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Research for the energy turnaround (Photo: Alma Derungs/BAFU)

January 15, 2015

January 15, 2015Mandated by the Federal Council, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is launching two National Research Programmes (NRPs) to explore the scientific and technological as well as the social and economic aspects of implementing Energy Strategy 2050.

November 4, 2014

November 4, 2014The Swiss water economy is not optimally prepared to cope with the forthcoming changes in terms of climate and society. Nevertheless, the National Research Programme "Sustainable Water Management" (NRP 61) concludes that Switzerland will have enough water if regional collaboration is expanded, if sustainable solutions to water conflicts are found and if water protection efforts are continued.

What are the social and environmental consequences of Switzerland’s energy change?

September 1, 2014

September 1, 2014The Swiss Federal Institute WSL, together with Eawag, has launched a new research programme: ‘Energy Change Impact’. The programme will highlight the social and environmental impact of the energy change and will show how potential conflicts can be avoided.

June 19, 2014

June 19, 2014First Lake Brienz, and now Lake Lucerne – calls are being increasingly made for there to be more phosphorus in Lake Lucerne.

Wehr und Kraftwerksanlage am Luzerner Mühleplatz (A. Peter)

May 21, 2014

May 21, 2014This year, with over 200 events in more than 40 countries, the international day of fish migration is being celebrated for the first time ever. Even the city of Lucerne is crossed by migrating fish.

April 8, 2014

April 8, 2014On Saturday, 17 May 2014, a celebration open to the public will be held along the revitalised Chriesbach on the Eawag premises in Dübendorf.

March 14, 2014

March 14, 2014Southern Switzerland emerges as a hotspot of the effects of climate change. The bark beetle is putting spruces all over Switzerland under increasing pressure and groundwater temperatures are raising.

The Siebenhengste-Hohgant cave system in the Bernese Oberland. In karst areas, water resides underground for up to 20 years.

January 22, 2014

January 22, 2014According to the proverb, constant dripping wears away the stone, but this is not the whole story: in limestone, a significant role in the formation of fissures and caves appears to be played by microorganisms.

January 16, 2014

January 16, 2014The question how rapidly animals, plants or microorganisms can colonize new territories is not only of interest to ecologists – the spread of invasive species can also have economic consequences, e.g. in the agricultural sector.

January 8, 2014

January 8, 2014Natural wetlands are well-known for their large share in global methane emissions via biological processes but until now it has not been investigated if wetlands could also be important emitters of trace elements.

Archive News

Research for the energy turnaround

Enough water in the future? Research identifies solutions to potential user conflicts

What are the social and environmental consequences of Switzerland’s energy change?

More phosphorus in Lake Lucerne? Eawag is critical.

When fish migrate

Everyone is invited to the event celebrating the completion of the Chriesbach revitalisation!

Climate change in Switzerland: adaptation and mitigation

Biofilms: hospitable habitats for bacteria in karst aquifers

Refined model for reliable prediction of invasion dynamics

Escaping trace elements from a peatland in Ticino