23rd PA Secure Steering Group Meeting in Tallinn: Shaping Priorities for a Safer Baltic Sea Region

On 8–9 April 2025, the 23rd PA Secure Steering Group Meeting took place in Tallinn, bringing together 20 experts from 9 countries. The meeting was chaired by the Estonian Rescue Board. Key topics included preparations for the upcoming DG meeting, welcoming the German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) as a new…

Byadmin_bsrApril 10, 20250Comments

Flagship Projects Volunteerism

CREWS Project Launches to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness Through Community Engagement

The CREWS project—Enhancing Capacities in Disaster Risk Reduction by Facilitating Public-Civil Cooperation—has officially launched with a successful kick-off meeting in Hamburg-Altona on 27–28 March 2025. This new large project aims to strengthen disaster risk reduction in the region by promoting closer collaboration between formal authorities and civil society actors. Led by the District Office of…

Byadmin_bsrApril 1, 20250Comments

Capacity building Civil Protection

Fire Safety Working Group meets in Tallinn

Fire safety experts from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia gathered in Tallinn on March 26–27 for a seminar organised by the Estonian Rescue Board as part of the Fire Safety Working Group. Established under the Council of the Baltic Sea States CPN/PA Secure last year, this was the group’s first in-person meeting.…

Byadmin_bsrMarch 28, 20250Comments

Capacity building

Baltic Excellence Programme Strengthens Regional Cooperation on Crisis Communication and Early Warning Systems

The 13th Baltic Excellence Programme (BEP), a PA Secure Flagship initiative under CBSS Civil Protection Network, brought together crisis communication and early warning experts from across the Baltic Sea Region in Tallinn on March 12–13. With the theme “Enhancing Community Response and Public Warning in Crisis Situations,” the event focused on improving early warning…

Byadmin_bsrMarch 14, 20250Comments

Children/Youth

Final Secure Kids Conference in Riga: Child Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction

28-29 January 2025, Riga & online The Secure Kids conference brought together over 80 experts, policymakers, practitioners, and children and youth from across the Baltic Sea region to discuss child participation in diastaser risk reduction. The first day focused on the following themes: 🔹 What is child participation? 🔹 Why is it essential to…

Byadmin_bsrJanuary 30, 20250Comments

Capacity building Civil Protection Volunteerism

Civil Protection Faculty Project Concludes – Cooperation with Ukraine Continues

The Civil Protection Faculty project, financed by the Swedish Institute, has made a significant contribution to strengthening Ukraine’s capacity in civil protection education, particularly in tactical medicine. This work, carried out by an NGO, consisting by a group of dedicated educators with the support of BSR experts, has played a crucial role in improving the…

Byadmin_bsrJanuary 2, 20250Comments

PA Secure

SG agrees on future EUSBSR Action Plan actions: focus on authorities, citizens and innovation

On 17 December 2024, the PA Secure Steering Group held an interactive meeting to discuss updates to the EUSBSR Action Plan. The discussion focused on addressing the region’s current needs, building on past successes, and incorporating key frameworks such as the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction: Roadmap 2021-2030 and the suggestions from Niinistö report.…

Byadmin_bsrDecember 20, 20240Comments

Capacity building Flagship Projects

Experts Gather in Tallinn to Strengthen Crisis Communication

On November 12th 2024, 30 crisis communication experts from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, and Sweden met in Tallinn to exchange knowledge and experiences on crisis and risk communication. The event was organised within the project Joint Crisis Communication in the BSR, aimed to strengthen cooperation and understanding between countries to improve public communication in emergencies.…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 14, 20240Comments

PA Secure

22nd Steering Group Meeting in Visby: Strengthening Resilience, cooperating with UA

The 22nd Steering Group (SG) meeting of Policy Area Secure (PA Secure) took place on October 31, 2024, in Visby, Gotland, during the EUSBSR Annual Forum. Chaired by Estonian PA Secure presidency, the meeting gathered members from eight BSR countries and two member organisations with specially invited Ukrainian delegation to discuss resilience and cooperation. The…

Byadmin_bsrNovember 2, 20240Comments

Children/Youth Flagship Projects Sendai Framework Volunteerism

Secure Kids: mechanism for child participation in disaster risk reduction activities

This mechanism has been developed within the Secure Kids project. A family brought their children to help with carrying sand bags in the flood? Local youth fire brigade would be a great help in spreading fire safety messages during dry summer? How to involve them in the most effective and safe way? If you are…

Byadmin_bsrOctober 18, 20240Comments