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Publications

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Media releases

Z Zurich Foundation launches new Climate Resilience Program in urban communities worldwide (55.4 KB/PDF)

December 6, 2022: We further scaling up efforts to combat the negative impacts of climate change and has announced its latest initiative – the Urban Climate Resilience Program, set to launch on 1 January 2023 and support urban communities in ten countries across the globe.

Z Zurich Foundation, JA Worldwide & JA Africa announce a partnership to Create Bright, Boundless Futures for African Youth (166.4 KB/PDF)

August 12, 2022: Our new partnership aims to empower young people in Africa to succeed as both innovative job creators and well-qualified job seekers, following the path best suited to their economic realities.

Z Zurich Foundation and UNICEF seek partners to join new Global Coalition for Youth Mental Well-being (69.18 KB/PDF)

April 7, 2022: UNICEF and the Z Zurich Foundation are seeking partners from the private and public sectors to join the Global Coalition for Youth Mental Well-being, an initiative being launched today to address the severe global shortage of funding and action in support of young people’s mental health.

Z Zurich Foundation and UNICEF launch global partnership to promote young people’s mental well-being  (112.17 KB/PDF)

September 23, 2021: Z Zurich Foundation and UNICEF today launched a three-year partnership that aims to promote mental well-being among young people worldwide.


Z Zurich Foundation’s campaign helps UNICEF deliver over 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable 

July 13, 2021: The Z Zurich Foundation announced today the continuation of its fundraising campaign to help UNICEF’s efforts to deliver 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally by end of 2021. The campaign will run until the end of the year, and the Z Zurich Foundation is committing to match funds raised up to CHF 2.5 million. 

Z Zurich Foundation announces support to UNICEF’s global efforts to help deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable 
April 29, 2021: Z Zurich Foundation announced today an initial donation of CHF 1 million to UNICEF in support of the campaign to deliver 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally by the end of 2021. 

Global: Ambitious plans to help two million people cope with climate change and build resilience to natural hazards like floods
From Peru to Indonesia, climate vulnerable people have acted to cope with climate change and build community resilience to natural hazards, thanks to support from the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance.

Global: Millions to benefit from an expanded leading program to adapt to climate change 

Announced to mark New York’s Climate Week (September 21 – 27), the Z Zurich Foundation’s “Adapting to Climate Change Program” significantly scales up its earlier adaptation work, with the ambition to help approximatively four million people strengthen their resilience to flooding by 2024.


Switzerland: Zurich and the Z Zurich Foundation support the Swiss Ombudsman Office for Children's Rights 

Zurich is committed to helping children and young people. Over the next three years, Zurich, together with the Z Zurich Foundation, will support the Swiss Ombudsman's Office for Children's Rights with a maximum of CHF 1.3 million.  

Ireland: €3 million in Awards Announced for 51 COVID-19 Community Response Projects by Rethink Ireland Innovate Together Fund

A COVID-19 mobile health unit, an island fisheries app, a youth mental health signposting tool and a neonatal unit virtual tour and classroom are among fifty-one projects to receive €3 million Innovate Together Fund from Rethink Ireland 


Our annual reports

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Impact Report 2021

Access our first online report

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    2020

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    2019

  • ZZF 2018 Annual Report_cover page

    2018

Addressing flood resilience

  • Phase 2 - Lessons from Year 4_cover page

    Progress Report Year 4

    This report presents progress-to-date as of Year 4 of Phase II of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance - highlighting the impact and change we are seeing as a result of our community engagement, learning, research, and advocacy work.

  • Phase 2 - Lessons from Year 3_cover page

    Foundations for Change: Using adaptive management to navigate uncertainty

    This report presents lessons from Year 3 of Phase II of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance work, focusing on how the Alliance structure and culture have allowed us to adaptively manage to ensure continued focus on flood resilience and progress toward our goals, while also addressing COVID-19 needs and concerns

  • At What Cost_cover page

    At What Cost

    How chronic gaps in adaptation finance expose the world's poorest people to climate chaos.

    Is the international community meeting the commitments it has made? Is funding for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction going to those people and countries that need it most?


  • Phase 2 - Lessons from Year 2_cover page

    Foundations for Change - Lessons from Year 2

    In this report, the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance members review the progress made towards the Alliance objectives over the course of Year 2, where they stand relative to their goals, and what they have learned about building flood and multi-hazard resilience as a result of grappling with the COVID-19 crisis. 

  • Water Window Challenge_cover page

    Closing the Water Window

    Over the course of 2016-19 to accelerate the impact of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance’s work the Z Zurich Foundation invested USD 10 million through the Global Resilience Partnership’s Water Window Challenge.