Atlantic | Portugal monitors the Miño with seven weather stations
They provide a comprehensive overview of the behaviour of the catchment, improving our understanding of the phenomena The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) spearheaded the installation and modernisation of seven hydrometeorological monitoring stations in northern Portugal, as part of the European RISC_PLUS project, with the aim of strengthening the water resources monitoring and warning system and […]
Infomiño| Portugal steps up monitoring of the Miño with new hydrometeorological stations
These measures form part of the efforts to strengthen the Water Resources Monitoring and Warning System (SVARH), expanding and optimising the existing network by adding new monitoring points and upgrading existing infrastructure. This increases the geographical coverage and the reliability of the data collected. The new stations are equipped with remote transmission systems that provide […]
O Sil | Porto (Portugal) hosts the 17th meeting of partners of RISC_PLUS, a strategic initiative for climate risk management in the cross-border region
The CHMS and UVIGO showed progress in flood risk analysis through hydrological and hydraulic models implemented in the new SAIH flood decision support system, key elements to improve the resilience of territories to extreme weather events. The 17th meeting of partners of the RISC_PLUS project, an initiative co-financed by the INTERREG VI A – POCTEP […]
La Voz de Galicia : Hidrográfica Miño-Sil reported on the progress of the RISC Plus plan in Lobios and Ourense.
The meeting in Oporto also reported on the status of the Drought Plan The partners’ meeting of the RISC Plus Project, an initiative co-financed by the Interreg VI Program, brought together its four partners in Porto: the Hydrographic Confederation of Minho-Sil (CHMS), the Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA), the Faculty of Engineering of the University […]
Infomiño| Spain and Portugal join forces to prevent droughts and floods in the Miño-Sil basin
The European RISC_PLUS project promotes digitalization and cross-border cooperation to address climate change. The Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation (CHMS) has taken a significant step in improving water management in the international district thanks to the European RISC_PLUS project. The initiative, which seeks to strengthen the resilience of the Miño and Limia cross-border basins against climate change, […]
Faro de Vigo|More water monitoring points on the Miño, Sil and Limia rivers
As part of a European project, the Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation is strengthening control in the international district The European Risc-Plus project, focused on strengthening the resilience of the Miño and Limia transboundary basins against climate change, is progressing with the implementation of automatic hydrological and water quality information systems, drought analysis and flood forecasting. Currently, […]
La Voz de Galicia| The Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation extends the water control system on the Miño, Sil and Limia rivers
Work on the Lobios river station is nearing completion The Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation (CHMS) is continuing to strengthen the sustainable management of water resources in the international district of the rivers Miño, Sil and Limia through the European POCTEP RISC_PLUS project. This programme, focused on increasing resilience to climate change, has made significant progress in […]
GaliciaPress | A European project will increase the number of control points in the Miño, Sil and Limia river basins
A European project, called Poctep Risc Plus, is promoting actions that will increase the number of control points in the Miños, Sil and Limia river basins. According to a press release from the Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation (CHMS), the automatic hydrological information system (SAIH) currently has 116 control points in the Miño-Sil district, which will increase […]
RibeiraSacraXa| Spain and Portugal join forces to prevent droughts and floods in the Minho-Sil basin
To date, work has been completed on the stations located on the river Narla in Friol, on the river Quiroga and on the river Tamuxe in O Rosal. The European POCTEP RISC_PLUS project, focused on strengthening the resilience of the Miño and Limia cross-border basins in the face of climate change, is making progress in […]
iAgua| The CHMS increases the SAIH and SAICA control points in the rivers Miño, Sil and Limia.
New stations have been built on the Narla, Quiroga and Tamuxe rivers, and are being built on the Sil and Lobios rivers. The project is also making progress in the preparation of a joint Special Drought Plan (Spain-Portugal) that will enable more rigorous diagnosis and management of scenarios of prolonged drought and cyclical shortages. The […]
