Completed Projects of International Expert Services

Projects that are already completed can be viewed in this page. Please note that the projects are in reverse chronological order.

• Asia & Caucasus
• Africa & Middle East
• European countries
• Mediterranean
• Global
• Others

Asia & Caucasus

• Water Quality Monitoring in the Kyrgyz Republic (ICI, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2011-2014)
• Strengthening of Environmental Administration and Management at the Local Level III (SEAM-Nepal) Completion phase (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2012-2014)
• Environmental Management Support Programme (EMSP) in Lao PDR (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2010-2014)
• Capacity Building on Water Monitoring and Management in Georgia (ICI, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2010-2013)
• Administration and Support of the Strategic Cooperation Programme for Finland's Water Sector Support to the EECCA Countries (FinWaterWEI) (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2010-2013)
• Development and Implementation of Climate Change Adaption Measures in Coastal Areas in Vietnam, VIETADAPT (ICI, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2011-2014)
• Policy learning: linking development policy and climate change in Finland's relations with developing countries (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2011-2012)
• Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Western Nepal (RWSSP-WN) (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2008-2013)
• Detailed Modelling Support to Mekong River Commission (2009-2011)
• Strengthening of Environmental Administration and Management at the Local Level II (SEAM-II), Nepal (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2008-2011)
• Development of Environmental Monitoring and Management in Georgia (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2007-2008)
• Strengthening of Environmental Administration and Management at the Local Level (SEAM), Nepal (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2001-2008)
• Hydrological, Environmental and Socio-economic Modelling Tools for the Lower Mekong Basin Impact Assessment. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia (Mekong River Commission, 2001-2007)
• Environmental Monitoring and Management Capacity Building in the Kyrgyz Republic (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1998-2006)
• Public Participation in Environmental Aspects in ASEM Countries (Asia-Europe Environmental Technology Centre AEETC, 2000-2002)

Africa & Middle East

• Basel Convention Regional Centre Support Programme (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2011-2014)
• Institutional Cooperation between the Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Zambia (MLNREP) and the Finnish Environment Institute (ICI, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2010-2014)
• Appui institutionnel au Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Environnement (MAE) et ses structures sous-tutelle dans le domaine de la protection de l'environnement et du développement durable (EC Twinning, 2011-2013, Tunisia)
• Egypt-UNDP Regional Centre: Provision of Consultancy Services to Regional Centre Cairo, and/or Country Offices, Framework Contract (UNDP, 2011-2013)
• Capacity Building of the GIS Center of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt (ICI, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2010-2013)
• Support to Magaliesberg Biosphere Initiative, South Africa (ICI, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2010-2012)
• Regional Industrial Pollution and CO2 Emission Abatement Project for Arab Countries (UNEP, 2007-2009)
• Support to Environment and Sustainable Development in North West Province, South Africa (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2002-2008)
• Egyptian Antiquities Information System (EAIS) (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2002-2007)
• Egyptian Pollution Abatement Project (EPAP) (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1997-2004)
• Analysis of Co-operation Opportunities in the Environment Sector between Finland and Egypt (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2004)
• Hazardous Waste Management Project in Alexandria: Review of the 1st Phase and Preparation of the 2nd Phase, Egypt (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2002)

