The Union Civil Protection
Mechanism.
Brussels, 10 November 2014
Per Øyvind Semb.
Seconded National expert , DG ECHO
DG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO
ECHO A
Strategy, Policy,
International Cooperation
ECHO B
Humanitarian Aid and
Civil Protection Operations
A1 Strategy, Coordination
and Inter-institutional Relations
B1 Emergency Response
A2 Information and
Communication
B2 Central Africa,
Sudan, Chad
A3 Policy and Implementation,
Frameworks
A4 Specific Thematic Policies
A5 Civil Protection Policy,
Prevention, Preparedness and
Disaster Risk Reduction
B3 East, West and Southern
Africa, Indian Ocean
B4 European Neighbourhood,
Middle East,
Central and SW Asia
B5 Asia, Latin America,
Caribbean, Pacific
ECHO C
Resources, Partnerships and
Operational Support
C1 Human resources,
Security,
Document Management
C2 Budget, Audit,
Informatics
C3 Finance, Legal Affairs,
Partner support
C4 Field network,
Transport and Logistics
Integrating humanitarian aid and
civil protection
What?
Humanitarian Aid
Civil Protection
Active donor
• Programming and policy development in the
field of humanitarian aid
Voluntary contributions of assistance in kind from
Member States (experts, specialised teams,
equipment, other material assistance).
•
Funding from EC budget: €980 million in
2011
Budget of Civil Protection Financial Instrument:
€189 million over seven years.
To whom?
Implementing partners
(UN specialised agencies / Red Cross/Crescent
movement/ NGOs / international
organisations)
Government of affected country, upon request
from them, or upon request from a UN agency or
an international organization.(New legislation)
Experts?
ECHO’s experts living in the field.
Member States national experts deployed to the
field.
Geographical
scope?
The most vulnerable populations outside the
European Union, mainly in developing
countries.
Inside and outside the European Union.
Type of
disaster?
Natural and man-made disasters.
Natural and man-made disasters (complex
emergencies rather the exception).
Timescale?
Immediate aftermath of crisis and beyond
(presence of humanitarian needs - resilience).
Acute stage only (normally max. 2-3 weeks).
ORGANIZATION
• THE EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION MECHANISM (THE MECHANISM) IS
ORGANIZED IN A GENERAL DIRECTORATE , REFERRED TO AS
"HUMANITARIAN AID AN CIVIL PROTECTION" ECHO
A GENERAL DIRECTORATE IS COMPARABLE TO A MINISTRY.
THERE ARE 36 GENERAL DIRECTORATES IN THE COMMISSION. DG
ECHO IS HEADED BY DIRECTOR GENERAL CLAUS SORENSEN.
• CLAUS SOERENSEN REPORTS TO THE COMMISSIONER, CHRISTOS
STYLIANIDES
THE COMMISSION IS ONE OF EUS INSTITUTIONS
ERCC IS THE HUB OF THE MECHANISM AND IS MANAGED BY DG ECHO
European Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
Key facts 1
1. When: Established in 2001
2. Where: DG ECHO (Humanitarian aid and civil protection)
3. Who: 31 participating states: EU 28, Norway, Iceland, FYROM
4. Why: Enable coordinated assistance from the participating
states to victims of natural and manmade disasters.
5. How: Through coordination between the Emergency Response
Coordination Centre in DG ECHO and national contact points.
European Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
Key facts 2
1. What:
2. Monitor the situation at a 24/7 basis from the ERCC.
3. Coordinate assistance to countries struck by a disaster.
4. Develop and run programs within preparedness and prevention
such as projects and exercises. Funding from the mechanism.
5. Run training programs for civil protection experts.
6. Register, train and certify operational assets, modules in the
partcipating States
Emergency Response Coordination
Centre
Disaster
stricken
country
Request for assistance
Acceptance / rejection of
assistance offered
Information update
ERCC
Offer of assistance
Deployment of EUCP Teams
Coordination of Transport
Activation of the mechanism.
