nato civil emergency planning (cep)
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Report of the Three Wise Men
“From the very beginning of NATO, it was recognized that while defence cooperation was the first and most urgent requirement , this was not enough …. security today is far more than a military matter. The strengthening of political consultation and economic cooperation, the development of resources, …all these can be as important, or even more important for the protection of the security of a nation, or an alliance, than the building of a battleship or the equipping of an army.”
Report of the “Committee of Three” on Non-Military Cooperation in NATO, 1956
The Bottom Line -- Up Front
Why include a civilian dimension to NATO?
How does Civil Emergency Planning work in NATO ?
Who does this work?
Civil-Military Relations
“…civil support to military operations is important for logistics,
communications, medical support, and public affairs.
Cooperation between the Alliance’s military and civil bodies
will accordingly remain essential.” Communiqué PR(1999)065, paragraph 60
Origins: Strategic Concept
CEP’s Five RolesReference: EAPC(SCEPC)D(2000)1
Council agreed, in 2000, five roles for CEP
Civil Support to the military in Article 5 operations Civil Support to non-Article 5 Crisis Response
Operations (CROs) Support to national authorities in dealing with civil
emergencies Support to national authorities in dealing with the
consequences of the use of WMD Cooperation with Partners
CEP support to the military
Non-military capabilities to support all phases of military ops During peacetime (prudent planning) During planning of operations and missions During execution of operations and missions
Complements military capabilities
A tool in the military’s toolkit – use it when and where it makes sense – when military capabilities are lacking/missing
Protection of the civil population
Disaster Response/Relief
Humanitarian Assistance
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Consequence Management
CEP support to national authorities
Disasters and WMD
Essentially, to enhance the ability of Allies and Partners to assist one another.
Planning /Preparedness e.g., Interoperability, standards and guidelines,
civil-military cooperation, Border Crossing arrangements, critical infrastructure, etc.
Response inventory, coordination of assistance (EADRCC);
civil-military cooperation
Cooperation with partners
The Civil Emergency Planning Committee (CEPC) is an important forum for EAPC Partners to pursue civil emergency planning topics within NATO
Partners are involved in all CEPC activities and at all levels Cooperation is integral Practical activities Participation in decision-making Other NATO partnerships
Membership Action Plan (MAP), Mediterranean Dialogue (MD), Istanbul Cooperative Initiative (ICI) Contact Countries
Important to Remember
Civil Emergency Planning is a national responsibility No centralised planning Aim is to create framework for nations to ensure
compatibility and effectiveness of national arrangements, And enable them to assist each other when needed Ensure civil support to NATO objectives
Organisation:CEP Actors in NATO
Civil Emergency Planning Committee (CEPC) Eight Planning Areas Four Planning Groups
CEP International Staff at NATO HQ
Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC)
CEP within NATO
North Atlantic Council(NAC)
Civil EmergencyPlanning Committee
(CEPC)
Euro Atlantic DisasterResponse Coordination Centre
(EADRCC)
Secretary General
Operations Division
Crisis Management Operations
Operations
Planning
Crisis Management Policy
Council ExerciseCoordination and Implementation
Civil Emergency Planning
Planning Groups
Civil ProtectionTransport
Public Health and FoodIndustry and Communication
Committee Hierarchy
Conventional ArmsControl Implementation Section
Organisational Structure
TaskingAuthority
CEPC Civil Emergency Planning Committee
The Civil Emergency Planning Committee (CEPC) Crisis management role Responsible for civil emergency planning in NATO Provides oversight and guidance to four Planning Groups
CEPC meets in NATO-only format @ 28 and Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) format @ 50 includes NATO Military Authorities (NMAs)
All decisions are taken by consensus
Nonclassified
