SMHI recruits Professor of Oceanography

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To further strengthen and profile SMHI's expertise in oceanographic research, the position of Professor of Oceanography is now advertised. With a focus on climate effects and other anthropogenic impacts on the ocean, operational oceanography and data assimilation or biogeochemical and physical …

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Water and Climate Change Information Services for Africa (WACCA Ethiopia) – phase 2

WACCA Ethiopia supports the development of strong and resilient institutions that provide credible and useful weather, water and disaster risk information to the Ethiopian people. Phase 1 of the project ran between 2018 and 2022. Phase 2 started in 2023 and runs until 2026.

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Strengthening Zambian Mining Governance in The Nexus of Environment, Human Rights, and Climate (ZAMNEX)

ZAMNEX is a four-year programme focusing on strengthening sustainable mining governance. The ZAMNEX programme is financed by Sida and implemented by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The programme’s component 3 is led by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) and …

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Cruise report from R/V Svea week 49-50, 2023

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During the expedition, as part of the Swedish pelagic monitoring program, the Skagerrak, the Kattegat, the Sound, the Baltic Proper, and the Bothnian Bay were visited. In the Bothnian Bay, SMHI and Umeå Marine Research Centre (UMF) conducted joint mapping, including nutrients.

The surface water …

 
Type: Report
Author: Helena Björnberg, Lena Viktorsson, Martin Hansson
Published: Jan, 2024
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Algae report number 1, 2024

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The species diversity was high in the Kattegat when considering the season but the total cell numbers were low. In the Skagerrak the diversity was a bit lower. Only Släggö could be sampled in Skagerrak during this cruise. The Plankton community along the Swedish west coast had a traditional winter …

 
Type: Report
Author: Marie Johansen, Maria Karlberg
Published: Jan, 2024
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Continued investment to help Ethiopia develop better weather, water and disaster management services

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On behalf of Sida, SMHI will work for three years to strengthen the capacity of its sister authorities in Ethiopia. This involves supporting the development of information services in weather, water and disaster management, such as warning services. With more knowledge, better systems and more …

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Seuri Basilio

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Phone: +46 (0)11 496 85 31
Email:  firstname.lastname@smhi.se

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Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in a Changing Climate in Bugesera District

The three-year (2017-2020) Nordic Climate Fund (NCF) supported project supported green growth for sustainable livelihoods in eight sectors of the Bugesera district of Rwanda, through fruit trees and tree cover, using green irrigation and low carbon technologies, and inspiring smallholder farmers to …

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Water and Climate Change Services for Africa (WACCA Ethiopia) - phase 1

WACCA-Ethiopia Phase 1 was a programme to strengthen the development of climate and water information services in Ethiopia (2017 – 2020). WACCA-Ethiopia Phase 1 was a capacity development project directed to the hydro-meteorological sector. It aimed to address capacity gaps in water and …

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