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FINNISH NATIONAL PLATFORM
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FINNISH NATIONAL PLATFORM
• Finnish ministry of the Interior has appointed the national platform in the 7th of May, 2010
• The platform is a permanent network and it is open to new members in the future
• The network has an executive group and a preparation group
• The term of these groups is to the end of 2015.
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THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS 1. Ministry of the Interior 2. Ministry for Foreign Affairs 3. Prime Minister’s Office 4. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 5. Ministry of the Environment 6. Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 7. Ministry of Transport and Communications 8. National Emergency Supply Agency 9. Association of Finnish Local and Regional
Authorities 10. Finnish Meteorological Institute 11. Finnish Environment Institute 12. Institute of Seismology 13. Finnish Red Cross
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THE EXECUTIVE GROUP
• The executive group consists of high level officials and members from the participating organisations
• The preparation group consists of specialists of the participating organisations
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GOALS OF THE NATIONAL PLATFORM • To improve the preparedness of the society and reduce
the damage caused by possible natural disasters. The starting point is the priorities set by the Hyogo framework for action 2005-2015.
• To pull together different actors and utilize the work that
already has been done and coordinate better the work that is going to be done as far as natural disasters are concerned
• Finnish national platform also aims at developing cooperation with EU and neighbouring countries and support developing countries to build more risk resilient societies
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FUNDING
• The Finnish national platform has no separate funding
• The costs are covered by the participating organisations
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THE RISKS • Floods
• Storms
• Forest fires
• Exceptional temperatures
• Drought
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BENEFITS
• Network gives better information what is going on in different organisations
• It is possible to find out gaps in the DRR work in Finland
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National Early Warning System LUOVA for Natural Disasters in Finland
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End users - specialised user groups • Prime Minister’s Office
Ø Maintenance of the situation picture • Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ø Assistance and advise Finnish nationals in distress abroad • Ministry of the Interior
Ø Maintenance of internal security and rescues services • Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ø Flood risk management • Defence forces
• Provide executive assistance • The Finnish Red Cross
Ø National and international aid work • Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority Finland
Ø Security of Finnish nuclear industry
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Phenomena covered by LUOVA Natural disasters affecting Finnish citizens at home or abroad and critical infrastructure in Finland Finnish Meteorological Institute
• Storms • Heavy rains - flash floods • Sea water level • Forest fires • Tsunamis
HU Institute of Seismology • Earthquakes, tsunamis
Finnish Environmental Institute • Floods
Photo: A-J. Punkka
Photo: M. Rauhala
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LUOVA
Situation picture
Earthquake in Japan
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LUOVA
Situation picture
Trajectories, Fukushima area, Japan
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LUOVA
Situation picture
Tropical storm Yasin, Australia
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LUOVA
Situation picture
Thunderstorm in Finland