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2 nd National Advisory Group Meeting and presentation of draft Country Profile 01-03 March 2016, Baku, Azerbaijan Meeting Report Welcome note and introduction The Meeting was opened by welcoming words of Mr Sergej Anagnosti, PPRD East 2 Programme Team Leader (TL) and Mr Samadaga Samedov, Deputy Head of Chief Operational Department of Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) of Azerbaijan Republic and PPRD East 2 Steering Committee member, who wished successful discussions to the participants of the 2 nd National Advisory Group (NAG) meeting. It was noted that purpose of the meeting is to report to NAG members on the work done during the period between the first and second NAG meetings and to present the future PPRD East 2 activities. Mr Samadov informed participants that the Programme includes many important activities for Partner Countries and for Azerbaijan in particular. Mr Anagnosti presented achieved results of the PPRD East 2 Programme in 2015 and January and February of 2015 as well as future activities. He noted that the main subject of discussion will be the draft Country Profile developed by the Programme. Participants will be provided with the draft Country Profile to review it. Participants were introduced to the Programme’s Activity Areas and informed about conducted training, seminars and exercises. At the end of his presentation Mr Anagnosti informed NAG members about the planned activities for 2016-2018. Presentation of the work carried on in 2015 and at the beginning of 2016 Mr Anagnosti informed participant that the approximation of national legislation to the EU acquis and EU good practice is the join effort - Azeri experts are fully cognizant of the national legislation and the rules and procedures needed for its changing and amending, whereas the Programme experts are knowledgeable how it should be harmonised to EU legislation. During the second day of the meeting Draft AZ Country Profile will be presented and discussed, the issue of approximation to EU acquis will be addressed in more details. The activities proposed under the PPRD East 2 Programme, at the regional level and for each specific Partner Country, are detailed in the Programme Work Plan 2016-2018 approved by the Steering Committee at its 2 nd meeting held in February 2016.

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2ndNationalAdvisoryGroupMeetingandpresentationofdraftCountryProfile

01-03March2016,Baku,Azerbaijan

MeetingReport

Welcomenoteandintroduction

TheMeeting was opened by welcoming words of Mr Sergej Anagnosti, PPRD East 2 Programme TeamLeader (TL) and Mr Samadaga Samedov, Deputy Head of Chief Operational Department of Ministry ofEmergency Situations (MES) of Azerbaijan Republic and PPRD East 2 Steering Committeemember, whowishedsuccessfuldiscussionstotheparticipantsofthe2ndNationalAdvisoryGroup(NAG)meeting.Itwasnoted that purpose of themeeting is to report to NAGmembers on the work done during the periodbetweenthefirstandsecondNAGmeetingsandtopresentthefuturePPRDEast2activities.

Mr Samadov informed participants that the Programme includes many important activities for PartnerCountriesandforAzerbaijaninparticular.

MrAnagnostipresentedachievedresultsofthePPRDEast2Programmein2015andJanuaryandFebruaryof2015aswellasfutureactivities.HenotedthatthemainsubjectofdiscussionwillbethedraftCountryProfiledevelopedbytheProgramme.ParticipantswillbeprovidedwiththedraftCountryProfiletoreviewit.ParticipantswereintroducedtotheProgramme’sActivityAreasandinformedaboutconductedtraining,seminars andexercises.At theendofhispresentationMrAnagnosti informedNAGmembers about theplannedactivitiesfor2016-2018.

Presentationoftheworkcarriedonin2015andatthebeginningof2016

MrAnagnosti informedparticipantthattheapproximationofnationallegislationtotheEUacquisandEUgoodpractice is the joineffort -Azeriexpertsare fullycognizantof thenational legislationandtherulesand procedures needed for its changing and amending, whereas the Programme experts areknowledgeablehowitshouldbeharmonisedtoEUlegislation.DuringtheseconddayofthemeetingDraftAZ Country Profile will be presented and discussed, the issue of approximation to EU acquis will beaddressedinmoredetails.TheactivitiesproposedunderthePPRDEast2Programme,attheregionalleveland foreachspecificPartnerCountry,aredetailed in theProgrammeWorkPlan2016-2018approvedbytheSteeringCommitteeatits2ndmeetingheldinFebruary2016.

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Mr Marco Massabo, Disaster Loss Data Non-Key Expert presented the Activity Area A. The aim of thisActivity Area is the improvement of institutional capacities and legal framework on disaster riskmanagement,includingtheapproximationtoEUacquiscommunitaireandEUgoodpractice.

Mainagreementreached is thatrelevantnational institutionscanwork,withsupportof thePPRDEast2ProgrammetowardinclusionoftheprovisionsofEUFDintonationallegislation.Respondingtotherequestofparticipants,MrMassabobrieflypresentedthescope,objectivesandresultsoftheRegionalFloodRiskManagementWorkshopheldinMinskinSeptember2015.PPRDEast2providedallWorkshopmaterialtothemeetingparticipants.

