Hydrological balance in the Minho-Sil basin

Water reserves close the 2024-2025 hydrological year at 67.16% of capacity, 12.45% above the historical average. The European project RISC_PLUS strengthens the resilience of cross-border basins against climate change through science, innovation and cooperation between Spain and Portugal. Ourense, October 15, 2025.– The Miño-Sil River Basin Authority (CHMS), main partner of the European project RISC_PLUS, […]

OSIL | Significant advances in the European project RISC-PLUS, in the installation of hydrological information control points and in risk analysis

The Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation (CHMS), the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), and the University of Vigo (UVigo), partners in the European cross-border cooperation project RISC_PLUS, have just held their 19th coordination meeting, in which the progress achieved was reviewed and the next steps to follow were […]

Faro de Vigo | The RISC_PLUS project advances despite bureaucratic procedures

The RISC_PLUS project is progressing more than adequately, at least on the Spanish side. Yesterday, the 19th partners meeting of the Euroregion initiative to manage water and prevent floods or droughts in the international basins of the Miño and Limia took place in Ourense, in which the progress achieved was reviewed and the next steps […]

Somos Comarca | New stations to monitor the flow and water quality in the Miño-Sil basin

The European project RISC_PLUS, focused on improving resilience against droughts and floods, has made progress in the installation of automatic hydrological control and water quality stations at several strategic points in the international Miño-Sil basin. In the Spanish part of the project, nine of the ten planned stations have already been executed, of which seven […]

The European RISC_PLUS project holds its 19th partner meeting with significant progress in the installation of hydrological information monitoring points and risk analysis

The progress presented is key for proper water management in the Euroregion. The project advances in the analysis of droughts and floods and in the evaluation of their socioeconomic impact on the Miño and Limia basins. RISC_PLUS continues to consolidate itself as a reference in cross-border international cooperation and innovation in water management, contributing to […]

Oporto hosts the 17th meeting of partners of the POCTEP RISC_PLUS project

The partner entities carried out an analysis of the project’s implementation status and the significant progress achieved to date. Several monitoring stations have been launched by CHMS. In the coming months, the impact of climate change on the Miño-Sil river basin region will be assessed. Porto, July 4, 2025 – On July 3, 2025, the […]

The partners in the European project POCTEP RISC_PLUS value the care of rivers with the students of CEIP do Xurés (Lobios – Ourense).

The activity “Rivers that unite us”, developed in the environment of the Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés Natural Park, combined educational games and a drawing contest to raise awareness of the value of water and the impact of climate change. Awareness-raising actions that reinforce cross-border cooperation between Galicia and northern Portugal under the European program POCTEP. […]

The Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation reinforces its surveillance system in Valdeorras to prevent droughts and floods

The organisation monitors the rivers, reservoirs and groundwater in the region every five minutes in order to anticipate extreme phenomena The Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation (CHMS) has intensified its surveillance system with the aim of monitoring in real time the state of the rivers, reservoirs and groundwater in Valdeorras, a region particularly vulnerable to the effects […]

Risc_Plus advances in risk prevention in the Miño-Sil basin

New Control Stations and innovative hydrological prediction tools will improve management in the face of extreme phenomena Project with a budget of more than €1,610,000 The Joint Working Group (JWG) of the European project POCTEP RISC_PLUS, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Interreg VI A Spain-Portugal (POCTEP) 2021-2027 programme, has held […]