Threats and dangers that Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) materials pose are a challenging issue to be handled by all countries. CBRN substances can be deliberately and accidently released to the environment. Moreover, political disturbances and developing industrial activities increase the risk of release of those substances. CBRN incidents can result in economic, political and social losses at national and global level and can cause severe permanent damage to environment and human health.

The event, hosted by the Republic of Turkey, Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) as one of the Turkish contributions to the DPPI SEE Disaster Management Training Programme for 2015, aimed to provide an opportunity for information exchange among the DPPI SEE member countries on best practices and lessons learned in the area of CBRN preparedness, response and recovery activities including about related education, training, public awareness, etc. 

​Target audience of the event were CBRN specialists, first responders, instructors/trainers, or professionals involved in developing CBRN emergency-response system in their countries. 

Within the seminar part, country presentations were expected to inform about their respective national CBRN management systems, such as: 

• CBRN emergency management planning (organizational structure, CBRN teams structure)
• Standard operation procedures of CBRN incident response (surveillance and reconnaissance, detection, sampling, search and rescue, decontamination) 
• Practical and theoretical training activities 
• Public awareness and communication activities
• Early warning systems

Workshop, on the other hand, aimed at identifying the key differences between the participating countries’ CBRN governance systems thereby forming the basis for discussion on the importance of establishing a common language in the region of the South Eastern Europe.

In addition to a number of AFAD’s representatives, 11 participants from six (6) other DPPI SEE member countries (Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia) took part in the event.

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The seminar programme was hosted and organized by the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister's Office Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency as a Turkish contribution to the DPPI SEE Disaster Management Training Programme 2011.

Seminar Objectives

At the seminar the participants gained theoretical knowledge such as creating financial sources inventory, specifying the deficiencies, ensuring the applicability of plans with trainings and practices, identifying resources that would be useful to return to normal daily lives and finding and allocating extra financial resources in case of a need.

Target Audience

The seminar was intended for experts and professionals in administration and financing from DPPI SEE countries (1-2 per country).

Methodology

The seminar was implemented as a combined structure of theoretical lectures and supervised by the academic community and experts of the issue. Content of the seminar programme was prepared by the experts in Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency.

This seminar was hosted and organized by the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister's Office Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency as a Turkish contribution to the DPPI SEE Disaster Management Programme 2012.

Seminar Objectives

In this seminar, experts and field practitioners from governmental and nongovernmental organizations and academicians having different backgrounds from South Eastern European countries were brought together to share ideas and experiences. The purpose of this seminar was to reveal previous disaster training activities and projects at national and international level to set examples for future training organizations especially for vulnerable groups. Moreover, the seminar provided opportunity to discuss advantages and disadvantages of the methods of the trainings aiming to reach different vulnerable groups and elaborate upon ways to eliminate these disadvantages. Also, the seminar raised awareness of experts who worked for foreign regions with different levels of socio-cultural structures.

The seminar was hosted and organised by the Protection and Rescue Directorate of Macedonia and represented Macedonian contribution to the DPPI SEE Disaster Management Programme 2012.   The aim of the training was to gain theoretical knowledge and basic practical skills in the field of using GIS and other computer simulation tools for planning protection and rescue operations.The training therefore improved the participants’ knowledge of basic skills and techniques of using GIS and other computer simulation tools for planning protection and rescue operations.  

Background

 Disasters affect the development all around the world and this makes disaster management one of the most important topics of the governments all over the globe. Between 2002 and 2011, there were 4.309 disasters recorded, resulting from natural hazards around the world where 1.124.854 people perished and a minimum of 1.313 billion USD was recorded in losses. In the year 2011 alone, 365 disasters claimed 33.760 lives; affected 206 million people and inflicted damages worth an estimated 366 billion USD.

 In order to manage the disasters effectively at all phases from disaster risk reduction to recovery, the direct, indirect and secondary effects of the disasters should be assessed in detail. All these effects are directly related to the economic growth of the affected country, mostly as an economic loss in the short run and rarely as an economic gain opportunity in the long run.

 On the other hand, there is a wide range of funds and financial resources that the stakeholders can benefit from during the disaster management process especially for disaster reduction projects and disaster relief operations. Furthermore, the disaster insurance that bears the cost of losses and damage caused by the disasters can/would have an important economic effect for the country in the recovery period.

 Seminar Objectives

 The Symposium was hosted by Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Republic of Turkey (AFAD) and was organized in cooperation with Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE).

In this symposium, in order to form an economic view of disasters, all the following issues were covered: economic effects of disasters, sustainable development, pre-disaster finance, disaster insurance and financial resources for disaster management.

