Events related to topic climate-change

As the first of the four Macro-Regional Strategies in Europe, the Baltic Sea Region Strategy has always been a front-runner, be it innovation ecosystems, sustainability-oriented citizens, or energy security goals. Countries from the Baltic Sea Region are working together to develop renewable energy sources and to improve energy efficiency. In addition, much effort is being put into the promotion of regional trade and investment, and improving interconnections between the countries in the region and beyond.

It’s time again to join our expertise and do what we do best: cooperate! The City of Turku and the UBC Planning and Sustainable Cities Commissions invite you to our joint meeting “Revitalizing urban space connected to the Sea” on 13-15 September 2023 in Turku, Finland. Commissions meeting programme.

Welcome to Europe’s leading event to make cities sustainable! Urban Future 2023 takes place in Stuttgart, Germany.

The CITIES FORUM is the place and moment to exchange on the urban dimension of Cohesion Policy, the Urban Agenda for the EU, the role of cities in implementing the European Green Deal, the EU response to the urban dimension of the 2030 Territorial Agenda, as well as highlight the new EU level initiatives developed in order to support cities.

Online dissemination event for the guidelines to prepare and draft the climate change adaptation plan for local governments in BSR.

Unlocking transformation in city governments – is your city team ready? Join the free conference to learn how to turn visions into systemic practice!

Avoid the rush of the 2023 cycle and get started in CDP reporting with small steps and personalized help! You get an opportunity to be featured in our annual 2022 UBC-CDP report!

The year 2022 marks the start of the EU Mission process for 100 cities to become climate-neutral and smart by 2030. UBC Sustainable Cities Commission organises a webinar to exchange the plans and ambitions of its member cities (12 UBC members were selected for this Mission), as well as available support throughout the process. This webinar will provide an opportunity for the first discussions, as the cities prepare concrete plans on committing to becoming climate-neutral by 2030.

On 19-20 October 2022, all Interreg Baltic Sea Region roads are leading to Hamburg, where Interreg BSR is hosting the first get-together for our community after the pandemic.

Final conference of the CliMaLoc project in Riga Join the final conference of the CliMaLoc project on best practices in the Baltic Sea Region to localise climate on 5-6 October 2022 in Riga.

Annual Forum 2022 takes place in Lappeenranta - meet our commission presenting at the climate session and chat with us at the stand in the Networking village!

The European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) is a unique exchange platform for city representatives, experts and stakeholders from local and regional institutions to discuss strategies, initiatives and actions for adapting to climate change, managing disasters and building urban resilience. The event is a European initiative driven by ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability and the European Environment Agency (EEA) since 2013, and this year will be co-organised by the City of Athens.