- High-precision models to anticipate climate extremesSwitzerland, like many countries, is becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme rainfall as a result of climate change. Heavy precipitation events are occurring more frequently and are expected to intensify further as the climate warms, according to the Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss)1. Combined with the Alps’ steep…
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High-precision models to anticipate climate extremes
Switzerland, like many countries, is becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme rainfall as a result of climate change. Heavy precipitation events are occurring more frequently and are expected to intensify further as the climate warms, according to the Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss)1. Combined with the Alps’ steep terrain, these changes are likely to…
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The importance of actionable levers for effective leadership
Leadership and decision-making series: In a polarised world with geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and fast paced technological change, the leaders we choose, and the decisions we make, matter – whether we are consumers, employees or citizens. Understanding human behaviour is central to this. This series looks at academic research trying to unravel these issues. When…
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USAID shutdown has fuelled violence in Africa
A new study by Dominic Rohner, Professor at HEC Lausanne (University of Lausanne), and co-authors*, published in Science, shows that top-US-aid-receiving African regions experienced a substantial increase in violence compared to non-recipients following the USAID shutdown last year. When Donald Trump moved to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), ending one…