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Documents and publications
This seismic risk profile of Lithuania, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
Domas Miežetis Ana Gabrielė Sabancevaitė
In Klaipėda, Lithuania, a group of young climate and ecology activists decided to mark Earth Day by inviting 300 students to develop a disaster prevention and response plan to avoid a climate apocalypse in Lithuania.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has not only an impact on business and economy but also reshaped cyberspace. The increased use of digital technologies has become the “new normal“.
LSM.lv
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Eastern Europe was praised for being exceptional during the first wave of the pandemic but its pandemic experience has been dramatically different this autumn.
Conversation Media Group, the
Documents and publications

The current overview of the climate adaptation related regulations and activities at the national, regional and local levels in Baltic Sea Region (BSR) countries is based on a document review using the latest national communications of the countries

Policies and plans

This document sets out Lithuania's legal framework and strategy for adaptation to climate change. This includes consideration of the impact of climate change on different key economic sectors in the country as well as outlining the strategic objectives of

Policies and plans

The purpose of the plan is to outline plans for climate change mitigation, reducing vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, and increasing social and economic resilience to climate change. This plan also includes appropriations for the

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Policies and plans
The aim of the Baltadapt project was to formulate an outline of a Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region, as well as an accompanying Action Plan with recommended actions and proposed guidelines for climate change adaptation.

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