The expected impact of the intervention is an increased observational and scientific basis to inform climate and environmental policy decisions needed to predict, mitigate and adapt to climate change and health risks such as decreasing air quality, glacier changes impacting on natural hazards, regional landscape and the water cycle. Moreover, improved technical and scientific expertise and an enhanced capacity in the target countries to improve climate and environmental monitoring for the protection of life, livelihoods and property as well as environmental quality are expected. The expected outcomes are (1) Increased public availability and quality of observations of aerosols and greenhouse gases at four strategically located atmospheric stations and the Ganges valley; and glacier monitoring data from two strategically important regions in the world (Central Asia, South America) including global reference glaciers. (2) Increased capacity in each country to produce, manage and analyse climate and environmental data.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner Swiss Academic and Research Institution Other Swiss academic and research institutions
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    2’300’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    2’300’854
Project phases	Phase 2 01.04.2014 - 31.03.2018   (Completed) Phase 1 01.08.2011 - 31.03.2014   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	GENERAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION GENERAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Biosphere protection Environmental policy and administrative management
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Project and programme contribution
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F08114