1. EuropeAid Development and Co-operation Eastern Partnership Flagship Initiative: Programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Man-Made and Natural Disasters – PPRD East 9 th Meeting of the EaP Platform 1, Brussels May 2013 Lena Nielsen EuropeAid - Development and Cooperation Office

2. EuropeAid Development and Co-operation Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, Duration: 2011-14; Budget: €6 million Project Purpose: To develop partner countries’ civil protection capacities for prevention, preparedness and response To bring partner countries progressively closer to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism Together against disasters

3. EuropeAid Development and Co-operation EXPECTED RESULTS Better knowledge of risk exposure and available resources Strengthened prevention mechanisms at local, national and regional level Improved capacity for a coordinated, effective and efficient disaster response Improved information and awareness of populations regarding risk exposure, prevention and response Improved coordination with the Eastern ENPI civil protection Authorities and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism - MIC

4. EuropeAid Development and Co-operation ACTIONS / OUTCOMES A) Development of Risk Assessment Strategy & Electronic Regional Risk Atlas (ERRA) B) Civil Protection/Disaster Management Capacity Building Programme C) Institutional & Regulatory Strengthening D) Raising Awareness on Civil Protection, Disaster Management, and Disaster Risk Reduction Issues

5. EuropeAid Development and Co-operation ACTIONS / OUTCOMES A)Risk assessment methodology / Electronic Regional Risk Atlas (ERRA) Working Groups - Country Coordinators and National Advisory Groups Risk Assessment Policy/Strategy Review of Existing Management Information/GIS Systems Analysis of Existing Maps and Data used for Hazard and Risk Assessment Policies and Strategies Analysis of Technological Possibilities for the Conceptual Design of the ERRA Design of the ERRA. A prototype is ready - http://erra.ccss.cz

6. EuropeAid Development and Co-operation ACTIONS / OUTCOMES D) Public Awareness Raising Awareness Raising/Communication Policy and Strategy developed Euro Village 2012 in Kiev Newsletters Promotional materials e.g.leaflets Videos - broadcasted on TV Facebook - www.facebook.com/#!/PPRD.Eastwww.facebook.com/#!/PPRD.East PPRD East web site - www.euroeastcp.euwww.euroeastcp.eu

7. EuropeAid Development and Co-operation ACTIONS / OUTCOMES B) CP Capacity Building / Training, exercises, exchange of experts EU Civil Protection info-days SEVESO II - Study tour Main School of Fire Service (Poland), Workshops (April, September, November) “Exchange of Experts” Azerbaijan (2012), more Jan-April 2014 Study tour on Best Practices on Prevention (Spain 2012) Basic CP training 2x1 weeks June 2013 London Fire Service College, UK C) Institutional and Regulatory Strengthening Round-table and on-site visit "Kalush Industrial Urban Agglomeration" (2011) On-site visit and meeting with stakeholders Alaverdi arsenic graveyard Armenia Four experts from CIMA to start in May

8. EuropeAid Development and Co-operation PPRD EAST II – EUR 5,5 million Expected results: The Electronic Regional Risk Atlas Improved Knowledge base on disaster risks Extension of the European monitoring tools and early warning systems (e.g. EFAS/European Flood Alert System) Development of Regional and National Action Plans Improvement of institutional & legislative framework based on the recommendations from PPRD East Phase I

9. EuropeAid Development and Co-operation PPRD EAST II Preparations for approximation towards the EU acquis and best practices related to disaster management (e.g. EU Floods Directive, Seveso-industrial accidents, EU Civil Protection policies) Improved information, awareness and participation of stakeholders regarding disaster prevention, preparedness and response. Implementation of the requirements of the Hyogo Framework for Action Agreement and post 2015 Hyogo Framework. Incorporation of climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) into national public investment and development planning system

10. EuropeAid Development and Co-operation «Together against disasters» Thank-you! www.euroeastcp.eu