In 2023, the ICPR handed over old files to the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) in Florence in order to have them professionally archived and made accessible to the public. The files from the late 1940s to the early 1990s provide information on the history of the…
After two visits of experts from South America to Europe (2022 and 2023), a previous visit of experts to South America (2023) and several online meetings, the President and Executive Secretary of the ICPR have visited the Uruguay River in July 2024. The visit covered the area of…
An international delegation from Uruguay River and Lake Titicaca visited the ICPR on 25 and 26 November. The exchange of experiences, preceded by several video conferences, was all about how to reconcile the use of a water body with ecology. The programme also included a field…
On the occasion of "RhineCleanUp 2022", the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) and the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) organised a waste collection campaign. They were supported by the AWO neighbourhood office Südliche Vorstadt. Despite the bad…
Many remember the record low water levels of the Rhine in 2018. At some Rhine gauges, in autumn 2018, values were measured that only occur approximately every 50 years in terms of intensity and duration. The year 2022 has also started dry and in July 2022 heat waves are making…
In December 2021, the final version of the second International Flood Risk Management Plan for the international Rhine river basin district has been published. The plan had been available for public consultation for six months. It is a milestone for transboundary cooperation and…
We congratulate the International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine basin (CHR) on their 50th anniversary, looking forward to continuing our successful cooperation in the near future
Rain is actually good for nature, but too much rain can also end in a storm disaster like the one in July 2021.
After the storm disaster on the Ahr, it is time to ask how much of the disaster was homemade. Urban planners and scientists, at any rate, have predicted such…
The 2021 European River Symposium is a continuation of an effort begun in 2013, with the convening of the first European River Symposium, to strengthen efforts to protect, restore and better manage rivers in Europe.
