along all phases of the project's life. ℹ️ Find out more about this project that kicked off last month: https://lnkd.in/ghPCFHEP    Pau Costa Foundation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Regione Calabria 📷 Photograph: Zurla Marco/UIF 

“One of our main objectives is to reduce uncertainty in environmental measurements: with #ACRONET we work to ensure accurate and timely data, essential for decision-making in #emergency situations.” These are the words of our Program Director Cosimo Versace to describe the ACRONET paradigm, a project conceived by our Foundation for the implementation and worldwide deployment of environmental #monitoring and control systems in 'open hardware' mode. A project that acquires even more relevance in light of a recent scientific article, published in “Journal of Hydrology,” which highlights the importance of advanced technological solutions to address the critical issues related to the collection and analysis of hydrometeorological data. In fact, ACRONET not only collects data, but also integrates advanced algorithms for quality control and validation of measurements, thus ensuring reliable and scientifically robust information, which is essential for those who must manage risk on the ground. #WorldEngineeringDay 👉 Find out more on our website: https://lnkd.in/dbDSm3VG

🌍 "𝗢𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃-𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝘀𝘂... 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶 𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶": tornano i webinar dell'Osservatorio ICSC! Gli eventi estremi stanno ridefinendo il nostro presente e futuro: come può il #Supercalcolo supportare la ricerca e la prevenzione? Quale ruolo giocano Big Data e Quantum Computing nell’analisi dei cambiamenti climatici? 🌪️ 📅 𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟭𝟳:𝟯𝟬 📌 Agenda e iscrizioni: https://lnkd.in/dvCDQ3Rf Interverranno: 🎤 Il Centro Nazionale ICSC e i cambiamenti climatici: quali progetti in corso e quali opportunità? – Silvio Gualdi (CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici) 🎤 Determinare l’impatto degli eventi estremi: il progetto HAMMON – Antonio Tirri (Leithà | Unipol Group) 🎤 IT-WATER: calcolo ad alte prestazioni degli scenari futuri di siccità e risorse idriche in Italia – Francesco Avanzi (CIMA Research Foundation) 🎤 Indici meteo-climatici per il monitoraggio degli eventi estremi – Lucia Cisco (Hypermeteo) 🎤 Digital Twin for the territory management: a focus on the risk of climate events –  Antonio Policicchio, PhD (NTT DATA) Iscriviti ora! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dK9MxyMm Giuseppina Digiglio | Eleonora Barelli, PhD | Eleonora Ocello | Ilaria Olivieri | Ethel Gallo | ICSC - Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in HPC, Big Data e Quantum Computing | BI-REX Competence Center | IFAB - International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development #Supercomputing #BigData #QuantumComputing #ClimateChange #ExtremeEvents #DigitalTwin #HPC #Innovation

📣Space technologies to support #agriculture: join us for MAGDA webinar! With #climatechange, European crops are subject to the innumerable impacts of increased extreme weather events, such as torrential rains, heat waves, and weather conditions that favor pests and diseases. It is in this context that the MAGDA Project operates, which strives to improve weather forecasting with the goal of protecting agriculture by reducing both food production losses due to adverse weather conditions and water consumption due to poor irrigation management. To achieve this, the support of Europe's advanced Earth observation and satellite navigation systems, Galileo and Copernicus, has been essential. MAGDA has integrated data from these technologies into high-resolution numerical weather prediction models. Now that the project is coming to an end, it is time to take stock and unveil the results achieved. From cutting-edge technologies to innovative strategies addressing some of Europe’s most pressing climate challenges—join the webinar where our researchers will present the outcomes of the MAGDA project! 📌Webinar 𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 📅13 March 🕙10:00 CET For information and registration: https://lnkd.in/dVbKvDJQ

Observing a #river from above means analyzing its morphology, understanding its dynamics, and collecting essential data for #water resource management and #flood risk prevention. Over the past few days, our researchers have conducted the first workshop in #Ethiopia on the use of #UAV technology for hydrological applications. Twelve experts from the Ministry of Water and Energy, the Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC), and the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute participated in an intensive four-day training on the use of #DronePhotogrammetry for the rapid and high-resolution acquisition of river topographic data, such as cross-sections and embankments. The workshop included both theoretical and practical sessions. During the first day, participants explored the principles of photogrammetry, as well as the advantages and limitations of UAV technology in #hydrology. This was followed by #fieldwork on two sections of the Awash Basin, where participants engaged in flight planning, pre-flight checks, and assessments of environmental factors that can affect UAV mission efficiency. The final day was dedicated to processing the collected #data to generate digital surface models and extract river cross-sections—key parameters for calculating water discharge and supporting #floodmanagement strategies. This initiative, financed by the European Union,  is implemented by Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS) with the technical support of CIMA Research Foundation, as part of the project aimed at improving the integrated management of water resources in Ethiopia. AICS Addis Ababa 

Cross-border areas are places of connection, but also of complexity. Here, #risk does not stop at administrative boundaries, and managing phenomena such as #floods and earthquakes requires a shared approach. How can we effectively assess seismic and flood risk on interconnected territories? And how can we transform this knowledge into operational tools for #prevention and #response? In Vienna, the BORIS2 project workshop is addressing these questions, bringing together experts and institutions to refine #multirisk assessment methodologies from the perspective of effective emergency management in #crossborder areas. This discussion starts from concrete experiences, such as flood response in Styria, and extends to broader challenges: assessing the physical vulnerability, the need for harmonized data for more effective #riskmanagement, and the integration of different #monitoring and prevention systems. The BORIS2 project, funded by DG ECHO EU in Emergencies, is paving the way for a more integrated and operational risk assessment system, enabling institutions from different countries to work together in risk management. Because security cannot stop at borders, and only a shared vision can make territories more resilient to complex #hazards.    University of Ljubljana, University of Montenegro, TED Üniversitesi, Disaster Competence Network Austria 

What do sudden #flood and prolonged #droughts have in common? Although they may seem like opposites, these phenomena are closely interconnected and tell the same story: #climatechange is reshaping the dynamics of natural hazards. But how can we observe them with precision? Through the eyes of #satellites. 🛰️ This month, our researcher Luca Cenci met with first- and second-year students from the secondary school at Istituto Comprensivo "Via Mar dei Caraibi" in Rome (Lido di Ostia). A journey through #science and #awareness, as part of the project "Know, Understand, Act. Floods and droughts: two sides of the same coin (seen through the eyes of satellites)", exploring how satellite technology helps us better understand extreme phenomena. Using satellite imagery and scientific data, we showed students how concepts studied in #STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) can be transformed into real-world tools for monitoring and mitigating natural hazards. From theory to practice, helping answer the questions of those who, one day, may contribute to building a more resilient world. 🛰️ Learn more about our Earth Observation Department: https://lnkd.in/gf7esAg5  

The #propagation of #fire is a complex phenomenon influenced by wind, terrain morphology, and the nature of vegetation fuel. One of the most challenging aspects to predict is #FireSpotting: burning embers carried by the wind can ignite new outbreaks even hundreds of meters away, making fire control an even greater challenge. In the field of scientific research applied to environmental protection, the continuous improvement of operational tools is essential to effectively address natural hazards. To make wildfire predictions increasingly accurate, our researchers collaborated with the BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics to refine existing modeling and introduce new parameterizations. Thanks to this synergy, advanced fire spotting models have been integrated into the #PROPAGATOR simulator, improving prediction accuracy and providing essential support for operational decision-making in the field. 🆕 We talked about this with our researcher Andrea Trucchia in the update on our website: https://lnkd.in/d62uwsFr