PILOT CASE STUDY

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MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS THE INN RIVER BASIN IS SITUATED IN AN INNER-ALPINE DRY VALLEY.

TARASP / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE WATER IS ALWAYS VISIBLE AS A LANDSCAPE ELEMENT. IN UPPER ENGADINE THE LAKES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR FORM A MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPE. IN LOWER ENGADINE THERE ARE ONLY FEW LAKES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR, SOME OF WHICH ARE ARTIFICIAL.

LAI NAIR, / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE IN UPPER ENGADINE THE INN RIVER FLOWS ALONG A PLAIN, WHEREAS IN LOWER ENGADINE STEEP SLOPES ARE FREQUENT. FLOODPLAINS OF THE MAIN RIVER ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE INACTIVE BECAUSE OF THE LOW RESIDUAL FLOW AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.

INN, / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE GLACIERS COVER APPROXIMATELY 4% OF THE TOTAL SURFACE OF THE CATCHMENT AREA (1945 KM2). WITH CLIMATE CHANGE GLACIERS ARE MELTING AT A FAST RATE AND UNTIL THE END OF THE 21ST CENTURY ONLY A RESIDUAL SURFACE (LESS THAN 1%) WILL BE COVERED.

MORTERATSCH (GLACIER) / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE TRIBUTARIES ARE OFTEN ON STEEP SLOPES. NATURAL WATER BODIES HAVE A HIGH RANGE OF DISCHARGE AND A HUGE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, WHICH CAN BE THE REASON FOR FLOODS IN STORMY PERIODS. MANY TRIBUTARIES ARE USED FOR HYDROPOWER.

OVA D’ES-CHA / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE HUMAN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RIVER HYDROPOWER IS ONE OF THE OLDEST USES OF RIVERS IN ENGADINE. IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY THE FIRST HYDROPOWER PLANTS WERE ESTABLISHED IN UPPER ENGADINE.

SCUOL / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE TOURISM IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC SECTOR IN ENGADINE AND WINTER TOURISM IS MORE PROMINENT THAN SUMMER TOURISM. LARGE EVENTS, SUCH AS THE ENGADINE SKI MARATHON, REQUIRE WATER RESOURCES AND ARE DEPENDENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

ZERNEZ / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE DURING THE SUMMER, THE UPPER ENGADINE LAKES ARE COMMONLY USED FOR WIND SURFING.

SILVAPLANA / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE AGRICULTURE ALSO REPRESENTS A MAIN ECONOMIC SECTOR IN THE CATCHMENT AREA. LIVESTOCK FARMING IS MORE COMMON THAN DAIRY FARMING AND, DUE TO LOCAL CLIMATE CONDITIONS, WATER USE FOR IRRIGATION IS HIGHER IN LOWER ENGADINE THAN IN UPPER ENGADINE. THE HISTORICAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM WITH IRRIGATION CANALS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY MODERN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS (SPRINKLER PLANTS).

RAMOSCH / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE PEOPLE USUALLY PERCEIVE WATER AS SOMETHING PLEASANT AND THE REGION HAS MANY SPRINGS FOR DRINKING WATER. IN SOME PLACES OLD INN CHANNELS CONTAIN WATER ONLY SEASONALLY.

PANAS-CH, SUR EN DA / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE AWARENESS RAISING AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE WATER SECTOR.

INN, / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE REVITALIZATION PROJECTS ARE INCREASING AND ARE OFTEN RELATED TO FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES.

INN, STRADA / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE RISK MITIGATION MEASURES ARE OFTEN ARTIFICIAL BARRIERS OR OBSTACLES. IN THE PAST, CANAL BUILDING WAS ALSO A COMMON MEASURE IN THE REGION TO INCREASE FLOOD PROTECTION.

CHANT SURA, / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE RIVER STAKEHOLDERS & CONFLICTS STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT IN WATER MANAGEMENT PROCESSES WAS NOT COMMON IN THE PAST. NOW, A LARGE-SCALE PARTICIPATORY PROCESS IS UNDER WAY FOR INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT.

ZERNEZ / INN PCS / SWITZERLAND © PTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN RIVER PROTECTION AND REVITALIZATION PROJECTS IS INCREASING. THESE PROCESSES ARE NOW BEING DEVELOPED WITH STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT.

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