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.
EMPEREST
Eliminating Micro-Pollutants from Effluents for Reuse Strategies
The EMPEREST project supports local authorities, service providers and policy-making community by strengthening the sustainable water management cycle. The holistic approach to the elimination of PFAS and other persistent organic pollutants incorporates regional strategies for monitoring and assessment, technological advances in wastewater treatment, risk management assessment for cities, and training materials for water experts.
BALTIPLAST
Baltic Approaches to Handling Plastic Pollution under a Circular Economy Context
The project's main objective is to identify, test and deploy concrete solutions to handle and reduce the flow of plastic waste to the Baltic Sea, under the lenses of a circular economy. It will do so with the consortium of key actors in the plastic waste value chain, namely local authorities, universities and research institutions, associations and NGOs, as well as SMEs and large enterprises in the participating countries, that operate in the waste management field.
IWAMA
Interactive Water Management
IWAMA project’s approach to improving resource efficiency in wastewater management in the Baltic Sea Region concentrated on capacity development of the WWT operators and implementation of the pilot investments which result in reduced nutrient inflows to the Baltic Sea.
IWAMA application was a main outcome of the BSR IWAMA Seed project work, successfully submitted for funding from the Baltic Sea Region Interreg Programme 2014-2020.
iWater
Integrated Storm Water Management
Improving urban planning by developing integrated and multifunctional storm water management in the Central Baltic cities.
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.
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.
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.
BUSTRIP
Towards Sustainable Urban Transport
The project provided guidelines, practical solutions and tools for European cities and municipalities to make Sustainable Urban Transport Plans.
New Hansa of Sustainable Ports and Cities
New Hansa of Sustainable Ports and Cities
A project of 18 ports, cities and other partners aiming for ecologically, socially and economically sustainable ports in the Baltic Sea region.
BUUF
Baltic University Urban Forum
A network of cities and universities supporting and implementing sustainable strategies and promoting education and research on sustainability issues.
TBestC
Transferring Best Environmental Solutions between Towns and Cities
Disseminating and promoting municipal good practices in the fields of Bio-diversity, Energy, Environmental issues,l Health, Air, and Information & Education.