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European Inetrregional Centre for Training Rescuers - ECTR |
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Address: 10, Byron str., 375009 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
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Creation |
1995 |
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STRUCTURE |
President: Aram Tananyan President of the Scientific Committee: Ph. Dr. Arshavir Avagyan Director: Stepan Badalyan Permanent staff of the Center: Director, Adviser on high-technologies, Expert-translator, Head of scientific methodological department, Senior specialist, Computer operator-translator, Computer operator, Accountant, driver-mechanic. |
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OBJECTIVES |
The Centre carries out multidisciplinary activities. The priority is given to the active methods of work contributing to prevention, protection and relief in the emergencies:
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MAIN ACTIVITIES |
Preparation and experimental teaching of “Safety and Survival” subject in Armenian National College in Yerevan, as well as in the regions of Armenia, including at remote rural schools. Training courses for preparing the second and the first grade instructors from the students of Yerevan State Medical University in first aid at emergencies. Training of military men of the corresponding subdivisions of peacekeeping battalion of the Republic of Armenia in first aid and rescue basis in emergencies. Addressing by the heads and specialists of state management bodies, local governance, industrial and social infrastructures the training in crisis planning and crisis management, the forms and methods used in informing the population about disaster risks and warning on emergencies and adequate behaviour at terrorist attacks. Participating in improving preparedness of the educators from pre-school institutions, the school teachers and administration on securing safe life activity basis for children; signals warning about threat and imminent emergencies trigged by nature and man-made and adequate behaviour of school teachers, administration and pupils at terrorist attacks. Development of Modul 12. Organization of Relief. Basis of organization and carrying out rescue operations in emergencies. (2000-2001) Council of Europe. EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement. UN International Organization of Migration (IOM) “Risk assessment mission in Kosovo” ”School of Civil Protection in Kosovo. Training Program For Trainers” Development of the National Report on Disaster Reduction in the Republic of Armenia for World Conference on Disaster Reduction (Kobe, Japan, 18-22 January), 45 pages in English, 65 pages in Russian. National Program for implementation of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement concluded between the Republic of Armenia, the European Community and its Member States. Rapprochement of the Legislations of the European Union, Member States of the EU and the Republic of Armenia. (Subchapters - Civil Protection and Sustainable Development). Preparation of the corresponding training courses to train the contingent of peacekeeping subdivisions in the elements of adequate behaviour and skills of showing comprehensive aid at dealing with the civilian population, bearing in mind the situations typical of the armed conflict zones (basing on the corresponding subdivisions of peacekeeping battalion of the Republic of Armenia). Elaboration of the project program and carrying out the training of socially unprotected teenagers called “difficult children” in safe life activity basis and in the skills of first aid. Safety and security plan development and coordination of actions of the police, firemen, rescuers, health providers at Republic stadium of Yerevan during public events. Elaboration of the project program “Proposals for developing and implementing the Program of training children in the skills of recognizing and properly reacting to the terrorist assassinations or at the danger of such assassinations”. Development and implementation of the Project: “National Campaign on informing and warning the population of the Republic of Armenia in emergencies at central and municipal levels. (as a basis for establishing of a regional warning and informing system for population of Southern Caucasian countries and neighbouring states in trans boundary emergencies)”. This Project is being implemented jointly with the Emergency Management Administration under the Government of the RA by the financial support of the Council of Europe’s EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement. The Project implementation includes 4 phases: Planning. Preparation. Execution. Evaluation. At present the studies and implementation of corresponding sections of Phase 1: Planning are being carried out. |
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Publications |
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conferences |
The Center has actively participated in the activities and meetings of the Scientific-technical council of the Emergency Management Administration under the Government of the Republic of Armenia. The first meeting of the scientific-technical council addressed the following problems of seismic risk evaluation and reduction in the Republic of Armenia.
The second meeting of the scientific-technical council covered the problems of monitoring and active impact on atmosphere phenomena in the Republic of Armenia.
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