European Youth Week 2024 (12 - 19 April 2024) is an event organised by the European Commission every second year to celebrate and promote youth engagement, participation, and active citizenship all over Europe and beyond. In honour of European Youth Week, we will be publishing a series of interviews with young people in the field of civil protection.
Frida Svahn
Frida Svahn works in the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), which is responsible for issues concerning civil protection, public safety, emergency management, and civil defence.
Niamh Reilly
Niamh Reilly is a Research Assistant in Risk and Emergency Management at Dublin City University. Her primary area of research is crisis communication, with a focus on cross-border disaster, risk, and safety messaging.
Gavin Brown
Gavin Brown is an Assistant Professor of Business and Society at Dublin City University (DCU), a role he has occupied for nearly five years. Brown’s expertise lies in Risk and Crisis Management, which he both researches and teaches.