Report on resolution6:
– Date: 11.07.2019
– Country: Denmark
– Type of entity: National Society
– What measures has your National Society taken to support your public authorities to make use of the IDRL Guidelines? Please select the appropriate box below. You can select more than one box.
• Training. / workshop on IDRL,
• Technical assistance (e.g. provided comments on draft law, regulation or policy),
• Peer to peer exchange (e.g. with other governments and / or National Society)
– Has your National Society supported public authorities to use the Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction to review and strengthen their domestic legal frameworks for disaster risk reduction at the national, provincial and / or local levels? Please select the appropriate box below to describe the support you have provided. You can select more than one box.
• Research project,
• Technical assistance (e.g. provides input into a draft law or policy related to DRR, supports implementation of relevant laws and procedures, etc.),
• Training / workshop
– What activities has your National Society undertaken in cooperation with your government towards achieving the goals related to DRR, community resilience and climate change adaptation as set out in the Sendai Framework for DRR, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the outcomes of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (‘Paris Agreement’)? Please select the appropriate box:
• Mainstream DRR across contexts and sectors,
• Engagement and contribution in National/local DRR platforms,
• Support the development and/or Implementation of national DRR plan/strategy,
• Public awareness and public education,
• Assessment of risk and vulnerability,
• NS response and preparedness (contingency plans, standard operating procedures, pre-disaster meetings, disaster preparedness stocks),
• Support the development and implementation of the National Adaptation Plan,
• Tree planting and caring,
• Waste disposal,
• Advocacy,
• Disaster preparedness and contingency policies, plans and programmes,
• Community early warning systems,
• Preposition disaster preparedness stocks,
• Training & simulation drills,
• Psychosocial support and mental health services,
• Water and sanitation support,
• Support in food security and nutrition,
• Livelihoods support, Denmark is experiencing more weather related small-scale disasters such as flooding, and the summer of 2018 was characterized by drought and very high temperatures leading to high risk of fires. DRC is testing the RC possible contribution to different community-based resilience and fire prevention initiatives in cooperation with selected municipal rescue services, with a particular focus on psychological first aid and logistics. DRC’s risk reduction and disaster response activities are in support of the Government’s national disaster prevention strategy. DRC has a close dialogue with relevant authorities, and a formal collaboration agreement with the Ministry of Defense. DRC also has a more specific agreement with the Danish Emergency Management Agency, a Danish governmental agency under the Ministry of Defense with the mandate to cushion the effects of accidents and disasters on society and to prevent harm to people, property and the environment. DRC is also seconding personnel, such as psychosocial support delegates, to Denmark’s assistance to Danish citizens abroad caught in natural disasters and other humanitarian crises. DRC has a big role in dissemination and training of first aid, and is guided by the ambition “Everyone must know First Aid”. In 2018 we trained almost 100,000 people in first aid (compared to a population of 5.5 million), while the DRC first aid volunteers provided first aid to around 25,000 people at various events (Such as concerts and sports events). In line with the first aid ambition, DRC had also introduced first aid training in all asylum centers run by DRC. Multilingual first aid instructors have been trained, who have then trained asylum seekers. This has had a number of very positive effects, including: Asylum seekers have developed higher self-esteem; the take greater responsibility for each other’s well-being; they collaborate across gender, ethnicity, background and language; they have acquired useful knowledge and competencies which can be used in a variety of contexts and setting; a greater feeling of safety and wellbeing at the asylum centers. DRC collaborates with other first aid key stakeholders: Part of the Danish Council on Resuscitation, which is running a big campaign on stroke in the fall of 2019; in the Danish Council for First Aid a new module/training (with certificate) has been developed targeting “adults responsible for children”, and work is progressing on a new digital system for certificates. Internationally, DRC provides support to sister National Societies for their engagement with governments and national emergency response authorities in the development of national disaster risk reduction legal frameworks, policies, guidelines and procedures through its international programmes, including in Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Togo, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Myanmar, Georgia, Armenia, Pakistan. The aim is that disaster risk reduction frameworks take into consideration the need of all people at risk, including the most vulnerable ensuring that they are protected against all types of disaster through adequate mitigation and preparedness measures. In addition to this, DRC has prioritized support for sister National Societies to engage with their governments on strengthening resilience towards the impact of climate change. In 2015-16, DRC supported a specific advocacy project with five sister national societies in advocating for national adaptation plans (NAP) that also included increased support for adaptation measures at community level, targeting the most vulnerable and exposed communities to climate change., In 2018: DKK 217,400,384 and 2,693,411 people reached
– What steps has your National Society taken to support your public authorities in strengthening their existing legal frameworks related to first aid? Please explain:
DRC has a big role in dissemination and training of first aid, and is guided by the ambition “Everyone must know First Aid”. In 2018 we trained almost 100,000 people in first aid (compared to a population of 5.5 million), while the DRC first aid volunteers provided first aid to around 25,000 people at various events (Such as concerts and sports events). DRC collaborates with other first aid key stakeholders: Part of the Danish Council on Resuscitation, which is running a big campaign on stroke in the fall of 2019; in the Danish Council for First Aid a new module/training (with certificate) has been developed targeting “adults responsible for children”, and work is progressing on a new digital system for certificates.
