Staff Management Course (SMC) 7.2 14 - 19 March 2010 Course Documentation

INDEX     I. GENERAL DOCUMENTATION   A. European Union   Legislation in force - 20/12/2007: Commission Decision 2008/73/EC, Euratom amending Decision 2004/277/EC, Euratom as regards rules for the implementation of the Mechanism - 08/11/2007 Council Decision 2007/779/EC, Euratom establishing a Community Civil Protection Mechanism (recast) - 08/08/2007: Commission Decision 2007/606/EC, Euratom laying down rules for the implementation of the provisions on transport - 05/03/2007: Council Decision establishing a Civil Protection Financial Instrument (2007/162/EC, Euratom) - 29/12/2003: Commission Decision 2004/277/EC laying down rules for the implementation of Council Decision 2001/792/EC   Other legal texts - 05/03/2008: COM(2008)130 Communication on Reinforcing the Union's Disaster Response Capacity - 14/12/2007: Commission Staff Working Document SEC(2007) 1721, Towards Better Protecting Citizens against Disaster Risks: Strengthening Early Warning Systems in Europe   Council Conclusions and Resolutions - 28/11/2008: Council Conclusions calling for civil protection capabilities to be enhanced by a European mutual assistance system building on the civil protection modular approach (16474/08) - 16/06/2008: Council Conclusions on Reinforcing the Union's Disaster Response Capacity – towards an integrated approach to managing disasters - 06/12/2007: Council Conclusions on the establishment of an Early Warning System for tsunamis in the North East Atlantic and the Mediterranean region - 06/12/2007: Council Conclusions on the development and establishment of Early Warning Systems in the EU - 12/06/2007: Council Conclusions on enhancing the coordination capacity of the MIC - 12/06/2007: Council Conclusions on CBRN-related incidents   European Parliament Resolutions - 19/06/2008: European Parliament resolution of 19 June 2008 on stepping up the Union's disaster response capacity - 10/04/2008: EP resolution on Commission Green Paper on Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action [P6_TA(2008)0125] - 11/03/2008: EP Declaration of the European Parliament on early warning for citizens in major emergencies [P6_TA-PROV(2008)0088] - 20/02/2008: EP Resolution on the Treaty of Lisbon [P6_TA(2008)0055] - 12/12/2007: EP Resolution on the Commission legislative and work programme for 2008 [P6_TA(2007)0613] - 04/09/2007: EP resolution on this summer's natural disasters [P6_TA(2007)0362]   ‘Exchange of Letters’ European Commission cable of 27 October 2004 Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator cable of 28 October 2004 The European Consensus on Development Joint declaration by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the development policy of the European Union entitled "The European Consensus" [Official Journal C 46 of 24.2.2006]

B. European Commission, Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO)   ECHO Organisation Chart     Civil Protection   Vademecum of European Civil Protection, DG ENV (October 1999)   EU focus on civil protection: Coping with catastrophes - Coordinating civil protection in the European Union, DG ENV (2002)   Global Evaluation of the Community Action Programme in the field of Civil Protection, the Community Mechanism to facilitate reinforced cooperation in Civil Protection assistance interventions and the Marine Pollution framework by European Evaluation Consortium (TEEC), DG ENV (5 July 2005) - Final Report - Annex I - Annex II   Earthquakes in Europe: National, international and European policy for the prevention and mitigation of seismic disaster, DG ENV (July 2003)   Forest Fires in Southern Europe Report No 1, DG ENV (July 2001)   Marine Pollution.Monitoring of Illicit Vessel Discharges, DG Joint Research Centre and DG ENV(2001)   Marine Pollution. Technologies & Methodologies for Detection & Early warning, DG Joint Research Centre (2002)   Marine Pollution. Accident Report. Environmental Emergency in Gabon, 2000   Marine Pollution. Accident Report. Environmental Emergency in France, 2000   Marine Pollution. Accident Report. Environmental Emergency in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, 2001   Marine Pollution. Environmental Emergency in Denmark, 2001 - Final Report - Environmental Impact Assessment Survey, Cover - Environmental Impact Assessment Survey, Part I - Environmental Impact Assessment Survey, Part II - Environmental Impact Assessment Survey, Part III - Environmental Impact Assessment Survey, Part IV - Environmental Impact Assessment Survey, Part V - Environmental Impact Assessment Survey, Appendix Dam Integrity Assessment following the Yogyakarta Earthquake, Indonesia; Consolidated report on activities undertaken through the Monitoring and Information Centre of the European Commission & the Joint UNEP / OCHA Environment Unit (February 2007) Humanitarian Aid - Humanitarian Aid, Annual Report - Humanitarian Aid, Annual Review   General link ECHO

C. European Commission, Directorate-General for External Relations (DG RELEX)   Delegations to Third Countries     General link to DG RELEX

D. International and Regional Organisations   United Nations - Guidelines on The Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets To Support United Nations Humanitarian Activities in Complex Emergencies, ‘MCDA Guidelines’, (March 2003 - Revision I, January 2006) - Guidelines on the Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief – ‘Oslo Guidelines’, (Rev. I, November 2006)   United Nations, Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - Virtual-OSOCC, UN OCHA [request account] - Environmental Emergency Response to the Lebanon Crisis; Consolidated report on activities      undertaken through the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit (November 2006)   - General link to UN OCHA

United Nations, Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) - Regional Information System (RIS) Part A - Basic Documents - Regional Information System (RIS) Part B - Directories and Inventories - Regional Information System (RIS) Part C - Databanks and information services - Regional Information System (RIS) Part D - Operational guides and technical documents - General link to REMPEC

