NEWS
Researchers from IHCantabria demonstrate that the restoration of mangroves and coral reefs is a cost-effective solution to protect against coastal flooding
NOTICIAS Saúl Torres-Ortega and Iñigo J. Losada, researchers at IHCantabria and professors at the Universidad de Cantabria, are authors ―together with other researchers― of the article “Return on investment for mangrove and reef flood protection” published in...
The IHCantabria researcher María Maza gives the opening seminar of the 8th edition of the Brunings Lecture at the University of Utrecht
NOTICIAS The researcher of the Climate Risks, Adaptation and Resilience group of IHCantabria and professor at the University of Cantabria, María E. Maza Fernández gave this Tuesday, January 24, the seminar of the 8th edition of the Brunings Lecture at the...
IHCantabria researchers participates in the PI-BREAK project, which objective is to develop ways to adapt the breakwater breakwaters
NOTICIAS The project will develop ways of adapting the breakwater breakwaters with particular attention to their functionality and structural integrity. The State Research Agency, under the Ministry of Science and Innovation, has granted a grant to the project...
IHCantabria participates in the Erasmus+ BEACON project for adaptation to climate change in coastal urban environments.
NOTICIAS The Institute of Environmental Hydraulics of the Universidad de Cantabria (IHCantabria) participates in the BEACON project (Built Environment leArning for Climate adaptatiON) or "Learning to adapt to climate change in the built environment" in Spanish,...
The ERASMUS+ TRASMARES project ends with more than 1,100 students trained in the conservation of coastal ecosystems
NOTICIAS The Erasmus+ TRASMARES project has ended with more than 1,100 students trained in the conservation of coastal ecosystems, with a Conference for the Dissemination of Results recently held at the headquarters of the Representation of the European...
IHCantabria starts PLATICAS project to support Sustainable Blue Growth in the Spanish Atlantic regions
PLATICAS is a collaborative working environment for developing the 7 “Blue Growth Knowledge Spaces” led by academic and scientific-technological entities of the Atlantic autonomous communities.
IHCantabria participates in CoCliCo, the European project to analyse coastal risks and implement more efficient and sustainable adaptation measures
El proyecto Coastal Climate Core Service (CoCliCo) aspira a crear una plataforma web abierta que facilite tomar decisiones sobre el riesgo y la adaptación de las costas al cambio climático . Personal investigador de IHCantabria, junto a otras dieciocho instituciones socias, desarrollarán este proyecto financiado con fondos europeos hasta 2026.
IHCantabria receives Spain’s 1st Offshore Wind Energy Award
NEWS The Spanish Wind Energy Association presented the 1st Offshore Wind Energy Award to IHCantabria for the “promotion and development of offshore wind energy in Spain” during the 1st Offshore Wind Energy Congress held in Bilbao on November 22 and 23.The jury of...
Cristina Prieto Sierra guest editor for a special issue of the journal “Natural Hazard and Earth Systems Sciences (NHESS)
NOTICIAS Our Researcher Cristina Prieto Sierra is guest editor of the issue "Advances in pluvial and fluvial flood forecasting and assessment and flood risk management" of the journal Natural Hazards and Earth Systems Sciences (NHESS). These techniques provide...
IHCantabria participates in the 3rd coordination meeting of the LIFE Garachico project, which took place in Garachico (Tenerife, Ppain) last Wednesday, November 9th.
NOTICIAS IHCantabria has participated in the 3rd coordination meeting of the LIFE Garachico project, which took place in Garachico (Tenerife, Spain) on Wednesday, November 9.The Department of Ecological Transition leads the LIFE Garachico project, a fight...
Launching of the second and third courses on Sustainable Marine Ecosystems of the Erasmus+ TRASMARES project
NOTICIAS This Monday 24th, starts the third MOOC on "Nature-based solutions as a proactive approach to conservation". TRASMARES is a training itinerary of four free online courses to learn about new methodologies and tools for the conservation and sustainable...
Research director of IHCantabria and Professor of the Universidad de Cantabria, Íñigo J. Losada, receives the Torres Quevedo National Research Award
NOTICIAS The Ministry of Science and Innovation award highlights his scientific career in engineering Professor of Hydraulic Engineering at the Universidad de Cantabria (UC) and Director of Research at the Institute of Environmental Hydraulics (IHCantabria),...