___________________________________________________________________________ 2021/SOM2/EPWG/SDMOF/004 Session 1.B Review of Disaster Risk Reduction Polices Including Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Measures Considering COVID-19 Pandemic - Russia Purpose: Information Submitted by: Russia 14th Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum 26 May 2021 MINISTRY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR CIVIL DEFENCE, EMERGENCIES AND ELIMINATION OF CONSEQUENCES OF NATURAL DISASTERS (EMERCOM OF RUSSIA) Review of DRR Polices including Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Measures considering COVID-19 Pandemic 14th SENIOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS FORUM (SDMOF14) May 26, 2021 Organizational structure of governmental bodies Coordination Council under the Government of the Russian Federation to fight the spread of the new coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation Working group of Operational Government headquarters to the State Council of Information Commission on the Russian Departmental/ prevent the import and Center for Improving the Federation on Monitoring the ministerial spread of a new Sustainability of counteracting the operational coronavirus infection spread of a new Coronavirus Development of the Situation headquarters in the Russian Russian Economy coronavirus Federation infection 2 Organizational structure of governmental bodies of the Russian Federation Coordination Council under the • The work is headed by the Coordination Council under the Government of the Russian Federation leadership of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian to fight the spread of the new Federation H.E. Mr. Mikhail Mishustin. On a regular basis, H.E. coronavirus infection in the Russian Mr. Mikhail Mishustin and First Deputy Chairman of the Federation (headed by Chairman of the Council, Mayor of Moscow H.E. Mr. Sergei Sobyanin, hold Government H.E. Mr. Mikhail meetings of the Presidium of the Coordination Council, which Mishustin) deals with current issues. Operational headquarters to prevent the • The operational headquarters operates under the leadership of import and spread of a new coronavirus the head of the headquarters, Deputy Chair of the Government infection in the Russian Federation (headed by Deputy Chair of the of the Russian Federation H.E. Ms. Tatyana Golikova is Government of the Russian Federation responsible for preventing the spread of the new coronavirus H.E. Ms.Tatyana Golikova) infection and organizing the treatment of the illness. Government Commission on • The economic consequences of the pandemic are under the Improving the Sustainability of jurisdiction of the government commission headed by the Development of the Russian Economy (headed by First Deputy Chairman of chairman of the commission, First Deputy Chairman of the the Government of the Russian Government of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Andrei Federation H.E. Mr. Andrei Belousov) Belousov. 3 Organizational structure of governmental bodies of the Russian Federation Working group of the State Council of the Russian Federation • The State Council Working Group, created by the on counteracting the spread of a President of the Russian Federation, headed by new coronavirus infection (headed Moscow Mayor H.E. Mr. Sergei Sobyanin, is by Moscow Mayor H.E. Mr. Sergei . Sobyanin) responsible for interaction with the regions Information Center for Monitoring the Coronavirus Situation • Information support is provided by the Center, the (supervised by H.E. Mr. Dmitry work is supervised by H.E. Mr. Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Chairman Chernyshenko, Deputy Chairman of the of the Government of the Russian Federation) Government of the Russian Federation. • Departmental operational headquarters have been Departmental/ministerial created to take the necessary organizational and operational headquarters administrative measures through the federal executive authorities. 4 Civil Protection in COVID-19 Environment • Self-protection of fire and rescue personnel in their home bases on duty shifts • Maximum possible minimization of daily workers in office buildings / remote work from home • Health control and regular disinfection Anti-COVID-19 measures reminder Anti-COVID-19 protocol measures, use of PPE (masks, gloves, etc.) for fire & rescue units for 24/7 duty shifts • More active use of videoconference platforms for meetings, briefings, reports, etc. 7 EMERCOM actions against COVID-19 in all 85 entities of the Russian Federation Unprecedented scale of disinfection works in public places: Hospitals, transport infrastructure (airports, railway and bus stations), educational facilities, shopping malls, etc. 6 000+ hospitals and clinics 8 000+ schools, colleges and high education institutions 22 000+ social objects 45 000+ transport infrastructure sites 214 000+ EMERCOM’s sites (fire brigades, rescue and civil defense units, office buildings, educational institutions, etc.) 9 000+ km of roads 288 000+ vehicles and items of machinery (incl. 236 000+ operated by EMERCOM) 8 Social Work in Pandemic “Hot Line” management by EMERCOM emergency psychological support service Public information campaign by EMERCOM press-service Support to senior citizens including EMERCOM retired workers 9 MINISTRY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR CIVIL DEFENCE, EMERGENCIES AND ELIMINATION OF CONSEQUENCES OF NATURAL DISASTERS (EMERCOM OF RUSSIA) Review of DRR Polices including Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Measures considering COVID-19 Pandemic 14th SENIOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS FORUM (SDMOF14) May 26, 2021.