Improving Aftermath Crisis Management in the European Union
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Large-scale incidents (man-made or natural) inside and outside the European Union (EU) require a coordinated response from crisis managers and first responders across Europe and with resources from all levels of government. Currently, crisis management (CM) in the EU can be regarded as a highly diversified “system-of-systems”, integrating organizations and components with different cultures, policies and assets, as well as various stakeholders and procurement schemes. Also in the context of climate change and the expected increase of extreme events, the need for improved cooperation in the EU becomes evident.
A demonstration programme (DP), in the context of the 7th Framework Programme for EU research (FP7), targets improved EU aftermath crisis management through an experimental approach to the iterative refinement of promising approaches and technologies into fieldable solutions. This policy brief comprises recommendations for a valuable execution of a DP Phase II, as a result
of the Aftermath Crisis Management System-ofsystems (ACRIMAS) project (Phase I) that has been implemented in order to develop a road map for DP Phase II. Fifteen partners from 10 European countries, key stakeholders and experts have worked together on the identification of new technologies, concepts and procedures to be tested and further developed in the DP Phase II, complemented by framing the necessary methodology, conditions and infrastructure for a successful implementation.
A demonstration programme (DP), in the context of the 7th Framework Programme for EU research (FP7), targets improved EU aftermath crisis management through an experimental approach to the iterative refinement of promising approaches and technologies into fieldable solutions. This policy brief comprises recommendations for a valuable execution of a DP Phase II, as a result
of the Aftermath Crisis Management System-ofsystems (ACRIMAS) project (Phase I) that has been implemented in order to develop a road map for DP Phase II. Fifteen partners from 10 European countries, key stakeholders and experts have worked together on the identification of new technologies, concepts and procedures to be tested and further developed in the DP Phase II, complemented by framing the necessary methodology, conditions and infrastructure for a successful implementation.
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Policy Brief(May), pp. 4-26.
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4-26