BASIC CARTAGENA

The project aims to develop an early warning system (EWS) to forecast events and trends of pollution in Cartagena Bay. BASIC is building a real-time EWS with a focus on two significant problems in the bay: 1) sanitary contamination of recreational waters of tourist beaches, and 2) spill events. For this reason, BASIC has joined forces with several partners for the development of the system, including the University of Algarve (Portugal), the Naval School Admiral Padilla (ENAP) of Cartagena, and CEGEP-St. Laurent (Canada). The final product of the system will include interactive platforms and mobile applications, and will be aimed at the CARDIQUE Corporation and CIOH-DIMAR as end users and authorities of the bay... This component aims to develop a community-based monitoring system for assessing drinking water quality in rural communities in the coastal area of Cartagena Bay. The idea behind this is that citizens can have access to information regarding the quality of water they consume..