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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Climate Resilient Development for Africa (CRD4Africa) Inception Phase

The Climate Resilient Development for Africa (CRD4Africa) Inception Phase began in the beginning of 2023, which aims to map the needs for regional climate information in Africa together with local partners. To then possibly develop a program to provide high-resolution climate scenario data and …

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AI4PEX

ClimateResearch

Artificial Intelligence for enhanced representation of processes and extremes in Earth System Models (AI4PEX) is a research project that will deliver enhanced knowledge on the Earth system by integrating Earth’s Observations, artificial Intelligence, and machine Learning into Earth system modelling …

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Algae report number 11, 2023

ReportsOceanography

The species diversity and the total cell numbers were low in the Skagerrak but higher in the Kattegat. Overall diatoms dominated at all stations and among the larger cells. Pseudo-nitzschia* was common at most stations. The smaller cells had a dominance of cryptomonads and Emiliania huxleyi. The …

 
Type: Report
Author: Ann-Turi Skjevik, Marie Johansen
Published: Nov, 2023
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Cruise report from R/V Svea week 46, 2023

ReportsOceanography

During the cruise, which is part of the Swedish pelagic monitoring program, the Skagerrak, the Kattegat, the Sound and the Baltic Proper were visited.

The temperature in the surface water had decreased slightly since the last cruise and was now 8–12 °C. This is normal for the time of year except …

 
Type: Report
Author: Karin Wesslander
Published: Nov, 2023
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Ended research projects

OceanographyResearch

SMHI oceanographic research unit has been involved in the following national and international projects since approx. 2015.

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Cruise report from R/V Svea week 42-43, 2023

ReportsOceanography

During the cruise, which is part of the national marine monitoring programme of Sweden, oceanographic environmental monitoring was performed in the Skagerrak, the Kattegat, the Sound and the Baltic Proper.

The conditions in the sea areas around Sweden were largely influenced by the storm that …

 
Type: Report
Author: Martin Hansson
Published: Nov, 2023
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Now you can submit your contribution to the Swedish Climate Symposium

NewsClimateResearch

In May 2022 SMHI co-organised the first ever The Swedish Climate Symposium. The symposium offered interesting sessions, opportunities to meet and a visit from HRH Crown Princess Victoria. In May 2024 it is time for a new symposium and now you can submit your abstract.

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Algae report number 10, 2023

ReportsOceanography

Only two stations could be sampled along the Swedish west coast due to the hard wind and high waves. Both stations, Släggö in Skagerrak and Anholt in Kattegat, had quite high biodiversity with a dominance of diatoms. Among the diatoms the potentially toxic genus Pseudo-nitzschia* was common. The …

 
Type: Report
Author: Marie Johansen
Published: Nov, 2023
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