Proactive management of weather and climate related risks (ELASTINEN)
ELASTINEN project provides information and seeks solutions for strengthening the capabilities of different sectors to assess and manage risks related to weather, climate, and economic impacts. The project also aims to decrease the vulnerability of Finnish society and increase its adaptive capacity to changing climate.
Results
Research articles
Press release
Weather and climate risks should be managed efficiently (2.12.2016)
Final report
Other reports
Project information
Project duration: 1.9.2015–30.10.2016
Partners: Finnish Meteorological Institute (coordinator), Finnish Environment Institute, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Gaia Consulting Ltd (http://www.gaia.fi) and University of Helsinki
Funding: Government's analysis, assessment and research activities
Objectives: The main objectives of the ELASTINEN project are:
support coherent/consistent adaptation to climate change
develop solutions for different sectors for risk assessment and management related to extreme weather and climate events, such as thunder storms in 2010 and Tapani storm on Boxing day 2011, using also economic assessment methods
find out what kind of information and tools different actors need and study the possibilities to develop climate services and application tools for adaptation
study how the international impacts of climate change (such as raw material availability, food security, water security, climate refugees) will be reflected to Finland and how they should be taken into account in risk management but also what kind of economic possibilities they provide.
Other outputs of the ELASTINEN project
22.3.2017: Policy brief: Kuntien sää- ja ilmastoriskit kuriin riskien arvioinnilla ja hallinnalla (in Finnish)
30.9.2016 Abstract: Pilli-Sihvola, K., Haavisto, R. & Nurmi, V. 2016 Toward cost-efficient and robust weather and climate risk management in Finland. The 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA 2017), 6 - 8 June 2017 in the SECC, Glasgow, Scotland.
30.9.2016 Abstract: Haavisto, R., Pilli-Sihvola, K., Harjanne, A. & Tuomenvirta, H. 2016. How research-based policy advice is embraced in decision-making? Case of two projects scanning adaptation to changing socio-economic and climatic conditions. The 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA 2017), 6 - 8 June 2017 in the SECC, Glasgow, Scotland.
30.9.2016 Abstract: Harjanne, A., Pilli-Sihvola, K. Haavisto, R. 2016 Adaptation by the least vulnerable - Managing climate risks in a Nordic welfare state. The 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA 2017), 6 - 8 June 2017 in the SECC, Glasgow, Scotland.
30.9.2016. Abstract: Tuomenvirta, H., Mäkelä, A., Pilli-Sihvola, K., Hildén M., Luhtala, S. & Gregow, H. 2016. Developing proactive management of weather and climate related risks in Finland. The 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA 2017), 6 - 8 June 2017 in the SECC, Glasgow, Scotland.
29.-31.8.2016 Abstract: Hildén, M., Groundstroem, F., Carter, T, Halonen, M., Perrels, A. & Gregow, H. 2016. Trans-boundary impacts affecting Finland – developing the impact pathways approach to support adaptation planning. 4th Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation "From Research to Actions and Transformation", August 21-31 in Bergen, Norway. Book of abstracts. 43-44.
14.7.2016 Ilmastonmuutos sekoittaa Suomen vesipalettia (article in Climateguide.fi, in Finnish)
9 September 2015 Project presentation at Kuntamarkkinat (municipal fair) in Helsinki
9 September 2015 Press release (in Finnish)
28.10.2019