Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative

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Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative -
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• Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative
• for
• South Eastern Europe
• DPPI SEE

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• A Brief History of DPPI SEE
• March 2000, Initiated under the Stability Pact
  for SEE
• May 2002, DPPI Declaration on Cooperation
• September 2002, DPPI Action Plan 2002 - 2006
• Jun 2005, Transferred to the SEE Region
• January 2008, Full Regional Ownership

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Overall Goal of DPPI To foster regional
cooperation and coordination in disaster
preparedness and prevention for natural and
man-made disasters and support risk reduction
activities in SEE
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Regional Ownership and DPPI organizational Frame
CiO TRIO
DPPI SEE REGIONAL MEETINGS
DPPI SEE ADVISORY BOARD
DPPI SECRETARIAT Based in Sarajevo, BIH
International / Regional Level
DPPI SEE WORKING GROUPS Joint Operational Body
National Level
Albania
BIH
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Hungary
Macedonia
Moldova
Serbia
Slovenia
Romania
Turkey
Monte negro
Local Level
Municipalities
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DPPI SEE Member Countries
EU Member States Bulgaria, Romania and
Slovenia, (Hungary), (Greece) EU Candidate and
Potential Candidate Countries Croatia,
Macedonia and Turkey Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Moldova
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Disasters in the Region
Droughts
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Q -- Where You Are ?
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Key Organizations and Stakeholders

• National Disaster Management Authorities from SEE
  region
• Disaster Management Authorities on Local Levels
• Other Ministries/Institutions/Organizations in
  charge for disaster management and disaster
  reduction
• International / Regional Institutions,
  Organizations and Agencies
• International Donor Community

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DPPI SEE Projects
DPPI SEE member countries and DPPI SEE partners
have initiated, developed and implemented various
projects during the past half decade and today
DPPI SEE is still working on several projects in
SEE Region
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DPPI SEE Projects --- DMTP
Disaster Management Training Programme
DMTP the proramme is prepared on the basis of
needs, interest and training capacities of the
SEE countries. The main goal of the DMTP is to
enhance disaster preparedness and prevention in
the countries of SEE through common disaster
management education and trainings. End
users/beneficiaries Disaster Management
Authorities from both national and local levels,
DMTP is listed as the main activity item in
the Strategic Plan of DPPI 2009-2011
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No. Training event Date Duration Country Number   EUR   TOTAL
No. Training event Date Duration Organizer of Host country DPPI SEE DPPI TOTAL
No. Training event Date Duration   participants Costs Budget Partners TOTAL
1 Basic Hot Fire Training for Operational Fire Fighters 16-20 March 6 days Slovenia 18        
2 The introduction of a Crisis Intervention Team 26-29 April 2 days Hungary 24        
3 INSARAG Awareness Training Course 27-29 April 3 days RACVIAC 20        
4 Flood Protection Seminar May 2 days Serbia 20        
5 Fire Fighting Exercise ( field( 8-12 June 5 days Montengro 20        
6 APELL - Awareness, Preparedness and Emergency on Local Level in SEE 3 days Moldova 20        
7 Seminar/Workshop on the establishment of National Platforms 28-30 September 3 days Croatia / UNISDR 20        
9 Disaster Risk Management Course 3-9 October 1 week Romania /CADRI 24        
12 Disaster medical assistance workshop December (TBC) 3 days Turkey 20        
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DPPI SEE Projects -HSHM
Harmonization of Seismic Hazard Maps on going
project
to determine the new harmonized seismic hazard
maps of the region applying scientific method
EU Cooperation Euorocode 8 ( the seismic
zoning in European standards) Geographical Scope
of Project Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia End
Users/beneficiaries Disaster Management
Authorities, Institutions and Agencies
responsible for building and constructions and
for urban planning, Ministries responsible for
seismic safety improvement and seismic risk
management, Insurance companies etc
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DPPI SEE Projects -JFF
Joint Fire Fighting
to improve preparedness, prevention and response
in case of fires, in particular forest and wild
fires in the SEE region. to establish the
regional platform for education, training,
equipping and co-ordination regular exchange of
information regarding fires
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DPPI SEE Projects -JERU
Joint Emergency Response Units for floods in SEE
To improve preparedness and response for floods
with joint emergency response units in SEE
Region min 8 JERU Teams will be formed min 48
team members will be trained and equipped
Implementation of JERU project will support the
cross border co-operation between countries in
the region End users/beneficiaries Disaster
Management Authorities from both national and
local levels,
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DPPI SEE Projects eSEEDCORP
Virtual South Eastern Disaster Cooperation/Coordin
ation Platform
Under this virtual framework standards (data
model, data exchange, data dictionary, data
structure etc.) for common emergency management
functions and services (event management,
resource management, etc.) will be provided which
shall help and guide the region countries for
acquisition of better streamlined collaborative
emergency management capabilities for disasters
TBC
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Mitigating the Adverse Financial Effects of
Natural Hazards on the Economies of South Eastern
Europe A Study of Disaster Risk Financing
Options
South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and
Adaptation InitiativeRisk Assessment for South
Eastern EuropeDesk Study Review
SEE Disaster Risk Mitigation Adaptation Programme
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DPPI SEE UNDP
Human Capital Development
Project is aiming to create awareness and human
capital development with in the regional
countries (10 IPA countries )
UNISDR/CADRI, DRR training programme development
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Opportunity

• cohesive regional strategy for disaster
  preparedness and prevention with support of
  international partners
• cooperation and coordination among different
  organizations and initiatives active in the filed
  of disaster management in the region
• Regional project facilitation and implementation
  applying international standards

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• Disasters jeopardise sustainable development for
  all the countries. (UN Millennium Goals)
• Disasters do not respect political borders.
• Only multi dimensional, multi disciplinary
  efforts can reduce impacts of Disasters.
• Cooperation and strong will is the key to success
• DPPI
• is best tool to be used for a better DRR
  activities in SEE Region

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THANK YOU Orhan TOPCU Head of DPPI
Secretariat http//www.dppi.info orhan.topcu_at_dp
pi.info
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