| Since the last assessments of the impact of climate change on Austria’s water management and possible adaptation strategies in 2011 and 2017 (floods and low flows only), additional information has become available. The aim of this project is to summarise the current state of knowledge, to assess the impacts of climate change on water management in a consistent manner using the latest data and methods and — where appropriate — to evaluate proposals for adaptation measures. In line with the previous studies from 2011 and 2017, the planned study covers the following subject areas of water management in Austria: floods and heavy rainfall, surface water availability, low flows and droughts, water temperatures in rivers, bedload potential of alpine waters and permafrost, groundwater availability (including groundwater recharge) and lakes. Literature studies and analyses of past measurement data are carried out for all subject areas, using the most up-to-date information possible. Future scenarios are also simulated for some subject areas. These will be based on a statistical downscaling of current global climate models (CMIP6) for the period 1970 – 2100, which will be provided by Geosphere Austria. |