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Protection of Population and Territories in Emergency Situations: Ukraine's Experience and Challenges

This report discusses the public policy and the Unified State System for prevention and response to technogenic and natural emergency situations in Ukraine. It covers legislative provisions, quick reaction forces, informational resources, forecasting, and international cooperation.

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Protection of Population and Territories in Emergency Situations: Ukraine's Experience and Challenges

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  1. Response to Emergency Situations: Experience and Problems of UkraineSvitlanaGarienchyk , Senior AdvisorUkrainian Center of Ecological Audit and Insurance Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change in Water Sector July 2, 2008, Amsterdam

  2. PROTECTION OF THE POPULATION AND TERRITORIES IN TECHNOGENIC AND NATURAL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS (ES) There is a publicpolicyandthe UnifiedState Systemforpreventionandresponsetotechnogenic and natural ES Key tasks: • Prevention • Response • Preparedness • Monitoring

  3. LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS FOR TECHNOGENIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY • Constitution of Ukraine • Law of Ukraine “On Civil Defense” • Law of Ukraine "On the protection of populations and territories from technogenic and natural disasters • Law of Ukraine "On the legal regime of emergency“, and • other legal acts

  4. Ministry of Emergency Situations and Chornobyl Affaires System of Response to theTechnogenic and Natural ES (National Report on State Technogenic and Natural Safety in Ukraine (2007) www.mns.gov.ua/annual_report/2008 It includes: • Quick reaction forces • Economic, financial, material and technical resources • Informational resources • Professional training for actions in ES • Scientific base • Legislative provisions for technogenic and environmental safety • International cooperation

  5. INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES • GovernmentalInformationandAnalyticalSystemon ES based on: • Stateregisterofpotentiallyhazardousobjects (PHO) • Regional PHOregistries • PHOdatabase • PHO Passports(end of 2007: 14562 PHO) 2. Forecasting Office ofMinistryofEmergencies: operationalinformation - 2-3 times a weekinformationthroughoutUkraine - once a month(60-65% - anthropogenic; 70% - natural) • HydrometeorologicalServiceofUkraine: Provided 150 thousandforecasts, warningsabouthazardousnaturalphenomenaandabruptchangeofweather

  6. National Report on State Technogenic and Natural Safety in Ukraine (2007)www.mns.gov.ua/annual_report/2008 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE difficult to predict changing climatic conditions reduced response and communication period reduced level of after-effects prediction

  7. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Project“TransboundaryRiskManagementintheDniesterRiverBasin” • supportedbytheGermanDepartmentofEnvironment • meanttoassistthecooperationbetweenUkraine and theRepublicofMoldova

  8. OBJECTIVES • toimprovethesafetystandardsin environment-endangering industriesandthustominimizetheadmissionof water-endangeringsubstancesintotheDniesterRiver • tobuild a transboundarywarningandalarmsystemand thus tominimizethepotential after-effectsofincidents.

  9. Safetyofindustrialsites - safety of water • Identificationandregistrationofhazardous sourcesRisk degreeanalysis in hazardous industrialzones: • development ofregistersonqualitativeandquantitative state of the waterbasins• development of registerson hazardoussubstancesusedin various industrial sectors • Developmentand implementation ofthe appropriaterulesandregulations • Ensuringadequatefunding • Adoptation of internationaland EU good practices in imergency planning and industrial safety • Implementationofcommitmentsinaccordancewithinternationalagreements

  10. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION SvitlanaGarienchyk Senior AdvisorUkrainian Center of Ecological Audit and Insurance Tel: +38 044 248 70 72 E-mail: garisvet@mail.ru

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