United Nations Development Programme Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness

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United Nations Development ProgrammeDisaster
Management and Emergency Preparedness

• DMEP PRESENTATION
• Dec 11, 2003, Tirana, Albania

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2003 Main results in building national DM
capacity
Operations Room/ fully operational/making a
visible and tangible difference
Radio Network 70 covered. Risk Assessment compl
eted/ published. GIS is established.
Planning process kicked off. Outline agreed.
Training Curriculum eight drafts/ four
finalized and published. Web-Site. Increasingly
competent national trainers. Project is a point o
f reference for DM in the region (Kosovo, DMTP,
Stab. Pact, BCPR ..)
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United Nations Development ProgrammeDisaster
Management and Emergency Preparedness

• Challenges national level
• Soft side of technology transfer (training, need
  for IT-expertise, sustainability of the
  investments)
  
• Keeping data-base up-to-date
• Stability of Civil Service
• Ensuring necessary support to the national
  planning process (political/ workforce)
  
• Reality tests of plans and procedures
• Institutionalization of the training curriculum
• Completion of the radio-network
• Keeping partnership agreement(s) with Albanian RC
  up-to-date and active, less direct
  UNDP-brokering
  

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United Nations Development ProgrammeDisaster
Management and Emergency Preparedness

• Proposed action in 2004
• Continued training on GIS, maintenance of
  web-site
  
• Concerted action to promote GIS as a Ministry/
  national standard/ user-protocols
  
• Advocacy for govt. maintenance and training
  budgets.
  
• Supporting the continuity of qualified staff
• CO senior management support to the national
  planning process when necessary
  
• Creation of a core-working body for the national
  plan
  
• Simulation of plans and procedures
• Ministers Order on Curriculum/ clear rules for
  staff-training
  
• Identify donor for completion of radio-network

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2003 Main results in building regional DM
capacity
ToT for regional trainers. Follow-up training
held and facilitated by these trainers.
Guidelines on regional planning established.
Partnerships Albanian Red Cross and CEOs
promoted/ concluded at regional level (six).
Six reg contingency plans (plus six), increased
cooperation with other services. Inventories.
Public education and awareness materials. Addl
Funding from PAMECA/ ARC. Albanian RC started loc
al vulnerability study. Methodology developed,
research well underway. IT/ radio support for 3 (
plus 3) prefectures.
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United Nations Development ProgrammeDisaster
Management and Emergency Preparedness

• Challenges ahead at regional level
• Reality tests of plans and procedures
• Further increasing the capacity of trainers/
  trainees
  
• Keeping partnership agreement(s) with Albanian RC
  relevant/ active and expanding
  
• Moving away from an emphasis on production of
  materials to communication in the public
  education component.
  
• Draw practical conclusions from the VCA for local
  preparedness and planning
  

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United Nations Development ProgrammeDisaster
Management and Emergency Preparedness

• Proposed action in 2004
• Simulation(s) of regl plan
• Continue to involve regional trainers as
  facilitators of regl workshops (4)
  
• Focus on public awareness campaigns with Albanian
  RC
  
• Identify possibilities for including other
  organizatons/NGOs/CBOs
  
• Contacts with Ministry of Education
• Discuss VCA results in one of the regional
  workshop and draft recommendations for local
  preparedness/ plans
  

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2003 Results/ challenges in building
international DM capacity (IACP)
UNDMT fully established. Met every 3 months in
2002. Sustained contingency planning. 15-20 meeti
ngs facilitated by this project.
Plan ready. Sent to UNOCHA in Geneva for
comments. Challenges to plan when agencies redu
ce/ are unsure about their operational presence.
Harmonization with national plan.
Follow-up to the plan and appointment of new
disaster focal point.
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Required Action 2004 (IACP)
Harmonization with national plan. National Plan
will have special section on mobilization,
receipt, use, reporting of intl assistance.
Liaison with disaster focal point of the UNDMT.
UNDAC training arranged for Albanian
counterpart(s) in the MoLG, to improve
understanding of intl response mechanisms.