1. Union Civil Protection Mechanism
Pekka Tiainen
Policy Officer
ECHO Emergency Response Unit

2. Relevant legislation +
Decision 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
Commission Implementing Decision
2014/762/EU
Based on Article 196 Lisbon Treaty (co-decision with EP and Council)
Entry into force 1 January 2014
Repeals Decision 2007/162/EC (Civil Protection Financial Instrument) and Decision 2007/779/EC (Mechanism Decision)
Sets out rules on matters covered in Article 32(1) of Decision 1313/2013
Entry into force 17 October 2014
Repeals all previous implementing decisions i.e. Decision 2004/277/EC, Euratom (rules for implemen- tation, including modules and TAST) and Decision 2007/606/EC, Euratom (transport provisions) +

3. Cornerstones of Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Culture of prevention and preparedness
Replacing ad-hoc response with a pre-planned approach
Member States in control, EU role to support, coordinate and supplement

4. Union Civil Protection Mechanism
Response: facilitates cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions in the event of major disasters inside and outside the EU
Preparedness: training and exercise programme, civil protection modules
Prevention: Support MS in preventing risks or reducing harm to people, the environment or property resulting from emergencies
33 Participating States 28 MS + Norway, Iceland, Montenegro, FyRoM and Serbia (+ Turkey)
The Mechanism's tools
Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)
Common Emergency Communication and Information System (CECIS)
Training and exercises programme
Civil Protection modules

5. Types of disasters covered by UCPM
Natural disasters - Floods, earthquakes, forest fires, cyclones
Manmade disasters - Environmental disasters (HU alkali sludge accident 2010) - Complex emergencies (Iraq 2014, Lebanon 2006, Syria)
Health emergencies - Ebola epidemic
Assistance to consular support - Terrorist attacks (medical evacuation Mumbai) - Evacuation of EU citizens from Libya and TCN from Tunisia/Egypt (2011)

6. ECHO - Two Complementary Tools
Humanitarian Aid
Civil Protection
What?
Funding from EU budget (Over EUR 1 billion in 2014)
Active donor: programming and policy development
Voluntary contributions of assistance in kind from MS
EU Budget EUR 50 million/year over next 7 years
To whom?
Implementing partners
Government of affected country
Geographical scope?
Most vulnerable population(s) in third countries, mainly in developing countries
Inside and outside the EU
Type of disaster?
Natural and man-made disasters (wars, conflicts, forgotten crises etc.)
Natural and man-made disasters (complex emergencies exceptional)
Timescale?
Immediate aftermath of crisis and beyond (presence of humanitarian needs)
Acute stage only (normally max. 2-3 weeks)

7. A new mandate for cooperation since 2014
Links between national emergency centers and the ERCC
Integration with key Mechanism tools
Joint activities with Mechanism Countries

8. The Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

9. ERCC: Three Main Functions
Coordination of disaster response within the framework of the new Union civil protection legislation
Coordination platform for humanitarian aid and civil protection operations
Enhanced coordination hub for the whole Commission and broader EU

10. Activation of the Mechanism
Disaster stricken country/IO
Request for assistance
Acceptance / rejection of assistance offered
Information update
ERCC
Offer of assistance
Deployment of EU CP Teams
Coordination of Transport
Activation of the Mechanism 10

11. ERCC: Three Main Functions
Coordination of disaster response within the framework of the new Union civil protection legislation
Coordination platform for humanitarian aid and civil protection operations
Enhanced coordination hub for the whole Commission and broader EU

