Climate Change Adaptation in Germany, Poland, and the Baltic States

This short movie features different perceptions, approaches, and solutions in regard to climate change adaptation in Germany, Poland, and the Baltic States. The footage was recorded during a workshop series in Szczecin, Gdansk, Klaipeda, and Riga from 24 to 28 October 2011. Scientists and local stakeholders from Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia comment on climate change and climate adaptation. Local problems and solutions in the different countries are described, and the advantages of an international exchange of experience are emphasized.

The workshops were organized by Ecologic Institute, Berlin, with the support of the Helmholtz Center Geesthacht. The effort was a cooperation of the RADOST project (Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast) with BALTADAPT and Circum Mare Balticum (Regional availability of climate knowledge in the Baltic Sea region).

Ecologic Institute

Vilnius Mayor A. Zuokas fights illegally parked cars with a tank.

A Lithuanian mayor is sticker-bombing New York with message of bike lane respect, what’s not to love?

Bike Lane Video of the Day! Mayor Arturos Zuokas is very upset with cars parking and blocking bike lanes. Here’s his promo video, which is awesome. 

The mayor of Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, was sick of cars parking in no parking zones and bike lanes. Ticketing the cars—often luxury vehicles, no less—seemed to have little effect. So Mayor Arturos Zuorokas has taken matters into his own hands. According to this video, you now park illegally in Vilnius at your own risk.

(Dearest Kateoplis, I swear we posted simultaneously!)