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EU funded programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response
to Man-made and Natural disasters in the ENPI East Region (PPRD East)
COUNTRY ADVISORY GROUP MEETING
9 October, 2013 Venue: Conference Hall of the Holiday Inn Hotel Tbilisi, Georgia
On October 9, 2013, at Conference Hall of Holiday Inn, the second meeting of the Country Advisory Group in the framework of the EU funded Programme: “Prevention, Preparedness and Response to man-‐made and natural disasters” (EU PPRD East Programme) was held. Country Advisory Group activities mainly are consultative and supervisory nature. Its main function is to support EU PPRD East Programme as much as possible and work out recommendations, so that the work plan worked out under the Programme fully reflects the countries’ priorities.
The meeting was organized with the support of the Emergency Management Department of Special Emergency Situation Management Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The meeting was attended by the representative of the EU Delegation to Georgia, officials and employees of Emergency Management Department of Special Emergency Situation Management Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, representatives of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Regional Development
and Infrastructure, Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection, Ministry of Education and Science, National Environmental Agency, Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus, UNICEF, Transboundary Joint Secretariat, Georgia Red Cross Society, and the Disaster Risk Reduction Centre. The Team Leader and Key Experts of the EU PPRD East Programme presented at the meeting.
The meeting aimed at:
§ Gathering stakeholders involved in the country’s civil protection and disaster risk management;
§ Introducing the current status of the Programme.
§ Discussing achieved and expected results; and
§ Planning further activities.
The meeting was opened by Mr. Zviad Katsashvili, director of the Emergency Management Department of Special Emergency Situation Management Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He welcomed the participants and talked about the nature of the Programme implementation and some shortcomings, what is often caused by changing meeting dates. Despite the aforementioned, Mr. Katsashvili expressed confidence in Team Leader and Key Experts and pledged full support and cooperation.
Then the word was given to Ms Ketevan Khutsishvili, representative of EU Delegation to Georgia. She talked about the role of European Union in Georgia in terms of developing democratic processes and stressed Twinning Project of European Union, which was implemented in Georgia in the field of civil protection and disaster risk management. Ms Khutsishvili also spoke about interrelation of the on-‐going Programme in the area of disaster management and disaster risk reduction and the
needs existing in the country.
Team Leader of the PPRD East Programme, Mr. Anagnosti mentioned the first meeting of Nation Advisory held in March, where common interests were identified; also he thanked Emergency Management Department of Special Emergency Situation Management Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, for continuous support and said that except of Government and NGOs, international community should be actively engaged in the Programme, in terms of information exchange. Moreover, Mr. Anagnosti expressed readiness to consider any recommendation, which promotes more successful implementation of the Programme.
The participants of the meeting introduced themselves; afterwards Mr. Anagnosti made a presentation about the progress Programme made since the previous CAG meeting held in March 2013.
At the discussion after the presentation, Mr. Jemal Dolidze, representative of National Environmental Agency, expressed willingness and need for transferring environmental observation data in electronic format, which requires lots of efforts. He also mentioned that
electronic database will simplify engagement in Unified Global System of Information Exchange.
Mr. Nodar Kutibashvili, representative of Emergency Management Department of Special Emergency Situation Management Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, expressed his opinion about necessity of including some novelties in the agenda of educational activities planned under the PPRD East Programme.
Mr. Merab Gaprindashvili, representative of National Environmental Agency, got interested if new geological researches were held regarding creating Regional Risk Atlas. Respond to this was that the format of the Programme doesn’t envisage conducting new research of that kind and the Atlas is being created based on already existing maps in the country.
Team Leader of EU PPRD East Programme, Mr. Anagnosti appealed to the participants of the meeting to express their wishes and considerations about the second phase of the PPRD East Programme, in order to make the country’s current situation and needs clear, which will contribute to successful planning and implementation of the second phase of the Programme.
Afterwards, Key Experts made the presentations addressing:
§ Methodologies of creating risk maps (according to threat);
§ Methodology of vulnerability assessment;
§ Activities of Electric Regional Risks Atlas(ERRA) related to Georgia;
§ Analysis of institutional and legal frameworks and respective recommendations;
§ Awareness raising activities related to Georgia;
§ Civil protection volunteers’ abilities of providing assistance to rescue-‐emergency service before, during and after emergency situations.
Each presentation was followed by a lively discussion; the participants expressed their wishes and opinions, including:
§ Representative from the National Environmental Agency expressed willingness to see, as a sample, finished electric risks map of any European country. As a respond, Programme Key Expert presented one of European country’s flood risk atlas.
§ Representative of the Georgia Red Cross Society mentioned that they have carried out vulnerability assessment in rural areas, which can be used in vulnerability assessment in the city and all over the country.
§ Representative of the Emergency Management Department of Special Emergency Situation Management Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs positively assessed recommendations for improving institutional and legal frameworks and underlined the effectiveness of current structure arrangement.
§ Mr. Merab Gaprindashvili noted that although Emergency Management Department of Special Emergency Situation Management Center is involved the entire cycle of disaster management, the National Environmental Agency is responsible for monitoring of disasters, natural, hydro-‐meteorological and biological processes, according to the Government Resolution.