Overview 2014
Emergencies handled by the ERCC in 2014


25 activations: 15 requests, 3 pre-alert, 7 monitoring
16 natural disasters, 9 man-made disasters
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10 within EU; 15 in third countries
40
35
30
3
25
12
20
16
6
7
17
11
7
2
7
3
2002
2003
28
11
17
18
2006
2007
5
3
6
5
0
4
12
3
1
4
15
10
2
3
4
3
28
20
18
21
16
15
2013
2014
12
5
2004
2005
Request for assistance
2008
2009
Pre-alert
2010
2011
Monitoring
2012
EUCPM operations 2013
CENTRAL EUROPE
Floods
May – June 2013
- ERC served as information hub,
providing an up-to-date overview of
the situation Europe-wide
- ERC provided Satellite Images of
affected areas to PS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Forest Fire
05.08. – 07.08.2013
Request for assistance for aerial
FF means was made on 05
August 2013.
-HR offered 2 FF airplanes that
were deployed for two days.
BULGARIA-Syrian refugees
-BG requested assistance in relation with
Syrian refugees in the country
- AT, HU, SK, LV, SI provided assistance in
form of camp related items (jerry cans,
cutleries, towels, bed linen, blankest,
mattresses, beds). HR awarded assistance in
Jan 2014
PORTUGAL
Forest Fire
29.08. – 05.09.2013
Request for assistance for aerial FF
means was made on 29 08.2013.
-HR offered 2 FF airplanes that were
deployed until 3 SEPT
- Bilateral offers: FR(3 FF airplanes) and
ES(2 FF airplanes)
JORDAN Syrian Refugees
A renewed request for assistance was
made on 23 April 2013.
- ERC deployed 4 CPs team of in sum 14
experts + 4 ERCC Liaison Officers
- IT and LU offered in-kind assistance
(Pre-Fab health structure + ambulances,
respectively)
- Handover to and integration into HA was
successfully ensured
LEBANON
Syrian Refugees
Request for assistance was made on
14 May 2013.
- An EU CP team was deployed from
06 to 13 June to evaluate refugee
needs on-site
- Subsequent request for NFIs
remains active on CECIS
NIGERIA
Floods Preparedness Mission
13.08. – 22.08.2013
Request for technical assistance
was received on 01 July 2013.
- An EU Civil Protection Team
of 5 expterts + 1 ERC Liaison
Officer + 1 UNDAC associate
member was deployed
KENYA
Airport Fire Assessment Mission
14.08. – 20.08.2013
Request for assistance made to
the UN on 09 August 2013.
- An EU CP expert was selected
to join the UNEP/OCHA team on
an environmental impact
assessment mission.
MADAGASCAR
Environmental Hazard
Assessment Mission
06.04. – 16.04.2013
Request for assistance made to
the UN on 20 February 2013.
- An EU CP expert was selected
to join the UNEP/OCHA team on
an environmental impact
assessment mission.
NEPAL
Fact Finding Mission
29.04. – 04.05.2013
- A team consisting of 1 EEAS
staff, 2 ECHO staff, 1 ERC
Liaison Officer and 2 CP experts
from PS was deployed on 29 April
2013 to elaborate a preparedness
plan to assist EU citizens in case
of a disaster striking Nepal.
MYANMAR
Tropical Cyclone
12.05. – 16.05.2013
- In expectance of Tropical
Cyclone Mahasen the UN
triggered an UNDAC alert..
- An EU CP expert was
selected to join the UNDAC
mission.
- The mission was
cancelled after the cyclone
changed path
Philippines –Typhoon HAIYAN
08.11.2013-ongoing
- Request for assistance was sent by PHL to
UN. Based on RFA EUCPM deployed 3
EUCPT's with a total of 22 experts and 3
LO's, and 1 maritime pollution expert
associated to UNEP/UNOCHA env mission.
- Offers were received from 26 EUCP PS
consisting in financial or inkind assistance ina
total value of 134 mil eur.
- EU also awarded 20 mil euro for
humanitarian operations and development
- 3.57 mil euro were awarded by EUCPM as
support to the MS(BE, FR, DE, IT, SE, UK, )
for transport of the in-kind assistance
Monitoring status: South Sudan-Internal conflict (25.12.2013- ongoing); Europe-Severe Weather N Europe (05.12.2013-ongoing); Italy-Floods Sardinia (19-27.11.2013); EuropeStorm Christian-Jude(28.10-06.11.2013); India TC PHAILIN-13 (13-23.10.2013); China – TC USAGI-13 (21-27.09.2013); Solomon Islands – Earthquake (06.02.2013); Russian
Federation – Meteorite (15.02.2013); France – Heavy Snowfall (11.03.2013); Iceland – Volcanic Activity (26.03.2013); Iran – Earthquake (09.04. and 16.042013); China –
Earthquake (20.04.2013); Italy – Earthquake (21.06.2013); France – Train Accident (12. 07.2013); Syria – Civil Unrest (on going); Turkey – Syrian Refugees ;
Pre-alert (early warning message) status: Central African Republic- Crisis (15.12.2013-ongoing), France – Chemical Accident (22.01.2013); Italy – Earthquake (21.0606.07.2013); France-train Accident/ traffic (12.07.2013)
Programs embedded in the UCPM
• Civil Protection Mechanism Exercises.
