Prof. Mirosław Wiatkowski, head of the Department of Hydrology and Water Management, discusses how to fight floods, the effectiveness of reservoirs and floodplains, and water management planning, while Prof. Tomasz Kowalczyk from the Department of Environmental Shaping and Protection discusses the lessons we should learn from recent difficult days. Meanwhile employees of the Institute of Environmental Engineering have been conducting unique research on the Oder River since it all began.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/upwr-experts--flooding-in-poland-715.html
Poland uses only 25% of its potential for hydropower. We still underestimate the importance of water as a source of energy – believes Prof. Robert Kasperek from the Institute of Environmental Engineering at UPWr. – And increasing the share of hydroelectric power by even a few percent would improve the country's energy security.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/hydropower--clean--cheap-and-stable-443.html
