Heatwaves or extreme tropical storms accompanied by heavy rainfall are already a life-threatening reality for millions of people. Within the framework of Climate Alliance Switzerland, Solidar Suisse advocates for fair climate policies and runs projects to build resilience among people in the Global South.

Climate change is characterised by extreme inequality. Wealthy industrial countries are responsible for the majority of the greenhouse gas emissions caused to date, while the poorest countries that have contributed little to climate change are particularly hard hit by the consequences. At the same time however, the Global South lacks the financial resources with which to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation) and to protect itself from the impact of global warming (adaptation).

Fair climate change policy requires wealthy countries to reduce their emissions to net zero by 2030 and for them to provide financial support to enable countries of the Global South to achieve environmentally sustainable development. Since 2018, millions of activists have been raising awareness around the failure of the climate policy pursued to date and have been demanding global climate justice.