Climate change and water
18 March 2021
Various OCCR members have contributed to the report "Effects of climate change on Swiss water bodies", published by the Federal Office for the Environment. Its main message is that climate change will have a major effect on the seasonal availability of water. The hydrological scenarios Hydro-CH2018 show that in some regions, this key resource will sometimes become so scarce or so warm that humans will have to limit its use and nature will suffer.
See video statement.
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