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A signal for climate protection
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Aug 17, 2022
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last modified
Aug 18, 2022 08:01 AM
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filed under:
alpMedia 5/2022,
Fire in the Alps,
Water use
From Triglav National Park in Slovenia to Radnig in Austria and Gondo in Switzerland, on 13 August 2022 people came together to set an example for climate protection. This year’s «Fire in the Alps» was held under the motto «The Alps need climate protection».
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For drinkable water
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Oct 06, 2021
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last modified
Nov 04, 2021 02:07 PM
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filed under:
sustainable development,
groundwater use, drinking water supply,
Water use,
alpMedia 6/2021,
groundwater
In a referendum held at the beginning of July, Slovenia’s citizens voted by a clear majority in favour of preserving the shore and coastal zones. In doing so, they overturned a new law that would also have affected Alpine waters.
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Point of view: Water will not tolerate resistance
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Oct 06, 2021
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last modified
Oct 06, 2021 08:45 AM
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filed under:
Point of view,
alpMedia 6/2021,
groundwater use, drinking water supply,
Climate Change,
Water use,
hydropower,
groundwater,
natural standing waters / lakes,
reservoirs / artificial standing waters
Extreme weather conditions are also increasingly affecting the Alps. The climate crisis is driving this development. Can more and more dams, barriers or power stations solve the problem and at the same time satisfy the growing hunger for energy? We must work with the power of water rather than against it, says Kaspar Schuler, CIPRA’s Executive Director and co-author of CIPRA’s new position paper on hydropower.
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How much hydropower is ecologically sustainable ?
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Oct 06, 2021
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last modified
Jan 17, 2022 08:10 AM
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filed under:
alpMedia 6/2021,
Renewable Energy,
natural standing waters / lakes,
Energy Transition,
Water use,
hydropower,
hydropower position,
energy efficiency,
Position,
environmental damage,
energy policy
Renovate power plants instead of building new ones, preserve the last freshwater pearls, coordinate use and protection across countries: CIPRA has published a position paper with detailed technical demands on the use of hydropower in the Alps.
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