Climate Change in the European Alps : Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management This report assesses the implications of climate change on winter tourism and natural hazards management in the European Alps with a particular focus on how these activities can adapt to climate change. The report presents the first systematic cross country analysis of the effects of climate change on snow reliability in the European Alps. It also examines the implications of climate change for a range of natural hazards prevalent in the Alps with a particular focus on frameworks and financial mechanisms to manage natural hazards in three countries: France Switzerland and Austria. Technological and behavioural adaptation measures together with institutional structures and risk transfer mechanisms are also reviewed.