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Baltic Excellence Programme in Denmark: climate change and volunteerism in focus

During 2019-2020, the Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) acts as the chair of the CBSS Civil Protection Network . The Danish chairmanship priorities for this period include climate change and volunteerism. With these priorities in mind, DEMA hosted a module of the Baltic Excellence Programme (BEP) in Civil Security at its training facility in…

November 22, 2019

Law enforcement

European Forum on Integration

On 24 – 25 October, the European Forum on integration of migrants and refugees took place in Hamburg. The forum gathered participants from all over Europe to share experiences, good practices and important perspectives on integration efforts. In the workshop “Firefighters: role models promoting social inclusion”, led by Kim Lintrup from Frederiksborg Fire &…

November 22, 2019

Law enforcement

Baltic Sea Task Force on Organised Crime meets in Berlin

On 31st October - 1st November 2019 the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community of Germany and the BSTF Secretariat hosted the Annual Strategic Meeting of the Baltic Sea Task Force on Organized Crime (BSTF) under the patronage of the Parliamentary State Secretary Prof Dr Günter Krings. The Council of the Baltic Sea…

November 1, 2019

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…

October 18, 2019

Civil Protection

Evidence-based practice in fire safety: international workshop in Karlstad

Over two days, 30 participants from eight countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and Germany) gathered in a workshop in Karlstad to encourage the development of evidence-based practice in the area of fire safety. During the Baltic Sea Director General meeting in May 2018, Sweden took the initiative to start a collaboration within Evidence-Based…

October 15, 2019

Flagship Projects Sendai Framework

Two new reports on how DRR works with CCA in the Baltic Sea Region – challenges, good practices, possibilities

On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, 13 October 2019, two reports are launched showing the state of play of the work with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation on the local level, in the countries in the Baltic Sea Region. The aim of these two reports is to…

October 11, 2019

Research

Call for action – pilot project for institutionalizing research end-user cooperation

Once again a new project? Yes, but you can join! This is a project to overcome the unnecessary gap between theoretical and practical knowledge and experience in the field of societal security! The 16-month pilot is funded by the CBSS Project Support Facility. Project organizing team: Swedish Defence University UiT The Arctic Universityof Norway University…

September 3, 2019

Law enforcement

BSTF Operational and Planning Committee in Gdansk

The second meeting of the BSTF (Baltic Sea Task Force on Organised Crime) Operational and Planning Committee during the German-Polish chairmanship took place in Gdańsk on 18-19 June 2019. It was chaired by Mr Adam Cieślak, the Deputy Head of the Central Investigation Bureau of Police and his collaborators. The central themes discussed during the…

June 20, 2019

PA Secure

PA Secure at the 10th EUSBSR Annual Forum – presenting four important flagships

12 – 13 June, Gdansk. A multitude of authorities, civil society organisations, universities and international organisations gathered to discuss and review the progress of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region at the 10th EUSBSR Anniversary Forum . Policy Area Secure Coordinators were at the Forum’s Networking Village to present the progress within the…

June 14, 2019