The CHAMP Final online conference "European Climate Champions" is over!
Thank you to all partners and speakers for contributing and to all participants for taking part in this new experience.
You can find all materials and the recorded Live stream at the conference website and we are happy to still receive your feedback!
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The CHAMP final conference “European Climate Champions – Solutions for integrating climate change into local strategies” is approaching and will take place this week, December 14th-15th
European Climate Champions will be completely online, which means that you can take part comfortably from your desk whenever it suits your timetable.
The conference invites local and regional authorities, together with other actors, to discuss the role of municipalities in responding to the challenge of climate change.
The conference will present the results of CHAMP project, focusing on three themes:
- Concrete solutions from pilot cities to work in an integrated way with climate change
- Online capacity development and training package and training opportunities
- New cooperation possibilities on EU level
Just visit www.climatechampions.eu and all information, discussions, videos and the live stream is just at your fingertips.
Besides the material available on the conference website, during both days there will be a live stream, broadcasting presentations and discussions, the whole programme you can find here.
Wednesday, 14th Dec:
Listen to cities’ experiences with implementing an integrated management system for climate change and Alan AtKisson’s views on how to motivate local administration officials to work with climate change issues as well as a panel discussion.
Together with CHAMP project partners the speakers will have a panel discussion.
Thursday, 15th Dec:
Get insight to the newly established European Partnership for Integrated Sustainability Management and the importance of cooperation on European level.
How to take part:
- You can follow the conference also on Twitter and you are most welcome to share your thoughts by using #champfc.
- Join the event already now at LinkedIn!
- On the main website you have the chance to comment and take part in discussions in the conference blog.
- During the Live Stream, pose your questions to the speakers in the live chat.
Registration to an interesting climate change adaptation conference is currently going on!
Climate Change Adaptation in Practice
3rd International BaltCICA Conference
18 – 19 January 2012
City Hall, Helsinki, Finland
The 3rd International BaltCICA Conference sets the spotlight on applied climate change adaptation. The Baltic Sea Region is expected to face changes in precipitation and flood patterns as well as rising sea levels. As coastal urban areas continue to grow, tourism is an important and growing economical factor, and nature and natural resources are to be protected, this leads to new challenges:
- How to safeguard drinking water availability and quality?
- How to manage riverine and coastal floods?
- How to design new urban areas and retrofit existing ones?
At the conference, cities and regions present their solutions and approaches for these challenges. The programme covers topics such as applying scientific results, assessment of adaptation methods, participatory approaches for adaptation and benefits of transnational cooperation. A special focus is given to adaptation in Finland and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, as well as highlights from Germany, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway and Estonia.
The conference is the closing event of the BaltCICA project. The BaltCICA project has been part-financed by the EU Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 - 2013.
See the draft programme and register by December 17th on the BaltCICA website.
The CHAMP consortium is organising the second regional final conference to take place in Rimini, Italy. The event will be part of the biggest environmental fair in the country, Ecomondo. Italian CHAMP cities and their achievements will be presented from La Spezia, Padova, Siena and Firenze.
See the agenda for European Climate Champions in English or in Italian.
EUROPEAN CLIMATE CHAMPIONS - Solutions for integrating climate change into local strategies
Soluzioni per integrare il cambiamento climatico nelle strategie locali
10 November 2011 9.30 - 12.00
Ecomondo – Città sostenibili
Rimini Fiera
Presentation of the LIFE+ CHAMP project results: integrated management strategies for local response to climate change
Marzio Marzorati, Coordinamento Agende 21 locali italiane
Orsola Bolognani, Ambiente Italia
The CHAMPions present their climate integrated strategies
1. Municipality of La Spezia, Laura Ruocco (councillor)
2. Municipality of Padova, Alessandro Zan (councillor)
3. Province of Siena, Gabriele Berni (councillor)
4. Municipality of Firenze, Giacomo Parenti (coordinator of municipality
climate team)
During the meeting the Local Authorities will sign the commitment to implement the integrated
management system for local response to climate change
Integrated management for sustainability in the local authorities
Emanuele Burgin
President of Coordinamento Agende 21 Locali Italiane
Lari Pitka-Kangas - City of Malmö
Vice-Mayor, Urban ecology and consumer councillor, Sweden
Franziska Breyer - City of Freiburg
Mayor office, Department for environment, school, education and public
buildings, Germany
FROM PLAN TO ACTION GOOD PRACTICES EXCHANGE
The implementation of local action plan for sustainable energy and climate
10 November 2011 12,00 - 13,30
Ecomondo – Città sostenibili
Rimini Fiera
Introduction: Vanni Bulgarelli, Sustainable Cities Workgroup
Moderator: Marco Fratoddi, Director of “Nuova Ecologia”
Open discussion with Mayors, Councillors and Technicians of the following Municipalities:
Città di Castello, Modena, Avigliana, Collegno, San Severo, Udine, Genova, Reggio Emilia
Organized by the A21 workgroup Sustainable Cities
In cooperation with Rimini Fiera business space
Info: Coordinamento Agende 21 Locali Italiane
coordinamento.agenda21@provincia.modena.it
Gruppo di lavoro Città Sostenibili
citta.sostenibili@comune.modena.it
In connection with the XI UBC General conference, we organised the Regional Final conference for our CHAMP project. The event took place in Liepaja, Latvia from 4th-7th of October and gathered altogether around 45 participants from several Baltic Sea Region countries.
The Finnish CHAMP partners held a separate workshop on "Success stories of local climate work in the Baltic Sea Region" on the 4th of October and co-organised a parallel session on October 6th "How to master climate change, success factors for local integrated climate management".
You find the programm and all presentations here !
