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Risk Management Capability Based on Gaps Identification in the BSR

Project Lead Partner:

Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania

OUTLINE

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• GENERAL OVERVIEW

• RESPONSIBILITIES

• WORK PLAN

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GENERAL OVERVIEW

SOURCE

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2014 Call for prevention and preparedness projects in civil protection and marine pollution

Under the prevention priority:•Actions on the governance of risk management practices, including the integration of disaster risk assessments into the planning process and cross-border and cross-sectorial risk management practices for sustainable development

OBJECTIVE

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To facilitate future national assessments of risk management capability in accordance with the EU Decision on the Union Civil Protection Mechanism among the participating countries

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Production of publication on

ideas

Production of publication on

ideas

Dissemination of findings on

actual disaster risk management

capability and ways forward

Dissemination of findings on

actual disaster risk management

capability and ways forward

Involvement of experts and key

actors

Involvement of experts and key

actors

Methodology for future

assessments of capability

Methodology for future

assessments of capability

AIMS

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•Enhanced capabilities for preparing and reviewing national capability assessments and risk assessments;

•Enhanced capabilities for preparing and reviewing national capability assessments and risk assessments;

•Increased comparability between future national capability assessments;

•Increased comparability between future national capability assessments;

•Enhanced awareness of cross-border hazards;

•Enhanced awareness of cross-border hazards;

•Enhanced awareness and understanding for the cross-border needs;

•Enhanced awareness and understanding for the cross-border needs;

•Enhanced preparedness.

•Enhanced preparedness.

EXPECTED RESULTS

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Coordinator:•Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior of

the Republic of Lithuania (CO)

Beneficiaries:•Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) (AB1)•Frederikssund-Halsnæs Brand- & Redningsberedskab (Denmark) (AB2)•Estonian Rescue Board (AB3)•Ministry of the Interior of Finland (AB4)•Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service (Germany) (AB5)•University of Iceland (AB6)•State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia (AB7)•Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (DSB) (AB8)•Main School of Fire Service in Warsaw (Poland) (AB9)•Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) (AB10)

PARTNERS

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• Project budget: 631.657,55 EUR• EC funding: 473.743 EUR (75 %)• Project budget: 631.657,55 EUR• EC funding: 473.743 EUR (75 %)

• Duration of the project: 24 months• Starting date: 1 January 2015• Ending date: 31 December 2016

• Duration of the project: 24 months• Starting date: 1 January 2015• Ending date: 31 December 2016

ADMINISTRATIVE OVERVIEW

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RESPONSIBILITIES

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PROJECT ORGANISATIONAL SCHEMECORE GROUP

TASK A: Management and reporting to the Commission

TASK B: Publicity

TASK C: Risk Management Capability

Assessment Methodology

TASK D: Comparison of Evaluations of

Emergencies and Exercises

TASK A:MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING TO THE

COMMISSION

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Responsible leader – Fire and Rescue Department under MoI ofLithuania (CO):

• Management structure;• Reporting;• Administrative-financial coordination.

TASK B:PUBLICTY

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Responsible leader – CBSS Secretariat:

• Publicity strategy;• Preparation of necessary communication tools;• Online and in print publication;• Cross-sectorial communication;• Initial platform and an action plan for further dissemination of

project results.

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TASK C: RISK MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT

METHODOLOGY

Responsible leader – University of Iceland:

• Methodology for risk management capability for BSR;• Contribution to the ongoing process of methodology for risk

management capability assessment at EU level.

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TASK D: COMPARISON OF EVALUATIONS OF EMERGENCIES AND

EXERCISES

Responsible leader – Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service:

• Comparison of evaluations of previous incidents/emergencies and exercises;

• Conclusions on differences and similarities;• Listing of best practises and main gaps;• Defining common criteria for comparing evaluation.

OBLIGATIONS OF PARTNERS

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•Inform CO immediately on any change that might affect the implementation of the action•Inform CO immediately on any change in its legal, financial, technical, organisation or ownership situation•Submit to CO data for reports, financial statements and other documents according to the Grant Agreement•Submit to CO necessary documents in case of audits, checks or evaluation•Preserve all original Project-related documents document through the duration of the Project and 5 years after the end of it

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WORK PLAN

PROJECT MEETINGS

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2015

2016 2017

Progress and Final Reports

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Include:•Updated T1 and T2 forms (Annex I of Grant Agreement)•Summary update of the project past, ongoing and planned activities and outputs•Addresses of the websites of the project with links to the deliverables•Relevant comments on project management and partnership management aspects•Financial summary with project expenditure

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THANK YOU!