CRISIS MANAGEMENT OF THE CZECH RED CROSS

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1 CRISIS MANAGEMENT OF THE CZECH RED CROSS Lucie Balarinová Jakub Dostál Dagmar Tučková Kateřina Ivanová Disaster Management 2013; 9 11 July, A Coruña Spain

2 Content Theoretical outcomes Research question Research design Results Discussion

3 THEORETICAL OUTCOMES OF THE RESEARCH

THE COMMITMENTS OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE CZECH RED CROSS Part of worldwide extended humanitarian organisation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent; State-recognized organization whose

4 THE COMMITMENTS OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE CZECH RED CROSS Part of worldwide extended humanitarian organisation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent; State-recognized organization whose activity is based on the volunteers work. Fulfils the tasks in the field of humanitarian, social, health, protection of citizens and help providing in case of catastrophes and other emergency events.

5 THE COMMITMENTS OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE CZECH RED CROSS declared in documents recognized by the CR: Act No. 126/1992 Coll., on the protection of the emblem and name of the Red Cross and the Czechoslovak Red Cross Statutes of the Czech Red Cross Act No. 239/2000 Coll., the Integrated Rescue System - the agreement of the Czech Red Cross and the Fire and Rescue Service - There are many commitments, when the Czech Red Cross says Yes, we can help/we will help.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT Strategy 2020 (International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Credo: we save lives;

6 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT Strategy 2020 (International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Credo: we save lives; we change minds (saving lives, changing minds) free strategic objectives is: saving lives, protection of sources of livelihood, strengthening recovery from disasters and crisis.

CRISIS PREPAREDNESS OF THE CZECH RED CROSS IN PRACTICE The author of the paper is a member of the Czech Red Cross Central Crisis Team (ERU) and she has the opportunity to intervene

7 CRISIS PREPAREDNESS OF THE CZECH RED CROSS IN PRACTICE The author of the paper is a member of the Czech Red Cross Central Crisis Team (ERU) and she has the opportunity to intervene during emergencies in a field. in the Czech Republic, there are especially the floods, where she worked in 2009, And recently she has returned from floods in Bohemia (June 2013).

8 LITERATURE SEARCH We found only general information about crisis preparedness of the Czech Red Cross and not relevant data which would indicate the current state of crisis preparedness of the Czech Red Cross.

9 RESEARCH DESIGN

10 Research area The crisis preparedness of the rescue system nonprofessional units to emergency. Research topic The crisis management of the Czech Red Cross to emergency. General question What is the crisis management of the Czech Red Cross to emergency?

11 Research phase Research activity Collection of data I. Literary research Preliminary research with specialists Crisis preparedness of the Czech Red Cross on a regional level method Semi-structured interview Period II. Crisis preparedness of the Czech Red Cross on a nationwide level questionnaire Semi-structured interview III. Case studies of the crisis preparedness of the Czech Red Cross [1] with low level [2] with middle level and [3] with high level. Depth interview

12 Research sample Aiming sample always one person in the position of the director of the Czech Red Cross regional association in a role of a respondent Reseach phase Research level Number of respondents I. 5 II. 14 III. 3

13 RESEARCH RESULTS I. PHASE In the Czech Republic, every regional Czech Red Cross unit should have 21 members.

14 Graph 1 Number of members of the Czech Red Cross local branch humanitarian unit in the Olomouc region

15 Graph 2 Dispatch of members of the Czech Red Cross local branch humanitarian unit in the Olomouc region to an emergency

16 DISCUSSION

17 THE CRISIS PREPAREDNESS OF THE CZECH RED CROSS As a part of the Czech Red Cross crisis preparedness we consider the existence of relevant data about forces and means of the Czech Red Cross. The same as IFRC (Strategy 2020), we consider essential for dealing of the Red Cross help during emergency goodquality crisis preparedness of the Red Cross local branches. With the presented research design of the Czech Red Cross crisis preparedness we will achieve to gaining of basic data not only comprehensive and generalising data.

18 CONCLUSION

19 We consider the actual research of the Czech Red Cross crisis preparedness as essential. We can not be prepared enough until we have high-quality data. Floods, the Czech Republic, 2013

20 Thank you for your attention Dedicated to the project VaV CZ.107/2.300/ , ; FZV_2013_009

21 References ČESKÝ ČERVENÝ KŘÍŽ. [on-line]. Humanitární jednotky ČČK. Prague [ ]. Available from: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESENT SOCIETIES. Strategy 2020 Saving lives, Changing minds [online]. Geneva, 2010 [ ]. Available from: Britannica Image Quest. [on-line] Australia [ ]. Available from:

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