ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS - ATF Hamburg
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
For the EU Civil Protection Mechanism
January 2016
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AU African Union
BoO Base of Operations
CBRN Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear
CCA Common Country Assessment (UN)
CCCM Camp Coordination and Camp Management
UCPM Union Civil Protection Mechanism (EU)
CERF Central Emergency Response Fund (UN)
CECIS Common Emergency Communication and Information System (EU)
CIMIC Civil-Military Cooperation (military)
CMCoord Civil–Military Coordination (civilian)
CMOC Civil-Military Operations Centre
CP Civil Protection
DEMA Danish Emergency Management Agency (DK)
DG Directorate-General
DG COMM Directorate-General for Communication (EC / EU)
DG ECHO Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (EC / EU)
DG ENV Directorate-General for the Environment (EC / EU)
DTL Deputy Team leader
DM Disaster management
DMIS Disaster Management Information System (IFRC)
DREF Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (IFRC)
DRR Disaster Risk Reduction
EADRC Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Capacity (NATO)
EADRCC Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NATO)
EADRU Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Unit (NATO)
EC European Commission / European Community
ECHO See DG ECHO
EEA European Economic Area
EEAS European External Action Service
ERCC Emergency Response Coordination Centre
EMSA European Maritime Safety Agency (EU)
EMSC Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EU)
ERC Emergency Relief Coordinator (UN)
ERCC Emergency Response Coordination Centre (EU)
ERCC Emergency Relief Coordination Centre (UN OCHA)
ERU Emergency Response Unit (IFRC / national RC/RC societies)
EU European Union
UCPT Union Civil Protection Team (EU)
FACT Field Assessment and Coordination Team (IFRC)
GA General Assembly (UN)
GD General Director
GDACS Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
GO Governmental organisation
HA Humanitarian assistance or aid
HAP Humanitarian Action Plan
HAZMAT Hazardous Materials
HC Humanitarian Coordinator (UN)
HCT Humanitarian Country Team (UN)
*HNS Host Nation Support (EU)
*HNS Host Nation Society (RC/RC Movement)
HQ Headquarters
IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
ICT Information and Communication Technologies
IDP Internally Displaced Person
IDRL International Disaster Response Law
IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IHL International Humanitarian Law
IM Information Management
IHP International Humanitarian Partnership
INGOs international non-governmental organisations
INSARAG International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (UN)
IOM International Organization for Migration
IT Information Technology
JRC Joint Research Centre (EU)
LEMA Local Emergency Management Authority (or Agency)
LO Liaison officer
MCDA Military and Civil Defence Assets
MEDEVAC Medical evacuation
MoU Memorandum of understanding
MRE Meal ready to eat
MS Member State (EU)
MSB Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
NATO North-Atlantic Treaty Organization
NFI Non-food item
NGO Non-governmental organisation
OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN)
OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN)
OSOCC On-site Operations Coordination Centre
PDNA Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
PoA Plan of Action
PoC Point of Contact
PS Participating State (EU)
RC Resident Coordinator
RC/RC Movement Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement
RDC Reception and Departure Centre
RDRT Regional Disaster Response Team (national RC / RC societies)
SAR Search and Rescue
SC Security Council
SitRep Situation Report
SOP Standard (standing) operating procedures
S&S Safety and security
TA Technical Assistant (or Assistance) (EU)
TCN Third Country National (EU)
THW German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (Technisches Hilfswerk)
TL Team leader
ToR Terms of Reference
UN United Nations
UN-HABITAT United Nations Centre for Human Settlement
UNCT United Nations Country Team
UNDAC (Team) United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (Team)
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNDPKO United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
UNDSS United Nations Department of Safety and Security
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHRD United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNOG United Nations Office in Geneva
UNOSAT UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme
USAID United States Agency for International Development
USAR Urban Search and Rescue
USG Under-Secretary-General
USGS United States Geological Service
vOSOCC Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Centre
WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WB World Bank
WFP World Food Programme (UN)
WHO World Health Organization (UN)
EU CP Mechanism Modules:
MUSAR Medium urban search and rescue
HUSAR Heavy urban search and rescue
WP Water purification
HCP High capacity pumping
FFFH Aerial forest fighting module using helicopters
FFFP Aerial forest fighting module using airplanes
AMP Advanced medical post
AMPS Advanced medical post with surgery
FHOS Field hospital
MEVAC Medical aerial evacuation of disaster victims
ETS Emergency temporary shelter
CBRNDET Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detection & sampling
USARCBRN Search and rescue in CBRN conditions
GFFF Ground forest fire fighting
GFFFV Ground forest fire fighting using vehicles
FC Flood containment
FRMB Flood rescue module using boats
TAST Technical Assistance Support Team ( EU)
EU CP Mechanism Training Programme / Courses:
CMI Course for Mechanism Introduction
OPM Operational Management Course
HLC High Level Coordination Course
TEC Technical Experts Course
TEC (MI) Technical Experts Course for Maritime Experts
MBC Modules Basic Course
AMC Assessment Mission Course
SMC Staff Management Course (until 9th training cycle)
SME Seminar for mechanism Experts
NDL Negotiation Diplomacy and leadership
Based on an list established by the Swedish Civil Contingency Agency (MSB);
amended and updated by Wolfgang G. Krajic (Synergies International Consulting) in June 2012;
amended and updated by TEC January 2015.
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