SWEDISH CIVIL PROTECTION Ministry of Defence Sweden Civil
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SWEDISH CIVIL PROTECTION Ministry of Defence Sweden
Civil Protection in Sweden The responsibility lies with the Ministry of Defence Not only military Ministry of Defence Sweden
Three democratic levels Ministry of Defence Sweden
Emergency services • Municipality - kommun - Fire and rescue service • County Council - landsting - Ambulance service • County Adm Board - länsstyrelse - Emergency service for leakages and subsequent decontamination of radioactive substances • Police - Mountain rescue service, general missing persons searches and ”general police tasks” (crime, protection, security) ( 20 Command control centers) Ministry of Defence Sweden
28 September 1994 M/S Estonia 989 passengers 852 dead, mostly Swedish and Estonian citizens 26 December 2004 Tsunami More than 500 Swedish citizens died Ministry of Defence Sweden
New developments Consular contingency planning section at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Developed during 2006 and after Rapid Consular response Team (MFA) and 21 consular support offices National Joint response Team Ministry of Defence Sweden
New developments 1 April 2008 Crisis coordination in the Governmental Offices New secretariat with the Prime minister: Crisis Management Coordination Secretariat Ministry of Defence Sweden
New developments 1 January 2009 New Agency Swedish civil contingencies agency (MSB) Based on: The Swedish Rescue Services Agency, The Swedish Emergency Management Agency and The National Board of Psychological Defence Ministry of Defence Sweden
Civil Protection mechanism, Sweden's participation • • Ministry of Defence Sweden Active development of the mechanism So far, five modules reported to the MIC Active part in interventions by the mechanism Active support to the MIC during interventions Offer for flight space to other Member States Training Exercises
Civil protection/Humanitarian aid interventions by Sweden Via the United Nations Via the EU Bilaterally Via Nato Ministry of Defence Sweden
Swedish interventions via the MIC the last 12 months • • Ministry of Defence Sweden Greece Ukraine/Black sea South Korea Kirgizstan • • Bolivia Ecuador Burma China
Civil Protection Climate adaptation Disaster risk reduction International development aid Ministry of Defence Sweden
Swedish civil defence
Civil defence disaster management
Civil defence drawing
National civil defence college
Iivi luuk
Union civil protection knowledge network
Civil rights and civil liberties webquest
Swedish audiology
Close your eyes
Sweden public employment service
Swedish chess computer association
Swedint
Swedish csn
