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Update on Commission disaster management initiatives
-A Community approach on the
prevention of natural and man-made disasters COM(2009)82
Thomas de Lannoy – DG ENV A4
DG ENVIRONMENTCivil Protection – Prevention and Preparedness
Community Civil Protection Mechanismadopted on 8 November 2007 (2007/779/EC, Euratom)
Civil Protection Financial Instrumentadopted on 5 March 2007 (2007/162/EC, Euratom)
Response
Preparedness
Prevention
European civil protection co-operation
Disasters in Europe
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Floods & mass mov. wet
Storms
Earthquake, volcano & mass mov. dry
Epid. & insect infest.
Drought, extr. temp & wildfires
Source: CRED, 2009
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Frequency of climatic disasters
Source: CRED, 2009
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1980-89 1990-99 2000-08
Drought
Extremetemperature
Wind storm
Floods
Preparedness
Reconstruction
Prevention
Response
Disaster
Why a prevention strategy?
Links between prevention, preparedness, and response and reconstruction
Progress both in response and prevention
Links between policies areas
Announced in COM(2008)130 on reinforcing the Union’s disaster response capacity
Civil Protection
Disaster Risk Prevention
Other Policies
Creating the conditions for the development of knowledge based disaster prevention policies at all levels of government Linking the actors and policies throughout the disaster management cycle Making existing instruments perform better for disaster prevention Reinforcing international cooperation in the field of prevention
Prevention – What is the aim?
Preparedness
Reconstruction
Prevention
Response
Creating the conditions for the development of knowledge based disaster prevention policies
at all levels of government
Bringing together information on disasters
Spreading best practices
Community guidelines on hazard/risk mapping
Research activities
Available data on disasters remains fragmented Member States have different MechanismsBenefit from bringing together existing data, and information at EU level with a view to provide policy-relevant information at EU and national levelsAdded value in increasing data/knowledge sharing Information on the economic impact of disasters isparticularly important
Knowledge – Data on disasters
Sharing and spreading best practices about prevention measures is beneficial for the Member States.
•Priority areas for sharing best practices include:
a) risk analysis/assessment methods b) risk management procedures c) lessons learnt from past disasters d) experience from implementing existing initiatives (Flood and
Seveso Directives) e) benchmarking, cost-benefit analyses f) research activities g) awareness-raising and education h) future risks identification i) early-warnings j) exchange of information and data on disasters
Knowledge – Spreading best practices
Different approaches and different or multiple levels of government
Different stages of the development
Added value to identify and compare existingpractises and methodologies for riskmapping/assessment/analyses in the MemberStates
Knowledge –hazard and risk mapping
Need to promote close cooperation between relevant research institutions and policy makersNeed to enhance the transfer of knowledge from the research community to the policy levelNeed to encourage the development of innovativetechnologies and methodsPriorities include- understanding the link between climate change and natural disasters- assessing the social, economic, and environmental costsof disasters- develop methods for the use of satellite images- analyse the consequences of building design and architecture in terms of risk factors- improve the prediction of disasters
Knowledge –research
Creating the conditions for the development of knowledge based disaster prevention policies
at all levels of government
Bringing together information on disasters
Spreading best practices
Community guidelines on hazard/risk mapping
Research activities
Linking actors and policies throughout the disaster management cycle
Extending the "lessons learnt" exercises to disasters prevention
Training and awareness-raising in the area of disaster prevention
Improving the linking between actors
Reinforcing early warning tools
Making existing instruments perform better for disaster prevention
More efficient targeting of Community funding
Taking account of disaster prevention in Community legislation
Reinforcing international cooperation in the field of prevention
Emphasise disaster prevention in upcoming cooperation initiatives with third countries
Coordinate with the International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and ensure close tieswith the EU Strategy for Disaster RiskReduction in developing countries
Main initial activitiesRisk assessment and planning Comparative study of national practices Development of guidelines
Good practice programme Studies, workshops, guidelines
Improvement of disasters data and knowledge base – stakeholders expert groupMapping of financial instruments supporting prevention measuresMulti-sectoral disaster prevention network
• 500 participants• Exhibition: international partners, training centres, innovative technology + civil protection modules•Debates and seminars on prevention, response, cooperation with other actors in the field, etc.
www.civilprotectionforum.eu
