Climate Change in Switzerland

Climate Change in
Switzerland

Introduction
 Climate change refers to a change in the climatic patterns of earth
 Results in the formation of new weather patterns
 Climate change can affect the five interconnected parts of climate:
 Atmosphere
 Hydrosphere
 Crysophere
 Biosphere
 Lithospere
 Anthropogenic activities have resulted in a global climatic change due to:
 Usage of fossil fuels
 Deforestation
 Increase emission of greenhouse gases
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About Switzerland
 Located in Central Europe
 Consists of 26 Cantons
 Bordered by Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstien
 Country is divided between the Alps, Swiss Plateau and Jura
 Total land area: 15,940 square miles
 Population: 8.5 million
 Economic Centers: Geneva and Zurich
 Birthplace of Red Cross
 Founding Member of European Free Trade Association

About Switzerland
 Main Linguistic and cultural groups:
 German
 French
 Romanic
 Italian
 Country has the highest nominal wealth per adult
 Has eight highest GDP
 Raked top in governance transparency, national
performance, quality of life, civil liberties, human
development, economic competitiveness an education
 Ranked second globally in terms of quality of life
Tissot, 2016