Events related to topic climate-change

Cities across Europe are facing increasingly complex risks, from climate impacts and extreme weather events to economic uncertainty, demographic change, and geopolitical disruptions. Building resilience is no longer a future ambition, but a present-day necessity.

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For every interested BSR city: best practices and hands-on application of the tool you can use to calculate your city's climate scenarios! Together with peers from across the Baltic Sea Region, you will exchange practical experiences in climate budgeting, explore real city use cases, and work directly with the open CADS (Climate Action Decision Support) Tool for climate scenario calculations. Together with peers from across the Baltic Sea Region, you will:

Cities need to increase their climate resilience with adaptation measures that serve the whole society – but how to make sure that no one is overlooked in the process? And how to ensure inclusive approach especially if a city has limited resources? At the webinar on 26 May 2026, we discuss how to enable local communities and especially vulnerable groups to act in case of a crisis.

ClimaResponse survey shows that 96% cities experienced extreme weather events in the past 10 years. Is your municipality working on climate adaptation and looking to exchange experience with peers across the Baltic Sea Region? We would like to invite you to a small, practical online workshop on 19 May 2026 at 9:00-12:00 CEST.

Climate impacts, demographic change and growing security pressures are already affecting us and our communities. The tides are shifting, and so must we. The Forum offers a timely space to exchange experience, align priorities and strengthen cooperation across borders on resilience – how to withstand disruption, adapt and continue to function well when challenges occur, and bounce back better.

This module deepens climate budgeting by examining how to assess the financial costs and benefits of climate actions compared with business-as-usual scenarios. Participants explore different impact assessment methods used by cities of Tampere, Aarhus and Norderstedt, including cost-efficiency and cost–benefit analyses, and learn how these calculations are impacted by different scenarios.

This module focuses on building a robust climate actions portfolio grounded in existing strategies and supported by credible emissions data with an example from a national level climate inventory from Denmark. Participants learn how emissions baselines and action-level calculations are developed, including data sources and emissions factors, and how challenges are addressed in practice, with examples from Östersund, Riga and Bytom.

The third People and Planet Conference will bring together researchers, businesses, and practical actors to explore scientific findings and innovative solutions for planetary health. Together, we will examine the synergies and contradictions between biodiversity, health, and the economy, and discuss how to foster vibrant regions that benefit both people and the rest of nature. Our aims are:

This is the Module 2 of the Climate budget training course organised by UBC Sustainable Cities Commission together with the experts within the Climate-4-CAST project. Welcome to join this: participation is free!

The UBC TALKS webinar about climate budget concept and tools on 2 December 2025 at 9.30–11.00 CET / 10.30–12.00 EET will host international experts ready to share best practices in launching climate budgets in cities, introduce the tools for comprehensive calculations, and to invite everyone to the intensive training course starting in the autumn 2025 and finishing with the Climate Budget Summit in 2026! Don't miss the chance to improve your knowledge, and bring other relevant city departments on board.

As cities across Europe and the Baltic Sea Region face increasing climate risks, the need for robust and nature-inclusive urban strategies has never been more urgent. This year's meeting aims to catalyse action by providing a unique platform for municipal leaders, experts, planners, and practitioners to collaborate on building cities that are not only resilient to climate change but also rich in biodiversity and nature.