Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative - SEE Vilsonova Setaliste 10, 7100 Sarajevo BiH Disaster Preparedness and Prevention

Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative - SEEDisaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative - SEE

Vilsonova Setaliste 10 , 7100 Sarajevo BiH http://www.dppi.info

Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative

for South Eastern Europe

DPPI SEE



A Brief History of DPPI SEE

•March 2000, Initiated under the Stability Pact for SEE

•May 2002, DPPI Declaration on Cooperation

•September 2002, DPPI Action Plan 2002 - 2006

•Jun 2005, Transferred to the SEE Region

• January 2008, Full Regional Ownership



Overall Goal of DPPI

To foster regional cooperation and coordination in disaster preparedness and prevention for natural and man-made

disasters and support risk reduction activities in SEE



Albania

CiOTRIO

DPPI SECRETARIATBased in Sarajevo, BIH

DPPI SEEREGIONAL MEETINGS

DPPI SEE WORKING GROUPSJoint Operational Body

Municipalities

DPPI SEE ADVISORY BOARD

Local Level

National Level

International / Regional

Level

BIH Bulgaria Croatia Greece Hungary Macedonia Moldova Serbia SloveniaRomania TurkeyMontenegro

Regional Ownership and DPPI organizational Frame



EU Member States:

Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia, (Hungary), (Greece)

EU Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries:

Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia,

Moldova

DPPI SEE Member Countries



Disasters in the Region

DroughtsDroughts



Q -- Where You Are ?



•National Disaster Management Authorities from SEE region

•Disaster Management Authorities on Local Levels

•Other Ministries/Institutions/Organizations in charge for disaster management and disaster reduction

•International / Regional Institutions, Organizations and Agencies

•International Donor Community

Key Organizations and Stakeholders



DPPI SEE member countries and DPPI SEE partners have initiated, developed and

implemented various projects during the past half decade and today DPPI SEE is still working on

several projects in SEE Region

DPPI SEE Projects



DMTP: the proramme is prepared on the basis of needs, interest and training capacities of the SEE countries.

The main goal of the DMTP is to enhance disaster preparedness and prevention in the countries of SEE through common disaster management education and trainings.

End users/beneficiaries: Disaster Management Authorities from both national and local levels,

* DMTP is listed as the main activity item in the Strategic Plan of DPPI 2009-2011

DPPI SEE Projects --- DMTP

Disaster Management Training Programme



No.

Training event Date Duration Country Number EUR TOTAL

Organizer of Host country

DPPI SEE DPPI

participants Costs * Budget * Partners *

1 Basic Hot Fire Training for Operational Fire Fighters

16-20 March 6 days Slovenia 18

2 The introduction of a Crisis Intervention Team 26-29 April 2 days Hungary 24

3 INSARAG Awareness Training Course 27-29 April 3 days RACVIAC 20

4 Flood Protection Seminar May 2 days Serbia 20

5 Fire Fighting Exercise ( field( 8-12 June 5 days Montengro 20

6 APELL - Awareness, Preparedness and Emergency on Local Level in SEE

3 days Moldova 20

7 Seminar/Workshop on the establishment of National Platforms

28-30 September

3 days Croatia / UNISDR

20

9 Disaster Risk Management Course 3-9 October 1 week Romania /CADRI

24

12

Disaster medical assistance workshop December (TBC) 3 days Turkey 20



DPPI SEE Projects -HSHM

to determine the new harmonized seismic hazard maps of the region applying scientific method

EU Cooperation: Euorocode 8 ( the seismic zoning in European standards)Geographical Scope of Project: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia

End Users/beneficiaries: Disaster Management Authorities, Institutions and Agencies responsible for building and constructions and for urban planning, Ministries responsible for seismic safety improvement and seismic risk management, Insurance companies etc

Harmonization of Seismic Hazard Maps – on going project



to improve preparedness, prevention and response in case of fires, in particular forest and wild fires in the SEE region.

to establish the regional platform for education, training, equipping and co-ordination

regular exchange of information regarding fires

DPPI SEE Projects -JFF

Joint Fire Fighting



DPPI SEE Projects -JERU

To improve preparedness and response for floods with joint emergency response units in SEE Region

min 8 JERU Teams will be formed min 48 team members will be trained and equipped

Implementation of JERU project will support the cross border co-operation between countries in the region

End users/beneficiaries: Disaster Management Authorities from both national and local levels,

Joint Emergency Response Units for floods in SEE



DPPI SEE Projects – eSEEDCORP

Virtual South Eastern Disaster Cooperation/Coordination Platform

Under this virtual framework;standards (data model, data exchange, data dictionary, data structure etc.) for common emergency management functions and services (event management, resource management, etc.) will be provided which shall help and guide the region countries for acquisition of better streamlined collaborative emergency management capabilities for disasters * TBC



SEE Disaster Risk Mitigation Adaptation

Programme

South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative

Risk Assessment for South Eastern Europe

Desk Study Review

Mitigating the Adverse Financial Effects of

Natural Hazards on the Economies of South

Eastern Europe:

A Study of Disaster Risk Financing Options



DPPI SEE –UNDP

Human Capital Development

Project is aiming to create awareness and human capital development with in the regional countries (10 IPA countries )

UNISDR/CADRI,DRR training programme development



•cohesive regional strategy for disaster preparedness and prevention with support of international partners

•cooperation and coordination among different organizations and initiatives active in the filed of disaster management in the region

•Regional project facilitation and implementation applying international standards

Opportunity



•Disasters jeopardise sustainable development for all the countries. (UN Millennium Goals)

•Disasters do not respect political borders.

Only multi dimensional, multi disciplinary efforts can reduce impacts of Disasters.

•Cooperation and strong will is the key to success

DPPIis best tool to be used for a better DRR activities in SEE

Region



THANK YOU

Orhan TOPCU

Head of DPPI Secretariat

http://[email protected]

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