Latest additions to the knowledge base

This paper looks into how the increasing frequency and magnitude of climate-exacerbated hazards, coupled with the growing vulnerability of societies worldwide, are raising the financial costs of disasters.

SLF researchers have been mapping snow depths in detail over a large area. The new technique yields important basic data.

This study analyzes the feasibility of using satellite data to derive the Cooling Establishment Time (CET) for different Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI)s across the city of Zurich, Switzerland.

This CSS Risk and Resilience Report has the aim to complement a 2021 analysis by the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection, which outlined action points and predicted incident management needs until 2040 in response to climate change.

Residents of the tiny Swiss village of Brienz have been told to pack their bags and leave immediately.

Residents of the tiny Swiss village of Brienz have been told to pack their bags and leave immediately.

Most sandstorms are natural events, but they are being exacerbated by climate change, drought, land degradation and unsustainable management of land and water resources.

When natural disasters strike, the difference between economic and insured losses can vary greatly. Our interactive tool highlights this protection gap in 12 countries and all global regions.