Objectives

FICCA-programme | Objectives | Themes | Cooperation

logoThe primary objectives of the research programme are to:

  • generate knowledge of climate change – its effects and management
  • promote multidisciplinary expertise and research environments in order to intensify research into climate change and achieve synergy benefits
  • serve Finnish society by combining the global and local perspectives

Other objectives are to:

  • create new Finnish and international collaborative research networks
  • increase the mobility of PhD students and researchers
  • enhance coordination and cooperation with other Finnish (e.g. sectoral research) and international actors (e.g. IPCC)
  • generate knowledge in support of innovation
  • increase knowledge and awareness of climate change in society
Last changed 16/01/2012

More Information

Programme Manager
Dr Paavo-Petri Ahonen
Academy of Finland
Tel. +358 29 533 5005
paavo-petri.ahonen(at)aka.fi

Project Officer
Melisa Huhtakangas
Academy of Finland
Tel. +358 29 533 5029
melisa.huhtakangas(at)aka.fi

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