Republic of Cyprus. Country Profile

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1 Republic of Cyprus Country Profile Transfer Visit for the Programme Civpro July 2, 2012 Limassol, Cyprus Kyriacos Hadjigeorgiou Senior Civil Defence Officer

2 Location of Cyprus 2

3 General Information D e c l a r a t i o n o 3

4 Coordination Body for the confrontation of Large Scale Disasters / Crises Ministerial Body Minister of Justice and Public Order Minister of Defence Minister of Interior Other Ministers can take part in the meetings and the decision taking and also preside according to the situation to be dealt with: 4

5 Threat Responsibility Forest Fires Department of Forests - Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Rural and Urban Fires (District Officer Ministry of Interior) Fire Service - Cyprus Police Ministry of Justice and Public Order Marine Pollution Department of Fisheries - Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Radiological emergencies Technological Accidents Department of Labour Inspection Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance Pandemic Military Conflict Ministry of Health Ministry of Defence Acts of Terrorism Cyprus Police - Ministry of Justice and Public Order Earthquakes and Tsunamis Civil Defence Force - Ministry of Interior 5

6 Powers of the Council of Ministers Crisis Conflict Disaster Minister of the Interior Civil Defence Legal Base State of Civil Defence Essential Services (Governmental Departments and SemiGovernmental Organisations) 6

7 The District and the District Officer Cyprus is divided into six administrative districts: Nicosia, Famagusta, Limassol, Paphos, Larnaca and Kyrenia. Each district is headed by a District Officer, who is a senior civil servant appointed by the Government. A District Officer is responsible for the coordination of all Ministries in its district and is accountable to the Ministry of Interior. 7

8 Cyprus Civil Defence Organisational Chart President of the Republic Council of Ministers Minister of Interior Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Civil Defence Commissioner HQ - MCC Nicosia District Lemesos District Larnaca District Paphos District Famagusta District C.D. Administration C.D. Administration C.D. Administration C.D. Administration C.D. Administration 8

9 Civil Defence Departments 9

10 Civil Defence Departments 10

11 Civil Defence Membership Permanent staff Volunteers Conscripts (male and female) 75% 25% Volunteers 850 people are serving under specific arrangements. 250 of them are members of the USAR teams. They serve for five years under Men special terms (renewable) and they are obliged to follow the Civil Women Defence Law and Regulations. 11

12 Steps towards the prevention of the effects of Disasters: National Civil Defence Plan Seismic Code Automated Seismic Network (accelerators) Reinforcement measures (School buildings, Public buildings ) and evacuation plans Technical Committees (micro-seismic studies) National Plan of Action for Earthquakes ENGELADOS 12

13 ENGELADOS 13

14 Seismic Intensity 14

15 National Plan of Action: ENGELADOS EMERGENCY PLAN MATRIX ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΤΜΗΜΑΤΑ / ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΕΣ Ε Π Α Π λ στ υρ α ιτι υν ρχ κή μ σ ια Ά ία βε κή μυ στ Δι να ικ ί ή κη σ η ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΕΣΩΤΕΡΙΚΩΝ ΣΧΕΔΙΑ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΕΣ ΣΧΕΔΙΟ ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΗΣ ΣΕΙΣΜΟΥ «ΕΓΚΕΛΑΔΟΣ» ΛΕΥΚΩΣΙΑ ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ Έρευνα/Πληρφριών Εκ τίμηση κατάστασης Πληρφόρηση Κινύ Διάσωση Κατάσβεση Πυρκαγιών Ιατρφαρμακ ευτική Περίθαλψη Διαχείριση Νεκρών Εικ ίνδυνες Ουσίες Εκ κ ένωση Τήρηση Τάξης Δημιυργία Καταυλισμών Φρντίδα Σεισμλήκ των Υγεινμικ ή Φρντίδα Ακ ατάσταση Οδικ ύ Δικ τύυ Ακ ατάσταση Τηλεικ ινωνιών Ακ ατάσταση Ηλεκ τρισμύ Ακ ατάσταση Υδατρμήθειας Ακ ατάσταση Δικ τύυ Αχευτ. Έλεγχς/Ασφάλεια Κατασκ ευών Εικ ινωνίες Διικ ητικ ή Μέριμνα 5 Ε θν ικ ή Γε Τμ Τμ Π Κ Α Α Γρ Υ Α Ε Τ Ε Σ Γρ Τε Σ Κ Τμ Σ Σ Τμ Ε Μ Τμ Τμ Ε ν. ήμ ήμ λ λ. Η Τ α ρχ ρυ ά φ ώ α χν χ Ο ήμ υμ υμ ήμ Τ Μ ήμ ήμ. Ν α α ε Ε Κ Η φε ηρ ές θρ γμ ρ μ φε ικ λι Α α β β α Ε Ε α α Γρ Δ Η/ δ ι Κ ί εσ Τ ός α εί α ί ές κέ Αν ύλ ύλ Κ Κ Κτ Δ. σ ημ Μ μί θε Ε ία. Στ Α α Κ Π Υ ς α ι ι ρ ην α Ε κ ηχ α ρ υη Μ Α α γί Π υ αι Ε τ Υ Α ατ ια σ μ μ σί Υ ώ με έρ υτ υρ υ ρ δε υ φ ύξ δ ικ τρ ών εί ων ρ. ρί ιμ δ ός Ιω σ ρί ία ργ ρ ε ατ χ ών ικ ρ Έ ηρ Ε ας να ιί άν κό ων ς εί εί ω ετ Α ών. Ιδ. ργ εσ ργ ς κη νη Ο ες ς εύ γ Υ Βι Κ ων ιώ σ ων δη Π Υ ρ σε ρ μ λι ν στ ης γ αι δ μή ω ών ηρ. νι α ών δε άτ θε ς εσ &. κέ σί ία ων ια ιώ Τ ς ων ς ς ν υρ = Πρωτεύντα Ρόλ = Συνεργαζόμενη Υηρεσία 15

