Climate Change
World leaders, including Swiss government representatives, will gather in Copenhagen from December 7-18 to put the finishing touches on a new international accord to combat climate change.
swissinfo.ch takes a look at how Switzerland is meeting the challenges, focussing on research issues, energy concerns and global warming's impact on Switzerland's vulnerable tourism sector.
Switzerland upbeat despite climate setback
Swiss government officials, environmentalists and the business community are unfazed that a legally binding treaty on the climate may not be reached in Copenhagen next month. ... »
Investigating climate change
The work of climate scientists is increasingly in the spotlight. Besides groundbreaking research on ice sheets, the Swiss are investigating the impact on biodiversity, human health and water supplies.
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- United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
- UN Framework Convention in Climate Change (UNFCC)
- IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Swiss environment office - Climate change
- Swiss weather office - Climate change & natural disasters
- ProClim - Forum for Climate and Global Change
- NCCR Climate - Swiss climate research
