EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTIONGeneral Introduction

DG ECHO C3Civil Protection – Disaster Response

Unit

The 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)

Community Civil Protection Mechanism

Monitoring and Information Centre

Response – The MIC

A one-stop shop for civil protection assistance

Technical support

Supports coordinatio

nInformation

role

e.g. despatching expert EU teams

matching requests for aid to offers from participating states

assists in providing transport options for assistance

e.g. satellite images and access to other community resources

e.g. analysing and distributing reliable info to participating states during disasters

GDACS - Global Disaster Alert And Coordination System

Monitoring tools

Flood alerts

Flood forecasting

Fire forecasting

Weather monitoring

Information

MIC messages

MIC Portal

MIC Daily

MIC Flash

CECIS

• Coordination of MS offers of assistance and their acceptance through CECIS

• Deployment of coordination and assessment teams

• Coordination through regular videoconferences with Member States during emergencies (e.g. forest fires)

• Facilitation of transport (pooling, grants, broker)

• Coordination with other players (e.g. UN)

Coordination

Response – European added value

One One contact contact

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On-site & On-site &

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Maximise efficiency of

European civil protection

interventions

• Resources of one or more participating states

• Can be dispatched at very short notice ̶0approx. 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: Advanced Medical Post; high capacity pumping

Civil Protection Modules

Facilitating Transport of MS Assistance

• 2007: – IT (Albania forest fires) - 30.418 €:

2 fire fighting aircrafts • 2008:

– FR (Georgia) - 124.420 €: fire protection equipment + part of SK and AT assistance

– SE (India) - 300.000 €: MEDEVAC aircraft

• 2009:– AT (Moldova) - 35.500 €: heating

units, generators, blankets– AT (Tajikistan) - 23.134 €: tents – SK (Tajikistan) - 23.134 €: tents,

power generators, medicines – AT (Ukraine) - 68.000 €: protective

masks, gloves, disinfectants– SE (Indonesia) - 285.200 €: TAST

module (DK base camp and communication experts from SE, FI, EE)

• 2010:– Haiti: 18 grants / 1 broker

contract, total more than 4 m €– Chile: 10 grants (2 in the pipeline),

aprox. 600.000 €

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The Evolution of the Mechanism in Figures

Activations (requests) inside EU and in Third Countries

Activations (requests) inside EU and in Third Countries

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NAMIBIA Floods, 20.03-22.04 • expert team (DK,AT,SE,CZ,DE,MIC) • AT:200 tarpaulins/3000 mosquito nets/ 2 Emergency Health Kits• joint assessments - UN

Rep of MOLDOVAGas shortage, 09-17.01; • expert team (SE,CZ,FR,MIC) • AT:22 pcs 40KW heating units, 5 pcs 14kVA generators,300 blankets

TAJIKISTAN Floods, 20.05-05.06 • expert team (SE, CZ, LV, AT, MIC) • AT:40 tents (10p)• SK:10 tents (15p)/4 generators / medication

BENIN Floods, 12-25.07 • associated expert to UNDAC team (FR)

ALBANIAForest fires, 28-29.07 • GR: 2 Can CL415

GREECEForest fires, 22-26.08 • MIC LO• EUFFTR (2 Can CL415)• IT: 2 Can CL415• FR: 2 Can CL415• ES: 2 Can CL415• CY: 1 heli Camov 32

PORTUGAL 1. Forest fires, 13-24.08 • EUFFTR (2 Can CL215)2. Forest fires, 31.08-03.09 • IT: 2 Can CL4153. forest fires, 05-12.09 • EUFFTR (2 Can CL215)

FRANCE1. Forest fires, 08.07 • EUFFTR (2 Can CL215)2. Forest fires, 23.07 • EUFFTR (2 Can CL215)

TAIWAN Typhoon, 13-27.08 • expert team (SE,UK,FR,MIC) • SE: water purification liquid for 864.000 litres• PL: skin disinfectant

BURKINA FASO Floods, 03-15.09 • associated expert to UNDAC team (FR)

PHILIPPINESFloods / tropical storms, 26.09-15.10 • Associated member to UNDAC team (SE)

INDONESIAEarthquake, 30.09-09.10 • expert team (DK, SE, FR, NL, NO, MIC)• 1 TAST module (DK base camp and communication experts from SE, FI and EE)

Pre-alert was issued in the following emergencies: OPT/GAZA – armed conflict (19.01), UK – snowfall (06.02), SPAIN – forest fires (22.07);

Monitoring status was issued for FRANCE – storm (23.01) and BULGARIA – earthquake (05.08);

Other Mechanism activations (requests for assistance not followed due to situation improvements):

FIJI - floods (16.01), TOGO floods (23.07), GUINEA - neutralization of toxic chemicals (03.08), ALBANIA – forest fires (13.08) and (11.09), GEORGIA – earthquake (10.09), 5 experts selected, mission cancelled as request was withdrawn, MALAWI – earthquake (21.12).

