Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change explained

CMCC
Full Name:Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
Native Name:Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici
Native Name Lang:it
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Type:Nonprofit[1]
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Purpose:Climate science[2]
Headquarters:Lecce[3]
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Membership:230 [4]
Membership Year:2023
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The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) is an Italian research centre[5] dedicated to climate and climate related research, including climate variability, its causes and consequences,[6] carried out through numerical models ranging from Global Earth System to regional models within the Euro-Mediterranean area.

History

The centre was established with initial funding from the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, the Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea (MATT), the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies (MIPAF) and the Ministry of Finance (MEF), within the Strategic Programme "Sustainable development and climate change" of the 2001 Special Integrative Fund for Research (FISR), aimed at funding specific activities with exclusive strategic relevance, pursuant to the 2001–2003 (also extended to 2005–2007) National Research Programme (PNR). As such, the CMCC fulfils the "creation of an international level centre for research on climate change" with focus on the: "development and in-depth examination of knowledge on climate variability: study of causes and consequences through high resolution simulations".

The CMCC started its operations in 2005,[7] but the official opening was put off until the beginning of 2009 to coincide with the "Climate Science in the Mediterranean area" event, which took place in Lecce, on 31 January 2009. On 10 December 2015 the Center became a Foundation therefore representing CMCC's legal status, its contents, aims and operational modalities.

In June 2018 a new partnership with Resources for the Future established the RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE), based in Milan.

Organization

The CMCC is a foundation with its headquarters in Lecce and local units in Bologna, Venice, Caserta, Sassari, Viterbo and Milan, to exploit the existing expertise of its partners. The Director of CMCC is Dr. Antonio Navarra.[8]

Partners and associated centres

Partners

Associated centres

Mission

The mission of the CMCC is "to improve our understanding of the nature and mechanisms of climate variability, its causes and its impacts, with a special emphasis on the Mediterranean area" and its interactions with the global climate. Through the capabilities of its members and associate centres, the CMCC delivers scientific-technical products and technical support to ministries, regions and provinces, and the private sector, in fields such as:

Furthermore, through satellite remote sensing, the CMCC also aims to carry out:

International cooperation is an essential activity of the CMCC, which financially supports several international projects, and participates in European projects and works within bilateral agreements between Italy and other countries. Other than operating research coordination/management of international projects led by Italian Ministries, the CMCC also provides scientific support for several multilateral international activities, including the IPCC, UNCCD, UNEP and UNFCCC.[9]

In 2008–2009 CMCC supported the Italian G8 Presidency with scientific and technical advice, including organization and management of three workshops on climate change related issues. The centre also contributes to knowledge dissemination through specific events (seminars, conferences, congresses or workshops) and educational activities,[10] [11] with the preparation, funding and management of training programs (on a post-doctoral level), such as PhD Schools and Summer and Winter schools.

Research Institutes

The activities of the CMCC are carried out by and clustered into eight different topical Research units:

Furthermore, CMCC also hosts the working group of the IPCC National Focal Point for Italy.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CMCC - Climate-KIC Partners . 2024-11-11 . Climate-KIC . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-03-11 . Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC, Italy) . 2024-11-11 . Clean Energy Wire . en.
  3. Web site: Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC) Green Policy Platform . 2024-11-11 . www.greenpolicyplatform.org.
  4. Web site: 2023-05-06 . Il meglio della scienza del clima è al Cmcc . 2024-11-11 . la Repubblica . it.
  5. Web site: Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC) . 2024-11-11 . climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu . en.
  6. Web site: Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) . 2024-11-11 . JPI Climate . en-US.
  7. Web site: Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) . 2024-11-11 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: Antonio Navarra . 2024-11-11 . Aspen Global Change Institute . en.
  9. Web site: CMCC, RITE, UNIVE: Climate scenarios for this critical decade to achieve sustainable development and resilient future . 2024-11-11 . unfccc.int.
  10. Buonocore . Mauro . Mazzai . Alessandra . Santin . Selvaggia . Carlon . Ottavia . 2023-05-01 . The world's best initiatives raising awareness on climate change: the CMCC Climate Change Communication Award "Rebecca Ballestra" . Egu General Assembly Conference Abstracts . EGU–15796 . 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-15796. free . 2023EGUGA..2515796B .
  11. Increasing climate awareness through science/communication collaboration: the CMCC multi-platform approach . Buonocore . Mauro . Santin . Selvaggia . 2023-02-22 . Copernicus Meetings . EGU23-10926 . en . Carlon . Ottavia . Mazzai . Alessandra . Michielin . Davide . Acierno . Arianna . Glauda . Agnese . Bassetti . Francesco.