1. Welcome to Skåne (SWEDEN) Skåne County Administrative Board HAMED ARWAND

2. Agenda. The Swedish Government System. County Administration. Facts about Skåne. The Swedish crisis management system. County Administrative Board Responsibility in crises situation. Hazards In Skåne. Definitions – Risk analysis

3. The Swedish Government System Parliament Government Ministries Agencies Public Enterprises County Councils (17+4) County Administrations (21) R e g. CentralCentral Electorate Municipalities (290) LocalLocal

4. The County Administrative Board of Skåne - our objectives and responsibilities The County Administrative Board of Skåne (CAB) represents the Swedish central government in Skåne County. The CAB ensures that decisions made by Government and Parliament are implemented. It is also our task to follow up on conditions within the county and keep the central government informed of Skåne County’s needs and requirements. The CAB coordinates the interests of the central government in Skåne and is involved in an on-going dialogue with other central government authorities, municipalities, the Region Skåne (which is the equivalent of the county councils in other Swedish counties) and other interested parties. We supervise municipal services and activities.

5. County Administration County Governor Deputy County Governor Staff Environmental Permits Board Department of Environmental Affairs Section for environment and health Section for cultural heritage and environment Section for environmental monitoring Section for natural resources Section for industry Department of Societal Affairs Section for spatial planning Section for social services and welfare Section for civil emergency planning and rescue services Section for integration and equality Department of Agricultural Affairs Section for livestock and farm structures Section for fisheries Section for acreage/ enviromental subsidies and grants Section for plants and horticulture Department of Public Administration Section for housing finance Section for legal and veterinary matters Section for commercial traffic and driving licenses Department of Internal Administration Section for accounts Section for service Section for personnel matters Section for IT-services and geographical information systems

6. The expertice found within the County Administrative Board  Agronomists  Vet. surgeons  Lawyers  Social scientists  Economists  Biologists  Foresters  Chemists  Geologists  Surveyors  Antiquarians  Engineers  Architects  Social workers and others

7. SKÅNE StatisticsStatistics –Population (11/1/1998) 1,120,394 8,856,437 12.6 –Area km 2 11,027 449,969 2.5 –Inhabitans / km 2 102 20 –Municipalities 33 290 –Coastal length 400 km COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OF SKÅNE SkåneSwedenPart%

8. The Swedish crisis management system A new system since 1 July 2002 Background: Shift from preparedness for war to preparedness for peacetime crises.

9. -The Swedish crisis management system Guiding principles The principle of responsibility The principle of responsibility means that whoever is responsible for an activity in normal conditions should assume corresponding responsibility in crisis or war situations. The principle of parity The principle of parity means that during a crisis or war authorities should as much as possible be organized and located as in peacetime. The principle of proximity The principle of proximity means that crises should be dealt with at the lowest possible level.

10. Crisis management – ”bottom up” perspective 290 municipalities Local authorities 21 County administrative boards 21 County Councils and regions 31 central government authorities Other central participants The Government with ministries The capability is built from underneath. Only when the local level can’t manage the crisis, the regional and national level support the municipalities.

11. County administrative board Responsibilities in crisis situations  The county administrative board is responsible for the emergency service in case of emissions of radioactive substances from nuclear energy establishments.  The relevant county administrative board may assume responsibility for municipal fire and rescue service if extensive effort is demanded.  The county administrative board has several tasks in case of spreading of infectious animal disease.  Geographic area responsibility.

12. County administrative board 3 tasks concerning risk and vulnerability assessment  Promote and support the municipalities in their work with risk and vulnerability analysis. (due to geographic area responsibility)  Regional risk and vulnerability analysis for the county. (due to geographic area responsibility)  Risk and vulnerability analysis to assess the crisis management capacity of the county administrative board. (due to the ordinance about measures for peacetime crisis management and high alert)

13. Hazards in Skåne Leakages from nuclear facilities Large chemical leakages Transportation of dangerous goods Disturbances of electric power supply and telecommunications Disturbances of large scale water supply Infectious diseases Natural disasters

14. Definitions Risk analysis and Vulnerability analysis Risk analysis Focus on probability and consequences. Answers the questions: 1.What can happen? 2.What is the probability of the event? 3.Which are the possible consequences? Vulnerability analysis Focus on vulnerability – how big and how serious the effect is on a given system if it is exposed to a negative event. The extent of the vulnerability is affected by the capacity of the system to foresee, manage, withstand and recover from the event. That is – the vulnerability analysis assess the crisis management capacity of the system.

15. The End Thank you hamed.arwand@m.lst.se