Switzerland

Observers

Italian Republic

The Netherlands

People's Republic of China

Republic of India

Republic of Korea

Republic of Singapore

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM)

Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO)

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO)

OSPAR Commission

Standing Committee of the Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

West Nordic Council (WNC)

Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS)

Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)

Association of World Reindeer Herders (AWRH)

Circumpolar Conservation Union (CCU)

International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)

International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA)

International Union for Circumpolar Health (IUCH)

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)

Northern Forum (NF)

University of the Arctic (UArctic)

World Wide Fund for Nature, Arctic Programme (WWF)

Fairbanks Ministerial meeting, 2017

Stefan Estermann
Ambassador
Head of Sectoral Foreign Policies Division
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Berne, Switzerland
E-mail: stefan.estermann@eda.admin.ch

Grégoire Hauser
Scientific Collaborator
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
E-mail: gregoire.hauser@eda.admin.ch

Featured Projects

Expert Group in support of implementation of the Framework for Action on Black Carbon and Methane (EGBCM)

Actions for Arctic Biodiversity

Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring

Air pollution, with a focus on short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs)

Interview with Arctic Council Observer: Switzerland

Switzerland has had Observer status in the Arctic Council since 2017. As an Observer, Switzerland can contribute to the Arctic Council through meeting attendance, providi...

06 Jul 2020

New Observer: Switzerland

"Nowadays Swiss scientists are among the world leaders in the field of polar research. Excellence in altitude research thus goes hand in hand with polar research."

03 Oct 2017