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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 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.
article_number: '100288'
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author:
- first_name: A.M.
  full_name: Fischer, A.M.
  last_name: Fischer
- first_name: K.M.
  full_name: Strassmann, K.M.
  last_name: Strassmann
- first_name: M.
  full_name: Croci-Maspoli, M.
  last_name: Croci-Maspoli
- first_name: A.M.
  full_name: Hama, A.M.
  last_name: Hama
- first_name: R.
  full_name: Knutti, R.
  last_name: Knutti
- first_name: S.
  full_name: Kotlarski, S.
  last_name: Kotlarski
- first_name: C.
  full_name: Schär, C.
  last_name: Schär
- first_name: C.
  full_name: Schnadt Poberaj, C.
  last_name: Schnadt Poberaj
- first_name: N.
  full_name: Ban, N.
  last_name: Ban
- first_name: M.
  full_name: Bavay, M.
  last_name: Bavay
- first_name: U.
  full_name: Beyerle, U.
  last_name: Beyerle
- first_name: D.N.
  full_name: Bresch, D.N.
  last_name: Bresch
- first_name: S.
  full_name: Brönnimann, S.
  last_name: Brönnimann
- first_name: P.
  full_name: Burlando, P.
  last_name: Burlando
- first_name: A.
  full_name: Casanueva, A.
  last_name: Casanueva
- first_name: Simone
  full_name: Fatichi, Simone
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  last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: I.
  full_name: Feigenwinter, I.
  last_name: Feigenwinter
- first_name: E.M.
  full_name: Fischer, E.M.
  last_name: Fischer
- first_name: M.
  full_name: Hirschi, M.
  last_name: Hirschi
- first_name: M.A.
  full_name: Liniger, M.A.
  last_name: Liniger
- first_name: C.
  full_name: Marty, C.
  last_name: Marty
- first_name: I.
  full_name: Medhaug, I.
  last_name: Medhaug
- first_name: N.
  full_name: Peleg, N.
  last_name: Peleg
- first_name: M.
  full_name: Pickl, M.
  last_name: Pickl
- first_name: C.C.
  full_name: Raible, C.C.
  last_name: Raible
- first_name: J.
  full_name: Rajczak, J.
  last_name: Rajczak
- first_name: O.
  full_name: Rössler, O.
  last_name: Rössler
- first_name: S.C.
  full_name: Scherrer, S.C.
  last_name: Scherrer
- first_name: C.
  full_name: Schwierz, C.
  last_name: Schwierz
- first_name: S.I.
  full_name: Seneviratne, S.I.
  last_name: Seneviratne
- first_name: M.
  full_name: Skelton, M.
  last_name: Skelton
- first_name: S.L.
  full_name: Sørland, S.L.
  last_name: Sørland
- first_name: C.
  full_name: Spirig, C.
  last_name: Spirig
- first_name: F.
  full_name: Tschurr, F.
  last_name: Tschurr
- first_name: J.
  full_name: Zeder, J.
  last_name: Zeder
- first_name: E.M.
  full_name: Zubler, E.M.
  last_name: Zubler
citation:
  ama: Fischer AM, Strassmann KM, Croci-Maspoli M, et al. Climate Scenarios for Switzerland
    CH2018 – Approach and Implications. <i>Climate Services</i>. 2022;26. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288">10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288</a>
  apa: Fischer, A. M., Strassmann, K. M., Croci-Maspoli, M., Hama, A. M., Knutti,
    R., Kotlarski, S., … Zubler, E. M. (2022). Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018
    – Approach and Implications. <i>Climate Services</i>. Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288</a>
  chicago: Fischer, A.M., K.M. Strassmann, M. Croci-Maspoli, A.M. Hama, R. Knutti,
    S. Kotlarski, C. Schär, et al. “Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach
    and Implications.” <i>Climate Services</i>. Elsevier, 2022. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288</a>.
  ieee: A. M. Fischer <i>et al.</i>, “Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach
    and Implications,” <i>Climate Services</i>, vol. 26. Elsevier, 2022.
  ista: Fischer AM, Strassmann KM, Croci-Maspoli M, Hama AM, Knutti R, Kotlarski S,
    Schär C, Schnadt Poberaj C, Ban N, Bavay M, Beyerle U, Bresch DN, Brönnimann S,
    Burlando P, Casanueva A, Fatichi S, Feigenwinter I, Fischer EM, Hirschi M, Liniger
    MA, Marty C, Medhaug I, Peleg N, Pickl M, Raible CC, Rajczak J, Rössler O, Scherrer
    SC, Schwierz C, Seneviratne SI, Skelton M, Sørland SL, Spirig C, Tschurr F, Zeder
    J, Zubler EM. 2022. Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach and Implications.
    Climate Services. 26, 100288.
  mla: Fischer, A. M., et al. “Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach
    and Implications.” <i>Climate Services</i>, vol. 26, 100288, Elsevier, 2022, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288">10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288</a>.
  short: A.M. Fischer, K.M. Strassmann, M. Croci-Maspoli, A.M. Hama, R. Knutti, S.
    Kotlarski, C. Schär, C. Schnadt Poberaj, N. Ban, M. Bavay, U. Beyerle, D.N. Bresch,
    S. Brönnimann, P. Burlando, A. Casanueva, S. Fatichi, I. Feigenwinter, E.M. Fischer,
    M. Hirschi, M.A. Liniger, C. Marty, I. Medhaug, N. Peleg, M. Pickl, C.C. Raible,
    J. Rajczak, O. Rössler, S.C. Scherrer, C. Schwierz, S.I. Seneviratne, M. Skelton,
    S.L. Sørland, C. Spirig, F. Tschurr, J. Zeder, E.M. Zubler, Climate Services 26
    (2022).
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2022-04-26T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T11:47:54Z
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doi: 10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288
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keyword:
- Climate scenario
- Climate services
- Switzerland
- EURO-CORDEX
- User-oriented communication
- National projections
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title: Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach and Implications
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