Civil protection and Crossborder Cooperation Udine,Italy 27.May 2005 System of Protection against Natural and Other Disasters in Slovenia International and Regional Cooperation Slovenian Experience Ministry of Defence Branko Dervodel, Deputy Director General
BUILDING BLOCKS OF NATIONAL SECURITY N A T IO N A L S E C U R IT Y D E F E N S E S Y S T E M P R O T E C T IO N A N D R E S C. S Y S T E M S E C U R IT Y S Y S T E M
TYPES OF THREAT fires floods earthquakes landslides avalanches hail, storm sleet, frost road accidents industrial and other accidents
SYSTEM OF PROTECTION AGAINST NATURAL AND OTHER DISASTERS The system is intended to protect people, animals, cultural heritage and the environment from natural and other disasters.
TASKS OF THE SYSTEM Monitoring and researching hazards Establishing and maintaining all forms of preparedness Responding to disasters Ensuring recovery (basic living conditions) Drafting and supervising the implementation of legislation Providing assistance to other countries
LEGISLATION LEGISLATION PREVENTION Legislation governing individual areas PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE The Act on Protection Against Natural and Other Disasters (1994) Fire Protection Act (1993) Fire-Fighting Act (1993) The Act on the Slovene Red Cross (1993) Act on protection against Drowning (2000) RECOVERY Act on the Recovery from the Consequences of Natural Disasters (2003)
STRATEGY AND DOCTRINE STRATEGY The Resolution on the National Security Strategy (2001) The National Programme of Protection Against Natural and Other Disasters (2002-2007) DOCTRINE The Doctrine on Protection, Rescue and Relief (2002)
RESPONSIBILITIES The system is based on the obligation of: The State Municipalities Commercial companies, institutions and other organizations Citizens
RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES NATIONAL LEVEL: Government of the RS (Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief - ACPDR) LOCAL LEVEL: Mayor ENTERPRISES: Director of the enterprise
REGIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE ACPDR 13 Regional offices as of 1 January 2003 - Notification Center of the RS - 13 regional Notification Centers - 13 warehouses
PROTECTION, RESCUE AND RELIEF UNITS AND SERVICES local, national/regional Voluntary: 70 % Fire fighting units, the Red-cross, Slovene Karitas, mountain rescue service, cave rescue service, diving rescue service, Scout association. Professional: 5 % - public services: fire fighting units, public health service etc. - enterprises: electric, water supply service, etc. Civil Protection: 25 %
INSPECTIONS The Inspectorate of the RS for Protection against Natural and other Disasters Responsible for the state and local level 13 regional offices
Why International Co-operation permanent threat of natural and manmade disasters common threats with neighbouring and other countries disasters do not know any borders human values
Purpose and Goals mutual support to develop and strengthen national disaster management systems co-operation in the prevention of danger and disaster provision of assistance in the event of a disaster
International Co-operation bilateral multilateral regional
Neighbouring Countries
Bilateral Agreements Ratified agreements on the cooperation in protection against disasters: Slovenia - Austria Slovenia - Croatia Slovenia - Czech Republic Slovenia - Hungary Slovenia - Slovakia Slovenia - Russian Federation Slovenia - Poland
Bilateral Agreements Agreements in process of adoption: Slovenia - Italy
Co-operation with Austria (1) Bilateral agreement defines co-operation in: rendering mutual assistance in case of a disaster other forms: prevention, exchange of information etc. Joint Disaster Management Exercises: - TUNNEL-00, - THE FLOODS-03 EU Activities - exchange of information Danube River Protection Convention - notification
Co-operation with Austria (2) Co-operation of border Slovene - Austrian regions: Joint exercises of the mountain rescue units Joint exercises of firefighters UN-ECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents EUROREGIO - WEST NYUGAT Initiative - bordering regions of Austria, Hungary, Slovenia Children s Safety Olympics SAFETY on Tour - participation of Slovenian schools
Co-operation with Croatia (1) Bilateral agreement defines cooperation in: protection notification mutual assistance in case of disasters training of protection and rescue professionals exchange of information Permanent Joint Committee for the implementation of the Agreement - meetings once a year
Co-operation with Croatia (2) Three sub-committees: for education and training for protection against fires for co-ordination of rescue and relief plans Activities: Joint preparation of rescue and relief plans Education and Training: co-operation between training centres: exchange of experts, lecturers
Co-operation with Croatia (3) Joint exercises: FIRE 1999, MURA 2001, FIRE 2003 Nuclear Emergency Exercise 2002, November 2002, Krško, Slovenia Mutual assistance: fires at the Croatian coast - Dalmatia Co-operation in the frame of international organisations Co-operation of bordering regions
Co-operation with Croatia (4) Activities within international organisations: Joint Project of Disaster Management Training for Southeast Europe - within the Stability Pact for SEE NATO / PfP: Taming the Dragon- Dalmatia 2002, NATO- PfP exercise, 21-24 May 2002, Dalmatia, Croatia Exchange of information on and co-operation in activities in connection with EU and NATO Cooperation of bordering regions
Co-operation with Hungary (1) Bilateral agreement defines co-operation in: joint prevention notification protection and relief elimination of consequences of disasters training of protection & rescue professionals exchange of information improvement of equipment joint protection and rescue exercises
Co-operation with Hungary (2) Permanent Joint Committee for implementation of the bilateral Agreement with sub-committee for cooperation of border regions: meetings once a year review of the joint activities of the previous year discussions on co-operation for the following year Exchange of information in the frame of co-operation in EU and NATO activities Close co-operation of border Slovene Hungarian regions
