Inauguration of the AXA-UNIGE Chair: Research for Alpine Resilience

On 3 September 2026, the team of the new UNIGE AXA Chair on Mountain Disaster Risks invites media representatives to a field visit in the Zermatt Valley, in the heart of the Swiss Alps, to observe firsthand the effects of climate change on natural hazards in mountain environments.

3 September 2026
Tourist Office Grächen

General information

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About

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Speakers

Markus Stoffel

UNIGE Professor

Markus Stoffel's research focuses on Climate Change Impacts and Risks in the Anthropocene (C-CIA), with the aim to understand, document and quantify fundamental environmental processes, and the drivers of change. Much of the research of his group involves the development of applications of tree-ring techniques and the use of various unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). They observe, document and analyze environmental and climatic changes both at the local and the hemispheric scales and by covering daily to seasonal, decadal, centennial and millennial timeframes.

Schedule

Welcome coffee

Welcome coffee at the community hall Grächen.

Welcome & Speech

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Markus Stoffel

Keynote Speech Markus Stoffel

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Markus Stoffel

Q&A Media

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Markus Stoffel

Lunch

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Field Expedition

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Summary & End

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Location

Tourist Office Grächen

Dorfpl. 782, 3925 Grächen, Schweiz
3925 Grächen

Registration / deregistration