Mr Michael Elmquist, Civil Protection Key Expert, presented Activity Area B – Civil Protection CapacityBuildingactivities:

4BasicTrainingCourses(BAT1-4)–allorganisedin2015

andtheonesyettobeorganised:

2OperationalManagementCourses(OPM1-2)

2AdvancedTrainingCourses(ADT1-3)

OneHNStable-topexercisetobeorganisedineachPartnerCountry(HNSTTXinMoldovawasorganisedinSeptember/October2015)

OneRegionalHNSTTXwillbeorganisedforallPartnerCountriesandERCCsimultaneously

OneRegionalLessonsLearntWorkshopandoneRegionalLLSeminar

Oneregionalfull-scalefieldexercise

MrMassabopresentedActivityAreaC:

• Further development of Electronic Regional Risk Atlas developed under PPRD East ProgrammePhase1andputinpracticalusebyPartnerCountries.

• Improvingnational disaster lossdata collectionandprocessing in consistencywith theEuropeancommonapproachfordevelopingnationallossdatabasesandsharingofinformation.

MrMassabonotedthattheERRA InstallationManualhasbeendevelopedandsupport for installationofERRAhasbeenandwillbeprovidedbyPPRDEast2toPartnerCountries,aswellasthetrainingonERRA.

TheparticipantshavebeeninformedaboutthepossibilityforPartnerCountriestoactivatetheCopernicusServicesoftheEUCivilProtectionMechanism.Theserviceproviderapidmappingoftheareaaffectedbydisasteraswellasriskmap;theprocedureforactivatingthesystemisthroughtheEUDelegationIncaseofneedfromPartnerCountry,PPRDEast2cansupportthePartnerCountriesintheactivationoftheservice,andinpreparationofrequiringdocumentsaswell.

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Mr Antonín Petr, Capacity Building Key Expert, presented Activity Area D - Raising awareness aboutdisasters.Mainoutcomesachievedduringthepastyearincludeshortfollow-upassessmentmissionstoallPartnerCountries,andaquestionnairedevelopedandsharedwithallPCs.Thequestionnaire focusedonfollowingareas:

A.NationalCommunicationStrategy/Policy

B.Existingawarenessraisingactivitiesatschoollevel

C.AssessmentofPPRDEastJournalistNetwork

D.Synergieswithotheractorsactiveindisasterriskmanagementawarenessraisingactivities

E.Nationalawarenessraisingcampaignsondisasterriskmanagement

Another activity from the same Activity Area undertaken during the last year was assessment and re-activation of PPRD East Journalist Network (JN), which was developed during the Phase 1. Thequestionnairewasdistributedtoallmembersof thePhase1 JN,however the feedbackwasquite low. Itwasdecidedat the2ndSteeringCommitteemeetingnot tocontinuewith thePhase1 JN,but touse thealreadyexistingjournalistnetworksoftheEUDelegationsinthePartnerCountries.

Mr Anagnosti presented the Activity Area E1 Fostering volunteerism in disaster riskmanagement.Mainattention will be focused on Improving National Volunteer System by developing legal and institutionalframework.

Mr Anagnosti also informed participants that the PPRD East 2 National Programme Coordinators (NPC)have been recognized by DG ECHO as the National Training Coordinators as per Union Civil ProtectionMechanism.InformationabouttheExchangeofExpertsProgramme(financedbyDGECHOandmanagedby THW) has been sent to NPCs and can be found athttp://www.exchangeofexperts.eu/EN/Home/home_node.html.

PresentationoftheDraftUpdatedAZCountryProfile

On the second day of themeeting, 2March 2016, the draft updatedAZ Country Profile, containing theanalysescarried-outin2015ofthefollowingthematictopics,hasbeenpresentedanddiscussed:

1. FloodmanagementandapproximationtotheEUFloodsDirective

2. Disasterriskassessment

3. Disasterlossdatacollectionandprocessing

4. ERRA

5. Inclusionofdisasterriskreductioninpublicspending

6. HostNationSupport

7. EUapproachtovolunteerismincivilprotection

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8. Raisingawarenessaboutdisasters

9. DataandinformationsharingandINSPIREDirective

Inaddition,thecivilprotectionprofile,presentedintheElectronicCivilProtectionOperationalGuidebook,developedwithinthePPRDEastProgrammePhase1,hasbeenupdated.

Itwasnotedthatparticipantshavereceivedbye-maildraftupdatedCountryProfile inAzeriandEnglishandthattheircommentswerewelcomed.

MrElmquistpresentedthechapteronCivilProtection:

Vulnerability

Legalbasis

Institutionsandtasks

Civil-militarycooperation

EarlyWarningSystemand

Internationalcooperation.

Itwasnotedthathostnationsupportandvoluntarismwouldbecoveredinseparatepresentations.

Participants agreedwith the assessment thatAzerbaijan is vulnerable to floods, earthquakes, landslides,droughts,andtechnologicalhazards,andthat intensityandfrequencyofsomeare increasingasresultofclimatechange.

UptakeonlegalandinstitutionalrecommendationsdevelopedandacceptedbytheMinistryofEmergencySituationsduringthePPRDEastPhase1waspresentedbyMrDavideMiozzo,DisasterRiskManagementNon-KeyExpert.

