Research programme on climate change FICCA (FICCA)
Description:
The Finnish Research Programme on Climate Change (FICCA, 2011–2014) is launched to respond to the scientific challenges posed by climate change on a broad front. One of the principles underlying the FICCA programme is to support the type of multidisciplinary research that addresses the social and environmental spheres side by side – the objective being a systemic approach to research problems.
The 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
The funded research projects cover several different research fields: Geosciences; Environmental policy; Economics and law; Other research into the environment and natural resources; Ecology, evolution and systematic; Environmental technology; Ecotoxicology; Geography; Law; Physics; Sociology, social psychology, social work; Anthropology, ethnology, folklore, comparative religion; Forest sciences; and Construction and municipal engineering.
Project information
Lead
Programme Manager: Dr Paavo-Petri Ahonen, Academy of Finland
Partners
Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes), Finnish Advisory Board for Sectoral Research
Source of funding
national
Reference information
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Published in Climate-ADAPT Jun 07 2016 - Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023