Civil Emergency Planning Committee (CEPC):
Advise NAC on civil aspects of a crisis Advice NAC and the NMA on the use of civil resources/expertise Recommend Implementation of Crisis Response Measures Monitor all Civil Emergencies and Humanitarian/Disaster Assistance
Incidents Control and Monitor CEP Crisis Management Arrangements Give strategic direction to NATO CEP and preparedness activities Direct the work of four Planning Groups (PG) NATO Military Authorities are members of SCEPC and all PGs
CEPC
Organisation: The Planning Areas
Air Transport
Food and Agriculture
Medical
Civil Protection
8 Planning Areas
SeaTransport
Communications
Industrial Planning
SurfaceTransport
The role of the Planning Groups
Advise CEPC on crisis related matters Assist NMAs, other NATO bodies and nations develop and
maintain arrangements for effective use of civil resources Advise customers on technical matters:
During peacetime During planning of activities During execution of activities
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CEP Civil Experts
Amongst others: About 360 civil experts:
categories and numbers continuously updated according to need; Can be contacted at their work place/office; Can be deployed if needed to HQ and field operations – including
through Rapid Reaction Teams; CBRN CM expertise mainly drown on: CPC; IPC; JMC
(For specific support to NMAs: “Civil Capabilities Catalogue” )
Some Areas of CEP Expertise
Chemical, Bacteriological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) issues
Disaster Response
Toxic Industrial Chemicals
Medical
Disease Surveillance
Critical Infrastructure
Communications
Movement and Transport
Food Chain Management
Surge Capacity
Nonclassified
Areas of expertise based on customer-identified requirements to ensure readily-available and responsive advice and support:
Detect, monitor and contain CBR incidents Analyse and mitigate against impact of WMD on civil populations Analyse possible impact on NATO operations of naturally-caused epidemics Identify and evaluate chemical products (e.g. agricultural products) as potential hazards,
and advise on precautions to take in handling them Advise on protection and prioritization of Critical Infrastructure (systems, cyber,
facilities, etc.) Provide support to population movements and mass evacuation (medical and otherwise) Plan and support response / rapid response deployment and sustainment requirements Advise NATO nations and forces on civil/commercial aspects of conducting/supporting
air, sea and inland surface transport operations and on transport assets Help evaluate civil commercial capacity to surge to meet military requirements
Civil Expertise Catalogue
Nonclassified
Examples:Assistance to NATO Operations
KOSOVO
Damaged or sabotaged industrial facilities Dangerous for both deployed forces and local population/IOs/NGOs Instances where forces did not know what chemical substances they were
dealing with Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) High Production Volume Chemicals (HPVCs)
Need to: Detect, secure, identify, immobilise, dispose
ISAF
Presence of drug precursors Dangerous for both deployed forces and local population/IOs/NGOs Instances where forces did not know what chemical substances they were
dealing with Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs)
Need to: Detect, secure, identify, immobilise, dispose
NATO’s Disaster Response Capability
The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre
The EADRCC Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination
Centre, NATO HQ, Brussels Created 1998 by 46 EAPC nations Role: coordination of EAPC nations’ assistance
to each other in case of disaster. Since 2001, also terrorism consequence management; Coordination, at government level - not command and control
Scope: EAPC geographical area, MD and ICI (Gulf Co-operation) countries, areas where NATO is involved militarily
24/7 duty officer system
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
Responsibility for disaster response is with the
stricken nation
Primary role in international response is with the
United Nations
Gateway to CEP organisations in 50 nations
EADRCC has standing mandate
Terrorist Attacks
Critical Infrastructure Telecom
Industrial Facilities Chemical Radiological
Transportation Means Road Sea Air
