Category Archives: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (DIPECHO) DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN ARMENIA
Below is the publications of “911 emergency” newspaper related to the “Strengthening Community Based Resilience and Environmental Emergency Preparedness Capacities in Armenia” project, implemented by UNDP and funded by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Programme (DG ECHO).
On 15-17 August 2017 a simulation exercise (simex) on “Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Situation (ES) Response in Kapan Community” was implemented in Kapan community within the framework of the “Strengthening Community Based Resilience and Environmental Emergency Preparedness Capacities in Armenia” project, implemented by UN Development Programme (UNDP) and funded by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO).
On 16 August 2017 a training on “Strengthening Radiation, Chemical and Biological Capacities of First Responders” was held for Kapan firefighters’ team.
The training was organized within the framework of the “Strengthening Community Based Resilience and Environmental Emergency Preparedness Capacities in Armenia” project, implemented by UN Development Programme (UNDP) and funded by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), in collaboration with “DRR National Platform” (DRR NP) Foundation and RA Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES).
On 18 May 2017 a preparatory seminar on “Piloting of a Child Sensitive Local Level Risk Management (LLRM) Methodology Implementaion Guideline in Khashtark and Getahovit communities of Tavush Marz/Province’’ was held in Dilijan Town within the frame of the Disaster Risk Reduction National Platform’s (DRR NP) project “Ensuring children’s safety through building resilience of communities and education institutions” funded by UNICEF and the European Commission under the DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Programme (DG ECHO).
On 19 April 2017 a workshop was held in Kapan, organized jointly by Disaster Risk Reduction National Platform (DRR NP), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Kapan Resilience Team.
The aim of the workshop was to present the results of the “Strengthening community based resilience and environmental emergency preparedness capacities in Armenia” programme, implemented by UNDP and financed by Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO).