In recommendation related to legislation it was suggested that Azerbaijan should be more active inenhancing the approximation to the EU acquis communautaire. Specific attention should be paid to theapproximationtotheSEVESODirectiveandtheEUFloodsDirectiveinthewakeofwhathasbeenalreadydevelopedwithinthePPRDEastProgramme.Therecentlegislationoncivilengineering/constructionshouldbeanalysedwithrespecttoEUstandardsforseismicdesignofBuildingCodes(EURO8).

Someactionhavebeentakeninregardtolegalapproximation,includingadoptionofthe“urbanplanningand construction code” (June 29th, 2012) by the State Committee for City Building andArchitecture. FarfrombeingcomparabletoEURO8,itishoweveragreatadvancementsincePPRDEastPhase1.ItwasalsonotedthatrecentlytheAzeriStateCommissiononcooperationwithEUhaselaboratedanactionplanforthe harmonization of legal Azerbaijan framework to the EU acquis. One chapter of the action plan isdedicated to water management with specific mention to the approximation to EU Water FrameworkDirective(WFD)butthereisnomentionontheEUFloodsDirective.

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NextrecommendationwasabouttheneedtolinkStateBodyLegislationwiththeLocalBodylegislationsinordertostrengthenandhelpinachievinggreaterrights,responsibilitiesandresourcesforlocalauthoritiesandtheir identifiedpartnersforeffective implementationandmonitoringofdisasterriskmanagement inthe communities. In this relation it was noted that since 2006 MES has worked to ameliorate themanagementofCivilProtectionactivities.Therearenow8emergencycommissionsactiveineachRegionalcentre of the MES. Approximately 6/7 Rayons (Municipalities) representatives are part of the Regionalcommissiongrantingadequatecirculationofinformation.HoweverthereisanurgentneedtoupdateCivilProtection legal framework inorder to includeRayons intothedevelopmentofunifiedholisticplansandclearlyidentifyingrolesandresponsibilitiesofeachactor.

AnotherrecommendationwasaboutstrengtheningtheLawonCivilDefencebyreformingthevolunteeringsystemaddressingtheimportanceofinsuranceofvolunteersthusprovidingequitablecompensationtothefamilyofthepeoplethatmightloselifeorobtainsevereinjuriesduringCPactivities.

The Law on Voluntary Activity of 1 September 2009 provides the general framework for volunteeringactivities including the civil protection related interventions. The Law also requires (Art. 7) thatvolunteering organizations provide necessary life and health insurance to volunteers. However, thenecessityforwidespreaddevelopmentofaspecificCivilProtectionVolunteeringsystemisstillunmatchedbyinstitutionalefforts.Adoptionofvolunteerismstrategiesaimingatdevelopingstandardizedproceduresforexpertvolunteersselection,recruitmentanddeploymentshouldbealsobeconsidered.

MrMiozzonotedthatthe legal frameworkofAzerbaijan intheareaofDisasterRiskAssessment(DRA) isunder development and there is not a dedicated legal act that regulates the role, mandate andresponsibilities of each institution involved in DRA. Improvement in the risk assessmentmethodology isrecommended in order to produce the necessary scenarios, to develop prevention strategy, improvepreparednessandameliorateemergencycopingandrecovery.Remainingrecommendationsare:

• DatasharingpolicyinAzerbaijanshouldbediscussedinlightoftheinternationalframeworksonpublicdatausage,andspecificallyofenvironmentaldata(e.g.,analysisofAzerbaijandatapolicyagainsttheINSPIREDirective(2007/2/EC)).Althoughthecurrentapproachisunderstandableduetosecurityissuesin the area, this hampers both inter-ministerial data sharing as well as the data sharing in aninternationalframework.

• Specialattentionshallbepaid to the trainingof first responders to thechemicalaccidents, includingaccidental industrial pollutions, because of high level of manmade hazards, caused by theconcentrationofenvironmentallydangerousindustries,suchasminingandtransportofoilandgas.

Inhis summary,MrMiozzonoted thatafter theendof thePPRDEastProgrammePhase1 someeffortswereputinplacebytheMinistryofEmergencySituationsinordertodevelopthesystemaccordingtotheoutlinedrecommendations.Howeverthereisaneedforthedevelopmentofthelegalframeworknecessarytoreduceincongruencesandfortheclarificationofrolesofeachrelevantstakeholder.

Volunteerism should, and could, be successfully developed in order to provide assistance at local level(planning, DRR campaigns, prevention and preparedness activities). The Law on Voluntary Activities

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provides the general framework, but much has to be done starting from operative procedures for theselection,trainingandorganizationofvolunteeringteamsworkingincollaborationwithMES.

Thecomplexcrossboardersituationdoesnotfacilitatetheimprovementofregionaldisastermanagementplan. In this context it is noticeable that some actions have been carried out (i.e. Georgian-Azerbaijanagreementonemergencyresponse)providingthefirststepsinthedirectionofensuringtheinclusionofamultinationaldimensionintothenationalcivilprotectionsystembuttheseneedtobequicklyconsolidatedintosolidcollaborations.

Withinthisframework,thefollowingactionsshouldbeaddressed:

- adoptingSOPstomakemoreeffectivetheCPsystemactivities;

- consolidation of trans-boundary relations for the development of regional civil protectionstrategies;

- developmentofaspecificCivilProtectionVolunteeringsystem;

- homogenizingriskassessmentproceduresanddevelopingrobustriskscenarios;

- improvedataandinformationsharingandexchange;

- establishandempowertheNationalPlatformforDisasterRiskReduction.

