@article{22531,
  abstract     = {To make sound decisions in the face of climate change, government agencies, policymakers and private stakeholders require suitable climate information on local to regional scales. In Switzerland, the development of climate change scenarios is strongly linked to the climate adaptation strategy of the Confederation. The current climate scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 - released in form of six user-oriented products - were the result of an intensive collaboration between academia and administration under the umbrella of the National Centre for Climate Services (NCCS), accounting for user needs and stakeholder dialogues from the beginning. A rigorous scientific concept ensured consistency throughout the various analysis steps of the EURO-CORDEX projections and a common procedure on how to extract robust results and deal with associated uncertainties. The main results show that Switzerland’s climate will face dry summers, heavy precipitation, more hot days and snow-scarce winters. Approximately half of these changes could be alleviated by mid-century through strong global mitigation efforts. A comprehensive communication concept ensured that the results were rolled out and distilled in specific user-oriented communication measures to increase their uptake and to make them actionable. A narrative approach with four fictitious persons was used to communicate the key messages to the general public. Three years after the release, the climate scenarios have proven to be an indispensable information basis for users in climate adaptation and for downstream applications. Potential for extensions and updates has been identified since then and will shape the concept and planning of the next scenario generation in Switzerland.},
  author       = {Fischer, A.M. and Strassmann, K.M. and Croci-Maspoli, M. and Hama, A.M. and Knutti, R. and Kotlarski, S. and Schär, C. and Schnadt Poberaj, C. and Ban, N. and Bavay, M. and Beyerle, U. and Bresch, D.N. and Brönnimann, S. and Burlando, P. and Casanueva, A. and Fatichi, Simone and Feigenwinter, I. and Fischer, E.M. and Hirschi, M. and Liniger, M.A. and Marty, C. and Medhaug, I. and Peleg, N. and Pickl, M. and Raible, C.C. and Rajczak, J. and Rössler, O. and Scherrer, S.C. and Schwierz, C. and Seneviratne, S.I. and Skelton, M. and Sørland, S.L. and Spirig, C. and Tschurr, F. and Zeder, J. and Zubler, E.M.},
  issn         = {2405-8807},
  journal      = {Climate Services},
  keywords     = {Climate scenario, Climate services, Switzerland, EURO-CORDEX, User-oriented communication, National projections},
  publisher    = {Elsevier},
  title        = {{Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach and Implications}},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288},
  volume       = {26},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{22545,
  abstract     = {Climate change represents a major increase in uncertainty that water managers and policy makers will need to integrate into water resources policy and management. A certain level of uncertainty has always existed in water resources planning, but the speed and intensity of changes in baseline conditions that climate change embodies might require a shift in perspective. This article draws on both the social and physical science results of the EU-FP7 ACQWA project to better understand the challenges and opportunities for adaptation to climate change impacts on the hydrology of the upper Rhone basin in the Canton Valais, Switzerland. It first presents the results of hydro-climatic change projections downscaled to more temporally and spatially-relevant frames of reference for decision makers. Then, it analyses the current policy and legislative framework within which these changes will take place, according to the policy coherence across different water-relevant frameworks as well as the integration and mainstreaming of climate change. It compares the current policy and legislative frameworks for different aspects of water resources management to the projected impacts of climate change on the hydrology of the upper Rhone basin, in order to examine the appropriateness of the current approach for responding to a changing climatic context. Significant uncertainties pose numerous challenges in the governance context. The study draws on adaptive governance principles, to propose policy actions across different scales of governance to better manage baseline variability as well as more ‘unpredictable’ uncertainty from climate change impacts.},
  author       = {Clarvis, Margot Hill and Fatichi, Simone and Allan, Andrew and Fuhrer, Jürg and Stoffel, Markus and Romerio, Franco and Gaudard, Ludovic and Burlando, Paolo and Beniston, Martin and Xoplaki, Elena and Toreti, Andrea},
  issn         = {1873-6416},
  journal      = {Environmental Science & Policy},
  keywords     = {Climate change impacts, Adaptation, Water governance, Water management, Rhone basin, Switzerland},
  pages        = {56--67},
  publisher    = {Elsevier},
  title        = {{Governing and managing water resources under changing hydro-climatic contexts: The case of the upper Rhone basin}},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005},
  volume       = {43},
  year         = {2014},
}