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#89 (de) Wasser und Wintertourismus am Limit: Beschneiung quo vadis?

from Audible Alps - CIPRA Podcast: Interviews, background talks and voices from all Alpine countries: Listen to this and more in the podcast of the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps. · host CIPRA International - www.cipra.org

Der Klimawandel verändert den Wasserkreislauf in den Alpen: Dürren, Temperaturen und Wasserknappheit nehmen zu, Schneedauer und -höhe nehmen ab, die saisonalen Abflüsse schwanken stark. Auch der alpine Skitourismus hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten stark gewandelt, vom Skifahren auf reinem Naturschnee zu intensiv beschneiten Pisten mit immer grösser werdenden Wasser-, Energie- und Flächenansprüchen. Hydrologin Carmen de Jong beobachtet diese Entwicklung seit Jahren kritisch. Wir haben sie anlässlich des ZukunftsForum Alpen Liechtenstein 2025 interviewt. Im Gespräch räumt sie mit gängigen Falschangaben auf und kontert diese mit wissenschaftlichen Fakten rund um Wasserverfügbarkeit- und entnahmen, Speicherbecken, Beschneiung und Wintertourismus. De Jong plädiert für verantwortungsvolle Lösungsstrategien und touristische anstatt eines weiteren Ausbaus der Skigebiets-Infrastruktur. Ausserdem sprechen wir mit ihr über die Olympischen Winterspiele und ökologische Sünden, die diese trotz aller öffentlichen Bekenntnisse zur Nachhaltigkeit wiederholt begangen und auch in Milano-Cortina 2026 erneut begehen. Carmen de Jong erhielt 2015 einen Ruf auf die Professur für Hydrologie am Institut für Geoinformation, Stadt und Umwelt an der Fakultät für Geographie und Raumplanung der Universität Strassburg, Frankreich. Sie war zuvor 9 Jahre lang wissenschaftliche Leiterin des Hochgebirgsinstituts und Professorin am Hochgebirgszentrum der Universität Savoyen, Frankreich. Sie forscht seit 35 Jahren über Wasserknappheit und natürliche Gefahren in den Alpen, Rockies und Hoher Atlas und im Rheingraben. Während den letzten 20 Jahren lagen ihre Schwerpunkte u.a. in den Umweltauswirkungen von Kunstschnee, Wintersport und olympischen Winterspielen. Moderation und Produktion: Michael Gams Foto (c) Julian Konrad Transkript: https://www.cipra.org/media/files/transkript-podcast-carmen-de-jong_de.pdf Weiterführende Informationen: https://zukunftsforumalpen.li/ --- Water and ski tourism at breaking point: what's next for snowmaking? Climate change is altering the water cycle in the Alps: droughts, temperatures and water shortages are on the rise, while snowfall and snow depths are decreasing and seasonal runoff is fluctuating wildly. Alpine ski tourism has also changed significantly in recent decades, from skiing on pure natural snow to intensively snow-covered slopes with ever-increasing demands on water, energy and space. Hydrologist Carmen de Jong has been critically observing this development for years. We interviewed her at the ZukunftsForum Alpen Liechtenstein 2025. In the interview, she dispels common misconceptions and counters them with scientific facts about water availability and extraction, reservoirs, snowmaking and winter tourism. De Jong advocates responsible solution strategies and tourism instead of further expansion of ski resort infrastructure. We also talk to her about the Winter Olympics and the ecological sins that these events have repeatedly committed despite all public commitments to sustainability, and which they will commit again in Milan-Cortina in 2026. Carmen de Jong was appointed Professor of Hydrology at the Institute for Geoinformation, City and Environment at the Faculty of Geography and Spatial Planning at the University of Strasbourg, France, in 2015. She previously spent nine years as scientific director of the High Mountain Institute and professor at the High Mountain Centre at the University of Savoy, France. She has been researching water scarcity and natural hazards in the Alps, Rockies, High Atlas and Rhine Graben for 35 years. Over the last 20 years, her work has focused on the environmental impact of artificial snow, winter sports and the Winter Olympics, among other things. Moderation and production: Michael Gams Photo (c) Julian Konrad Transcript: https://www.cipra.org/media/files/transcript-podcast-carmen-de-jong_en.pdf Further information: https://futureforumalps.li/

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