Events related to topic climate-change

The ICLEI World Congress 2021 – 2022: The Malmö Summit will take place in person and virtually on 11-13 May 2022. Join to exchange on the best practices in local sustainable development!

CDP Europe Awards 2022: Now For Nature event on March 9: a 2-hour TV show event, it brings together UN climate and environmental leaders, EU policymakers, corporate CEOs, finance leaders, top scientists, city mayors, economists, and journalists to look closely at the role for nature in the European Green Deal & a net-zero economy.

Do you have a question to pose to CDP regarding the environmental data disclosure, its benefits and global benchmarking? Is your city just starting out and you have something you would like to clear up before you can continue with the reporting or do you represent an A-lister city with a lot of experience in practice but would like to know something regarding the global scale?

Learn about smart development of the urban water sector – from experiences of the forerunner in this field City of Gdańsk! In June this year, the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission, together with Gdańsk University of Technology, will open up a discussion on "Accelerating the transition to clean and healthy Baltic Sea". Warm welcome to the water sector-focused two-days online conference on 9–10 June 2021! The conference is organized by the BSR WATER platform, co-hosting the final conference of the Revivng Baltic Resilience project (led by Gdańsk University of Technology).

The CASCADE (Community Safety Action for Supporting Climate Adaptation and Development) project brought together civil protection professionals and climate change adaptation experts to build urban resilience and to improve the capacity to understand, assess, and treat current and future climate change related risks on the local level, focusing on the particular in Baltic Sea Region conditions.  Among the partners of the CASCADE project, there are three UBC member cities (Hamburg, Liepaja and Turku) and the Safe Cities Commission and the Sustainable Cities Commission.  

Water management and climate adaptation: approaching water as a resource in a climate-resilient city At the webinar on 25 May 2021 at 9.30-11.00 CET we will be talking about cities' 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.

Cascading consequences of climate hazards – How to make cities more resilient in the Baltic Sea Region? The first UBC TALKS webinar in 2021 will take place on 30 March at 9.30-11.00 CET. We will learn about strengthening of cities' resilience towards climate hazards based on the experiences of the project CASCADE.

The XXI International Environmental Forum "Baltic Sea Day" will be organized on 23-24 March 2021 under the theme "Sustainable Development for the Baltic Sea – Long Road to the Healthy Baltic Sea". UBC Sustainable Cities Commission will take an active part in the forum, presenting own activities as well as highlighting the achievements of its BSR WATER platform.

The Ecocity Forum will be held as a hybrid event on 16-17 March 2021 to enable participants to attend either virtually or in person at Lahti’s magnificent timber-built concert venue and conference centre Sibelius Hall.

European Dialogue for Sustainable Cities is a brand new dialogue series by Lahti – European Green Capital 2021. The talk show features thrilling debates on European cities’ environmental solutions, innovations, and cooperation models amid an ecological crisis and corona pandemic. The show features experts from cities, researchers, companies, NGOs, and students. Each episode features a previous winner of the European Green Capital Award. The theme of the second episode is ”Eco-innovation” and we welcome Stockholm, the first European Green Capital from 2010, to the show!

Welcome to the webinar "Climate-neutral and resource-efficient water sector" on 18 February 2021 at 9.00–10.45 CET! The event is organized by the BSR WATER platform. The event will open with a keynote on transitioning to climate smart cities from Corinne Trommsdorff, CEO & Founder of the Water Cities.

A sustainable future for the Baltic Sea requires active actions. Participate in the international online seminar organized by the Baltic Sea Challenge on 11 February 10.00–15.00 EET! The seminar will highlight the Agenda 2030 goals in the protection of the Baltic Sea. The seminar will be opened by the Mayor of the City of Turku Minna Arve. We will also hear a greeting from the City of Helsinki's Deputy Mayor Anni Sinnemäki. The program includes two keynote lectures, four parallel sessions, and a workshop.