Policy Context

The SDC highlights five areas of Swiss international climate and environmental policy, namely:

• Climate adaptation;
• Funding climate protection;
• Energy supply;
• Sustainable forestry; and
• Sustainable development of mountainous regions.

According to the 2025-2028 Development Cooperation Strategy, climate is one of the key funding priorities. The SDC is a key stakeholder in climate policy.

ODA Spending

How much ODA does Switzerland allocate to climate projects?

How is Switzerland's climate-related ODA changing?

Increases in climate-related ODA is connected to increases in funding for programs with a significant climate focus, meaning those with climate as a secondary objective.

In 2021, Switzerland spent US$536 million on climate adaptation, of which US$263 million was cross-cutting projects related to both adaptation and mitigation.