Research Centre for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risks

CEIGRAM´s activity focuses on development and innovation, dissemination and training, in the field of analysis and management of agricultural and environmental risks. CEIGRAM is part of the Technical School of Agricultural Engineering of the UPM. CEIGRAM aspires to be a world-renowned R+D+i centre, specialized in the risks that threaten agriculture, livestock and the environment. It has been entrusted with the following objectives: To establish a stable core of scientific knowledge for the study and analysis of risks and for research, development and evaluation of tools for managing risks that affect rural communities. To quickly respond to the demands of knowledge and analysis required by the partners of CEIGRAM. To promote knowledge development and the dissemination of the Spanish experience in the international arena, focusing mainly on the agricultural insurance models. To promote specialist training in risk analysis and research, development and evaluation of policies and instruments to manage them. To transfer and share information and results of their work with other public or private institutions. To organise specialization and advanced courses, seminars, conferences and other activities of a similar nature, in the areas of its research activity, and collaborate in the organization and delivery of postgraduate courses.