Projects of International expert services

Ongoing and recent projects can be viewed in this page. Projects in bold are ongoing. Please note that the projects are in reverse chronological order (newest first).

• Global
• Asia & Caucasus
• Africa & Middle East
• European countries
• Latin America
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Global

• Water Cooperation and Peace - Finnish Water Way 
  (Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Centre for Peace Mediation; Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; Ministry of the Environment, 2021-2024)

Asia & Caucasus

• Consolidating Institutional Capacities for National Surface Water Quality Monitoring in the Kyrgyz Republic (KGZ-Water III)
  (ICI, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2021-2023)

• Towards arsenic safe drinking water in Nepal (NeAs)
  (ICI, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2020-2024)

• Development of Tajik surface Water Monitoring by Quality Management and Collaboration (TJK Water Quality II)
  (ICI, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2021-2023 (to be extended))

• Programme for Finland's Water Sector Support to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan FinWaterWEI II )
  (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2014-2019)

• Capacity Building of the Kyrgyz Republic on Son-Kul Lake status assessment for environmentally sustainable development (KGZ-Water / Son-Kul )
  (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 2016-2018)

• Capacity building on surface water quality monitoring in Tajikistan (TJK-Water) 
  (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2015-2018)

• Formation of Decision-Making System Aimed at Ecological and Economic Development of Issyk-Kul Lake's Territory Based on Results of Environment Monitoring (KGZ-Water / Issyk-Kul) 
  (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2014-2018)

• Needs Assessment for the Effective Implementation of the Environmental Conservation Law in Myanma
  (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 2015-2015)

More information on completed projects can be viewed here.

Africa & Middle East

• National Spatial Data Infrastructure for Integrated Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning in Zanzibar (ZAN-SDI)
  (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 2016-2019)

• Aquatic Monitoring for Sustainable Dredging in Northern Lakes of Egypt (Egypt ICI - Dredging)
  (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2017-2019)

• Marine Research Capacity Development in Namibia (MARINAM)
  (ICI, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2012-2015)

• Coordinated and Integrated Permitting System (CIPS) in South Africa 
  (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2014-2015)

More information on completed projects can be viewed here.

European countries

• CMEMS2 - Copernicus In-Situ Ocean Observations: Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service, Provision of In-Situ Ocean Observation Products
  (EU, 2018-2021)

• CMEMS - Copernicus Ocean Colour Observation: Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service, Provision on Ocean Colour Observation Products
  (EU, 2018-2021)

• CoPaLo - Framework Contract for Copernicus Land Monitoring Services
  (EEA, 2017-2021)

• Lot 2 Natural Capital Accounting - Framework Service Contract for providing services in the area of natural capital and ecosystem assessment
  (EEA, 2018-2019)

• Strengthening the capacities for effective implementation of the acquis in the field of nature protection
  (EU Twinning, 2017-2019)

• EU- Copernicus Land FWC Lot 2 - Operation of the Global Land component, thematic domain cryosphere and water, participation in several assignments under the contract 
  (EU, 2016-2020)

• EMODNet2 Lot 2 Seabed Habitats: Operation, development and maintenance of a European Marine Observation and Data Network
  (EU/EASME, 2017-2019)

• EMODNet2 Lot 4 Chemistry: Operation, development and maintenance of a European Marine Observation and Data Network
  (EU/EASME, 2017-2019)

• EMODNet 2 Lot 5 Biology: Operation, development and maintenance of a European Marine Observation and Data Network
  (EU/EASME, 2017-2021)

• ESA-SEOM-S1-4SCI Land: Scientific Exploitation of Operational Missions
  (ESA, 2016-2019)

• Mercator Ocean - Aquatic marine services: Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (2015-2018)

• Montenegro - Natura 2000: Establishment of Natura 2000 network
  (EC/EuropeAid 2016-2019)

More information on completed projects can be viewed here.

Latin America

• Strengthening water quality monitoring and assessment in Colombia (COFI water)
  (ICI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2019-2023)

• Regional Andean Programme to Enhance Weather, Water, Climate Services and Development, the Andean Region - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  (ICI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2013-2016)

• Planning of environmental reference center in Chile (2017)

More information on completed projects can be viewed here.

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Tea Törnroos
Head of International expert services
Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)