Article 2 of the Federal Constitution confirms the importance of sustainable development and the long-term preservation of natural resources. This importance is reflected in the Federal Act on International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (e.g. art. 5 and 7) and, together with the FDFA's current strategic guidance documents, forms the institutional orientation for the SDC in the area of C/D/E: The Swiss Foreign Policy Strategy 2024-2027 includes the ecological dimension of sustainability as a new priority of Switzerland’s foreign policy, with an explicit focus on climate, biodiversity and pollution as well as energy (goals 21-23). This priority is reflected in the Swiss International Cooperation Strategy 2025-2028 through its objective 3 on climate and environment, which strives for environmentally-friendly development, resilient to climate change and natural disasters for the benefit of the most disadvantaged. The Swiss IC strategy 2025-2028 also defines the earmarked financial contribution to Switzerland’s international public climate financing for the referred period of 1.6 billion CHF. This goal will be achieved through the concerted efforts of all Swiss actors involved in the implementation of the Swiss IC strategy and is closely monitored and reported.

SDC’s institutional orientation on C/D/E