From the "Guidelines North-South" to class instruction material and videos: The SDC offers you a variety of information material on Swiss cooperation with countries of the South and the East as
well as on humanitarian aid. Many of these documents are also available in different languages and most are free of charge.
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Un seul monde
Disponible seulement en Suisse
No. 2/2013: Pays émergents / Tadjikistan / Matières premières / Modernisation du système de santé mentale / Sauveteurs bénévoles qui interviennent en cas de catastr
June 2013 / free
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Annual Report 2012 SECO/SDC on Switzerland's contribution to EU enlargement
Activities 2012
May 2013 / free
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On 14 June 2012 the commitment period for Switzerland’s enlargement contribution for the EU-10 came to an end. During this time, Switzerland approved 210 projects with the
partner countries. With that, Switzerland’s contribution of one billion francs to the EU-10 has been fully committed. As of the end of 2012, 11 projects had been completed. For Bulgaria and Romania,
the commitment period ends in December 2014. The annual report provides a more detailed look at the progress made on the projects in 2012.
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Climate, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction Integration Guidance (P. II)
Part II: Practical handbook
May 2013 / free
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The Climate, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction Integration Guidance CEDRIG is a tool to support project managers in analyzing whether existing and planned cooperation
strategies, programs and projects are at risk from disasters emanating from climate variability, climate change, environmental degradation and/or tectonic activities, as well as whether they have an
impact on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and/or the environment. This guidance is structured in two main parts: Part II contains the practical handbook. This is the core part of the guidance and
shall guide through the process of how to screen and assess whether strategies, programmes or projects are at significant risk from disasters emanating from climate variability, climate change,
environmental degradation and/or tectonic activities and whether they have a significant impact on GHG emissions and/or the environment. The handbook is a self-explanatory and hands-on guidance which
leads the user through the process of CEDRIG. Part I outlines the rationale and framework of SDC’s CEDRIG and provides the user with procedural information about the approach, key definitions and
explanations as well as supporting materials. (Concept and Support Material of CEDRIG)
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Climate and Development: A Double Dividend
Review of initial outcomes from the SDC Global Programme on Climate Change
November 2012 / free
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Several years ago the SDC launched four Global Programmes on Climate Change, Food Security, Migration,and Water, respectively. In the interests of maximum impact, the SDC
Global Programme on Climate Change focuses its efforts on only four countries: China, India, Peru and South Africa. The latter is omitted from the present review as programme-related activities are
still in their infancy there. The structure of the present report follows that of the Global Programme itself, with sections on political dialogue, operational experience and
knowledge-sharing.
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Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in Latin America and Asia (Mongolia)
SDC experiences with Formalization and Responsible Environmental Practices
October 2012 / free
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SDC experiences with Formalization and Responsible Environmental Practices in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in Latin America and Asia (Mongolia)
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Purchase of goods and services by multinational organisations
Complementary study on the economic effects of PDA in Switzerland
September 2012 / free
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As a complement to the periodic publications on the economic repercussions of public development aid in Switzerland, this independent study examines the development of
purchases of goods and services by multilateral organisations from Swiss companies during the decade beginning in 2000. It analyses Switzerland's role compared with that of other industrialised and
emerging countries. The results show that Switzerland is in a very good position among the suppliers of the United Nations and of the World Bank.
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In the Service of Mankind: Milestones in Swiss Development Cooperation since 1945
September 2012 / CHF 38
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Beginning with the early days of Swiss development efforts following the Second World War, and right up to present times, this richly illustrated book sketches, in
chronological sequence, the key events marking Swiss development cooperation, humanitarian aid, and cooperation with Eastern Europe, placing them within an international context. Author: Daniele
Waldburger, Lukas Zürcher, Urs Scheidegger
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Mine Action Strategy of the Swiss Confederation 2012–2015
April 2012 / free
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The mine action strategy of the Confederation defines Switzerland’s main lines of action over the next few years aimed at contributing towards the global struggle against
anti-personnel mines and explosive remnants of war.
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The Swiss Water Footprint Report: A global picture of Swiss water dependence
Switzerland’s water footprint is measured for the first time
March 2012 / free
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The SDC, WWF together with the interdepartemental goup IDANE Wasser, have published the first ever report on Switzerland’s water footprint. Finding: 82% of the water required
to produce all the goods and services consumed in our country comes from abroad. The report emphasises that Switzerland has a shared responsibility in respect of sustainable water management on a
planetary level, and proposes a set of recommendations.
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Film on the institution
An insight into the Organization: A number of short films provide an insight into the SDC’s mission
March 2012 / free
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What contribution does Switzerland actually make to alleviating poverty, to sustainable development and to solving environmental problems? How is the SDC organised? These are
some of the questions that are answered in a series of short films. SDC personnel talk about their day-to-day work both in Switzerland and abroad, while SDC Director-General, Martin Dahinden,
explains the role that development cooperation plays. The SDC offers a behind-the-scenes look at its activities.
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Economic repercussions in Switzerland of Swiss development aid
Study 2010
February 2012 / free
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An i if you ndependent study shows that state development aid (SDA) which aims to reduce poverty and to support economic and social development in partner countries also has
positive effects on the economy and on employment in Switzerland. The calculation of the economic repercussions of SDA is carried out at regular intervals in response to a postulate issued in 1981.
The conclusions of the study based on data from the year 2010 are comparable on the whole with those of previous studies.
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Switzerland’s contribution - The achievements of SDC in 2006–2010
Results in the areas of Health, Employment, Basic and further education, Agriculture, Rule of law and democracy, Water, Humanitarian Aid, Partnering with NGOs
February 2012 / free
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For the first time, the SDC is publishing the results of its activities over a five-year period. This new general activity report illustrates eight thematic areas of SDC
activity by presenting sample projects, the funds earmarked, and the contribution thus made to worldwide poverty reduction and the reform of structures.
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Teaching Materials: Development Cooperation - Switzerland's Multifaceted Commitment
September 2011 / free
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The offering of teaching materials provided by the Foundation for Education and Development is meant to arouse the interest of pupils beginning with the secondary-school1st
level for the core concerns of development cooperation. It shows them the wide-ranging forms, interests and actors associated with development cooperation, illustrating it all with examples of
projects and accessory materials. This offering is made up of nine teaching modules and a DVD with seven films.
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Les interactions de la Suisse avec le monde
Document de travail illustré de graphiques
May 2007 / free
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La brochure Les interactions de la Suisse avec le monde traite des interactions complexes qui, dans le contexte de la mondialisation, existent entre la Suisse et le monde dans
les domaines de la politique, de l'économie, de la société et de la coopération internationale. L'interdépendance est en effet une caractéristique de notre époque. Avec la mondialisation, il n'y a
pratiquement plus de problème qui n'ait pas une portée mondiale. Et la politique de développement, elle aussi, doit trouver des réponses aux défis qui se posent à la Suisse.
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