This report presents lessons from Ukraine’s Lviv Region on resilience, societal security and civil preparedness. The study has been undertaken as part of the work of the Nordic Thematic Group for Regional and Local Resilience and Attractiveness. This network brings together national and regional Nordic representatives to address shared regional development challenges. The group focuses on working across borders to share knowledge, identify solutions and initiate joint projects to support a green, competitive and socially sustainable Nordic Region by 2030.
The report is written by Zoriana Dvulit, Doctor of Economic Sciences at Lviv Polytechnic National University and Director of the Baltic University Programme (BUP) National Centre in Ukraine. The chair of the Nordregio secretariat of the Nordic Thematic Group for Regional and Local Resilience and Attractiveness, Senior Research Fellow PhD Elin Slätmo, commissioned and oversaw the report.
The aims of this case study are twofold. Firstly, it examines the practicalities, roles and responsibilities necessary to provide services and administer critical infrastructure within the context of a country currently experiencing severe crises. Based on these factors, it provides recommendations for contingency planning in other countries. Secondly, it is a pilot study. Over the next few years, surveys addressing several of the issues raised will be conducted in the Nordic countries, which will facilitate comparative analyses and learning.