GNDCI

Since 1986, the GNDCI has been the operating group of the Italian Civil Protection Department (Departimento della Protezione Civile, DPC) for issues related to hydro-geological disasters, with the following main tasks:

• Coordination of interdisciplinary activities to improve the scientific knowledge in the fields of civil defence against flood, landslides, aquifer deterioration and coastal erosion;
• Provision of scientific and technical consulting in the field of hydro-geological risk, to the national, regional and local authorities, with particular attention to the civil protection authorities;
• Management of the scientific community in support to the hydro-geological disasters mitigation activities of the Italian Civil Protection Department.