Disaster Management Course 24-28 May

Recognizing the increasing role of physical and human induced disasters in contemporary and future security environment, from 24 May to 28 May 2021, CMDR COE  conducts Disaster Management Course. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation the course will be held both at the Center’s premises in Sofia, Bulgaria and online.

The course aim is acquisition of basic knowledge related to disasters as phenomenon, the disaster management process and its close relation to the risk management process, as well as the main players and mechanisms in disaster response. The event will include various briefings and practical works covering the following topics: Disaster Fundamentals, Disaster Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, National Disaster Risk Reduction Planning, UN Role in Disaster Relief, EU Civil Protection Mechanism, NATO Civil Emergency Planning, Civil-Military Coordination in HA/DR, etc. 

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Internal CMDR COE Seminar on the Crisis in Syria

The CMDR COE organised an internal seminar which was held on 20.12.2013. The main focus of the seminar was the crisis in Syria. The CMDR COE experts discussed issued related to the chronology of the crisis; the increased influx of refugees to neighbouring countries and Bulgaria; the positions of NATO, the UN and EU; the involvement of international humanitarian organisations etc.

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Visualizing Implications of Climate Change on Military Activities and Relationships was conducted

On 11-12 December 2013, the Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) co-hosted together with US European Command (USEUCOM) and the US embassy in Bulgaria the workshop Visualizing Implications of Climate Change on Military Activities and Relationships. The opening remarks were given by the Deputy Minister of Defence of Bulgaria, Mr. Ivan Ivanov, who welcomed the participants and underlined the importance of the topics that the workshop focused on.

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