International climate adaptation assistance: Assessing public support in Switzerland

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317344 February 12, 2025 15 / 26 PLOS ONE Support for adaptation assistance in Switzerland confidence in the robustness of our findings concerning Hypotheses 3 and 4 on how linking issues such as trade and foreign policy positions is likely to strengthen the support for policy packages of climate adaptation assistance. Yet, if such issue linkage strategies were to be used for increasing adaptation aid and willingness to accept climate migrants, their consequences 0 million 500 million 1,000 million Recipient developing country Number of climate migrants to accept from this country per year Climate aid to give to this country (CHF) per year Extreme weather event Percentage of this country's votes in line with Switzerland's position at the UN Security Council 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60 Kenya Philippines Algeria Bangladesh 1,250 1,000 750 500 250 0 120 million 90 million 60 million 30 million 0 million Cyclones Floods Sea level rise Drought 80% 40% 0% Marginal Means Fig 3. Trade conditions the effect of the other five conjoint attributes on the favorability of policy packages by respondents. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317344.g003