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Les barrières à la mise en œuvre des politiques d’adaptation au changement climatique: le cas de la Suisse

Type of publication Peer-reviewed
Publikationsform Original article (peer-reviewed)
Author Dupuis Johann, Knoepfel Peter,
Project Analyse du régime international de gestion du climat sous l’angle des victimes actuelles et futures.
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Original article (peer-reviewed)

Journal Swiss Political Science Review
Volume (Issue) 17(2)
Page(s) 188 - 219
Title of proceedings Swiss Political Science Review
DOI 10.1111/j.1662-6370.2011.02011.x

Abstract

The implementation of climate change adaptation polices has barely occurred in developed countries. This paper examines to what extent the perceptions of political actors might hinder the development of adaptation policies. We study the Swiss case using computer aided textual analysis. Our results demonstrate that adaptation is still not perceived as an important dimension of climate change policy. Decision makers do not perceive links between adaptation, the Swiss economy and the energy supply. Adaptation is mainly considered an issue for developing countries and not as a way to reduce the impacts of climate change in Switzerland. Right-wing parties tend to consider adaptation a secondary issue and are more likely than those to the left to object to the formulation or the implementation of public measures.
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