Ihobe, as the Basque Government’s Public Environmental Management Company, plays an important role in the development and creation of research and innovation strategies in the environmental fields in which it works.
As a result of knowledge generation and strategic alliances, Ihobe offers the research sector various tools and instruments that contribute to climate adaptation R&D in order to promote sustainable development, both from the point of view of the local administration and from the economic activity carried out by Basque companies.
Climate scenarios provide reference information of a cross-sectional nature for subsequent impact studies of climate change on the various sectors such as health, agriculture, water resources, natural surroundings etc. with the aim of identifying the best measures for adapting to climate change.
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Municipal climate change vulnerability and risk indices present a quantitative assessment of the relative vulnerability and risk in Basque municipalities, based on indicators and statistical techniques.
The vulnerability and climate risk viewer on the Basque coast - Kostaegoki shows the risk of flooding due to rising sea levels and waves, showing the impact of climate change on beaches, infrastructure, affected population and economic activities.
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The public company Ihobe has developed an innovative platform that gathers all successful cases of nature-based solutions (NBS) implemented in the Basque Country. This tool is essential to understand the different scales of application of NBS and their positive impacts on environmental improvement in the areas where they are applied.
The platform offers a detailed catalog of successful interventions, providing a comprehensive view of how NBS can contribute to climate change adaptation, ecosystem restoration, and biodiversity enhancement. Each success case includes a technical explanation, lessons learned, barriers overcome, and key factors that have led to the success of these initiatives.
In addition, Ihobe's platform, which will include future projects, serves not only as a source of inspiration but also as a practical guide for local and regional decision-making. By providing detailed information and concrete examples, Ihobe facilitates the replication of these solutions in other municipalities, fostering a network of collaboration and continuous learning.
Explore the platform and discover how nature-based solutions are transforming the Basque Country, creating more resilient and sustainable environments for everyone.
Bioclimatic analysis is a useful tool for climate change adaptation of natural heritage in the absence of specific climate risk analyses as it helps to infer the current and future potential distribution of species and to appreciate the magnitude of changes expected under climate change scenarios.
The maps generated under this study represent the inundable surface of the pluvial flooding phenomenon under different current and future climate scenarios.
The present analysis focuses on determining the areas in which suitable climatic conditions terrestrial habitats are maintained under a climate change scenario, both those that coincide with their Current Area (SA) and those that extend into other areas.
Maps obtained in the framework of the LURCARBONTEXT project (KLIMATEK call 2017). The sand, silt and clay maps have been obtained based on 6,736 geo-referenced soil analyses.
Climate Change tools
The extensive catalogue of tools and instruments developed by Ihobe is compiled in the “Climate Change Toolkit”, which is structured according to a specific objective (climate mitigation or adaptation) and the agents who, in each case, are considered to be the main recipients of these tools of undeniable interest to the research sector.
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Ihobe also has an extensive catalogue of free access publications made up of different studies, analyses, methodologies and guides developed by its technical staff in different fields of action: environmental sustainability, climate action, circular economy, eco-design and environmental education, and others.
