Report on the role of children and youth in building resilient societies

Despite evidence of the benefits of involving children and youth in disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities, it is still difficult for many organisations and societies to fully accept that they can take responsibilities in DRR. To address this challenge, in 2020 - 2022, the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) implemented a project “ChYResilience…

Byadmin_bsrJanuary 13, 20230Comments

Civil Protection

CBSS CPN Senior Experts reaffirmed interest in BSR cooperation, confirmed synergies with PA Secure

The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB), current chair of the CBSS Civil Protection Network, hosted a meeting for CPN Senior Experts on 5-6 April 2022 in Tønsberg, home to DSB headquarters. 14 participants from 7 countries attended the meeting, which was the first physical gathering of the network after the pause caused by the pandemic.…

Byadmin_bsrApril 6, 20220Comments

Civil Protection Research

Project kick-off: BALTinnoSEC

There are numerous civil security themed forums and platforms in Europe, focusing on either specific aspects or a wide scope of civil security topics in Europe. But where to turn to in case of security threats in the Baltic Sea Region? Whom to face security challenges with? Challenges that each state cannot face alone: floods,…

Byadmin_bsrFebruary 25, 20220Comments

Children/Youth Volunteerism

Victims, helpers or partners? Children and youth as contributors to resilient Baltic Sea Region

During the EUSBSR 12th Annual Forum, on 29 September 2021, Policy Area Secure (PA Secure), coordinated by the CBSS Secretariat together with the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) organised an online seminar dedicated to strengthening children and youth’s resilience in disasters. Children and youth’s vulnerability in disasters is expected to increase as the intensity and…

Byadmin_bsrOctober 1, 20210Comments

CBRN PA Secure Research Volunteerism

PA SECURE TESTS WORKING IN SUB-GROUPS

During the PA Secure Steering Group 15th meeting, the Finnish Ministry of Interior presented a new initiative, aimed at organising the international cooperation within the PA Secure into separate, focused streams. These streams called sub-groups could provide platforms where the experts, working directly within each of the priorities of the Joint Position on Enhancing Cooperation in Civil Protection…

Byadmin_bsrJune 10, 20210Comments

PA Secure

STEERING GROUP GATHERED FOR ITS 15TH MEETING

On 4th May 2021, the Steering Group of PA Secure gathered for its 15th meeting, which, due to the pandemic, was held online. Participants from 9 Baltic Sea Region countries were present at the meeting. The representative from the European Commission, Mr. Petri Koistinen (DG Regio) addressed the meeting with a presentation about the status of the…

Byadmin_bsrMay 5, 20210Comments

Children/Youth Research

New report in the NEEDS project: Societal Security as Higher Education in the Baltic Sea Region

The ‘Needs-based education and studies in Societal Security’ (NEEDS) project addresses the skills gap and mismatch between higher education and the knowledge needs in this field, as well as the fact that there is a lack of structured transnational cooperation and dialogue between higher education institutions, practitioners, and experts in tackling these issues. This report…

Byadmin_bsrFebruary 26, 20210Comments

PA Secure

PA SECURE STEERING GROUP MEETS FOR INTERACTIVE SESSION

On 3 February 2021 the Policy Area Secure Steering Group met in an interactive session , held online . The meeting included participants from seven Member States in the region , in addition to the CBSS Secretariat who chaired the meeting. The aim of the session was to facilitate the everyday work within international cooperation…

Byadmin_bsrFebruary 10, 20210Comments

Volunteerism

Volunteer fire brigades from Poland, Germany, Lithuania and Belarus exchanged experiences

On January 25-26, 2021, a study visit at the Volunteer Fire Brigades (VFB) in Poland was organised within the CBSS PSF funded project "Development of volunteer fire brigade system activation." Due to the current epidemiological situation, the meeting was held in the form of webinars. The webinars were attended by the representatives of the Volunteer…

Byadmin_bsrJanuary 29, 20210Comments

Children/Youth

ChYResilience – How do our partners work with youth participation and resilience building?

The ChYResilience project aims to empower children and youth to play an active role as contributors to societal resilience and to remove barriers to their active involvement in prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. This means that children and youth should be enabled and be provided with the space needed to play this role. The project focuses…

Byadmin_bsrJanuary 15, 20210Comments