Integrated Solutions for Sustainability Management in Baltic Cities

Programme 2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The SUSTAINMENT project aims to meet the needs and challenges of local authorities in moving towards a more integrated sustainability process. The intention is to further develop the current sustainable development processes of the municipalities by creating models for Sustainability Management Centres (SMC), including cross-sectoral policy integration, increased stakeholder participation, and monitoring tools. As an outcome, the project provides models for integrated sustainability management for all European cities. The project enables local authorities to develop their working methods, skills, and personnel in order to significantly contribute to all the dimensions on sustainable development within their city. Cross-sectoral co-operation is emphasized. One key aspect of SUSTAINMENT is to provide a forum for cities – despite their varying local situations - to learn from and support each other in this process. External experts are used as a means for bringing in new information and expertise. The SUSTAINMENT project focuses on four main themes in order to build capacities for the creation of Sustainable Management Centres: 1) Management of the SMC as a strategic unit 2) Governance for sustainability 3) Project Portfolio Approach to sustainability management tool and 4) Promoting administration through good and strong communication. These themes will be thoroughly processed in the main activities of the project through workshops and distance-learning.

Achievements (EN):

The project has produced URBANworks, a final Competence Development Package - an interactive manual for establishing SMCs. This will also include exercises on each of the project themes and step-by-step guidance on how cities can develop a Sustainability Management Centre. The manual will be available in eight Baltic Sea Region languages, and in English in order to be used by other European cities to support their work towards integrated sustainability management.

Thematic information

Urban development Sustainable management of natural resources

Partners (14)

Lead Partner: Union of the Baltic Cities, Commission on Environment Secretariat

Address: Vanha Suurtori 7, 20500 Turku, Finland

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Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība

Name: Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība

Address: 1539 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Kouvola Region Federation of Municipalities

Name: Kouvola Region Federation of Municipalities

Address: 45100 Kouvola, Finland

Legal status: n/a

City of Turku (The Agenda 21 of Southwest Finland)

Name: City of Turku (The Agenda 21 of Southwest Finland)

Address: 20100 Turku, Finland

Legal status: n/a

Malmö stad

Name: Malmö stad

Address: 20580 Malmö, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

City of Kaliningrad

Name: City of Kaliningrad

Address: 236040 Kaliningrad, Russia

Legal status: n/a

City of Gdansk

Name: City of Gdansk

Address: 80803 Gdansk, Poland

Legal status: n/a

Växjö kommun

Name: Växjö kommun

Address: 35112 Växjö, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Panevežys city municipality

Name: Panevežys city municipality

Address: 35200 Panevezys, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Uppsala University (Baltic University Programme)

Name: Uppsala University (Baltic University Programme)

Address: 75105 Uppsala, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Örebro municipality

Name: Örebro municipality

Address: 70135 Örebro, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

City of Novgorod

Name: City of Novgorod

Address: 173007 Novgorod, Russia

Legal status: n/a

City of Kalmar

Name: City of Kalmar

Address: 39126 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Siauliai City Municipality

Name: Siauliai City Municipality

Address: 76295 Siauliai, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Integrated Solutions for Sustainability Management in Baltic Cities

Project acronym: SUSTAINMENT

Project start date: 2006-01-01

Project end date: 2007-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 767 928.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 751 074.00

Co-financing sources:

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2019-07-08

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

136 / 136 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

3 143 / 3 143 (100%)

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Integrated Solutions for Sustainability Management in Baltic Cities

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