Valeriy Tretyakov,

1. National CEP strategies, priorities and related policies in Ukraine4 june 2009, Brussels, NATO HQ Valeriy Tretyakov, Deputy Minister of Ukraine of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe

2. CEP Structure of Ukraine PRESIDENT NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL PARLIAMENT PRIME MINISTER Head of civil protection Ministerial Emergency and Rescue Services of Central Bodies of Executive Power, Specialized Formations Administrations in Republic of Crimea, regions, Kyiv City and Sevastopol City Central Bodies of Executive Power Ministers are Heads of Civil protection Центральні органи виконавчої влади Центральні органи виконавчої влади Центральні органи виконавчої влади Центральні органи виконавчої влади Центральні органи виконавчої влади Центральні органи виконавчої влади Центральні органи виконавчої влади Центральні органи виконавчої влади Центральні органи виконавчої влади National Council tothe Cabinet of Ministers for Safe Living of Population State Commissionfor Industrial and Ecological Safety and Emergency issues Special Governmental Commission (functions in case of disasters of national level) Ministry of Ukraine of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe (MOE) Civil Protection Departments Ministerial Councilof Republic of Crimea, State Administrations in regions, Kyiv City and Sevastopol City (Heads of Civil Protection:Head of Crimean Ministerial Council, Heads of State Administrations in regions, cities and districts 27 MOE’s Main Directorates inRepublic of Crimea, regions, Kyiv City and Sevastopol City Bodies of Civil Protection and affairs of population protection from the consequences of Chernobyl catastrophe Civil Protection Departments 10 Emergency and Rescue Specialized Unitsof central subordination 24 Emergency and Rescue Units forspecial operations 1165 Fire and Rescue Stationsin cities, districts oron potentially dangerous objects managing coordination MunicipalEmergency and Rescue Services, object services, civic organizations and resident population 13 Mine Rescue Teams of State special (militarized) Emergency and Rescue Service 4 MountainSearch and Rescue unitsof State specializedTourists Search and Rescue Service 7 Search and Rescue Coordination Centers of State SpecializedSearch and Rescue Serviceon Water Objects

3. Responsibilities of CEP System in Ukraine Themain tasks of the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine (MOE) are the following: • rapid response to emergencies, • execution of measures on population and territories’ protectionin case of emergencies, • conduction of Search and Rescue operations, • evacuation of affected peoplefrom areas of disasters, • conduction of works on search and disposalof old munitionsin the territory of Ukraine. MOE’s priority tasks which result from international agreements of Ukraine: • participation in international search and rescue and humanitarian operations; • participation in international counterterrorist activities.

4. CEP policies and reforms in Ukraine MOE’s priorities: • further increaseof level of population and territories protectionfrom emergencies; • execution of measures on preventionof emergencies; • increase of efficiency of MOE’s forces response to emergencies; • creation ofEuropean «112» emergency call system; • execution of measures towards decommission ofChornobyl NPPand transformation of “Shelter” into ecologically safe system;

5. CEP Policies and Reforms in Ukraine(continue) The following measures are planned to increase the efficiency of MOE’s forces: • reorganizationof Emergency Response and RescueUnitsinto 7 special regional Centers of Rapid Responseas well as creation of Mobile Aviation Detachments within these Centers; • creation of Fire-fighting unitsfor fire protection of rural localities; • modernization of State Coordination Center for management in emergencies.

6. Reforms that Would Require Assistance from NATO • Creation ofEuropean «112» emergency call system; • modernization of existing Coordination Center forManagement in Emergencies in order to provide better capabilities for management ofcivil protection forceson a real time basisas well as information sharing; • organization of interagency cooperationin the field of civil protectionwithin the frameworks of preparation for and conductionof public and sports events; • radioactive, chemical and biological surveillance as well aslocalizationand elimination of emergencies’ consequencesduring conduction of public and sports events.

7. International Policy of Ukraine in the Field of Emergencies 35 international multilateral and bilateral Agreements are currently in force. Intergovernmental agreementson the cooperation in the field of disasters prevention and elimination of their consequencesare acting with following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan. The cooperation within frameworks of acting agreements is being carried out with following international organizations: NATO, EU, UN, GUAM, CIS, BSEC, EBRD, IAEA, OSCE International agreements are aimed at: • providing of mutual aid, simplifying border crossing procedures, mutual informationsharing about scalesand progressof emergencies, etc; • joint conduction of trainingsand educational events focused on elimination of emergencies’ consequences, etc.

8. Updates in International Policy of Ukraine in the Field of Emergencies Prevention as a comprehensive prevailing approach in CEP policies Interagency Plan of measures on implementation of Hyogo Framework Program for Actions in Ukraine until 2015 will cover: • legislative, procedural and institutional measures in the field of civil protection; • the implementation of advanced assets for identification, assessment, monitoring and early warning of risks; • the increase of emergency preparedness level. Strategic aims of Ukraine within frameworks of implementation of Hyogo Framework Program for Actions until 2015: • the more effective integration of disaster risk considerations into sustainable development policies, planning and programming at all levels, with a special emphasis on disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and vulnerability reduction; • the systematic incorporation of risk reduction approaches into the design and implementation of emergency preparedness, response and recovery programmes in the reconstruction of affected communities; • the development and strengthening of institutions, mechanisms and capacities at all levels, in particular at the community level, that can systematically contribute to building resilience to hazards.

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