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With signing the agreement to become a supporting structure, UBC committed itself to encourage and support its member cities to join the Covenant of Mayors and implement Sustainable Energy Action Plans for a more sustainable future.

The city of Umeå, Sweden, is the winner of the Best Environmental Practice in Baltic Cities Award 2009. The winner was announced at the Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC) tenth General Conference in Kristiansand, Norway, on 25th September. As many other cities in Europe, Umeå has problems with air pollution. In fact, Umeå exceeds the limits, and that makes it one of the biggest challenges for the town.

Nordic Conference on Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region will take place in Turku, Finland 31.1.-2.2.2011. The conference will be held in English, Swedish and Finnish. UBC Commission on Environment Secretariat is responsible for organizing the conference. We warmly welcome you to join the planning process of the conference!

The “Integrated managements system for Russian Cities - MATRUSCHKA“ project, 2007-2009 contributed to the development of a solid foundation within local authorities upon which long term planning decisions can be made to support sustainable development. Both Russian and EU cities/municipalities in the project consortium either initiated or further elaborated their Integrated Management Systems around a chosen theme.