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APELL Awareness and

Preparedness for Emergencies

at Local Level

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN TOURISMDISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN TOURISMDisaster Reduction through Awareness, Preparedness and Prevention Mechanisms

in Coastal Settlements in Asia - Demonstration in Tourism Destinations

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UNEP

• UNEP is the United Nations Environment Programme

Division of Technology, Industry and Economics –APELL and IETC

– prevention and preparedness of industrial accidents

– prevention and preparedness of natural disasters• relationship between environmental conservation and

disaster reduction• disaster preparedness

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What is APELL?

• APELL stands for Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level

• It was launched in 1988 by UNEP to raise awareness of local communities that live close to industrial activities on how to react if an accident happens.

• It is a multi-stakeholder dialogue tool that establishes adequate coordination and communication in situations where the public might be affected by accidents and disasters.

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APELL in practice

• Inform the community about the risks they are exposed to

• Educate the community on how to react to accidents/disasters

• Promote the coordination between representatives from the industry, the local level institutions and the public

• Prepare an integrated community preparednessplan – prepare the community for early warnings

Hazard prone area Community exposedto risks

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The APELL Process

APELL Process

Integrated Emergency

PreparednessPlan

CommunityLocal level institutions

PrivateSector

IDENTIFY PARTICIPANTS AND DEFINE THEIR ROLESIDENTIFY PARTICIPANTS AND DEFINE THEIR ROLES

EVALUATE AND REDUCE RISKSEVALUATE AND REDUCE RISKS

REVIEW EXISTING PLANS AND IDENTIFY WEAKNESSESREVIEW EXISTING PLANS AND IDENTIFY WEAKNESSES

TASK IDENTIFICATION TASK IDENTIFICATION

MATCH TASKS AND RESOURCESMATCH TASKS AND RESOURCES

INTEGRATE INDIVIDUAL PLANS INTO OVERALL PLAN AND RE ACH AGREEMENT

INTEGRATE INDIVIDUAL PLANS INTO OVERALL PLAN AND RE ACH AGREEMENT

DRAFT FINAL PLAN AND OBTAIN ENDORSEMENTDRAFT FINAL PLAN AND OBTAIN ENDORSEMENT

COMMUNICATION AND TRAININGCOMMUNICATION AND TRAINING

COMMUNITY EDUCATIONCOMMUNITY EDUCATION

TESTING, REVIEWING AND UPDATING

TESTING, REVIEWING AND UPDATING

APELL 10-STEP PROCEDURE

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APELL – Key Features

• AWARENESS raising – Focus on the community exposure

• Preparedness of all involved agencies• Stakeholder involvement

– Community, Industry, Media, Local Government

• Emergency response planning• Local warning systems• Coordination of emergency response capabilities (industry, fire

brigade, civil defence)

• Preparedness covering all risk types • Clear definition of command lines• Regular update of the plan• Exercises involving stakeholders

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Results

• Local community is aware of potentialrisks and impacts and prepared to respond correctly in the event of an accident, and

• Emergency services become coordinated and prepared to respond to any disasters and are able to provide coordination and information systems

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APELL in different sectors

• Industrial Accidents

• TransAPELL• APELL for Port Areas

• APELL for Mining• New training kit on

APELL for multi-hazards

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APELL promotion

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Partnership/Cooperation• OECD – Working Group on Chemicals Accidents• EC – DG Environment – Seveso –CCA Meetings, • ECE – UNECE Convention on Transboundary Effects of I ndustrial

Accidents• OCHA – Joint UNEP/OCHA Unit, AGEE-APELL meetings, Ir an/Yemen

workshops/seminars - Indonesia• WHO – PAHO – IPCA and meetings• IMO – APELL for Port Areas• SRSA – Swedish Rescue Services Agency – TransAPELL – Ha zard

Identification, joint project proposals, APELL prom otion in the Baltics, Russia

• ISDR – participation in the IATF DR and proposal on Early Warning (Tsunami Flash Appeal)

• INERIS – to develop new training and assessment mate iral– Community Risk Profile Tool- Assessing the vulnerabi lity of local communities

to disasters - An interactive guide and methodology– Training Kit (APELL – integrated approach)

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New tools-publications• Assessing the vulnerability of local communities to

disasters - An interactive guide and methodology –First draft in February

• New APELL training kit for local authorities – modular approach (natural and industrial accidents)

• Mining Publication – Good practice in emergency preparedness and response (Joint ICCM and UNEP)

• Brochures (in cooperation with UNESCO) – APELL for Earthquake Risks– APELL for Floods– APELL for Schools and Educational Buildings– APELL for Tsunamis

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APELL Worldwide

Peru

Bahrain

Malaysia

Korea

Ecuador

Brazil

Argentina

Chile

ColombiaVenezuela Thailand

China

RussiaCanada

Mexico

Costa Rica

Tunisia

Sweden

Poland

Hungary

Czech

Australia

Indonesia

Philippines

USA

South Africa

Trinidad & TobagoOman

UAE

Jordan

Qatar

IndiaIndia

Croatia

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APELL Worldwide

• Capacity Building in more than 30 Countries– India, Russia, Baltics, Czech Republic,

Thailand, China, France, Qatar, Tunisia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Equator, Venezuela, Chile, Morocco

• Industrial Parks/Zones: Thailand, China, Argentina, Sri Lanka

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On - going activities• Sri Lanka and Morocco – French funded project for

capacity building and pilot demonstration on APELL (Ekala, Koggala, Mohamedia)

• New APELL Training Kit • New APELL Community Risk Profile Tool • Engaging Business and the Supply-chain in Safer

Production and Emergency Preparedness: a Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility at the Site Level – Norway funded project

• Disaster Reduction through Awareness, Preparedness and Prevention Mechanisms in Coastal Settlements in Asia - Demonstration in Tourism Destinations

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How APELL operates?

APELL is the process that will help to organize and empower the local people to act together and to overcome barriers to successful community action.– National level workshops– Local capacity building (training)

– Demonstrations

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UNEP’s role

• APELL strategy and co-ordination• catalytic role, not intervention• information support - documents, internet• initiates demonstration projects at local level• assists in national training

seminars/workshops• supports creation of national APELL centres• maintain a regional/international APELL

network

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Contacts

• UNEP Ms. Ruth Coutto (ruth.coutto@unep.fr)Programme OfficerDivision of Technology, Industry and EconomisUnited Nations Environment Programmehttp://www.unep.fr/apell39-43 quai Andre CitroenTelephone: + 33.1.44.37.16.34