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UBC SCC Annual report 2023
7 February 2024
UBC SCC Secretariat published the Annual report 2023 describing the activities of the Commission throughout the past year. The report includes the highlights from the implementation of the UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2030, updates from the running projects, and glimpses from the key regional events.
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Publication
Topic:
Biodiversity
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Climate change
UBC SCC Annual report 2022
12 April 2023
UBC SCC Secretariat has prepared the first Annual report summarising the activities of the Commission throughout the year 2022. It is the first report of its kind and will be further used to follow on the progress of the implementation of the UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2022–2030.
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Publication
Topic:
Biodiversity
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Climate change
Video guide: Up to speed with reporting in CDP-ICLEI Track
19 December 2022
Is your plan to step up your actions to achieve and sustain climate neutrality and positivity? Would you like to get access to free, scalable, robust and holistic tools to help monitor and showcase your achievements, and compare your result with your peer cities? You can achieve all the above and even more by joining fellow UBC cities disclosing environmental data through CDP-ICLEI Track!
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Video
Topic:
Climate change
CDP report 2021: UBC cities on the path to the climate goals 2030
30 March 2022
The EU has set an ambitious goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050. Achieving this will require efforts on all fronts and governance levels from national to local. Even though cities are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, they are also uniquely positioned to take a leadership role in both mitigating and adapting to its effects. In 2021, the Union of the Baltic Cities has launched the…
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Publication
Topic:
Biodiversity
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Energy
Guidelines on integrated model for Water-Sludge-Energy cooperation
13 September 2021
The "Guidelines on integrated model for Water-Sludge-Energy cooperation" have been published in September 2021. The document was developed within the framework of the BSR WATER platform by the University of Tartu.
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Publication
Topic:
Climate change
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Resource efficiency
Nutrient recycling technologies – BSR WATER short story
7 September 2021
One of the key outputs of BSR WATER platform is the "Regional palette of solutions to recycle nutrients and other valuable components" (PDF document is available on HELCOM website). It was published as a HELCOM document, and it was developed in cooperation with the University of Tartu. BSR WATER platform is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014–2020.
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Video
Topic:
Water
Integrated stormwater management – BSR WATER short story
26 August 2021
As one of the partners in the BSR WATER platform, Riga City Council contributed to the development of the policy recommendations for implementing the integrated stormwater management. BSR WATER platform is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014–2020.
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Video
Topic:
Urban planning
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Water
Q&A Live Session with CDP
11 June 2021
Watch the replay of the Q&A Live Session with CDP that was held on 10 June 2021. The discussions answered many questions with the aim of providing our member cities the answers they have been hoping for.
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Video
Topic:
Climate change
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Green governance
Webinar: UBC TALKS about water as a resource in a climate-resilient city
25 May 2021
The webinar on 25 May 2021 focused on strengthening urban resilience in relation to the water management. Ensuring that the city is adapted to the climate change consequences is crucial, and it's also important to ensure the efficiency of the water sector in the city.
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Video
Topic:
Biodiversity
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Climate change
Policy recommendations for implementing the integrated stormwater management
15 February 2021
The publication "Regional and national policy recommendations for implementing the integrated stormwater management in the Baltic Sea Region" was developed within the platform project BSR WATER. The report is prepared by the project partner Riga City Council, on the basis of surveys and interviews with 25 cities of the Baltic Sea Region and with support from BSR WATER partners.
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Publication
Topic:
Climate change
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Water
CDP report 2020: Scaling up for the next decade
5 February 2021
UBC cities leading the way to climate neutrality The year 2020 became a year of opportunities for the climate action and adaptation related work, which we tried to convey through our new “Scaling up for the next decade UBC cities leading the way to climate neutrality” report. Considering the success of the previous report we let the cities speak of their actions, ambitions, and initiatives…
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Publication
Topic:
Climate change
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Green governance
Webinar: UBC TALKS about water safety from hazardous substances
3 December 2020
At the UBC TALKS webinar on 24 November 2020 "Ensuring water safety from hazardous substances" we talked about ways to improve addressing hazardous substances in the wastewater treatment process, how to tackle industrial discharges into the municipal wastewater treatment line, and discussed best ways to raise awareness of citizens regarding their role in this cycle.