§ Mr. Zviad Katsashvili, director of Emergency Management Department of Special Emergency Situation Management Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, expressed
idea of centralized management of rescue-‐fire services across the country and asked the PPRD East Programme expert team to share their experience on the issue.
At the end of the meeting, Mr. Zviad Katsashvili thanked the participants for productive working day, expressed hope of close cooperation between all the stakeholders and wished the PPRD East Programme successful
implementation of planned activities.
AGENDA Time Subject Speaker
9:00-‐9:30 Registration 9:30-‐9:45 Official Opening Emergency Management Department of the
Emergency and Special Measures Center, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia EU Delegation
9:45-‐10:00 Welcome note and introduction PPRD East Team Leader Plenary
10:00-‐10:20 Presentation of the PPRD East Programme progress since the previous NAG meeting
PPRD East Expert Team
10:20-‐10:40 Tour de Table Plenary 10:40-‐11:00 Presentation of risk mapping methodologies used
for hazard mapping in the PPRD East Programme PPRD East Expert Team
11:00-‐11:20 Tour de Table Plenary 11:20-‐11:35 Coffee break 11:35-‐11:55 Presentation of vulnerability assessment
methodology used in the PPRD East Programme PPRD East Expert Team
11:55-‐12:15 Tour de Table Plenary 12:15-‐12:35 Presentation of the Electronic Regional Risk Atlas
(ERRA) activities relevant for Georgia PPRD East Expert Team
12:35-‐12:55 Tour de Table Plenary 12:55-‐14:00 Lunch 14:00-‐14:20 Presentation of the institutional and legal
framework analyses recommendations PPRD East Expert Team
14:20-‐14:40 Tour de Table Plenary 14:40-‐15:00 Presentation of the Raising Awareness activities
relevant for Georgia PPRD East Expert Team
15:00-‐15:20 Tour de Table Plenary 15:20-‐15:40 Presentation how Civil Protection Volunteers can
provide support to the emergency services before, during and after emergencies
PPRD East Expert Team
15:40-‐16:00 Tour de Table Plenary 16:00-‐16:15 Coffee break 16:15-‐16:30 Final comments Plenary 16:30-‐16:45 Conclusions and next steps Emergency Management Department of the
Emergency and Special Measures Center, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia PPRD East Expert Team
16:45-‐17:00 Closing words and photo Emergency Management Department of the Emergency and Special Measures Center, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia EU Delegation
List of Participants Person Organization Contact information Mr. Zviad Katsashvili Director of Emergency Management Department
of the Emergency and Special Measures Center, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
[email protected] [email protected]
Mr. Levan Buiglishvili Deputy Director of Emergency Management Department of the Emergency and Special Measures Center, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
[email protected] [email protected]
Mr. Nodar Kutibashvili Emergency Management Department of the Emergency and Special Measures Center, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Mr. Giorgi Charkviani National Programme Coordinator, Emergency Management Department of the Emergency and Special Measures Center, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Mr. Vakhtang Gloveli Emergency Management Department of the Emergency and Special Measures Center, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Ms. Ketevan Khutsishvili EU Delegation to Georgia [email protected] Mr. Aleksandre Movsesian Ministry of Regional Development and
Infrastructure of Georgia [email protected]
Mr. Giorgi Tsaqadze Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
Mr. Besik Matsaberidze Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia
Mr. Giorgi Koberidze Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia
Ms. Rusudan Tevzadze Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia [email protected] Ms. Tea Levidze Ministry of Economy and Sustainable
Development of Georgia [email protected]
Ms. Irma Gurguliani Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia
[email protected] [email protected]
Mr. Merab Gaprindashvili National Environmental Agency [email protected] Mr. Jemal Dolidze National Environmental Agency Mr. Giorgi Geladze National Environmental Agency [email protected] Ms. Nino Gvenetadze The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) [email protected] Ms. Sophiko Akhobadze The Regional Environmental Centre for the
Caucasus (RECC) sophiko.akhobadze@rec-‐caucasus.org
Ms. Marion Holn The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (RECC)
Ms. Rusudan Chochua The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus/ Trans Boundary Joint Secretariat (RECC/TJS)
rusudan.chochua@tjs-‐caucasus.org
Ms. Marianna Mitusova Trans Boundary Joint Secretariat (TJS/KfW) Ms. Tamar Kamkamidze Georgia Red Cross Society [email protected] Mr. Giorgi Gudavadze Georgia Red Cross Society [email protected] Mr. Vano Grigolashvili Disaster Risk Reduction Center [email protected] Mr. Guram Tandilashvili Eptisa Tbilisi Office [email protected] Mr. Sergej Anagnosti PPRD East Team Leader [email protected] Mr. Radovan Hilbert PPRD East GIS Expert [email protected] Ms. Galina Kovalchuk PPRD East Expert gkovalchuk2eptisa.com Mr. Volodymyr Kuznietsov PPRD East Communication Expert [email protected]