IBIMET works to define strategies, develop technologies and explore practical solutions to contribute to the resilience and sustainability related to food, climatic, meteorological and energy emergencies, which are interconnected through a series of key deliverables. IBIMET deals with:
• Innovative technology solutions, integration of geomatics and ICT, for the efficient use of natural resources, decrease of fertilizer and pesticide use, and decrease of pollutant emissions for a sustainable agriculture and an increase/stabilization of yields
• Strategies to implement urban climate research
• Strategies to promote the development of rural communities through advanced training, technology transfer and sustainable development
• Climatology and implementation of weather and agro-meteorological forecasting systems
• Technological and managerial solutions for the protection and increase of soil organic carbon
• Instruments to enhance the quality of agrifood and no-food products
• Research in developing countries
• Educational activities, advanced education, technological transfer
• Communication and diffusion of research activities
IBIMET is located in Florence, Bologna, Sassari and Rome and, over the years, has promoted the creation of related research centers such as: LaMMA - Laboratory for Meteorology and Environmental Modelling, CESIA - Center for Informatics of the Georgofili Academy, FCS - Foundation for Climate and Sustainability, CIBIC - Center for Bioclimatology in partnership with the University of Florence.