Co-operation with Hungary (3) Close co-operation of bordering Slovene -Hungarian regions: Regular testing of the communications between regional notification centres Joint preparation of rescue and relief plans Regular meetings of professionals - exchange of information and experience Youth competition and camp in Civil protection Competition of first-aid units
Trilateral Co-operation: Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia Trilateral meeting every year in each country iintention: to invite Italy to join this i regional co-operation Joint regional/trilateral exercises - participation of Croatian, Hungarian, Slovenian protection and rescue units : i MURA 2001, 27 September 2001, Croatia i WELL 2001, 10 November 2001, Slovenia i NEK 2002, 22-23 November 2002, Slovenia
EUROREGIO - West Nygat Pannonia: Coop. Between Bordering Regions of Austria, Hungary and Slovenia Working Group for Public Safety and Protection against Disasters Activities: i Working meetings between Civil Protection authorities of the bordering regions i Exchange of inforamtion i Youth competition in Civil Protection i Children s Safety Olympics SAFETY on Tour
Co-operation with Italy (1) Bilateral agreement is in preparation. Exchange of early warning data Training and education in mountain rescuing and fighting forest fires Transboundary effects of disasters or accidents - project of establishment of the early warning system in the cases of high waters of the Isonzo/Sočariver
Co-operation with Italy (2) Disaster Management exercises: International FIRE-FIGHTING EXERCISES in border- regions on a local level (July 2003, Italy, Slovenia)
Co-operation with Italy (3) The Protocol for cooperation between ACPDR and CP of Friulli Venezia Giulia on forecast, prevention and mutual assistance in case of natural and man-made disasters defines: 1. Activities in the field of forcast, prevention and exchange of information: - communications between the notification centres - expert exchange and joint training
Co-operation with Italy (4) The Protocol for cooperation between ACPDR and CP of Frulli Venezia Giulia on forecast, prevention and mutual assistance in case of natural and man-made disasters defines: 2. Mutual assistance in case of disasters: - use of aviation for extinguishing fires - operative procedures for extinguishing forest fires in the border region - financial and insurance aspects
International Exercises in the Bordering Regions of Slovenia 1994, Italy, Zgonik, Volnik 94 Participation of 80 slovenian firefighters with 12 vehicles 1997, Slovenia, Lokve-Prelože, Kras 97 Total of 643 participants 118 from Italy 1999, Slovenia, Ilirska Bistrica, Požar 99 Total of 240 udeležencev, 14 units from Croatia; 2 letali Canadier, Pilatus PC 6, 7 helikopterjev (2 Croatian) 2003, Slovenia, Čabar-Loška dolina 130 participants from Slovenia and Croatia 2003, Italy, Sežana Repentabor, Ogenj ne pozna meja Participation of 30 firefighters from Slovenia
Exercise Forest fires 2004 Important exercise: Exercise Forest fires in France 2004 - as a consequence of catastrophic forest fires in the Mediterranean countries - Important for Slovenia from operational and logistical point of view (over 1000 km) and in cooperation with Italy. - Important from political point of view, in the sense of joining EU
Co-operation with other countries Sweden Switzerland Czech Republic, Poland, Slovak Republic USA SEE: Albania,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro,
Multilateral Co-operation European Commission North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) United Nations
European Commission (1) The Administration is involved in activities related to: Annual meetings of directors of Civil Protection of EU member states and partners Seveso II directive (Slovenia took over the European directive into its domestic legal order) The Operational Manual (operative handbook) of Civil Protection of member states and candidate countries
European Commission (2) The Administration is involved in activities related to: Slovenian participation in NEDIES Project, EC/JRC EU workshops, seminars, courses, etc. Community mechanism - Slovenia signed Memorandum of Understanding in the field of civil protection in November 2002
European Commission (3) Single European Emergency Call Number 112 Citizens can reach all rescue services on 112 : firefighters ambulance other rescue services (mountain and cave rescuers, others) police (also 113). 24 hours per day From stationary or mobile phones, free of charge Through 13 regional Notification Centers
Regional Co-operation (1) Central European Initiative Alpe - Jadran Working Group South-European Defence Ministerial (SEDM) Vishegrad Group Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe - Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative Adriatic - Ionic Initiative
Safe and Secure eregion Living Lab project Project leader: Faculty of Organisational Sciences, University of Maribor Concept: bringing together problem owners, idea creators, researchers, idea developers, and solution users will shorten solution delivery time (using e-tools)
Safe and Secure eregion Living Lab project Objective: to develop a multidisciplinary research and testing platform concentrating on the immediate environment from the user point of view invited countries to participate: Austria, Croatia, Italy, Hungary
Safe and Secure eregion Living Lab project Participating organisations in Slovenia: ACPDR, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Interior, Radio and TV Slovenia, Slovenian Intelligence and Security Agency, University of Maribor, University Medical Center
Safe and Secure eregion Living Lab project Next workshop: 6-8 June 2005, Bled Slovenia More information: http.//elivinglab.org/safe http//www.bledconference.org
CONTACTS Ministry of Defence Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief Kardeljeva ploščad 21 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia Telephone: +386 1 471 3322 Fax: +386 1 431 8117 E-mail: urszr@urszr.si http://www.mors.si/urszr
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