1. 1 Västernorrland County, Sweden

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3. 3 Strategical domains for the SRR cluster Civil Protection Crisis Communication Threat/Violence SRR Emergency response operations Research Product Development Business Development Safety Rescue Development Growth Before During After

4. 4 The purpose of the SRR cluster To stimulate business development and interest for co- operation with national and international actors To increase co-operation between authorities, organisations and private companies in the Mid Sweden region To stimulate international exchange of knowledge and cooperation between regions, universities and commercial life www.safety-rescue.se

5. 5 Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB) Stockholm, Karlstad, Sandö, Revinge 1/1 2009 merged Swedish Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA) Swedish National Board of Psychological Defence (SPF) Into MSB

6. 6 Emergency preparedness for international humanitarian relief and disaster operations. Most of the operations are financed by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and commisioned by the UN and the EU. New operations 2009: Tajikistan, improving disaster capabilities Sri Lanka, leading food convoys Democratic Republic of Congo, building field office for the UNHCR.

7. 7 Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sandö COURSES 2009 Civil-Military Cooperation and Coordination; - Disarmament, demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) - Information and Intelligence Cooperation - Monitoring and Observation - Rule of Law - Security Management - Security Sector Reform (SSR) Conflict Prevention in Practice Programme

8. 8 Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sandö VIKING 08 The 5th exercise since 1999. A civil-military cooperation involving 2000 people from 25 countries.

9. 9 Sandö island, Kramfors, Västernorrland Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) Rescue Services College (Räddningsgymnasiet) Ambulance Academy (Ambulansakademin)

10. 10 Safety and Rescue Region Swedish Defence Research Institute with 900 researchers. - IT security, - protection against CBRNE - systems for control and management of crisis www.foi.se MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY Crisis communication research www.miun.se

11. 11 Church of Sweden Centre for Crisis Management, Härnösand Before, during and after an emergency Training in crisis management, communication, media relations and public communication. Emotional first aid, crisis support, defusion Long time crisis support International fast response teams

12. 12 NATO/PfP courses at SRSA Sandö NATO/PfP Course on Information Management in Emergency Operations NATO/PfP Course on International Environmental Disaster Operations

13. 13 Safety and Rescue Region HELP & RESCUE PRODUCTS Equipment for emergency, disaster and military situations. Survival of injured persons in cold climate. www.helprescue.se WILDLAND, Canada – Sweden Services, equipment & training within forest fire fighting, prescribed burning and search and rescue. info@wildland.se

14. 14 UN-MARRPE UN Mine Action Rapid Response Plan Exercise Since 2004 the SRSA Sandö arranges an international Mine Action Coordination exercise for the UN. The exercise is based on a Rapid Response scenario. UNMAS's aim of the exercise is to practise the Rapid Response Plan under field conditions and to evaluate the UNMAS Operational Manual, Standard Working Procedures and Deployment Guidelines for Rapid Response within Mine Action.