Knowing the hydraulic behaviour of watercourses is the fundamental basis for the planning of integral strategies that make it possible to make the protection of people and goods against floods compatible.

This definition can be made with very different degrees of detail and methodological approaches. At IHCantabria our experience ranges from the development and application of one- and two-dimensional models to the characterisation of floods in different types of watercourses, to the analysis of floods by means of satellite images.

IHCantabria has carried out studies on forecasting and characterisation of flood risks in fluvial systems, as well as various works on the definition of channels and defences, protection and recovery of margins or planning and management of fluvial spaces.

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Recently IHCantabria has collaborated with the IDB in the development of the methodology of  prioritization of interventions of the CES initiative and has elaborated risk maps for natural disasters, including the effect of climate change.

Thanks to the proposed risk reduction measures, several of these cities have already begun works and actions that will make them more sustainable and resilient, benefiting more than 8 million people.