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When crisis calls, volunteers can respond: CREWS pilot exercise in Hamburg
How can authorities make the best use of volunteers’ willingness to help during a crisis? A CREWS pilot exercise in Hamburg-Altona put this cooperation to the test, bringing together around 130 participants to respond to a simulated heatwave and flooding emergency. Hosted by CREWS lead partner Altona District Office and Hamburg Fire and Rescue Services,…
September 9, 20260Comments115Views
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BSR DGs for Civil Protection met in Poland, discussed issues important for PA Secure
The Directors General for Civil Protection of the CBSS Member States met in Gniew, Poland, on 16-18 June 2026 for the 24th meeting of the CBSS Civil Protection Network, chaired by the National Headquarters of the State Fire Service of Poland. The meeting was also highly relevant for EUSBSR PA Secure, as the PA Secure…
June 19, 20260Comments408Views
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Volunteers in crisis preparedness in Ukraine and Sweden: RiA-ENGAGE study visit
From 29 May to 1 June 2026, partners and invited experts from the Baltic Sea Region and Ukraine met in Sweden for a RiA-ENGAGE study visit focused on cooperation between public authorities, civil society and volunteers in preparedness and crisis response. The visit, hosted by the Swedish Civil Defence Association, included exchanges with Swedish voluntary…
June 1, 20260Comments413Views
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climate change adaptation

At NOCCA conference: connecting DRR and Climate Change Adaptation

The CBSS Secretariat is responsible for the policy dialogue in the… Read More

CASCADE information brochure

An outcome of the final workshop in the CRCC project, on… Read More

Linking CCA and DRR – top priority for EU

During the European Civil Protection Forum 2018, in Brussels, Belgium, on… Read More

Our session at EU Civil Protection Forum

Scaling up prevention – through increased cooperation within and across EU… Read More

Project Development Workshop on addressing Climate Change Risks

Partners in the CRCC: Making Communities Resilient to Climate Change: Cross-Sectorial… Read More

Civil Security and Climate Change Adaptation specialists find synergies for a new project

The first partner meeting for the CRCC: Making Communities Resilient to… Read More

ClimUrban: Project methodology

ClimUrban will consist of several activities that will lead to the… Read More

What is the aim of ClimUrban?

Climate adaptation is often guided via a top-down approach by the… Read More

First Preparatory meeting of the 22nd Economic and Environmental Forum (EEF) of the OSCE

Knowledge exchange at the First Preparatory meeting of the 22nd Economic and… Read More