As Mr Patrick Child - Deputy Director General at DG Environment - said we are struggling with the water crisis. We have to think about water management. The topic of water is getting more attention in the European Parliament and the political priority in the Agenda is...
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Waste Reduction During Valmiera City Festival
This year, celebrating Valmiera's 741st birthday, special attention was paid to the environmental impact of the festivities, with a focus on waste reduction. Every year, it has been observed that waste produced in the catering area accounts for a large proportion of...
New Test S-100 Electronic Chart Software under development in the MaDaMe project
As a part of the MaDaMe activities, Novia University of Applied Sciences is developing an electronic chart software that can consume S-100 data based on the new standard for the transfer of hydrographic data adopted by the IHO, International Hydrographic Organization....
WMT publication: How to strengthen cooperation between local authorities and civil society actors to enhance sustainability?
During 2023, altogether 12 focus group discussions were organised in the We make transition! partner locations. The participants of these group discussions were local authorities, local decision-makers, civil society and business actors. Each focus group had a...
Introducing the ESG Tool: a collaborative effort to enhance sustainability reporting
In an innovative development, five countries - Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland - have come together to create the ESG Tool—a new resource designed to streamline sustainability reporting for businesses. This collaborative project aims to simplify the...
Challenges and possibilities for low season tourism in the Baltic Sea Region
Join us on the 10th of September at an online webinar for the presentation of the results of the two extensive surveys that have been conducted by the project Light in the Dark. Please find the webinar and links to all presentations and reports on YouTube here....
Consortium meeting in Helsinki: a strategic three-day event for project development
The Consortium meeting that was held in Helsinki from August 21-23, 2024, brought together Sustool project partners to advance critical phases of the ongoing project. The event kicked off with a session of the ESG Tool development, setting the stage for detailed...
RIX Riga Airport explores legislative framework for hydrogen in aviation
RIX Riga Airport as one of project "BSR HyAirport" partners has elaborated a Feasibility study on the requirements of the national and international legal framework for the use of hydrogen at airports. This is first overview on the Latvia's and international legal...
Take part in the survey on green mobility!
We warmly invite mobility experts to fill out a short survey for us to develop a training programme on sustainable urban mobility planning! In the Baltic Sea region, many cities have the goal of becoming carbon neutral. This requires a harmonized approach to strategic...
Insights from the Swedish pilot programme*
About 40 residents of the Region Norrbotten have had the opportunity to participate in the Swedish Arts on Prescription pilot programme. The programme - called Kultur på recept in the Swedish case study - is organised by the Region Norrbotten and the Sunderby Folk...