Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate National crisis and disaster relief management, as well as international disaster relief from the perspective of the Austrian Armed Forces (AAF) Seminar on Interagency Cooperation in Crisis Management and Disaster Response: Tools and Practices for Training 17 – 18 September 2013 SOFIA, Bulgaria by Col Dominik HORN

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate Contents: INational crisis and disaster relief management (CDRM) IISetting up teams of specialists in CDRM IIICrisis management in Austria IVAAF – domestic crisis management VCivil-military liaison service (CMLS) VIInternational disaster management - part of CDRM VIISummary - Conclusions

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate INational crisis and disaster relief management (CDRM) Reorganization of the CDRM transferred from the Federal Chancellery to the Federal Ministry of the Interior - Council of Ministers decision of 20 January 2004 CDRM a new informal instrument of cooperation and coordination among - Federal and provincial departments - Emergency services and the Armed Forces - Other bodies involved

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate In cases of domesic and international crises and disasters with consequences for AUSTRIA The CDRM is tasked with basic planning which includes all Federal Ministries and Provinces In large-scale threat scenarios, the tasks of the CDRM Coordination Committee are to carry out the coordination and integration of the necessary measures on the federal and provincial level

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate Within the framework of CDRM, the Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports (MoD) and the Austrian Armed Forces (AAF) act in a subsidiary manner ("Subsidiary Principle")

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate Setting up permanent work structures comprised of eight specialist teams linking federal and provincial authorities Teams of specialists assist in deliberating current problems within the framework of CDRM The respective chair is the responsibility of - Four federal ministries - Three Provinces - The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) II.Setting up teams of specialists in CDRM

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate - HealthFederal Ministry of Health - EconomyFederal Ministry of Economics, Family and Youth - LawFederal Ministry of the Interior - Radiation protectionFederal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management - OperationVORARLBERG - TechnologyVIENNA - Education and TrainingLOWER AUSTRIA - MediaORF/Federal Ministry of the Interior Eight teams of specialists and chair persons:

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate The Federal Ministry of Defence is represented by experts in all teams of specialists in a subsidiary manner

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate Resting on three pillars: - Provisions taken by the authorities - Provisions taken by the emergency services and the AAF - Provisions taken by the individual citizen ("self-protection") Fundamental principles: - Federalism - Subsidiarity - Voluntariness III.Crisis management in AUSTRIA

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate Civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) Assistance operations of the AAF in support of civilian authorities Further important element:

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate Legal basis: Based on Art. 79 para 2.2 Federal Constitutional Law is referred to in Art 2 para 1c 2001 Defence Act The Austrian Armed Forces (AAF) can be employed in cases of disasters to provide assistance if the legal civil power, being unable to cope with the situation without the assistance of the AAF, chooses to draw on them. IV.Austrian Armed Forces – domestic crisis management

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate To fulfill the tasks the following are primarily employed: - Engineer Units - NBC Defence Units - Air Units - Specialists/experts especially in the case of events that cause damages of extraordinary extent

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate Assistance requests follow the bottom-up principle Depending on the intensity of the crisis or disaster, other AAF forces can also be employed

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate CMLS is an additional instrument and a vital part of CIMIC Objective: - Assignment of AAF liaison officers (LNO) to civilian authorities - Possible employment of liaison personnel of civilian authorities in military commands - Advising on and professional information management regarding the employment of forces to fulfill the civilian and/or military mission. VCivil-military liaison service (CMLS)

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate Personnel: - Professional and militia personnel Assignment of the LNO's: - Federal Ministry of Defence - Higher Commands - Provincial military commands

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate CDRM refers to international disaster relief  international humanitarian and disaster relief (IHDR) short-term  operations  long-term Disaster relief Humanitarian aid VIInternational disaster relief - part of CDRM Federal Ministry of the Interior Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate - Contribution of the AAF: AFDRU (Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit) - in modules - Integration of Austrian civilan forces - Follows the CIMIC principle - Focus on search and rescue

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate UNDAC (United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination) teams - Serve reconnaissance purposes - Coordination of an international search and rescue operation - In the case of large-scale natural, technological or ecological disasters

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate When disasters occur and based on the current framework conditions laid down in the Austrian Constitution the AAF can only become active in a subsidiary manner pro-active actions must, therefore, be limited and focussed In order to promote disaster prevention on federal, province and district level, exercises and trainings are planned and carried out together VIISummary - Conclusions

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate The AAF's and emergency organisations‘ ability to communicate must be improved increased synergetic use of resources Guideline on how to direct disaster relief operations

Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Direktorate General IV / Operational Requirements Direktorate