Juha Riihimäki

Project manager, team manager

MSc (Plant ecology)

Contact information

E-mail: firstname.lastname@syke.fi [juha riihimaki]
Tel: +358 40 566 1671
Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)
Marine and freshwater solutions
Freshwater and marine management
International projects
Addres: Latokartanonkaari 11
00790 Helsinki, FINLAND

Current role

I work as a project manager and expert on projects related to water management, nutrient load to waters, ecological effects of waterlevel regulation, aquatic vegetation and use of spatial data.

Background

I graduated from the University of Oulu, major in plant ecology, minors in zoology, genetics and chemistry. I also have extracurricular studies in environmental law and statistics.

Research interests

• Spatial data management and GIS analysis of watersheds, assessment of diffuse load,
• Biological monitoring of aquatic vegetation
• Wetland vegetation and constructed wetlands
• Water management

Projects

• Shared waters: Targeting the eutrophying phosphorus from agriculture
• Water driven rural development in the Baltic Sea (WATERDRIVE)
• The River Vantaa Gypsum Project
• Joint cross-border environmental monitoring system (Eco-bridge)
• Improving the quality of the Archipelago Sea by applying gypsum to agricultural fields (SAVE)
• Aquatic Monitoring for Sustainable Dredging in Northern Lakes of Egypt (MoMa-Monitoring Master), 2017 - 2018
• Utilization of Canadian waterweed - from nuisance to source of raw materials, 2016
• Trilateral cooperation on Environmental Challenges in the Joint Border Area (PAATSJOKI), 2012 - 2014
• Capacity Building on Water Monitoring and Management in Georgia (ICI, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2010-2013)
• Climate Change Adaptation Tools for Environmental Risk Mitigation of Acid Sulphate Soils (CATERMASS), 2010 - 2012
• Water Scenarios for Europe and for Neighbouring States (SCENES), 2006 - 2011
• Supporting Implementation of the WFD in Latvia (Finnish MoE, 2006-2007)

Publications

Juha riihimäki on  Google Scholar