Baltic Sea Regional Forum for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change
17–18 November, Viimsi, Estonia
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Programme

Monday 17 November 2025

14:00 - 17:00 EET: Site visits around Viimsi/Tallinn region. See the site visits page for more information.

19:00 - 21:00 EET: Networking reception – Teacher's House (Õpetajate Maja, Raekoja plats 14) in Tallinn Old Town. Including a welcome address from: 

  • Jevgeni Ossinovski, Mayor of Tallinn
  • Elina Bardram, Mission Manager, Director, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
  • Ave Schank-Lukas, Head of the European Commission Representation in Tallinn, Estonia

See the networking reception page for more information.

Tuesday 18 November 2025  

Baltic Sea Forum for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change

Location: Viimsi Artium, Randvere tee 20, Lubja, 74010 Harju maakond, Estonia.

08:30-09:00Registration and networking 
09:00-09:10

Opening

  • Welcome and housekeeping from Master of Ceremonies
  • Elina Bardram, Mission Manager, Director, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
09:10-09:20

Keynote presentation

Marten Kokk, Secretary General of Climate Ministry, Estonia

09:20-10:20

Panel: Adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region 
Focus: Address growing climate risks in the regions and financial solutions

Moderated by Elina Bardram, Mission Manager, Director, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission

  • Siret Talve, Member of the Mission Board
  • Aado Altmets, Head of the International Project Centre of Excellence, City of Tallinn
  • Mayor of Viimsi Municipality
  • Niina Ratilainen, Committee of the Regions
  • Tanel Mätlik, Project Manager of LIFE LATESTadapt
  • Oleksandr Sushchenko, SOTERIA Project 

Audience Q&A

10:20-11:50 

Workshops 

Five thematic breakout rooms. Each will focus on one of the following themes:

  1. Coastal resilience and sea-level rise
  2. Solutions for heat management
  3. Water security and drought management

Each breakout room will start with a Mission Project presenting concrete solutions. These include: LIFE LATESTadapt, SOTERIA, Regions4Climate, ClimaGen, URBREATH, AGORA, and RESIST. This will be followed by a facilitated discussion. 

11:50-12:15Coffee and networking 
12:15-12:30 

Conclusion of Workshops 

Plenary summary by group representatives and discussion.

12:30-13:00

Launch of REGILIENCE+ and National Adaptation Hubs

Audience Q&A

13:00-14:00Networking lunch