Welcome the website of "BASIC Cartagena", an applied research project on Basin Sea Interactions with Communities in the coastal zone of Cartagena, Colombia. Started in July 2014, this multidisciplinary project is financed by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada and the Corporation CARDIQUE. The first phase of the project was completed in June 2017 under the title "Reducing the risk of water pollution in vulnerable coastal communities of Cartagena, Colombia: Responding to climate change." The second phase of the project, titled “Building Resilience in Cartagena Bay,” is currently being implemented since February 2018. Its general objective is to contribute to the improved environmental governance of Cartagena Bay by providing scientifically based advice towards climate compatible and sustainable development policies