12. Situation (Sit. Rep. no. 107, NDRRMC)
PHILIPPINES – Damage by Tropical Cyclone HAIYAN (YOLANDA)
BICOL
Region V
MIMAROPA
Region IV-B 5
08 Nov, 12:00 UTC
249 km/h sust. winds
08 Nov, 06:00 UTC
269 km/h sust. winds
224 19 4
EASTERN
VISAYAS
Region VIII 14 5 86
WESTERN VISAYAS
Region VI 5
265
5 110
Situation (Sit. Rep. no. 107, NDRRMC)
As of 14 Mar 2014, 06:00 local time
people affected
6 268 deaths
1 061 still missing
damaged houses
28 689 injured
people displaced
Panay Island
HAIYAN
(YOLANDA) 5 13
135
Philippine
Sea
Sulu
Sea 2 73
08 Nov, 00:00 UTC
296 km/h sust. winds
CARAGA
Region XIII
WIND Impact
Track Colours
Typhoon
Typhoon Force Winds
JRC calculations
Storm Surge
0,5 - 1 m
1 - 2 m
> 2 m
DAMAGED HOUSES
(By province)
> 10
> 1 000
>
>
AFFECTED PEOPLE
(BY province)
>
>
Deaths by
Province xx
> 100
Sources: NDRRMC (Sit Rep. no. 30, 20 Nov :00 local time), GDACS 1
CENTRAL VISAYAS
Region VII
NORTHERN
MINDANAO
Region X 1

13. Philippines–Assistance through the Union Civil Protection Mechanism
1 Medical team - 50 severe injured / day
Coordination & Logistics
Water Purification Unit (6000 l/h)
Non Food Items
1 Medical Team (more than 1000 patients treated), Water, Sanitation Hygiene
Cleaning roads, removing debris
Logistics support
Supporting Macatan Airport
Shelter, water and other relief assistance
Coordination & Logistics

14. Kathmandu Kathmandu Airport Airplane 3
EUCP Team (8 members + 2 ERCC LO) + 9 ECHO staff
Reception and Departure Centre
+ Base of Operations
On-Site Operations Coordination Centre
Locations:
Kathmandu, Gorkha, Chautara, Pokhara
Location:
Kathmandu Airport
UN House in Kathmandu
Kathmandu
Kathmandu Airport
Operational
Space for 6 airplanes on the apron
Max. airplane combined weight 196 T
Landing restriction for Boeing 747, Airbus 330, CC-177
Difficulties to get permit for landing and customs clearance
M 6.6
Depth: 14 km
25/04 6:45 UTC
70 km from
Kathmandu
Gorkha
Pokhara
Rasuwa
Sindhupalchok
Nuwakot
Dhading
Lalitpur
Kavre
4-5 May: demobilisation
of USAR teams from
NO,BE,PO,NL
Bhaktapur
M 7.8
Depth: 15 km
25/04 6:11 UTC
78 km from
Kathmandu
M 6.7
Depth: 15 km
26/04 7:09 UTC
67 km from
Kathmandu
Copyright European Union Created by ERCC Analytical Team. The boundaries and names shown on this map do
not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union. Sources: ECHO, Gov. of Nepal, GDACS, ESRI.

15. ERCC: Three Main Functions
Coordination of disaster response within the framework of the new Union civil protection legislation
Coordination platform for humanitarian aid and civil protection operations
Enhanced coordination hub for the whole Commission and broader EU

16. ERCC as Coordination Hub for Commission and Broader EU
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with:
Secretariat-General
HOME (terrorist attacks)
SANCO (pandemics)
ENER (nuclear issues)
Joint Research Centre (JRC, scientific support)
MOVE (transport disruptions)
Support to ARGUS (a General European Rapid Alert System)
No MoU until now with EU Situation Room (EEAS)

17. ERCC as Coordination Hub for Commission and Broader EU
Entry point for Solidarity Clause activations
Entry point for the activation of Integrated Political Crisis Response (IPCR) arrangements
Production of Integrated Situational Awareness and Analysis (ISAA)

18. Monitoring Tools GDACS: Global Disaster Alert And Coordination System
EFAS - European Flood Awareness System: Floods forecasting and Flood alerts
EFFIS – European Forest Fire Information System: Fires forecasting
Weather monitoring

19. Information Website: www.europa.eu/echo ECHO Crisis Reports
CECIS: Common Emergency Communication and Information System
ECHO/ERCC Portal
ECHO Daily Flash
ECHO Daily Map

