The INDFIN Project is a cooperation project for improving BMKG's capacity in climate, air quality, and weather forecasting, head of the BMKG, Dwikorita Karnawati, said at the kick-off meeting of the project here on Tuesday.
The project is intended to realize better BMKG services to Indonesians, she added.
The INDFIN Project is being undertaken for three years from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025, she informed.
The project will receive 500 thousand euros in funding from Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Institutional Cooperation Instrument (ICI) financing scheme initiated in 2021.
There are three outcomes that have been agreed upon for the INDFIN Project, Karnawati said.
The first concerns the improvement of BMKG's capacity in the prediction and discharge of weather services through the development of the Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model at the agency.
The second involves the development of an air quality dispersion model for predicting and operating air quality services through the implementation of the System for Integrated Modeling of Atmospheric Composition (SILAM) at the BMKG.
The third relates to the improvement of BMKG's capacity in the maintenance and utilization of aviation weather equipment.
Karnawati said she expects that, through the cooperation project, BMKG and FMI will share their experience, knowledge, and technology to realize a world-class BMKG through the improvement of human resources and institutional capacity at the agency.
"Because the challenges in Indonesia are becoming more complex, the capability to continue to develop the model is very important," she added.
The success of the INDFIN Project is expected to contribute to the two countries' efforts to implement the sustainable development goals (SDGs), she said.
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