– Country: Denmark
– Type of entity: National Society
– What measures has your National Society taken to support your public authorities to make use of the IDRL Guidelines? Please select the appropriate box below. You can select more than one box.
• Training. / workshop on IDRL,
• Technical assistance (e.g. provided comments on draft law, regulation or policy),
• Peer to peer exchange (e.g. with other governments and / or National Society)
– Has your National Society supported public authorities to use the Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction to review and strengthen their domestic legal frameworks for disaster risk reduction at the national, provincial and / or local levels? Please select the appropriate box below to describe the support you have provided. You can select more than one box.
• Research project,
• Technical assistance (e.g. provides input into a draft law or policy related to DRR, supports implementation of relevant laws and procedures, etc.),
• Training / workshop
– What activities has your National Society undertaken in cooperation with your government towards achieving the goals related to DRR, community resilience and climate change adaptation as set out in the Sendai Framework for DRR, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the outcomes of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (‘Paris Agreement’)? Please select the appropriate box:
• Mainstream DRR across contexts and sectors,
• Engagement and contribution in National/local DRR platforms,
• Support the development and/or Implementation of national DRR plan/strategy,
• Public awareness and public education,
• Assessment of risk and vulnerability,
• NS response and preparedness (contingency plans, standard operating procedures, pre-disaster meetings, disaster preparedness stocks),
• Support the development and implementation of the National Adaptation Plan,
• Tree planting and caring,
• Waste disposal,
• Advocacy,
• Disaster preparedness and contingency policies, plans and programmes,
• Community early warning systems,
• Preposition disaster preparedness stocks,
• Training & simulation drills,
• Psychosocial support and mental health services,
• Water and sanitation support,
• Support in food security and nutrition,
• Livelihoods support, Denmark is experiencing more weather related small-scale disasters such as flooding, and the summer of 2018 was characterized by drought and very high temperatures leading to high risk of fires. DRC is testing the RC possible contribution to different community-based resilience and fire prevention initiatives in cooperation with selected municipal rescue services, with a particular focus on psychological first aid and logistics. DRC’s risk reduction and disaster response activities are in support of the Government’s national disaster prevention strategy. DRC has a close dialogue with relevant authorities, and a formal collaboration agreement with the Ministry of Defense. DRC also has a more specific agreement with the Danish Emergency Management Agency, a Danish governmental agency under the Ministry of Defense with the mandate to cushion the effects of accidents and disasters on society and to prevent harm to people, property and the environment. DRC is also seconding personnel, such as psychosocial support delegates, to Denmark’s assistance to Danish citizens abroad caught in natural disasters and other humanitarian crises. DRC has a big role in dissemination and training of first aid, and is guided by the ambition “Everyone must know First Aid”. In 2018 we trained almost 100,000 people in first aid (compared to a population of 5.5 million), while the DRC first aid volunteers provided first aid to around 25,000 people at various events (Such as concerts and sports events). In line with the first aid ambition, DRC had also introduced first aid training in all asylum centers run by DRC. Multilingual first aid instructors have been trained, who have then trained asylum seekers. This has had a number of very positive effects, including: Asylum seekers have developed higher self-esteem; the take greater responsibility for each other’s well-being; they collaborate across gender, ethnicity, background and language; they have acquired useful knowledge and competencies which can be used in a variety of contexts and setting; a greater feeling of safety and wellbeing at the asylum centers. DRC collaborates with other first aid key stakeholders: Part of the Danish Council on Resuscitation, which is running a big campaign on stroke in the fall of 2019; in the Danish Council for First Aid a new module/training (with certificate) has been developed targeting “adults responsible for children”, and work is progressing on a new digital system for certificates. Internationally, DRC provides support to sister National Societies for their engagement with governments and national emergency response authorities in the development of national disaster risk reduction legal frameworks, policies, guidelines and procedures through its international programmes, including in Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Togo, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Myanmar, Georgia, Armenia, Pakistan. The aim is that disaster risk reduction frameworks take into consideration the need of all people at risk, including the most vulnerable ensuring that they are protected against all types of disaster through adequate mitigation and preparedness measures. In addition to this, DRC has prioritized support for sister National Societies to engage with their governments on strengthening resilience towards the impact of climate change. In 2015-16, DRC supported a specific advocacy project with five sister national societies in advocating for national adaptation plans (NAP) that also included increased support for adaptation measures at community level, targeting the most vulnerable and exposed communities to climate change., In 2018: DKK 217,400,384 and 2,693,411 people reached
– What steps has your National Society taken to support your public authorities in strengthening their existing legal frameworks related to first aid? Please explain:
DRC has a big role in dissemination and training of first aid, and is guided by the ambition “Everyone must know First Aid”. In 2018 we trained almost 100,000 people in first aid (compared to a population of 5.5 million), while the DRC first aid volunteers provided first aid to around 25,000 people at various events (Such as concerts and sports events). DRC collaborates with other first aid key stakeholders: Part of the Danish Council on Resuscitation, which is running a big campaign on stroke in the fall of 2019; in the Danish Council for First Aid a new module/training (with certificate) has been developed targeting “adults responsible for children”, and work is progressing on a new digital system for certificates.
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