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Västernorrland County, Sweden

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Strategical domains for the SRR cluster

Civil Protection

Crisis Communication

Threat/Violence

SRR

Emergency response operations

Research

Product Development

BusinessDevelopment

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The purpose of the SRR cluster

• To stimulate business development and interest for co-operation with national and international actors

• To increase co-operation between authorities, organisations and private companies in the Mid Sweden region

• To stimulate international exchange of knowledge and cooperation between regions, universities and commercial life

www.safety-rescue.se

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Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB)Stockholm, Karlstad, Sandö, Revinge

1/1 2009 merged

• Swedish Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)

• Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA)

• Swedish National Board of Psychological Defence (SPF)

Into MSB

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• Emergency preparedness for international humanitarian relief and disaster operations.

• Most of the operations are financed by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and commisioned by the UN and the EU.

New operations 2009:

• Tajikistan, improving disaster capabilities

• Sri Lanka, leading food convoys

• Democratic Republic of Congo, building field office for the UNHCR.

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Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sandö

• COURSES 2009

• Civil-Military Cooperation and Coordination;

- Disarmament, demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR)

- Information and Intelligence Cooperation

- Monitoring and Observation

- Rule of Law

- Security Management

- Security Sector Reform (SSR)

• Conflict Prevention in Practice Programme

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Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sandö

• VIKING 08

• The 5th exercise since 1999.

• A civil-military cooperation involving 2000 people from 25 countries.

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Sandö island, Kramfors, Västernorrland

• Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)

• Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)

• Rescue Services College (Räddningsgymnasiet)

• Ambulance Academy (Ambulansakademin)

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Safety and Rescue Region

Swedish Defence Research Institute

with 900 researchers. - IT security, - protection against CBRNE- systems for control and

management of crisiswww.foi.se

MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITYCrisis communication researchwww.miun.se

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Church of Sweden Centre for Crisis Management, Härnösand

Before, during and after an emergency

• Training in crisis management, communication, media relations and public communication.

• Emotional first aid, crisis support, defusion

• Long time crisis support

• International fast response teams

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NATO/PfP courses at SRSA Sandö

• NATO/PfP Course on Information Management in Emergency Operations

• NATO/PfP Course on International Environmental Disaster Operations

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Safety and Rescue RegionHELP & RESCUE PRODUCTS• Equipment for emergency, disaster

and military situations.• Survival of injured persons in cold

climate.• www.helprescue.se

WILDLAND, Canada – Sweden• Services, equipment & training

within forest fire fighting, prescribed burning and search and rescue.

info@wildland.se

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UN-MARRPE UN Mine Action Rapid Response Plan Exercise

Since 2004 the SRSA Sandö arranges an international Mine Action Coordination exercise for the UN. The exercise is based on a Rapid Response scenario. UNMAS's aim of the exercise is to practise the Rapid Response Plan under field conditions and to evaluate the UNMAS Operational Manual, Standard Working Procedures and Deployment Guidelines for Rapid Response within Mine Action.