UBC Sustainable Cities Commission:
New Sustainability Action Programme on the way by Jutta Mäkinen | jutta.makinen@turku.fi
The Sustainable Cities Commission is coordinating the process of preparing the 6th UBC Sustainability Action Programme. The Commission’s Advisory Board has lead discussions in thematical working groups around eight sustainability topics involving experts from our UBC member cities to identify trends, challenges, and visions for the next decade for our region. An information and consultation event will be organized on 7 May open for all UBC members. Join us to learn more about the preparations of the Sustainability Action Programme and share your ideas on how to work together to foster a sustainable future for our Baltic Sea Region. In addition, there will be an open consultation for the member cities on the draft version of the next Sustainability Action Programme in early Autumn. The next UBC Sustainable Development Action Programme will be presented at the UBC XVI General Conference in St. Petersburg in October 2021 and will cover the period of 2022–2030. Sharing best practices with the network through UBC TALKS The UBC TALKS webinar series is back – offering insights, best practices, and peer-learning opportunities for the UBC
network. The first webinar of 2021 took place in March and was successfully organized together with the Safe Cities Commission. The topic was ”Cascading consequences of climate hazards – How to make cities more resilient” , and we got to hear about the experiences from the CASCADE project. The next UBC TALKS webinar will take place on 25 May and discusses ”Water management and climate adaptation: Water as a resource in a climate-resilient city”. Previous UBC TALKS webinars from 2020 can be accessed in our website. Stay up to date with Sustainable Cities Commission news and events! We share news from the UBC member cities, updates, and results from projects we work with and information on upcoming events in our communication channels and in the Sustainable Cities Bulletin published four times a year. The next bulletin is scheduled for early summer, and the call for stories will be launched in May. Subscribe to our newsletter, follow us on social media and visit our website ubc-sustainable.net to learn more about the Sustainable Cities Commission!
UBC Sustainability Action Programme information and consultation event for UBC cities Date: Friday, May 7th, 2021 Time: 09.00-11.30 CET Registration deadline: May 4th, 2021 Registration: https://bit.ly/3eyvlGu
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