Switzerland

The document serves the purpose of providing up to date information relating to National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction within the UNISDR Europe Region. To date 27 NPs have been officially nominated in UNISDR Europe Region. (Last updated 11

This assessment report summarizes the effectiveness of SDC disaster risk reduction (DRR) commitments in 2010. The assessment provides information about the resources invested by Switzerland for the reduction of risks from natural hazards, the areas in

This report renders an account of the manner in which state funds for development cooperation are used. It expresses the increased focus of Swiss development cooperation on effectiveness and provide important points of reference for the further

This map is the result of a assessment of seismic hazard in Switzerland. The epicenter map shows the instrumentally recorded earthquakes of the period 1975 to 2002.

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

Offers a comprehensive insight into the work of the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss, as the national provider of weather and climate services in Switzerland, protecting the Swiss public against weather and climate risks and

This document presents the current basic principles of the risk management of natural hazards in Switzerland. It acknowledges the considerable efforts made in the past few years on the road from conventional hazard protection to an integrated risk

EEA report no. 8/2009:

This report analyses the risks that climate change presents to the water supply of the Alps, together with quality, needs identification, constraints, opportunities, policy levers and options for adaptation. It extracts policy