Head of Secretariat Sustainable Cities Commission
The UBC Sustainable Cities Commission (SCC) focuses on the environmental and urban sustainability work within the UBC. The Commission and its Secretariat are hosted by the City of Turku, Finland, since 1996. The UBC SCC is coordinated by the Head of Secretariat in cooperation with three co-chairpersons and the Advisory Board members, which comprise of representatives from 10 UBC member cities.
UBC SCC cooperates with cities by supporting the development of clean, resilient and attractive urban environments. The Secretariat of the Sustainable Cities Commission develops various platforms for cities to exchange, incl. events and international projects, trainings and consultations. The Secretariat also supports the policy dialogue by bringing local voices to the regional level through active membership in a range of regional and European organisations.
The UBC Sustainable Cities Commission is responsible for:
The Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainability Action Programme 2030 is the guiding document for the whole UBC network in the work for sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region. The Programme 2022-2030 is an important step towards building a more inclusive, result-oriented, impact driven and dynamic city network and a platform for close collaboration towards a sustainable, green, safe and resilient Baltic Sea Region.
The current Sustainability Action Programme, previously updated every five years, was adopted as an annex to the UBC Strategy 2030 by the XVI UBC General Conference in October 2021. It gives a strategic direction to the realisation of our vision and mission of the UBC cities in the future. The UBC SAP 2030 outlines five core topics of cooperation:
The horizontal cross-cutting topic for this decade is climate change, and measures in connection to its mitigation and adapting urban spaces to its effects.
