Presentation meeting 6 Nachtigall

“Greening the BSR Economy –Sustainable Development as a Horizontal Actionin the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region”Council of the Baltic Sea States, CBSS-Baltic 21Maxi Nachtigall, Adviser Sustainable DevelopmentBornholm, 10th June 2013IntroCouncil of the Baltic Sea States, CBSS• Overall political forum for regional inter-governmentalcooperation• Members: the 11 states of the Baltic Sea Region (incl.Russian, Norway and Iceland) as well as the EuropeanCommission• Represented by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs• www.cbss.orgIntroCouncil of the Baltic Sea States, CBSS• Denmark• Estonia• Finland• Germany• Iceland• Latvia• Lithuania• Norway• Poland• The Russian Federation• Sweden• The European CommissionIntroCouncil of the Baltic Sea States, CBSSHorizontal Action Sustainable Development (CBSS) andBioeconomy (NCM)EUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentEUSBSR Objectives and PrioritiesEUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentEUSBSR GovernanceEUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentActions• Climate change • Green Region (Green Economy)– Climate change adaptation – Create a network of sustainablecities and regions– Climate ChangeAdaptation Strategy and – EcovillagesAction Plan for the Baltic– REALSSea Region (Baltadapt)– EFFECT - Dialogue Platform onEnergy and Resource Efficiency inthe BSR– Baltic Green Public Procurement,GPP– Corporate Social Responsibility, CSRin SMEsEUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentCBSS-Baltic 21• Initiated by the Prime Ministers of BSR countries in 1996• Regional expression of the global Agenda 21• CBSS Expert Group on Sustainable Development – Forum for continousdialogue among governments and stakeholders in the Baltic Sea Regionon Sustainable Development• Cooperation with EU neighbouring countries, incl. Russia & BelarusEUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentCBSS-Baltic 21MembersEUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentCBSS-Baltic 21Project to Policy-LoopEUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentClimate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan forthe BSR• EU funded project Baltadapt (EUSBSR flagship)• 3 Policy Fora 2012 - 2013• Stakeholder dialogues: Tourism & Agriculture• Presentation of final proposal: 3 September 2013• Follow-up work 2013 – 2014:• EUSBSR Annual Forum• Climate Change Adaptation Forum in the Baltic SeaRegionEUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentClimate Change Adaptation strategy for the BSREUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentBaltic Green Public Procurement, Baltic GPP• 2 years project funed by EU BSR Programme 2007 - 2013• National and international trainers seminar on GPP in BSR• Estalishment of GPP focal points/ national help desks in project partnercountries, SE, FI, NO, DK and DE• Online seminar and training programme for procurers and suppliers, freeof charge• Good cases collection on GPP from the region as online publication inEnglish• Dissemination of project results to Russia and Baltic States (workshops)• Translation of online publications into Russian• Project extension until December 2013• New project proposal – Sustainable Public ProcurementEUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentEFFECT Dialogue Platform on Energy & ResourceEfficiency in the BSR• 11 partners from SE, RU, LT, BY, and PL• Funded by Swedish Institute Thematic Partnership funding scheme• Kick-off in November 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden• Project duration 2012 – 2015• Expected results:– Extension of the project parntership and (at least one) new projectapplication to larger funding source (also investment projects)– definition of a holistic approach to “low carbon economy” in terms ofenergy/ resource efficiency as well as eco efficiency within “innovativeEnergy Transformation” processes– Factors of successful transformation of post-industrial to low-carbonsocietiesEUSBSR Sustainable DevelopmentBioenergy Promotion• Funded by EU BSR Programme, 2009 – 2011 & 2012 – 2013• Development of indicators system and strategies for deployment ofsustainable bioenergy• Development of strategic management plans• Establishment of practical demo-regions• Promotion of sustainable use and production of bioenergy for the BSR• Lessons learnt catalogues for policy makers, practitioners and planners;• Transfer of strategic management into demo regions• Policy recommendations to MSPs and funding programmes 2014 –2020• Establishment of public and private utility companiesEUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentNext steps• Follow-up on implementation of Rio+20 outcome document & itsimplications and status of implementation for EUSBSR MS• Analysis on the state of play of SD in BSR, transnational gaps and challenges& added value of cross-border cooperation in BSR• Development of SD indicators, targets and alternative SD measures, beyondBNP• Linking up to the EU Strategy on Sustainable Development (ESDN-Observer)• Continuation of Climate Change Adaptation Forum in the Baltic Sea Region(”Time to Baltadapt”)• HASD Kick-off at 4th EUSBSR Annual Forum 11-12 November 2013 inVilnius, Lithuania• Generation of new flagship project – REALS, BUF• HASD management, monitoring, TA-applicationEUSBSR HA Sustainable DevelopmentContacts• www.baltadapt.eu• www.balticgpp.eu• www.cbss.org/environment-and-sustainability/project-effect• www.bioenergypromotion.netThank you!International Permanent Secretariat of the CBSSSlussplan 9/ P.O. Box 2010, 103 11 Stockholm, Sweden@CBSSBaltic21