Ministry for Emergency Situations of theRepublic of Kazakhstan

Emergency andDisaster Risk
Reduction Centrein Almaty
Mr. Valeriy Petrov – vice-minister for Emergency Situationsof the Republic of Kazakhstan

Initiative on the establishment of the Centre
An initiative to establish a Central Asian regional
coordination centre for emergency response waslaunched by Kazakhstan at the UN World
conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe
(Japan) 2005.
This initiative was supported by:etc.
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CentreRepublic ofKazakhstan

KyrgyzRepublic

Because of the high interest of UN agencies in the establishment of Centre
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan decided to establish the Centre step-by-step at firston the bilateral basis with the following joining to them of other countries.
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Establishment of the Centre
The Agreement between the Government of the Republic ofKazakhstan and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
about the establishment of the Emergency and Disaster Risk
Reduction Centre was signed in Almaty on May 17, 2013

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Establishment of the Centre
Purpose of the Centre• to ensure efficient mechanisms to mitigate
disaster risks and their consequences• to provide joint response by actions
agreed by the Parties• to stimulate regional and international
cooperation in the field of disaster risk
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Establishment of the Centre
Increase the standards of basic life safety of the population of thestate Parties in natural and man-made emergency situations
Development and implementation of joint international projects
Assistance in the producing of modern information andcommunication systems of collection, processing and analysis ofParties' information

Development and improvement of national systems of emergency
prevention and response in the state Parties
Support science and technology programs of the state parties toprevent and research emergency causes and consequences
Integration of international monitoring systems and networks onnatural and man-made emergency situations
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The activity of the Centre
Parties control activities of the Centre through theCouncil
which includes heads of coordinating competentbodies from every state and chief of the Centre.
The Council defines strategic directions of Centre’sactivities.

Council decisions shall be taken on a consensus basis.
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The structure of the Centre
Staff includes 10 persons:up to 5 representatives from the Republic of Kazakhstan
up to 5 representatives from the Kyrgyz Republic
Out-of-staff (technical personnel):
4 persons are citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Every Party supports his representatives (salary, lease of premises,utilities) at the expense of members’ payment that’s proportional to
fixed quota for every Party.
Monetary supporting of Centre’s staff is provided from the budget ofsending state as well from means of sponsors and donators.
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CentreRepublic ofKazakhstan

KyrgyzRepublic

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Republic of AzerbaijanRussian Federation
Republic of Tajikistan

Several countries and international organizations expressed
their willingness to support the Centre
but only after its official actual establishment.
9Current status and perspectives of the Centre
Current status:• Kazakh side provided the Centre premises and assigns meansfor:– staff (5 persons) and technical personnel (4 persons);– furniture and office equipment;• The Agreement about the establishment of the Centre is in
the process of ratification in Parliament of the Republic ofKazakhstan.

Perspectives:•Participation in the efforts to establish the UN humanitarian
warehouses in Kazakhstan;• Cooperation with European Commission in the field of
disaster risk reduction.
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