In April 2023, the ICPR commissioned a study to evaluate the development of salmon populations in the Rhine system ("Salmon Study"). In recent years, the number of salmon returning has not increased to the extent that was expected due to the measures implemented. The new study…
In some countries of the Rhine catchment, there already exists a state of the art for fish protection and fish descent for hydroelectric power plants of a certain size. For large plants, transitional measures are implemented in many places. Some countries or federal states have…
The present report was commissioned by the Conference of Rhine Ministers in 2020 to update the ICPR climate change adaptation strategy by 2025. The focus here is on the discharge regime (high and low water) and the water temperature. As a result, the expert group ‘Water…
The present report was commissioned by the Conference of Rhine Ministers in 2020 to update the ICPR climate change adaptation strategy by 2025. The focus here is on the discharge regime (high and low water) and the water temperature. As a result, the expert group ‘Water…
The water quality of the Rhine and its tributaries is constantly monitored as part of the surveillance monitoring at the international monitoring sites. For the identification of the development of the Rhine water quality, these data are regularly compiled, validated and…
Only four years after the extreme low water event of 2018, a new episode of pronounced low water occurred in 2022. It is largely due to low precipitation in spring and summer combined with above-average air temperatures.
The report presents in detail not only the evolution but…
Update of the discharge scenarios for the Rhine basin using latest climate change findings
As part of its Program Rhine 2040 entitled "The Rhine and its Catchment - Sustainably Managed and Climate-resilient", the ICPR mandated its climate expert group (EG HCLIM) with an update…
