The Baltic PlaNet project has been successfully approved and funded. Project is financed by Interreg Baltic Sea Region. It is meant to be a platform that brings together coastal municipalities to unify their responses to extreme weather events through joint spatial planning, offering practical tools, training, and peer exchange to protect natural and urban areas. Baltic PlaNet consolidates outcomes from 12 EU projects. UBC is an associated organisation.
Through a range of tools and resources from various projects, such as the Sea2Land Navigator and Beach-SOS adaptation pathways, MSP-Green Recommendations, building on existing and evolving networks, cooperations, and collaborative approaches (including results from projects such as PASPS, eMSP NBSR, NESBp, Planners’ Forum, ClimaResponse and MoRE), the platform assists coastal municipalities in assessing climate risks, identifying vulnerabilities, and developing effective adaptation strategies through collaboration. By fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing, the platform enhances capacity building and promotes innovative solutions and sharing of best practices. It provides targeted support to municipalities in addressing specific climate challenges and implementing sustainable development initiatives. Leveraging existing knowledge and expertise, the Baltic PlaNet platform significantly contributes to the resilience of coastal communities in the BSR.
More information: David Cabana, Scientist, Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon GmbH, david.cabana@hereon.de