1. This Programme is funded by the European Union Programme implemented by Eptisa, Parsons Brinckerhoff, ICET, ITC, GIRHIMPROM and REC Caucasus Programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Man- made and Natural Disasters in the ENPI East Region (PPRD East) Vladimir Kuznietsov Key Communication Expert Activity Area D: Raising Awareness on Civil Protection, Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction Issues 3 rd Steering Committee Meeting June 13, 2014

2. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Raising Awareness on Civil Protection, Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction Issues The main objective of this activity area is to raise, and encourage, greater public and stakeholder participation in disaster management activities, with the ultimate aim of improving the prevention, preparedness, and response to man-made and disasters caused by natural and man-made hazards throughout the ENPI region 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels

3. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Raising Awareness on Civil Protection, Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction Issues Regional Communication Strategy and corresponding Action Plan developed and accepted at the 2 nd PPRD East Steering Committee meeting held on February 21, 2013 in Brussels 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels Target Audiences for the Regional Communication Strategy wide public national civil protection authorities national mass media

4. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership developing cooperation at the regional and national level through the exchange of information implementation of information campaigns to increase the awareness of wide public informing about the PPRD East Programme and achieved results 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels The implementation of the Regional Communication Strategy

5. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Exchange of information establishment of the Regional Journalist Network with 41 member utilization of the Journalist Network 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels

6. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Exchange of information Regional training workshop was organized for journalists in Lviv, Ukraine on the 11-15 of November, 2013 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels

7. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Exchange of information Regional training workshop was organized for journalists in Lviv, Ukraine on the 11-15 of November, 2013. Developing the PPRD East guide for journalists covering emergency situations and the English-Russian Russian-English Phrasebook 112 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels

8. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Exchange of information In December 10-14, 2012 public relations specialists of civil protection/disaster management authorities, journalists from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, and representative of the REC Caucasus took part in the PPRD East Study tour on best practices of prevention work at different levels: national, regional and local, in Spain 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels

9. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Exchange of information November 20th, 2013 Workshop for NGOs covering emergency situations was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, to learn more on how to engage non-governmental organizations in providing information to vulnerable population. Special attention was paid to the voluntary work’ experience in the field of civil protection and community based disaster management 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels

10. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Implementation of the Public Awareness Raising Campaigns in all 6 Partner Countries 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels Development of information and communication products – adaptation, translation and dissemination of the Family Guide for Emergency Preparedness and Response and development and dissemination of the interactive Fire Safety poster for children

11. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Implementation of the Public Awareness Raising Campaigns in all 6 Partner Countries Development of video/audio information messages – social video 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels DO NOT LET THE FIRE STEAL YOUR DREAMS!

12. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Implementation of the Public Awareness Raising Campaigns in all 6 Partner Countries On the 5 th November, 2013 in the frame of the launching of the PPRD East public awareness rising campaign journalists from national and regional media visited the town of Novoselytsia, Chernivtsi region of Ukraine, which residents were affected by flooding in 2008 and 2010 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels

13. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Implementation of the Public Awareness Raising Campaigns in all 6 Partner Countries December 3-4, 2013 PPRD East Team took part in the International Conference on “Public Awareness as a Cornerstone for Disaster Risk Reduction”, which was held in Yerevan towards the 25th anniversary of Spitak earthquake 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels

14. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership Informing about the PPRD East Programme and achieved results 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels PPRD East web portal: www.euroeastcp.eu Announcing PPRD East related news, information and press releases I nformation support in the social media Facebook/PPRD.East PPRD East Newsletter publishing and dissemination

15. This Programme is funded by the European Union PPRD East Programme – a Flagship Initiative of Eastern Partnership TOGETHER AGAINST DISASTERS www.euroeastcp.eu 3 d Steering Committee Meeting, June 13, 2014, Brussels