News for topic Green-governance

Join us in Gdańsk on 25–26 November 2026 for the Climate Resilience Roadshow equipping cities with the knowledge, tools, and connections to strengthen urban resilience and prepare for an uncertain future!

Explore different co-creation processes that the cities implemented to plan inclusive engagement methods of local communities!

Cities and regions need access to practical knowledge and proven solutions to accelerate the energy transition. The EnTRA Platform responds to this challenge by bringing together the results of 18 European projects and invites interested experts to join its knowledge community!

How can cities move from plans to real change in their transport systems? Across the Baltic Sea Region, many municipalities are asking the same question.

By connecting climate objectives with financial planning and decision-making, climate budgeting helps cities ensure that resources are directed towards actions that support emissions reductions and long-term sustainability goals. It also strengthens transparency and collaboration across municipal departments.

Our Commission joined the EUSBSR Annual Forum on 11-13 May 2026 in Tallinn and shared highlights from our city network with its 500 participants. With cities in the center of the discussions, we oranised a session on urban mobility, supported the discussions on climate resilience, introduced a range of concrete tools in climate budgeting, green procurement and hazardous substances governance, and also run the Networking Village stand of UBC.

Climate resilience is security: why the Baltic Sea Region must prepare for the crises most likely to come

Every day, we hear more about the forever chemicals called PFAS in the media. The news often deal with novel research showing the harm PFAS can cause to human health. In medical research, reduced immune system, diminished response to vaccines especially in children, increased cancer risk and blood pressure, decreased fertility already have been connected to PFAS exposure – and the publication of the results often makes headlines.

The meeting opened with a simple exercise – going around the table and asking: where do we stand now? What has worked, what has been difficult, and what are we learning?

Three projects focusing on disaster risk reduction and crisis preparedness will team up in Tallinn at the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2026 on 12 May 2026 to run a simulation and role-play exercise based on real-life data from a previous flood event in Kristiansand, Norway.

Municipalities across the Baltic Sea Region are facing increasing climate‑related risks, while working under very different local conditions, capacities, and governance frameworks. To better support this work, the ClimaResponse project is developing a digital platform tailored to help municipalities implement more effective climate adaptation measures: participate in a short survey on climate adaptation capacity and preparedness!

In the upcoming policy package, the commission aims to establish a more systematic and ambitious approach to climate resilience and preparedness across the EU. The framework is expected to be adopted during the last quarter of 2026. As cities are at the forefront of climate change, witnessing the impact of climate change and working closely with adaptation and resilience, we encourage UBC member cities to participate in the open consultation.