The theme of issue 2025|04 of Hydrolink magazine (IAHR quarterly) is adaptive water risk management. What is this concept? It is a shift away from thinking about water as a predictable system to an approach in which decisions are made iteratively, based on data, monitoring, modeling, and verification of the effects of actions. This is not a […]

Hydraulic modeling is one of the basic tools that engineers use to analyze the behavior of surface water in rivers, ditches, and floodplains. Thanks to the specialized HEC-RAS software, developed over many years by the Hydrologic Engineering Center of the US Army Corps of Engineers, it is possible to model phenomena related to water flow, which greatly facilitates the […]

In 2023, the International Association for Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IAHR) published a white paper entitled ‘The Role of Hydraulic Engineering in Support of Flood Mitigation and Resilience’. IAHR is a global organisation of engineers and scientists from over 70 countries specializing in hydraulics, hydrology and environmental engineering. The publication is the result of work […]

In common understanding, drainage is associated with drying. This is a misconception, as drainage facilities are used to regulate water relations in the soil through irrigation or drainage of the area. This improves crop growing conditions, increases agricultural productivity and protects against excessive moisture and flooding. The State Water Management Authority (Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody […]

Climate change and urbanisation are increasing the risk of flood and drought phenomena. Retention reservoirs are one effective solution to manage rainwater. The experience of September 2024 has shown that the construction of large retention reservoirs makes sense. Despite the high costs, including environmental costs, the construction of new reservoirs, which play an important role […]

The intensification of extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall or prolonged droughts, is leading to increasing risks. The climate is changing before our eyes and I don’t think anyone doubts that this is the ‘new normal’. How do we meet these challenges? What is climate change adaptation and how does the use of advanced […]

After the floods in September, new water engineering structures are needed. There seems to be no doubt about it. At successive construction congresses the opinion is repeated that there is a shortage of civil engineers in Poland. The shortage of hydraulic engineers is felt most acutely. And perhaps not so much in terms of quantity, […]

Amphibians live in two environments. Although most species live on land, almost all amphibians lay their eggs and undergo their larval stage in water. Hence, the design of amphibian breeding tanks is important when building new roads or railways. The construction of linear infrastructure often involves the removal of existing water bodies, which are breeding […]

The floods that hit Poland in September 2024 have become one of the most serious challenges in recent years. Rains falling continuously for several days caused water levels in rivers to rise to unprecedented levels, destroying hundreds of homes, infrastructure and even taking lives. Despite the efforts of rescuers and authorities, the scale of the […]