Innovation, applied research, and strategic advisory for resilient, secure, and sustainable societies
CESERE helps public authorities, research organisations, companies, and European consortia address complex security, resilience, community, and sustainability challenges. We deliver impact through evidence-based analysis, decision support, stakeholder engagement, and innovation cooperation.
How We Support Organisations
Services
Tailored research, analysis and advisory support for specific organisational and societal challenges
Innovation Hubs
Long-term cooperation, co-creation, stakeholder access, pilot environments and innovation partnerships.
Knowledge Hub
Practical tools, frameworks, briefs, templates and learning resources for independent or supported use.
Our Core Capabilities and Services
Resilience, continuity and preparedness audit
Evidence-based analysis, global and specific threat- and scenario-based modelling, and synthesis of recommendations for mission- and security-critical organisations.
Strategic resilience advisory support
Case-based or long-term consultancy on mission-critical resilience for institutions, companies, authorities, municipalities, and civil society organisations.
Design and adaptation of resilience methods
Research, design and adaptation of specific analysis and applied methods for resilience, continuity, engagement, and empowerment.
Stakeholder engagement and innovation support
Community preparedness analysis, engagement pilots, intervention planning, and empowering stakeholders to implement innovative solutions for maximum impact.
Our Clients and Cooperation Partners
- Public authorities and municipalities
- European research and innovation consortia
- Research organisations and universities
- Companies and development organisations
- Civil protection, security, and mission-critical organisations
- Communities and civil society organisations
Tell us briefly about your organisation, challenge or planned cooperation. We will be pleased to explore how CESERE could support you.
Prefer e-mail? cesere@cesere.eu
Discover our research, methods and project experience
Key Expertise
- Security, Resilience and Crisis Preparedness: research and advisory on societal resilience, preparedness, continuity, civil protection and complex security challenges.
- Strategic Foresight and Scenario Analysis: scenario development, multi-hazard analysis, cascading impacts and structured exploration of future risks and response options.
- Multi-Actor Systems and Emergent Behaviour: analysis of how autonomous organisations, communities and stakeholders interact, coordinate and adapt in complex and time-sensitive environments.
- Stakeholder Engagement and Societal Acceptance: stakeholder mapping, co-creation, community engagement, inclusion, needs assessment and societal acceptance.
- Environmental Security and Sustainability: integrated analysis of environmental, societal and security dimensions, including sustainability and community-level impacts.
Examples of the Projects
- C-SINK – Carbon Dioxide Removal and Climate Solutions. Horizon Europe research and innovation project exploring carbon sequestration solutions for European climate goals. CESERE contributes to integrated assessment, scenario analysis, environmental monitoring and synthesis of results. Explore C-SINK project here.
- Community Resilience and Crisis Preparedness Studies. Applied studies examining preparedness, resilience and community-level needs in Estonian municipalities and communities. CESERE coordinated the research, analysed stakeholder and resident perspectives, and translated findings into practical recommendations. Examples: Harku municipality study, Muuga study.
- Community Resilience Development. Multi-year development activities combining practical training, community engagement and preparedness seminars to strengthen local resilience and crisis readiness.
- RoheTeh – Green Technology and Environmental Awareness. Development and education initiative focused on environmental protection and reducing environmental impacts through green technologies. CESERE led programme development, learning materials and training activities. Explore RoheTeh project.
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Our Impact
- 10+ research, development and innovation projects
- 11+ community security and resilience projects
- 4,100+ participants reached
- 7 professional and cooperation networks
- Gold level – Responsible Business Index 2026 (Bronze level 2024 · Candidate level 2021)
- Social Enterprise of the Year 2024
About CESERE
CESERE is an international research, innovation and advisory initiative of SelgeSiht, combining academic expertise, practitioner experience and community-level insight. We work with public authorities, research organisations, companies and European partnerships to develop evidence-based and practically applicable solutions. Our work is guided by scientific integrity, practical relevance, responsible innovation and meaningful stakeholder engagement.
Explore the research, projects and methodologies behind our work.
Contact CESERE
Tell us briefly about your organisation, challenge or planned cooperation. We will be pleased to explore how CESERE could support you.
E-mail: cesere@cesere.eu
International enquiries: +31 85 345 8000
Estonia: +372 5326 8000