Events related to topic green-governance

In March, we invite all UBC cities to join the discussion on what are the best practices on environmental data disclosure to CDP. As the next reporting period is approaching fast, it is good to be prepared and ask fellow UBC cities who have been reporting since the beginning of UBC-CDP cooperation to share their experiences and tips on how to manage the deadlines, finding relevant data, getting political commitment and more. Lahti, Tartu and Riga are the UBC cities sharing their best practices at the UBC TALKS this time!

Discussing the future of the European Water Directive and Schowcasing ambition under midnight sun! Finnish authorities invite Europe-INBO this year to hold the 17th “EUROPE-INBO” International Conference, co-organized with the “Group of European Basin Authorities for the Implementation of the European Water Directives”. The event will take place from 17-20 June 2019 at Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland. Register now & find important information on the event website.

The 10th Annual Forum for the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region will take place on 12-13 June 2019 in Gdansk, Poland. The focus of the Forum will be on sharing and circular economy. Click here to learn more. 

CDP's spring workshops will take place ahead of the annual CDP climate change, water security and forest reporting period with the aim to present the updates to the CDP questionnaires and programs, make the disclosure process as easy as possible and deepen the knowledge on natural capital disclosure.

CDP's spring workshops will take place ahead of the annual CDP climate change, water security and forest reporting period with the aim to present the updates to the CDP questionnaires and programs, make the disclosure process as easy as possible and deepen the knowledge on natural capital disclosure.

UBC Climate Resilience Webinar was held on 26.3.2019 at 10:30 – 12:00 EET. The webinar focused on climate resilience work in UBC cities.  The webinar was held in English.

Join the second UBC Urban Planning Webinar on 25.10.2018 at 10:30 – 12:00 EET. The webinar will focus specifically on the tools that have been developed for urban planners in the Baltic Sea Region and beyond by two cross-border cooperation projects – iWater and Baltic Urban Lab. Join the webinar to learn how these tools can be put into action in your City.

Save the date of the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2018! The 9th Annual Forum of the EUSBSR will be held in Tallinn on 4 – 5 June 2018. The Forum will be hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia together with the Baltic Development Forum in close cooperation with the European Commission and other partners. About 700 participants from governments, international organisations, NGOs, universities, local and regional administrations and businesses will come together to discuss developments and challenges in the Baltic Sea Region. The Annual Forum is co-financed from the programme of Interreg Baltic Sea Region.

The iWater project Final Conference will be held on 7-8 May 2018 in Riga, Latvia. The conference will focus on main results and achievements of the project: stormwater planning tools developed and adopted by partner cities; sustainable stormwater solutions and pilot sites demonstrations; Integrated Stormwater Management Strategies and Guidelines; Green Area Factor Tool adapted for stormwater management planning.

2017 China Europe Water Platform (CEWP) Annual High Level Dialogue will be held on 21-22 September 2017 in Turku, Finland.

The 8th Strategy Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region will take place in Berlin on 13–14 June 2017. The major theme of the event is “Connectivity” highlighting the development of cooperation and the necessity to intensify contacts in the region.

What are the pathways that lead to a more sustainable world? Pathways to Sustainability Transformation Science Day 2017 provide as a discussion forum for researchers, students, policy makers, companies and other interest groups in order to support dialogue between science and the society and serve as a platform for sustainability scientists to present their latest research findings. To increase the societal impact of the event, we also aim to produce a policy brief, which will be formed from the findings discussed in the event.