SEI Tallinn co-organises Aalborg Commitments and Climate Issues workshop, 10.11.2009

Written by Heidi Tuhkanen

Friday, 30 October 2009 11:19

The Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) Office of Estonia is co-hosting, together with the Association of Estonian of Cities and SEI-Tallinn Centre/Estonian Institute for Sustainable Development, the Nordic-Baltic Aalborg Commitments Network AC Climate workshop in Tallinn November 10th 2009.

The aim of the Aalborg Commitments Climate (ACClimate) workshop will be to evaluate local level preparedness for climate change related challenges and to see how the Aalborg Commitments(AC) process can be a tool to improve preparedness to face future challenges. Local governments in both the Nordic and Baltic countries have been working on climate issues and presentations will lead the way towards discussions regarding regionally relevant issues, risk analysis, adaptation, and mitigation from both regions. Information about the local level climate activities leading up to COP 15 and Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign (2010) will be presented in hopes to motivate active local authority participation.

In order to link the topic to the Aalborg Commitments, there will be a peer review workshop led by UBC focused on a Commitment relevant to climate change, along with presentations of recent peer review and other evaluation work completed by NBAC members.

More information on Aalborg Commitments:  http://www.aalborgplus10.dk/

Nordic Baltic Aalborg Commitments Network: http://www.aalborgplus10.dk/default.aspx?m=2&i=379