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State Fire and Rescue Service Jevgenijs Golovčuks 23/10/2014

State Fire and Rescue Service Jevgenijs Golovčuks 23/10/2014. D ISASTER LOSS DATA RECORDING IN LATVIA. W orkshop on Disaster Loss Data Recording in the EU: 23-24 October 2014. GENERAL REMARKS. Latvia has no UNIFIED database for disaster loss data recording; We don’t have much disasters

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State Fire and Rescue Service Jevgenijs Golovčuks 23/10/2014

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  1. State Fire and Rescue ServiceJevgenijs Golovčuks23/10/2014 DISASTER LOSS DATA RECORDING IN LATVIA Workshop on Disaster Loss Data Recording in the EU: 23-24 October 2014

  2. GENERAL REMARKS • Latvia has no UNIFIED database for disaster loss data recording; • We don’t have much disasters • 3. Lack of insurance traditions in Latvia • Examples of recent disasters: • extreme temperatures (heat waves, drought, heavy snowfalls - 2010, hail and sleet - 2010), • storms – 1999; 2002; 2005; • floods (also caused by ice jams) – 2010; 2013. • forest fires (incl. peat bog fires, last year’s grass fires - annually).

  3. DATA LOSS RECORDING SYSTEM AccordingtoJRC Scientific and Policy report - Recording Disaster Losses: Recommendations for a European approach (7.Scenarios for implementation) Scenario 2: National / regional loss assessment authorities A country chooses to report only major losses, i.e. exceeding the threshold for the Solidarity Fund (0.3% of national GDP or 1.5% of regional GDP).

  4. CASE STUDY: STORM 2005 • Severe wind storm on 8-9 January 2005; • Storm created consequences caused significant damage to all economy sectors in Latvia (mostly to agriculture, forestry, electricity and infrastructure networks, transport and communication); • Vast power cuts influenced some 60% of the country’s population; storm caused huge forest losses - over 7 million m3; • Storm direction it caused substantial sea level rise and flooding; coastal erosion; other infrastructure and property damage.

  5. CASE STUDY: STORM 2005 II Comprehensive assessment was made, covering multiple sectors. Information Note to Cabinet of Ministers The Governmental Regulations № 1644 “Procedures by which Funds from the Budget Programme Funds for Unforeseen Events shall be Requested and Used” Ministry of Finance Ministry for environment and regional development Ministry Ministry Ministry Ministry Municipalities

  6. Thank you for your attention! Questions?

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