Project title: Sustaining communities and ecosystems of the Baltic Sea Region
Project duration: September 2025- January 2027
Funding:The Council of the Baltic Sea States, Project Support Facility
Partners:
Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation (Lead partner)
Development Policy Foundation, Poland
Smart Innovation Norway
Odesa5T grant office
Summary of the project
Project is focusing on climate change mitigation, cultural heritage preservation and biodiversity protection in coastal communities.—both maritime and large lake regions – in Poland, Estonia, Norway, Finland, but also Ukraine.
The key topics and activity areas are:
a)Climate action and cultural heritage – We develop community action plans to protect both natural and cultural assets, ensuring that climate adaptation measures support local identity, traditional knowledge and biodiversity conservation;
b) Empowerment of local communities and civil society -through community labs, study tours and pilot actions; contributing to the wider goal of resilient societies;
c) Cross-border cooperation and peer- learning between Baltic Sea Region communities and with Ukraine; to transfer community-driven solutions and models.
Through interactive workshops, study visits, and co-creation sessions, we empower communities with practical tools to adapt to climate change while strengthening grassroots democracy.
Additionally, we facilitate small-scale local actions (e.g. heritage gardens, flood-proofing traditional buildings) and provide financial support for community-led projects).
