ICCE focuses its scientific activities in groundwater/surface water dynamics, Hydrodynamic and Ecohydrologic Modelling, Phytotechnologies and Ecohydrology restoration of estuaries and coastal areas [+]

The ICCE cooperates with more than 140 Universities and Institutions from all over the world [+]

The ICCE constitutes a facilitator and synergetic structure for scientific, educational and institutional stakeholders at the local, regional, national and international Level.

Coordination of the European Working Group on Coastal Ecohydrology (UNESCO-BRESCE). National Institute for Hydrology and Water Management (NIHWM),Tulcea - Romania, October 2006;

Coordination of the Global Task-Force on Coastal Ecohydrology 2006-2008 (UNESCO-IHP). University of Algarve, Faro - Portugal, June 2006;

Workshop “Managing the Guadiana estuary – the Ecohydrology and Phytotechnology approaches” (UNESCO-BRESCE). University of Algarve, Faro - Portugal, September 2004 (31 participants from 10 different countries);

International advanced study course “Ecohydrology & Coastal Management from Catchment to Coastal Areas” (UNESCO-BRESCE; UNEP). University of Algarve, Faro - Portugal, September 2002 (22 students from 15 different countries).

Ecohydrology uses intrinsic properties of ecosystems for increasing carrying capacity to absorb limate and anthropogenic impacts [+]

“Ecohydrology for sustainability” is one of the five pillars of the Medium Term Strategy of the UNESCO-IHP, Phase VII (2008-2013), which addresses the Millennium Development Goals and the EU Water Initiative [+]

Model showing the role of bivalve and saltmarsh vegetation in controlling algal blooms in the Guadiana estuary. Wolanski et al, 2006 [+]

Model for the management of Alqueva dam freshwater pulse discharges to control planktonic trophic dynamics at the Guadiana estuary. Chícharo et al, 2006 [+]

Hydrodynamic, Microbiological transport and Ecological models of the Guadiana Estuary are used to manage the quality of river and coastal waters. Saraiva et al, 2007 [+]

The Guadiana demosite on EH represents one of ten demosites resulting from an iniciative lauched by UNESCO-IHP and taken of by several research centres worldwide [+]

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