UNEP has several programs to promote plant safety and reduce industrial risks. The APELL program promotes emergency preparedness at the local level through community participation and multi-stakeholder planning. The Flexible Framework provides guidance for governments to develop chemical accident prevention programs nationally. The Responsible Production approach provides guidance and tools for SMEs to improve safety practices along the supply chain. Both programs emphasize adaptability, flexibility, transparency, and collaboration among stakeholders.
How to tackle chemicals of high concern in products ā The construction Sector as a case study. Stylianos Kephalopoulos, Leader of Competence Group Exposure, European Commission ā Joint Research Centre
How to tackle chemicals of high concern in products ā The construction Sector as a case study. Stylianos Kephalopoulos, Leader of Competence Group Exposure, European Commission ā Joint Research Centre
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Francis Peters...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 2.2 focused on the concept of safe-by-design which aims to prevent negative impacts on human health and the environment, by considering safety aspects early in the design process of chemicals, materials and products. It also enables the transition towards a circular economy, which requires inherently safer materials that maintain their quality through multiple material cycles, including repair, reuse and recycling.
PANEL 5: Substances of concern (SVHCs) in products ā whose job is it to control these in a free trade world? - Karin Kilian, Policy Officer, EU-Commission
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Satoru Morishi...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 4 aimed to identify (i) the issues of common interest between Members and Partners where OECD could help design solutions; and (ii) ways the OECD can help implement the post-2020 UN framework for the sound management of chemicals and waste, possibly through Partnerships with other stakeholders, especially the other IOMC Participating Organisations.
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Roshini Jayewa...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 2.4 focused on best practices in setting-up legal and institutional frameworks. The design and implementation of comprehensive and coherent legal and institutional frameworks are key to achieving sound management of chemicals and waste. During this session, panel members shared their experience on setting-up legal and institutional frameworks for the management of industrial and consumer chemicals, with a special emphasis on the sustainable financing of these frameworks.
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Monika Gail M...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 2.4 focused on best practices in setting-up legal and institutional frameworks. The design and implementation of comprehensive and coherent legal and institutional frameworks are key to achieving sound management of chemicals and waste. During this session, panel members shared their experience on setting-up legal and institutional frameworks for the management of industrial and consumer chemicals, with a special emphasis on the sustainable financing of these frameworks.
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Tatiana Santos...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 2.4 focused on best practices in setting-up legal and institutional frameworks. The design and implementation of comprehensive and coherent legal and institutional frameworks are key to achieving sound management of chemicals and waste. During this session, panel members shared their experience on setting-up legal and institutional frameworks for the management of industrial and consumer chemicals, with a special emphasis on the sustainable financing of these frameworks.
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Sebahattin Dƶ...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 2.4 focused on best practices in setting-up legal and institutional frameworks. The design and implementation of comprehensive and coherent legal and institutional frameworks are key to achieving sound management of chemicals and waste. During this session, panel members shared their experience on setting-up legal and institutional frameworks for the management of industrial and consumer chemicals, with a special emphasis on the sustainable financing of these frameworks.
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Francis Peters...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 2.2 focused on the concept of safe-by-design which aims to prevent negative impacts on human health and the environment, by considering safety aspects early in the design process of chemicals, materials and products. It also enables the transition towards a circular economy, which requires inherently safer materials that maintain their quality through multiple material cycles, including repair, reuse and recycling.
PANEL 5: Substances of concern (SVHCs) in products ā whose job is it to control these in a free trade world? - Karin Kilian, Policy Officer, EU-Commission
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Satoru Morishi...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 4 aimed to identify (i) the issues of common interest between Members and Partners where OECD could help design solutions; and (ii) ways the OECD can help implement the post-2020 UN framework for the sound management of chemicals and waste, possibly through Partnerships with other stakeholders, especially the other IOMC Participating Organisations.
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Roshini Jayewa...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 2.4 focused on best practices in setting-up legal and institutional frameworks. The design and implementation of comprehensive and coherent legal and institutional frameworks are key to achieving sound management of chemicals and waste. During this session, panel members shared their experience on setting-up legal and institutional frameworks for the management of industrial and consumer chemicals, with a special emphasis on the sustainable financing of these frameworks.
