Legislation
- DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
Resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (recast)
European parliament - Sept. 18, 2006
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Articles and documents
- Vademecum of civil protection in Europe:
Contains some general information on natural disasters and on technological disasters, a list of list of disasters in the European Union from 1950 to 1999, the National organisation of civil protection of 15 countries and some legal information.
European Commission - Oct. 1999
Download (PDF) - Cell broadcast in the Netherlands
Article "Dutch test emergency cell phone alert as experts from 21 nations watch"
Associated Press - Sept. 5, 2006
Go to article - EENA letter of Sept. 06
Emergency Telecommunications for European Citizens
EENA - Sept. 26, 2006
Download (PDF) - Chemical accidents and incidents
Report of the "OECD Workshop on Lessons Learned from Chemical Accidents and Incidents"
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Apr. 2005
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Initiatives
- Civil Protection, by the European Commission
European Commission web site on Civil protection: A full set of information on legislation, programmes, events, national structures, the 112 emergency number...
Go to web site - European Environment Agency
Go to web site - CEASA (Cellular Emergency Advisory Service Association)
CEASA is a citizens action initiative, a not for profit group with members in most European countries like England, France, The Netherlands and also the USA. The international chapter creates a harmonised international channel coding scheme which enables international and cross border use of Cell Broadcast, in a multi-lingual environment.
Go to web site - UK resilience
The web site exists to provide a resource for civil protection practitioners, supporting the work which goes on across the UK to improve emergency preparedness.
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A very interesting web site providing useful information on CHORIST-related topics:
» Emergency Preparedness part : Go to web site
» Emergency Response & Recovery part : Go to web site
» Emergencies part : Go to web site - BBC: Connecting in a crisis
"Connecting in a Crisis" is an initiative by the BBC to help ensure that the public has the information it needs and demands during a civil emergency
Go to web site - EUMETNET: The Network of European Meteorological Services
EUMETNET is a network grouping 23 European National Meteorological Services. EUMETNET provides a framework to organise co-operative programmes between the Members in the various fields of basic meteorological activities such as observing systems, data processing, basic forecasting products, research and development, training.
Go to web site - Rinatech project
Online courses on natural and technological risks.
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US federal actions
- Homeland Security
Main Web site : Go to web site
SAFECOM : Go to web site - The WARN act
Warning, Alert and Response Network (WARN) Act = section VI of the "Security and Accountability For Every port (SAFEport) Act" (US public law 109-347 - Oct. 13, 2006)
US Congress
Download (PDF) - Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
» Communicating during emergencies
(911, Emergency Alert System (EAS) and local radio and broadcast or cable television station news and updates)
Go to web site - Hurricane Katrina
A collection of U.S. House of Representatives Reports and Studies related to the Katrina hurricane.
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The final Report : 'Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina' (28 MB)
U.S. House of Representatives - Feb. 15, 2006
Go to web site - Advanced EAS gains momentum
RadioWorld article - 06 Jul. 2009
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Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)
- OASIS Consortium (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)
The OASIS consortium is a not-for-profit, international consortium driving the development and adoption of e-business standards. The Emergency Management Technical Group of OASIS Organization is working on alert message standardisation solutions and protocols.
Go to web site - Art Botterell's incident.com
The CAP: What, Why and How:
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CAP cookbook:
Go to web site - Next Generation EAS - FCC 2nd Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making
CAP v1.1 is proposed by the FCC for US Next Generation Emergency Alert Systems (EAS).
FCC - 12 Jul. 2007
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US alert systems
- Emergency Alert System (EAS)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Go to web site - NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
United States Department of Commerce
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NOAA's All Hazard Monitor in the USA:
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US National Weather Service (warnings, observation, forecasts...):
Go to web site - HAZCollect (All-Hazards Emergency Message Collection System)
A system to collect and efficiently distribute non-weather emergency messages.
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Global risk management initiatives
Standards
- ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
Emergency telecoms on ITU (ITU-R, ITU-T, ITU-D and the Tampere Convention)
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Early warning
- ISDR (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) - United Nations (UN)
The ISDR aims at building disaster resilient communities by promoting increased awareness of the importance of disaster reduction as an integral component of sustainable development, with the goal of reducing human, social, economic and environmental losses due to natural hazards and related technological and environmental disasters.
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Platform for the promotion of the EARLY WARNING
Go to web site - Inventory of Early Warning Systems
Go to web site - Disaster Warning Network
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Global alert systems
- Tsunami Alarm System:
An early warning system for tsunamis based on SMS.
Go to web site - GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security)
GMES is a concerted effort to bring data and information providers together for efficient use of security-related information.
Go to web site - GDACS (Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System)
GDACS is a joint development between the European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) with the aim to provide the international disaster response community with a platform to ensure an easy exchange of information.
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