Description
Description (EN): Jelgava City Council, Siauliai City Municipality Administration, State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia and Siauliai county Fire and Rescue board are developed Parnership to apply for "Interreg V-A Latvia-Lithuania Programme 2014-2020" call proposal. During period of April 2017 till April 2019 going to provide joint contribution to develop environmental risk management resources in Latvia-Lithuania cross-border region in order to undertake effective environmental protection measures as they have common signifficant terittorial challanges - disasters of fire in border region of Latvia and Lithuania and the cities of Project area do not provide complete security from environmental/civil disasters. Established and developed cooperation and common border-region identity opens a potential to significant common development to provide efficient detection of potential risks and operational information flow, effective environmental/civil protection, disaster damage and pollution prevention, mitigation, elimination and remediation as well as improve of communities; knowledge in the fields of environmental and civil protection and provided huge potential to build public awareness to avoid, prevent and warn of environmental/civil risks. The Project challanges main terget for secure, sustainable and clean environment.
Read more Description (LT): Jelgavos miesto taryba, Šiaulių miesto savivaldybės administracija, Latvijos valstybinė priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo tarnyba ir Šiaulių apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba kartu subūrė partnerystę dalyvauti programos “Interreg V-A Latvija-Lietuva 2014-2020” pirmajame kvietime. 2017 metų balandžio mėn. – 2019 metų balandžio mėn. laikotarpiu partneriai kartu planuoja imtis veiksmingų aplinkos apsaugos priemonių, siekiant tobulinti rizikos valdymo išteklių sistemą Latvijos ir Lietuvos pasienio regione. Sudarytas ir išplėtotas bendradarbiavimas ir bendra pasienio regiono tapatybė atveria potencialą bendram plėtros tobulinimui, veiksmingam galimos rizikos nustatymui, veiklos informacijos srauto valdymui, veiksmingesnei aplinkos/civilinei apsaugai, nelaiminių ir taršos prevencijai, jų padarinių sušvelninimui, taip pat bendruomenių žinių aplinkos ir civilinės saugos srityje gerinimui. Pagrindiniai projekto uždaviniai – saugi, tvari ir švari aplinka.
Read more Description (LV): Jelgavas pilsetas dome, Šauļu pilsētas pašvaldības administrācija, Latvijas valsts ugunsdzēsibas un glābšanas dienests un Šauļu apgabala ugunsdzesības un glābšanas pārvalde izveidojusi partnerību, lai pieteiktos "Interreg V-A Latvia-Lithuania Programme 2014-2020" izsludinātajā konkursā. Sākot ar 2017.gada aprīli līdz 2019.gada martam veicot kopīgus iegūldījumus, attīstītot vides risku pārvaldības resursus Latvijas-Lietuvas pārobežas reģionā, uzsāktu efektīvus vides aizsardzības pasākumus, par pamatu tam ir butiski teritorijas izaicinājumi - ugunsgrēku katastofas Latvijas un Lietuvas pārrobežas teritorijā un drošiba pilsētās nav pilnvērtigi nodrošināta, lai izvairītos no vides un civilajam katastrofām. Izveidota un attīstīta sadarbība un kopīga pārrrobežas identitāte sniedz potenciālu nozimīgai kopīgai attīstībai, kas nodrošinās efektīvi pamanīt iespējamus riskus un nodrošinās operatīvās informācijas apriti, effektīvu vides un civilo aizsardzību, izvairīties, mazināt, likvidēt katastrofu postījumus un piesārņojumu un veicināt tā atjaunošanu, kā arī veicinātas sabiedrības kopienu zināšānas vides un civilai aizsardzībā un nodrošiāts milzīgs potenciāls vidot sabiedidrisko apziņu kā izvairītis, noverst un brīdināt par vides un civilajiem riskiem. Projekts izaicina vissvarīgāko mērķi - par drošu, ilgspejīgu un tīru vidi.
Read more Achievements (EN): The project partners have jointly developed environmental risk management resources in Latvia-Lithuania border region in order to undertake effective environmental protection measures.
Early warning system both in Latvia and Lithuania were improved as well as the exchange of information between emergency services.
