Impact on water management

Climate change has major implications for the use of water bodies by humans. Drinking water abstraction, irrigation, electricity generation, heat production and cooling will be limited at times, and there will need to be trade-offs between different uses in order not to overload ecosystems. Flood management will also have to adapt.

Further information

Documents

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.

Last modification 14.03.2022

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Hydro-CH2018 hydrological scenarios

Effects of climate change on Swiss water bodies

Hydrological principles of climate change

Here you will find all Hydro-CH2018 thematic studies and research reports.

https://www.nccs.admin.ch/content/nccs/en/home/sectors/water-management/impacts-on-water-management.html