Latvia

Driving change: empowering sustainability through green governance

Event on 16 November / SEI Tallinn, the City of Tallinn and Baltic Environmental Forum Estonia will hold a conference on transitioning to green governance.

Reducing summer tourism’s impact on Baltic Sea coastal wastewater plants

Feature / The surge in tourism leads to seasonal fluctuations in wastewater generation, overwhelming the coastal wastewater treatment systems during the summer season.

BaltiPlast – Baltic Approaches to Handling Plastic Pollution under a Circular Economy Context

Project / BaltiPlast aims to foster the prevention and reduction of single-use plastics and plastic packaging in the Baltic Sea Region.

NURSECOAST-II

Project / The NURSECOAST-II project aims to better adapt wastewater treatment systems to a high seasonality in tourist spots and improve the status of the Baltic Sea.

Swedish Pre-Presidency Conference

Past event / On 1 January 2023, Czechia will hand over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union to Sweden, which holds its reigns once again for the third time.

ChemClimCircle – Integrating criteria for chemicals, climate and circularity in procurement processes

Project / ChemClimCircle will address the linkage between chemicals, climate and circularity issues in public procurement.

Gas decarbonization pathways for Estonia

Project / The study will analyse the future use of alternative gases in Estonia and the possible contribution of the joint gas market towards its decarbonisation.

A new marine litter programme for schools motivates students to contribute to citizen science

Feature / SEI Tallinn has created a citizen science programme that can be used by students to study the composition and origin of marine litter.

Q&A with Heidi Tuhkanen on climate risk adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region

Feature / Heidi Tuhkanen from SEI Tallinn provides an overview of the climate hazards and their consequences around the Baltic Sea Region as part of the CASCADE project.