MrMassabopresentedFloodRiskManagementChapterandtheanalysesoflegalandinstitutionalaspectsof floodriskmanagement inAzerbaijanandrecommendationshowtoharmonisefloodriskrelated legal-institutionalframeworkwiththeEU.MrMassaborecommendedthatAzerbaijanneedstohavefloodriskassessment system and flood management plan according to EU FD requirements. There is a need toconductPreliminaryFloodRiskAssessment(PFRA),developFloodHazardMaps(FHM)andFloodRiskMaps(FRM) and based on that develop Flood RiskManagement Plans (FRMP) and flood data sharing systemaccordingtoEUFD.

Participants informed that the Ministry of Emergency Situations is a lead state body for flood riskmanagement and development/implementation of measures to reduce flooding damages. NationalHydrometeorology Department of MENR is responsible state entity for flood and other meteorologicalforecastsdevelopmentanddeliverytorelevantinstitutions.

Itwasalsonotedthatthere isneedto improvewater legislationand institutionalstructure inrelationtoapplicationofriverbasinapproachandmovingtoriverbasinplanningaccordingtoEUWFDandEUFD.

Theparticipantconsidered theCountryProfileChapterpresenting theFloodRiskManagementcompleteandwithminorneedsformodificationsandclarification.TheseminormodificationsandclarificationswereaddressedatthebilateralmeetingbetweenMrMassaboandAzeriexpertsthattookplaceattheendoftheNAGmeeting.

DisasterRiskAssessmentChapterwaspresentedbyMrMassaboaswell.Thefollowingwasrecommended:

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- developmentofmethodologyforriskassessmentthatshouldbevalidforseveralhazards;and

- inclusionoftheprincipleofEUGuidelinesforDisasterRiskAssessmentintomethodology.

Furthermore,MrMassaboinformedthattheDRARoadMapcouldbeusedasactionplanfortranspositionofDRAEUGuidelinesintonationallegislativeframework.

Mr Massabo presented the analyses of disaster loss data collection and processing in Azerbaijan anddescribedtheproposedrecommendations:

- furtherdevelopmentofthecurrentlegislationandoperationalproceduresfordatacollectionandsharinginordertofostertheexchangeoflossdataatEuropeanandinternationallevel,and

- adoptionofanunifiedmethodologyforassessingeconomiclossesfromdisastersandothers.

The current situationondisaster lossdata collectionand reporting from local tonational levelhasbeenreviewed and discussed. The Country Profile on Disaster Loss Data collection and processing has beenfinalizedandacceptedwithminorrevisions.

MrPetrpresentedthefindingsandtherecommendationsoninclusionofdisasterriskreductioninpublicspendingbasedontheassessmentconductedinAzerbaijan.

Itwas concluded that theexisting legal and institutional frameworkprovides a soundand solidbase forbudget planning for civil protection and disaster risk management. However, the existing system andstructureofthebudgetdonotallowsufficientlydetailedinsightintofinancialaspectsofallindividualDRRandDRMrelatedactions,particularlywhenitinvolvesactionswhicharelessobviouslyrelatedtoDRRandDRM.Therefore,itwasrecommendedto:

- develop and implement a methodology for the DRR/DRM activities budget allocation throughdifferentarticles,trackingandrecordingsystemacrossthenationalbudgetarysystemanditsreplicationatthelocallevel,

- as a part of themethodology, there should also established a DRR/DRM “marker” to flag thoseinvestments for which the outcome is not explicitly related to DRR/DRM but which throughimplementationwillcontributetoreduce/mitigatedisasterrisk.

It was noted that there are funds in Azerbaijan which were and can/will be used to reduce disasterdamages,suchasafterearthquakein2001,floodingofKuraRiverin2010andrecentearthquakesinSheki-ZagatalaandLankaranAstararegions.

Itwasagreedthatinordertoimprovesituationinthisareaitisimportanttohaveamethodologyforthebudget allocation of DRR/DRM activities, which may help to increase efficiency of national and localbudgetsspending,tooptimisebudgetallocation,planninganditsutilisation.

MrElmquistpresentedtheHostNationSupportstatusinAzerbaijan.

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Issues raised at the HNS TTX (organised the week before the 2nd NAG meeting) have been discussedaddressing the steps needed to be undertaken in order to enhance the HNS in Azerbaijan. It wasrecommendedtodeveloptheSOPsforHNSassoonaspossible.ThiscouldbedonebyfirstcompilingtherelevantsectionsofindividuallawsandthenascertainingtowhichextentthesesectionswouldconstituteacompletebasisforHNSarrangementsinaccordancewiththeEUHNSGuidelines,avoidinggaps,overlaps,andcontradictions.Oncethisworkisdone,theconsolidatedSOPsshouldbeusedasabasisfordedicatedtraining of officials. Regular exercises should be developed so as to ensure that officials supporting theEmergency Committee had sufficient knowledge about the totality of HNS arrangements to be able toadvisetheirsuperiors.AcoreHNSTeamshouldbeestablishedandtrainedtofunctionasliaisonbetweenthe EmergencyCommittee and the foreign rescue/assistance teams. TheHNS Teammust be conversantwithHNSarrangementsbytheindividualministries,mustknowwhomtocontactforoperationalmattersineachministry,andmustbeabletocommunicateinEnglish.

