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Programme activities in November

We are in an intense phase of the programme implementation and during the month of November, we have had several successful programme activities in our partner countries and in our consortium countries. Here is a brief insight in our experts' busy schedule.

In the beginning of November, PPRD East 3 team experts from the Italian Red Cross worked together with our local coordinator in Georgia to support EMS in the implementation and development of emergency response plans in the pilot areas.

On Tuesday November 8th, a workshop was held in the City Hall of Telavi: all the participants worked to analyse the response system, the interagency coordination and improvement of collaboration procedures in the planning process.

PPRD East 3 experts from CIMA Research Foundation and Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB) were conducting a workshop in Baku, Azerbaijan, to support the development of national disaster risk assessment (NDRA). Participants from different agencies are trained to evolve risk scenarios. The training was a great opportunity to strengthen the interagency coordination.

A team of PPRD East 3 experts from Italian Red Cross are working together in the pilot area of Soroca in Moldova to support IGSU in the mapping of their local capacities as well as implementation and development of emergency response plans using EU tools and primary collected data, through a replicabile methodology.

They worked on activation cascade, interagency coordination including involvement of academia, and improvement of collaboration procedures in the planning process.

The mission followed precious field visits, connecting the initial assessment and the introduction of Early Warning and Early Action to the future steps of the planning process.

21-25 November, PPRD East 3 experts from Emergency Services of Finland Pelastusopisto and The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB) conducted a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) operational course in Kuopio, Finland. We were honoured to have participants from all our partner countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with us during the intense and informative days of training.

The course led to an increased understanding of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and the EU Civil Protection Team deployments, combining theoretical and practical knowledge.

During the field phase of the exercise, there was cooperation with the Finnish Technical Assistant and Support Team (TAST) course which increased value and added depth to the course.

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Videos about the programme

Collage with photos from the full scale exercise

The PPRD East 3 programme aims to increase the resilience to disasters in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine. The programme supports to establish an early warning early action-based civil protection approach.
This approach was practiced during a full-scale exercise on forest fires in Tbilisi, Georgia in May and June 2023, aiming to strengthen inter-institutional and regional coordination. Forest fire is a prominent risk in all partner countries and we are stronger together.

Watch the video about the exercise here: TbiEx2023

 

 Peter Glerum in a profile photo giving a quote on our apporach

In this video, PPRD East 3 Team Leader Peter Glerum is explaining the overall programme objectives. We have chosen to focus on forest fire risks as it is a prominent risk in all partner countries. We focus on supporting the change from a response based approach to disaster management in an early warning, early action based multi-stakeholder approach. Integration of gender, human rights and environmental perspectives is key in the programme implementation.

 


We are testing the capacities of civil protection systems, learning from the past and preparing for future events.

Follow the link to watch how we have adapted the method for Table top Exercises in order to fulfill our commitment to the programme, despite of COVID-19 restrictions.

Practical Guidelines for integrating gender, human rights and environmental issues in Disaster Risk Management

Practical Guidelines for integrating gender, human rights and environmental issues in Disaster Risk Management

The Guidelines build upon global standards and best practices and present practical advice on how to integrate gender, human rights and environment into nine thematic areas of the programme. Examples of thematic areas include, training and exercises, Multi-Risk Assessments, Early Warning Systems, Public awareness, volunteerism and Host Nation Support. The document has been produced in collaboration with the PPRD East 3 programme experts and partner countries’ organisations to enhance the quality and relevance of the guidance. The Guidelines was produced as an interactive online resource and is available in English and Russian.

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Read the document in russian