GECOSISTEMA SRL

Their core work

Gecosistema is an Italian environmental consultancy and engineering SME based in Rimini, specializing in flood risk assessment, climate services, and natural hazard management. They provide technical expertise in hydrological modeling, inundation analysis, and climate adaptation planning for European research consortia. Their work bridges scientific flood risk research with practical climate service delivery, helping translate climate data into actionable knowledge for decision-makers and communities.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Gecosistema began its H2020 participation focused on technical flood risk analysis — modeling inundation, extreme events, and flood defence failure in river systems (SYSTEM-RISK, 2016). By 2017 they moved into broader climate forecasting services (CLARA), and their most recent project (I-CISK, 2021) shifts toward co-creation of climate services that integrate local community knowledge with scientific data. The trajectory shows a clear move from narrow engineering-focused hazard modeling toward user-centered climate service design.

Gecosistema is moving from pure technical hazard assessment toward participatory climate services that combine scientific modeling with local knowledge — positioning them well for the growing EU demand for actionable climate adaptation tools.

How they like to work

Gecosistema operates exclusively as a consortium participant, never as coordinator, which is typical for a specialized SME contributing technical capabilities to larger research efforts. With 40 unique partners across 11 countries in just 3 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia and appear comfortable integrating into multi-national teams. Their consistent participation across different funding schemes (MSCA-ITN, IA, RIA) suggests adaptability to various project structures and roles.

Despite only 3 projects, Gecosistema has built a broad network of 40 partners across 11 countries, reflecting participation in large European consortia. Their network spans multiple EU member states with no single dominant geographic cluster beyond Italy.

What sets them apart

Gecosistema combines environmental engineering practice with research-grade climate and flood modeling — a profile that is relatively rare among Italian SMEs in the climate sector. Their evolution from pure hazard analysis to participatory climate services means they can contribute both technical modeling expertise and experience in translating science into user-facing tools. For consortium builders, they offer a reliable Italian SME partner with practical environmental consultancy grounding, not just academic credentials.

Highlights from their portfolio

• I-CISK
  Their largest funded project (€405K) and most recent, representing their strategic shift toward co-created climate services integrating local knowledge.
• SYSTEM-RISK
  Defines their core technical identity in large-scale flood risk assessment, covering the full chain from hazard modeling to defence failure analysis.