Projects
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Member City Partners
We assist local authorities in the Baltic Sea Region in initiating, applying and managing projects on different sustainability topics. The themes and actions are tailor-made based on the needs of the project partners from local authorities to assist the ongoing processes towards sustainable development. More information can be found on projects description pages below.
SUMPs for BSR
Enhancing effective Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning for supporting active mobility in BSR cities
SUMPs for BSR aims to support cities in sustainable urban mobility practices, focusing on healthy mobility modes for citizens whilst also reducing emmissions. The project will develop a framework for monitoring and evaluating urban mobility planning. This will provide crucial information for planning and decision making and also evaluate the performance of local mobility systems.
Change(K)now!
A mindset change from single-use to circular or multiple-use of food delivery systems in cities of the BSR
Change(K)now! is concerned with promoting a mind-set change in food delivery systems from single-use to multiple-use crockery and packaging at different use types. The project is focused on municipalities and municipal entities, food delivery businesses operating within, and, crucially, its residents. These players can drive the circularity of urban food delivery systems by adopting sustainable solutions and changing routines & behaviors.
CASCADE
Community safety action for supporting climate adaptation and development
CASCADE aimed to improve the capacity to understand, assess, and treat current and future climate change related risks on the local level, focusing on the particular in Baltic Sea Region (BSR) conditions.
GoF 2014
Gulf of Finland Exhibition
Creation of the main exhibition of the Gulf of Finland year (2014) with virtual materials in Finnish, Estonian, Russian and English.
CH4LLENGE
Addressing the four Key Challenges of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
Addressing the four most pressing challenges in the development and implementation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans.
CIVITAS DYN@MO
Dyn@mic cities active for sustainable mobility
Supporting four European cities to introduce ambitious transport measures and policies towards sustainable urban mobility.
BSNA
Baltic Sea Needs Actions
Environmental Education and Awareness Raising project, focused on development of userfriendly and motivating interactive education/awareness raising materials.
GREENCIT
Green Citizens of Europe
New solutions to how environmental policy can be interpreted and implemented into concrete citizen-oriented actions, which motivate and help citizens to change their behavior.
NEAT 2.0
New Environmental Awareness Tools
The NEAT –project was further developing it with new attractive elements and increasing the use of the portal by adding new levels of communication with citizens.
BaltCICA
Climate Change: Impacts, Costs and Adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region
Focusing on the most imminent problems that climate change is likely to cause in the Baltic Sea Region.
MATRUSCHKA
Integrated Management System for Russian cities
MATRUSCHKA aimed at strengthening the capacity of local authorities and developing their city planning process. It contributed to the development of a solid foundation within local authorities upon which long-term planning decisions could be made to support sustainable development. Both EU and Russian cities either initiated or further elaborated their Integrated Management Systems around a chosen theme.
BUSTRIP
Towards Sustainable Urban Transport
The project provided guidelines, practical solutions and tools for European cities and municipalities to make Sustainable Urban Transport Plans.