FNEP: Finnish-Nepalese Project for improving the meteorological readiness in Nepal

Authors

  • Antti Mäkelä Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
  • Irma Ylikangas Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
  • Ramchandra Karki Department of Hydrology and Meteorology of Nepal (DHM)
  • Kamal Prakash Budhathoki Department of Hydrology and Meteorology of Nepal (DHM)
  • Adriaan Perrels Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
  • Kristiina Säntti Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
  • Mikko Partio Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
  • Matti Keränen Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jhm.v8i1.15575

Keywords:

Climate change, natural disasters, meteorology, Finnish-Nepalese Project (FNEP)

Abstract

The Finnish Nepalese Project (FNEP) is a project aimed for the development of infrastructure, education and preparedness to better respond to the increased risks related to the weather-related natural disasters by climate change in Nepal. The project duration was 2010-2012, and the partners were the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Environment and Science, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. The project is financed by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This paper introduces the concept and main results of the project.

Journal of Hydrology and Meteorology, Vol. 8(1) 2012, p.72-76

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Published

2016-08-30

How to Cite

Mäkelä, A., Ylikangas, I., Karki, R., Budhathoki, K. P., Perrels, A., Säntti, K., Partio, M., & Keränen, M. (2016). FNEP: Finnish-Nepalese Project for improving the meteorological readiness in Nepal. Journal of Hydrology and Meteorology, 8(1), 72–76. https://doi.org/10.3126/jhm.v8i1.15575

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Articles