SUSTAINED EMERGENCY RELIEF - REGIONALLY DEVELOPED CAPACITIES -- Introduction by Mr. Kristaq Birbo - NATO ARW Co-Director -- Introduction by Col. Ljube Dukoski, M.A. NATO ARW Co-Director -- Emergency Situations our Common Challenges that necessitate Smart Regional Cooperation -- Introduction by Lazar Elenovski President of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Macedonia, - Common values, common responsibilities, joined capacities - -- List of Speakers -- Contents -- Session 1: Capabilities for Emergency Relief - National Challenges and Perspectives -- Capabilities for Emergency Relief - National Challenges and Perspectives -- 1. Threats and Risks in Albania -- 2. Legal bases -- 2.1 National Civil Emergency Plan -- 3. Scheme of Emergency/Crises Management System in Albania -- 4. Structures at Central Level -- 1.The Council of Ministers -- 2. Infer Ministerial Committee on CE -- 3.Ministry of Interior -- 5. Main Tasks of GDCE (General Directorate of Civil Emergencies) -- 6. Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Project -- 7. Bilateral and Regional Cooperation -- Crisis Management of the Republic of Macedonia -- 1. Post-conflict peace building -- 2. Dimensions of the National System for Crisis Management -- 3. Law on crisis management -- 4. Coordination body for dealing with crises and a Crisis Management Center -- 5. Conclusion -- Smart Defence vs. Smart Civil Security -- 1. Crisis Management Center -- 2. Steering Committee -- 3. Assessment Group -- 4. Headquarters -- 5. Regional response units -- 5.1 Integrated Risk and Hazard Assessment -- 5.2 Sub-regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction -- 5.3 Regional Training Centers -- 5.4 Crisis Management Critical Response Framework -- 6. Conclusion -- Crisis and emergency response capabilities - Republic of Bulgaria -- Introduction -- 1. Crisis and emergency management capabilities.

2. Legal and normative documents -- 3. CEMS Organization -- 3.1 Emergency management system at national level -- 3.2 Emergency management at regional level -- 3.3 Emergency management at the local level -- 4. Integrated Rescue System -- 5. National Early Warning System -- 6. National emergency call system -- 7. AF MF Territorial responsibility -- 8. Training and interoperability -- 9. Improvement of crisis/emergency management capabilities -- National Protection and Rescue Directorate -- 1. Protection and rescue act -- 2. National protection and rescue directorate -- 3. Rights and obligations of local self-government units -- 4. International cooperation -- 4.1 Bilateral -- 4.2 Regional -- 4.3 Cooperation with International organizations -- 5. Conclusion: -- Emergency Management of Kosovo -- 1. Geographic information of Kosovo -- 2. National view on disaster profile -- 2.1. Floods -- 2.2. Earthquakes -- 2.3. Fires -- 2.4. Waves of cold and heavy snow -- 3. National Policy, National legislature, and Plans -- 4. Government structure and Responsibilities -- 5. Human and material resources -- 6. International and Regional Cooperation -- 7. Lessons learned -- Regional Cooperation in SEE in the Field of Disaster Management - Slovenian Perspective -- 1. Slovenian system on protection and rescue -- 2. Natural and man-made disasters in Slovenia -- 3. International cooperation (Slovenian Policy) -- 3.1. Bilateral cooperation -- 4. Regional cooperation -- 4.1 Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Initiative for South Eastern Europe - DPPI SEE -- 5. EU cooperation -- 6. Cooperation with the Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries -- 7. NATO -- 8. United Nation -- 9. Humanitarian and rescue assistance 2008-2012 -- Health Threats and Cross Border Cooperation - Important Component in Regional Security. (Global public health security in the 21st century).

