Swiss-French collaboration to enhance glacier research

- Martina Hirayama, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, participated in the One Planet Polar Summit hosted during the 2023 Paris Peace Forum. - The summit aimed to find common ground amidst a world of rivalry and brought together representatives from over 40 glacial and polar nations. - State Secretary Hirayama met with French Minister of Higher Education and Research Sylvie Retailleau to discuss enhancing scientific cooperation in cryosphere and glacier research between Switzerland and France. - Ms Hirayama and Ms Retailleau participated in the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Swiss Polar Institute SPI and the French Paul-Émile Victor Polar Institute. - The memorandum signifies a significant step towards strengthening Swiss-French cooperation in cryosphere and glacier research. - Switzerland has a strong commitment to the polar regions due to its landscape being shaped by ice ages and having melting glaciers. - Swiss researchers have been studying the Alpine and polar regions for approximately 100 years. - They aim to measure the effects of man-made climate change and understand relevant ecosystems in both Switzerland and abroad..

(Quelle:Swiss Federal Council modified with ChatGPT)

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Swiss-French collaboration enhance glacier research

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