Civil protection
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The overall objectives in the field of Civil Protection are to ensure better protection of people, the environment, economies and infrastructure in the event of major natural or man-made disasters, including accidental marine pollution, chemical spills. Civil Protection can also refer to coordination with regard to prevention, preparedness and consequence management vis-à-vis international terrorism.
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Prevention and preparedness
To support and supplement efforts at national, regional and local level with regard to disaster prevention, the preparedness of those responsible for civil protection and the intervention in the event of disaster
- To establish a framework for effective and rapid cooperation between different civil protection services when mutual assistance is needed (police, fire service, healthcare service, public utility provider, voluntary agencies).
- To set up and implement training programmes for intervention and coordination teams as well as assessment experts including joint courses and exchange systems.
- To enhance the coherence of actions undertaken at international level in the field of civil protection especially in the context of cooperation.
Information
- To contribute to the information of the public in view of increasing the level of self-protection of citizens
- To collect and disseminate validated emergency information
- To pool information on national civil protection capabilities, military and medical resources.
- To ensure efficient information sharing between the different authorities.
Intervention
To facilitate the rapid mobilisation of intervention teams, experts and other resources on request in the event of major emergencies in order to alleviate the effects of a disasters during the first days to offer technical support, including satellite images and communications (satellite phones).
Reaction (post disaster analysys and recovery)
To share lessons learnt from interventions and to grant financial assistance.
See also: civil defense.
