The climate strategy work is strongly supported by research and other publications. In 2012, Finnish Ministry of the Environment published two reports: an analysis of the regional climate strategies in northern Finland and some neighboring Barents member regions, written by Satu Himanen and colleagues, and a report by Jaana Sorvali on the 18 regional climate strategies formulated in Finland. Moreover, Sorvali has made a survey on the situation on climate strategy work in the Barents region in 2014. The results are available at the Climate Smart website. The recently launched website www.climatesmart.fi is an important tool for the climate strategy work: it offers information on Barents cooperation on climate change, on the ongoing work on regional climate strategies, including the St. Petersburg and Arkangelsk workshops, as well as some practical advice on strategic planning to consider in climate strategy formulation. The information is available in English and the Russian version is under preparation. Ilona Mettiäinen Researcher, Doctoral Candidate Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
The Climate Smart workhop in St. Petersburg September 2014. Ilona Mettiäinen speaking. Photo by Tuuli Ojala.
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