• Modules and Module exercises
• Preparedness and prevention projects
• Exchange of experts
• Training program
Exercises
Minimum Requirements
• The mechanism must be activated.
• The EU host nation support (HNS) guidelines must be
applied.
• An EUCP Team must be deployed.
• Observers from all PS and TC must be invited.
• The ERCC and equivalent in member states must be
exercised.
• At least 3 PS or 2 PS and 1 TC or 1 PS and 2 TC.
Total budget for
2015
• 3,6 million EUR reserved for exercises for Participating
States of which 800 000 EUR is a grant.
• 1 million EUR reserved for exercises for third countries
(neighbourhood or enlargement countries)
• Maximum 1 M euro per project
• 85% of the eligible costs may be funded
Exercises received and selected
2007-2013
Call for proposal (year)
Proposals received
Proposals accepted/financed
2007
14
7
2008
16
8
2009
3
2
2010
5
2
2011
7
5
2012
8
4
2013
5
2
Funding of exercises
2007-2013
Exercises
2014-2015
• April 2014, Coordex, Kuopio, Finland
• May 2014, Prometheus, Athens, Greece
• April 2015, Harborex, Oslo, Norway
• May 2015, Mura, Croatia
• It is likely that three additional exercises will be organized
in autumn 2015 based on the selection of proposals
submitted in the 2014 call.
Prevention and preparedness
projects
• Up to 0,8 MEUR in financial support for one project.(75%)
• Eligible for public offices, NGO, INT ORG and private
entities.
• 2 PS or 1 PS and a TC
• Budget for 2015 about 9 MEUR of which 3 MEUR have been
reserved for TC.
Joint TAST
Establishment of Joint Latvian- Lithuanian TAST
(LTT)
State Fire and Rescue
Service of Latvia
5 Maskavas street,
LV-1050 RIGA
LATVIA
Website: www.vpgt.lt
Partner :
Fire & Rescue Dept. under the Ministry of Interior
(LT)
Aims to improve the effectiveness of systems for preventing and
protecting against natural and man-made disasters, working towards
reinforced cooperation by means of establishing a joint LV-LT Team
ready for deployment in EU CP interventions.
During its 19-month duration, the project will develop and implement
SOPs in compliance with the MIC/ERC, train 20 persons and
prepare them to interact within the team in coordinated manner for
possible deployment to future emergencies in the Baltic Sea region.
EC Contribution: €219 611
Financing rate: 75%
Safer Pyrenees
France and Spain Civil Protection
Preparedness in West Pyrenees (Safer
Pyrenees)
GOBIERNO DE NAVARRA
Avenida Carlos III, 2
31001 Pamplona
SPAIN
Website: www.navarra.es
Partners:
Agencia Navarra de Emergencias (ANE ES)
Service départemental d'incendie et de secours
des Pyrénées-Atlantiques (SDIS 64 FR)
The goal of the project is to improve the preparedness for
emergencies in the cross border area of the Pyrenees. This is to
be achieved by improving knowledge of risks, resources and
infrastructures, response effectiveness, operational coordination
between the two countries, and population awareness.
