ASEAN Regional Forum ASEAN Regional Forum Defence Officials’ DialogueDefence Officials’ Dialogue

18 March 201018 March 2010

Regional Responses to Disaster Regional Responses to Disaster Relief: Civil Military Cooperation & Relief: Civil Military Cooperation &

CoordinationCoordination

COLONEL Andrew Plant COLONEL Andrew Plant

Australian Defence Force Australian Defence Force

Overview Overview

Australian context Case study

OP Sumatra Assist Enhancing civil-military operations Next steps

Australian Context Australian Context

Whole-of-government effort Non-Defence lead – extensive consultation and

coordination Domestic lead: Attorney-General / Emergency

Management Australia International lead: Foreign Affairs / AusAID

Australian Context Australian Context

Whole-of-government effort Non-Defence lead – extensive consultation and

coordination Domestic lead: Attorney-General / Emergency

Management Australia International lead: Foreign Affairs / AusAID

Multi-agency, joint, international effort Host Government request Multinational / Non-Government presence

Case Study – Op Sumatra Case Study – Op Sumatra AssistAssist

2004 Boxing Day Tsunami2004 Boxing Day Tsunami Fourth largest earthquake of recent times 275 000 people killed 141 000 homes destroyed 600 000 people lost their livelihood

Scale of response unprecedented - civilian and military agencies from many nations responded

Case Study – Op Sumatra Case Study – Op Sumatra AssistAssist

Defence Role Provided humanitarian assistance at request of

Indonesian Government. Defence assistance was part of a multi-agency whole-of-

government effort.

Case Study – Op Sumatra Case Study – Op Sumatra Assist Assist

Assistance included Engineering teams Medical teams HMAS KANIMBLA (Amphibious Landing

Platform) • Helicopters, engineering equipment, reconstruction

stores

Case Study – Op Sumatra AssistCase Study – Op Sumatra Assist

Outcomes included: 3700 medical treatments (AVH) 70 aero-medical evacuations 1200 tonnes of humanitarian aid distributed by air 1700 large drains cleared 1000m of road cleared

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Supporting Host Nation efforts On request and with agreement of Host

Nation Step-by-step complementation of Host

Nation needs and requirements Respect Host Nation sovereignty

Supporting Contribution Nations’ efforts Leverage existing relationships to achieve

outcomes• This facilitates inter-agency cooperation

and longer-term recovery

Enhancing Civil-Military Enhancing Civil-Military OperationsOperations

Agreements, guidelines and procedures Resources to support planning and conduct Education and training

Training courses Conferences and seminars Exercises

Enhancing Civil-Military Enhancing Civil-Military OperationsOperations

Agreements, guidelines and procedures Resources to support planning and conduct Education and training

Training courses Conferences and seminars Exercises

Common understanding and enhanced responses Recognition of the ‘first response’ capabilities of the regions

militaries

NextNext StepsSteps

Improve disaster response time/capacity Promote common understanding of disaster response

procedures for ARF members and gain better understanding of our respective capabilities.

• The ARF Strategic Guidance on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief.

• The ARF Disaster Relief Mapping Service

Questions