Gdynia tests digital tools to support public space transformation
How can cities better explain complex spatial changes and build trust around urban transformation? Within the SUMPs for BSR project, as part of an effort to test small-scale measures that support active mobility in Baltic Sea Region cities, the City of Gdynia carried...
The Draft Model Catalogue of Measures for Energy Plans is out!
Do you want to find municipal climate and energy actions to foster energy communities, prosumerism, and solar and wind technologies? Are you looking for great examples of climate municipal action in the Baltic Sea Region and beyond? In that case, the Draft Model...
Tallinn pilots CCC-oriented procurement across ICT, catering and cleaning services
Within the CCC-2 project, the City of Tallinn is piloting how circular, climate-friendly and chemical-smart (CCC) principles can be embedded into a wide range of everyday municipal procurements. Tallinnโs pilot cases span smartphones, catering and cleaning services,...
Report: Cultivating Resilience โ 2025 In Review
The report explores how the six 2025 titleholder cities harnessed the power of culture to address pressing challenges commonly faced by small- and medium-sized municipalities across the Baltic Sea Region. Through innovative Culture and Resilience Action Plans...
New Research Article Defines Strategies to Guide Implementation of Arts on Prescription Programmes
A new peer-reviewed article by our project partners from the National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark has just been published in Arts & Health. The article, Identifying and defining implementation strategies for arts on prescription...
A common path towards greener industrial areas in the Baltic Sea Region
The challenge: Industrial areas at a turning point Across the Baltic Sea Region, industrial areas form the backbone of local and regional economies. They provide jobs, attract investment and anchor supply chains. At the same time, they consume vast amounts of energy,...
CIRC-2-ZERO Project I Design Thinking Camp: Three Days of Insights and Innovation
CIRC-2-ZERO Projectย I Design Thinking Camp: Three Days of Insights and Innovation The firstย twoย CIRC-2-ZERO Design Thinkingย Campsย (27.-29. January 2026),ย organizedย by the projectย partnersย K8ย andย HBKsaar,ย brought partners togetherย inย Saarbrรผcken,...
How to assess the effectiveness of recycled nutrient fertilizers?
At the Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) Dr. Liina Edesi has been conducting pot experiments, to find out the optimal amount of phosphorus given with struvite in the fertilization of food crops. Struvite is one of the recycled nutrient fertilizers...