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Research to Adapt Canadian Fire Weather Index System for Scottish Conditions

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Value£169,856.12

SupplierJames Hutton Institute

AgencyScottish Government

RegionScotland

CategoryResearch & Development

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The Scottish Government awarded a contract to the James Hutton Institute for a research project to provide a robust and functional basis for adapting the Canadian Fire Weather Index (FWI) system to Scottish conditions.

The contract value was AUD 169,856.12.

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