Switzerland’s
sustainability tech industry,
in focus.

Flood risk and management

18.9% of this theme group

Researchers highlight ongoing flood hazards and the need for improved mitigation and risk management strategies.

Flood myth (1,109) · Flooding (538) · Flood mitigation (250) · Flood risk management (83)

Flood risk and flood management

Flood resiliency approach for urban planning: critical review and future research agenda

Climate change governance challenges

17.6% of this theme group

Papers discuss political, economic, and justice issues surrounding global warming and policy responses.

Climate change (995) · Political economy of climate change (223) · Global warming (140) · Climate justice (77)

Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future

Public Perceptions Of Climate Change: Risk, Trust, and Policy

Agriculture under climate stress

16.3% of this theme group

Studies examine how climate change threatens food security and agricultural productivity.

Agriculture (627) · Food security (300) · Climate change (755) · Agricultural productivity (90)

Climate change adaptation: Challenges for agricultural sustainability

A Comprehensive Review on Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Challenges in Agriculture

Urban and climate resilience

15.0% of this theme group

Research focuses on building resilient cities and communities amid changing climate conditions.

Resilience (601) · Climate change (559) · Climate resilience (230) · Urban resilience (107)

Shaping resilient buildings and cities: Climate change impacts, metrics, and strategies for mitigation and adaptation

Empowering Communities for Climate Resilience

Climate finance and risk

11.9% of this theme group

Works address financial system exposure to climate risks and emerging risk‑management approaches.

Climate risk (290) · Climate Finance (147) · Climate change (560) · Risk management (129)

Climate Change and the Financial System

Managing Climate-Related Financial Risk: Prospects and Challenges

Psychological resilience to climate

10.7% of this theme group

Literature explores mental and community resilience in the face of climate impacts.

Psychological resilience (564) · Climate change (534) · Resilience (305) · Climate resilience (161)

Assessing community resilience to climate change

Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Adaptation and vulnerability pathways

9.6% of this theme group

Authors investigate how societies can transform vulnerability into adaptive capacity.

Adaptation (315) · Climate change (530) · Vulnerability (212) · Climate change adaptation (82)

Climate change and development: adaptation through transformation

Transforming Vulnerability into Resilience: Strategies for Climate Adaptation

Agricultural climate adaptation limits

18.2% of this theme group

Cautionary analyses warn of constraints in farming practices under climate pressures.

Agriculture (143) · Food security (57) · Climate change (158) · Agricultural productivity (26)

Conservation agriculture and climate resilience

Climate risks and adaptation strategies of farmers in East Africa and South Asia

Flood mitigation design uncertainties

16.8% of this theme group

Studies caution about effectiveness and trade‑offs of drainage and land‑use interventions.

Flood myth (193) · Hydrology (90) · Flooding (79) · Surface runoff (34)

Many-Objective Optimization of Sustainable Drainage Systems in Urban Areas with Different Surface Slopes

Evaluating the effectiveness of land use management as a natural flood management intervention in reducing the impact of flooding for an upl

Financial exposure to climate risk

15.8% of this theme group

Research highlights gaps in portfolio risk assessment and banking responses to climate transition.

Climate risk (73) · Climate change (136) · Portfolio (20) · Stock (19)

Firm climate risk, risk management, and bank loan financing

Climate transition risk and bank lending

Equity in climate policy

14.6% of this theme group

Papers warn of unequal impacts and challenges in insurance and adaptation schemes.

Climate change (165) · Political economy of climate change (21) · Global warming (19) · Climate risk (35)

Weather index insurance: promises and challenges of promoting social and ecological resilience to climate change

Unequal impacts of future droughts on global croplands: contributions of climate and land-use changes across different income groups

Infrastructure resilience under climate change

13.5% of this theme group

Analyses caution about levee performance and insurance modeling amid rising flood threats.

Flood myth (164) · Flooding (64) · Flood mitigation (39) · Flood risk management (16)

Better use and management of levees: reducing flood risk in a changing climate

Application of re/insurance models to estimate increases in flood risk due to climate change

Policy‑driven resilience trade‑offs

12.5% of this theme group

Works discuss unintended consequences of climate policies on resource management and urban sustainability.

