First two nature-based water retention measures are operational in Hungary
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 09:10
in Earth & Climate
Increasingly extreme temperature, hydrology, or other meteorological phenomena are some of the most widely predicted impacts of climate change. This applies to Hungary as well, where rainfall is already limited (potential evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation throughout most of the country), and climate models predict a more unbalanced distribution of precipitation for the next decades to come. To put it in other words, we will face longer periods of droughts, and more frequent and more extreme rain and flooding events. Nature-Based Water Retention Measures (NWRMs) offer one of the cheapest, and most nature friendly ways to adapt to these new circumstances.