25th - 26 th February Sadiyat Island Abu Dhabi Developing National Capabilities for Crisis & Disaster Management Major General Michael Charlton-Weedy CBE DL UK Cabinet Office Civil Contingencies Secretariat

To outline the UK’s concepts and practices in the development and management of emergency capabilities Please note that the UK’s legal definition of emergency contained in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 subsumes crisis and disaster, which infer degrees of severity of the consequences of the emergency Aim

The capacity to fulfill a defined task to the required standard in specified conditions It is not just about equipment and assets………. What is Capability?

Intellectual Strategy Concepts Doctrine Human Selection Training Education Structural Organisation Coordination Culture Physical Equipment Logistic support Infrastructure Integration The Components of Capability

The application of programme management disciplines to the parallel development and integration of diverse components – Spread across various ministries, agencies & companies – Dependent on information sharing & cooperation – Risks of sub-optimisation – Centralised coordination board (Cabinet Office) The use of performance monitoring, measurement and management to assure availability and reliability But what to develop? Capability Development

Strategic context – National Security Strategy – Domestic Resilience Strategy National Risk Assessment – Identifies risks requiring specific capabilities What capabilities?

H – influenza pandemic H – coastal floods H – major transport accident H – major industrial accident H – inland floodsH – severe winterT – attack on public transport H – animal disease UK National Risk Assessment - Excerpt

H – influenza pandemic H – coastal floods H – major transport accident H – major industrial accident H – inland floodsH – severe winterT – attack on public transport H – animal disease Mass Fatality Mass Casualty Floods

Functional Risk Specific Flooding Site Clearance CBRN Mass Casualties Mass Fatalities Animal Diseases Infectious Diseases Evacuation & Shelter Generic Warning & Informing Recovery Resilient Telecommunications Community & Corporate Resilience Humanitarian AssistanceInteroperability C3 Central Response Local Resilience Continuity Health Energy Finance Transport Telecoms & Postal Food & Water

Strategic context – National Security Strategy – Domestic Resilience Strategy National Risk Assessment – Identifies risks requiring specific capabilities National Resilience Planning Assumptions – Derived from identified risks – Define consequences of reasonable worst case scenarios in sufficient detail to confirm the scale of capability requirements What, but how much capability?

Strategic context – National Security Strategy – Domestic Resilience Strategy National Risk Assessment – Identifies risks requiring specific capabilities National Resilience Planning Assumptions – Derived from identified risks – Define consequences of reasonable worst case scenarios in sufficient detail to confirm the scale of capability requirements National Resilience Capabilities Programme – Manages & applies priorities & resources What capability integration?

Concept Doctrine & SOPs Trained people drivers, erectors, plumbers, electricians, refrigeration engineers, operators, handlers, mortuary assistants, recorders, photographers, system managers, pathologists, laboratory technicians, receptionists, all working together as a team Deployed Capability – Mass Fatalities London Bombings – 7 th July 2005

RiskWhat?NRPAHow Much?Gap Analysis Programme Management Exercises & Operations UK Capability Management Process

Systematic Strategy framed Risk determined Realism constrained Cooperatively managed Summary

25th - 26 th February Sadiyat Island Abu Dhabi Developing National Capabilities for Crisis & Disaster Management Major General Michael Charlton-Weedy CBE DL UK Cabinet Office Civil Contingencies Secretariat