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Young volunteers and civil protection authorities from across the Baltic Sea region gathered in Padasjoki, Finland to discuss youth role in building resilience and how to increase the appeal of volunteering among children and youth. The special focus of the workshops was on the use of social media in promoting the culture of volunteerism.
The CBSS-coordinated Secure Kids project has produced the mapping report titled "Existing mechanisms and processes for child and youth participation in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden", detailing the involvement of minors in DRR activities across these nations.
A workshop aimed at determining potential collaboration needs for aerial wildfire monitoring among Baltic Sea countries was conducted in Helsinki on 21-22 September 2023.
At the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2023 in Riga, the CBSS will co-organise five key workshops, delving into pressing issues ranging from societal security and resilience to climate adaptation and youth, underscoring its continued commitment to shaping regional discussions.
Addressing the gaps between education, policy and practice in the field of societal security in the Baltic Sea Region, the NEEDS project consortium has concluded its three-year initiative with the unveiling of a ground-breaking online course and community focused on societal security education.
The heads of the civil protection agencies of the Member States of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) met in Hamburg on 20-21 June 2023 to discuss societal resilience in the Baltic Sea Region.
Interview with Professor Bengt Sundelius, Strategic Adviser to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), discussing international cooperation in the field of civil protection.
NEEDS project’s partners were hosted by the Main School of Fire Services (MSFS) in Warsaw, for a transnational partnership meeting on 5-6 June 2023. The meeting marked a significant milestone as the project approaches its completion, bringing together project partners to review the work accomplished and formulate crucial Policy Recommendations.
On 17-18 April 2023, the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) organises a project workshop with experts from the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) to identify existing gaps and challenges in climate change adaptation in the region and to develop the project concept for a future project aimed to improve the capacity of smaller towns and municipalities in approaching climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
On 30 and 31 March 2023, the Finnish National Rescue Association (SPEK) hosted a workshop “Youth resilience and agency in today’s uncertainties” in Vantaa, Finland. Young volunteers and civil protection authorities came together to discuss opportunities, challenges, and best practices of youth involvement in civil protection in the Baltic Sea Region.
On 29 March 2023, PA Secure Kids – a new project “Strengthening children’s participation in civil protection and building resilient societies” was officially kicked off…
The NEEDS project consortium travelled to UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, Norway on 8 March to meet students and other practitioners in a Multiplier Event. The aim was to introduce the project and its future work as well as to discuss the importance and practical examples of transnational societal security work.
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