Some representative R+D Projects

Integral analysis of climate change impacts on transitional coastal systems considering their morphodynamic adaptation (CLIMADAP)

Análisis integral de impactos del cambio climático en sistemas litorales de transición considerando su adaptación morfodinámica (PID2024-160478OB-I00)
Sponsor: Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
Participating institutions: Universidad of Sevilla
PI: Alejandro López Ruiz - Carmen Zarzuelo Romero
Duration: 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2028
Amount: 122.500 €

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: 01/03/2025 - 29/02/2028
Total Amount: 954.081€

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 €