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How to strengthen Finland’s capacity to adapt to climate change? As climate change impacts increase, the ability to adapt must be systematically strengthened throughout society. Until recently, adaptation in Finland has advanced most clearly in wa...

26.8.2022 | Finland has made significant progress on climate change adaptation in recent years, which is reflected in the legislation and strategies of different administrative branches. These strategic objectives should now be implemented more widely by increasing concrete measures both in individual sectors and at the regional and municipal levels. This is according to a new overall evaluation of progress on national climate change adaptation policy published on 26 August.

29.4.2020 | The Saami people observed the first signs of climate change in the 1960s and the changes have accelerated over the course of the 2000s, according to a study by the University of Oulu. The study examined how the Saami have adapted to climate change in reindeer husbandry and explored ways for the Saami to adapt to climate change in a culturally sustainable manner.

26.4.2023 | In future, the state will need to play a more active role in steering the economy. According to a study published on 26 April, short-term shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have required the active involvement of states to ensure the sustainability of their economies and societies.

19.8.2019 | The climate impacts of diet can be reduced by 30 to 40 per cent by changing our diets and taking care of the carbon reserve in arable land. According to the final report of the FoodMinimum project, shift to a climate-friendly diet requires larger, systemic changes.

31.5.2021 | A new study shows that comprehensive management of climate migration requires the right approach to climate policy and support for adaptation to climate change in the form of humanitarian aid, civilian crisis management, development cooperation, education and research, but also migration policy.

Implementation of the Paris Agreement and tasks to develop its rulebook At the Paris climate conference (COP 21) in December 2015, the first global climate agreement was adopted, under which all Parties participate in climate change mitigation thr...

10.9.2018 | Many of the weather and climate risks threatening Finland over the next few years can be managed by being well prepared. Knowledge of the risks has now been compiled in the project ‘Assessment of Weather and Climate Risks (SIETO)’. In particular, it is possible to prepare reasonably well for weather phenomena affecting infrastructure and causing immediate danger, such as floods and storms. Risks ...

7.3.2019 | The ongoing change in the global order is a multidimensional process. Its impact will be seen in the form of growing instability in international politics, weakening of the global system of cooperation and common rules, and changes in great power relations. Key development trends in the global order include regionalisation, multipolarisation of the power structure, and fragmentation of the structure of actors.

Global energy sector transitions will have an impact on geopolitics Major energy trends indicate that a rapid energy transition may shift geopolitical balance until 2040 Energy has always been an essential part of geopolitics. Transitions in energ...

Global energy transitions and Russia’s energy influence in Finland This study argues that in a condition of a rapid energy transition Russia’s possibility to use energy trade as leverage diminishes. Therefore, a slow transition to a renewables-dom...

Miten vahvistaa Suomen kykyä sopeutua ilmastonmuutokseen? Ilmastonmuutoksen etenemisen myötä sopeutumiskykyä on vahvistettava määrätietoisesti yhteiskunnan kaikilla osa-alueilla. Tähän asti sopeutumistyö on edennyt selvimmin aloilla, joilla ilmast...

Ennakoiva sopeutuminen ilmastonmuutokseen kannattaa KUITTI-hankkeen tärkeimmät tutkimustulokset ovat: • Ennakoiva sopeutuminen tuo suurempia hyötyjä kuin reaktiivinen sopeutuminen. Ennakoivalla toimintatavalla pystytään tehokkaammin välttämään ilm...

Hallittu ruokavaliomuutos voisi tuoda ilmastohyötyjä, parantaa ravitsemusta ja säilyttää maatalouden Suomessa Ruokavaliomuutos osana kestävää ruokajärjestelmää Ruokavaliomuutos on nostettu ilmastopolitiikassa yhdeksi mahdolliseksi keinoksi vähentä...

Framework for innovation-friendly regulation Towards innovation-friendly regulation Radical innovations and break-through technologies are desperately needed in solving to-day’s difficult societal challenges, such as those created by climate chang...

Maankäyttösektorin rooli ilmastotavoitteiden saavuttamisessa Metsäkadon vähentäminen ja metsityksen lisääminen auttaisivat osaltaan Suomea saavuttamaan ilmastotavoitteensa Maankäyttösektorin rooli korostuu vuoden 2020 jälkeisessä ilmastopolitiikas...

Vuonna 2016 käynnistettäviksi valitut hankkeet Käynnistettäviksi valituilla hankkeilla toteutetaan valtioneuvoston vuoden 2016 selvitys- ja tutkimussuunnitelmaa . Hankkeet on ryhmitelty selvitys- ja tutkimussuunnitelman painopisteiden ja teemojen ...

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15.5.2023 | The aim of environmental policy in the transport sector is to plan and select measures that reduce emissions cost-effectively. However, there have not yet been established principles and tools in place for examining the cost impacts of the measures. In its work, the Holistic Economic Evaluation of Transport Emission Reduction Measures (HEETRA) project has developed models and principles for calculat...

27.2.2023 | Finland is among the leading countries in promoting sustainable development. However, in light of the current situation it may be difficult for Finland to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda. The main challenges Finland is facing are related to ecological sustainability, global responsibility and negative transboundary impacts. It is important to continue the determined and long-term efforts to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda.