RiscBal

Early warning systems | Real-time monitoring and modeling | Geoweb viewers | Decision Support Systems | R + D + i

The University of the Balearic Islands has a solid track record in the study and development of early warning systems for natural risks, and it has consolidated a body of scientific and technological knowledge oriented toward smart land management and knowledge transfer in these fields. This scientific and technological line of work has led to the creation of the Centre for the Observation of Natural Risks and Emergencies of the Balearic Islands – RiscBal, approved by Executive Agreement on March 26, 2025, as a flagship centre for the management of scientific and technical infrastructures and equipment under the Experimental Support Area and Scientific and Technical Services (ASESC) of the University of the Balearic Islands. The RiscBal Centre is embedded within a broader framework of institutional efforts to improve public service, specifically in the field of civil protection and emergency management, with the aim of enhancing response capacity and territorial resilience through tools and resources for land management and risk mitigation. It also seeks to ensure that the institutional, research, innovation, and academic ecosystem has access to reliable information.

The Observatory of Natural Risks and Emergencies of the Balearic Islands -RiscBal, is a consolidated research and innovation group of analysis and systematic observation (observatory). The defining feature is the continuous commitment to systematic observation and transmission of information to administrations and other entities. This approach allows RiscBal to offer expertise and a long-term perspective in areas of special interest and social, economic, environmental or cultural relevance, as exposed in the Acord Normatiu 15350 of the 21st of February of 2024 by which organizational structures of research, innovation and transfer of the University of the Balearic Islands are regulated.