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CREWS - Enhancing capacities in disaster risk reduction by facilitating public-civil cooperation.
ABOUT CREWS
The CREWS project addresses the urgent need for enhanced disaster risk reduction capacities in the Baltic Sea Region. By leveraging the potential of civil society in disaster scenarios, CREWS empowers local communities and bridges the gap between formal and informal actors in disaster management.
CREWS fosters transnational cooperation and knowledge exchange to develop a joint collaboration mechanism for public players and civil society actors, adaptable to regional needs. The project outputs include a collaboration model and a digital tool that facilitate effective coordination between public authorities and civil actors. By enhancing resilience and optimising disaster risk reduction capacities, CREWS promotes a whole-of-society approach to crisis management.
Aligned with the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), CREWS contributes to Policy Area Secure by strengthening preparedness and response capacities and fostering a common societal security culture in the Baltic Sea Region. Additionally, the project supports PA Innovation.
PROJECT DURATION
March 2025 – February 2028
PARTNERS
The CREWS project partners are:
- Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,
- District office of Altona,
- Klaipeda University,
- Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania,
- Lithuanian Red Cross Society,
- Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat,
- Estonian Rescue Board,
- University of Eastern Finland,
- State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia,
- Jelgava Municipality institution “Jelgava digital centre”,
- City of Warsaw,
- The Finnish National Rescue Association,
- Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS),
- Danish Civil Protection League.
FUNDING
CREWS is funded by the EU-funded Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme.
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OFFICIAL WEBSITE
https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/crews/
CONTACT
Dr. Sergej Jakovlev, Project supervisor at KU
E-mail: sergej.jakovlev@ku.lt