The symposium aimed to:

• Inform the participants about the economic effects of disasters and the relationship between disasters and sustainable development.
• Raise the awareness about the importance of pre-disaster finance especially the disaster insurance.
• Enlightened the participants about the financial resources for disaster management and emergency relief.
• Provide the participants with an opportunity to come together to create a network, to share experience, exchange know-how and learn different implementation methods.

Target Audience and Methodology

An international arena was created with participation of disaster management and finance experts and economists from 20 countries and Turkey as a bridge country between Europe and Asia.  Academicians, representatives of UNDP, UNISDR, UN OCHA, Swiss Re, Turkish DASK, World Bank, Islamic Development Bank, European Union, public sector, private sector and NGO’s were invited as lecturers. Also, the representatives of other regional organizations were invited as observers.

Language

The language of the symposium was English and no translation was provided. Working documents and handouts were also distributed in English.

About the Co-organizer

Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is an intergovernmental regional organization established in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for the purpose of promoting economic, technical and cultural cooperation among the Member States.

In 1992, the Organization was expanded to include seven new members, namely: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan.

Over the past 12 years the member states have been collaborating to accelerate the pace of regional development through their common endeavors. ECO has embarked on several projects in priority sectors of its cooperation including energy, trade, transportation, and agriculture and drug control.

Under the Directorate of Human Resources & Sustainable Development, the natural disaster management issue is covered.

Presentations:

• Emerging definitions and perspectives from practices NATURAL DISASTERS Economics and Development
• Economic Effects of Disasters
• New approaches to disaster risk financing: the role of insurance
• Disaster economics and governance of risks: investing today for a safer tomorrow
• Catastrophes and Insurance Lessons, Challanges and Trends
• The World Bank’s Disaster Risk Management Policy Building a Safe and Resilient Future for All
• INTERNATIONAL ECO SYMPOSIUM ON DISASTER ECONOMICS 3-5 April 2013
• Business Disaster and CSR april 2013
• Development and Recovering From Disaster
• The Economics of “Natural” Disasters
• EU's Financial Support for Disaster Management and Preparedness
• JICA’s direction and challenge on Disaster Risk Management
• Disaster Recovery Planning as a Means to Resilient Development
• Financial resources for disaster relief operations

Regional Conference on Urban Security - Adriatic City Security – SIGG 2014 took place in the Le Meridien Lav Hotel in Split, Croatia, from 19 to 21 March 2014. The conference was organized by Security (Zaštita) Magazine (Tectus Ltd. Company) and the Croatian Network of Urban Security Stakeholders (CNUSS) under the auspices of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the City of Split in cooperation with the Croatian Security Association, National Protection and Rescue Directorate (DUZS) and Association of Cities.
 
The main objective of the conference was to provide an international perspective to the security topics in order to bring together European security experts to share their expertise and findings with the cities of the region. The Conference was intended for mayors, deputy mayors, cities' safety and security managers, local authorities and government, county managers, deputy county managers, county safety and security managers, directors and management of all businesses that take part in the national security structure, directors and representatives of companies for physical and technical protection, presidents and members of the Council for Prevention and all security managers and experts.

Expert topics of the sixth annual SIGG conference were crime prevention, civil and crisis city management, new technologies in city security implementation, European experiences and environment protection as a part of city security.
 
The conference provided also a unique opportunity to government officials and experts from relevant ministries and departments (Civil Protection, Ministry of Interior) to share knowledge, exchange experience and discuss good practices in risk reduction, with a focus on urban security.
Moreover, organised within the DPPI SEE Disaster Management Training Programme for 2014, enhancing the dialogue, communication and networking between the government officials and experts, the Conference contributed to better regional cooperation on issues related to urban security.

The seminar was Serbian contribution to the DPPI SEE Disaster Management Training Programme for the year 2014 and was hosted by the Sector for Emergency Management of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia.
 
Representatives from eight countries of the region – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey, as well as representatives of the Red Cross Serbia.
 
The main objective of the activity was presenting the place and role of Specialized Civil Protection Units in the organisation of mass evacuation and shelter provision for the affected population in case of an emergency in the Republic of Serbia and countries in the South East European Region.
 
During the seminar each participating country shared its practices and lessons learned in creating the resettlements and evacuation coordination of the affected population, based on positive experiences of their country. This was accomplished through presentations of all participating countries on drafting and implementing the legal regulations in this filed and through discussions on mass evacuation and sheltering of the emergency affected population and developing evacuation plans in case of emergencies.
 
