Developed by EU-funded Programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Man-made and Natural Disasters in the ENPI East Region (PPRD East) Civil Protection and Disaster Management STRENGTHENING THE EAsTERN REGION’s INsTITUTIONAL AND LEGIsLATIVE FRAMEWORKs EU funded Programme EU funded programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to natural and man-made disasters in the ENPI East Region (PPRD East) Technical Report 4 Strengthening the Eastern Region's Institutional and Legislative Frameworks “Together Against Disasters” January 201 4 Disclaimer: This report has been prepared with the financial assistance of the European Commission. The views expressed herein are those of the consultants and therefore in no way reflect the official opinion of the Commission Business Center “Berehynya” 12b Ihorivska St., 2nd floor Tel.: +38 044 425 5825 Kyiv, 01021 Ukraine Fax: +38 044 425 5943 www.euroeastcp.eu EU funded programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to natural and man-made disasters in the ENPI East Region (PPRD East) Summary Preface, the PPRD East Programme .......................................................................... 9 Methodology Overview .................................................................................................. 10 2 1 Executive Summary .................................................................................................. 12 2 The concept of Civil Protection............................................................................ 20 2.1 The use of the word “Civil Protection” ..................................................................................................... 20 2.2 The origins ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 3 The concept of Disaster Risk Reduction ......................................................... 23 3.1 A developing concept ............................................................................................................................................ 23 3.2 The process .................................................................................................................................................................. 24 4 The public perception of the risk ........................................................................ 25 5 Civil Protection in EU ................................................................................................ 27 5.1 The EU Civil Protection Structure ................................................................................................................ 27 5.2 The Community Mechanism for Civil Protection .............................................................................. 28 5.3 The EU humanitarian interventions ........................................................................................................... 30 5.4 New perspectives for the EU Civil Protection ..................................................................................... 30 6 European Union case study ................................................................................... 32 6.1 The paradigms of Europe .................................................................................................................................. 32 7 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................... 34 PPRD East Programme ................................................................................................... 36 Partner Countries’ Reports .......................................................................................... 36 8 Preface ............................................................................................................................ 37 9 Armenia .......................................................................................................................... 38 9.1 Exposure to natural and manmade risks .............................................................................................. 38 Business Center “Berehynya” 12b Ihorivska St., 2nd floor Tel.: +38 044 425 5825 Kyiv, 01021 Ukraine Fax: +38 044 425 5943 www.euroeastcp.eu EU funded programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to natural and man-made disasters in the ENPI East Region (PPRD East) 9.2 Risk Profile ..................................................................................................................................................................... 39 9.3 Legal and regulatory analysis ........................................................................................................................ 41 9.3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 41 9.3.2 Administrative division of Armenia ......................................................................................................... 42 9.3.3 Institutional subdivision of powers ......................................................................................................... 43 9.3.4 Legal Framework of main actors .............................................................................................................. 46 3 9.3.5 The Armenian Rescue Service .................................................................................................................... 47 9.3.6 The Seismic Protection Service .................................................................................................................. 48 9.3.7 Policies, strategies, programmes, communications and other political commitments ................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 9.3.8 Inter-institutional relations regarding disaster management ........................................ 49 Relations to other stakeholders .................................................................................................................................... 51 9.3.9 The DRR National Platform ............................................................................................................................ 52 9.3.10 Areas of excellence ............................................................................................................................................ 53 9.3.11 Gaps and bottlenecks ...................................................................................................................................... 54 9.3.12 Summary evaluation table .......................................................................................................................... 56 9.4 Institutional Analysis ............................................................................................................................................. 59 9.4.1 Political organization and administrative divisions .................................................................. 59 9.4.2 Overview of the institutional CP/DM framework ........................................................................ 59 9.4.3 Actions .............................................................................................................................................................................. 69 9.4.4 Human resources and costs .......................................................................................................................... 70 9.4.5 Areas of excellence in the National CP/DM System ................................................................ 70 9.4.6 Gaps and bottlenecks.......................................................................................................................................... 72 9.4.7 Summary evaluation table ............................................................................................................................. 74 9.5 Armenia Conclusions and Recommendations .................................................................................... 77 9.5.1 Legal framework ...................................................................................................................................................... 77 9.5.2 Institutional Framework ................................................................................................................................... 77 10 Azerbaijan ................................................................................................................... 80 10.1 Exposure to natural and manmade risks ........................................................................................... 80 10.2 Risk Profile .................................................................................................................................................................. 80 10.3 Legal and regulatory analysis ..................................................................................................................... 86 Business Center “Berehynya” 12b Ihorivska St., 2nd floor Tel.: +38 044 425 5825 Kyiv, 01021 Ukraine Fax: +38 044 425 5943 www.euroeastcp.eu EU funded programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to natural and man-made disasters in the ENPI East Region (PPRD East) 10.3.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................