1. AGEE/APELL Consultative Meetings 13-16 May 2003 Geneva Fritz Balkau UNEP, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics - Paris AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS FOR EMERGENCIES AT LOCAL LEVEL COORDINATED DISASTER PREPAREDNESS APELL WORLDWIDE

2. AGEE/APELL May 2003 Public awareness and preparedness APELL is - a multi-stakeholder process that establishes adequate coordination and communication in situations where the public might be affected by accidents and disasters

3. AGEE/APELL May 2003 APELL achieves hazard identification early warning risk reduction/prevention preparedness measures more effective response measures (reduced impact in case of accident) post-accident arrangements

4. AGEE/APELL May 2003 May 2003 APELL is applicable to all hazards industrial risk transport natural hazards urban disasters All hazards where communities need to be prepared !

5. AGEE/APELL May 2003 APELL partners promote the local application INTEGRATED COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN APELL PROCESS Local Government Industry Community

7. AGEE/APELL May 2003 APELL is local level process local ownership local decisions local partners But also relies on national support

8. AGEE/APELL May 2003 Programme to promote APELL launched in1988, centre is based in Paris application in countries, local communities co-operation with: industry - ICCA, ICMM,.. governments - US, Sweden, India international bodies - OECD, EC, ECE, OCHA, WHO, IMO undertakes - assistance, promotion, networking monitors progress, discusses results

9. AGEE/APELL May 2003 Aplication Worldwide Bahia Blanca - Argentina Sao Sebastiao - Brazil Ecopetrol - Colombia Thailand - IEAT Croatia Egypt Barents Sea India

10. AGEE/APELL May 2003 But… APELL is not yet everywhere Examine the following slides What could have been gained if: local people had understood the risks ? local people had acted appropriately during the event ? the emergency services had been better co-ordinated ? there had been a public emergency plan ?

11. AGEE/APELL May 2003 The Toulouse Accident Fertiliser factory explosion - 21 September 2001 31 people died >3,000 people injured

12. AGEE/APELL May 2003 The Baia Mare Accident Minesite spill - 30 January 2000 50-100 tons of cyanide were released

13. AGEE/APELL May 2003 The Nigeria Pipeline Accident 17 October 1998 650 people died

14. AGEE/APELL May 2003 The Lagos Accident Munitions explosion - 27 January 2002 >2,000 died >2,000 injured

15. AGEE/APELL May 2003 The Payatas Accident Garbage dump collapsed - 11 July 2000 200 people died

16. . AGEE/APELL May 2003 The Izmit Earthquake Earthquake - 17 August 1999 > 14,000 people died > 27,000 people injured

17. . AGEE/APELL May 2003 Thailand - acrylonitrile spill Transport accident - September 2001 pollution of waterways, toxic danger to residents

18. AGEE/APELL May 2003 Some UNEP work in 2002 liaison with international emergency agencies country seminars in China, Brazil, India, Egypt establishing APELL Centre in India, Brazil input to OECD Guiding Principles and SEVESO II dialogue with chemicals, mining, fertiliser industry promotion of APELL in Mining regional APELL network - LAC maintain information service

19. AGEE/APELL May 2003 APELL in 2003-5 provide global service of information & awareness assist with national/sectoral APELL strategies sponsor demonstrations and training APELL implementation through regional networks and centres, and other instruments and partners evolve the APELL concept for future expand/revise APELL tools and guidelines

20. AGEE/APELL May 2003 Summary APELL could prevent or lessen impacts APELL is valid for all hazards, in all countries some countries and industries are taking action but, more still needs to be done global APELL partnership can assist those wanting to implement or promote emergency prevention and preparedness but, APELL partnership needs to be expanded still

21. AGEE/APELL May 2003 APELL Website www.uneptie.org/pc/apell