Ruanda/Tansania/Kenia alueellinen ilmastoyhteistyö

Description What is done in the programme or project and why, what results are pursued, who benefits from the activities and who are involved in the implementation.

The objective of the Finnish Meteorological Institute’s regional ICI-project (FINKERAT) is to reduce the vulnerability of societies in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania to the impacts of climate change, extreme weather phenomena and harm caused by air pollution. The project will increase the capacity of meteorological institutes in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania to provide more efficient and timely weather forecasts, early warning services and air quality services for the benefit of communities, administrative institutions, the economy and political decision-makers. The project will also have regional impact, as it will increase cooperation and information sharing between Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania partner organisations and, more broadly, East African sister organisations, thus improving the region’s ability to prepare for extreme weather events and natural disasters. The project also cooperates with Finnish private sector actors, and it pilots Vaisala’s technology in partner countries. Project parties are Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kenya Meteorological Department, Rwanda Environmental Management Authority, Rwanda Meteorology Agency and Tanzania Meteorological Authority.