With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience BaltPrevResilience Baltic Everyday Accidents, Disaster Prevention and Resilience

With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience The Baltic Everyday Accidents, Disaster Prevention and Resilience Project Towards a joint macro regional approach in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR): Prevention and Preparedness Minimizing consequences of Everyday Accidents Contributing to: Priority area Secure of the EU BSRS Action Plan It’s Flagship Everyday Accidents Duration: 1 February January 2016

With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience Objectives and Expected Results Prevent and reduce consequences of accidents and crises Create a common understanding Establish a platform for sharing - statistics - experiences - best practices - methodology for lessons learned Prevent and reduce consequences of accidents and crises Create a common understanding Establish a platform for sharing - statistics - experiences - best practices - methodology for lessons learned Improved collection and analysis of impact and response data from everyday accidents Common understanding of accident statistics and evaluation of experiences Decision support at local, national and EU level with common knowledge, accident profiles and identified best practices Better community awareness and resilience in BSR Improved collection and analysis of impact and response data from everyday accidents Common understanding of accident statistics and evaluation of experiences Decision support at local, national and EU level with common knowledge, accident profiles and identified best practices Better community awareness and resilience in BSR

With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience Tasks 1.Knowledge Base and Data Kick-off Meeting/Seminar in Finland 2.Assessment: Evidence meets Societal Needs Mid-term meeting/Seminar in Latvia 3.Awareness Raising, Bridging and Building Community Resilience Concluding Meeting/Seminar in Poland 4.Coordination Management, evaluation and reporting 5.Dissemination Successive provision of BaltPrevResilience information 1.Knowledge Base and Data Kick-off Meeting/Seminar in Finland 2.Assessment: Evidence meets Societal Needs Mid-term meeting/Seminar in Latvia 3.Awareness Raising, Bridging and Building Community Resilience Concluding Meeting/Seminar in Poland 4.Coordination Management, evaluation and reporting 5.Dissemination Successive provision of BaltPrevResilience information

With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience Activities Three thematic seminars: 1.Collection of evidence based knowledge 2.Assessment of information and data and learning 3.Awareness raising and building resilience Seminars (UNEP APELL type) Facilitating dialogue between relevant BSR civil protection actors and stakeholders. Three thematic seminars: 1.Collection of evidence based knowledge 2.Assessment of information and data and learning 3.Awareness raising and building resilience Seminars (UNEP APELL type) Facilitating dialogue between relevant BSR civil protection actors and stakeholders. Supplementary studies: – Procedures for gathering, learning, dissemination and use of evidence based accident data – Implementation of evidence based accident data in BSR – Available data sources covering also escalating accidents Supplementary studies: – Procedures for gathering, learning, dissemination and use of evidence based accident data – Implementation of evidence based accident data in BSR – Available data sources covering also escalating accidents

With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience Task 1: Knowledge Base and Data Actions: Scientific overview of implementation of evidence based accident data Presentation of available data sources covering escalating accidents Procedures for gathering, dissemination and use of evidence based accident data in BSR Actions: Scientific overview of implementation of evidence based accident data Presentation of available data sources covering escalating accidents Procedures for gathering, dissemination and use of evidence based accident data in BSR A learning system, built on basic data: – Minimum Data Set, i.e. general statistics, and in-depth data – Enhanced Data Set, i.e. data and experiences from evaluation of more significant incidents Objectives: Common understanding of statistics and experiences from everyday and escalating accidents Sharing and learning from evidence based knowledge and best practices Enhance accident prevention, create resilience and address climate change Objectives: Common understanding of statistics and experiences from everyday and escalating accidents Sharing and learning from evidence based knowledge and best practices Enhance accident prevention, create resilience and address climate change

With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience Task 2: Assessment Evidence Meets Societal Needs Objectives A platform for collaboration to reach trans-operability results, i.e. across sectors and administrative and jurisdictional boundaries Develop shared understanding and prevention policies in support of long-term methodology improvement efforts. Objectives A platform for collaboration to reach trans-operability results, i.e. across sectors and administrative and jurisdictional boundaries Develop shared understanding and prevention policies in support of long-term methodology improvement efforts. Actions: Establish a network/forum for joint analysis of statistic data within the field of fire prevention through expansion of the existing Nordstat cooperation Establish best practices in capturing evidence based data and dissemination of resulting accident profiles Actions: Establish a network/forum for joint analysis of statistic data within the field of fire prevention through expansion of the existing Nordstat cooperation Establish best practices in capturing evidence based data and dissemination of resulting accident profiles

With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience Task 3: Awareness Raising, Bridging and Building Community Resilience Objectives: Foster and promote raised awareness and knowledge Build bridges between sectors and levels Establish communication between relevant civil protection actors Enhance protection from accidents and crises and create better BSR resilience Objectives: Foster and promote raised awareness and knowledge Build bridges between sectors and levels Establish communication between relevant civil protection actors Enhance protection from accidents and crises and create better BSR resilience Actions: Concluding Meeting/Seminar and for this to prepare: - A document on partnership cooperation in floods - A simulation model of escalating flooding in the city Actions: Concluding Meeting/Seminar and for this to prepare: - A document on partnership cooperation in floods - A simulation model of escalating flooding in the city

With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience Project Meetings/Seminars Work in tasks Task 1: February 2014-September 2014 Task 2: August 2014-August 2015 Task 3: December 2014-November 2015 Project Meetings/Seminars: Kick-Off (Finland): February 2014 Seminar case study: new protection strategy Mid-term (Latvia): February 2015 Seminar case study: local level safety and risk management Concluding (Poland): October 2015 Seminar case study: flooding scenario Cross-border coordination, provide/receive assistance - EU guidelines Six Steering Group Meetings 3 back-to-back with the Project Meetings and: - Denmark, June Estonia, June Sweden, January Supplementary: Two tentative small Focus Group Meetings for each Task (1, 2 and 3, respectively).

With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience Project Management Objectives: Coordinate and monitor the project’s progress through a Steering Group Conduct a dialogue with a wider group of BSR civil protection actors on the basis of studies and three APELL type seminars Disseminate continuously throughout the project duration in various ways.

With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO With the support of the Civil Protection Financial Instrument European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO BaltPrevResilience Project Partners and Steering Group Coordinator: Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, Sweden (MSB) Beneficiaries: National Institute for Health and Welfare, Injury Prevention Unit, Finland (THL) Estonian Rescue Board, Estonia (ERB) Frederikssund-Halsnæs Fire & Rescue Service, Denmark (FHFRS) Main School of Fire Service Warsaw, Poland (SGSP) Jelgava City Municipality, Latvia (JCM) Karlstad University, Sweden (KaU) Responsible for implementation of the Action: Rainar All,