The UNDP Disaster Risk Management project at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, opened the Regional Operation Room (ROR) for crisis management in the Governorate of Baalbek. A table top exercise was conducted for the first time in this region, simulating a flash flood scenario. The opening took place on Monday 22 August 2016, at the Governorate headquarters in the presence of Baalbek-Hermel Governor Bashir Khodor, and Colonel Waleed Chaar representing Major General Mohammad Kheir Secretary General of the Higher Council for Defense.
This important step was realized with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the European Union in Lebanon, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Lebanon, the German Embassy in Beirut, and the Government of Kuwait.
The DRR committee of Baalbek headed by the Governor, implemented the table top exercise with the support of the DRM project team. The simulation was an opportunity to put into action the response plan to disaster risk, specifically tailored for the governorate of Baalbek-Hermel making use of the latest floods risk assessment that was produced by the CNRS and UNDP in 2015.
In the framework of "strengthening disaster risk management capacities in Lebanon" project and in accordance with the national response plan, the UNDP is supporting the establishment of ROR and drafting response plans in all Lebanese governorates. The response plans are based on risk assessments of every region, taking into consideration the regions characteristics and vulnerabilities.
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