PA Secure and HA Climate colleagues interview on CASCADE project for #DRRDay

Valdur Lahtvee and Katie Goldie-Ryder, both working at the CBSS Secretariat in Stockholm, reflect on the synergies between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and on their tasks in the CASCADE project: VL: CBSS is the sole coordinator of the Horizontal Action Climate of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) and at the same time…

Byadmin_bsrOctober 13, 20200Comments

CASCADE Mid-Term Meeting

The CASCADE project will hold the mid-term meeting in Warsaw, Poland, from 16-18 March 2020.

Byadmin_bsrFebruary 21, 20200Comments

CASCADE Workshop: Preparing a curriculum for the trainers, and training materials

Byadmin_bsrFebruary 21, 20200Comments

Flagship Projects Sendai Framework

CASCADE Prepares Curriculum for Trainers – for urban resilience

On 4 – 5 February, the CASCADE project partners gathered for a workshop in Copenhagen. The purpose was to review the components of a curricula for training in the climate change risk assessment methodology for the local level developed by the project. The training is tailored specifically for the local level context in the Baltic…

Byadmin_bsrFebruary 6, 20200Comments

Flagship Projects Sendai Framework

CASCADE discussed Climate Change Risks with municipalities

“The global temperature has increased, and we are witnessing extreme weather leading to unprecedented challenges … now we need to be preparing for other risks that we have not previously prepared for – every country needs to be prepared for a wide range of risks” stressed Elena Višnar Malinovská from the European Commission’s Directorate-General…

Byadmin_bsrOctober 18, 20190Comments

CASCADE Project: Transnational Policy Dialogue

The first transnational policy dialogue of the CASCADE project will be held during the XV UBC General Conference in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 15 October 2019. The session: “Local perspectives for solving climate change related security risks – joining forces to effectively work with Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation” will be held 9.30 – 11.00. Description…

Byadmin_bsrJune 19, 20190Comments

PA Secure Sendai Framework

PA Secure presents EUSBSR cooperation and CASCADE at ECCA

28 – 31 May 2019, Lisbon, Portugal. “Not acting is not an option – Climate Change is a current problem and the last four years have been the hottest ever” stressed João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Portugal's Minister of the Environment and Energy Transition, in his opening remarks for the 4th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference…

Byadmin_bsrJune 1, 20190Comments

Sendai Framework

CASCADE kick-off – new project will improve BSR urban resilience

Because of climate change, the risk of unpredictable weather events such as droughts, floods, forest fires and extreme temperatures increased. To make the Baltic Sea Region more resilient, CASCADE project (which received funding from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism) brings together civil protection specialists and climate change adaptation experts to identify and measure such risks…

Byadmin_bsrFebruary 8, 20190Comments

CASCADE Project Kick-off Meeting

The kick-off meeting for the CASCADE project will take place in Hamburg, on 6-7 February 2019. CASCADE (Community Safety Action for Supporting Climate Adaptation and Development) is financed by the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (DG ECHO) and will run for 24 months. It will seek to improve urban resilience in cities and towns, as well as the…

Byadmin_bsrDecember 20, 20180Comments

CASCADE project brochure

Brochure - CASCADE project concept and partnership! CASCADE – Community Safety Action for Supporting Climate Adaptation and Development received funding from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and started in January 2019. CASCADE will seek to improve urban resilience in cities and towns, as well as the overall macro-regional resilience. The expected outcome of CASCADE is to…

Byadmin_bsrMarch 20, 20180Comments