SAMOA Tsunami / Earthquake in the Pacific, 30.09-11.10 • Associated member to UNDAC team (AT)

ITALY 1. Earthquake, 06-27.04 • expert team (PT, SI, DE, ES, FR, EL, 2JRC, MIC)2. Forest fires, 23-27.07 • EUFFTR (2 Can CL215)

BULGARIAH1N1, 04 – 20.11 • AT: 1440 antiviral packages• UK: Tamiflu doses (at cost and transport)

UKRAINEH1N1, 31.10-11.11 • expert team (FR, LV, AT, DE, MIC)• AT, EE, PL, BG, LT, SK, SI – various assistance

EU Mechanism Operations 2009

Mechanism activations for different types of emergencies in 2010

421%

211%

211%

15%

211%

15%

736%

Forest Fires

Floods

Earthquake

Oil spill

Typhoon

Snowfall

Environmental

CP Mechanism since 2001: Voluntary and ad hoc contributions of MS

Today: Preparatory Action on an EU rapid response capability (+pilot project on EU Forest Fire Tactical Reserve):

Aim: testing innovative arrangements for EU CP cooperation:a) standby modules of MSb) additional EU-level reserve capacities

Budget: M€7.5/year (2008-2010) from EP

Tomorrow: Towards a Genuine EU Disaster Response Capacity

Testing the way ahead

Currently available capacities:

Urban Search & RescueWater PurificationField HospitalForest Fire-fightingHigh Capacity Pumping Advanced Medical Post w/SurgeryDetection and sampling in CBRN conditionsSearch & Rescue in CBRN conditionsTechnical Assistance & Support Team (TAST)

Preparatory action on EU Rapid Response Capability:

Community Mechanism Induction

Technical Experts

Media and Security

Awareness

Staff Management

High-level Co-ordination

InternationalCoordination

Assessment Mission

Operational Management

Modules Basic

Some 1.500 experts already trained

Sub-contracted Training centres in various locations

Experts trained in EU civil protection can be

deployed

Preparedness – training courses

Exchange of experts programm

e

What kind of exercises?

30 exercises financed since 2002 Large-scale pan-European simulation exercises

2009 €1.65 million

Aims

Accelerate response decision-making procedures

Enhance interoperability

Identify further training needs

Preparedness – Simulation exercises

EU CP Team

ISLAMABAD

KARACHI

EU Air Bridge

11 Flights

11 Flights from Europe to PK:- 2 financed by CZ- 1 financed by FI- 8 co-financed by the EU(evaluation procedure on-going)

In-kind assistance provided by- AT, DE, DK, FR, IT, SE, UKConsignees- NDMA, IOM, IFRC, NGOs, etc

EU in-kind assistance to Pakistan

Facilitated by the MIC (as of 20 Sept)

MIC

Haiti Earthquake

Red Alert GDACS reached MIC Duty Officer within minutes of eventImmediate activation of MIC in the night of 12/13 January

Nomination and deployment of coordination and assessment team on 13 January (with B-FAST plane, carrying USAR LU and parts of UNDAC) Replacement of EUCPT on 23 January with second team

EU CP Team

Identification of consignees for PS assistance

Joint assessment missions with UNDAC and OCHA

Facilitating coordination on site, for exampleSupport to UNDAC in managing the OSOCCSupport coordination of USAR operations centreParticipating in cluster meetings (reporting back to MIC on confirmed needs, communicating offers to clusters, thus ensuring a needs-based approach)Running Reception and Departure CentreSupporting set up of sub-OSOCCs in Leogane and JacmelLiaising and exchanging information with EU MS teams on site Co-financing transport for 300 person TAST / IHP base campLiaising with DG ECHO TAs

US Oil Spill – Deepwater HorizonMIC activities

Cooperation and coordination with EMSA and PSContacts with EU Delegation and US AuthoritiesCoordination of European offersinformation sharing / dissemination18-21 July 2010 a MIC representative participated in an International Observer mission to US

Source: EMSA Report

Source: EMSA Report

The European CommissionHumanitarian Aid and Civil Protection – two complementary

toolsHumanitarian Aid Civil Protection (MIC)

What? Funding from EU budget (€930 million in 2009).Active donor

Coordination of voluntary contributions of assistance in kind from Member States (experts, specialised teams, equipment, other material assistance).Budget of Civil Protection Financial Instrument = EUR 189 million over seven years.

Through whom?

Implementing partners (UN / Red Cross/Crescent movement/ / International NGOs )

Government of affected country

Geographical scope?

Third countries, mainly in developing countries.

Inside and outside the European Union.

Type of disaster?

Natural and man-made disasters (wars, conflicts, etc.).

Natural and man-made disasters (complex emergencies rather the exception).

Timescale? Immediate aftermath of crisis and beyond

Acute stage only (normally max. 2-3 weeks).

CP and HA Cooperation

• SAME OBJECTIVE – assist the population in need • DIFFERENT METHODOLOGY• DIFFERENT SCOPES• Respect the differences while ensuring

coordination • Cooperation starts at HQ level on the onset of the

emergency

CP and HA Field Cooperation

• EXCHANGE OF INFO• NEEDS ASSESSMENTS• JOINT REPORTING• LOGISTICS• SECURITY• ID. IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

2010:

HAITI

CHILE

PAKISTAN

Cooperation with UN

•Mechanism ensures operational co-ordination fully integrated in UN OCHA overall co-ordination

•Integrate the cluster system

•Respect for Oslo and MCDA Guidelines

Types of cooperation with UN

Training and ExercisesSweNorEx 2009Armenia 2009OPM-R course on flood managementNATO EADRCC Exercise – 1 associated expert to the UNDAC teamOPCW Exercise – 1associated expert to the UNDAC teamExchange of places in training courses

Emergencies Associated member to UNDAC: Benin, Burkina Faso, Philippines, Samoa, Benin 2010Joint assessment missions: Namibia, IndonesiaAssociated member to EU CPT: Albania 2010, Full integration: Haiti 2010

EU CPT LO: Pakistan 2010

Regional partner of JEU

Cooperation with Partners

• Myanmar 2008 – Cyclone Nargis Assistance of several PS was channelled through UN

agencies and NGO‘s, with the help of the HA colleagues:

WFP WHORed CrossMSF HollandSave the ChildrenWorld VisionMalteser

Cooperation with partners

China earthquake Bolivia floods Haiti earthquake Pakistan floods

Tents

NFI’s

EHK

Water purification tablets

Thank you

European CommissionCivil Protection