The expected outcomes of this 2-year project include:
 Risk assessment and mapping
 GIS interface to share existing resource and territorial layers
 Protocols to improve response based on risk scenarios
 Developing a cross-border mobile radio network covering the
area to improve emergency communications
 Planning and execution of a simulation exercise
 Training cross-border civil protection organisations in
response protocols and developing public awareness
EC Contribution: €422 125
Financing rate: 72.26%
Preparedness
projects-I
Austrian Red Cross Division Health and Social Services
SI2 661043
PrepAGE
AT
Title: Enhancing disaster
management preparedness
for the older population in the
EU
State Fire and Rescue Service
of Latvia
SI2 661040
LLT
LT
Title: Establishment of joint
Latvian -Lithuanian TAST
Comune di Vicenza, Territory
Department-Civil Protection
Service
SI2 661051
ACHELOUS
Title: Action of contrast to
hydraulic emergency in local
urban site
IT
Preparedness
projects-II
Empresa de Transformacion Agraria
SA, Emergencies Department
Hungarian Charity
Service of the Order
of Malta
FLOOD_AID
SI2 661048
Zentralanstalt fur Meteorologie und
Geodynamik
SI2 661053
Gobierno de Navara
ES
SI2 661056
SAMETS
Title: Social affairs
management in
emergency
temporary shelter
AT
Universidad Politecnica de
Cartagena, Department of
Environmental Chemistry
Engineering
ES
URready4OS
Associazione
Nazionale Pubbliche
Assistenze
SI2
67141
6
PROFORCE
Title: Bridging of Probabilistic
Forecasts and Civil Protection
Safer Pyrenees
Title: France and
Spain civil protection
preparedness in west
Pyrenees
ES
Title: E-Learning : Fight Against Oil
Spills
HU
Title: Preparation of
aid worker teams to
be deployed on the
HU-RO floodplain
SI2
67143
5
eFAOS
Title: Autonomous underwater
vehicles ready
Prezidenza Del Consiglio Dei
Ministri-Dipartimento Della
Protezione Civile
IT
SI2 663520
JFWEDROP
Title: Joint force water environment
disaster relief operations platform
IT
Prevention projects
SI2
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Centro Europeo di formazione e
ricerca in ingegneria seismica
ECOSTRESS
IT
SI2
661005
Title: Ecological coastal
strategies and tools for resilient
European societies
SI2
Forest Sciences Centre of
Catalonia
FIREffcient
SI2
661013
SI2
671474
SI2
661009
Swedish Civil Contingencies
Agency
BaltPrevResilience
Title: Baltic every day accident,
disaster prevention and
resilience
ES
Title: European demonstration of a
rainfall and lightening induced
hazard identification nowcasting tool
Consiglio Nazionale Delle RichercheInstituto di Ricerca per la Corso Stati
uniti
MAppERS
IT
Title: Mobile application for
emergency response and support
ES
Title: Operational tools for
improving efficiency in wildfire
risk reduction in EU landscapes
EDHIT
Centre Internacional d'Investigacio
dels recursos Costaners
iCoast
ES
Title: Integrated coastal alert system
SE
Bonn Agreement Secretariat
SI2
661003
BE AWARE 2
Title: Area-wide assessment of risk
evaluation 2
UK
Projects submitted and
co-financed 2007-2012
Year
Projects
submitted
2007
48
6
2008
18
8
2009
31
12
2010
55
12
2011
131
9
2012
46
12
2013
42
17
Total
371
76
(two stage procedure)
Projects selected
26
Selection of proposals
• Admissibility criterias (Administrative rules followed)
• Eligibility criterias (Applicant eligible, action eligible)
• Exclusion criterias (Conviction, bankrupcy, misconduct)
• Selection criterias (Operational and financial capacity)
Award of proposals
• Understanding
• Methodology
• Cost effectiveness
• European Dimension
Mechanism training
program
•Introduction course, CMI
•Operational management course
•Other courses
•Training coordinator in the participating states
Exhange of experts
Program for exchange of experts to other civil protection
authorities
Focal point is training coordinator in the PS
ECHO covers all expenses
Sending State
No of
sent
experts
Germany
United
Kingdom
Austria
Poland
Latvia
France
62
Iceland
Czech
Republic
Sweden
Hosting State
No of
hosted
experts
126
19
Germany
United
Kingdom
Austria
France
Portugal
Sweden
The
Netherlan
ds
18
Italy
14
15
Croatia
12
46
36
30
28
25
48
37
34
32
26
17
Modules and TAST
• Predifened oprerational packages consisting of personel and
equipment.
• Must be capable of operating independent from host country,
also with regard to fuel, food, water.
• May be a joint venture between several PS
• Should be able to deploy on short notice
• Modules already registered may participate in exercises
financed by the Commission
• 155 moduler og 10 TAST registrert i CECIS.
17 categories of modules
155 in total
Thank you for your attention
• http://ec.europa.eu/echo/funding
/opp ortunities/proposals_en.htm
• per.oyvind.semb@ec.europa.eu