European countries

• Expert services for the development of the Barents Protected Area Network (BPAN), phase II (Finnish Ministry of the Environment, 2015-2017)
• Expert services for the development of the Green Belt Fennoscandia (Finnish Ministry of the Environment, 2015-2017)
• EC DG ENV – Framework contract for services related to coordination between the different marine regions in implementing the ecosystem approach (EC, 2013-2017)
• EMODNet Chemistry: Knowledge Base for growth and innovation in ocean economy: assembly and dissemination of marine data for seabed mapping (EMODNet) (EC DG MARE, 2013-2016)
• EC DG MARE – EMODNet: Knowledge Base for growth and innovation in ocean economy: assembly and dissemination of marine data for seabed mapping (EC, 2013-2016)
• Framework contract for services related to the development of methodological standards in relation to good environmental status of the seas under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (ENV.D2/FRA/2012/0019), participation in three assignments under the contract.
• EEA EAGLE-CLC: Service contract for the provision of assistance to the EEA in the production of the new CORINE Land Cover (CLC) inventory, including the support to the harmonisation of national monitoring for integration at pan-European level, participation in six assignments under the contract (EEA, 2014-2015)
• EC DG CLIMA – Mainstreaming Climate Change into CSF-Funds 2014-2020 (EC, 2012-2015)
• Short-term expert services for HELCOM (HELCOM, 2013-2014)
• Improving Emissions Control (EC Twinning, 2011-2013, Turkey)
• Building Capacity within Environmental Monitoring to Produce Pollution Load Data from Different Sources for HELCOM Pollution Load Compilations Balthazar II (HELCOM/EC, 2011-2012)
• Framework agreement for project planning and evaluation assignments in the Western Balkans in the Western Balkans (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affrairs, 2008-2010; 2010-2013)
• Further Institutional Support to the Environmental Sector (EC Twinning, 2010-2012, Kosovo)
• Strengthening the Local Level Capacities for Environmental Management in the Are of Air Quality (EC Twinning, 2010-2012, FYR Macedonia)
• Towards Enhanced Protection of the Baltic Sea from Main Land-based Threats: Agricultural Waste Component & Hazardous Waste Component Balthazar I (HELCOM/EC, 2009)
• Improving the Quality of Estonia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory EE06-IB-TWP-ENV-06 (EC Twinning Light, 2009, Estonia)
• Expert services for the neighbouring area co-operation of the Ministry of the Environment (Finnish Ministry of the Environment, 2008-2010)
• Identification of Priority Measures to Reduce Eutrophication from North-West Russia into the Gulf of Finland (PRIMER) (Finnish Ministry of the Environment, 2008-2009)
• Strengthening of the Official Control in the Field of Soil Protection (EC Twinning Light, 2008-2009, Czech Republic)
• TA to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction of Croatia for Enhanced Environmental Inspection for Enforcement of New Environmental Legislation (EU/Phare, 2007-2009, Croatia)
• Contribution to Establishing a Disaster Management Administration at Regional and Local Level (EC Twinning, 2006-2008, Romania)
• Air quality improvement (EC Twinning, 2006-2008, Macedonia)
• Capacity Building in the Fields of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Natura 2000 in Latvia (Finnish MoE, 2006-2007)
• Supporting Implementation of the WFD in Latvia (Finnish MoE, 2006-2007)
• Capacity Building on Application of Best Available Techniques (BAT) in IPPC Permits, Lithuania (Finnish MoE, 2006-2007)
• Training and Experience Exchange on Integrated Product Policy (IPP) and on the Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP), Lithuania (Finnish MoE, 2006-2007)
• Strengthening of the Environmental Monitoring System in Albania (StEMA) (EU/Cards, 2005-2008)
• Measuring Green Public Procurement in EU (EC, 2005-2006)
• Establishment of the Type Specific Reference Conditions for Classification of the Ecological Status (EC Twinning Light, 2005-2006, Slovak Republic)
• Project Preparation and Supervision in the Municipal Water Sector in North-West Russia (Finnish MoE, 2004-2008)
• Baltic Oil Spill Safety System, Russia (EU/Tacis, 2004-2006)
• Establishment of an information system and a database for water management field according to the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), Romania (EU/Phare, 2004-2005)
• River Basin Management Programme, Bosnia & Herzegovina (EU/Cards, 2004-2005)
• Development of National Hydrometric Network According to EU Standards (EC Twinning Light, 2004, Estonia)
• Reference Conditions as a Basis for Classification of Surface Water Status (EC Twinning Light, 2004 Slovak Republic)
• Development of a National Environmental Monitoring System (RANSMO), Bosnia & Herzegovina  (EU/Cards, 2003-2005)
• Establishment of the Natura 2000 Network under the Habitats Directive (EC Twinning, 2002-2004, Estonia)
• Institutional Strenghtening of Environmental Inspectorates (EC Twinning, 2002-2004, Hungary)
• Implementation of the IPCC Directive (EC Twinning, 2002-2003, Hungary)
• Special Prepatory Programme for Structural Funds (EC Twinning Light, 2002-2003, Lithuania)
• Information System on Environmental Indicators (EC Twinning Light, 2002, Czech Republic)
• Resource and Environment Protection in the Timano-Pechora Region, Russia (EU/Tacis, 2001-2003)

Mediterranean

• Regional Monitoring and Supervision Unit (RMSU) to provide Monitoring, Collection and Dissemination of Results of the MEDA Water Projects (European Commission, 2005-2008)
• Management of Horizontal Activities and Support to the Regional Euro-Mediterranean Programme for the Environment (SMAP) (European Commission, 2003-2008)
• Strengthening the Capacity in Selected METAP Countries to Assess the Cost of Environmental Degradation in Coastal Areas (COED) (World Bank/METAP, 2005-2006)

Global

• Finnish Carbon Procurement Programme (Finnder) (Finnish Ministry for Trade and Industry, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finnish Ministry of the Environment, since 2006)
• Finnish CDM/JI Pilot Programme (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1999-2006)

Others

• Institutional Support from Denmark and Finland, Focusing on Decentralised Environmental Management, Nicaragua (Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2003-2006)

More information

For more information please contact Ms Tea Törnroos, Head of International Affairs Unit, Finnish Environment Institute.