Event will be held on November 7, 2023, in Valmiera with the aim to introduce with the LIFE LATESTadapt project, main focus and planned activities in th Valmiera city.
Informative event for Valmiera local stakeholders
Category: LIFE
Survey on environmental problem areas in Rīga, Cēsis and Valmiera
In the frame of the project Baltic Environmental Forum-Latvia in cooperation with Riga Municipality, Cēsis Municipality and Valmiera Municipality is working on mapping green infrastructure in these cities, which will serve as a basis for finding the best green space planning solutions. For the mapping , it is important to identify specific environmental problem areas. Inhabitants of Rīga, Cēsis or Valmiera are invited to to fill the short online questionnaire to report about the places affected by flood after heavy rains or heat up strongly in summer.
LIFE LATESTadapt international workshop
LIFE LATESTadapt international workshop
Workshop “Planning and operationalizing green infrastructure and ecosystem service concepts for improving urban climate resilience” took place on June 13-14, 2023.
- 1st day 9.30-17.10 – Introduction, moderaator: Martinš Grels, MoEPRD; Urban Green Infrastructure- mapping, assessment and planning; Urban Greening plans, moderaator: Anda Ruskule, Baltic Environmental Forum- Latvia
- Day 2 9.00-16.30 – Urban Nature-based solutions, moderators: Kristine Kedo/Annija Danenberga, MoEPRD
Location: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Riga, Latvia
The purpose of the conference was to support the transfer of knowledge and experience from all over Europe in urban green infrastructure and climate adaptation planning, and to discuss the suitable approaches to be implemented by the LIFE LATESTadapt project. During the workshop, various NBS and urban greening projects were discussed, the associated benefits as well as problems, and there was also group work, in the framework of which the participants could come up with various ideas on how to reach NBS solutions in municipalities of different sizes, how it would be possible to change the way of thinking of residents and municipalities, so that their reach solutions.
The conference program consisted of:
- Providing a general overview of the development/implementation of climate change adaptation plans in urban environments
- Presentation of practical solutions used in different cities and municipalities
- Site visit to explore urban green infrastructure and nature-based solutions in Riga
The presentations are available below:
Day 1, 13.06.2023
- Keynote: Nature-based solutions and urban greening to create climate resilient, liveable and just cities (online)by Anna Bruen, ICLEI European Secretariat
- Introduction to the LIFE LATESTadapt project by Tanel Mätlik, Viimsi municipality, Estonia
- Application of the green infrastructure concept in the LIFE LATESTadapt project by Anda Ruskule, Baltic Environmental Forum-Latvia
- Keynote: urban green infrastructure concept and mapping methodologies (different approaches from 2018 to 2023) by Grazia Zulian and Federica Marando, JRC (Ispra) (online)
- Rigorous greening: a strategic principle for Amsterdam’s urban development until 2050 by Daniel Hogendoorn, Department of Urban Planning and Sustainability, City of Amsterdam
- Green infrastructure mapping approach in LIFE LATESTadapt project by Ivo Vinogradovs, University of Latvia/BEF-Latvia
- Enablers and barriers for developing Urban Greening Plans in EU cities by Kati Vierikko, Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)
- Adaptation activities according to the Climate Neutral Tallinn action plan (online) by Airi Andresson, Green Transition Unit, Tallinn Strategic Management Office
- Introduction to the EC guidance for cities to prepare an Urban Greening Plan and tasks for the working group discussion by Anda Ruskule, Baltic Environmental Forum-Latvia
Day 2, 14.06.2023
- Keynote: Advancing Ecosystem Restoration for Climate Adaptation: Unleashing Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Planning and SDG Implementationby Prof. Nidhi Nagabhatla, United Nations University – CRIS
- LIFE UrbanStorm: Experience with NBS planning & implementation in Estonia by Siim Reinla, Viimsi municipality, Estonia
- Experience with implementing NBS: The case of Riga by Andris Ločmanis, Riga City Council
- Cost-benefit analysis of urban nature-based solutions: a systematic review of approaches, scales, and outcomes by Alessia Chelli, University of Trento