Odra

The Ministry of Climate and Environment is monitoring the situation on the Oder. It also provided the impetus for developing a system to manage the risk of toxic 'golden algae' blooms.

Dynamic model to enable industrial discharges to 'see each other' launched - summary of Oder inter-ministerial team meeting.

Systemic actions to protect against „golden algae” blooms.

After analysing the current monitoring data from the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection and meteorological forecasts, the Minister of Climate and Environment, Anna Moskwa, decided to convene the Crisis Management Team. The Team issued recommendations for specific remedial actions. The recommendations have been submitted to the Government Centre for Security.

As announced, the Institute of Environmental Protection – National Research Institute has prepared the 'Report on the implementation of experiments for the neutralisation of golden algae in the locks of the Gliwice Canal'. The document summarises the remedial activities supervised by the Institute related to the eradication of Prymnesium parvum, the so-called 'golden" algae,' in the Gliwice Canal.

On 23 June 2023, Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa met in Wróblin nad Odrą with Opole Voivode Sławomir Kłosowski and the services involved in remedial measures in the Oder River.

Long-term weather forecasts indicate that temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius will prevail in Poland in July. There are many indications that Europe will face extreme heat waves for another year in a row. In 2023, scientists are also particularly concerned about the intense warming of the seas, unprecedented in the history of measurements. With constant air temperatures and intense sunshine, this phenomenon also affects inland waters, including rivers. At the end of June, water levels in Polish rivers are in the low to medium zone, indicating a hydrological drought.