Project Description
The project established an information system and a coherent database for water management field according to the requirements of Water Framework Directive. The project included the following activities:
- Developing and improving the operation of the Water Management National Database by analysing the existing information flow and proposing a new information flow;
- Providing organisational structure to co-ordinate the global information produced at international, national, local or basin levels by drawing up recommendations for the personnel qualifications required for the operation and maintenance of the database;
- Setting up a program for public information and participation to the decision making process by designing public data access policy and developing access methodologies to data contained within the national database;
- Setting up a system for data exchange between the specialised units and data users.
Services provided by SYKE
- Development and provision of training programmes on implementation of WFD;
- Development of procedures and models for monitoring and assessment systems.
More information
Mr. Lauri Kattelus, Projct Manager, International Affairs Unit, Finnish Environment Institute