International cooperation
Environmental expertise for international cooperation
CREALP provides practical solutions to critical environmental challenges in the fields of sustainable management of water resources, disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change, in mountain regions and beyond. To do this, our team draws on multidisciplinary skills in natural hazards, hydrology, hydrogeology and glaciology, among others. CREALP’s experts combine advanced technical skills – field methods, modelling, remote sensing, data science – with a pragmatic approach adapted to the realities on the ground.
We combine technology transfer and targeted training (capacity building) to guarantee the sustainability of the solutions provided. Each project is anchored locally through close collaboration with key national partners, ensuring that they take ownership of the solutions provided. In order to best meet the requirements of the donors and contractors (SDC, World Bank, UNITAR, national agencies of partner countries, etc.), CREALP has collaborated with Swiss universities, companies and various institutions: EPFL, UniZH, FOEN, EBP, Geotest, Hydrique Ingénieurs, etc.
CREALP has carried out international cooperation projects in South America (Peru, Ecuador), China and Africa (Cameroon, Mali, Chad).
Our expertise:
- Integrated management of water resources
- Impact analysis of climate change on water resources
- Early warning systems for extreme events (floods and droughts)
- Real-time hydrological and hydrogeological modeling
- Optimisation and modeling of hydropower plants
- Mapping: flood risks, natural hazard maps, hydrogeological maps
- Glacier monitoring
- Development of customised tools and platforms: web portals, modelling software, etc
- Capacity building
A selection of the projects carried out is available below:
