Direction Générale Centre de Crise – Algemene Directie Crisiscentrum

Governmental Coordination and Crisis Centre

Federal Public Service of the Interior

November 9th, 2006

Octaaf PAUWELSAttaché

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General scope The Governmental Coordination and Crisis Centre has been established to assist the federal government in the planning and interdepartmental management of crises and major events.

Definition A crisis is defined as an event that by its nature or its consequences:

– constitutes a threat to vital national interests or to the essential needs of the population;

– prompts rapid decision making;– demands coordination between different departments and

organisms

Who are we?

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Risk analysis and emergency planning Evaluation of the current news of the whole world in order to

assess the possible impact on the Belgian territory 24h/24 on duty and continuous monitoring in collaboration with

the police and information services Planning, coordination and follow-up of major events (events at

risk) Infrastructure and organisation for crisis management Security of personalities and institutions in Belgium, including

foreigners, embassies, consulates and international institutions National and international alarm network focal point

Tasks

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The Governmental Coordination and Crisis Centre is the international focal point within the alert networks:

Ecurie (Nuclear alert system) BICHAT (Biological and Chemicals Attacks and Threats) IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) MIC (Monitoring and Information Centre - European Union) EMSC (European Mediterranean Seismological Centre) Helsinki Convention on the transboundary effects in industry

International Role

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Organisation and coordination of emergency planning and cooperation with the authorities involved

Drawing up of cooperation procedures with other departments and/or provincial, national and international institutions

Cooperation between the 5 disciplines (help and emergency services)

Development of crisis management know-how

Emergency Planning

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Emergency plans for crisis events and situations that prompt coordination or management on national level.(R.D. 31/01/2003, M.D. 21/02/2003)

Ensures:• Well-founded decision taking based on the assessment of the situation• Coordination of the means to use• Information to the public• Contacts with foreign countries as well as with European and international organisations.

National emergency plan : Royal Decree of January 31, 2003

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In collaboration with the Interministerial Influenza Coordination Committee, a national emergency plan is prepared that includes all necessary federal departments and actors involved in the crisis :

Risk analysis Global organisation of the departments and

emergency help Preparation of interdepartmental crisis

management

To ensure coordination of departmental and provincial plans

Activities of the Governmental Coordination and Crisis Centre before a pandemic flu: planning

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Activities of the Governmental Coordination and Crisis Centre during a pandemic flu: organisation and management

Alert system Global organisation and crisis management Permanent link between the Federal Public Services involved, the administrations and the police services Coordination and dialogue between the provincial and local authorities Communication to the entire population on the Belgian territory, in particular through the mayors Logistic support

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Governor

Ministry of the Interior

Municipal Emergency

Plan –Municipal

Phase

Provincial Emergency

Plan –Provincial

Phase

National Emergency Planning –

Federal Phase

Municipal coordination Committee

Provincial coordination Committee

Management Committee

Mayor

People in charge of security in Belgium by order of intervention:

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Media

International Organ.

EU

Bordering countries

Provincial Coordination

Committee - Prov 1

Provincial Coordination

Committee - Prov 2Municipal Coordination Committee x

Municipal Coordination Committee y

Municipal Coordination Committee z

Municipal Coordination Committee …

Crisis management in the Federal phase in case of pandemic flu

Provincial Coordination

Committee - Prov 3

Departmental Crisis Cell: Public Health

Departmental Crisis Cell: Foreign Affairs

Departmental Crisis Cell: Economy

Departmental Crisis Cell: Mobility

Departmental Crisis Cell: Employment

Departmental Crisis Cell: BIPT

Departmental Crisis Cell: Justice

Etc…

Governmental Crisis and Coordination Centre

Socio –Economic

Cell

Information Cell

Evaluation and Follow

up Cell

Management

Committee

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How will you be informed? All citizens in Belgium will be informed in the same

way By means of the media (www.influenza.be, news,…) By means of the local authorities

Need specific information?Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs

Information to the population

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http://crisis.ibz.be

CRISIS ANTICIPATION FOR BETTER CRISIS MANAGEMENT