“Too many cooks?”Multiplication of actors and

effective coordination

DG ECHO B1Disaster Response Unit

The Community Civil Protection Mechanism

• Framework for cooperation in disaster response, preparedness and prevention

• Natural and manmade disasters, inside and outside EU

• European Commission + 31 Participating States

• In support of the central role of the UN for emergencies outside the EU

EU Civil Protection Mechanism

31 European Cooks

Difficulties in the “kitchen”

• Voluntary basis• Can go bilaterally• CNN effect • Needs based• Lack of information

Getting the “kitchen” in order

• Provide reliable information - MIC• Civil Protection modules• Training and exercises• Co-financing of transport • New legislation • Needs assessments

Cooperation with UN

•Mechanism ensures operational co-ordination fully integrated in UN OCHA overall co-ordination

•Integrate the cluster system

•Respect for Oslo and MCDA Guidelines

Types of cooperation with UN• Training and Exercises

SweNorEx 2009 Armenia 2009 OPM-R course on flood management NATO EADRCC Exercise – 1 associated

expert to the UNDAC team OPCW Exercise – 1associated expert to the

UNDAC team Exchange of places in training courses

• Emergencies Associated member to UNDAC: Benin, Burkina Faso, Philippines, Samoa Joint assessment missions: Namibia, Indonesia Associated member to EU CPT: Albania

2010

• Full integration: Haiti 2010

• EU CPT LO: Pakistan 2010

Cooperation with Partners

• Myanmar 2008 – Cyclone Nargis Assistance of several PS was channelled through UN

agencies and NGO‘s, with the help of the HA colleagues:

WFP WHORed CrossMSF HollandSave the ChildrenWorld VisionMalteser

Cooperation with partners

China earthquake Bolivia floods Haiti earthquake Pakistan floods

Tents

NFI’s

EHK

Water purification tablets

CP and HA Field Cooperation

• EXCHANGE OF INFO• NEEDS ASSESSMENTS• JOINT REPORTING• LOGISTICS• SECURITY• ID. IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

2010:

HAITI

CHILE

PAKISTAN

Cluster system – points for improvement

• Good system• Cluster leads need to speed-up

assessments and get reliable information out faster

• Meetings need to be made more operational

• Divert information to a web portal

Thank you

EuropeanCommission

DG ECHO

CivilProtection