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Eastern Partnership Flagship Initiative: Programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Man-Made and Natural Disasters – PPRD East. 9 th Meeting of the EaP Platform 1, Brussels May 2013 Lena Nielsen EuropeAid - Development and Cooperation Office.
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Eastern Partnership Flagship Initiative: Programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Man-Made and Natural Disasters – PPRD East 9th Meeting of the EaP Platform 1, Brussels May 2013 Lena Nielsen EuropeAid - Development and Cooperation Office
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, Duration: 2011-14; Budget: €6 million Project Purpose: To develop partner countries’ civil protection capacities for prevention, preparedness and response To bring partner countries progressively closer to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism Together against disasters
EXPECTED RESULTS • Better knowledge of risk exposure and available resources • Strengthened prevention mechanisms at local, national and regional level • Improved capacity for a coordinated, effective and efficient disaster response • Improved information and awareness of populations regarding risk exposure, prevention and response • Improved coordination with the Eastern ENPI civil protection Authorities and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism - MIC
ACTIONS / OUTCOMES • A) Development of Risk Assessment Strategy & Electronic Regional Risk Atlas (ERRA) • B) Civil Protection/Disaster Management Capacity Building Programme • C) Institutional & Regulatory Strengthening • D) Raising Awareness on Civil Protection, Disaster Management, and Disaster Risk Reduction Issues
ACTIONS / OUTCOMES • Risk assessment methodology / Electronic Regional Risk Atlas (ERRA) • Working Groups - Country Coordinators and National Advisory Groups • Risk Assessment Policy/Strategy • Review of Existing Management Information/GIS Systems • Analysis of Existing Maps and Data used for Hazard and Risk Assessment Policies and Strategies • Analysis of Technological Possibilities for the Conceptual Design of the ERRA • Design of the ERRA. A prototype isready - http://erra.ccss.cz
ACTIONS / OUTCOMES D) Public Awareness Raising • Awareness Raising/Communication Policy and Strategy developed • Euro Village 2012 in Kiev • Newsletters • Promotional materials e.g.leaflets • Videos - broadcasted on TV • Facebook - www.facebook.com/#!/PPRD.East • PPRD East web site - www.euroeastcp.eu
ACTIONS / OUTCOMES B) CP Capacity Building / Training, exercises, exchange of experts • EU Civil Protection info-days • SEVESO II - Study tour Main School of Fire Service (Poland), Workshops (April, September, November) • “Exchange of Experts” Azerbaijan (2012), more Jan-April 2014 • Study tour on Best Practices on Prevention (Spain 2012) • Basic CP training 2x1 weeksJune 2013 London Fire Service College, UK C) Institutional and Regulatory Strengthening • Round-table and on-site visit "Kalush Industrial Urban Agglomeration" (2011) • On-site visit and meeting with stakeholders Alaverdi arsenic graveyard Armenia • Four experts from CIMA to start in May
PPRD EAST II – EUR 5,5 million • Expected results: • The Electronic Regional Risk Atlas • Improved Knowledge base on disaster risks • Extension of the European monitoring tools and early warning systems (e.g. EFAS/European Flood Alert System) • Development of Regional and National Action Plans • Improvement of institutional & legislative framework based on the recommendations from PPRD East Phase I
PPRD EAST II • Preparations for approximation towards the EU acquis and best practices related to disaster management (e.g. EU Floods Directive, Seveso-industrial accidents, EU Civil Protection policies) • Improved information, awareness and participation of stakeholders regarding disaster prevention, preparedness and response. • Implementation of the requirements of the Hyogo Framework for Action Agreement and post 2015 Hyogo Framework. • Incorporation of climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) into national public investment and development planning system
«Together against disasters» Thank-you! www.euroeastcp.eu