Transportation Infrastructure Seaports Airports Railways Stations
Dirty - Bomb Chemical Radiological Biological
Soft Targets
10 OCT 05 - Pakistan request NATO assistance
11 OCT 05 - North Atlantic Council approval of
NATO Humanitarian air bridge to Islamabad
13 OCT 05 - UNHCR request for air-lift support
14 OCT 05 - First NATO relief flight arrives
8 FEB 06 - Last flight of NATO airbridge
EARTHQUAKE PAKISTAN
NATO Air Bridge
Transportation assistance for United Nations -
more than 130 flights, 2,300 tons
NATO Air-bridge used by 19 EAPC, 2 non-
EAPC nations, WFP, UNJLC and UN-HCR
More than 160 flights with almost 3,500 tons of
relief goods (18,000 tents; 510,000 blankets;
17,000 heaters; 30,000 mattresses; 55,000
sleeping bags; many tons of medical supplies)
07 AUG 10 - Pakistan requests NATO assistance 09 AUG 10 – EADRCC starts coordination 12 AUG 10 – Deployment of CIV-MIL
Assessment and Liaison Team 20 AUG 10 – Approval of NATO Humanitarian air
bridge to Islamabad (OPLAN 10307) 7 flights – 191 tons of relief items
Flooding PAKISTAN
DISASTER RESPONSE 1/2
1998 – Floods, Ukraine 1999 – Landslides, Moldova 1999 – Earthquake,
Azerbaijan 1999 - Earthquakes 1&2,
Turkey 2000 – Floods, Hungary and
Romania 2000 – Drought, Georgia 2000 - Extreme weather,
Ukraine and Moldova 2000 - Forest fires, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1)
2001 – Floods, Ukraine 2002 - Floods in Central Europe 2003 - Forest Fires, Portugal 2004/05 - Tsunami, SE Asia 2005 – Floods Georgia, Romania,
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan 2005 - Hurricane Katrina 2005/06 - Earthquake, Pakistan 2006 - Floods, Algeria 2006 - Snowfall, Kyrgyzstan 2006 - Floods, Slovak Republic 2006 - Floods, Bulgaria 2006 – Forest Fires, Georgia
(1) Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name
DISASTER RESPONSE 2/2
TECHNOLOGICAL
FROM TERRORIST ACT (INCL. CBRN)
OTHER ASSISTANCE
2002 - Air show accident, Ukraine 2002
2001 - Terrorist attacks on the United States
1998 - Kosovo Refugee Crisis1999 - Kosovo2003 - Assistance to Turkey in case of possible civil emergency2004 – Support to Greece during Summer Olympics and the Paralympic games
Training and Exercises
On a regular basis training and exercises (often with military teams)
Maximise interoperability
Regional Approach
UN-developed programmes to be taken into account
One field exercise and one table-top exercise each year
Report of the Three Wise Men
“The two aspects of security - civil and military - can no longer safely be considered in watertight compartments, either within or between nations. Perhaps NATO has not yet fully recognised their essential interrelationship, or done enough to bring about that close and continuous contact between its civil and military sides which is essential if it is to be strong and enduring.”
(Report of the Committee of Three on Non-Military Cooperation in NATO, paragraph 16, 1956)
Nonclassified
CEP Crisis Management Arrangements Establishment of a CME
Augmentation by IS, VNCs, Civil Experts ReachBack to Civil Experts Call-up of Civil Experts
Forward-based Liaison Officers: During all phases of planning and execution
Rapid Reaction Team: Fast deployment of Civil Experts to: Stricken nations Theatre of operations Military HQ International Organizations
Advisory Support Team: Civil Experts to support nations in assessing and developing national preparedness, response and recovery capabilities:
Any and all PB&C areas of expertise Training and exercise activities High visibility events
CEP Procedures, Processes, and Tools
NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNATO/EAPC UNCLASSIFIED
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Civil-Military Cooperation / support to NMAs and NATO Bodies
The Civil Capabilities Catalogue – comprising the available capabilities and tools that the CEP can offer to the NMAs;
CONOPS Able Guardian linking SHAPE and EADRCC; Advise in Crisis Response Operations (Kosovo, Afghanistan); Humanitarian Operations; Advise to NATO bodies (i.e. Maritime Interdiction); NATO CBRN Policy and response; NATO Defence Planning (Non Military Capabilities) Stabilization and Reconstruction Comprehensive Approach
Contact Point
CEP [NATO HQ/IS Operations Div]
Tel.: +32 2 707 5117
Fax: +32 2 707 7900
Email: [email protected]