Presentation of the EU approach to volunteerism in civil protection and the status of volunteerismwasdonebyMrMiozzo.ItwasnotedthatthemainpurposeofestablishingtheEUAidVolunteersinitiativeistocreate the basis for a European corps of volunteers, and for finding the common legal and institutionalbasisacrosstheMemberStates.Thepresentationcoveredissuesonvolunteerismincivilprotectionsphere,particularly indisasterriskmanagementandwasnotedthatvolunteersarequiteactiveandbeneficial inprevention and preparedness phase. The presentation addressed the legal aspects as well. ParticipantsinformedthattheAzerbaijanLawonvolunteerismregulatedthedutiesandrightsofvolunteersandthatitwouldbegood ifPPRDEast2Programmecouldhelp in theprocessof sharingEuropeanknowledgeandexperience,thusassistingtheAzeriinstitutionsinthedevelopmentofsublawssupportingtheutilizationofvolunteersincivilprotectionanddisasterriskmanagement.

Mr Petr presented raising awareness about disasters and informed participants about methodologicalaspects of this assessment. The information for the assessment and consequent development of therecommendations were collected through meetings and via questionnaire shared with the nationalstakeholdersfocusingon:

-review(development)ofexistingnationalCommunicationStrategy/Policy,

-existingawarenessraisingactivitiesatschoollevel,

-assessmentofPPRDEastJournalistNetwork,

-synergieswithotheractorsactiveindisasterriskmanagementawarenessraisingactivities,

- nationalawarenessraisingcampaignsondisasterriskmanagement.

ItwaspointedoutthatMinistryofEmergencySituations,MinistryofAgriculture,MinistryofHealthandtheRepublicSeismologyServiceofNationalAcademyofScienceareveryactiveintheareaofawarenessraising

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aboutdisasters inAzerbaijan.ThepresentedrecommendationsweretodevelopnationalCommunicationStrategyandtheActionplanforitsimplementation.

MrMassabopresented the analyses and recommendations related to data and Information sharing andapproximation to INSPIRE Directive. The Directive requires that European Member States will shareenvironmental information through the European spatial data infrastructure by 2019 and sets thestandards to be used for exchanging geospatial data among different institutions. Azerbaijan does notcurrentlyhaveaunifiedsystemforcollectingandarchivinggeospatialdata,anddifferentagenciescollectandstorethematicdata.

TheparticipantsuggestedtocompletetheCountryProfilewiththedescriptionoftwoimportantlegalactsondata and information sharing; however, since the legal actsdoesnot fully include theprovisions andprincipleoftheEUINSPIREDirective,itwasagreedthatthereisaneedtoapproximatetotheEUINSPIREDirectiveandtoraisetheawarenessofpublicinstitutionsontheprinciplesandadvantagesofadoptingthenationallegislationequivalenttotheINSPIREDirective.Themainrecommendationsare:

- unitshouldbecreatedwithintheMENRtocoordinatecollectingandsharingofspatialdata;

- legal-institutional framework and action plan should be developed for the adoption of the EU INSPIREDirectiveorequivalent;

- developastrategyfornationalspatialdatainfrastructure;

- designandimplementationofanationalGeoportalforsharingspatialdataamongallstakeholders.InthisregardERRAshouldbeconsideredasareference,asERRAshouldbeinanycaseinteroperablewiththenationalGeoportal.

- developandconductrelevanttraining andcapacitybuildingprogrammeforcivilservants inAzerbaijantoimplementnationalspatialdatainfrastructureinAzerbaijan.

DuringthepresentationonERRA,givenbyMrMassabo,thereasonsforincludingERRAinthePPRDEast2were presented. The final scope of ERRA is to increase accessibility and comparability of disaster riskinformation by institutions and public and to become a national and regional disaster risk information-sharing hub. ERRA is a supporting tool for hazardmapping, disaster risk assessment, disaster loss datacollection and public awareness. The installation and re-installation of ERRA atMES anMENR has beendiscussed. Mr Massabo illustrated the procedure for the re-installation of ERRA at Partner Countries’servers.IthasbeenagreedthatMESwillappointanERRAITFocalPoint.

MrMassabopresentedtheWorkPlanofPPRDEast2onfurtherdevelopmentofERRAandtheneedforadeeptechnologicalimprovementofcurrentERRAplatform.PPRDEast2willorganizetrainings/workshopsinordertotransferthefullcapacityofmaintainingandupdatingthenewERRAtoPartnerCountries.ThenewERRAwillbecharacterizedbyitssimplicityandeasinesstoaccessandshareinformation.

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TheparticipantshighlightedtheneedtowidenthediscussionontheERRAsystemwithother institutionsinvolvedinDRAandDRM.TheregionalERRAworkshopsplannedforJune2016andFebruary2017willbeagood opportunity to start the process. Participants at the end discussed different aspects of ERRAdevelopmentatdifferentlevelsanditwasproposedtoinstallitatMESandMENR.

