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
