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In this webinar, we will examine the challenges posed by El Niño from various context-specific perspectives and discuss possible measures to deal with these challenges as effectively as possible.

This network event will convey a general understanding of the role that event analyses play in integrated risk management by showcasing Switzerland’s approach at home and SDC’s experience with supporting event analyses abroad.

Session 2 of the webinar series on Climate Change and Corruption, organized by the SDC’s CDE and PGE Networks together with U4.

In this interview, Christian Frutiger, Assistant Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and head of the Thematic Cooperation division, shares lessons from long-term partnerships that are helping promote buildings that are both more energy-efficient and more resilient to the effects of the climate crisis, while strengthening local capacities for sustainable urban development.

How can growing cities stay cool without increasing emissions? Rather than relying on energy-intensive air conditioning, the BeCool initiative promotes passive cooling solutions, such as ventilation, shading, greening and reflective roofs, that keep buildings cool, protect people from extreme heat and support low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development.

In this podcast, Mirjam Macchi Howell, Head of the CDE Section at SDC, explains why sustainable cooling matters, explores the paradox of conventional air conditioning, and discusses how Switzerland is contributing to global solutions through multilateral cooperation.