The Climate Mainstreaming Locally in the Baltic Sea Region (CliMaLoc) project aims to support local authorities in the BSR countries in mainstreaming climate change and establishing partnerships for cooperation in this field in the future.
Description
Scientific forecasts reveal heavy impacts of climate change to the Baltic Sea Region (BSR), which will have strong repercussions on ecosystems, economies, tourism, health and many key sectors. These risks urge for coordinated mitigation and adaptation actions at all governance levels. However, there still exist several gaps between global/national climate policies and concrete instruments for implementation at local level, and BSR countries are at different stages of climate mainstreaming.
The ClimaLoc project aimed to support knowledge and good practice exchange among local and regional actors in the BSR to localise climate. The project also identified current gaps and challenges for mainstreaming climate at the local level in BSR countries and prepared a good practices handbook on localising climate in the BSR.
Activities
The project aimed to support local authorities in the BSR countries to mainstream climate and establish partnerships for cooperation in the future. This includes integrating climate aspects into local development plans, better aligning to the 2030 Agenda and supporting the efforts of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) (European Commission, 2021a) to promote low-carbon economies across sectors and policies.
The CliMaLoc partnership engaged umbrella organisations for municipalities and regions in the BSR and implemented the project from June 2021 to March 2023.
The CBSS is project coordinator. The partnership includes the local associations of municipalities from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the Union of Baltic Cities (UBC) Sustainable Cities Commission, and the Baltic Sea States Sub-Regional Cooperation (BSSSC).
Results
The Handbook for Local Climate Change Adaptation Planning in the Baltic Sea Region provides guidelines for local governments in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) to support them in preparing and drafting their climate change adaptation plans. These guidelines were elaborated by the Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat (CBSS) as a result of the project CliMaLoc – Climate Mainstreaming Locally in the BSR.
Funding
The project is funded by the Swedish Institute.
Project information
The Climate Mainstreaming Locally in the Baltic Sea Region (CliMaLoc, June 2021 - March 2023) project aims to support local authorities in the BSR countries in mainstreaming climate change and establishing partnerships for cooperation in this field in the future.