On June 3–5, 2025, ICEREG project experts Dr. Jūratė Kriaučiūnienė and Dr. Darius Jakimavičius took part in the Nordic Hydrological Conference (NHC2025) held in Iceland. This year’s conference, themed “Water and Climate Change: Impact and Adaptation,” brought together scientists and specialists from various countries to discuss how climate change is affecting water resources – rivers, lakes, and groundwater – and how societies are adapting to these changes. Topics included shifts in water use, dam construction, improvements in hydrological forecasting, and planning solutions to mitigate the impacts of extreme events such as floods and droughts.
Dr. Jūratė Kriaučiūnienė, a researcher at the LEI Hydrology Laboratory, participated in the thematic session “Floods and Droughts: Natural Extremes in a Warming World”, where she presented the talk “How ice jam floods will change in the future in the lowland rivers?” Her presentation focused on projected changes in ice jam-related floods in lowland rivers under future climate conditions.
Dr. Darius Jakimavičius presented a scientific poster during the poster session titled “Projected Changes in Annual Maximum Flows in Northern Lithuanian River Basins: A Focus on Extreme Events,” where he analyzed projected variations in annual maximum flow rates in northern Lithuanian river basins, emphasizing extreme hydrological events.
The Project is funded by the European Union’s Interreg VI-A Latvia–Lithuania Programme 2021–2027
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