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• • IHCantabria is a joint research institute born from the collaboration between the Universidad de Cantabria and the Government of Cantabria, represented through the Fundación Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de Cantabria (FIHAC).

• • We promote scientific excellence and its transfer with a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach, to drive innovation that contributes to accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the achievement of a just, inclusive, responsible and resilient society.

• • We aim to become a world reference center in the provision of innovative solutions based on scientific excellence, focused on the integrated management of socio-ecological systems associated with water, to contribute to a more sustainable planet.

• • At IHCantabria we are firmly committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined in the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
    Agenda 2030 of the United Nations
    . Thus, it is a fundamental element of our mission to contribute to its achievement. We aspire to be part of the global effort to achieve a more just, inclusive, responsible and resilient society.
    From a multidisciplinary approach, we contribute our expertise to the development of projects related to the integrated management of socio-ecological systems associated with water around the world. Therefore, our work falls under twelve of the seventeen SDGs:

• • Commitment to the sustainability of the planet.
  • Service to society.
  • Integrity, neutrality and independence in our work.
  • Responsible Research and Knowledge (RRI).
  • Pursuit of excellence.
  • Promotion of innovation.

• • Supporting evidence-based decision-making and innovation for contribution to the SDGs.
  • Design of multidisciplinary, integrated and unique solutions to address the complexity of socio-ecological systems associated with water and ensure their resilience.
  • Capacity building and knowledge transfer to new generations of professionals, research personnel and managers, to promote the progress of science and society.
  • Cooperation, alliances and partnerships for sustainability, as an interface between academic and business, local and global, public and private agents.
  • Innovative management model, capable of generating a return for the society that triples the public investment it receives and guarantees self-financing of over 70%.

• • Direct employment: we generate high value-added direct employment in the Knowledge Economy; more than 30% of our nearly 180 members have PhDs. Our workforce has grown by more than 55% since 2008.
  • Indirect employment: we have generated more than €20M in subcontracting and procurement in the last 5 years alone (2017-2022).
  • Capacity building and knowledge transfer to new generations of professionals, research personnel and managers, to promote the progress of science and society.
  • Return: we have generated more than €75M in projects between 2008-2020, excluding basal funding. We have developed more than 1,200 projects in 69 countries, with 85 public entities and administrations and more than 250 companies worldwide.
  • Development: we have contributed to generate 11 patents (6 in collaboration with Spanish companies).
  • Due to our positive impact on society, we were chosen by the EU as the unique Spanish Cohesion Policy projectSpanish project on its 30th anniversary (out of the 30 chosen at the European level).
  • We are currently developing our work at an international level and
    we are present in 69 countries.
    

• • Climate Change and Climate Services.
  • Marine Energy and Offshore Engineering.
  • Environmental Management and Planning.
  • Coastal Engineering and Management.
  • Port Engineering and Management.
  • Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering.
  • Natural and Anthropic Hazards.

IHCantabria is a joint research institute born from the collaboration between the Universidad de Cantabria and the Government of Cantabria, represented through the Fundación Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de Cantabria (FIHAC).