Resilience (55) · Climate change (94) · Climate resilience (29) · Environmental resource management (19)

Resilience implications of policy responses to climate change

Sustainable, green, and climate-resilient cities: an analysis of multilateral development banks

Community adaptation complexities

8.7% of this theme group

Research points to challenges in integrating resilience into local food security and adaptation efforts.

Psychological resilience (95) · Resilience (46) · Climate change (76) · Climate resilience (26)

Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change

Food Security Under a Changing Climate: Exploring the Integration of Resilience in Research and Practice

Innovative flood risk assessment

18.2% of this theme group

Opportunities focus on new modeling and scenario tools for flood mitigation planning.

Flood myth (960) · Flooding (324) · Flood mitigation (215) · Flood risk assessment (108)

Land Use Scenario Modeling for Flood Risk Mitigation

Flood damage: a model for consistent, complete and multipurpose scenarios

Climate‑resilient development pathways

16.3% of this theme group

Papers highlight strategies for building adaptive capacity in vulnerable regions.

Climate change (751) · Adaptation (180) · Vulnerability (151) · Climate model (54)

Building Africa’s climate resilience: understanding the impacts and future strategies in the face of climate change

Changing Climate Changing Behaviour

Climate‑smart agriculture advances

15.5% of this theme group

Research showcases practices that enhance productivity and resilience under changing climate conditions.

Agriculture (528) · Food security (192) · Agricultural productivity (69) · Climate change (438)

Exploring the dynamics of climate-smart agricultural practices for sustainable resilience in a changing climate

Enhancing climate resilience of cropping systems.

Urban resilience service innovation

14.5% of this theme group

Studies propose integrated frameworks and climate services to strengthen city‑wide adaptive capacity.

Resilience (474) · Urban resilience (111) · Psychological resilience (229) · Climate change (375)

An Integrated Framework to Streamline Resilience in the Context of Urban Climate Risk Assessment

Climate change and emerging risks. Innovative urban climate services as a strategy to improve resilience of human systems.

Hydrologic modeling for mitigation

13.1% of this theme group

Works explore GIS and simulation techniques to improve flood control in watersheds.

Flood myth (611) · Hydrology (294) · Flooding (230) · Hydrograph (58)

Modeling effectiveness of management practices for flood mitigation using GIS spatial analysis functions in Upper Cilliwung watershed

Simulating the hydrologic impact of distributed flood mitigation practices, tile drainage, and terraces in an agricultural catchment

Urban flood resilience design

12.7% of this theme group

Research develops methodologies for assessing and enhancing flood resilience in growing cities.

Flood myth (623) · Flooding (331) · Urbanization (143) · Flood mitigation (181)

Methodology for flood resilience assessment in urban environments and mitigation strategy development

Modelling and resilience-based evaluation of urban drainage and flood management systems for future cities

Climate finance risk frameworks

9.8% of this theme group

Papers propose emerging standards for assessing and disclosing climate‑related financial risks.

Climate risk (235) · Climate change (354) · Portfolio (72) · Climate Finance (62)

Dissecting climate change risk and financial market instability: Implications for ecological risk management

Climate-related Financial Risks: Considering an Emerging Framework for Assessment and Disclosure in a Regulatory Perspective

Zurich

41.5% across the displayed hubs

11 companies hiring · $1.2B disclosed funding

Lausanne

12.5% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $64.5M disclosed funding

Geneva

11.0% across the displayed hubs

1 companies hiring · $332.9M disclosed funding

Basel

9.5% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $151.5M disclosed funding

Zug

9.5% across the displayed hubs

1 companies hiring · $239.6M disclosed funding

Schlieren

6.0% across the displayed hubs

0 companies hiring · $255.0M disclosed funding

Bern

5.5% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $73.1M disclosed funding

Lugano

4.5% across the displayed hubs

0 companies hiring · $6.5M disclosed funding