Switzerland

This report assessed and analyzed the current state of Switzerland’s disaster management at the city level. More specifically, the study provides an overview of how major Swiss cities prepare and plan for large-scale disasters. The study examined cities’

This analysis discusses the role of civil protection and governance structures to increase the resilience of urban populations in Switzerland. In most countries, civil protection is organized through national and regional structures. As a result of the

This open access book aims to improve the quality of climate planning by providing 19 examples of analysis and assessments in eleven countries. It is intended for local operators in the fields of climate, hydro-climatic risks, physical planning, besides

This report focuses on understanding how civil protection organisations learn from direct or indirect experiences (events) and planned learning processes (exercises). An implicit assumption of the authors was that civil protection organisations should be

This report presents the key insights and findings from a Comparative review of the First Aid App funded by the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC). Results are based on a combination of primary and secondary research focusing in participating

The National Risk Analysis of Switzerland involves identifying the spectrum of possible hazards, developing specific scenarios, analyzing their impacts in a sophisticated manner, and assessing the likelihood of occurrence for the scenarios described.

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This case study addresses the specific situation of alpine areas, where communities and valleys are typically prone to a range of natural hazards (avalanches, debris flows, landslides, rockfalls) at the same time.

The emBRACE project aims to build

CSS Analyses in Security Policy CSS, no. 173

This edition of the "CSS Analyses in Security Policy" series discusses new opportunities and threats brought about by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. The authors note that new found