Key messages

Climate change will greatly affect water availability over the course of the year. The Hydro-CH2018 hydrological scenarios show that, at certain times and in certain regions, this vital resource will become so scarce or so warm that humans will have to curb their activities and nature will suffer. With climate change mitigation, the changes will be much smaller, meaning that such mitigation is worth the effort. Systematic protection of waters as well as careful planning and management will enable the challenges to be dealt with more effectively.

The hydrological scenarios Hydro-CH2018 in detail

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Hydro-CH2018 datasets

A selection of datasets from the Hydro-CH2018 hydrologic scenarios is available for use in climate impact research and practice.

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CH2018-Webatlas

According to your selection criteria you get a wealth of graphics and the corresponding data. Available are future discharge data at different stations all over Switzerland.

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Expert statements

Listen to the statements of seven experts on the most important results from Hydro-CH2018.

Hydro-CH2018 Synthesis report

The report ‘Effects of climate change on Swiss waters’ gives a concise overview of the results and is a gateway to further technical information and data.

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Brochure Hydro-CH2018

This brochure explains how Switzerland's water balance works and what changes can be expected. It is aimed at users in the field.

Hydrological principles of climate change

The core topic of the NCCS Hydro-CH2018 focusses on the water resources and their future development. The objective is to supply the necessary fundamental hydrological principles for adaptation.

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https://www.nccs.admin.ch/content/nccs/en/home/climate-change-and-impacts/schweizer-hydroszenarien.html