Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change

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CMCC
Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
Formation2005; 20 years ago (2005)
TypeNonprofit[1]
Legal statusfoundation
PurposeClimate science[2]
HeadquartersLecce[3]
Websitecmcc.it

The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) is a research center which models and predicts the interaction between climate change and social, economic and environmental changes.[4] The CMCC is a foundation based in Italy and carries out international research projects funded through programmes supported by the European Union as well as by national and international funding bodies.[5][6]

History

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The CMCC started its operations in 2005.[7] In 2008, it opened its High Performance Computing Center and by the 2020s machine learning and artificial intelligence were increasingly being used.[8] In 2015, the center became a foundation. In 2018, a new partnership with Resources for the Future was established: the RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE), based in Milan.[9]

Organization

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The CMCC Foundation headquarters are located in Lecce, with local offices in Bologna, Venice, Caserta, Sassari, Viterbo and Milan. The President of CMCC is Dr. Antonio Navarra.[10] The Operations Director is Laura Panzera. The scientific Director is Giulio Boccaletti.

The Foundation's research is organized into three institutes that bring together climate sciences experts from various countries in a multidisciplinary environment.[11] Collaboration among these institutes facilitates cross-disciplinary work on multiple aspects of climate change, including its social and economic impacts and technological dimensions.

The three research institutes are:

  • Institute for Earth System Prediction (IESP)
  • Institute for Climate Resilience (ICR)
  • European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE)

In addition to its institutes, the CMCC Foundation carries out cross-disciplinary research through several strategic programs:

  • Integration of the planetary biogeochemical and industrial carbon cycles
  • Predicting socio-economic outcomes in a changing climate
  • Global coasts as a new frontier
  • Integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning in the modeling chain

CMCC also operates three specialized centers that expand its research capacity, enhance computational resources, and support innovation and training:

  • High Performance Computing Center (HPCC)[12]
  • Advanced Digital Innovation Center (ADIC)
  • Advanced Training and Education Center (ATEC)[13]

Co-founders

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CMCC was co-founded by[14][15]

Mission and scope

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The CMCC models the effects of climate change on people, nature and the economy. Through advanced climate modeling, it build tools to help decision-makers in planning both short-term responses and long-term strategies for climate resilience.

The Foundation delivers scientific-technical products and technical support to ministries[16], regions[17] and provinces, and the private sector.

CMCC participates in multiple European projects and works on several international initiatives such as Copernicus Services, the European Topic Centre on Climate Change impacts, vulnerability, and Adaptation, ICOS, JPI Climate, and the UN Global Compact, among others.[18][6]

It also hosts the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) National Focal Point for Italy.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "CMCC - Climate-KIC Partners". Climate-KIC. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC, Italy)". Clean Energy Wire. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC)". Green Policy Platform. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ^ "About Foresight". Foresight. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC)". climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)". JPI Climate. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)". European Global Ocean Observing System. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. ^ Mastronardi, Bartolomeo; Matera, Giovanni (5 November 2024). L'intelligenza artificiale per il clima [Artificial intelligence for the climate] (in Italian). Retrieved 21 August 2025 – via www.rainews.it.
  9. ^ "RFF, European Partners to Form a Collaborative Research Institute". Resources for the Future. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Antonio Navarra". Aspen Global Change Institute. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Research Institutes". CMCC. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  12. ^ "The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation chooses Lenovo supercomputer to meet the challenges of global warming". Lenovo StoryHub. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  13. ^ "About CMCC". FERS - Future Earth Research School. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC)".
  15. ^ "CMCC". ESiWACE. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  16. ^ "The National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PNACC) approved". ISPRA Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Cambiamenti climatici su scala regionale: al via la collaborazione Arpac-Cmcc" [Regional Climate Change: ARPAC-CMCC collaboration launches]. Arpac (in Italian). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  18. ^ "CMCC, RITE, UNIVE: Climate scenarios for this critical decade to achieve sustainable development and resilient future". unfccc.int. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  19. ^ "IPCC Focal Points". www.ipcc.ch. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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