The International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine basin (CHR) is an organization in which the scientific institutes of the Rhine riparian states formulate joint hydrological measures for sustainable development of the Rhine basin

Die Internationale Kommission für die Hydrologie des Rheingebietes (KHR) ist eine Organisation, in der wissenschaftliche Institutionen der Rheinanliegerstaaten gemeinsam hydrologische Grundlagen für die nachhaltige Entwicklung im Rheingebiet erarbeiten.

Rhine catchment & climate change - Final report ICPR no. 297 published!

31 07 2024

Climate change induced discharge scenarios for the Rhine basin

How will the discharge of the Rhine and its tributaries develop in the future?

The ICPR has now published an important study on the discharge behaviour of the Rhine. The scenarios are based on the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The new ICPR discharge scenarios combine current knowledge and data from the neighbouring countries on the consequences of climate change on the hydrology of the Rhine.

The CHR makes the reports and data available as downloads, see leaflets. This applies in particular to the analyses carried out by the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) and the illustrations produced.