Summarizingthenationalprioritiesandconclusion

MrAnagnostiaskedparticipantstoselect thematic topics thatwillbe furtheraddressedwithinthePPRDEast2Programme.

MrJeyhinIsgandarli,NationalProgrammeCoordinator,summarisedproposalsprovidedbyparticipants:

1. FloodRiskManagementandDisasterRiskAssessmentinthecombinationwithERRA;

2. CivilProtectionVolunteerism;

3. AwarenessRaisingaboutDisasters;and

4. HostNationSupport.

ThenMrIsgandalithankedProgrammeexpertsfortheirvaluablework.

InconclusionMrSamadovandotherparticipantsofthe2ndNAGmeetingthankedthePPRDEast2teamfortheireffortsforsuccessfulimplementationoftheProgrammeinAzerbaijan.

Mr Anagnosti wrapped-up the meeting expressing his appreciation to all meeting participants for theiractivecontributiontodiscussionsandconclusions.

ListofAnnexes

Annex1–DraftAgenda

Day 1 – 1 March 2016

9:00-9:30 Registration

9:30-9:45 Official Opening Ministry of Emergency Situations

EU Delegation

9:45-10:00 Welcome note and introduction of participants

PPRD East 2 Team Leader

Plenary

10:00-10:15 Brief Overview of the PPRD East 2 Programme activities and achievements in 2015

Team Leader

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10:15-10:45 Presentation of the Activity Area A activities and achievements in 2015

Disaster Loss Data Expert

10:45-11:15 Tour de Table Plenary

11:15-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:00 Presentation of the Activity Area B activities and achievements in 2015

Civil Protection Key Expert

12:00-12:30 Tour de Table Plenary

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30-14:00 Presentation of the Activity Area C activities and achievements in 2015

Disaster Loss Data Expert

14:00-14:30 Tour de Table Plenary

14:30-15:00 Presentation of the Activity Area D activities and achievements in 2015

Capacity Building Key Expert

15:00-15:30 Tour de Table Plenary

15:30-15:45 Coffee break

15:45-16:15 Presentation of the Activity Area E activities and achievements in 2015

Team Leader

16:15-16:45 Tour de Table Plenary

16:45-17:00 Conclusion of Day 1 Team Leader

Ministry of Emergency Situations

EU Delegation

Day 2 – 2 March 2016

9:00-9:15 Summary of Day 1 and introduction of Day 2

Team Leader

9:15-9:30 Brief Overview of updated Country Profile – purpose, methodology and outcomes

Team Leader

9:30-10:00 Azerbaijan Civil Protection Profile Civil Protection Key Expert

10:00-10:30 Tour de Table Plenary

10:30-10:45 Coffee break

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10:45-11:15 Flood management and approximation to the EU Floods Directive

Disaster Loss Data Expert

11:15-11:45 Tour de Table Plenary

11:45-12:15 Disaster risk assessment Disaster Loss Data Expert

12:15-12:45 Tour de Table Plenary

12:45-13:45 Lunch

13:45-14:15 Disaster loss data collection and processing Disaster Loss Data Expert

14:15-14:45 Tour de Table Plenary

14:45-15:15 Inclusion of disaster risk reduction in public spending

Capacity Building Key Expert

15:15-15:45 Tour de Table Plenary

15:45-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-16:30 Host Nation Support Civil Protection Key Expert

16:30-17:00 Tour de Table Plenary

17:00-17:30 Conclusion of Day 2 Team Leader

Ministry of Emergency Situations

EU Delegation

Day 3 – 3 March 2016

09:00-09:15 Summary of Day 2 and introduction of Day 3 Team Leader

09:15-09:45 Progress made in the adoption of recommendations provided within the PPRD East Programme Phase 1

Disaster Risk Management Expert

09:45-10:15 Tour de Table Plenary

10:15-10:45 EU approach to volunteerism in civil protection

Disaster Risk Management Expert

10:45-11:15 Tour de Table Plenary

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11:15-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:00 Raising awareness about disasters Capacity Building Key Expert

12:00-12:30 Tour de Table Plenary

12:30-13:00 Data and information sharing and INSPIRE Directive

Disaster Loss Data Expert

13:00-13:30 Tour de Table Plenary

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:00 ERRA Disaster Loss Data Expert

15:00-15:30 Tour de Table Plenary

15:30-15:45 Coffee break

15:45-16:45 Discussion about National Priorities Plenary

16:45-17:00 Closing words and group photo Team Leader

Ministry of Emergency Situations

EU Delegation

Annex2.-ListofParticipants

1March2016

Name,Family Organization Ocupation Contact

1 CristianCoroma EmbassyofRomaniatotheRepublicofAzerbaijan

FirstSecretary [email protected]

2 ShamilHuseyinov NationalParlament HeadofDepartment [email protected]

0503742142

3 NiyaziAzimov NationalParlament ChiefAdvisor [email protected]

0502165146

4 RaufMuradov SeismologicalService

ChiefEnginer 0513200890

[email protected]

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5 MuseyibovElbrus MinistryofEducation

HeadofDepartment 0503019008

[email protected]

6 SeyidzadeFarid AzerbaijanRedCrescentSocicty

HeadofDepartment 0552474855

[email protected]

