BALTPREP

Overview

Description

The BALTPREP – Enhancing regional preparedness and response capacity for major accidents in the Baltic Sea region – project improves and optimises the quality and interoperability of the Red Cross and civil protection authorities’ response capacity for major accidents and severe disruptions.

The project strengthens collaboration in and between seven EU Member States: Finland, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The Baltic Sea region covers a significant area of northern Europe and its EU member countries representing nearly a fifth of the EU population. Over the past few years, issues of preparedness have emerged in the region.

By the end of the project, the participating countries will benefit from a better understanding of existing response capacities and assets around the region, more trained staff and volunteers, and importantly, a solid sub-regional framework for preparedness.

As result of BALTPREP, capacities and interoperability in psychosocial support (PSS) in emergencies are increased, cooperation between civil protection and humanitarian aid actors are enhanced and trans-border and macro-regional cooperation are improved.

The project involves staff, volunteers and international aid workers from each Red Cross national society in addition to the civil protection authorities. Civil protection authorities, communities and the Red Cross societies in participating countries benefit from improved coordination, quality and interoperability of existing response capacities and more efficient and standardised assistance in case of an emergency.

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