ClimaResponse - Strengthening Local Response and Resilience to Climate Change

Time

1.1.2025–29.2.2028

Project coordinator

Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Secretariat

Other partners

Åbo Akademi University

Association Klaipeda Region

Gävle kommun

Lääne-Harju municipality

Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments

Mid Sweden University

Kristiansand Municipality

Pomorskie in the European Union Association

Stockholm Environmental Institute Tallinn (Estland)

The Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities (AECM)

Union of the Baltic Cities – Sustainable Cities Commission

Funded by

Interreg Baltic Sea Region (Interreg BSR 3rdCall for Core Projects 2024)

Budget

3 085 625 euros

Åbo Akademi University’s part of the budget

75 635 euros (2%)

ClimaResponse helps municipalities and authorities in the Baltic Sea Region improve their climate resilience by providing practical tools and innovative solutions for local climate adaption and disaster risk reduction.

What ClimaResponse will do:
– Boost local capacity for climate adaption measures.
– Provide tools for integrating climate risk into municipal governance.
– Develop a Digital Planning Platform for Climate Resilience, an online resource offering step-by-step guidance to municipalities for local adaption planning.
– Pilot climate adaption solutions in partner municipalities.
– Run awareness campaigns to support local climate adaption efforts.

Building on previous CBSS initiatives like ClimaLoc (2021–2023), the Handbook on Local Climate Adaptation and Resilience, and the CASCADE (2019–2022), the project ensures that local authorities have access to tested methodologies and best practices for long-term climate resilience.