The 6th Nordic-Baltic Aalborg Commitments meeting and workshop on Climate Issues co-hosted by Estonian Association of Cities, Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre, and the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) Office of Estonia, took place in Tallinn, Estonia November 10, 2009
The workshop focused on evaluation of local governments preparedness for climate change related challenges and how the Aalborg Commitments(AC) process can be a tool to improve preparedness to face future challenges.
Please find the workshop agenda here 
and the presentations below:
WELCOME
Carita Pettersson Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Estonia
Tea Nõmmann, Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre
KEY NOTE SPEECH
Estonian climate protection activities and strategies – from Kyoto to COP15 and getting ready to post-Kyoto. Jaanus Tamkivi, Estonian Minister of Environment, Former Mayor of the City of Kuressaare and chairman of the Board of the Association of Estonian Cities
CLIMATE CHANGE AND BALTIC SEA REGION
BSR Local authorities and climate change - the link to the EU Baltic Sea Strategy, Björn Grönholm, Director, Union of the Baltic Cities, Secretariat of the Environmental Commission
Climate Change and Adaptation, impacts, costs and adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region (BaltCICA) project,
Philipp Schmidt-Thomé, Geological Survey of Finland
VULNERABILITY/RISK ASSESSMENTS
BalticClimate Project in Saku Municipality
Kalle Pungas, Saku Municipality (EE)
BalticClimate Project in Gävleborg – Regional partnership identifying risks and opportunities with climate change, Lars Westerholm, Gävle (SE)
MITIGATION, ADAPTATION AND INTEGRATED PLANNING
A researcher’s overview of CO2 mitigation measures and Tallinn University of Technology’s work in Estonia for solving these challenges. Rein Kuusik, Lead research scientist, Faculty of Chemical and Material Technology, Tallinn University of Technology.
Strategic planning of climate change mitigation activities – case of the City of Rakvere (EE), member of the Covenant of Mayors. Andres Jaadla, Mayor of Rakvere / Aare Vabamägi, Energy expert
Integrated climate protection planning and implementation – City of Tallinn (EE), Madis Kõrvits, Deputy Head of the Environmental Protection Board
Tampere Region’s Climate Change Strategy, Kaisu Anttonen, Environmental Manager, Economic and Urban Development, Tampere (FI)
How the city of Turku is facing up to climate change challenges, Mikko Jokinen, Director of Environmental Affairs, City of Turku (FI), Chairman of environmental commission of the UBC
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Green Steps for Reykjavķk, monitoring the implementation of the Local Agenda 21 and Aalborg Commitments, Eygeršur Margrétardóttir, Head of Local Agenda 21, Department of Environment and Transport, Reykjavķk (IS)
NBAC Peer review project results in Botkyrka -
Ingrid Molander, Botkyrka, SE
NBAC Peer review project results in Kaunas - Audrone Alijosiute, Director, ECAT Lithuania
PEER REVIEW WORKSHOP Led by Sakari Saarinen (UBC)
Peer Review introduction
Peer Review method
DISCUSSION, QUESTIONS, UPCOMING EVENTS
Nordic-Baltic Local Authorities, local authorities associations and climate negotiations (COP 15)
Panel discussion:
Irja Alakivi (AEC - EE)
Maija Hakanen (AFLRA – FI)
6th Sustainable Cities and Towns Conference, 2010 Dunkerque,
Steffen Thomsen, Aalborg Secretariat
For further information please contact the Coordinators for the Nordic/Baltic AC network:
Heidi Tuhkanen
Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre, Estonian Institute for Sustainable Development
heidi.tuhkanen@seit.ee
+372 53020274
Irja Alakivi
Association of Estonian Cities/Eesti Linnade Liit
Tel +372 6943 417, +372 56 206402
Irja.Alakivi@ell.ee
Stockholm Environment Institute - Tallinn Centre www.seit.ee
English web-site: http://sei-international.org/index.php/tallinn
Estonian Association of Cities www.ell.ee
