Summer school 2026 - River Thermal Regimes

 Climate Change and River Restoration: Integrating Thermal Regimes into Practice

The impacts of climate change on the warming of water bodies, whether continental or oceanic, are now well established. Hydrosystems, which have been heavily anthropogenically altered over the past two centuries, are proving to be particularly vulnerable to these changes. Engineering works carried out within and along river corridors have profoundly modified hydro-sedimentary dynamics, disrupting flows of matter and energy, homogenizing aquatic and terrestrial habitats, and contributing to a marked decline in biodiversity.

While numerous restoration programs aim to improve the hydro-geomorphological conditions of rivers, the thermal dimension remains largely under-integrated, both at the project design stage and in field monitoring. The objective of this summer school is precisely to help address this gap by training scientists and practitioners in the analysis and integration of river thermal regimes. Firmly interdisciplinary in nature, the program lies at the interface of fluvial geomorphology, ecology, remote sensing, and riparian ecosystem management.