emergency management in russia

The Russian federation:

The Russian federation The emergence of EMERCOM and the state of emergency preparedness and disaster management Prepared and Narrated by Jessica Davenport

Russia:

Russia

Russia:

Russia Size: 17,098,240 sq km Population in 2008: 141,394, 000 Urban population: 72% Forest coverage: 49.4%

Chernobyl:

Chernobyl

Chernobyl:

Chernobyl Courtesy of BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456957/img/1145613908.jpg

Chernobyl:

Chernobyl Resulted in the death of 30 liquidators Additional effects: Mutations Increased thyroid cancer Abandonment of communities Economic and political turmoil

Armenian earthquake of 1988:

Armenian earthquake of 1988

Armenian earthquake of 1988:

Armenian earthquake of 1988 "Disaster in Armenia, 1988," Making the History of 1989 , Item #172, http://chnm.gmu.edu/1989/items/show/172

Armenian earthquake of 1988:

Armenian earthquake of 1988 Socially, politically and economically devastating Exacerbates the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan Response efforts coordinated by Switzerland, France and Israel Increased mistrust of Soviet Government

EMERCOM:

EMERCOM The Russian Ministry for Civil Defense and Emergencies (EMERCOM) Effectively responsible for all emergency management efforts within Russia Extremely structured top-down approach 7 Regional Operations Centers 7 Fire schools 33 locally funded SAR teams Limited NGO involvement

Hazards:

Hazards Natural Hazards Potential for variety of natural hazards Annually responsible for relatively few disaster related deaths Technological and man-caused disaster makes up largest percentage of disaster episodes and deaths each year Source of data: "EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Bel ." Data version: v11.08 Credit for image to http://www.preventionweb.net/english/countries/statistics/?cid=142

Obstacles:

Obstacles Treatment of Emergency Management as National Security Lack of Transparency Corruption Man-caused disasters Obstacle and Opportunity

Assessment:

Assessment Credit for photo to http://www.bugbog.com/gallery/russia_pictures/russia_pictures_door.html

References:

References EM-DAT: The International Disaster Database. (2011) Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters. Russia [data file]: retrieved from: http://www.emdat.be/result-country-profile EMERCOM. (2005). EMERCOM of Russia 15 years later: 1990-2005 . Retrieved from http://www.mchs.gov.ru/upload/biblioteka/2v1.pdf EMERCOM of Russia.(2011). The Russian Federation. Retrieved from: http://www.mchs.gov.ru/?lang=eng Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. Living with risk a global review of disaster reduction initiatives . (2004). Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations Mozgovaya , A. & Porfiriev , B. N. Ordinary Reaction to Extraordinary Events. Public Perception and Assessment of the Communities’ States of Living in the Major Disaster Areas in Russia. Ed. Browne, R.B & Neal, A.G. 2001 Bowling Green State University Popular Press Pogosian , G.A. Forward to the past. (1996). In Social Science Research on Mitigation of and Recovery from Disasters and Large Scale Hazards in Russia . eds. Porfiriev , B.N.& Quarantelli , E.L., Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Popov, K.N. Objectives and challenges for social research on disasters in Russia. (1996). In Social Science Research on Mitigation of and Recovery from Disasters and Large Scale Hazards in Russia . eds. Porfiriev , B.N.& Quarantelli , E.L., Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Porfiriev , B.N. (1996). Social Aftermath and Organizational Response to a Major Disaster: The Case of the 1995 Sakhalin Earthquake in Russia. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 4 (4) , 218-227. doi : 10.1111/j.1468-5973.1996.tb00096.x Porfiriev , B. N. (2001). Institutional and Legislative Issues of Emergency Management Policy in Russia. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 88 (2-3), 145-167. doi : 10.1016/S03043894(01)00265-5 Shoingu , S. The problems of fire disasters in Russia, including fires at Chernobyl-type nuclear Plants. Annals of the Mediterranean Burns Club, 6.3, 1993 UN Data. United Nations Statistics Division. Russia [data file]. retrieved from: http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Russian%20Federation United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation. (2011). The Chernobyl accident: UNSCEAR’s assessments of the radiation effect. retrieved from: http://www.unscear.org/unscear/en/chernobyl.html International Atomic Energy Agency. (2011). Revisiting Chernobyl 20 years later . Vienna, Austria, retrieved from: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/focus/chernobyl/