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GENEVA/ZURICH: Switzerland for all its snow-capped mountains and crisp Alpine air has failed to protect its people...
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GENEVA/ZURICH: Switzerland for all its snow-capped mountains and crisp Alpine air has failed to protect its people...
Switzerland for all its snow-capped mountains and crisp Alpine air has failed to protect its people from the ravages of climate change, as a top European court ruled this week. Political analysts and academics also say entrenched conservatism and a political system governed by popular referendums will complicate reform even after Tuesday's ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. It found in favour of over 2,000 Swiss women - a third of them over 75 - who said their country's inaction in the face of rising temperatures puts them at risk of dying during heatwaves.
Gespa has announced that Jean-Michel Cina is to take over as the body's president, succeeding former incumbent Jean-François Roth.