Snow, glaciers and permafrost are of great importance for Switzerland. Their changes are documented by detailed measurements. This web portal shows and explains selected long-term measurement series of the cryosphere.more

Image: NASA Earth Observatory, Jesse Allen and Robert Simmonmore

Development policy

Switzerland's international cooperation needs sufficient funds for a long-term and effective development cooperation. The redistribution of the IC budget in favour of increasing Switzerland's military expenditures as demanded by the Council of States on 3 June and the costs for the reconstruction of Ukraine threaten to abruptly cut Switzerland's international cooperation budget and significantly weaken its development cooperation.

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