National Platform for Natural Hazards PLANAT: National Platform for Natural Hazards

Strategy: Dealing with risks from natural hazards

We are a risk-competent company - we deal with risks from natural hazards in a conscious and forward-looking manner.

PLANAT - with broad technical expertise

Launched by the Federal Council in 1997, PLANAT promotes a more conscious approach to existing and future natural risks at a strategic level.

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Natural hazard portal

Current natural hazards can be found on the federal portal.

Natural hazard situation in Switzerland

New PLANAT members

The current PLANAT members who stood for re-election were confirmed by the Federal Council. PLANAT congratulates the new members Stefan Brem, Christine Eriksen, Michel Jaeger, Alain Marti, Heidi Mittenbach-Savina, Marie Claude Noth-Ecoeur and Wanda Wicki on their election to the Commission! We look forward to working with you.

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PLANAT working paper: Mind the Strategy-Practice Gap. Opportunities and obstacles for an effective risk dialogue (2024)

PLANAT is committed to a forward-looking and comprehensive risk-based approach to dealing with natural hazards. Successfully applied integrated risk management requires a systematic and holistic risk dialogue between stakeholders. This working paper examines both the opportunities for and the obstacles to effective risk dialogue.

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PLANAT activity report 2020 - 2023: Conscious handling of risks from natural hazards

Risks from natural hazards are becoming increasingly important due to climate change and societal changes. Strengthening the risk culture is therefore a key concern for PLANAT: The activity report shows that consciously dealing with risks from natural hazards offers the opportunity to apply leverage where it is most effective for society.

Activity report 2020–2023

Integral risk management (IRM)

The aim of IRM is to limit the risks to the population and their livelihoods to an acceptable level.

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In dialogue with those affected

In order to assess whether the remaining risks are acceptable, a risk dialogue is required with all those involved - those responsible and those affected.

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At international level

At international level, Switzerland is recognised as an important hub for risk reduction. It acts as a role model and contributes the Swiss perspective to various international bodies.

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