Since a large part of Switzerland’s precipitation falls as snow, the storage of water in snow and glaciers plays an important role in the seasonal distribution of runoff, especially in high-altitude catchments. Hydropower, fisheries and recreation depend on reliable runoff. Water therefore has environmental, cultural and economic functions that may at times conflict with one another.
Contact
SCNAT
Swiss Hydrological Commission (CHy)
House of Academies
Laupenstrasse 7
3008 Bern
Switzerland