16 Past Experience 16

17 Exercises 17

18 EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION Together in the face of disaster European Commission DG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection 18

19 European Civil Protection operations 2002 Czech Republic Floods Request handled Assistance delivered Spain Marine pollution(prestige) EU observers and 1 MIC liaison officer were deployed + other assistance Greece Flooded cave Request handled Assistance delivered 19

20 European Civil Protection operations 2009 FRANCE 1. Forest fires, EUFFTR (2 Can CL215) 2. Forest fires, EUFFTR (2 Can CL215) ITALY 1. Earthquake, expert team (PT, SI, DE, ES, FR, EL, 2JRC, MIC) 2. Forest fires, EUFFTR (2 Can CL215) ALBANIA Forest fires, GR: 2 Can CL415 UKRAINE H1N1, expert team (FR, LV, AT, DE, MIC) AT, EE, PL, BG, LT, SK, SI various assistance BULGARIA H1N1, AT: 1440 antiviral packages UK: Tamiflu doses (at cost and transport) TAJIKISTAN Floods, expert team (SE, CZ, LV, AT, MIC) AT:40 tents (10p) SK:10 tents (15p)/4 generators / medication PORTUGAL 1. Forest fires, EUFFTR (2 Can CL215) 2. Forest fires, IT: 2 Can CL forest fires, EUFFTR (2 Can CL215) GREECE Forest fires, MIC LO EUFFTR (2 Can CL415) IT: 2 Can CL415 FR: 2 Can CL415 ES: 2 Can CL415 CY: 1 heli Camov 32 BURKINA FASO Floods, associated expert to UNDAC team (FR) BENIN Floods, associated expert to UNDAC team (FR) NAMIBIA Floods, expert team (DK,AT,SE,CZ,DE,MIC) AT:200 tarpaulins/ 3000 mosquito nets/ 2 Emergency Health Kits Rep of MOLDOVA Gas shortage, ; expert team (SE,CZ,FR,MIC) AT:22 pcs 40KW heating units, 5 pcs 14kVA generators, 300 blankets TAIWAN Typhoon, expert team (SE,UK,FR,MIC) SE: water purification liquid for litres PL: skin disinfectant GAZA Fact finding mission Armed conflict 2 MIC LO ( ) INDONESIA Earthquake, expert team (DK, SE, FR, NL, NO, MIC) 1 TAST module (DK base camp and communication experts from SE, FI and EE) PHILIPPINES Floods / tropical storms, Associated member to UNDAC team (SE) SAMOA Tsunami / Earthquake in the Pacific, Associated member to UNDAC team (AT) Pre-alert was issued in the following emergencies: OPT/GAZA armed conflict (19.01), UK snowfall (06.02), SPAIN forest fires (22.07); Monitoring status was issued for FRANCE storm (23.01) and BULGARIA earthquake (05.08); Other Mechanism activations (requests for assistance not followed due to situation improvements): FIJI - floods (16.01), TOGO floods (23.07), GUINEA - neutralization of toxic chemicals (03.08), ALBANIA forest fires (13.08) and (11.09), GEORGIA earthquake (10.09), 5 experts selected, mission cancelled as request was withdrawn. 20

21 European Union Civil Protection Training 21

22 Cooperation with International Organizations In 2002 I.C.D.O. honored the Cyprus Civil Defence with the Gold Metal and the order of the Knight of the I.C.D.O. for its activity. 22

23 QUESTIONS? 23

24 Thank you for your attention! Photo: Christos Theodorides, Cyprus Mail, Friday May 16, 2008) 24