C/D/E Working Aid
This C/D/E working aid is designed to provide SDC staff and partners with a collection of C/D/E relevant information, tools and approaches with the overall objective to foster the systematic integration of C/D/E into all activities of SDC and its partners.
Strategic documents for C/D/E
Gain an overview of how C/D/E themes are reflected in Switzerland’s Foreign Policy and International Cooperation Strategies and learn about relevant C/D/E frameworks, the global climate finance architecture and access to climate finance.
SDC’s thematic priorities in C/D/E
Within the broad thematic area of climate, disaster risk reduction DRR and the environment, the SDC focuses on specific thematic C/D/E priorities. These are presented briefly here.
Integration of C/D/E in other topics
C/D/E poses risks to many development sectors – and, in turn, can be influenced by activities within these sectors. Learn more about these challenges and how to mainstream C/D/E considerations into your own work.
SDC units and expertise
Learn about SDC’s setup around C/D/E. And find out how you can connect with experts for support with your questions.
Monitoring and reporting
Accountability and transparency are crucial elements of development cooperation and humanitarian aid. Explore how to measure your performance using standardized indicators and how to properly set your Policy Markers for climate finance, DRR and biodiversity.
Tools and approaches
Explore SDC’s C/D/E tools and approaches, including CEDRIG and the Thematic Integration Briefs, which can facilitate your work around C/D/E topics on an operational and/or strategic level.
Climate change, natural hazards and environmental challenges are major threats to progress towards sustainable development and can jeopardise the work and achievements of development cooperation and humanitarian aid. These threats disproportionately affect poor and vulnerable communities, particularly women and marginalised groups. 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 generations is therefore a priority of Switzerland’s international cooperation.
This C/D/E working aid is designed to provide SDC staff and partners with a collection of C/D/E relevant information, tools and approaches with the overall objective to foster the systematic integration of C/D/E into all activities of SDC and its partners, thereby increasing the overall impact and sustainability of the respective work. More specifically, the working aid aims at:
(a) Translating Switzerland’s overarching strategic frame related to C/D/E into concrete action;
(b) Increasing the thematic coherence of SDC’s work on C/D/E;
(c) Providing thematic guidance in the development of C/D/E projects and programmes;
(d) Facilitating the mainstreaming and integration of C/D/E across SDC’s cooperation programmes and thematic programme frameworks, portfolios and activities to fully exploit the potential of co-benefits;
(e) Supporting Swiss Embassies and Cooperation offices in C/D/E policy dialogue.
Disclaimer : This site is designed to provide technical information and guidance pertaining to the themes of climate, DRR and environment, and not as a formal vehicle of communication to the wider public. The content is updated dynamically and might not reflect the formal positions of the FDFA.