Background

Both European and national targets concerning the climate change challenge need to be implemented at the local and regional level. Local and regional authorities are responsible for a variety of planning and management issues and have the possibility to implement concrete measures, awareness raising, incentives and further support to tackle climate change.

However, climate change is a complex and challenging issue for local governments. A sustainable integrated management system needs therefore to concentrate on an integrated approach in different ways. Climate change strategies should be developed from people from different administrative departments and be integrated into the economic situation of the city. Naturally, they also need the necessary political commitment from the city government.

Implementation

The project was coordinated by Unión of Baltic Cities (UBC) and carried out in four European countries. The key deliverables:

• Online Capacity Development Package for Integrated Climate Change Management offering cities, trainers and auditors with practical guidance in form of hands-on guidebook.
• The European Partnership for Integrated Sustainability Management (the competence network of the national training hubs)
• Establishment of national training hubs in the partner countries + additional 4 countries and more potential training hub organisations identified
• Development and implementation of a training module for third parties and especially EMAS competent bodies and EMAS auditors
• Awareness raising and promotion of project experiences on European level

Further information: www.localmanagement.eu/

Contact

Contact person: Marion Hammerl

E-mail: marion.hammerl@bodensee-stiftung.org

Phone: +49 (0) 7732-9995-45

Project Funding

• EU LIFE
• Umweltbundesamt