1. Risk Management Capability Based on Gaps Identification in the BSR
FROM GAPS TO CAPS
Risk Management Capability Based on Gaps Identification in the BSR
Project Lead Partner:
Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania

2. RISK MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
TASK C: –
RISK MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
Task C: Risk management capability assessment methodology
Björn Karlsson
Meeting in Riga 18th May 2015
FROM GAPS TO CAPS

3. Task C: Background
Builds on the project EUSBSR 14.3, where six scenario descriptions were produced (Extreme weather/storm, Flooding, Forest fire, Pandemic flu, an Accident at Sea and a Nuclear accident)
These scenarios can all have cross-border dimensions of risks.
Most participating countries have finalized, or are in the process of finalizing, national risk assessments in accordance with the EU Risk Assessment and Mapping Guidelines for Disaster Management

4. Task C: Background
We wish to develop assessments of risk in close connection to assessments of capability.
Some methods have been suggested and tested, examples UK, Netherlands, Sweden
EU has produced a Guideline on Risk management capability assessment methodology

5. Action items Task C C.1: Task C kick off
C.2: Preparation and dissemination of questionnaire on capability assessments in BSR 
C.3: Seminar No. 1 on National Risk Management Capability Assessments and Guidelines/ Indicators
C.4: Preparation a draft report on national capability (and risk) assessments and related challenges in the BSR
C.5: Seminar No. 2 on National Capability (and Risk) Assessments, Challenges and Opportunities in the BSR (Vilnius, Estonia in November)
C.6: Final Seminar of Task C and D (Lithuania, aug 2016)
C.7: Final report and conference on the Project 

6. Task C: Earlier work
EU Guideline: Draft document „Risk Management Capability Assessment Guidelines“. Includes a suggestion of a questionnaire.
Sweden: „Risker och förmagor 2013“ (Risks and capabilities 2013). They also have 2014 version
Iceland: Soley Kaldal´s system based work on capability assessment in the Arctic
UK and Netherlands:

7. EU: Risk Management Capability Assessment Guideline
Assumed that a National Risk Assessment Plan has been produced
Risk management capability is assessed in terms of 1) technical, 2) financial and 3) administrative capability, at local and/or national level
Carry out adequate a) Risk assessment, b) Risk management planning for prevention and preparedness, c) Risk prevention and preparedness measures
Questionnaire: a)1-16, b)17-32, c)33-51

8. Today´s agenda: Suggestion
13:30-14:30 Presentations on capability assessments from UK, Netherlands and Sweden
Marian Anita Luursema (NL), Gavin Lofthouse (UK), Kristin Jacobsson (Sweden)
14:30-15:00 Results from questionnaire
15:30-16:30 Test EU guidelines, questions a)1-16, b)17-32, c)33-51, Discussions in groups?
16:30-17:00 Decide on the way forward – the Task C action plan
Tomorrow 11:00-12:00 Results of discussion