Regional Rapid Response Teams (RRRT) for a strengthened decentralized Rescue System in Armenia (phase I)

Le projet en bref

Contexte	Armenia is highly prone to natural disasters, mainly earthquakes, but also landslides, floods and manmade disasters occur frequently, affecting seriously the population and challenging the responsible authorities. The government showed efforts to reduce its disaster risks. It signed the Hyogo Framework for Action, elaborated a national DRR framework and established a DRR platform. The MES is responsible for all types of disasters, it includes the Armenian Rescue Service (ARS) with central and regional branches and the Crisis Management Academy (CMA) for trainings. With SDC's support MES built up a nationwide local rescue system to tackle as first responders small scale emergencies. However, there are no regional rescue forces to handles middle to large scale disasters.
Objectifs	The project's overall goal is to strengthen the decentralized rescue system of Armenia through improved response capacities of the responsible governmental institutions (MES) for the final benefit of the Armenian population. Therefore pilot RRRT shall be built up to manage regional to national scale disasters and a model for their replication shall be established. Further institutional capacities within the MES' (ARS and CMA) shall be strengthened through training and coaching to transfer thereafter the required know-how to the regions.
Groupes cibles	Master trainers/instructors, rescuer and key staff of the Crisis Management Academy (CMA) and Armenian Rescue Service (ARS) under the MES.
Effets à moyen terme	3 adequate equipped and trained RRRT respond more effectively and coordinated in case of a disaster event for regional and national deployment. The quality of the training system and deployment and coordination mechanisms is improved through strengthened capacities of ARS/CMA.
Résultats	Principaux résultats antérieurs:   It is the first of two project phases. Through previous projects (mainly "Ardzagank" 2006-2011 ), SDC supported the MES to build up and improve a country wide local rescue system, with provision of training and equipment in basic rescue and medical emergencies.
Direction/office fédéral responsable	DDC
Budget	Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    957’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    879’459 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF    1’024’800
Phases du projet	Phase 2 01.03.2015 - 30.11.2016   (Completed) Phase 1 31.01.2013 - 31.01.2015   (Completed)

Détails techniques supplémentaires

• Thème transversal	Le pays partenaire bénéficie d'un soutien pour la réalisation de ses propres objectifs Le projet tient compte de l'égalité des sexes en tant que thème transversal. Le projet tient compte de la démocratisation, de la bonne gouvernance et des droits de l'homme en tant que thème transversal. Le projet est axé sur l'amélioration du fonctionnement de l'organisation partenaire
  Type de soutien	Aide publique au développement (APD)
  Type de collaboration	Coopération bilatérale
  Type de financement	Don
  Type d'aide	Mise en œuvre directe par la DDC
  Aide liée/non liée	Aide non liée
  Numéro de projet	7F07473