The seminar provided a unique opportunity for the government officials and experts from relevant Services for Civil Protection and Emergency Management and Red Cross to share knowledge and experience and to discuss good practices in drafting procedures for conducting the evacuation of people and animals, and therefore improve national ability to effectively respond to emergency situation.

This seminar was Serbian contribution to DPPI SEE Disaster Management Training Programme for 2019 and as such it is the last event in the year. Organized by the Sector for Emergency Management of the Ministry of Interior of Republic of Serbia, the overall aim of the seminar was to exchange experiences and lessons learned between DPPI SEE participating states on the topic of Planning of protection and rescue activities in emergency situations - elaboration of National plans. Discussions during the seminar covered topics such as development of risk assessments, national emergency plans and different methodologies used for that process, as well as experiences in designing and activating protection and rescue structures and units.

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The Seminar was Serbian contribution to the Disaster Management Training Programme for 2019 within the activities of Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE) and was organized by the Sector for Emergency Management of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia.

The overall aim of the Seminar was to exchange experiences and lessons learned between DPPI SEE participating states on the emergency evacuation plans and roles and readiness of firefighters and first responders in case of emergencies. Discussions covered topics on adequate response, planning, preparation and coordination on emergency evacuation based on case studies and real time operations. 

Target audience included civil protection/emergency management experts from all DPPI SEE member states and the host responsible for planning procedures, coordination and first response in case of emergency evacuation.

Presentations

• 1_Eng_Presentation of SEM MoI - Nenad Paunovic SRB.pdf
• 1_Presentation od Sem MoI SRB Srdan Mitrovic Nis.pdf
• 2_Eng - Presentation of SEM MoI - Milos Majstorovic SRB.pdf
• 2_Prsentation of SEM MoI, SRB, Zoran Bijelic, Subotica.pdf
• 3_Presentation of Albania.pdf
• 4_Presentation of Bosna and Herzegovina.pdf
• 4_Presentation of Bosna and Herzegovina 2.pdf
• 4_Red Croos of Serbia care and accommodation.pdf
• 5_Presentation of Bulgaria.pdf
• 6_Civil Protection Croatia.pdf
• 7_Presentation North Macedonia.pdf
• 8_Presentation od Montenegro.pdf
• 9_Pesentation of Romania
• 10_Presenrtatation of Slovenia
• 10_1_resentation of Slovenia 2
• 11_Presentation of Turkey
• 12_Pesentation of Turkey 2
• Presentation of Mountain rescue Servise of Serbia
• Presentation og Police directorate

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During 05-06.03.2019 DPPI SEE Secretariat hosted the first event from the annual Disaster Management Training Program in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Together with UNISDR Europe office, training workshop has been conducted on Sendai Framework Monitoring process. Total number of 17 participants from all DPPI SEE member states had the opportunity to learn about the recent developments related with Sendai Framework Monitoring process, to exchange on their national experiences and to practice some of the online training tools available for Sendai Framework Monitoring. Detailed report on the workshop together with all the presentations from the training workshop will be uploaded on our web page in the following days. DPPI SEE Secretariat express its gratitude to the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sector for rescue and protection for their support in organizing this event. 

DPPI SEE and IPA DRAM partner countries came to Ljubljana this week to discuss the possibility for sustainability of results upon the end of IPA DRAM in November 2019. IPA DRAM has identified five main areas in which the programme results can be sustained and at the same time contribute to the strengthening of DPPI SEE. Those five areas are:

1. Hosting and maintenance of a regional Electronic Risk Atlas
2. Updating and upgrading the South Eastern Europe Knowledge Management System (SEEKMS)
3. Hosting and maintenance of regional DesInventar/Sendai for collection of disaster loss data and Sendai reporting;
4. Facilitation of hazard-specific regional working groups established by IPA DRAM on seismic risks, floods and wild fires;
5. Building on IPA DRAM successful capacity building methods (exchange of experts, cross-border learing and support) and the support of a regional pool of experts.

For the purpose of this workshop the organizational comparative advantage methodology was used. This methodology facilitates the process of performing systematic analysis of internal and external factors that affect an organizations ability to take new task,projects or objectives as well as identifying the resources that would be required should the 
organization decide to go ahead.

By working in 3 groups participants of the workshop have analyzed all of the 5 recommended IPA DRAM results. The report which will be the outcome from the workshop will include the findings of the analysis and will draft recommendations to be taken under consideration during the upcoming 38.DPPI SEE Regional Meeting in Tirana (16-17.04.2019).

DPPI SEE Secretariat would like to thank the entire IPA DRAM team and to the participants for their visionary thinking and support for having this event.

