The UBC Bulletin 1/2008 by Union of the Baltic Cities

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1 / 2008

Cities’ Response to the Climate Change

Baltic Cities Bulletin Dear UBC Friends,

EDITOR IN CHIEF Paweł Żaboklicki * EDITING & LAYOUT Anna Dargiewicz * EDITORIAL BOARD Ewa Kurjata Anna Dargiewicz Paweł Żaboklicki Viktors Buls * PUBLISHER Union of the Baltic Cities Secretariat Wały Jagiellońskie 1 PL-80853 Gdańsk POLAND tel. +48 58 3010917 tel. +48 58 3019123 fax +48 58 3017637 e-mail: info@ubc.net www.ubc.net ISSN 1506-6266

It is not a nightmare, it is a fact - our cities have to face the extreme weather events like intense bursts of rainfall, floods, landslides, storms and heat waves more often than ever. The statistical analysis has shown that the risk of such events has already increased considerably due to man-made climate change. They are no more rare single cases. Occurring regularly, they are becoming an alarming trend. "Europe will not be spared", says the European Commission starting the Europe-wide consultation on preventing the climate change consequences and adapting to the new conditions. Presumably none of the ambitious targets of the EU’s environmental policies concerning this burning issue will be achieved without the involvement of the local authorities. The UBC responded to the EC suggesting that the climate protection needs not only the intergovernmental settlements, but also the commitment of the municipalities and its inhabitants. The negative effects of the climate change are multi-dimensional and reach not only ecosystem but also physical infrastructure. Economic sectors – from agriculture, forestry and fisheries to tourism – will also suffer directly. Intense rainfalls and melting ice will make many Baltic cities, harbours and other developments along rivers more vulnerable to flooding. What exactly can we do to prevent or reduce the consequences of the climate change? This issue of the Bulletin clearly shows the double challenge the cities and its inhabitants must face: to anticipate and prevent the negative effects of the climate change and to cope with living in the changing environment. A large number of our members is aware that what we are experiencing now are only the first dangerous symptoms of the irreversible process of the global warming. The climate change strategies, regulations, researches, projects and new risk management policies are being implemented. The most tangible results have been obtained in such areas as public transport, renewable energy sector or energy savings. Moreover, the consequent policies aimed at the significant cuts in the greenhouse gas emissions in industry as well as in individual households have already borne fruits in several cities. The UBC called its members for action adopting unanimously the Resolution on Climate Change during the IX General Conference in Pärnu. Surely, we cannot stop this process but at least we shall try to minimize its harmful effects. With Baltic greetings,

* PROOF-READING Ewa Kurjata * COVER PICTURE by Indrek Aija

Per BØdker Andersen President of UBC

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CITIES - MEMBERS OF THE UBC EXECUTIVE BOARD: Gdańsk New Town Hall Wały Jagiellońskie 1 PL-80832 Gdańsk, Poland contact: Mr Maciej Lisicki Tel. +48 501 188415 m.lisicki@gdansk.gda.pl Kärdla City Hall Uus 1 EE-92413 Kärdla, Estonia Contact: Ms Annely Veevo Tel. +372 46 36093 annely.veevo@kardla.ee

The 49th UBC Executive Board Meeting in JƝkabpils, Latvia, 15 June 2007

Kemi City Hall Valtakatu 26 FIN-94100 Kemi, Finland Contact: Mr Tani Järvinen Tel. +358 408445767 tani.jarvinen@kemi.fi Kristiansand City Hall Radhusgata 20 N-4604 Kristiansand, Norway contact: Ms Trine Marit Aasen Tel. +47 38 075009 trine.marit.aasen@kristiansand.kommunne.no Liepāja City Hall Rožu iela 6 LV-3400 Liepāja, Latvia contact: Ms Ligita Pudža Tel. + 371 34 04789 ligita@dome.liepaja.lv

The 51st UBC Executive Board meeting was held on 8 February 2008 in Brussels in the premises of the Committee of the Regions PRESIDENT OF THE UNION OF THE BALTIC CITIES Mr Per Bødker Andersen City Hall, Akseltorv 1 DK-6000 Kolding, Denmark Tel. +45 79 792000 borgmesteren@kolding.dk

VICE-PRESIDENTS OF THE UNION OF THE BALTIC CITIES Ms Marie-Louise Rönnmark City Hall S-901 84 Umeå, Sweden Tel. + 46 90 161000 marie-louise.ronnmark@umea.se Ms Urve Tiidus City Hall, Tallinna 10 EE-93813 Kuressaare, Estonia Tel. +372 45 33680 urve.tiidus@kuressaare.ee Mr Jarkko Virtanen City Hall, Yliopistonkatu 27a FIN-20100 Turku, Finland Tel. +358 50 5590222 jarkko.virtanen@turku.fi

SECRETARIAT OF THE UNION OF THE BALTIC CITIES Mr Paweł Żaboklicki Secretary General Wały Jagiellońskie 1 PL-80853 Gdańsk, Poland Tel. +48 58 3010917 info@ubc.net www.ubc.net

Næstved City Hall Teatergade 8 DK-4700 Næstved, Denmark contact: Mr Søren Revsbæk Tel. +45 55 445076 revsbaek@revsbaek.dk Panevežys City Hall Laisves a. 20 LT-5319 Panevežys, Lithuania Contact: Ms Dalia Gurskiene Tel. + 370 45 501200 d.gurskiene@panevezys.lt Rostock City Hall Neuer Markt 1 D-180 50 Rostock, Germany contact: Ms Karin Wohlgemuth Tel. +49 381 3811452 karin.wohlgemuth@rostock.de St. Petersburg Government of St. Petersburg Smolny RU-193060 St.Petersburg, Russia Contact: Mr Igor Lonsky Tel. +7 812 5767688 lon@kvs.gov.spb.ru Växjö City Hall Box 1222 351 12 Växjö, Sweden Contact: Ms Charlotta Svanberg Tel. +46 470 41352 charlotta.svanberg@kommun.vaxjo.se

Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC) is a network of over 100 cities from all ten Baltic Sea countries, with an overriding goal of contributing to the democratic, economic, social, cultural and environmentally sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region. The Union has based its operational activities on thirteen working Commissions on: Business Cooperation, Culture, Education, Energy, Environment, Gender Equality, Health and Social Affairs, Information Society, Sport, Tourism, Transportation, Urban Planning, Youth Issues and EU Coordinators Network. The Commissions coordinate and execute specific projects, activities and special events. Each city is capable to have its own creative and fully independent input to the Commissions’ work. The Union has an observer status with the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE), the Committee of the Regions, the Parliamentary Conference on Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Area, the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM). The Union is also a Special Participant in the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). The UBC cooperates with numerous Baltic and European organisations. The Union is open for new members. Any coastal city of the Baltic Sea or any other city interested in the development of the Baltic Sea Region may become a member of the Union by making a written declaration of its will to enter UBC. Please contact the UBC Secretariat in Gdaýsk for more information about the UBC work and the rules of entering the Union.