Past, current, and future changes in floods in Switzerland

• Research unit: FOEN
• Project number: ExSt.2021.1184

Key words (German)

Wasser, Klima, Studien

Key words (English)

Water, Climate, Studies

Key words (French)

Eaux, Climat, Études

Key words (Italian)

Acque, Clima, Studi

Short description (English)

For describing the nature of flood change in a region it is of primary importance to quantify changes in flood regimes in the distant and more recent past, identify their possible causes, and make projections of possible climate change impacts on floods into the future.

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Contractor (English)

ETH Zürich (Institute of Environmental Engineering), Zurich; University of Geneva, Geneva

Charged budget (English)

BAFU

Legal basis (English)

Art. 57 Abs. 1 RVOG | Art. 57 al. 1 LOGA. | Art. 57 cpv. 1 LOGA

Copyright (English)

Copyright, Bundesbehörden der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft | Droits d'auteur: autorités de la Confédération suisse | Diritti d'autore: autorità della Confederazione Svizzera | Dretgs d'autur: autoritads da la Confederaziun svizra | Copyright, Swiss federal authorities

Information (English)

BAFU, Abteilung Hydrologie, 3003 Bern