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The event was part of this year Republic of Macedonia contribution to the Disaster Management Training Programme  of DPPI SEE and was organized by the Protection and Rescue Directorate of the Republic North Macedonia and the Private Medical Centre Adzi Badem Sistina in Skopje.

The objective of the event was to share knowledge among DPPI SEE member states about hospital emergency preparedness in cases of earthquakes and promote public private partnerships in the area of disaster risk management. DPPI SEE members states had the opportunity to observe one day practical exercise for patient evacuation after an earthquake at the Private Medical Centre Adzi Badem Sistina in Skopje.

Presentations

• Acibadem Sistina Hospital Presentation
• CADAC schools
• Direkcija angliski
• DUZS 2018
• Emergency Drill English
• Presentation English
• Presentation for evacuation and first medical aid
• Presentation for Skopje, 22-23 June 2018
• Presentation IZIIS
• Prezentacija delegacija DZS
• Repeate
• Types of collapse
• URSZR Kosmac
• WHO Demo

Based on the invitation from the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (GIES) to the Member States of Disaster Pareparedness and Prevention Initiative for South Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE), representatives of DPPI SEE together with a delegation of GIES attended the International Conference on Environmental Legislation, Safety Engineering and Disaster Management - ELSEDIMA, in Cluj Napoca, 17-18 May 2018.

This activity represented Romania's contribution to 2018 Disaster Management Training Program under DPPI SEE, attended by 11 representatives from Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Head of the DPPI SEE Secretariat .

The conference aimed to create and develop a relevant dialogue, focusing on population involvement, risk awareness and communication, the need to create and develop a network of experts and organizations at national and local level to be integrated into the international flow.

GIES leadership has been represented by First Deputy General Inspector - Colonel Daniel Marian DRAGNE and Lieutenant Colonel Rareş PETRE, European Affairs, Assistance and International Relations Service, responsible officer for DPPI SEE cooperation.

At the opening of the conference, speeches were presented by the representatives of the Babeş-Bolyai University, GIES, DPPI SEE, Romanian Academy and Academy of Technical Sciences in Romania.

• Administrative Information
• Draft Agenda
• List of Participants
• Presentation IGSU pt ELSEDIMA 2018

Due to the current situation with COVID 19 the training has been postponed.

As associated partner to the EU funded project LINKS, DPPI SEE member states participated at the workshop in Split, Croatia on the 24 June. The workshop had the following objectives:

• Exploring some of the products available in the Framework through the LINKS Community Center (LCC) and assess the usefulness of the LINKS products, especially of the online libraries revolving around technologies and guidelines;
• Fostering a dialogue on the effective uses of social media and crowd sourcing in all phases of disasters between different groups of practitioners;
• Sharing experiences and lessons learned on the last earthquakes that hit Croatia in 2020 and 2022.

DPPI SEE member states and DPPI SEE Secretariat were present at the EU Civil Protection Forum in Brussels, Belgium. During the warm up session held on the 27 June special attention was given to the Western Balkans by recognizing the efforts of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina to become future members of UCPM. By the words of EU commissionaire Janez Lenarcic, the expansion of the UCPM with Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina is his top priority. During the panel session on the 29 June dedicated to success stories on international cooperation DPPI SEE Head of Secretariat had the honor to present the work of the Initiative and the achievements that have been made in the last 2022 years.

DPPI SEE supported the participation of its member states at the biggest expo on firefighting and civil protection in Europe – INTERSCHUTZ 2022 in Hannover, Germany.

Sector for Emergency Management of Republic of Serbia hosted the Host Nation Support workshop in Belgrade. The workshop was part of our DMTP program and was used to exchange on various elements that are part of sending and receiving assistance. In the last 10 years there were over 48 activations of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism only in this part of Europe. As the solidarity is strong in the region, over the years all of our member states have learned the importance of Host Nation Support preparedness planning. At the workshop the idea to organize a table top exercise on the topic next year was suggested.

 In close collaboration with the Civil Protection Directorate of Republic of Croatia and the UNDRR office for Europe and Central Asia, DPPI SEE hosted the Round table on DRR financing and the workshop on the same topic. The Round table on DRR financing gathered around high officials from the member states as well as from UNDRR, UNDP, DG ECHO, World Bank, IFRC, Regional Cooperation Council and EuropaRE.  The workshop that followed, provided a platform for member states and international organizations to present global and regional experiences on investing in DRR, including sources of finance, and provided participants with an opportunity to learn about good practices in DRR financing both from within and outside the region. In parallel to these 2 events DPPI SEE held the 44.Regional meeting to discuss Annual Work Plan 2022 achievements and upcoming activities.