IHCantabria participates in the course organized by the Future Earth Research School at its headquarters in Bertinoro on coastal adaptation to climate change effects.

From October 9 to 20, Italy is hosting an international course of great relevance for those researching or interested in the impacts of climate change. The title of the course is “Sea level Rise and Coastal Adaptation” and the program announces the participation of experts from several countries as visiting professors. One of these experts is Javier L. Lara, professor of hydraulic engineering at the University of Cantabria (UC) and head of the Coastal Risks, Adaptation and Resilience Group of the Environmental Hydraulics Institute of the University of Cantabria(IHCantabria), who will give a keynote lecture on October 18.

The course is organized by the
Future Earth Research School (FERS)
and will be held in Bertinoro, a municipality located in the Province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. FERS is coordinated by the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)whose mission is to research and model the climate system and its interactions with society to provide reliable, rigorous and timely scientific results to stimulate sustainable growth, protect the environment and develop science-driven adaptation and mitigation policies in a changing climate. Therefore, it promotes the development of prospective and quantitative analyses of the future planet and society.

The main objectives of the course organized by FERS, from October 9 to 20, are: to provide an in-depth understanding of the causes and impacts of sea level rise; to deepen the consequences for coastal regions; to learn about existing or planned adaptation strategies, through case studies from various geographic locations, showing the complexity of their implementation, the disproportionate impacts on marginalized communities and the importance of inclusive decision-making processes.

Javier L. Lara has a keynote lecture scheduled for the morning of October 18, on the topic “Risk assessment and climate change adaptation plans for port infrastructures”. The first part of his presentation will focus on risk and hazard characterization, exposure and vulnerability, and response; and the second part will focus on risk integration, adaptation principles, integration of adaptation measures, and risk monitoring.

In addition to being a professor of hydraulic engineering at the University of Cantabria (UC) and head of the Coastal Risks, Adaptation and Resilience Group at the University of Cantabria (UC), he is a member of the IHCantabria, Javier L. Lara is currently a member of the leadership team of the Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics Committee (CMH) of the International Association for Engineering and Hydro-Environmental Research (IAHR) and a member of the Coastal Engineering Research Council of the American Association of Civil Engineers.

More information about the FERS “Sea level Rise and Coastal Adaptation” course: https://www.fersschool.it/courses/sea-level-rise-and-coastal-adaptation/