PNRR and SMINO Projects

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  SMINO one of the 22 research infrastructures of the ITINERIS National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) project, which aims to develop interdisciplinary research in the environmental sciences using existing data and new observations. ITINERIS also contributes to the development of the SMINO optical fiber network, the extension of the network to the sea, and the modernization of the calibration center. Other PNRR projects, such as GeoSciences IR, MEET, and RETURN, help improve geological research, natural hazard monitoring, and community resilience.

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  GeoSciences IR - This project aims to create a new research infrastructure for the Italian Network of Regional Geological Services (RISG), a coordination network between ISPRA, the Geological Survey of Italy, and the Regional Geological Services (RGS), that is, the technical offices of the Regions, Autonomous Provinces, and Regional Environmental Agencies with specific delegation in the geological field at the regional level.
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  MEET (Monitoring Earth Evolution and Tectonics) - This project aims to innovate the Italian multidisciplinary observation system, particularly in regions most exposed to natural hazards, to provide a research infrastructure fully open to the scientific community, contributing to the understanding of natural hazards with the goal of applying effective mitigation actions, improving our resilience.
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  RETURN multi-Risk sciEnce for resilienT commUnities under a changiNg climate - The Extended Partnership RETURN has been created to strengthen research chains at the national level and promote their participation in European initiatives on environmental, natural, and anthropogenic risks. In particular, it will contribute to strengthening key competencies, technology transfer, and knowledge and to enhance Italian governance in disaster risk management, involving public administrations, stakeholders, and private enterprises.