Climate Change and Coastal Hazards
Understanding the Impact of a changing climate on coastal risks and vulnerability
Research
Research topics
Ocean Waves Extremes and Structures Design
Investigating the Characteristics and Impacts of Extreme Wave Events, and Developing Strategies for the Design of Robust Coastal Structures
Coastal Morphodynamics and Evolution
Coastal Morphodynamics and Evolution: Investigating the Dynamic
Interactions between the Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land in Coastal
EnvironmentsExploring Meteocean Variables Through Numerical Modeling
In environmental research, numerical modeling is a powerful tool for unraveling the dynamics of Meteocean variables, shaping our understanding of weather, climate, and marine environments.
Research projects
Most recent research projects
COMEM+ - Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management
Theme Coastal Morphodynamics and EvolutionMSc in Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management is a collaboration among five universities from four countries (NO, FR, ES, IT)Leading scientist Giovanni BesioRole within the project CollaboratorDuration 2022 - 2027Sponsors ERASMUS-EMJM-UNTotal funding 4473600 €Funding for the Institution 349650 €Funding for the Unit 349650 €RESILIENCE - Bays and estuaries resilience to climate change: morphodynamic response to extreme events
Theme Coastal Morphodynamics and EvolutionLeading scientist Alejandro López RuizRole within the project CollaboratorDuration 2022 - 2025Sponsors MICINNTotal funding 97163 €RETURN - multi-Risk sciEnce for resilienT commUnities undeR a changiNg climate
Theme Climate Change and Coastal HazardsExtended partnership aiming to strengthen research chains on environmental, natural and man-made hazardsLeading scientist Giovanni BesioRole within the project CollaboratorDuration 2022 - 2025Sponsors MURTotal funding 159819722 €FOCUSMed - Enhanced Assessment of Future Coastal Multi-Hazards and Compound Risks in the Mediterranean Sea
Theme Climate Change and Coastal HazardsThe project aims to improve our understanding of the risks that coastal communities in the Mediterranean Sea.Leading scientist Andrea Margarita Lira LoarcaRole within the project Principal InvestigatorDuration 2022 - 2024Sponsors MURTotal funding 150000 €Funding for the Institution 150000 €Funding for the Unit 150000 €
Publications
Most recent publications
| Title | Year | Authors | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| From hindcast to forecast: A statistical framework for real-time coastal circulation bulletins in the Gulf of Genoa | 2025 | Daliri Mohammad; DE LEO Francesco; LIRA LOARCA ANDREA MARGARITA; Scovenna Mattia; Stocchino Alessandro; Capello Marco; Cutroneo Laura; Besio Giovanni; DE LEO Francesco | APPLIED OCEAN RESEARCH |
| Detection and quantification of wave trends in the Mediterranean basin | 2024 | Aristodemo Francesco; Lira Loarca Andrea; Besio Giovanni; Caloiero Tommaso | DYNAMICS OF ATMOSPHERES AND OCEANS |
| Wave energy assessment and wave converter applicability at the Pacific coast of Central America | 2024 | Corrales-Gonzalez Manuel.; Lavidas George.; Lira-Loarca Andrea.; Besio G. | FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH |
| On the role of wave climate temporal variability in bias correction of GCM-RCM wave simulations | 2023 | Lira Loarca A.; Berg P.; Baquerizo A.; Besio G. | CLIMATE DYNAMICS |
| Coastal risk assessment in Central America: from deep waters to nearshore regions | 2022 | Gonzalez Corrales; Loarca Lira; Besio Giovanni | IDRA2022 |