7 SarvanRasulov MENR DirectorofEmergencySituationProtectionCentre

0503001778

[email protected]

8 MusayevFarid MFA IISecretary [email protected]

9 BahramMikayilov MoH,EmergencyService

HeadofCivilProtectionHead

quarter

0503498764

[email protected]

10 SahibHasanzade MoES,

WaterResourcesStateAgency

HeadofSector [email protected]

5124847

11 VahidShukurov MoES,StateAgencyforRegulationof

NuclearandRadiologicalActivity

ChiefAdvisor [email protected]

12 MirzayevAli CrisisManagmentCentre

HeadofDepartment [email protected]

13 FeselovAleksandr MoES,MainOperationsDepartment

ChiefLieutenant [email protected]

14 RuslanRahimov MainWarningDepartmentfor

EmergencyStiuation

ChiefLieutenant [email protected]

15 MuradGasimov StatisticsandInformationTechnologiesDeoartment

HeadofDepartment

[email protected]

16 IlkhinKangarli ProjectManagmantDepartment

ChievAdvisor [email protected]

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17 IlgarHasanov ProjectManagmantDepartment

ChievAdvisor [email protected]

18 VusalHamidzade MoES,BakuRegionalCentre

HeadofDepartment [email protected]

19 RashadNasirov StateFireProtectionService

Chief [email protected]

0552160202

20 CeferliOrkhan LegalDepartment ChiefAdvisor [email protected]

0504773177

21 VusalaZahirova CommunicationsDepartment

ChiefLieutenant [email protected]

22 MirzeAsgerov MoES,CivilProtectionTroops

HeadofDepartment [email protected]

0125123411

23 AnvarHaciyev SteatBorderService HeadofDepartment [email protected]

0505709973

24 AntoninPetr PPRDEast2 KE3 [email protected]

25 MichaelElhquist PPRDEast2 KE2 [email protected]

26 AnagnostiSergej PPRDEast2 TL [email protected]

27 SamadagaSamadov

MoES,ChifOperationalDEpartment

DeputyHead [email protected]

0502116063

28 JeyhunIsgandarli MoES,InternationalRelations

Department

Chievadvisor [email protected]

0556464748

29 VerdiyevRafig PPRDeast2Localcordinator

Localcordinator rafig20002mail.ru

0503495884

30 GulnarAliyeva PERIODLLC Asistant [email protected]

0518054049

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31 NuriyevMahmud StateCustomsCommitee

ChiefInspector [email protected]

0558866588

31 AminMammadov Konsis Translation [email protected]

32 MarcoMassabo PPRDEast2 DLDexpert [email protected]

33 RasimAllazov ICRC CooperationResponsible

[email protected]

34 MustafayevZiya MoES,SteateFireProtectionService

AsisstantofHead [email protected]

0552101441

35 ElmarFarajov Consis Intorpret [email protected]

36 GlegoniLecoq ICRC CooperationResponsible

[email protected]

37 IlqarDadashov KONSIS Assistant

2March2016

Name,Family Organization Ocupation Contact

1 TahirMammadli NationalAcademyofScince

HeadofDepartment 4970698

2 ShamilHuseyinov NationalParlament HeadofDepartment [email protected]

0503742142

3 NiyaziAzimov NationalParlament ChiefAdvisor [email protected]

0502165146

4 RaufMuradov SeismologicalService

ChiefEnginer 0513200890

[email protected]

5 MuseyibovElbrus MinistryofEducation

HeadofDepartment 0503019008

[email protected]

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6 SeyidzadeFarid AzerbaijanRedCrescentSocicty

HeadofDepartment 0552474855

[email protected]

7 SarvanRasulov MENR DirectorofEmergencySituationProtectionCentre

0503001778

[email protected]

8 TabrikBabayev MinistiryofEconomy Advisor 0502119684

[email protected]

9 BahramMikayilov MoH,EmergencyService

HeadofCivilProtectionHead

quarter

0503498764

[email protected]

10 SahibHasanzade MoES,

WaterResourcesStateAgency

HeadofSector [email protected]

5124847

11 VahidShukurov MoES,StateAgencyforRegulationof

NuclearandRadiologicalActivity

ChiefAdvisor [email protected]

12 MirzayevAli CrisisManagmentCentre

HeadofDepartment [email protected]

13 FeselovAleksandr MoES,MainOperationsDepartment

ChiefLieutenant [email protected]

14 RuslanRahimov MainWarningDepartmentfor

EmergencyStiuation

ChiefLieutenant [email protected]

15 MuradGasimov StatisticsandInformationTechnologiesDeoartment

HeadofDepartment

[email protected]

16 IlkhinKangarli ProjectManagmantDepartment

ChievAdvisor [email protected]

17 IlgarHasanov ProjectManagmantDepartment

ChievAdvisor [email protected]

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18 VusalMemmedzade

MoES,BakuRegionalCentre

HeadofDepartment [email protected]

19 RashadNasirov StateFireProtectionService

Chief [email protected]

0552160202

20 CeferliOrkhan LegalDepartment ChiefAdvisor [email protected]

0504773177

21 VusalaZahirova CommunicationsDepartment

ChiefLieutenant [email protected]