20. Congo Brazzaville Ammunition Explosion - 2012

21. Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

22. Entrance Rue Joseph II-79
(for visitors) 16 8 15 16 13 12 9 14 1 3 15 4 2 10 7 6 11 5 11 11 11
Entrance Rue de la Loi 86
(for EC staff only)
1 – Main Operations (OPS 1) : ;
2 – Operations 2 (OPS 2) : 00/MED 2;
3 – Operations 3 (OPS 3) : 00/MED 1;
4 – Analysis and Planning : 00/PAY 1;
5 – Transport and Logistics: 00/PAY 2;
6 – Briefing / Hand Over 1: 00/A 151;
7 – Briefing / Hand Over 2: 00/A 137;
8 – Auditorium : 00/ MED 3;
9 – Reception Area;
10 – Crisis Committee : 00/ 009;
11 – Liaison offices;
12 – Meeting : 00/ /033 B;
13 – Seminar : 00/033 A;
14 – Inner Garden (patio);
15 – Kitchens;
16 – Sanitary Facilities.

23. Preparedness Planning of the Mechanism – a building block approach
Individual Capacity
National Training
Int. Training for national Experts
Training Courses
Exchange of Experts
Preparedness Planning of the Mechanism – a building block approach
Team Capacity
National Team Training
Int. Training for national Teams
Table Top Exercises
Modules Exercises
Exchange of Experts
Structural Capacity
National Exercises
Regional Exercises
International Exercises
Full Scale Exercises
EDREX
National Responsibility
UCPM Training and Exercises Programme

24. 2 3 1 4 INTRODUCTION OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT Online preparation and
testing + certificate
Community Mechanism
Introduction Course
4 days
Technical Experts
Course
6 days
Modules Basic
Course
6 days
OPERATIONAL
Information
Management Course
4 days 2 3
International
Coordination Course
4 days
Operational Management
Course
8 days
Operational Management
Refresher Course
2 days
Security Course
4 days 1 4
Assessment Mission
Course
6 days
MANAGEMENT
Head of Team Course
4,5 days
High Level Coordination
Course
4,5 days
High Level Coordination
Refresher Course
2 days

25. Some statistics on training courses
Including all courses of the 12th course cycle (until end of May 2015) within 12 years of training in the EUCP Mechanism:
6 900 course places in 327 training courses were allocated to the
Participating states
Institutions of the European Union (DG ECHO, EEAS, etc.)
United Nations
Red cross movement (ICRC/IFRC)
Third countries (neighbourhood countries)

26. Call for proposals 2015 on Prevention and Preparedness projects in Civil Protection and Marine Pollution

27. General objectives of the Prevention and Preparedness projects
Support and complement efforts of countries in disaster prevention, focusing on areas where cooperation between the countries provides added value.
Create prerequisites for and improve preparedness, as well enhance awareness of civil protection and marine pollution professionals and volunteers.
Call is a year.
The call helps fund activities aimed at prevention, awareness raising and closer cooperation in civil protection and marine pollution.

28. Prevention priorities
Risk-proofing of public and/or private investments and development and testing of tools and methodologies for tracking of resilient investments
Urban resilience to disasters (resilience cities, local resilience forums, local climate change adaptation)
Developing multi-hazard assessments of risks, risk management capabilities and planning, including cross border dimension
Three priorities in PREV focusing on:
Economic aspects of prevention actions taking into account climate change
Urban aspects in terms of resilience
Improving governance at all levels – improved coordination mechanism
Risk proofing - risk considerations are taken into account when planning prev activities
Tracking investments – to measure what has been done in that area – to develop methodologies
Here we look at the economic aspects

29. Prevention priorities
risk-proofing of public and/or private investments and development and testing of tools and methodologies for tracking of resilient investments
costs and benefits of risk prevention measures in relation to the costs of response and rehabilitation
integration of disaster prevention in economic and financial decisions and strategies (private & public sector)
coping with impacts of climate change, particularly with regard to the resilience of investments and integration of prevention and climate change adaptation
Three priorities in PREV focusing on:
Economic aspects of prevention actions taking into account climate change
Urban aspects in terms of resilience
Improving governance at all levels – improved coordination mechanism
Risk proofing - risk considerations are taken into account when planning prev activities
Tracking investments – to measure what has been done in that area – to develop methodologies
Here we look at the economic aspects

