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IHCantabria supports the development of advanced ecological modeling techniques in coastal ecosystems (SimuLIT).
NEWS The results of this project will contribute to the scientific advancement of the ecological modeling of marine organism communities and will provide useful knowledge for sustainable management of coasts and estuaries in the medium and long term. Within the...
IHCantabria makes available an open source library to improve risk analysis related to heavy rains
NEWS The library simplifies access to a mathematical model to represent rainfall, which will improve the analysis of extreme precipitation events; this will contribute to better flood mapping and more effective protection measures. Research staff of the...
IHCantabria maintains ENAC accreditation for testing in the environmental sector, in biological, physical and chemical analysis.
NEWS Following the re-evaluation of IHLab Bio's management system, the ENAC Accreditation Commission agreed to maintain accreditation no. 1111/LE2148, which was granted to IHCantabria in recognition of its technical competence for testing in the environmental...
ARES, an IHCantabria project to raise awareness of plastic waste pollution in estuaries
NEWS The results of this project will provide new knowledge on the transport and dispersion of plastics in estuarine areas, which will enhance the scientific scope of the IH-TESEO model developed by IHCantabria and its accuracy in assessing the retention of...
Artificial intelligence and climate change, themes of two courses with which IHCantabria will participate during the Port Week
NEWS These two courses are scheduled for September 6th and 7th, within the framework of the Port Week and in coherence with the actions of the Institutional Chair in Artificial Intelligence Applied to Ports, "AI Santander Port". The registration period is now...
The Status of Biodiversity in European Waters: First Recovery, then Stagnation
NOTICIAS La biodiversidad en los sistemas fluviales de 22 países europeos aumentó significativamente durante un período comprendido entre 1968 y 2020, pero esta tendencia se ha estancado desde la década de 2010. En la imagen, uno de los puntos incluidos en la...
Data science and artificial intelligence are some of the methods used by MARION, the marine pollution prevention system developed at IHCantabria
NEWS The results of this project will serve as the basis for implementing -in the Bay of Santander and the coast of Cantabria- an operational oceanography system and a marine pollution warning, prevention and management system. This system will allow early...
IHCantabria researchers develop a new methodology that allows a better prediction of port efficiency, safety and operability levels.
NEWS The methodology applied and validated in a real scenario, in the Port of Las Palmas (Africa basin), is published in the journal Coastal Engineering . Research staff of the Ports and Coastal Infrastructures group of the Environmental Hydraulics Institute of...
IHCantabria researchers confirm the important role of vegetated coastal ecosystems in mitigating climate change
NEWS The results of the research in which IHCantabria personnel participated are published in the scientific journal Science of The Total Environment. This study explored the variable capacity of estuarine habitats on the European Atlantic coast to act as...
IHCANTABRIA contributes to the development of highly relevant projects with participatory strategies in Latin America.
NEWS Chimborazo Volcano, part of the Andes Mountains, seen from Riobamba. The drafting of the Integrated and Comprehensive Management Plan for the Chambo River Basin, in Ecuador, was carried out after a public participation process, with the objective of...
Íñigo Losada, professor at the University of Cantabria, appointed member of the Technical Scientific Committee of the State Research Agency
NEWS The Governing Council of the State Research Agency(AEI) has appointed Professor of Hydraulic Engineering at the University of Cantabria (UC) and Research Director of the Institute of Environmental Hydraulics (IHCantabria) as a member of its Technical...
First Conference on Blue Economy in Cantabria: Progress and future held at IHCantabria
NEWS From left to right: Rubén Aldaco. Chemical Process Development and Contaminant Control Group, UC. José A Juanes. coordinator of the PLATICAS project, IHCantabria, UC. Pablo Abaunza. Santander Oceanographic Center, CSIC-IEO. Ladislao Luna. Economic...
