Why BRISK?

Why BRISK? Despite its small size, the Baltic Sea is one of the most heavily trafficked seas in the world. Commercial and industrial shipping, particularly oil shipping, in the Baltic Sea has been growing steadily over the past years, increasing the risk of spills of oil and other hazardous substances. Spills can have strong negative…

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What does BRISK do?

What does BRISK do? To put it simply, BRISK operated through four main aims. Providing a comprehensive risk assessment of pollution caused by shipping accidents in the Baltic Sea. Identifying gaps in emergency and responses resources for medium sized spills in all sub-regions of the Baltic Sea. Creating concrete pre-investment plans on how the Baltic…

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What is BaltPrevResilience?

BaltPrevResilience is created as a response to the multiple everyday accidents that occur in the Baltic Sea Region. The project aims to prevent such accidents and reduce their impacts by improving the prerequisites for collection and analysis of impact and response data at the local level. The project will do so by introducing a process…

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What is the Baltic Leadership Programme?

What is the Baltic Leadership Programme? The goal of the Baltic Leadership Programme is to form a network of key civil protection actors in the Baltic Sea region and equip them with the tools and information needed to manage cross-border collaboration and projects between diverse organisations in an intercultural context. The programme was initiated…

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The Design of the Programme

The Design of the Programme Baltic Leadership Programme was built in two modules: one in Stockholm and another in Brussels. Each module brings together 10-20 representatives from national and/or regional civil protection authorities from the EU Baltic Sea region Member States. Throughout the modules, discussions aim to provide participants with information about political settings and…

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Highlights of the Programme – Module Two in Brussels

Highlights of the Programme – Module Two in Brussels Highlights of the Baltic Leadership Programme during the week in Brussels were meetings with officials of the European commission, DG REGIO and DG ECHO, as well as visit to the European Parliament. On the occasion of the programme, a discussion and reception was organised at the…

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The Development of 14.3 Training

14.3 Training 14.3 Training is created as a direct follow-up project from 14.3 which ran from January 2012 to June 2013. 14.3 was a flagship project within PA Secure which focused on developing scenarios and identifying gaps for all main disaster hazards, and the potential of such hazards, in the Baltic Sea region. 14.3 Training…

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How is 14.3 Training structured?

How is it structured? The project consists of eight countries and nine partners and runs for 24 months, starting in December 2013. The Council of the Baltic Sea States is the project’s coordinating beneficiary while tasks are led by the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.

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And then what?

And then what? The completion of 14.3 is not the end of the road. The experience and knowledge accumulated throughout the project will be put to further use through From Gaps to Caps - a new follow-up flagship project under PA Secure. Are you interested in learning more about Project 14.3? Check out the 14.3’s website…

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Why 14.3?

Why 14.3? The effects of land based disasters are not set behind national borders- in fact they can have both direct and indirect effects across borders and regions. It is therefore essential to address the risk of such disasters at a macro-regional level. That’s why 14.3 was created- to increase macro-regional civil protection cooperation in…

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