Prototype of an autonomous buoy floating on the water, fitted with sensors and LoRa wireless communication.

23°08′ N, 82°20′ W · Havana Bay

CubanWaterLab

In situ monitoring of water quality in Cuban bays

We aim at creating and promoting the use of scientific tools: five years of cooperation between Cuban and Belgian partners to give Cuban researchers and coastal communities water monitoring instruments.

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2024–29

five years of the project

2

countries: Cuba and Belgium

8

partner institutions

4

PhD candidates in training

87+

community surveys in Casablanca

9

quarterly reports documented

The mission

A laboratory of its own for the bay

To provide the Cuban scientific-social ecosystem with a set of tools that enables in situ monitoring of water-quality parameters in Cuban bays, in a sustainable way and connected to local communities.

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Explore

Everything CubanWaterLab documents

01 · The Project

Objectives and institutions

What CubanWaterLab sets out to do, who's involved, and who makes it possible.

View page → 02 · Log

Quarter by quarter

The complete timeline, from July 2024 to September 2026, with real photos and facts.

View page → 03 · Community

Voices from the bay

The work alongside fishers and residents of Casablanca.

View page → 04 · Team

Who makes CubanWaterLab

Coordination, PhD candidates, associated research, and collaborators.

View page → 05 · Results

What comes out of the lab

Papers, talks, awards, and outreach.

View page → 06 · Gallery

The project in images

Instruments, wave channel, workshops, and fieldwork.

View page → 07 · Reports

Accountability to ARES

The quarterly and annual reports submitted throughout the project.

View page → 08 · Contact

Coordination and institutions

How to reach the team and the institutions behind the project.

View page → 09 · Citizen science

Report what you see in the bay

Water colour, smell, litter or anomalies: your report helps the research.