Baltic ReSeaLand
Territorial Resilience of Land and Maritime Space in the Baltic Sea Region
Baltic ReSeaLand is the first integrated land–sea resilience assessment in Europe, responding directly to the priorities set out in the VASAB Ministerial Tallinn Declaration on Spatial Resilience adopted by Ministers responsible for spatial planning and development in the Baltic Sea Region in June 2025. Russia’s war against Ukraine has fundamentally reshaped security conditions across a region that forms almost half of the EU’s external border. In this new geopolitical reality, strengthening territorial resilience has become an urgent priority.
The project examines how both terrestrial and maritime spaces can withstand, adapt to, and recover from sudden and unpredictable hazards — including geopolitical threats, energy insecurity, climate change, socio-economic risks, and pandemics. By analysing spatial factors (territorial capital) and developing new methodological tools, Baltic ReSeaLand supports decision-makers at pan-Baltic, national, regional, and maritime levels in building coordinated and evidence-based responses to complex challenges.
Project implementation has started in early 2026, first results are planned to publish in the beginning of 2027.
The Project in a Nutshell
- First fully integrated land–sea resilience assessment in Europe,
- Responds to hazards identified in the VASAB Ministerial Tallinn Declaration on Spatial Resilience,
- 9 stakeholders involved: pan-Baltic (1), national (3), regional (5),
- Develops a methodological concept for sea-space resilience — the first of its kind in Europe,
- Analyses the role of territorial capital in strengthening resilience,
- Provides indicators and analysis at NUTS 2/3 level and dedicated sea units, and present a FULLY INTEGRATED picture of spatial resilience across the entire Baltic Sea Region,
- Applies spatial and econometric modelling, including spillover effects.
Project Results
Baltic ReSeaLand will deliver a coherent and innovative package of territorial evidence for the entire Baltic Sea macro-region:
- A harmonised list of resilience indicators
- Vulnerability maps
- Resilience maps
- Maps of territorial factors shaping adaptive capacity
- A methodological framework for assessing sea-space resilience
- Spatial and econometric spillover modelling results
- Policy recommendations for strengthening territorial resilience
This will result in the first fully integrated territorial resilience picture covering both land and sea areas across the Baltic Sea Region.
The results will contribute input to potential updates of VASAB Vision 2040 and support strategic alignment with broader European and global frameworks, including the Territorial Agenda 2030, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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