Published on 13 December 2023

About us

Climate change, natural hazards and environmental challenges are major threats to progress towards sustainable development and may jeopardise the work and achievements of development cooperation. Poor and vulnerable communities are particularly exposed to these threats, and ensuring environmentally sound and sustainable human and economic development that is resilient to climate change and natural hazards for the benefit of present and future populations is therefore one of the four objectives of Switzerland’s International Cooperation Strategy 2025–28.

Mandate and Mission

The Climate, Disaster Risk Reduction and Environment CDE network supports SDC units, staff and partners to increase the overall impact of Swiss C/D/E funded and related interventions by

promoting exchange, learning and experience sharing
providing thematic operational advice
capitalising on experiences and disseminating good practices
supporting policy development, quality assurance and normative processes

Focal Point

The CDE network is part of the CDE Section and the network’s Focal Point is André Wehrli.

Core Group

The Core Group of the CDE Network consists of Swiss International Cooperation Regional/ National Programme Officers and Thematic advisors. Their role is to provide overall direction at the level of the Networks' operations, propose themes and activities to be developed and act as a sounding board to the network activities, validating proposed activities.

Become a member!

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Network, please fill in this form: Become a CDE Network member (sdc-cde.ch)

Being a member allows you to:

Share news, events and publications among over 700 members
Contribute to inspiring discussions and participate in learning events
Contribute to and receive our Newsletter

© survey to CC+E and DRR members of 2023

Discover the last membership survey results from 2023

Join the online member space

In order to join the member space (Sharepoint SE) you first need to create a IT FDFA account. Kindly follow the steps indicated below in order to create your IT FDFA account, in case you do not own one already.

If you already have a IT FDFA account, directly proceed to this page where the white screen reads ‹You need permission to access this site›. Insert a a short message and click ‹Send request›.

Step-by-step instructions to create an FDFA IT account

Please open the member area link www.cde.shareweb.ch
A green login screen will appear. Please enter your email in the entry field and click on ‹Next›.
Click on the blue button ‹Register›. A code is sent to your inbox in order to verify the email.
In a new browser tab, open your inbox and retrieve the code.
Copy the code, go back to the login screen and enter the code in the field. Continue by clicking ‹Confirm›.
Now you can set the password that you are going to need to login to the platform. Continue by clicking ‹Confirm›.
Finally, on the white screen that reads ‹You need permission to access this site›, finish by adding a short message and click ‹Send request›.
You will receive a notification once your request has been approved by the CDE network.

Cluster Green

The CDE Network is thematically related to the Water, and Agriculture and Food Systems Networks. These Networks cooperate to make best use of the synergies – forming a so-called Cluster Green, and taking a strong stake at mainstreaming DRR, Climate Change and Environment into the SDC operations.