expanded tasks include hydrological monitoring and research as well as the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive.
Minister of the Environment, Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, held a reception for the combined staff on 8th January, celebrating the new institute.
She payed tribute to Magnús Jónsson's successful
management of IMO for the past 15 years. "The institute which he is leaving has
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