Research projects

Scientific research

COMEM+
Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management
Theme Coastal Morphodynamics and Evolution
MSc in Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management is a collaboration among five universities from four countries (NO, FR, ES, IT)
Leading scientist Giovanni Besio (Collaborator)
Duration 2022 - 2027
Sponsors ERASMUS-EMJM-UN
Total funding 4.47 M€
Funding for the Institution 350 k€
Funding for the Unit 350 k€
RESILIENCE
Bays and estuaries resilience to climate change: morphodynamic response to extreme events
Theme Coastal Morphodynamics and Evolution
Leading scientist Alejandro López Ruiz (Collaborator)
Duration 2022 - 2025
Sponsors MICINN
Total funding 97.2 k€
RETURN
multi-Risk sciEnce for resilienT commUnities undeR a changiNg climate
Theme Climate Change and Coastal Hazards
Extended partnership aiming to strengthen research chains on environmental, natural and man-made hazards
Leading scientist Giovanni Besio (Collaborator)
Duration 2022 - 2025
Sponsors MUR
Total funding 160 M€
FOCUSMed
Enhanced Assessment of Future Coastal Multi-Hazards and Compound Risks in the Mediterranean Sea
Theme Climate Change and Coastal Hazards
The project aims to improve our understanding of the risks that coastal communities in the Mediterranean Sea.
Leading scientist Andrea Margarita Lira Loarca (Principal Investigator)
Duration 2022 - 2024
Sponsors MUR
Total funding 150 k€
Funding for the Institution 150 k€
Funding for the Unit 150 k€
SICOMAR+
SIstema transfrontaliero per la sicurezza in mare COntro i rischi della navigazione e per la salvaguardia dell'ambiente MARino
Theme Exploring Meteocean Variables Through Numerical Modeling
SICOMAR+ promotes safety at sea increasing monitoring, improving quality of metocean forecasts and creating tools for emergency management
Leading scientist Giovanni Besio (Collaborator)
Duration 2018 - 2022
Sponsors Interreg IT-FR
Total funding 7.04 M€
Funding for the Institution 290 k€
Funding for the Unit 290 k€
ForeMedSea
Quantifying extreme coastal water levels in the Mediterranean Sea
Theme Climate Change and Coastal Hazards
Leading scientist Andrea Margarita Lira Loarca (Principal Investigator)
Duration 2021 - 2022
Sponsors Compagnia San Paolo & UniGe
Total funding 33.6 k€

Consultancy

NATO CMRE Centre for Maritime Research & Experimentation. La Spezia, IT
NATO
Theme Climate Change and Coastal Hazards
Climate Change & Security project
Leading scientist Andrea Lira Loarca (Principal Investigator)
Duration 2023
Sponsors CMRE-NATO