IPA Programmes on
Civil Protection Cooperation with the candidate
countries and potential candidates – IPA CP II
DPPI SEE Regional Meeting, Serbia, 22-23 April 2015
GENERAL INFORMATION
IPA Programmes on Civil Protection
•  Overall objective: To reduce risks and the vulnerability to natural and
man-made disasters at national and regional levels
•  Purpose:
•  EU accession process: to support the IPA Partners cooperation
with the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and relevant EU institutions
(MoU Montenegro, Serbia)
•  Capacity building: to support the IPA Partners in further
development of effective national civil protection / disaster
management systems and support regional cooperation
IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES Component 1-‐ Trainings and Exchanges of Experts •  Trainings (6 courses)
•  Team Management Course, 9-13 June 2014, Albania
•  Staff Management Course, 17-21 November 2014, Kosovo*
•  Staff Management Course, 2-6 February 2015, Serbia
•  Team Management Course, 23-27 February 2015, Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Operational Management Training follow-up Course, 13-16 April 2015, Turkey
•  Advanced Training Follow-up Course, 14-17 April 2015, Turkey
- Full support from all Partner Countries (in preparations and implementation)
•  where possible, trainings were organized in the Training Centres in the region
• This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/99 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence. IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES
Component 1- Trainings and Exchanges of Experts
Exchanges of Experts (35-42 persons all together)
Italy, 12-16 May 2014 (fire-fighting, removal of HazMAT and environmental
decontamination)
Sweden, 19-23 May 2014 (Introduction and lessons learnt -112 system)
Germany, 14-18 July 2014 (Exchange of technical expertise: Team- leaders
preparation for missions, fire-fighting, CBRN, USAR, MUSAR certification)
Slovenia and Croatia, 7-11 June 2014 (development of comprehensive CP
systems with focus on risk assessment, voluntary rescue services, training)
Germany, 14-18 January 2015 (Exchange of technical expertise: Team- leaders
preparation for missions, fire-fighting, CBRN, USAR, MUSAR certification)
Slovenia and Croatia, tbc Sept/October 2015 (volunteers in the CP systems)
IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES
Component 2- Capacity building through exercises
Field Exercises (2)
•  IPA MNE QUAKE 2014, Montenegro
•  FYR of Macedonia, camp management, 15-19 June 2015
•  Initial Planning Conference, 10-12 February 2015, Skopje
•  Final Planning Conference, 6-8 May 2015, Skopje
•  for the first time an exercise within the EU is focused on camp management
•  participation of teams from 9 countries; all Partner Countries + Italy and
Germany
•  observers programme,
•  participation of evaluators
IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES Component 2-‐ Capacity building through exercises Participation in EU Civil Protection exercises
•  EU Mechanism Exercise, CoordeEX 2014, 7 to 9 April, Kuopio, Finland
•  Modex table-top exercise, 5 to 9 April 2015, Split, Croatia,
•  EU Mechanism Exercise, HARBOUREX, 27 to 30 April 2015, Olso, Norway
•  EU Mechanism Exercise, MURA 2015, 18 to 22 May 2015, Mura river in
Medjimurska county, Croatia
IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES Component 3-‐ Capacity building through TTX on HNS, workshops and provision of technical support Table top Exercises on Host Nation Support (together 7)
Main objective: To verify, test and improve national HNS procedures concerning
accepting international assistance strengthening inter-organisational / -ministerial
cooperation and coordination
organized in all 7 countries
•  TTX HNS in Montenegro, 15-17 September 2014
•  TTX HNS in Kosovo*, 10-12 February 2015
•  TTX HNS in Serbia, 24-26 February 2015
•  TTX HNS in Albania, 8-10 April 2015
•  TTX HNS in FYR of Macedonia, 4-6 May 2015
•  TTX HNS in Turkey, September 2015 (tbc)
•  TTX HNS in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8-10 September 2015 (tbc)
• This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/99 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence. IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES Component 3-‐ Capacity building through TTX on HNS, workshops and provision of technical support HNS TTX - Main points
•  comprehensive support from all national civil protection
organizations
•  capacities and experiences of the region were
Important element in the implementation of the activities
•  participation of all relevant stakeholders in all countries
(different ministries, NGOs, local CP organizations, relevant companies – new
actors)
•  the event is a starting point for the further cross-scrotal activities on the
national level (possible future steps will be discussed at the Seminar in September
2015)
IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES Component 3-‐ Capacity building through TTX on HNS, workshops and provision of technical support Workshops (2)
Two events
1. First event: Joint Meeting of the Directors General for CP from EU, EEA and IPA
Partners, 29 September 2014, Rome, Italy
- 
Additonal event: Seminar on risk management capability, 15-17 July
2014, Rome, Italy
2. Second Seminar: Host Nation Support – further steps (tbc), 22-24 September
2015
5th Civil Protection Forum, 6-7 May 2015
(instead of the Steering Group Meeting)
CONCLUSIONS •  More than 50 events to be organized by the end of 2015 (at least 2 in
every Partner Country)
•  More than 1000 persons alreday participated in the activities
•  Activities within the IPA CP 2 Programme contributed also to
strengthening bilateral and regional cooperation among all CP
organizations (EU and Western Balkan countries and Turkey)
•  Operational and political cooperation with the EU Civil Protection
Mechanism have been strengthened
Sincere gratitude to all Partner Countries to their
support and commitment to the activities within the
IPA CP 2 Cooperation Programme
•  Main dates in 2015
•  5th Civil Protection Forum, Brussels, 6-7 May 2015
•  IPA CAMPEX 2015, Skopje, 15-19 June 2015
•  Seminar on Host Nation Support – further steps, 22-24 September
2015
•  Final Steering Group Meeting, 20-22 October 2015