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Video
Topic:
Water
Webinar: UBC TALKS about stormwater management
29 April 2020
The webinar "Climate change adaptation through smart stormwater management" was organized on 28 April 2020.
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Video
Topic:
Climate change
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Water
Stormwater management in Maunulanpuisto Park in Helsinki
7 April 2020
You can read more about the biofiltration stormwater solution in the Maunulanpuisto Park in the Baltic Smart Water Hub. This video is from the site visit of BSR WATER platform project partners to the Maunulanpuisto Park in Helsinki, where the city has implemented several stormwater solutions. The visit was done in March 2020. Learn more about the BSR WATER activities on the platform website.
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Video
Topic:
Urban planning
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Water
Webinar: UBC TALKS about Best Practices in CDP reporting
25 March 2020
UBC TALKS is a monthly webinar series aimed to share best practices among UBC cities. The third webinar was held on 24 March 2020 and it focused on environmental data disclosure to CDP, the benefits and challenges that cities face.
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Video
Topic:
Climate change
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Green governance
Webinar: UBC TALKS about Marine litter campaigns
23 January 2020
The first UBC webinar of 2020, UBC TALKS about marine litter, was held on 21 January 2020.
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Video
Topic:
Water
CDP report 2019: UBC cities' adaptation actions to extreme weather events
15 October 2019
This year's report brings concrete adaptation actions from UBC cities to the general public.
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Publication
Topic:
Climate change
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Green governance
ECCENTRIC 3rd brochure
17 September 2019
CIVITAS ECCENTRIC's third brochures presents some of the measures that Turku, Ruse, Munich, Stockholm and Madrid have implemented in their Living Labs.
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Publication
Topic:
Mobility
CDP report 2018: Glocal perspective on the UBC cities' work with climate change mitigation and adaptation
18 April 2019
The newest report on the UBC cities' results to the CDP Cities Questionnaire 2018 takes a fresh look into what cities both globally and locally think about climate change mitigation and adaptation. In many ways, the cities of the Baltic Sea Region show smart climate leadership - yet, a more proactive approach to climate hazards and long-term risks is still needed in our cities.
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Publication
Topic:
Climate change
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Green governance
Baltic Smart Water Hub
30 January 2019
The Baltic Smart Water Hub is a platform for sharing experiences with the professionals of the water sector! Relevant departments of local authorities, water companies and water associations are encouraged to share their experiences regarding practical solutions to water-related challenges. Through this platform you can find best practices, solutions, tools and innovations related to the topics…
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Toolkit
Topic:
Water
ECCENTRIC 2nd brochure
25 October 2018
CIVITAS ECCENTRIC's second brochures presents some of the measures that Turku, Ruse, Munich, Stockholm and Madrid have implemented during the first half of the project.
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Publication
Topic:
Mobility
Climate Leadership from the Baltic Sea Region Cities
25 October 2017
"Climate Leadership from the Baltic Sea Region Cities"-report was launched during the XIV UBC General Conference in Växjö, Sweden, on 25 October 2017. The report is the result of a cooperation between UBC and CDP.
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Publication
Topic:
Climate change
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Green governance
ECCENTRIC 1st brochure
8 September 2017
CIVITAS ECCENTRIC's first brochure presents the project in a nutshell, a description of the living lab areas and contact information.
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Publication
Topic:
Mobility
NEAT Comic Competition winners
3 February 2011
Aiming to involve young generation in tackling the problems of the Baltic Sea, the Ministry of Environment of Finland, the Committee for Nature Use, Environmental Protection and Ecological Safety of the City of St. Petersburg, City of Kotka, City of Turku, UBC Commission on Environment and VALONIA organized a Russian-Finnish comics competition for school students, "What can you do for the Baltic…
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Publication
Topic:
Water