::: UBC

UBC is a cities' organisation with Member Cities in all ten countries surrounding the Baltic Sea. The Commission on Environment aims to increase co-operation and exchange of best practice among UBC member cities and with other networks and actors in the field of environmental protection. The commission also initiates, co-ordinates and runs several projects in co-operation with member cities and other partners and networks, and represents the UBC in various international environmental forums.

UBC has experience in LA 21; research and training; benchmarking of good practice in city couples; municipal environmental auditing; harbour policy; gender equality; and environment education. UBC would be able to provide specialised knowledge about the Baltic region and as such would be able to take a lead in moving the sustainability agenda forward in some of the new member states – thus create an east/west link.