Necessary equipment for Latvian and Lithuanian rescue services were purchased: specialized operational vehicles (one fire rescue vehicle including equipment, five quadricycles with innovative fire extinguishing modules, specialized off-road vehicle with motor pump and fire extinguishing equipment, two 4×4 off-road vehicles), two drones, two rescue boats, sound and light reinforcement equipment for municipality police transport, video surveillance systems with aim to ensure high-risk transit traffic flow control and to follow potential threats of environmental pollution or prevent potential disaster threats at high-risk objects, collapsible and multi-function container, collapsible shelters to provide ability to establish headquarter in cases of large accidents.
Trainings for specialists of the Latvian and Lithuanian rescue services were organised to improve knowledge, skills and mutual cooperation in prevention of various possible environmental risks, for example, dead grass and peat fires, chemical accidents. Firstly, 2-day exercises for 140 specialists took place in Lithuania, secondly, 140 specialists from both countries participated in wide 2-day exercise event in Latvia.
Experience exchange visit to Lunda, Sweden for the experts involved in the project was organized to provide theoretical and practical risk management trainings in the field of environmental protection. Specialists visited The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency where they were introduced to Swedish experience of risk communication and prevention, early warning systems and other relevant themes.
General public in Latvia and Lithuania were educated about the various measures and actions to reduce environmental risk.
Within the project research in the field of environmental protection was carried out. A survey showed citizens’ knowledge and habits in the field of environmental protection (summary can be found here). The results of the research were summed up in the video which was broadcasted on TV 22 times. The goal was to improve general public knowledge in the field of environmental and civil protection with series of informative articles, erudition contests in schools and video about research results.
Target audience for informative article series in local newspapers and television was seniors and the aim – to raise seniors’ attention of grass fires danger. Every year number of persons get injuries during grass fires and almost all of them are seniors.
Two informative videos “For environmental safety” and “Against grass fires” were produced for online use, mainly for social networks with younger generation in mind. The aim of these videos was to increase citizens’ knowledge about importance of environmental safety, to change their behavior and to reduce the number of grass fires in spring.
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Website: https://2014-2020.latlit.eu/
Expected Results (EN): Number of organisations jointly contributing to environmental resource management
Expected Results (LV): Organizāciju skaits, kas sniedz kopīgu ieguldījumu vides resursu apsaimniekošanā
Expected Outputs (EN): Jointly contributed by
1) Jelgava City Council,
2) Siauliai City Municipality Administration
3) Sate Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia
4) Siauliai county Fire and Rescue board
to develop environmental risk management resources in order to pave mobile, quicker and effective solutions to provide higher security and prevent, mitigate and eliminate potential environmental/civil disasters in Latvia-Lithuania border region.
There is direct link to the Programme result indicator as:
- 4 organizations (Project Partners) jointly contributed to environmental resource (see "Project Budget").
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Thematic information
Specific Objective:
Increased integration and efficiency of environmental resource management
Thematic Objective:
(06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:
Investment Priority:
(06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure
Partners (4)
Lead Partner:
Jelgavas pilsētas dome
Address:
Liela 11, LV-3001 Jelgava, Latvia
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.jelgava.lv
Total budget:
EUR 304 469.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 258 798.65
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Valsts ugunsdzēsības un glābšanas dienests
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Name:
Valsts ugunsdzēsības un glābšanas dienests
Department:
Zemgale region brigade
Address:
Maskavas 5, LV-1050 Rīga, Latvia
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.vugd.gov.lv
Total budget:
EUR 358 295.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 304 550.75
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Šiaulių miesto savivaldybės administracija
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Name:
Šiaulių miesto savivaldybės administracija
Address:
Vasario 16-osios 62, LT-76295 Šiauliai, Lithuania
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.siauliai.lt
Total budget:
EUR 224 281.64
ERDF budget:
EUR 190 639.39
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Priešgaisrinės apsaugos ir gelbėjimo departamentas prie Vidaus reikalų ministerijos
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Name:
Priešgaisrinės apsaugos ir gelbėjimo departamentas prie Vidaus reikalų ministerijos
Address:
Švitrigailos 18, LT-03223 Vilnius, Lithuania
Legal status:
public
Website (not verified):
http://www.vpgt.lt/
Total budget:
EUR 273 275.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 232 283.75
