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Central European Disaster Prevention Forum (CEUDIP) Ivan Obrusník Czech National Committee for Disaster Reduction

Central European Disaster Prevention Forum (CEUDIP) Ivan Obrusník Czech National Committee for Disaster Reduction. Mission and objectives of CEUDIP. To strengthen regional cooperation in disaster reduction To improve early warning systems (EWS)

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Central European Disaster Prevention Forum (CEUDIP) Ivan Obrusník Czech National Committee for Disaster Reduction

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  1. Central European Disaster Prevention Forum (CEUDIP) Ivan ObrusníkCzech National Committee for Disaster Reduction

  2. Mission and objectives of CEUDIP • To strengthen regional cooperation in disaster reduction • To improve early warning systems (EWS) • inventory of EWS at national levels and of agreements on their use at bilateral and sub-regional levels • to organize workshops on important issues at the CEUDIP meetings e.g.role of media, crisis management legislation • To improve education and training towards increase of public • awareness (e.g training in disaster prevention and reduction • with emphasis on disasters of hydrometeorological origin in • Prague 2006 – prof. Nemec – with EU, ISDR) • To meet once a year and exchange information about activities • To prepare an integrated project by CEUDIP countries for • improvement of disaster prevention and public awareness • (financial support from EU or WMO)

  3. Meetings of CEUDIP • Members – national focal points from the Czech Republic, • (Austria), Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia • 1999 Prague (Czech Republic) establishment • 2000 Warsaw (Poland) role of media in disaster prevention • 2001 Bratislava (Slovakia) crisis and disaster management • legislation • 2002 Bonn (Germany) World Summit on Sustainable • Development, prezentation of JRC • 2003 Balaton (Hungary) disasters caused by accidental • pollution, project preparation • 2004 Prague (Czech Rep.) international cooperation • preparation for WCDR (Kobe) • 2006 Cracow (Poland) floods and droughts • 2007 Bonn (Germany) climate change, cooperation in EU

  4. Problems of Disaster Reduction • Lack of coordination and cooperation among: • international organizations (ISDR, WMO, UNEP..) • regional organizations (EU, Central Europe, W. Europe..) • national organizations (governmental, NGOs…) • (Austria), Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia • Lack of collaboration among different bodies e.g. responsible for different parts of Early Warning and other parts of DR • like meteorological and hydrological Services, River Basin Boards, Civil Defense, Fire & Rescue Service, Army, health emergency, national emergency suppliers • ? Role of national platforms • Competition for leadership among main players • e.g. Interior vers. Defense, Firemen vers. Civil Defense, • regional governors vers. state administration, etc. • Overall competition for funding – duplicities x poor funding • 1999 Prague (Czech R.) establishment • 2000 Warsaw (Poland) role of media in disaster prevention • 2001 Bratislava (Slovakia) crisis and disaster management • legislation • 2002 Bonn (Germany) World Summit on Sustainable • Development, prezentation of JRC • 2003 Balaton (Hungary) disasters caused by accidental • pollution, project preparation • 2004 Prague (Czech R.) World Conf. Disaster Reduction • cooperation in enlarged EU

  5. The Framework (Hyogo) outlines three strategic goals • more effective integration of disaster risk into • sustainabledevelopment policies, planning and • programming at all levels,with a special • emphasis on disaster prevention, mitigation, • preparedness and vulnerability reduction • development and strengthening of institutions, • mechanismsand capacities at all levels, in particular • at the communitylevel, that can contribute to building • hazard resilience • •incorporation of risk reduction approachesinto • emergencypreparedness, response andrecovery programs in thereconstruction ofaffected communities

  6. Problems of CEUDIP • Poor contacts with platforms in Austria, Hungary and recently also Slovakia – their activities in DRR are mostly not organized by platforms • Many activities trying to strengthen cooperation within EU platforms (many countries – too official) • Activities trying to strengthen cooperation at global level • Necessity to strenthen the role of platforms at national level – then cooperation at regional or global levels will be much easier • Activities are driven more and more towards formal actions – meetings, conferences etc. and production of various documents, but concrete activities are more desirable

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