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Monika Gail M...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 2.4 focused on best practices in setting-up legal and institutional frameworks. The design and implementation of comprehensive and coherent legal and institutional frameworks are key to achieving sound management of chemicals and waste. During this session, panel members shared their experience on setting-up legal and institutional frameworks for the management of industrial and consumer chemicals, with a special emphasis on the sustainable financing of these frameworks.
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Tatiana Santos...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 2.4 focused on best practices in setting-up legal and institutional frameworks. The design and implementation of comprehensive and coherent legal and institutional frameworks are key to achieving sound management of chemicals and waste. During this session, panel members shared their experience on setting-up legal and institutional frameworks for the management of industrial and consumer chemicals, with a special emphasis on the sustainable financing of these frameworks.
Global Forum on Environment dedicated to chemicals management: Sebahattin Dƶ...OECD Environment
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The Global Forum on Environment discussed the challenges posed by chemicals, provided knowledge on effective and sustainable policies for the sound management of chemicals. Together, leading actors in the field of chemicals management promoted effective engagement, collaboration and action on the sound management of chemicals and waste. The speakers included regulators and policy makers in charge of chemical safety in OECD member and partner countries as well as relevant stakeholders from International Governmental Organisations, private industry organisations and companies, civil society, philanthropies and more.
Session 2.4 focused on best practices in setting-up legal and institutional frameworks. The design and implementation of comprehensive and coherent legal and institutional frameworks are key to achieving sound management of chemicals and waste. During this session, panel members shared their experience on setting-up legal and institutional frameworks for the management of industrial and consumer chemicals, with a special emphasis on the sustainable financing of these frameworks.
Strainers arrest pipeline debris such as scale, rust, jointing compound and weld metal in pipelines, protecting equipment and processes. This tutorial considers the range of strainer and filter types in use and how to size and select them for different applications.
Pulmonary edema associated with scuba diving and swimming was first described in 1981 by Wilmhurst and colleagues. They described a syndrome consisting of dyspnea at depth without excessive exertion, couch with froth expectoration, hemoptysis, orthopnea upon exiting the water and syncope.
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
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Hyogo framework motto was "Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters".
# Main priorities of HFA
1. Make DRR a priority
2. Know the risks and take action
3. Build understanding and awareness
4. Reduce risk factors
5. Strengthen preparedness and ready to act
# Bangladesh initiative according to HFA
1. Policy development and collaboration among parties
2. Risk assessment and disseminating early warning
3. Innovation to build a safety culture and awareness program
4. Controlling climate change and risk reduction programs
5. Preparedness for disaster providing guidelines and training programs.
We also discussed guidelines, implementation, expected outcomes, challenges while implementing HFA, and recommendations. I am sharing our presentation slides.
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
MEDiterranean DEvelopment of Support schemes for solar Initiatives and Renewable Energies
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Avviato nel febbraio 2013, MED- DESIRE ha una durata di 35 mesi (fino a dicembre 2015).
DRM Webinar I: Governing and managing disaster risk in the agriculture sectorFAO
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Over the past decade, economic damages resulting from natural hazards have amounted to USD 1.5 trillion caused by geophysical hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis and landslides, as well as hydro-meteorological hazards, including storms, floods, droughts and wild fires. Climate-related disasters, in particular, are increasing worldwide and expected to intensify with climate change. They disproportionately affect food insecure, poor people ā over 75 percent of whom derive their livelihoods from agriculture. Agricultural livelihoods can only be protected from multiple hazards if adequate disaster risk reduction and management efforts are strengthened within and across sectors, anchored in the context-specific needs of local livelihoods systems.
This series of three webinars on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRR/M) in agriculture is organized to:
1. Discuss the new opportunities and pressing challenges in reducing and managing disaster risk in agriculture;
2. Learn and share experiences about disaster risk reduction and management good practices based on concrete examples from the field; discuss how to create evidence and conditions for upscaling of good practices; and
3. Exchange experiences and knowledge with partners around resilience to natural hazards and climate-related disasters.
The webinar covers:
ā¢ Institutional capacity development for DRM for resilience, food security and nutrition
ā¢ Mainstreaming DRM in agriculture sector planning
ā¢ Linking planning and capacity development for DRM, resilience and climate change adaptation (CCA)
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
Have you ever wondered how search works while visiting an e-commerce site, internal website, or searching through other types of online resources? Look no further than this informative session on the ways that taxonomies help end-users navigate the internet! Hear from taxonomists and other information professionals who have first-hand experience creating and working with taxonomies that aid in navigation, search, and discovery across a range of disciplines.
