Jurmala, Latvia -Our Coast, Our Future: A Community Conversation About Flooding and What Comes Next

The Baltic Sea Region and also Jūrmala is facing more floods, stronger storms, and rising water. Streets flood after heavy rain. Basements fill up. Getting around becomes difficult — especially for older residents, families with children, and people who depend on others for support. These are not rare events anymore. They are becoming part of life here, and we need to plan for them together.

This workshop brings together two groups in the same building on the same day.

One room will be for local residents, community organisations, small business owners, and anyone who has experienced flooding firsthand. We want to hear what it is actually like — which streets, which homes, which moments. Your knowledge of this place is something no map or report can replace.

The other room will bring together planners, municipal officials, and regional and national authorities. They will work on the harder question of how decisions about our coastline get made — and how to make sure that different levels of government are pulling in the same direction.

At the end of the day, both rooms come together. The ideas, concerns, and priorities from each group will be shared — and will feed directly into how Baltic PlaNet supports coastal planning in Latvia going forward.

You do not need to be an expert to join. You just need to know your neighbourhood.

Language: 🇱🇻Latvian & 🇬🇧 English

Free of charge: Lunch 🍽️  as well as Coffee ☕ and Snacks 🍪 are provided for all participants throughout the day.

Registration

📝 Darbnīca par plūdu  riskiem un klimata pārmaiņu pielāgošanos Jūrmalā – Fill out form

Register here and in few days you will get a confirmation of your registration.

Agenda

Baltic PlaNet Workshop — 6 May 2026, Jūrmala

Coffee ☕, Snacks 🍪, Lunch 🍽️ are provided free of charge for all participants throughout the day.