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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