30. Prevention priorities
Urban resilience to disasters (resilience cities, local resilience forums, local climate change adaptation)
integration of risk assessment & risk management capacity building into urban planning process
promoting and sharing good practices in urban prevention
Demonstration projects with replication capacity – projects could be applied and replicated in another city, region,..
Resilient Cities - The Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation - is the global platform for urban resilience and climate change adaptation, hosted every year in Bonn.
Scorecard- With growing populations and urbanization putting more lives and economic activity in harm’s way, it is imperative that the world’s cities learn to understand and manage the risks that they face. The scorecard provides a mechanism to measure a city’s progress in this activity and allow the city to develop a prioritized list of actions to be taken to improve resilience.
Example of Japan

31. Prevention priorities
developing multi-hazard assessments of risks, risk management capabilities and planning, including cross border dimension
improving governance at all levels and across all sectors (coordination mechanism between local regional and national authorities, partnerships between different public authorities and relevant stakeholders like: civil society, research institute and private sector)
promoting and sharing good practices for development and implementation of risk management
integrating risk assessment and risk management capacity building into the planning process
promoting development of risk assessment, risk management capability assessment and risk management planning methodologies, practices and processes
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES WHICH CAN BE FINANCED UNDER THIS CALL
Projects aimed at studying, designing, developing, testing and implementing new prevention or disaster risk management approaches and/or participating states/partner countries or at evaluating and/or improving existing ones;
Projects aimed at studying, designing, developing, testing and implementing innovative approaches, techniques and tools to link prevention measures to preparedness and response needs and to integrate disaster risk management considerations into planning and other policies;
Projects aimed at developing general principles and guidelines relating to hazards with potentially serious impact on human, environmental and economic situations;
Projects in the area of prevention and risk management aimed at concrete improvements and innovation thanks to transnational cooperation;
Projects aiming at identifying best practices and/or transferring them in other countries and regions.

32. Preparedness priorities
Improving cross border Civil Protection and Marine Pollution cooperation, including regional cooperation
Enhancing operational cooperation in the framework of the Mechanism, enabling countries to develop, exercise and register multinational assets
Increasing the countries’ preparedness for reception of international assistance in the context of the EU Host Nation Support Guidelines
This year we have more detailed priorities for Marine pollution. New EU maritime security strategy action plan. (modules, cooperation procedures, regional capacity building, guidelines)
This could include, for instance, actions in the field of civil aviation incidents and accidents, psycho-social support for the victims, and the needs of persons with disabilities in emergency management. These actions shall also support the identification and exchange of good practices and the development of relevant common methodologies in the afore-mentioned areas

33. Two separate sections in one call 2015, each with its own priorities and budget:
1. Preparedness
A) Internal budget:2.8 MEUR
B) External budget: 1.45 MEUR
2. Prevention

34. Projects submitted and co-financed 2007-2014
submitted
co-financed
2007 48 6
2008 18 8
2009 31 12
2010 55
2011-two stage procedure
131 9
2012 46
2013 42 17
2014 59
The budget was increasing 2013 (4.2 mio€) , 2014 almoust 10 mio€ (3.6mio€ x2 + 1mio€x2), (8,5 mio€).
Comparing No. of selected projects in 2013 to 2014, budget was in 2014 double of the budget in 2013.

35. Eligible countries Internal budget
28 EU Member States + Norway, Iceland, Montenegro, fYRoM and Serbia (+ Turkey)
B) External budget
Enlargement countries
European Neighborhood Policy countries
Who can apply:
Legal persons -public or private (public sector bodies, public administrations, universities, international organisations, non- governmental organisations, commercial firms, etc.)
EU enlargement countries: Albania, BiH, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, Turkey; (participation of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro pending entering into force the agreement between EU and these two countries to be part of the internal budget)
Eastern neighbourhood: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
Southern neighbourhood: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia

36. Conditions Maximum EU co-financing rate: 75 %
Maximum EU co-financing : 800 000 EUR
Maximum duration of projects: 24 months
Pre financing 70 % (new)

37. Tips Looking for partners - our website might help
Examples of previous projects-our website tm
Next call February 2016

38. In case of further questions:
Consult our website:
protection/calls-for-proposal
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39. Emergency Response Unit
Kiitos!
Pekka Tiainen
Policy Officer
Emergency Response Unit
DG ECHO