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PPRD South I National Correspondents Meeting: lowering barriers and developing confidence among the Mediterranean countries

Thursday, 02 May 2013

On 20 March 2012 the PPRD South National Correspondents gathered in Rome for their 8 ^th meeting to report and discuss on the below activities, which took place during the last five months of the PPRD South I Programme:

The presentation on the results of the PPRD South I communication test on how to activate the European Mechanism of Civil Protection in case of a Tsunami , which was done on 11 December 2012 has allowed to draw lessons learned for future simulation exercise. First of all, the test showed the importance of having clearer roles and procedures at national at international level to ensure smoother and more targeted delivery of alert messages.

The illustration of the results of the technical assistance action in Tunisia of 5-7 March 2013, on the development of the national civil protection operational room, has opened the way for the Moroccan and Algerian National Correspondents to invite the Tunisian Deputy General Director to visit respectively the new national operational room of t...