Macro-regional and Sea Basin Strategies Days 2026
Project: CREWS
Physical Meeting
08. - 09. July 2026
00:00 - 23:59 (BST)
CREWS – Enhancing capacities in disaster risk reduction by facilitating public-civil cooperation
CREWS
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CREWS
PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
1 Innovative societies
objective
1.1 Resilient economies and communities
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Implementation
March 2025 - February 2028
CREWS
The project CREWS helps public authorities empower and engage local communities in crisis and disaster management to enhance response efforts and build a strong, active civil society.
The CREWS project addresses the urgent need to enhance disaster risk reduction capacities in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). It leverages the potential of civil society in disaster scenarios, aiming to empower local communities and bridge the gap between formal and informal actors in disaster management. By fostering transnational cooperation and knowledge exchange, CREWS develops a joint mechanism for the collaboration of public players and civil society actors adaptable to regional needs. The project outputs include a collaboration model and a digital tool facilitating effective coordination between public authorities and civil actors. By doing so, the project enhances resilience, optimises disaster risk reduction capacities, and 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 capacities for preparedness and response, while fostering a common societal security culture in the BSR, and to PA Innovation.
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CREWS Partners Meet in Tallinn to Advance Crisis Preparedness and Volunteer Engagement
On 14 May, partners of the CREWS project gathered in Tallinn, Estonia, for the project’s third ...
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CREWS Contributes to Resilience Discussions at the EUSBSR Annual Forum in Tallinn
The CREWS project took an active part in the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2026 “Resilience Edition”, held ...
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Civil Defense Volunteers Learnt Evacuation Organisation Skills in Jelgava
On April 28, the Jelgava Digital Center (Jelgava, Latvia), in cooperation with the Emergency Medical ...
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Expanding Perspectives in Crisis Management: Insights from the CREWS Project Team
How do we respond to power outages, storm surges, or other crises? These are questions at the heart ...
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Flood simulation exercise to showcase crisis response roles at EUSBSR forum in Tallinn
Three Interreg projects will run a hands-on flood simulation at the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2026 in ...
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Municipal employees learn the basic principles of organizing evacuation centers
On March 19, the Jelgava Digital Center, in cooperation with the Latvian Red Cross Society and the ...
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Anna-Maria Axelsson: Civil preparedness starts with what we do every day as ordinary citizens
We, Aija Lulle and Sebastian Schiavone at CREWS, University of Eastern Finland, had honour to talk ...
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CREWS Views #2 - Niels Philip Kögler, Hamburg Fire and Rescue Services
For Niels, it is crucial to involve the population in crisis management early — long before a ...
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CREWS Meets BSR NOVA: Coordinating Approaches to Societal Resilience
A recent CREWS workshop at the BSR-NOVA meeting examined how authorities and civil society can work ...
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Building Resilience Together: Learning from Finland and Estonia on the role of volunteers in civil protection
In Tallinn and Helsinki, the CREWS project partners will explore how Finland and Estonia engage ...
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CREWS
in numbers.
- 53.5469949.9357401
- 59.316206718.0587007
- 55.723741421.1246032
- 59.435133424.7638226
- 54.918820423.9472833
- 62.604350929.7422326
- 56.991368724.1708314
- 56.645210123.7107322
- 52.243125521.0024416
- 60.201238524.9393844
- 54.676132125.2683577
- 53.554408810.0246141
Project partners
Lead partnerFree and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, District office of Altona
- TownHamburg
- Region
- CountryGermany
- RegionHamburg
- RepresentativeFree and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, District office of Altona
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
761,596.00
Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat (CBSS)
- TownStockholm
- Region
- CountrySweden
- RegionStockholms län
- RepresentativeCouncil of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat (CBSS)
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
346,960.60
Klaipeda University
- TownKlaipeda
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionKlaipėdos apskritis
- RepresentativeKlaipeda University
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
301,239.20
Estonian Rescue Services Agency
- TownTallinn
- Region
- CountryEstonia
- RegionLõuna-Eesti
- RepresentativeEstonian Rescue Services Agency
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
186,633.00
Lithuanian Red Cross Society (LRC)
- TownKaunas
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionKauno apskritis
- RepresentativeLithuanian Red Cross Society (LRC)
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
204,128.40
University of Eastern Finland
- TownJOENSUU
- Region
- CountryFinland
- RegionPohjois-Karjala
- RepresentativeUniversity of Eastern Finland
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
198,976.76
State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia
- TownRiga
- Region
- CountryLatvia
- RegionRīga
- RepresentativeState Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
176,046.80
Jelgava Municipality institution "Jelgava digital centre"
- TownJelgava
- Region
- CountryLatvia
- RegionZemgale
- RepresentativeJelgava Municipality institution "Jelgava digital centre"
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
101,763.20
City of Warsaw
- TownWarszawa/Warsaw
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionMiasto Warszawa
- RepresentativeCity of Warsaw
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
195,011.14
The Finnish National Rescue Association
- TownHelsinki
- Region
- CountryFinland
- RegionHelsinki-Uusimaa
- RepresentativeThe Finnish National Rescue Association
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
190,024.02
Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
- TownVilnius
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionVilniaus apskritis
- RepresentativeFire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
254,128.40
Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS)
- Town20099
- Region
- CountryGermany
- RegionHamburg
- RepresentativeHamburg Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS)
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
150,682.00
ACTIVE from 01/04/2026 NorthDenmark EU-Office
- TownAalborg
- Region
- CountryDenmark
- RegionNordjylland
- RepresentativeACTIVE from 01/04/2026 NorthDenmark EU-Office
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
88,313.86
Contacts
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Project manager, Financial manager, Communication managerBirgit GutenmorgenFree and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Altona District Office
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Project manager, Financial managerRebecca Bährle WunschDSN Connecting Knowledge GmbH
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Communication managerEwa StrozniakCouncil of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat
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