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UIIN Conference, Madrid, 27-29 May 2024
James Wilson, Orkestra and Deusto Business School
Emily Wise, Lund University
Madeline Smith, The Glasgow School of Art
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f you offer a service on the web, odds are that someone will abuse it. Be it an API, a SaaS, a PaaS, or even a static website, someone somewhere will try to figure out a way to use it to their own needs. In this talk we'll compare measures that are effective against static attackers and how to battle a dynamic attacker who adapts to your counter-measures.
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Diogo Sousa, Engineering Manager @ Canonical
An opinionated individual with an interest in cryptography and its intersection with secure software development.
This presentation, created by Syed Faiz ul Hassan, explores the profound influence of media on public perception and behavior. It delves into the evolution of media from oral traditions to modern digital and social media platforms. Key topics include the role of media in information propagation, socialization, crisis awareness, globalization, and education. The presentation also examines media influence through agenda setting, propaganda, and manipulative techniques used by advertisers and marketers. Furthermore, it highlights the impact of surveillance enabled by media technologies on personal behavior and preferences. Through this comprehensive overview, the presentation aims to shed light on how media shapes collective consciousness and public opinion.
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HCF 2016: Sandra Averous Monnery
1. Plant safety
Helsinki Chemicals Forum
Panel 4: Plant Safety ā Is it taking a back seat to economic
pressures?
Ms. Sandra Averous Monnery ā Programme Officer UNEP
27 May 2016
2. UNEP Programmes on Safer Production and
Industrial Risk Reduction
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Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at
Local Level (APELL) ProgrammeLocal Level
ā¢promotes multi-stakeholder preparedness to disasters through community participation
ā¢UNEP D&C Sub-programme
Flexible Framework Initiative for Chemical Accident
Prevention and PreparednessNational Level
ā¢provides guidance for governments wishing to develop, review, strengthen or improve their
chemical accident prevention and preparedness programmes
ā¢ UNEP C&W subprogramme
Responsible Production approach for Chemical
Hazards Management
Sectoral level /
SMEs
ā¢guidance and tool for SMEs aimed at engaging all stakeholders along the supply-chain in
improved safer production, risk communication and emergency preparedness practices
ā¢UNEP C&W subprogramme
Support Eco-innovation Technical component on
Chemicals sector
Sectoral Level /
SMEs
ā¢Eco-innovation guidance and tools to create conditions for service providers, to support SMEs
to improve their sustainability performance through eco-innovation.
ā¢Applied to chemicals use and production
ā¢UNEP RE subprogramme
3. APELL : Awareness and Preparedness
for Emergencies at Local Level
ā¢ Goal: Help communities prevent loss of life, damage
to health, well-being and livelihoods, minimize
property damage, and protect the environment
ā¢ Objectives:
ā¢ Raising awareness, communicating and educating the
community
ā¢ Improving emergency preparedness planning
LOCAL LEVEL
MULTI-STAKEHOLDER
COOPERATION AND COORDINATION
OPEN COMMUNICATION
4. APELL Process : multi-
stakeholder approach at
community level
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6. Expected APELL results
ā¢ Enhanced local knowledge of industrial and natural hazards
ā¢ Informed community about the risks they are exposed to
ā¢ Educated community on how to react to accidents/disasters
ā¢ Promotion of co-ordination between representatives from the
industry, local institutions and the public
ā¢ Preparation of an integrated plan for community response to
emergencies
7. APELL History
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ā¢ 1986: UNEP launched the Awareness and Preparedness for
Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) Programme to improve local
level emergency preparedness through a communityāoriented effort
ā¢ 1988: APELL Handbook
ā¢ Development of community emergency preparedness plans
ā¢ 2000: Sectoral applications
ā¢ APELL for Mining, TransAPELL, Ports Areasā¦
ā¢ 2010: Multi-Hazard training kit, APELL for coastal tourism
destination
ā¢ 2015: 2nd edition of the Handbook
ā¢ 2015-2016: APELL Training of Trainers and APELL Network of
trainers.
