{"id":36932,"date":"2020-03-03T03:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T02:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=36932"},"modified":"2021-12-11T22:49:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T21:49:46","slug":"union-civil-protection-mechanism-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/union-civil-protection-mechanism-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Civil Protection Mechanism Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"

This call supports exercise projects aiming to design, plan, prepare, implement, conduct and self-evaluate different civil protection activities<\/strong> including a full-scale exercise in a multi-national scenario as the main event of the project. The scenario can simulate the situation and conditions of all types of disasters calling for the activation of the Mechanism.<\/p>\n

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The overall objective of the Mechanism is to strengthen the cooperation among Member States\/Participating States in the field of civil protection in order to facilitate coordination to improve the effectiveness of system for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters. Any country in the world overwhelmed by a disaster can call on the Mechanism for help. By pooling the civil protection capabilities of the Member States\/Participating States, the Mechanism can ensure better protection primarily of people, but also of the natural and cultural environment and of property.<\/p>\n

Objective<\/h3>\n

The overall objective is to improve civil protection preparedness and response to all kinds of disasters inside or outside the Member States\/Participating States of the Mechanism by providing a testing environment and a learning opportunity for all actors involved in civil protection assistance interventions: a full-scale exercise.<\/p>\n

All kind of disasters inside or outside the EU can be depicted in the scenario for the exercises including forest fires, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, marine pollution, medical, CBRN and multi-sectorial emergencies. This scenario must call for the activation of the Mechanism.<\/p>\n

Proposals<\/h3>\n

The beneficiaries will design, plan, prepare, implement, conduct and self-evaluate one full-scale exercise project in Member States\/Participating States or eligible third countries (see section 6 of the Call for Proposals document).<\/p>\n

The proposals shall include the following elements:<\/p>\n