Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection DSB Methods and

Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB)

Methods and measures to enhance resilience against electrical power outage in urban vital societal functions MEREPUV

Project duration: Jan 2018 – Dec 2019 Total eligible costs: 858 019, 45 Euro Partners in MEREPUV Coordinator: Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB), Norway EC co financing: 643 514, 42 Euro · City of Bergen, Norway · Safety Region South. Hollande South (SR · City of Oslo, Norway SHS), Netherlands · City of Stavanger, · City of Dordrecht, Norway Netherlands · State Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), Latvia · City of Valmiera, Latvia

Short description of the project · Disruptions in power supply – cascading effects, consequences for cities and citizens · Focus: Vulnerability to electric power outage in: – – – Health services (Bergen, Dordrecht, Valmiera) Emergency services (Oslo) Electronic communication systems (Stavanger) · Same methodology · DSB, State Fire and Rescue Service and Safety Region South-Hollande South will assist «their» cities in the work with the vulnerability assessments, and different stakeholders at different administrative levels will be involved during the process. · Sharing and comparing of results – joint final project report

Why the project is necessary · Cities are responsible for providing their citizens with many services defined as vital, among them health services, emergency services and critical communication systems. Cities are also hosting other critical functions owned by state and private actors, and citizens will often have large expectations to municipal responding in the case of severe disruptions in vital services. · Even though extensive electric power outage of long duration is rare in the partner countries, it still happens from time to time. Experience from such incidents shows that the consequences for vital services such as health services, emergency services and electronical systems can be considerable. It is thus necessary to plan and be prepared for such incidents. · There is also a need of a better understanding of how municipalities are dealing with urban vital societal functions` dependency on electric power. What analytical tools are considered applicable at the local level for getting an overview of risk and vulnerabilities related to power outage? Which stake holders must the cities have close contact with? Where in the value chain can municipalities intervene with preventive measures, and where are the cities dependent on other actors in order to reduce vulnerabilities? These are some of the questions that the project will address.

General objective of the project To make cities more resilient to disruptions in power supply by improving knowledge of cities` role in protecting their vital societal functions from such distruptions, and by identifying efficient measures available at the local level for protecting citizents against severe consequences of power outage. Specific objectives 1. Improved understanding of and experience with methodological approaches for assessing vulnerability in societal functions with emphasis on interdependencies 2. Improved knowledge of risks of severe power outage in the cities and efficient measures available at the local level 3. Better understanding of municipalities` role vis a vis other actors` responsibilities in preventing severe consequences of undesirable incidents affecting urban vital functions 4. Closer cooperation and sharing of experience nationally and internationally between cities and national authorities in efforts aimed at improving urban resilience.

Work packages in the project WP 6: Completion of final project report June 2019 – Oct 2019 WP 2: Vulnerability assessments 3 cities in Norway WP 3: Vulnerability assessment from one city in Netherlands WP 4: Vulnerability assesement from one city in Latvia July 2018 – June 2019 Kick off Jan 2018 Jun 2018 Jan 2019 Jun 2019 WP 5: Presentation and comparison of results of the cities` asessements June 2019 WP 1: Preparations and methodological approach to vulnerability assessments Jan – August 2018 WP 8 Project management Dec 2019 WP 6: Final Conference – launch of project report and dissemination of results Oct 2019

Deliverables WP number Deliverable number Description When 1 1. . 1 Minute of the conclusions of of expert meeting methodolgoy June 2018 1 1. . 2 Minute of work shop 1 August 2018 2 2. . 1 English summary of results of vulnerability assessment from Oslo April 2019 2 2. . 2 English summary of results of vulnerability assessment from Bergen April 2019 2 2. . 3 English summary of results of vulnerability assessment from Stavanger April 2019 2 2. . 4 Working paper Norwegian input to final project report June 2019 3 3. . 1 English summary of results of vulnerability assessment from Dordrecht April 2019 3 3. . 2 Working paper input from Netherlands to final project report June 2019 4 4. . 1 English summary of results of vulnerability assessment from Valmiera April 2019 4 4. . 2 Working paper input from Latvia to final project report June 2019 5 5. . 1 Minute of work shop 2 containg main topics for the final project report June 2019 6 6. . 1 Final project report October 2019 7 7. . 1 Letter to the Commission containing comments to the final project report from the Final Conference November 2019

Dates and places for Major Events · Work shop 1 in Bergen, Norway, May 2018, all partners attending. – Aim: to present prepatory work prior to the starting of the cities vulnerability assessments · Work shop 2 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 2019, all partners attending. – Aim: sharing of results from the cities assessments, compare and compile best practices for the final project report · Work shop 3 in Riga, Latvia, September 2019, all partners attending. – Aim: finalizing joint project report from MEREPUV, plan for dissemination of results · Final Conference in Oslo, Norway, October 2019 – – Aim: launch of the joint final project report from MEREPUV. Attendees: Stakeholders such as civil protection authorities in other participating states of the UCPM / European cities and representatives from the EU Commission will be invited, in addition to project partners.

Follow up of the project 1. National, regional and municipal levels: – – – 2. The cities: bring results into decision-making processes locally, as well as integrating results into their ordinary activities Regional actor (SR SHS): spread findings to other municipalities and safety regions, and integration into ordinary activities National actors (DSB and SFRS): spread of findings to other muncipalities, counties and other national public bodies, considerations of legal instruments, guidance etc. Dissemination of results internationally – The partners are represented on various relevant international foras and networks and will seek to disseminate the results of the project in these

Thank you for your attention! Dag Olav Høgvold Head of section Regional and Local Risk Management / Primary Coordinator Contact MEREPUV Directorate for Civil Protection Email: Dag. Hogvold@dsb. no