8. APELL Resources
ā¢ Global APELL Platform:
ā¢ News & Events
ā¢ Online Resources
ā¢ Guidance on APELL in different sectors:
ā¢ Chemical, Mining, Transport, Port Areas, Multi-
hazards, Tourism, Coastal Destinations
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www.unep.org/apell
www.apell.eecentre.org
9. Flexible Framework on CAPP
ā¢ A need (2007):
ā¢ No globally binding legal instrument
ā¢ No global guidance material adaptable in differing country
contexts worldwide
ā¢ SAICM Global Plan of Action, Action Point calling for
collaborative, practically-oriented tools for chemical accident
prevention and preparedness
ā¢ A Purpose:
ā¢ Increase countriesā understanding of issues related to chemical
accident prevention and preparedness
ā¢ Improve the capacity of relevant institutions, agencies and
experts to address the risks of chemical accidents
ā¢ Help countries to develop and implement an appropriate CAPP
Programme
CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
NATIONAL LEVEL
GOVERNMENTS CAPACITY AND INSTITUTIONS
ADAPTABILITY and LEGAL FRAMEWORK
10. FF resources
ā¢ Developed with Expert Working Group
(OECD, UNECE, JEU, JRCā¦):
ā¢ Flexible Framework Guidance (2010),
ā¢ the Implementation Support Package (2012) and
ā¢ Webportal: www.capp.eecentre.org
ā¢ The Guidance has been designed to be
flexible to ensure that:
ā¢ it can be applied in different national contexts
worldwide;
ā¢ countries can focus on elements relevant to their
particular context and adapt them as required;
and
ā¢ countries can decide how to define actions,
depending on priorities, resources and
experience.
11. Case study of implementation
2015
ā¢ Lessons learnt from āCAPP
Programme Projectsā in 6
countries : Cambodia,
Philippines, Mali, Senegal,
Tanzania, Sri Lanka
ā¢ Adaptability: large scope for
application in all countries
ā¢ High Level political and
stakeholder commitmment
ā¢ Multistakeholder collaboration
ā¢ Follow up projects and activities
ā¢ Info sharing
12. Plant safety ā main messages
ā¢ Engagement and collaboration amongst different
actors
ā¢ National and local approaches to chemical
accidents prevention and preparedness require
adaptability, flexibility and transparency.
ā¢ Reinforcement of shared safety culture is needed.
ā¢ Economic, environmental and social benefits, at
all levels. A local benefits: building trust.
14. Thank you
Contact
United Nations Environment Programme
Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
Sustainable Lifestyles, Cities and Industries Branch
Responsible Industry and Value Chain Unit
1 rue Miollis, 75015 Paris, France
E-mail : elisa.tonda@unep.org;
sandra.averous@unep.org
http://apell.eecentre.org/
http://www.unep.org/apell/
Editor's Notes
Identify neighboring hazards and risks >>> assess existing capacities and gaps in the community >>> plan to improve capacities and to prepare for eventual emergencies >>> review and update the plan
Process:
A multi-stakeholder participatory approach involving industry, the communities and local authorities
A Process: Working through a structured 5 phases and 10-element process that creates a multi-stakeholder dialogue
In late 1986, after the major technological accidents in Seveso, Bhopal, Mexico City and Basle resulted in serious adverse impacts on the local communities and environment, UNEP established the Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) Programme to enable governments, in co-operation with industry, to work with local leaders to identify the potential hazards in their communities and to prepare measures to respond and control emergencies that might threaten public health, safety and the environment.
The APELL Handbook was published in 1988 providing guidance to national governments, local authorities and plant managers for establishing well-coordinated actions of individuals and institutions in order to build greater awareness of facilities with hazardous materials in a local community and to prepare appropriate emergency plans. The core of the Handbook was a 10-step conceptual approach for community action on incident preparedness.
Starting in 2000, guidance was developed on how to use the APELL Process in other contexts to address emergency preparedness and response, specifically for the transport, mining and tourism sectors.
