ICPR – International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine
Rhine Cleanup in Koblenz on 09 September 2023
The Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) and the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) are supporting the Rhine CleanUp on 9 September 2023. We are looking forward to committed helpers who will join us in clearing part of the Rhine bank in Koblenz of litter. We will start at 10 am at the pavilion, which is visible from far away. From there, one group will walk upstream, one downstream to the Pfaffendorfer Bridge and from there along the opposite bank of the Rhine. Be part of it!
ICPR adopts Rhine Monitoring Programme Biology at its Plenary Assembly in Vienna
At the annual plenary assembly of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) on 30 June 2023, President Miriam Haritz from Germany and Co-Chair and host Günter Liebel from Austria received the nine delegation well as recognised observers, including NGOs, in Vienna.
ICPR publishes ground-breaking monitoring and evaluation system for micropollutants – this will allow to verify the 30 % reduction target in the Rhine River basinh
To be able to regularly review the reduction target defined at the Conference of Rhine Ministers, a monitoring and evaluation system for micropollutants was developed. This Europe-wide pioneering system is now being published as ICPR technical report.
ICPR to start updating climate change adaptation strategy in autumn 2022 – third extreme low water in 20 years underlines urgency
For the third time since 2003 and 2018, the Rhine and many water bodies in its catchment area are affected by a pronounced low water level. The current event is comparable to the low water of four years ago. At the gauges in Duisburg-Ruhrort (Germany) and Lobith (Netherlands), the water levels even fell below those of 2018.
ICPR publishes ground-breaking monitoring and evaluation system for micropollutants – this will allow to verify the 30 % reduction target in the Rhine River basin
Micropollutants are pollutants dissolved in water that can only be removed with major effort and, even in low concentrations, may…