1. Shared responsibility...
Risto Veivo
Head of Baltic 21 Unit, CBSS Secretariat
...commitment and partnership

2. FURTHER INFORMATION

3. REMARKS on BSR CITY CO-OPERATION
Active element in Baltic 21 – Joint Action 4, lead by Union of the Baltic Cities
Urban areas – key focus for sustainability
Shared challenges – shared solutions – strong networks (UBC, BUP, ICLEI, BLA21F, Baltic Metropolis...)
Contributions of universities – creating the knowledge-basis for meaningful strategies and actions
Many good projects: SUPERBS, BUUF, BUSTRIP, SUSTAINMENT, Managing Urban Europe – 25...
Strong European Policy developments – top-down and bottom-up (EU SDS, 6EAP, UTS, AC)
Need for a common thematic framework – good attempts made by many initiatives...

4. Possible framework - Aalborg Commitments
1. GOVERNANCE
2. LOCAL MANAGEMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
3. NATURAL COMMON GOODS
4. RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND LIFESTYLE CHOICES
5. PLANNING AND DESIGN
6. BETTER MOBILITY, LESS TRAFFIC
7. LOCAL ACTION FOR HEALTH
8. VIBRANT AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMY
9. SOCIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
10. LOCAL TO GLOBAL

5. European Campaign and Aalborg Commitments
European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign, launched 1994 by Aalborg Charter
2004 Aalborg Commitments – providing the thematic framework and outlining the process
March 2007, the 5th Pan-European Sustainable Cities and Towns Conference (Seville)
BSR roundtable session in Seville – contact UBC and the Nordic Baltic AC Network
One thought from UBC – to provide the thematic framework of the Aalborg Commitments for the endorsement of Baltic 21
BUSTRIP, SUSTAINMENT, MUE-25 contributing to the this process already now – hopefully more good projects coming up...
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