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Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), Switzerland - gov
- Organization type:Governmental
General contact information
- URL: http://www.slf.ch/
- Address: Flüelastraße 1
- Postal Code: 7260
- City: Davos dorf
- Country: Switzerland
- Telephone: +41 814170156
- Fax: +41 814170110
- Email: webeditor.hazard@wsl.ch
Mission & Disaster Reduction Profile
Die Erforschung der Eigenschaften des Schnees und der Schneedecke sowie die Erforschung der Lawinenbildung und der Lawinenschutz sind zentrale Aufgabe des Institutes. Forschung, Entwicklung und Dienstleistungen in den Gebieten Schnee und Lawinen sind darauf ausgerichtet, Schutzmassnahmen zu verbessern, auszubauen und den Problemen der Zeit anzupassen. Eine der bekannteren Dienstleistungen des Institutes ist das Lawinenbulletin.
Other Governmental Organizations
- Geneva International Cooperation, Switzerland - gov
- Organe consultatif sur les changements climatiques, Switzerland - gov
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Switzerland - gov
- Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland - gov
- Swiss Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), Switzerland - gov
- Swiss Federal Nuceal Safety Inspectorate (ENSI), Switzerland - gov
- Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP), Switzerland - gov
- Swiss Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), Switzerland - gov
- Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Switzerland - gov
- Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, Switzerland - gov
- Swiss National Platform for Natural Hazards, FOEN (PLANAT), Switzerland - gov
- Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Switzerland - gov
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- Avalanche
- Land Slide
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