too many cooks? multiplication of actors and effective coordination dg echo b1 disaster response...
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“Too many cooks?”Multiplication of actors and
effective coordination
DG ECHO B1Disaster Response Unit
The Community Civil Protection Mechanism
• Framework for cooperation in disaster response, preparedness and prevention
• Natural and manmade disasters, inside and outside EU
• European Commission + 31 Participating States
• In support of the central role of the UN for emergencies outside the EU
EU Civil Protection Mechanism
31 European Cooks
Difficulties in the “kitchen”
• Voluntary basis• Can go bilaterally• CNN effect • Needs based• Lack of information
Getting the “kitchen” in order
• Provide reliable information - MIC• Civil Protection modules• Training and exercises• Co-financing of transport • New legislation • Needs assessments
Cooperation with UN
•Mechanism ensures operational co-ordination fully integrated in UN OCHA overall co-ordination
•Integrate the cluster system
•Respect for Oslo and MCDA Guidelines
Types of cooperation with UN• Training and Exercises
SweNorEx 2009 Armenia 2009 OPM-R course on flood management NATO EADRCC Exercise – 1 associated
expert to the UNDAC team OPCW Exercise – 1associated expert to the
UNDAC team Exchange of places in training courses
• Emergencies Associated member to UNDAC: Benin, Burkina Faso, Philippines, Samoa Joint assessment missions: Namibia, Indonesia Associated member to EU CPT: Albania
2010
• Full integration: Haiti 2010
• EU CPT LO: Pakistan 2010
Cooperation with Partners
• Myanmar 2008 – Cyclone Nargis Assistance of several PS was channelled through UN
agencies and NGO‘s, with the help of the HA colleagues:
WFP WHORed CrossMSF HollandSave the ChildrenWorld VisionMalteser
Cooperation with partners
China earthquake Bolivia floods Haiti earthquake Pakistan floods
Tents
NFI’s
EHK
Water purification tablets
CP and HA Field Cooperation
• EXCHANGE OF INFO• NEEDS ASSESSMENTS• JOINT REPORTING• LOGISTICS• SECURITY• ID. IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
2010:
HAITI
CHILE
PAKISTAN
Cluster system – points for improvement
• Good system• Cluster leads need to speed-up
assessments and get reliable information out faster
• Meetings need to be made more operational
• Divert information to a web portal
Thank you
EuropeanCommission
DG ECHO
CivilProtection