EClim member Dr. Simon Allen participated as a panelist at Sagarmatha Sambaad 2025, Nepal’s premier multi-stakeholder dialogue platform, supported by the Swiss Embassy in Nepal. The 2025 edition focused on the urgent and globally relevant theme:“Climate Change, Mountains, and the Future of Humanity.” Simon joined the session on “Mountain Risk Assessment and Monitoring,” where he […]
Read MoreThe EClim group congratulates Laura Niggli on the successful defense of her PhD thesis titled:“Challenges and opportunities for the management of complex climate risks.” Supervised by EClim member Christian Huggel, Laura’s work breaks new ground by addressing an unusually wide range of climate-related risks—from heatwaves and droughts to glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs)—and analyzing how […]
Read MoreWe are pleased to share a new open-access publication co-authored by EClim researchers Christian Huggel and Randy Muñoz, titled: 📰 The role of livelihood assets in shaping water security in mountain regions🔗 Read the paper The study explores how different types of livelihood assets—natural, physical, social, human, and financial—affect water security among diverse user groups […]
Read MoreOn 28 April 2025, a glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) originating near Vallunaraju (5680 m a.s.l.) in the Andes of Peru caused significant destruction in rural and urban parts of Huaraz. EClim member Christian Huggel shared initial insights and satellite analysis from the event, which likely started with a rock slope failure that triggered a […]
Read MoreWe are excited to share a new open-access study in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, co-authored by EClim member Christian Huggel, that presents one of the most comprehensive assessments to date of observed climate change impacts across the Andes. 📘 Title: Detection and attribution of climate change impacts in coupled natural-human systems across the Andes […]
Read MoreIn a special feature leading up to United Nations World Water Day 2025, adelphi global and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) interviewed three experts on glaciers and their global significance—including EClim researchers Dr. Holger Frey and Dr. Simon Allen. The conversation highlights the multidimensional importance of glaciers—not only as water sources, but […]
Read MoreEClim member Christian Huggel had participated in the expert hearings at the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, for the Lliuya vs RWE case—widely regarded as a landmark in climate litigation. Peruvian farmer Saúl Lliuya is suing German energy company RWE for contributing to climate change and thereby increasing the flood risk from a glacial […]
Read MoreWe are excited to share a new open-access publication in Nature Reviews Methods Primers, co-authored by EClim members Christian Huggel and Veruska Muccione: 📰 “Automated fact-checking of climate claims with large language models”🔗 Read the paper The paper introduces CLIMINATOR, a novel AI-powered framework designed to enhance fact-checking of climate-related claims. By integrating verified scientific […]
Read MoreHow can the causes and consequences of climate change be communicated in a way that is both understandable and emotionally engaging? Two innovative projects, co-led by Dr. Andreas Linsbauer (EClim, University of Zurich) and Prof. Niklaus Heeb (ZHdK), are exploring new pathways in climate communication: Hosted by the Zurich Knowledge Center for Sustainable Development (ZKSD), […]
Read MoreFollowing the publication in Science on the devastating 3 October 2023 South Lhonak glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Sikkim, India, EClim member Christian Huggel shares key insights on LinkedIn into the magnitude and implications of the disaster. The event was triggered by a massive landslide of frozen moraine into the lake, unleashing 50 million […]
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