Progetto ClimChalp

The main issues of the project ClimChAlp are climate change and the related problems to alpine regions. According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007b) the impacts on mountains and sub-arctic regions due to climate change are as follows:
“The duration of snow cover is expected to decrease by several weeks for each °C of temperature increase in the Alps region at middle elevations. An upward shift of the glacier equilibrium line is expected from 60 to 140 m/°C. Glaciers will experience a substantial retreat during the 21st century. Small glaciers will disappear, while larger glaciers will suffer a volume reduction between 30% and 70% by 2050. During the retreat of glaciers, spring and summer discharge will decrease. The lower elevation of permafrost is likely to rise by several hundred metres. Rising temperatures and melting permafrost will destabilise mountain walls and increase the frequency of rock falls, threatening mountain valleys. […]”

Pubblicazione STRATEGIC INTERREG III B PROJECT CLIMCHALP: Climate Change, Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in the Alpine Space (ClimChAlp). WP 6 - Monitoring, Prevention & Management of Specific Effects of Climate Change on Nature. Slope Monitoring Methods. A State of the Art Report