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The UBC TALKS webinar on 27 February 2024 was a special edition organised together with the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme and focused on the open call for funding actions leading to innovative and climate-smart cities.
Type: Video
Topic: Climate change, Green governance
Interview with Elina Rantanen, Deputy Mayor of Turku and 1st Vice-President of the Union of the Baltic Cities. Recorded at the UBC Planning & Sustainable Cities Commission meeting "Revitalizing urban space connected to the Sea" (13–15 September 2023 in Turku, Finland)
Type: Video
Topic: Biodiversity, Climate change
The UBC TALKS webinar on 28 March 2023 on the role of local authorities on the large macroregional arena – what regional organisations can do to support BSR cities on their paths to sustainability, regional cohesion, and climate neutrality.
Type: Video
Topic: Green governance
The UBC TALKS webinar on 29 November 2022 looked into how cities can successfully work on the UN 2030 Agenda. The webinar shared best practices on localising Sustainable Development Goals and benefits of getting involved in a Voluntary Local Review process.
Type: Video
Topic: Green governance
The UBC TALKS webinar on 25 October 2022 focused on the 100 Cities Mission and how UBC member cities included in this number plan to reach climate neutrality.
Type: Video
Topic: Climate change, Green governance
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. 
Type: Video
Topic: Climate change, Green governance
The webinar on 27 October 2020 continued exploring the topic of "Local work on the Sustainable Development Goals in UBC Cities", this time focusing on how cities can integrate SDGs in their strategies and what are the experiences of working with SDGs on local level.
Type: Video
Topic: Green governance
The cities play an important role in the successful implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Our webinar on 22 September 2020 explored how to get started with the Voluntary Local Review (VLR) process, presented advice from the European Commission and shared experiences.
Type: Video
Topic: Green governance
Cities and municipalities in the Baltic Sea Region often share similar issues, being part of a network like the UBC facilitates cooperation and finding common solutions. Elina Rantanen (Turku), Dagmara Nagorka-Kmiezkiec (Gdansk), Dovydas Kaminskas (Taurage), Irena Šakalienė (Klaipeda), Guntars Ruskuls (Riga), Steffen Nozon (Rostock) and Kaspars Varpins (Liepaja) are interviewed.
Type: Video
Topic: Green governance
Steffen Nozon Mobility coordinator from the Hanseatic City of Rostock talks about sustainable development, climate adaption and mobility.
Type: Video
Topic: Climate change, Green governance
Irena Šakalienė, Head of City Management Division Klaipeda City Municipality and co-chair of the UBC SCC speaks about climate change, extreme weather events and the importance of education in regard to climate resilience.
Type: Video
Topic: Climate change, Green governance
Dovydas Kaminskas, Mayor of Taurage speaks about sustainable development projects in Taurage, air pollution, cooperation and networking.
Type: Video
Topic: Green governance
Elina Rantanen, UBC Vice President and Chair of the City Council of the City of Turku speaks about common drivers for sustainable development, the BSR and Turku’s role in the UBC.
Type: Video
Topic: Green governance
Kaspars Varpins, Chairman of the UBC Safe Cities Commission from Liepāja Municipal Police talks about safety, climate change and adaptation in Liepāja.
Type: Video
Topic: Climate change, Green governance
Guntars Ruskuls Head of Strategic Management Board Riga City Council at the City Development Department, discusses Riga’s sustainable mobility situation, coastal erosion and the benefits of networking.
Type: Video
Topic: Green governance, Mobility
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.
Type: Video
Topic: Climate change, Green governance