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Policies and plans

Second part of the Federal Council's strategy, 9 April 2014

The Action Plan is the second part of the Federal Council's strategy for adaptation to climate change. An essential component of the Action Plan are the measures of the Federal Offices of the

Policies and plans

First part of the Federal Council’s strategy Adopted on 2 March 2012

The Federal Council’s adaptation strategy creates the framework at federal level for a coordinated course of action in adjusting to climate change. The adaptation strategy is divided

Documents and publications

This report provides a synthetic view of national risk assessments (NRAs) in twenty OECD Member countries. NRA are used to support risk management decisions in a rapidly changing global risk landscape characterized by increasingly complex, interconnected

Documents and publications

This report is a cross-country comparative study undertaken in Austria, France and Switzerland to test the recommendations put forward in specific country contexts by the OECD on building resilience to major natural and man-made disasters. This report

Documents and publications

This report presents the synthesis analysis of the results of the cross-country comparative study of disaster risk prevention and mitigation policies in Austria, France and Switzerland. It builds on and integrates material from the country case studies on

Documents and publications

This report presents seven case studies compiled by researchers and practitioners. These case studies from different countries cover a range of topics in the Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) context, and are as follows:

  1. Landslide
Documents and publications

This report reviews the availability of data in Switzerland, to report against the indicators recommended to measure the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and identify current gaps.

Documents and publications

This report details a pilot study that sought to understand and map social vulnerability to flood hazard in the city of Zürich. The study develops a theoretical basis, and practical methodology to identify key factors of social vulnerability and their

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