Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South Eastern Europe DPPI SEE Vilsonova Setaliste 10, 7100 Sarajevo BiH http://www.dppi.info
Overall Goal of DPPI To foster regional cooperation and coordination in disaster preparedness and prevention for natural and man-made disasters and support risk reduction activities in SEE Vilsonova Setaliste 10, 7100 Sarajevo BiH http://www.dppi.info
DPPI SEE Member Countries EU Member States: Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia, (Hungary), (Greece) EU Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries: Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Moldova
Disaster cost trend
Disaster Costs in SEE: Between 1999 and 2009 The estimated loss in South Eastern Europe is around 34.425.270.000 $ Total number of people affected is 8.022.050, The death toll: 23.864 For natural disasters during the last decade, data on deaths are missing in about 10 per cent of the disasters; around 20 per cent lack information on the total number of people affected, and about 70 per cent do not cover economic damages Vacuum effect: are not limited to the first impact, the consecutive secondary after effects, such as loss of jobs, diversion of business interest, social and psychological effects usually creates a vacuum effect in the disaster hit areas and destroy the lives of inhabitants in long term as well Source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, www.emdat.be - Université Catholique de Louvain - Brussels - Belgium
Disasters in SEE
Disasters in the Region Hungary declared a state of emergency after about 600 000 to 700 000 cu m of toxic tore through local villages, killing three people and injuring 100 more.
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Key Organizations and Stakeholders National Disaster Management Authorities from SEE region Line Ministries, other Institutions/Organizations, NGOs, Media, Social Groups etc, International / Regional Institutions, Organizations and Agencies International Donor Community,
DPPI SEE Projects DPPI SEE member countries and DPPI SEE partners have initiated, developed and implemented various projects during the past half decade and today DPPI SEE is still working on several projects in SEE Region
DPPI SEE Projects --- DMTP Disaster Management Training Programme DMTP: the programme is prepared on the basis of needs, interest and training capacities of the SEE countries. The main goal of the DMTP is to enhance disaster preparedness and prevention in the countries of SEE through common disaster management education and trainings. End users/beneficiaries: Disaster Management Authorities from both national and local levels, * DMTP is listed as the main activity item in the Strategic Plan of DPPI 2009-2011
Croatia Serbia Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative - SEE DPPI SEE DMTP Programme Pilot II of DRR Medical Assistance in Disasters - Turkey Seminar SAR - DRR ToT - Turkey RACVIAC - CANCELED Basic Hot Fire Training - Slovenia Cave Rescue Training - Macedonia Decontamination CBRN - Slovenia some of the training options available in DPPI SEE.
DPPI SEE DRR Strong social networking DPPI SEE on face book and twitter
DPPI SEE Projects -JFF Joint Fire Fighting to improve preparedness, prevention and response in case of fires, in particular forest and wild fires in the SEE region. to establish the regional platform for education, training, equipping and co-ordination regular exchange of information regarding fires: Meeting held in Skopje Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Croatia Participated on 7 Sept 2010.
DPPI SEE Projects -JERU Joint Emergency Response Units for floods in SEE To improve preparedness and response for floods with joint emergency response units in SEE Region Implementation of JERU project will support also cross border co-operation between countries in the region. Meeting held in Zagreb on 14 Sept 2010 Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, Croatia Project work load shared among participating countries,
Mitigating the Adverse Financial Effects of Natural Hazards on the Economies of South Eastern Europe: A Study of Disaster Risk Financing Options Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative - SEE WMO South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative Risk Assessment for South Eastern Europe Desk Study Review SEE Disaster Risk Mitigation Adaptation Programme
DPPI SEE UNDP- RDRR Project (IPA Countries) PROJECT ACTIVITIES: Technical Support to National Platforms; Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, (Kosovo - as defined by UNSCR 1244) DPPI SEE secretariat Capacity Assessment /Development A tender is almost finalized Disaster Risk Reduction Overview Course Held in Montenegro Consultation with WMO and GRIP for Drought Risk Assessments PROJECT is being REVISED after several delays and critics.
Opportunity cohesive regional strategy for disaster preparedness and prevention with support of international partners cooperation and coordination among different organizations and initiatives active in the filed of disaster management in the region Regional project facilitation and implementation applying international standards
Disasters jeopardise sustainable development for all the countries. (UN Millennium Goals) Disasters do not respect political borders. Only multi dimensional, multi disciplinary efforts can reduce impacts of Disasters. Cooperation and strong will is the key to success DPPI is best tool to be used for a better DRR activities in SEE Region
THANK YOU Orhan TOPCU Head of DPPI Secretariat http://www.dppi.info orhan.topcu@dppi.info