Update on Commission disaster management initiatives - Community approach to disaster prevention

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1 Update on Commission disaster management initiatives - Community approach to disaster prevention Thomas de Lannoy DG ENV A4 DG ENVIRONMENT Civil Protection Prevention and Preparedness

2 European civil protection co-operation Community Civil Protection Mechanism adopted on 8 November 2007 (2007/779/EC, Euratom) Prevention Preparedness Response Civil Protection Financial Instrument adopted on 5 March 2007 (2007/162/EC, Euratom)

3 l1 Disasters in Europe Floods & mass mov. wet Storms Earthquake, volcano & mass mov. dry Epid. & insect infest. Drought, extr. temp & wildfires 20 0 Source: CRED, 2009

4 Slide 3 l1 lannoth; 22/06/2009

5 Frequency of climatic disasters Drought Extreme temperature 150 Wind storm Floods Source: CRED, 2009

6 Why a prevention strategy? Links between prevention, preparedness, and response and reconstruction Progress both in response and prevention Links between policies areas Announced in COM(2008)130 on reinforcing the Union s disaster response capacity Prevention Reconstruction Preparedness Response Disaster Civil Protection Disaster Risk Prevention Other Policies

7 Response Community Civil Protection Mechanism Facilitates and supports the provision of European civil protection assistance in the event of a major disaster Both natural and manmade disasters European Commission + 31 participating states (EU, EEA, Croatia) Establishes the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC)

8 MIC What s new? Operation during the last year: India / Mumbai (consular protection / medical evacuation) Moldova gas shortage Fact finding mission Gaza (no MIC activation / MLO only) Namibia floods (Joint MIC-UNDAC Assessment teams) Italy earthquake (post-damage assessment, first intra-eu assessment team) Tajikistan Floods Benin and Guinea Typhoon Morakot, Taiwan Several Forest Fires in Southern Europe Phillipines and Samoa Earthquake in Indonesia

9 Community approach on the prevention of natural and manmade disasters Communication COM (2009) 82

10 Prevention What is the aim? Creating the conditions for the development of knowledge based disaster prevention policies at all levels of government Linking the actors and policies throughout the disaster management cycle Making existing instruments perform better for disaster prevention Reinforcing international cooperation in the field of prevention Prevention Reconstruction Preparedness Response

11 Creating the conditions for the development of knowledge based disaster prevention policies at all levels of government Bringing together information on disasters Spreading best practices Community guidelines on hazard/risk mapping Research activities

12 Linking actors and policies throughout the disaster management cycle Extending the "lessons learnt" exercises to disasters prevention Training and awareness-raising in the area of disaster prevention Improving the linking between actors Reinforcing early warning tools

13 Making existing instruments perform better for disaster prevention More efficient targeting of Community funding Taking account of disaster prevention in Community legislation

14 Reinforcing international cooperation in the field of prevention Emphasise disaster prevention in upcoming cooperation initiatives with third countries Coordinate with the International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and ensure close ties with the EU Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in developing countries

15 Feedback from the EU Institutions European Parliament September 2009 Resolution on forest fires Own initiative report (ENVI) Council July workshop Council Conclusion expected at Nov-Dec JHA Council (PROCIV) EESC and CoR have adopted an opinion

16 Main initial activities Risk assessment and planning Comparative study of national practices Development of guidelines Good practice programme Studies, workshops, guidelines Improvement of disasters data and knowledge base stakeholders expert group Mapping of financial instruments supporting prevention measures Multi-sectoral disaster prevention network

17 Preparedness and Response Modules Resources of one or more participating states Can be dispatched at very short notice approx. 12 hours of a request for assistance Work self-sufficiently and autonomously Interoperable with other modules Able to provide assistance to other international organisations, especially the UN Examples of modules: forest fire-fighting; high capacity pumping

18 13 Civil Protection Modules + TAST High capacity pumping Water purification Medium and heavy urban search and rescue Aerial forest fire fighting (helicopters + planes) Advanced medical post / with surgery Field hospital Medical evacuation Emergency temporary shelter CBRN detection and sampling Search and rescue in CBRN conditions Technical assistance support teams (TAST)

19 Preparedness: what is at hand? A. Preparatory Action on the development of an EU rapid response capability B. Pilot Project on forest fires Aim: to explore innovative arrangements for the European CP, by: a) creating modules for rapid deployment b) creating additional reserve EU capacity on forest fires What it is NOT: What it is: EU CP Stand-by Force Test of possible arrangements request from Budgetary Authority to COM to launch on a test basis activities in a defined policy area with the objective to prepare legislative proposals

20 The Preparatory Action: successful projects Main applicant and title Countries Modules Availab. EU ( ) Ministère de l'intérieur FR, DDSC "EU Rapid Response Capability 7" FR, PT, MT, ES, IT, EL, BE, LU HCP, WP, HUSAR, FF, AMP-S, FH, CBRNx2 May Gruppo di Chirurgia per Interventi di Protezione Civile IT "PISARTE" IT AMP-S MUSAR May Estonian Rescue Board EE - Multinational flood response capability" EE, LV, LT HCP Jun Die Johanniter DE "European Technical Assistance" DE TAST Mar Ministry of Interior CZ "Increase Capability of CZ USAR Team" CZ HUSAR (Jan 09)

21 Preparatory Action 2009 : The Budgetary Authority (EP) reintroduced for 2009: Preparatory Action - M 7.5 on EU rapid response capability - builds upon, complements and extends 2008 activities - merges Pilot Project into Preparatory Action Aim: Focus: testing innovative arrangements to enhance the availability of CP resources for the Mechanism interventions activities not fully covered by 2008 projects

22 Preparedness Simulation exercises What kind of exercises? Large-scale pan-european simulation exercises Call million Calls million For 2009 available 4.1 million Around 30 exercises financed since 2002 Aims Accelerate response decision-making procedures Enhance interoperability Identify further training needs Escex 2004 Finland Eurosot 2005 Italy EUDANEX 2006 Denmark/Sweden EULUX 2007 Luxemburg EU FloodEx 2009 Netherlands

23 EC co-funded for 870,000 (=$ 1,300,000) of total of app. 1,500,000 (=$2,250,000) 300 participants from Germany, UK, Poland and Estonia 300 participants from the Netherlands (police, firebrigades, healthservices, radio amateurs, life savers, army) 300 roleplayers

24 500 participants Exhibition: international partners, training centres, innovative technology + civil protection modules Debates and seminars on prevention, response, cooperation with other actors in the field, etc.

25 Thank you