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Issue 08/2026 (75) from 18 September 2026
News
A new dam in Stronie Śląskie and a reservoir on the Nysa Kłodzka. How will flood protection change?
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Przemysław Koperski visited Lower Silesia to take a closer look at [...]
Switzerland lost nearly 20 percent of its ice in five years, with another 5.5 percent lost in 2026
Swiss glaciers have experienced another exceptionally unfavorable year – they lost 5.5 percent of their [...]
Ocean State Report 2026. The Arctic is losing ice as European seas break temperature records
Oceans are storing increasing amounts of heat, sea levels are rising, the Arctic is losing [...]
Puck Bay to get a protection plan. What could change in one of the Baltic Sea’s most valuable areas?
The Maritime Office in Gdynia is beginning work on a protection plan for the marine [...]
MOLF for Poland’s first nuclear power plant receives environmental approval. How will it change the Polish coast?
On 30 September 2026, the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk issued an [...]
Papua’s “eternal snow” is disappearing. Just 16 hectares of ice remain
Snow near the equator? Such conditions existed for centuries on the island of New Guinea, [...]
How to fill a 150 billion litre reservoir? The water will come from the Thames
South-eastern England is preparing for increasingly frequent water shortages by planning one of the largest [...]
Osaka sank by more than 2 metres. Now the ground is rising as groundwater recovers
A new study by Japanese scientists shows an interesting relationship between water management and urban [...]
Current topic
Who manages droughts in Poland? Decisions about water are made far from the rivers
In Poland, water is managed by many institutions, but drought does not respect the boundaries of their jurisdictions. Decisions about whether water will remain in a watershed are made in the fields, in the forests, in cities, and only finally—in the rivers. So who should really be responsible for combating [...]
European Commission
Spain Wants a European Adaptation Fund. Who Will Pay for Droughts and Floods?
Spain is proposing the creation of a separate European Adaptation Fund, which would finance EU [...]
Clean energy creates jobs. Poland is growing rapidly in the battery sector
The clean technology sector is becoming an increasingly important part of the European labor market. [...]
The Netherlands Will Pay for Farm Closures. The European Commission Has Approved a Program to Reduce Nitrogen Emissions
The Netherlands is implementing a strategy to reduce nitrogen emissions, aiming for a decrease of [...]
How much fish will be allowed to be caught in the Baltic Sea in 2027? The European Commission proposes new limits
The European Commission has presented a proposal for total allowable catches (TACs) for the Baltic [...]
Business & Economics
More than one billion hectares of farmland are degraded. What does this mean for the food market?
The second edition of the FAO report *Status of the World’s Soil Resources 2026* paints a grim picture of the state of the world’s soils. [...]
It’s not just about fines. Lawsuits over environmental damage drive down the valuations of companies and entire industries
We are hearing more and more about lawsuits concerning actions [...]
Wink
Mariusz Sopyłło
Opinion
Aerial acrobats—black terns
As spring comes to life, the days grow longer and the nights warmer, and some of the most extraordinary birds of our wetlands—black terns—begin their [...]
Water City INDEX as a Tool for Assessing and Improving Urban Water Policies
Water is becoming one of the key factors in resilience, competitiveness, and quality of life in cities. Its importance is undeniable and crucial. Climate change, mounting urbanization pressures, rising infrastructure maintenance costs, and increasingly frequent extreme weather events mean that water management is no longer [...]
Stormwater Retention—From Declarations to Legal Instruments
Stormwater retention encompasses a set of measures aimed at retaining, slowing the runoff of, and managing stormwater, implemented using both engineering and natural solutions. In a broader sense, it is a key element in increasing landscape retention and strengthening the resilience of water systems to [...]
In previous issues
Ecosystem regeneration a challenge for effective restoration of natural resources
Regeneration of degraded ecosystems is the holy grail of modern ecology and conservation movements. Aware [...]
Nature for human use?
In the Christmas issue of "Water Matters", after a short break, we return to the [...]
How water quality affects human health, or a few words about health risk assessment
The phrase health risk is encountered with increasing frequency in the nomenclature of both scientific [...]
Walking the shore, sailing the sea. About Wolin and the sister island of Usedom
I moved to the Baltic Sea from Silesia two and a half years ago, primarily [...]
World of water
Do fish sleep? Different strategies for resting underwater
Do fish sleep, even though they don’t close their eyes, don’t lie motionless for several hours, and often—even at night—appear to be awake? Many species [...]
Octopuses, flatfish, and cuttlefish: the masters of underwater camouflage
It isn't always the biggest, strongest, or fastest that wins. [...]
Sience
Turbid water makes it harder for fish to find food, but it forces them to cooperate more effectively
Turbid water makes it difficult for fish to find food, but living in a group can help mitigate the effects of reduced visibility. Results from a study conducted on sticklebacks show that fish can adapt the behavior of the entire school to changing conditions—increasing their [...]
Science is closer than you think. Discover the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection at the University of Łódź
A university is not just a place where scientists are confined to laboratories conducting complex research. It is also a place full of passion, inspiration, and discovery. It is here that young people can develop their interest in the natural sciences, acquire new skills, and [...]
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CleanLake: Technology That Cleans Up Lakes and Supports Agriculture
Eutrophication is one of the most serious problems facing modern water management. This process involves the excessive enrichment of surface waters with biogenic compounds—primarily nitrogen [...]
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