E. International and Regional Legal Instruments and Frameworks   International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), International Disaster Response Law Rules and Principles programme (IDRL) -  IDRL plan 2009-2010 - IDRL fact sheets - Legal background information sheets - Case Study: Sri Lanka - Legal Issues from the international response to the tsunami in Sri Lanka, 2006 - Case Study: Thailand - Legal issues from the international response to the tsunami in Thailand, 2006 - Case Study: Guatemala - Legal issues from the international response to the tropical storm Stan in Guatemala, April 2007 - Case Study: Legal issues from the international response to the tsunami in Indonesia (July 2007) - Case Study: Legal issues from the international response to the 2007 floods in Bolivia (March 2008) - ‘Law and legal issues in international disaster response: a desk study’, David Fisher (study author), IFRC (2007) - Guidelines on the domestic facilitation and regulation of international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance - Case Study: Legal issues from the international response to the tsunami in Indonesia (July 2007) - Case Study: Legal issues from the international response to the 2007 floods in Bolivia (March 2008) - Working Paper No. 1: Dr. Bradley J. Condon & Dr. Tapen Sinha, “The Effectiveness of Pandemic Preparations: Legal Lessons from the 2009 Influenza Epidemic” - Fact sheet on the IDRL guidelines   - General link to IFRC IDRL Programme   Tampere Convention of 18 June 1998 - Tampere Convention text (entered into force on 8 January 2005) - IDRL background sheet on international regulation of telecommunications in disaster relief (April 06) - Zimmermann, Hans (UN OCHA), The Impact of the Regulatory Environment of Telecommunications on Connectivity and Information Sharing in International Humanitarian Assistance, Public Entity Risk Institute Symposium

F. Handbooks and Guidelines   EU Handbook on assistance interventions in the frame of the Community Mechanism for Cooperation in civil protection -CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION   UNDAC Handbook, UN OCHA (May 2007 edition)     - Chapter A - Chapter B - Chapter C - Chapter D - Chapter E - Chapter F - Chapter G - Chapter H - Chapter I - Chapter J - Chapter K - Chapter L - Chapter M - Chapter N - Chapter O - Chapter P - Chapter Q - Chapter R - Chapter S Preface   OCHA’s Role in Coordination   United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC)   Mobilization and Mission   Coordination in the Field   Information Management   Disaster Assessment   Urban Search and Rescue   UNDAC Disaster Response Preparedness Missions   Environmental Emergencies   OCHA Support Resources   UN Humanitarian Civil Military Coordination (CMCoord)   United Nations and International Response Organizations   Safety and Security   Personal Health   Disaster Logistics   Climate and Terrain   Radio and Communication References   - INSARAG Guidelines and Methodology, UN OCHA (2007)   - OSOCC Guidelines, UN OCHA (2nd edition, 2008)   - World Health Organisation – Handbook for Emergency Field Operations (2002)     - UNHCR Handbook (2nd ed, 1999)     - WFP Emergency Field Operations Pocketbook (2002)   - Sphere Handbook – Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, Sphere Project (2004)   - USAID Field Operations Guide (FOG) for Disaster Assessment and Response (Version 4.0, 2005)

G. Miscellaneous   - UNESCO The World Heritage Wall Map 2008 – 2009 - Jirásek, Pavel, Natural Disaster Cooperation and Solution (Floods in Prague 2002) in Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness and Response, ICOM - International Council of Museums (2004)

II. COURSE BINDER   00. Index   01. Course Schedule   02. List of Participants, Keynote Speakers, Trainers and Support Staff   03. Exercise   04. Course Introduction - SMC ‘Staff Procedures’ - Course Focus - Course Method   05. Staff Procedures I   06. Staff Procedures II   07. Staff Procedures III   08. Information Management I - Field Information Management Workshop Report (2004) - OCHA Field Information Management (FIM) Strategy (July 2004) - Guidelines for OCHA Field Information Management (2006) - Jamison Jo Medby, Russell W. Glenn: Street Smart, Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield for Urban Operations - General link to OCHA IM Toolbox   09. Information Management II - UN OCHA Acronyms and Abbreviations (2005)   10. Media Management  - ‘Working with the Media in Conflicts and other Emergencies’ Department for International Development (DFID), British Government (2000)  - ‘Crisis Communications Handbook’, Swedish Emergency Management Agency (2003)   11. International Disaster Response Law - Fact sheet on IDRL - IDRL publication: Fisher David “Law and legal issues in international disaster response:  a desk study”  - Legal Lessons in Disaster Relief from the Tsunami, the Pakistan Earthquake and Hurricane Katrina', Victoria Bannon and David Fisher, ASIL Insight (Volume 10, Issue 6), March 15, 2006 - ‘International response to non-armed conflict disasters: legal challenges encountered in light of the current regulatory framework’, Katrien Beeckman, Eleventh Annual Humanitarian Conference of Webster University, Geneva (2006)     12. Security Management  - HPG Report 9: Mainstreaming the Organisational Management of Safety and Security, Koenraad Van -Brabant (March 2001)  - HPCR Background Paper: Towards a Common Security Framework: Securing Access and Managing Risks in Hazardous Missions (October 2004)  - HPCR Policy Brief: Designing Security (October 2006)   13. Mission End   14. Team Management and Psychology   15. Course Evaluation / Daily  - 14 March 2010  - 15 March 2010  - 16 March 2010  - 17 March 2010  - 18 March 2010   16. Course Evaluation / Weekly   17. Personal Evaluation / Logbook   18. Miscellaneous 19. Miscellaneous 20. Notepaper III. MISCELLANEOUS