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For EU Member States, information is based on their official adaptation reporting: 2023 and 2021 adaptation reporting under the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action (see EU Adaptation Reporting, Climate-ADAPT Country Profiles). Note: The relevant information has been copied from the EU official reporting on adaptation (submitted until 15 November 2023), without further elaborating the contents of the text. Some information, valid at the time of reporting, may no longer be valid today. Any necessary additions to the text are clearly highlighted. In addition, information collated in the EEA’s analysis of Climate change and health: the national policy review in Europe (2021). Note: Some information, valid at the time of publication, may no longer be valid today. Any necessary additions to the text are clearly highlighted.
Information from Governance Regulation reporting on adaptation (2023)
The health sector is addressed in Adaptation to climate change in Switzerland - First part of the Federal Council’s strategy (NAS, 2021), as well as the Adaptation to climate change in Switzerland: Action Plan 2020-2025 (NAP, 2020), which comprises measures at federal level, to improve the knowledge base, transfer knowledge, coordinate and promote the implementation of the adaptation strategy. Climate-related risks and opportunities (CRA, 2017) also includes the health sector.
Information from EEA report. Climate change and health: the national policy overview in Europe (2022)
National policies on climate change adaptation and national health strategies were analysed to identify the coverage of climate-related impacts on health (physical, mental, and social) and the types of interventions addressing them. The report provides a European overview, while the geographical coverage of various aspects of national policies across Europe can be visualized using the map viewer. The results for Switzerland are summarised here.
Policy documents reviewed:
Adaptation to Climate Change in Switzerland: Action Plan 2020-2025
Aspects covered in the reviewed policy document:
Information from EU official reporting on adaptation. GovReg reporting (2021), MMR reporting (2019)
No GovReg reporting was submitted in 2021. All information here and on the Climate-ADAPT Country profile was reported under the MMR in 2019.Health is a priority sector, according to the National Adaptation Strategy (NAS, 2012). Detailed information on policy instruments, measures and good practice examples in the health sector can be found at the National Centre for Climate Services (NCCS).
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