In 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 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 […]
Read MoreA landmark international study sheds new light on the devastating multihazard cascade that struck the Indian Himalayas in October 2023. The paper, “The Sikkim flood of October 2023: Drivers, causes, and impacts of a multihazard cascade,” presents a detailed analysis of one of the region’s most destructive recent events, tracing its origins to a permafrost […]
Read MoreEClim’s Christian Huggel highlights a recent publication by Tavoni et al. (2024) estimating the financial needs for climate-related loss and damage. Using three climate-economic models, the study finds that USD 400 billion per year will be needed by 2025 to address the increasing toll of climate impacts—far surpassing the roughly USD 700 million pledged so […]
Read MoreEClim member Christian Huggel reflects on the recent flood-related losses suffered by Stadler Rail, a Swiss-based railway manufacturer, as a stark example of how the true costs of climate change are underestimated. In 2023, Stadler Rail was hit by a series of severe flood events in Switzerland, Austria, and Spain, with estimated production losses around […]
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A recent article by EClim members Laura Niggli and Simon Allen is now featured on the Adaptation at Altitude platform. The piece draws on Laura Niggli’s global review of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) risk management and highlights key recommendations and solutions for disaster risk reduction. GLOFs pose increasing risks to mountain communities as glaciers […]
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Ashim Sattar has been awarded with the prestigious Swiss Government Excellence award 2020-21 to pursue his postdoctoral research at University of Zurich. Ashim obtained his Ph.D. jointly from IIT Roorkee and Divecha Center for Climate Change (IISc Bangalore) in 2019. His current research deals with several aspects of climate impacts on glaciers, risks, and adaptation […]
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We are excited to announce that together with our long-standing partners CARE Perú and COSUDE (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation) we are organizing an international learning event on tropical glaciers and water resource management — “Opportunities, risks and challenges of tropical glacial retreat and the integrated management of water resources for economic recovery in […]
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