22 MirzeAsgerov MoES,CivilProtectionTroops

HeadofDepartment [email protected]

0125123411

23 AnvarHaciyev SteatBorderService HeadofDepartment [email protected]

0505709973

24 AntoninPetr PPRDEast2 KE3 [email protected]

25 MichaelElhquist PPRDEast2 KE2 [email protected]

26 AnagnostiSergej PPRDEast2 TL [email protected]

27 SamadagaSamadov

MoES,ChifOperationalDEpartment

DeputyHead [email protected]

0502116063

28 JeyhunIsgandarli MoES,InternationalRelations

Department

Chievadvisor [email protected]

0556464748

29 VerdiyevRafig PPRDeast2Localcordinator

Localcordinator rafig20002mail.ru

0503495884

30 GulnarAliyeva PERIODLLC Asistant [email protected]

0518054049

31 NuriyevMahmud StateCustomsCommitee

ChiefInspector [email protected]

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0558866588

32 AminMammadov Konsis Translation [email protected]

33 MarcoMassabo PPRDEast2 DLDexpert [email protected]

34 ToqrulHasanov StatisticsandinformationTechnologicsDepartment

DeputyHeadoftheDepartment

[email protected]

0552520100

35 MustafayevZiya MoES,SteateFireProtectionService

AsisstantofHead [email protected]

0552101441

36 ElmarFarajov Consis Intorpret [email protected]

37 AlimardanMammadov

Enjiner Konsis

3March2016

Name,Family Organization Ocupation Contact

1 IlgarDadashov Consis Tcniction 0557434953

2 ShamilHuseyinov NationalParlament HeadofDepartment [email protected]

0503742142

3 NiyaziAzimov NationalParlament ChiefAdvisor [email protected]

0502165146

4 RaufMuradov SeismologicalService

ChiefEnginer 0513200890

[email protected]

5 MuseyibovElbrus MinistryofEducation

HeadofDepartment 0503019008

[email protected]

6 SeyidzadeFarid AzerbaijanRedCrescentSocicty

HeadofDepartment 0552474855

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[email protected]

7 SarvanRasulov MENR DirectorofEmergencySituationProtectionCentre

0503001778

[email protected]

8 TabrikBabayev MinistiryofEconomy Advisor 0502119684

[email protected]

9 BahramMikayilov MoH,EmergencyService

HeadofCivilProtectionHead

quarter

0503498764

[email protected]

10 SahibHasanzade MoES,

WaterResourcesStateAgency

HeadofSector [email protected]

5124847

11 SabinaMahbubi-Iran

DeputySecretaryGeneral

AzerbaijanRedCrescent

[email protected]

0504901205

12 MirzayevAli CrisisManagmentCentre

HeadofDepartment [email protected]

13 FeselovAleksandr MoES,MainOperationsDepartment

ChiefLieutenant [email protected]

14 RuslanRahimov MainWarningDepartmentfor

EmergencyStiuation

ChiefLieutenant [email protected]

15 MuradGasimov StatisticsandInformationTechnologiesDeoartment

HeadofDepartment

[email protected]

16 IlkhinKangarli ProjectManagmantDepartment

ChievAdvisor [email protected]

17 IlgarHasanov ProjectManagmantDepartment

ChievAdvisor [email protected]

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18 VusalMemmedzade

MoES,BakuRegionalCentre

HeadofDepartment [email protected]

19 RashadNasirov StateFireProtectionService

Chief [email protected]

0552160202

20 ArifAkhundov MoES,WoterAgency HeadofDepartment 0125124833

21 VusalaZahirova CommunicationsDepartment

ChiefLieutenant [email protected]

22 MirzeAsgerov MoES,CivilProtectionTroops

HeadofDepartment [email protected]

0125123411

23 AdaletHasanov MoESSpecialRiskyRescueService

ChiefLieutenant 0552011966

24 AntoninPetr PPRDEast2 KE3 [email protected]

25 MichaelElhquist PPRDEast2 KE2 [email protected]

26 AnagnostiSergej PPRDEast2 TL [email protected]

27 SamadagaSamadov

MoES,ChifOperationalDepartment

DeputyHead [email protected]

0502116063

28 JeyhunIsgandarli MoES,InternationalRelations

Department

Chievadvisor [email protected]

0556464748

29 VerdiyevRafig PPRDeast2Localcordinator

Localcordinator rafig20002mail.ru

0503495884

30 GulnarAliyeva PERIODLLC Asistant [email protected]

0518054049

31 NuriyevMahmud StateCustomsCommitee

ChiefInspector [email protected]

0558866588

32 AminMammadov Konsis Translation [email protected]

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33 MarcoMassabo PPRDEast2 DLDexpert [email protected]

34 DavidoMiozzo PPRDEAST2 DRMExpert [email protected]

35 MustafayevZiya MoES,SteateFireProtectionService

AsisstantofHead [email protected]

0552101441

36 ElmarFarajov Consis Interpretator [email protected]

37 ShirinovVahid MoES,StateAgencyforRegulationof

NuclearandRadiologicalActivity

Interpretator [email protected]

38 RashadMashadiyev

StateBordeService ChiefLieutenant 0552011966