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Description
The primary objective is to gather knowledge and information by engaging with the Icelandic organizations, fostering a valuable exchange of expertise and insights in fields of climate and environment.
Planned Results:
- Strengthened bilateral relations between Latvian and Norway experts and Icelandic institutions.
- Increased knowledge and experience for preparation of impact-oriented warnings, assessment of expected impact and decision-making on warnings levels, as well as evaluation of warnings. New knowledge and ideas for improvement of operational work in severe weather cases.
- Gained insights
Summary of the results
Participants from Iceland, Norway and Latvia exchanged experiences and discussed on natural hazard monitoring and warning, and its assessment, and hydrological forecasting and monitoring. For Latvian meteorologists it was an opportunity to learn from Icelandic and Norwegian experiences and explore new information and knowledge on assessment of warnings and monitoring, etc. It will be particularly useful in further work of the Latvian meteorologists, esp. for the guidelines on assessment impact.
Bilateral relations between Latvian, Norwegian and Iceland institutions were expanded. Practices for implementation of the EEA and Norway grants were shared, and cooperation with beneficiary countries and donor country and programme partners were strengthen. Contacts between Latvian institutions and Icelandic Centre for Research Rannis, and the National Energy Authority established. Common interest for further cooperation was identified and gained insights into Iceland''s involvement in EEA/Norway grants and implemented activities through the grants and also in the fields of environmental sustainability, climate change mitigation, and energy management.
Participants from Latvia also met the Icelandic non-governmental youth environmental organisation. It is an example of good practice for constructive environmental activities and positive public communication.
In addition, information and methods for public communication practices used by the Icelandic institutions were acquired.