The current issue of the journal Hydrology and Water Resources Management (HyWa) is now available online and once again offers a series of high-quality articles on current issues in hydrology, water management, and risk management practice. HyWa is an established, peer-reviewed journal published by the Federal Institute of Hydrology and serves as a platform for scientific findings and practical articles from research and application.
The new issue, Volume 6 of the 69th year (December 2025), subtitled “Adaptation to drought, heavy rain, and flooding: Results and perspectives of the WaX funding measure ‘Extreme Water Events,’” offers articles on the following topics, among others:
- Influence of controlled drainage on water levels and soil moisture (field study from Brandenburg)
- Development of a digital twin for urban water management infrastructure in Hanover
- Water management in the context of extreme weather (article on challenges and action planning for extreme events)
- The flash flood index (SFI) and its application to flooding events in four federal states
- New impetus for municipal heavy rain risk management (mapping of potential risk elements)
- Innovative instruments for managing urban heavy rain risks and smart tools for increasing resilience in heavy rain prevention
- Statistical analysis of low water development until 2100 for the three largest tributaries of the Rhine: Main, Moselle, and Neckar
- Comparative flood damage estimates based on surveys and freely available data after the 2021 flood on the Wupper
All articles can be found on the current year’s page and can be downloaded as PDF files.
HyWa also offers reports on projects, studies, events, and practical articles for the public and decision-makers in water management.
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