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Civil Protection in the EU
- the Community Mechanism
Tine Weiss Thorsøe, DEMA
Zagreb, 15 September 2011
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Outline
• European Civil Protection – main developments
• Brief overview – the legal framework
• Components of the Civil Protection Mechanism
• Request and response system
• How can I participate in the Mechanism?
• Developments and future challenges
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Community
Action Programme
Sep 11
2001
Community Mechanism
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Timeline and Legal framework
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1999-2000
Incredible succession of disasters
Political declarations on the lack of effectiveness of the
international aid
1999-2006
Action Programme
SEP 2000
Commission’s proposal for the Mechanism
OCT 2001
Adoption of the Council decision on the Mechanism
2002
First Mechanism emergency (Czech Republic, floods)
2007
Financial Instrument and Recast of Mechanism
2011
Status: More than 180 Mechanism emergencies since
2002
Civil Protection Mechanism
• The main role of the Community Mechanism for Civil Protection
is to facilitate co-operation in civil protection assistance
interventions in the event of major emergencies, which may
require urgent response actions.
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Mechanism tools – The MIC
Monitoring and Information Centre
• Situated in Brussels/operational 24/7
• A “one stop shop” for civil protection
assistance
• Collect, compile and disseminate
information and requests
• Facilitate coordination of
interventions
• Facilitation of transport
(pooling, grants, broker)
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Mechanism tools
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CECIS
Common Emergency Communication and Information System
• Secure communication lines
• Facilitate information exchange
• Database (resources/modules)
• National points of contact
• National transport regulations
• NOT a tool for field personnel
(yet)
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Disaster
Request
Availibility?
MIC
MS
Response
Yes/No
MIC
Direct
contact
Compiled
offer
Disaster
MS
MIC
All MS informed
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Selection
On Site coordination
Outside the EU
Within the EU
LEMA
MIC
LEMA
OSOCC
EU team
EU team
National
Team
EU team
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OCHA
EU team UN team UN team
How can I participate in the Mechanism?
• Training programme
( Team Leader, Deputy Team Leader, Liason Officer,
Administrator, 24H contact point staff member)
• Further training as Module key personnel
• Participate in EU-Exercises
• Workshops, seminars, pilot projects
• Exchange of experts programme
• Civil Protection Forum (26-28 June 2012 – tentative date)
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EU Training Courses’ Overview
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The future…
• Revision of the legal framework
(2011-2012)
• Further development of:
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Lessons learnt programme
Host nation support
Modules
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More information?
Movie - ”Coping in a crisis - Europe’s Civil Protection”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fDVuOZXJgE
http://www.tvlink.org/
European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eu/echo/civil_protection/civil/index.htm
Tine Weiss Thorsøe: [email protected]
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