Most recently, UNEP has considered how APELL could be helpful to address emergency preparedness and response to risks of all kinds, in light of a number of recent natural disasters that caused extensive damage to health, property and the environment as well as efforts to address climate change adaptation. The issue of Natural Disaster Induced Technological Accidents is furthermore becoming more important on countriesā agendas. In 2010, UNEP published APELL Multi-Hazard Training Kit for Local Authorities - For Community Vulnerability Reduction, Prevention, and Preparedness to assist local authorities in preventing and improving preparedness for emergencies from the multiple hazards that may be present in their community.
In 2014, to better reflect the increased complexity of industrial operations new global emergency preparedness measures, UNEP has revised the 1988 edition of the Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) Handbook, therefore responding to the still-existing need for concerted efforts of all stakeholders to build local capacity for better emergency preparedness.
In 2015-2016, 56 representatives from government, the private sector and civil society organizations were trained on APELL methodology, from Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa, and are now part of an APELL Network of trainers.
Introduced in more than 30 countries and in over 80 communities in the past 3 decades
Between 1989 and 2014, UNEP has carried out a series of activities with communities around the world to explain the APELL Process, help them implement the practical steps, and provide related support.
Activities includes awareness-raising workshops, pilot projects, technical support, promotional workshopā¦
This has resulted in long-lasting partnerships and led to successful multistakeholder emergency preparedness in the chemical and mining sectors, including some that have been active for more than 15 years.
Guidance documents were developed on how to use the APELL Process in other contexts to address emergency preparedness and response, specifically for the transport, mining and tourism sectors. More recently, case studies of implementation were developed (Latin America, Mining, Transport)
The Global APELL Platform provides a forum for APELL experts promoting the programme at the local level in over 40 countries. The Platform aims to:
- provide access to unique expertise and up-to date sources of knowledge about environmental emergency preparedness at the global, regional, national and local levels by offering APELL related tools and guidelines;
- offer a place to promote sharing lessons learned from APELL implementation worldwide among the peers;
facilitate partnership building between governments, the private sector and the community;
support the identification, dissemination and replication of best practices on APELL;
support identification of the needs of APELL practitioners; and
provide access news and events on APELL worldwide.
provides guidance for governments wishing to develop, review, strengthen or improve their chemical accident prevention and preparedness programmes
Adaptability : relying on the Flexible Frameworkās adaptability to the countryās level and nature of risks, to the resources available and to the political and legal contexts.
Example of governmnent level short term activities identified in CAPP implementaion in developing countries :
Philippines: well-funtioning management systems for chemical accideint prevention and preparedness in place for hazardous installations & appropriate mechanisms for effective on-site and off-site coordination on CAPP between orpeators of installations, authorities and expert agencies.
Mali: preparedness planning, incl involvement of community; mobile intervention unit specialised on intervention in case of accident
Conclusion and recommendation from CAPP:
Gaps in information management
Gap in enforcement of existing legal obligations
Reinforcement of shared regional safety culture needed
International and National benefits. At local level, to build trust between local leaders, public and other stakeholders.
Not only about plant emergency plan but about community preparedness plans.
Multistakholder approach, can be led by companies.
Example APELL implementation (Barranquilla: Coordination group and response to an Assembly representing different stakeholders: the chemicals companies, the neighboring community, local authoritiesā¦).
Example APELL in China: cooperation UNEP ā MEP - Dow Chemicals: Ā«Ā safety, planning and transparencyĀ Ā». In Zangjiagang free trade zone for integrated emergency plan.
Example of government level short term activities identified in CAPP implementaion in developing countries :
Philippines: well-funtioning management systems for chemical accideint prevention and preparedness in place for hazardous installations & appropriate mechanisms for effective on-site and off-site coordination on CAPP between orpeators of installations, authorities and expert agencies.
Mali: preparedness planning, incl involvement of community; mobile intervention unit specialised on intervention in case of accident
Conclusion and recommendation from CAPP:
Gaps in information management
Gap in enforcement of existing legal obligations
Reinforcement of shared regional safety culture needed
International and National benefits. At local level, to build trust between local leaders, public and other stakeholders.