This concept is a revision of the concept published in 2019 (ICPR technical report no. 259). The adjustments are based on the findings of previous evaluations (see ICPR technical report no. 311) and the revision of environmental quality standards at EU level. The states may apply…
Each year, the secretariat compiles a comprehensive report based on the IWAP reports received by the secretariat and the contributions from the IAWR, in which the reports are summarised, statistically analysed and presented in diagrams.
The Rhine Monitoring Programme Chemistry is designed to assess long-term changes and, consequently, the overall condition of the catchment areas or sub-catchment areas within the River Basin District Rhine.
The report is only available in German, French and Dutch.
The Rhine Substances List is updated every three years and specifies the substances to be measured annually at the international main monitoring stations as part of the Rhine Monitoring Programme for Chemistry. The Rhine Substances List 2027–2029 is based on the evaluation of the…
The ICPR has exchanged information on the so-called “non-technical” flood risk management measures. These measures, also referred to as “non-structural” measures, complement technical flood protection infrastructures (e.g. dikes, flood walls and mobile barriers, retention basins,…
The ICPR has carried out a comparative analysis on appropriate behaviour of individuals during flood warnings and flood events, based on the studies and documentation available in the states of the Rhine basin (see below the attached list and files).
For the protection and future management of endangered eel populations in Europe, the European Union adopted a regulation in 2007 with measures for the recovery of the European eel stock. This report summarises the situation of the eel population and the status of implementation…
In December 2025, the ICPR published its first interim report on the review of the 30% reduction target for micropollutants by 2040. Despite positive developments, particularly in waste water treatment plants, further efforts are needed in all fields of emission.
This report summarises the evaluation of the biota monitoring in the Rhine catchment area for the years 2015 to 2023 and provides a temporal and spatial impression of the contamination situation. For example, heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and…
