Some representative R+D Projects

Ecosystem services to enhance the resilience of coastal regions and communities to flood risks in a catchment to sea perspective (EcoC2S)

Sponsor: Water4all – Water Security for the Planet (EU co-funded)
Participating countries: Spain, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Germany
PI: María Bermúdez Pita
Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2027
Total Amount: 1.195.719€

Multi-scale hybrid short-term predictions and climage change projections system for compound flooding

Sistema multiescala híbrido para la predicción en el corto plazo y las proyecciones de cambio climático de la inundación debida a fenómenos compuestos (PLEC2022-009362)
Sponsor: Ministry of Science and Innovation
Participating institutions: Universidad de Cantabria, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Universidad de la Coruña, Universidad de Granada, Fundación AZTI, Climate Scale S.L.
PI: Paula Camus Braña
PI UGR: María Bermúdez Pita
Duration: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2025
Total Amount: 885.829 €

Climate change resilience of bays and estuaries: extreme events morphodymamic response (RESILIENCE)

Resiliencia de bahías y estuarios al cambio climático: respuesta morfodinámica ante eventos extremos (PID2021-125895OA-I00)
Sponsor: Ministry of Science and Innovation
Participating institutions: Universidad of Sevilla
PI: Alejandro López Ruiz
Duration: 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2025
Amount: 97.163 €

Climate change impact on the flooding of river mouths: a combined study using laboratory experiments and advanced numerical modeling (IMMINENT)

Impacto del cambio climático en la inundabilidad de desembocaduras: estudio combinado mediante experimentación en laboratorio y modelado numérico avanzado (A-TEP-88-UGR20)
Sponsor: Programa Operativo Feder, Junta de Andalucía
Participating institutions: University of Granada
PIs: Miguel Ortega-Sánchez - Alejandro López Ruiz
Duration: 01/07/2021 - 31/06/2023
Amount: 30.000 €

Protection of coastal urban fronts against global warming (PROTOCOL)

Protección de frentes urbanos costeros frente al calentamiento global (917PTE0538)
Sponsor: CYTED - Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
Participating institutions: University of Granada, National Autonomous University of Mexico, National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (Portugal), University of the Republic (Uruguay)
PI: Miguel Ortega-Sánchez
Duration: 01/07/2017 - 31/12/2020
Amount: 202.109 €

Dredging at the Andalusian ports: methodology for management and decision-making (DRAGAPORT)

Dragados en el sistema portuario Andaluz: método para la gestión y toma de decisiones
Sponsor: Andalusian Regional Government
Participating institutions: University of Granada, University of Córdoba
PI: Miguel Ortega-Sánchez
Duration: 15/11/2013 - 30/06/2015
Amount: 146.061,09 €

Morphodynamics of heterogeneous beaches in the Andalusian littoral of the Alboran Sea (MORPHAL)

Morfodinámica de playas heterogéneas en el litoral Andaluz del Mar de Alborán (CTM2012-32439)
Sponsor: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
Participating institutions: University of Granada
PI: Miguel Ortega-Sánchez
Duration: 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2015
Amount: 76.050,00 €