The Union Civil Protection Mechanism – monitoring

and evaluation of disaster prevention measures

DG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection

ERCC

Ø  Framework for cooperation in disaster response, preparedness and prevention

Ø  Natural and manmade disasters

Ø  Inside and outside EU

Ø  European Commission + 34 Participating States (EU 28, Norway, Iceland, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey)

Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism

Training, Exercises, Lessons learnt

Early

warning, CECIS

Voluntary Pool

Disaster response Planning

Projects European Medical Corps

Preparedness (overview)

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Risk manage-

ment capability

Risk assess-ment

Peer Reviews,

Best practice sharing

Disaster Risk

Manage-ment

Knowledge Centre

Disaster proof EU

policy and funding

Sendai framework

for DRR

Prevention

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UCPM – M&E Obligations Objective: 'achieve a high level of protection against disasters' (Art.1(a))

Indicators:

Ø  Number of MS with risk assessments

Ø  First summary was due in Dec 2015 and subsequently every three years

Ø  Number of MS with an assessment of their risk management capability

Ø  First assessment due in August 2018

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Ø  Take part in Lessons Learnt process after emergencies

Ø  Mid-term evaluation (2017)

Risk assessments, Risk management capability (self) assessment - identify, analyse and monitor risks and capabilities to address them - continuous process •  Lessons learnt •  - focus on response •  - peer reviews •  - exercises

•  UCPM mid-term evaluation

•  -> assessing relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and EU added value of policies

Voluntary/'soft' M&E tools

•  Peer reviews

•  Disaster loss data

•  DRM KC support service

•  Projects, exchange of experts