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Dear most valuable UBC colleagues, Time flies and we are approaching Christmas and the end of the year! Let´s have a look-back:
Type: eBulletin
Topic:
The Moment of Cities and Sustainability
Type: Environmental Bulletin
Topic: Energy, Water
This brochure describes how the DYN@MO cities Aachen, Gdynia, Koprivnica and Palma are using – each city in its own way and own scale – a combination of instruments to speed up the wider uptake of electric vehicles among the city’s fleet and households. Frontrunner Aachen has set ambitious goals for all transport modes in its long-term e-mobility vision and relevant stakeholders are involved…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
This brochure describes the practical experiences of the cities’ introduction and extension of the usage of sharing schemes with traditional bicycles, electric bicycles as well as with electric and hybrid cars. Numerous advantages of sharing schemes are pointed out in the brochure. Besides saving money for the individual and improving the environment, the concept paves the way for multi-modal use…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility
A new step on our UBC Sustainability stairway! Dear reader,
Type: eBulletin
Topic:
Welcome to the UBC Sustainability eBulletin! You are just reading the first issue of our new electronic eBulletin!There is a lot going on in our commission at the moment and I would like to invite you to take a moment and get acquainted with all the news.As member cities you know this already:
Type: eBulletin
Topic:
Sam Stäuber, Diver, Interview is part of the educational materials produced in the Finnish-Russian project " Baltic Sea Needs Action". Subtitled in english and russian.
Type: Video
Topic: Biodiversity, Water
Natalja Antjuh, Olympic champion
Type: Video
Topic: Water
Mikko Jokinen, Head of the Environment Department of the City of Turku (1984 - 2015)   Interview is part of the educational materials produced in the Finnish-Russian project " Baltic Sea Needs Action".
Type: Video
Topic: Water
Jukka Käyhkö, professor of Geography
Type: Video
Topic: Water
Jussi Laaksonlaita, field expert
Type: Video
Topic: Water
Antero Eloranta, fisher
Type: Video
Topic: Water
Ekaterina Matyushkina, children writer and illustrator
Type: Video
Topic: Water
With Christmas nearing and temperatures below zero in many cities throughout the Baltic region, global warming may not come to mind as the most pressing issue. Some might even argue that it would be nice if the mercury would climb a couple of notches in the thermometer.
Type: Environmental Bulletin
Topic: Biodiversity, Energy
SmartComp – Smart Competitiveness for the Central Baltic region aimed to support smart, environmentally sustainable development, growth, competition and cooperation between maritime clusters, cities and universities in the Central Baltic region. Project's first research report studied how the maritime clusters in the region could improve their competitiveness, what are the key competences of the…
Type: Publication
Topic: Mobility, Water
Baltic Sea Needs Actions: Kirill Nabutov, Producer
Type: Video
Topic: Water
Viktor Bychkov, actor
Type: Video
Topic: Water
Type: Video
Topic: Water
NordLead project aimed at mapping out the success factors and support needs in local climate work in the Nordic countries. NordLead aimed at strengthening the capacities of the Nordic municipalities to tackle the issue of climate change by mutual learning and developing new support structures. The main output of the project was the study report “Aspects of strategic climate work in Nordic…
Type: Publication
Topic: Climate change
В рамках проекта PURE завершилась реализация инвестиций и оптимизация технологического процесса на очистных сооружениях предприятий-партнеров в Беларуси (г. Брест), Эстонии (г. Кохтла-Ярве), Латвии (г. Рига и г. Юрмала) и Польше (г. Щецин и г. Гданьск). Предприятия, добившиеся высоких результатов, поделились передовым опытом очистки сточных вод и обработки осадка (г. Любек, Германия) и управления…
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
In PURE project, partner waste water treatment plants have implemented investments and operational fine-tuning in Belarus (Brest), Estonia (Kohtla-Järve), Latvia (Riga and Jurmala) and Poland (Szczecin and Gdansk). The exemplary forerunners have provided benchmarking of advanced sewage and sludge treatment practices (Lübeck from Germany) and data management (Mariehamn from Finland). PURE aim is…
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
Durch die kommunale Abwasserbehandlung wird eine große Menge Klärschlamm produziert. Zum Beispiel beträgt die Menge der im Ostseeeinzugsgebiet produzierten Klärschlämme ca. 3,5 Millionen Tonnen Trockensubstanz jährlich – wobei sich diese Zahl bis 2020 auf beinahe vier Millionen erhöhen soll. Jede moderne kommunale Kläranlage muss der Schlammbehandlung gebührend Rechnung tragen: Es ist wichtig zu…
Type: Publication
Topic:
Efficient municipal waste water treatment produces vast amounts of sludge. For example, in the countries located wholly or partly on the Baltic Sea watershed the amount of sewage sludge generated is about 3.5 million tonnes of dry solids annually – this is expected to increase to almost four million tonnes by 2020. Sludge management is an integral part of any modern municipal waste water…
Type: Publication
Topic: Water
Descriptions on National Legislation on Sludge Handling in the Baltic Sea Countries.
Type: Publication
Topic: Water