Besides technology, energy communities need trust, time and a reason to act
What makes people decide to produce and share energy together? Technology and financial savings matter, but they are only part of the answer. Building an energy community also requires trust, time, and a reason for people to act together.ย These questions were at the...
Reuse in Focus: Change(K)now! at Community Events in Hamburg
How can we prevent waste in everyday life and promote a more conscious use of resources? In September 2026, as part of the Interreg project Change(K)now!, Baltic Environmental Forum Germany took part in three very different community events in Hamburg to engage...
Continuing the dialogue with the EUSBSR on future transnational cooperation
Anja Karppinen 5 October 2026 Continuing the dialogue with the EUSBSR on future transnational cooperation Written by Elena Kolosova and Ekatarina Latysheva What should Interreg Baltic Sea Region, as a transnational cooperation programme, address after 2027? As work on...
Baltic Sea Day 2026 through an intern’s eyes: Reflections from the Light in the Dark stand
What we didย During Baltic Sea Day 2026, Novia University of Applied Sciences hosted an interactive stand presenting Light in the Dark, an Interreg Baltic Sea Region project co-funded by the European Union. The project develops nature-based experiences for the...
Animation highlighting the OpenRisk II tools
The OpenRisk II project is pleased to present a short animation highlighting the projectโs key results. The animation introduces three of the projectโs main tools, AISyRisk Baltic, the EcoSensitivity tool and the R-Mare Matrix, and demonstrates how their key...
Healing Soundscapes Workshop Two at Alberinen Haus
Weโre back at it! Following our first session, we at Albertinen Haus reconnected with Prof. Eckhard Weymann, Dr. Pia Preiรler, and Dr. Xiao Fu from the Healing Soundscapes Project (ligeti centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, HfMT) for our second...
Building a safer and more attractive city: Q&A with Erik Glaas from Gรคvle
Gรคvle is located by the Baltic Sea on the east coast of Sweden, approximately 170km north of Stockholm. The municipality is home to approximately 100ย 000 inhabitants. As climate risks, such as heatwaves, landslides, and storms are becoming more frequent, there...
Future Cities at Placemaking Week Europe 2026
Four days full of ideas, encounters and inspiration: Future Cities joined more than 500 placemaking practitioners at Placemaking Week Europe 2026 in Wrocลaw, one of Europeโs largest gatherings for people working to create more liveable, inclusive and resilient cities....