International climate adaptation assistance: Assessing public support in Switzerland

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317344 February 12, 2025 13 / 26 PLOS ONE Support for adaptation assistance in Switzerland Attributes that capture exposure to different types of extreme weather events similarly do not have a significant impact on public support for policy packages (Hypotheses H6a and H6b are not supported). This is somewhat surprising for Switzerland, given the high awareness about vulnerability to weather extremes domestically. The above discussion is summarized in Fig 2. below (and Supporting information S3 Table) Recipient developing country Number of climate migrants to accept from this country per year Climate aid to give to this country (CHF) per year Value of Swiss trade with this country Extreme weather event Percentage of this country's votes in line with Switzerland's position at the UN Security Council 0.425 0.450 0.475 0.500 0.525 0.550 Kenya Philippines Algeria Bangladesh 1,250 1,000 750 500 250 0 120 million 90 million 60 million 30 million 0 million 1,000 million 500 million 0 million Cyclones Floods Sea level rise Drought 80% 40% 0% estimate level Fig 2. Baseline favorability for the overseas climate adaptation assistance policy package. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317344.g002