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CommunicationPublished on 21 August 2024

Where livelihoods are destroyed, people have to flee

Bern — Floods, droughts, landslides and temperature volatility are dramatically changing people's environment. Such extreme weather phenomena as a result of climate change are occurring more and more frequently and threaten people's livelihoods - in Switzerland and elsewhere.

Victims of the floods of 2010 in Pakistan walk through water-filled streets in the northwestern city of Nowshera.

At the bank of a river in Bangladesh, a woman, with her son at her side, counts the cash assistance she received through an anticipatory action programme.

18 July 2024

Ready for anything: how Anticipatory Action is saving lives

A guest article by the WFP on its Anticipatory Action programme, which focuses on managing the risks of climate extremes and the food insecurity they cause.

Aerial view of a shelter construction site in Africa.

22 July 2024

Reducing the environmental footprint of the humanitarian shelter sector

Web article on the Shelter Sustainability Assessment Tool developed by the Geneva Technical Hub with support of the SDC.

A woman wearing blue overalls and an orange hard hat moves a pile of bricks onto a trolley.

15 August 2024

The modern, eco-friendly brick

PROECCO supports sustainable urban development in the Great Lakes region. The project centres on a technology for manufacturing modern bricks.

Worker kneeling next to electric bus.

19 August 2024

Breathing Hope

The objective of CALAC+ is to reduce harmful air pollutants in Latin American capitals through the deployment of soot-free engines in urban public transport

A woman, member of the Honey East Association, is sitting in the grass in front of beehives.

19 August 2024

Nature Conservation and Local Development: It’s a Match!

The "Nature Conservation Programme" in North Macedonia demonstrates how nature conservation and local development mutually reinforce each other.

5 September 2024

Observing snow and ice to strengthen climate resilience in Central Asia's mountain regions

Melting snow, glaciers, and permafrost retreat increase the risks of disasters. The SDC strengthens climate resilience in mountainous regions through scientific data.

Photo of a 3D model of a hill, with color variations to reflect the risk of hazards.

11 September 2024

Haiti: preventive measures to better adapt to climate change

In addition to the violence faced by those in the capital Port-au-Prince, the population is exposed to natural hazards. Climate change is exacerbating the situation. The SDC is helping to minimise the risks of disaster.

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