BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION

EUROBALTIC FOCUS

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BSR IS POSSIBLE ONLY IF EFFICIENT SYSTEM PROVIDING RESOURCES TO PREVENT AND

LIMIT CONSEQUENCES OF MAN-MADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS IS IMPLEMENTED IN THE REGION

BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION

EUROBALTIC OBJECTIVES

MAN-MADE AND NATURAL

DISASTERS

&

DAY TO DAY INCIDENTS

Prevention

Preparedness Response

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BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATIONSELECTED EUROBALTIC I OUTCOMES

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1. RECOGNISING CP IN THE REGIONState-of-the-Art Reports on:1 Civil Protection Systems in the BSR2. Civil Protection Training Systems: 3. Cross-border Risks in the BSR; 4. Risk assessment and mapping5. Injury prevention and safety promotion

2. ESTABLISHING EXPERTS’ & INSTITUTIONS COOPERATION NETWORKS

3. IDENTYFING GAPS AND AREA FOR FURTHER COOPERATION

EVENTS STATISTICS:Total number of participants

~2000; 40 events hold:Meetings: 10

Conferences: 2Seminars: 12Workshops: 7

Training courses: 1Table Top Exercise:2

Exercises: 2Pilot Projects: 1

BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION#97 FOCUS RESULTED FROM # 43

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EUROBALTIC II PROJECT

Autobusas(VSAT) 7

(PK) 11(PK) 8

MPA 6

(ŠA I) 3

VĖJAS

NEMUNAS

II DB

I DB

KELIAS

1

25

(GA-16) 4

13

12

(VSAT)10

PS

S 1

6

18

IV DB

PS

S 1

9

AKA 20

III DB

15

15

ŽA

17

ŠA IIPAGD 14

GA 21

NA

22

NA

23

V DB

GMP 9

GMP 25 GMP 24GMP 26

ATVYKSTANČIŲPAJĖGŲ SUTIKIMO

VIETA

Risk Management & Spatial Development

Promotion of Safe Communities

Approach in the BSR

Building Multinational CP Capacity - Exercises, Training,

Education and Research

BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATIONEUROBALTIC I SPECIAL FINDINGS

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1. Decision makers and political level support is very important for efficiency – Eurobaltic Progress Report is provided annually to the CP Directors General and Committee of Senior Officials Meetings

2. Keep momentum after reaching certain level– there was no breake between Eurobaltic I and II projects

3. Project Management structure has been changed in Eurobaltic II – more responsibilities is given to joint groups of PP, e.g. Steering Committee and Implementing Groups

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BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION

IMAGINATIVE FOLLOW-UP

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The follow-up should develope the BSR strategy in line of the wider EU context, including :

• Improvement of safety infrastructure resulting from risk assessment and mapping;

• Preparedness for rapid response;

• Further development of the research and education networks in the civil protection;

„the Union shall encourage cooperation between Member States in order to improve the effectiveness of systems for preventing and protecting against natural or man-

made disasters”

Implementing rapid response and preparedness instrument

BSR CIVIL PROTECTION COOPERATION

SELECTED PRIORITY2007-2013

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Following priorities should be focus of the follow-up project:

1. Environment risk prevention/structural planning, public education, industrial safety development;

2. Administrative capacity, joint/crossborder risk and emergency management