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We are happy to announce that the 2025 disclosure cycle of the CDP-ICLEI Track is opening tomorrow on June 18!

The webinar brought together experts and local authorities from across the Baltic Sea Region to explore integrated strategies for climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction. It was opened by Agnieszka Ilola, Head of Secretariat at the UBC Sustainable Cities, and Kaspars Vārpiņš, Chairman of the UBC Safe Cities, outlining the priorities for local authorities to increase climate resilience.

Throughout June 2025, UBC SCC organized a set of 3 training events to increase understanding of plastic pollution consequences and prevention methods for local authorities in the Baltic Sea Region. In these series, we have educated over 70 experts in sustainability, circular economy and climate!

"Cities can react swiftly when new challenges evolve, they have better skills to maneuver the change."- Anna-Kaisa Ikonen, Minister of Local and Regional Government of Finland

The Urban Biodiversity Parks project pilots the concept of a biodiversity park as a tool for urban ecological restoration and regeneration. The aim is to establish a 20-hectare biodiversity park that provides a platform for testing various nature management activities, focusing on local species and habitats, while also serving as a space for community engagement and experiential learning.

This spring, our Commission highlighted the Baltic Sea Region as the forerunner in innovative solutions to water pollution on the most prominent arenas! We organised a workshop at the EU Mission Ocean Arena in Sopot and launched the EMPEREST 4th workshop in Szczecin to share latest knowledge with the local authorities and operators.

Traditionally, transport emissions are estimated using fuel sales data at national or regional levels – a method far too imprecise for meaningful local action. In 2024, Liepaja partnered with cleantech startup GaiaHub and EIT Urban Mobility to challenge this approach. The result: a scalable digital solution that uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to track vehicle flows and calculate street-level CO2 emissions in real time.

Gdynia is part of the SUMPs for BSR project (Interreg Baltic Sea Region), which supports small and mid-sized cities in creating Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans that promote walking, cycling and low-emission travel through practical tools, data collection and pilot activities.

The national award was given to the City of Greifswald recognising the city's outstanding progress in the area of resilient urban development, particularly in Schönwalde I and II districts. Within the framework of the urban development funding programs Greifswald has focused specifically on the sustainable improvement of infrastructure and the creation of climate-friendly living spaces.

Due to climate change, extreme weather events like droughts, heavy rainfall, and heatwaves are becoming more frequent across the Baltic Sea Region. As these impacts intensify, cities face growing pressure to adapt and prepare. In response, the city of Turku is strengthening its climate resilience through the RESIST project.

Climate-4-CAST, launched in November 2023 and co-funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme, is led by a consortium of 10 partners from Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland, and Sweden, with support from 14 Associated Organisations.

The path to a climate-neutral, circular and toxic-free future just gained momentum with the launch of ChemClimCircle-2 project. Representatives from 22 partner organizations gathered in Riga on 19-21 March to kick off this three-year initiative.