DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN TOURISM Disaster Reduction through Awareness, Preparedness and Prevention Mechanisms in Coastal Settlements in Asia - Demonstration in Tourism Destinations Activity A.1 Agenda Item 16 UNEP-APELL presentation 4-5 Paris, 6-8 Karlstad
What is APELL? APELL stands for Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level It was launched in 1988 by UNEP to raise awareness of local communities that live close to industrial activities on how to react if an accident happens. It is a multi-stakeholder dialogue tool that establishes adequate coordination and communication in situations where the public might be affected by accidents and disasters.
APELL in practice Hazard prone area Community exposed to risks Inform the community about the risks they are exposed to Educate the community on how to react to accidents/disasters Promote the coordination between representatives from the industry, the local level institutions and the public Prepare an integrated community preparedness plan
The APELL Process Private Sector APELL Process Integrated Emergency Preparedness Plan Local level institutions Community
Co-ordinating Group Is the key part of the implementation of the APELL process Provides a mechanism for interaction and cooperation between the many players (APELL partners) involved in preventing or responding to emergencies - management, local authorities, community leaders. Provides a means to achieve a coordinated approach to emergency response planning and to communications within the community The Co-ordinating Group does not have a direct operational role during an emergency. It has a key role in building and maintaining motivation, communication, commitment, cooperation and momentum during the project.
Co-ordinating Group More specifically, the Group's roles include: ensuring open lines of communication between all parties identifying key people and organizations to involve setting objectives and a timeline for the process overseeing development of the coordinated emergency action plan (10 Steps) identifying available expertise establishing working groups for specific tasks ensuring clear risk communication occurs to vulnerable communities preparing the various parties involved to know their tasks should an accident occur remaining as a central forum for dialogue and review after the planning process is complete
APELL for Tourism Destinations Authorities and Responders Integrated Emergency Plan Tourism Industry APELL PROCESS Co-ordinating Group Community Trained Tourists and local public Aware Public and Tourists
Communication is the key to efficient disaster management Local Government Raising awareness Getting prepared When responding Fire brigade, health services, police, environment, rescue services,.. Community Neighbours, schools, NGO s, institutions, associations,. Tourism sector Media
APELL 10-STEP PROCEDURE IDENTIFY IDENTIFY PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS DEFINE DEFINE THEIR THEIR ROLES ROLES EVALUATE EVALUATE REDUCE REDUCE RISKS RISKS REVIEW REVIEW EXISTING EXISTING PLANS PLANS IDENTIFY IDENTIFY WEAKNESSES WEAKNESSES TASK TASK IDENTIFICATION IDENTIFICATION MATCH MATCH TASKS TASKS RESOURCES RESOURCES INTEGRATE INTEGRATE INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL PLANS PLANS INTO INTO OVERALL OVERALL PLAN PLAN REACH REACH AGREEMENT AGREEMENT DRAFT DRAFT FINAL FINAL PLAN PLAN OBTAIN OBTAIN ENDORSEMENT ENDORSEMENT COMMUNICATION TRAINING COMMUNICATION TRAINING TESTING, TESTING, REVIEWING REVIEWING UPDATING UPDATING COMMUNITY COMMUNITY EDUCATION EDUCATION
APELL Key Features AWARENESS raising Focus on the community exposure Preparedness of all involved agencies Stakeholder involvement Community, Industry, Media, Local Government Emergency response planning Coordination of emergency response capabilities (industry, fire brigade, civil defence) Preparedness covering all risk types Assessment of all hazards the community is exposed to Profile the hazards, assess vulnerability and include synergies Include governance actions disaster reduction must be part of the community-city development plan First Workshop Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Mapping Second Workshop Emergency Planning and Drills Vulnerability Mapping mission + Shelter Assessment mission + Drills Preparation mission Clear definition of command lines Regular update of the plan Exercises involving stakeholders
The role of Local Level Institutions Raise public awareness, mobilise public support Identify local hazards Co-ordinate emergency service and public group participation Train emergency responders Acquire and provide/mobilise resources Approve the emergency response plan developed in the APELL process, implement and communicate it to the public
Results Local community is aware of potential risks and impacts and prepared to respond correctly in the event of an accident, and Emergency services become coordinated and prepared to respond to any disasters and are able to provide coordination and information systems
APELL in different sectors Industrial Accidents TransAPELL APELL for Port Areas APELL for Mining New training kit on APELL for multi-hazards APELL for tourism destinations
APELL promotion
APELL Worldwide Canada USA Mexico Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador Peru Venezuela Brazil Czech Trinidad & Tobago Croatia Hungary Sweden Poland Tunisia Jordan Russia India China Korea Bahrain Oman Thailand Philippines Qatar UAE Malaysia Indonesia Chile Australia Argentina South Africa
APELL Worldwide Capacity Building in more than 30 Countries India, Russia, Baltics, Czech Republic, Thailand, China, France, Qatar, Tunisia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Equator, Venezuela, Chile, Morocco Industrial Parks/Zones: Thailand, China, Argentina, Sri Lanka
APELL Activities by Country México, Publication APELL manual N12 in Spanish in collaboration with University of Guadalajara. Coordination with Government of Honduras, Tlaxcala to implement APELL in the State. APELL has been incorporated to the National Plan for Mining REGIONAL Peru, Coordination Regional Establishment Network of of a APELL national experts. Editing and printing APELL of APELL programme in mining manual in Spanish Implementation and Portuguese of TransAPELL APELL UNEP-ROLAC Proposal web for page the establishment Initial steps to develop of a center an APELL 'beyond diploma mining' course In several universities in the region. Chile, APELL's workshop with CYTED 1st International Congress on Technological Emergencies GEF Proposal APELL mining Dominican Republic, APELL for Mining workshop and Development of an Colombia APELL'sTrinidad diploma & course Tobago, Coordination APELL of workshop APELL s regional and technical network and capacity assistance building for workshops the establishment with the Colombian of an Council APELL's of Security. program Implementation APELL Barranquilla Implemetation APELL and APELL for Brazil, Port Areas in Cartagena Support to the establishment of Implementation APELL in gasducts. A network of APELL Centres An MoU was signed with the government to support the P2R2 policy Bolivia, Publication APELL for Mining manual Training with course CYTEDon APELL in mining Publication with CYTED of theand book AECI Problemas Argentina, Emergenciales for small Industry sector with APELL CYTED Bahia and others. Blanca Implementation APELL San Sebastian Implementation APELL Rio Tercero APELL for Mining Conference in San Juan Workshop APELL Dock Sud
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How APELL operates? APELL is the process that will help to organize and empower the local people to act together and to overcome barriers to successful community action. National level workshops Local capacity building (training) Demonstrations
UNEP s role APELL strategy and co-ordination catalytic role, not intervention information support - documents, internet initiates demonstration projects at local level assists in national training seminars/workshops supports creation of national APELL centres maintain a regional/international APELL network