Western Norway Research Institute
The
Western Norway Research Institute (WRNI,
Vestlandsforsking in
Norwegian), is an assignment based research foundation founded by
the county municipality of Sogn og Fjordane. Located in the
Fosshaugane Campus, of the Sogn og Fjordane University College in
Sogndal, the Institute is independent of the University and conducts
research and
development studies commissioned by
research councils, industry and, the public sector. Though international in nature the institute maintains strong regional ties particularly in the fields of climate adaptation and rural tourism. Its special areas of expertise include; information communication, technology systems, organizational research, environmental research, sustainable tourism, environmental policy and energy production and use and, climate change social impacts, evaluation and adaptation.
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