Throughout the three-day programme, participants engaged in workshops, presentations, and discussions exploring how governments, institutions, and communities can better anticipate and respond to crises. The Crisis Research Centre took part in a working group dedicated to individual-level preparedness, sharing insights from Estonia’s community-based resilience initiatives.

Our representative and co-founder Anne-May Nagel stated: “In our presentation, we shared the experience we’ve gained over two years while running some of the largest community-based civil protection projects in Estonia. We also introduced the newly published English-language version of our crisis preparedness handbook for apartment building communities and discussed how the rising cost of living directly impacts people’s ability to prepare for crises.”

As the EUSBSR Action Plan is currently being revised, the meeting also provided an opportunity to influence future priorities. The Crisis Research Centre contributed input to the PA Secure policy area, emphasising the importance of local engagement, equity in preparedness, and science-based planning.