UCPM - Introduction to the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (updated)

Quelques heures

Novice

Description du cours

This course will provide general information about humanitarian aid and civil protection of the European Union, as well as an overview of the relevant decisions and regulations about the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) and introduction to the main components and tools of the UCPM and how it works in case of an activation.

The 2023 updated lessons are available in English.

Public cible

Civil protection experts, experts from related fields, researchers, scholars, etc.

Objectifs d'apprentissage

After completing this course the participants will be able to:

understand what is DG ECHO, European Civil Protection (CP) and European Humanitarian Aid (HA);
recognise the commonalities and differences of civil protection and hummanitarian aid;
know the relevant decisions and regulations about the UCPM and have an overview of their content;
recognise the main components and tools of the UCPM;
have an overview of how UCPM works in case of a disaster activation, as well as the collaboration of the different actors on site and the operational disengagement(demobilization).

Offert par

Ce contenu est offert par la Commission européenne. La Commission européenne est le bras exécutif politiquement indépendant de l'Union européenne. Elle est seule chargée d'élaborer des propositions de nouvelle législation européenne et elle met en œuvre les décisions du Parlement européen et du Cons