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FOCI Annual Meeting at Meteorological Institute

20 June 2024

Participants of the FOCI annual meeting

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The Meteorological Institute hosts the Annual Meeting of Horizon Europe project FOCI from 17 to 20 June 2024. The meeting is attended by representatives of 14 european and international universities and institutions, including representatives of international organisations WMO and WHO.

The project FOCI aims to provide policy recommendations by bridging knowledge gaps on Non-CO2 Forcers and their Climate, Weather, Air Quality and Health Impacts. Universität Hamburg is responsible for the work package emissions, led by David Grawe, and contributes micro-scale model investigations for urban biogenic emissions.

https://www.project-foci.eu/

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