Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative

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• Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative
• for
• South Eastern Europe
• DPPI SEE
• Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with
  Candidate Countries
• and
• Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil
  Protection
• 24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

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Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative
for South Eastern Europe

• 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

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Overall Goal

• To foster regional cooperation and coordination
  in disaster preparedness and prevention for
  natural and man-made disasters and support risk
  reduction activities in SEE

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Regional Ownership

• Memorandum of Understanding on the Institutional
  Framework of the Disaster Preparedness and
  Prevention Initiative for South Eastern Europe

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DPPI SEE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS FROM SEE DONORS
DPPI SECRETARIAT Based in Sarajevo, BIH
International Initiatives in SEE European
Union United Nations Agencies International GO
NGO NATO
DPPI SEE REGIONAL MEETING
International Regional Level
DPPI SEE ADVISORY BOARD
DPPI SEE WORKING GROUPS Joint Operational Body
National Level
Albania
BIH
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Hungary
Macedonia
Moldova
Serbia
Slovenia
Romania
Turkey
Monte negro
Local Level
Municipalities
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DPPI SEE Member Countries

• EU Member States
• Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia,
  (Greece)
• EU Candidate Countries
• Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey
• EU Potential Candidate Countries
• Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
  and Serbia
• Moldova

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Key Organizations and Stakeholders

• 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 Institutions, Organizations and
  Agencies
• International Donor Community

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Activities

• Regional DPPI SEE Meetings (biannual)
• Permanent Information Exchange
• Cooperation and Coordination with other
  Organizations and Initiatives involved in
  Disaster Preparedness, Prevention, Risk Reduction
  and Emergency Response
• Participation in, coordination and facilitation
  of the Meetings, Seminars, Workshops and other
  relevant events related to disaster preparedness
  and prevention
• Elaboration of the project proposals and
  initiation, facilitation and support for its
  development and implementation

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One of Important Events in 2008

• DPPI SEE High Level Ministerial Meeting
• 9th April 2008, Sofia, Bulgaria,

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DPPI SEE Projects

• During previous years, the DPPI SEE member
  countries and DPPI SEE partners have initiated,
  developed and implemented various project
  proposals.
• On-going project facilitation

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Regional Project Disaster Management Training
Project 2008

• Project Overview the project 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.
• EU Cooperation Course on Civil
  Protection/Disaster Management in European Union
• End users/beneficiaries Disaster Management
  Authorities from both national and local levels,
• Financing 225,000

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Regional Project Establishment of Joint
Emergency Response Units in case of floods in SEE
region

• Project Overview
• The overall objective
• to improve preparedness and response in case of
  floods with joint emergency response units
  between 11 countries in SEE Region
• 8 JERU Teams will be formed and 48 teams members
  trained and equipped under joint
  ManagementOperational Team
• Implementation of JERU project will support the
  cross border co-operation between countries in
  the region
• EU Cooperation EU-HUROMEX 2008 civil protection
  field exercise
• End users/beneficiaries Disaster Management
  Authorities from both national and local levels,
• Financing Total budget 600,000, International
  Donors (70), the DPPI SEE (20) and
  participating countries from SEE (10)

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Regional Project for Harmonization of Seismic
Hazard Maps for the Western Balkan Countries

• Project Overview
• Objective
• to determine the new harmonized seismic hazard
  maps of the region applying scientific method
• EU Cooperation the final output maps will mach
  the recommendations from the Euorocode 8 ( the
  seismic zoning in European standards)
• Geographical Scope of Project Albania, Bosnia
  and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of 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
• Financing Budget 638,000, NATO SfP Program
  support with 300,000.

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Regional Project PREMIAN, International Network
for Major Industrial Accident Prevention Policy
in the Context of SEVESO II Directive for SEE

• Project Overview
• The main objectives
• regional information system (PREMIAN) with a
  virtual laboratory for the assessment of risk
  factors to support the national authorities in
  the management of risks and emergency situations
  related to technological hazards and the
  existence of old industrial and heavily polluted
  sites.
• PREMIAN should become a part of the system that
  supports and provides information for both EU
  countries and the whole Europe.
• End users/beneficiaries Disaster Management
  Authorities and citizens of participating
  countries
• Financing Total budget 1,000,000,

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DPPI SEE Joint Fire Fighting in South Eastern
Europe

• Project Overview
• Main objectives
• 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
• Financing TBD

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Opportunity

• 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

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Conclusion

• Strengthening of the Network of SEE
• Countries and International Institutions/
  Initiatives/Organizations and
• Enhancing Cooperation in the field
• Disaster Management in SEE

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Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative
for South Eastern Europe

• DPPI SEE
• Thank you for your attention.

Miroslav Vujanic Head of the DPPI SEE
Secretariat Disaster Preparedness and
Prevention Initiative Stability Pact for South
Eastern Europe Vilsonovo setaliste 10   71000
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Phone/fax      
387 33 614 865                  387
33 615 016   Mobile            387 63 892
484 miro.vujanic_at_dppi.info www.dppi.info