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Commission on Environment
Stakeholder Involvement as a key to success
UBC Commission on Environment gathered over
60 participants in its meeting in St. Petersburg on 17-18
March 2009. The meeting was organized for the first time
with simultaneous interpretation into Russian and this enabled
good participation of several Russian cities. The meeting
focused on Stakeholder Involvement and in concretizing the
UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2010 -2015. Good examples
of stakeholder involvement from cities of Malmö and
Halmstad were introduced. These examples stressed the added
value that stakeholder involvement brings to local authorities.The
discussion on the UBC Sustainability Action Programme 2010
- 2015 focused on how to formulate ambitious goals and a
clear direction for UBC cities in combating challenges like
climate change, poor situation of the Baltic Sea and the
current financial crises. The participants expressed that
UBC action plan offers a good basis for the development
of strategic actions in the Baltic Sea Region and therefore
it should be challenging enough for UBC.
The meeting was highly evaluated and the
Commission wants to express gratitude towards the city of
St. Petersburg for hosting it. The next meeting will take
place in connection to the General Conference of UBC in
Kristiansand, Norway.
More information at www.ubc-environment.net
Engage your stakeholders - toolkit and Good Practice
Database launched
"Integrated Management System for Russian Cities - MATRUSCHKA"-projecthad
itsfinal conferencein St. Petersburg 17-19.3.2009. Over
75 participants evidenced the success stories of the forward
thinking partners of the project. At the final conference
"Engage your stakeholders - a toolkit on stakeholder involvement
for local authorities" was launched. It is a comprehensive
guide for the local authorities on how to include different
stakeholders in the decision-making process. Using the toolkit,
published in English and Russian, the local authorities
are able to increase the stability of their work for sustainable
development. Another major outcome of the project Good Practice
Database in the BSR - was launched in English and Russian.
It contains over 300 good practices and offers a unique
platform for local authorities to compare and further develop
their actions in the Region. Visit www.ubcwheel.eu
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Ms Stella Aaltonen
Network Manager
Co-ordinator for MATRUSCHKA-project
Phone: +358 22623171
E-mail: stella.aaltonen@ubc.net
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