The following country profile is found in the Meister Consultants Group study: Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Around the World.
Summary
As in other countries, climate change will lead to extreme weather phenomena
in Switzerland, as well as to fundamental changes in the economic and
living conditions in the country. Switzerland can serve as a role model with
regard to its response to extreme weather phenomena. This is mainly because
climate change aggravates challenges associated with Switzerland’s
alpine geography; responding to these challenges has always been on the
political agenda. During the last few years, Switzerland has shifted its focus
from disaster management to preventative measures. Even so, Switzerland
is only now beginning to develop a comprehensive strategy for adaptation
to climate change (p. 41).
Country Profile - Switzerland