1. Global public health security in the 21st century -- 2. International instruments -- 3. The International Health Regulations (IHR) -- 3.1 Areas affected by IHR (2005) implementation -- 3.2 Governmental functions implementing international and national aspects of IHR (2005) -- 3.3 Priority subject areas for IHR (2005) implementation -- 4. Strategic actions to guide IHR (2005) implementation -- 5. Conclusions and recommendations -- MOI Capacities in Dealing with Crisis -- Introduction -- 1. Human resources -- 2. Material-technique assets -- 3. Resources of the Ministry for prevention in crisis situations -- 4. Resources of the Ministry for dealing with crisis situations -- 5. Conclusion -- Session 2: Development of Regional Capacities for Emergency Relief in the Spirit of Smart Defense Initiative -- A Smart (Comprehensive) Approach -- 1. Comprehensive Approach -- 2. Smart Defence -- 3. Assumptions -- 4. Assessment -- 5. Risk Matrix -- 6. Acceptable Risk -- 7. The Plan -- 8. National Responsibility -- 9. Shortfalls -- 10. Smart Security -- 11. Integrated Risk Assessment -- 12. Regional Training -- 13. Resources -- 14. Regional Connectivity -- 15. Risk Reduction -- 15.1. Decrease Probability -- 15.2. Decrease Vulnerability -- 16. Regional Approach -- 17. In the spirit of... -- 18. Joint capabilities -- Development of Regional Capacities for Emergency Relief in the Spirit of Smart Defence Initiative -- 1. Disasters -- 2. Emergencies -- 3. Priority -- 3.1. Regional priorities -- 4. Balkan Risk Context -- 5. Problems and Challenges -- 6. Smart Defence and Regional Cooperation -- 7. Regional Initiative -- 7.1 Sub regional platform for DRR -- 7.2 Other regional initiatives -- 8. Conclusions -- Development of Crisis Managementand Disaster Response Centre of Excellence(CMDR COE)Bulgarian Contribution to NATO Smart Defence -- Introduction.

1. NATO Smart Defence - CMDR COE -- 2. Preface -- 3. CMDR COE - Operational Prerequisites -- 4. CMDR COE - National Context -- 5. NATO COE's development process -- 6. NATO CMDR COE - Organization identity -- 7. CMDR COE Conceptual Framework -- 8. CMDR COE Concept - Guiding Principles -- 9. CMDR COE Concept - Operational Context -- 10. CMDR COE Concept - Vision & Mission -- 11. CMDR COE Concept - Goals, Functions & Activities -- 12. CMDR COE Concept - Location, Organization -- 13. CMDR COE Concept - Command relationships -- 14. CMDR COE Concept - Functional relationships -- 15. CMDR COE Project development -- 16. CMDR COE - 2012 POW main activities -- 17. Proposed CMDR COE 2013 POW (major events) -- 18. CMDR COE - Position and role -- 19. CMDR COE - Benefits from joining -- 20. CMDR COE - Summary -- 21. CMDR COE Web - http://cmdrcoe.mod.bg -- Search and Rescue Battalion -- 1. Aim -- 2. Mission -- 3. METL (Main Essential Task List) -- 4. Operations -- 5. Training -- 6. Suggestions -- Development of Regional Capacities for Civilian Emergencies seen in the initiatives pirit of NATO "Smart Defence" -- Introduction -- 1. Fast and mutual coordination and information -- 2. Recognition of natural dangers scientific study and planning to avoid the consequences -- 3. Common training and experience exchange -- 4. Mutual support, creation of common capacities and perfection of active contingents -- 5. Perfecting and empowerment of active special structures of emergencies -- 5.1. Regional Support Brigade -- 6. Some conclusions and recommendations -- The need of regional cooperation in crisis response capacities developement -- Introduction -- 1. Regional challenges -- 2. Potential regional threats sources -- 3. Directions for regional crises and conflict response capacities development -- 4. Conclusion -- Macedonian Red Cross -- Introduction.

1. Macedonian Red Cross -- 2. Law and Regulations that apply in case of emergency situations -- 2.1. MRC Experience -- 3. Disaster Risk Reduction Activities in Macedonia -- 4. Regional Cooperation of the Macedonian Red Cross -- Sustained Emergency Relief Regionally Developed Capacities MKSF BRIEFING -- 1. Kosovo Security Forces - KSF -- 2. Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force - MKSF -- 3. Achievements -- 4. Operational Capabilities -- 5. Bi-lateral Cooperation (Assistance) -- 6. Future International Challenges -- Building and Sustaining Regional Capabilities for Emergency Relief -- Introduction -- 1. Benefits -- 2. Challenges -- 3. Long term strategy -- Protection and Rescue Capacities of the Republic of Macedonia -- Introduction -- 1. Protection and Rescue Directorate -- 2. International Cooperation -- 3. Future Development -- Recommendations and Considerations -- NATO ARW STRUGA 2012 Sustained emergency relief - Regionally developed capacities -- Recommendations and Considerations -- Subject Index -- Author Index.