Cooperation of civil protection systems' in emergencies, arising from transporting dangerous substances in the transboundary region of Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus

Programme 2007 - 2013 Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus ENPI CBC

Date of latest update: 2022-05-21

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Description (EN):

The Republic of Latvia has signed bilateral agreements with neighbor countries Belarus and Lithuania on cooperation in the field of emergency prevention and response. The existence of the legal base however has been not sufficiently supported by active interaction between the involved agencies. The part of the reason for that could be the shortage of financial resources for implementation of full-scale activities and recent economic processes that deny partners the possibility of renewing their technical capabilities. The transboundary region of Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus is characterized by high concentration of chemical industrial enterprises (“POLIMIR” Enterprise, oil processing plant “NAFTAN”, oil pipeline “DRUZHBA” in Novopolotsk, and “AZOT” enterprise in Grodno), dense transportation network, and remoteness from major cities. This means a lot of dangerous substances are being transported, so there is always a high risk of large scale transport accident, involving dangerous substances in the region. In case of late or not adequate response the consequences of an accident could spread on large areas and affect territories of neighbor countries. One single country or rescue service is unable to deal with this kind of emergency successfully. Therefore mentioned problems can be solved and adequate response to emergency situations provided only by uniting resources of neighboring countries in a cross-border approach.

Achievements (EN):

1. Improved and modernized equipment of the emergency services in the border regions; 2. Improved capacity and skills of the staff to operate the equipment and organize rescue works. The main outputs of the project are: 6 sets of rescue equipment purchased; 1 practical exercise conducted; 3 project work group meetings held; 1 training course for rescuers conducted; first responders' guide book developed, produced and disseminated. Every activity mentioned will have a positive impact on the development of a sense of security among the population living in the industrial border areas.

Expected Results (EN):

Overall objective of the action – to increase the level of ecological safety in the region by dealing with transport emergencies involving dangerous substances in quick and professional manner. Specific objective - to reduce response times and rescue works time in transport emergencies involving dangerous substances.

Thematic information

Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Waste and pollution Cooperation between emergency services

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: Valsts ugunsdzēsības un glābšanas dienests

Address: 5 Maskavas str., LV-1050 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Vilniaus apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba

Name: Vilniaus apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba

Address: Pamėnkalnio g. 30, LT-01114 Vilnius, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Utenos apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba

Name: Utenos apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba

Address: Pramonės str. 2, LT-28216 Utena, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Учреждение "Витебское областное управление МЧС Республики Беларусь"

Name: Учреждение "Витебское областное управление МЧС Республики Беларусь"

Address: Zhestkova Str. 13, BY-210000 Vitebsk, Belarus

Legal status: n/a

Alytaus apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba

Name: Alytaus apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba

Address: Suvalkų str. 34, LT-62121 Alytus, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

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Valsts ugunsdzēsības un glābšanas dienests

Cooperation of civil protection systems' in emergencies, arising from transporting dangerous substances in the transboundary region of Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus

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Vilniaus apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba

Cooperation of civil protection systems' in emergencies, arising from transporting dangerous substances in the transboundary region of Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus

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Utenos apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba

Cooperation of civil protection systems' in emergencies, arising from transporting dangerous substances in the transboundary region of Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus

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Учреждение "Витебское областное управление МЧС Республики Беларусь"

Cooperation of civil protection systems' in emergencies, arising from transporting dangerous substances in the transboundary region of Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus

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Alytaus apskrities priešgaisrinė gelbėjimo valdyba

Cooperation of civil protection systems' in emergencies, arising from transporting dangerous substances in the transboundary region of Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus

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Summary

Project name (EN): Cooperation of civil protection systems' in emergencies, arising from transporting dangerous substances in the transboundary region of Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus

Project acronym: LLB-Transit

Project start date: 2013-01-01

Project end date: 2014-12-19

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 489 743.10

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 340 619.82

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2007 - 2013 Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus ENPI CBC

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-03-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

57 / 57 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

216 / 216 (100%)

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Cooperation of civil protection systems' in emergencies, arising from transporting dangerous substances in the transboundary region of Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus

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