Welcome to Skåne (SWEDEN) Welcome to Skåne (SWEDEN) Skåne County Administrative Board HAMED ARWAND
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
The Swedish Government System
Parliament
Government
Ministries
AgenciesPublic
Enterprises
County Councils
(17+4)
County Administrations
(21)
Re
g.
Central
Electorate
Municipalities(290)
Local
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.
County AdministrationCounty Governor
Deputy County Governor
StaffEnvironmental 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 ofPublic
Administration
Section for housing finance
Section for legal and veterinary
matters
Section for commercial traffic
and driving licenses
Department of Internal
Administration
Section foraccounts
Section for service
Section for personnel matters
Section for IT-services and geographical
information systems
The expertice found within the County Administrative Board
Agronomists
Vet. surgeons
Lawyers
Social scientists
Economists
Biologists
Foresters
Chemists
Geologists
Surveyors
Antiquarians
Engineers
Architects
Social workersand others
SKÅNESKÅNE
• StatisticsStatistics– Population Population (11/1/1998)(11/1/1998) 1,120,3941,120,394 8,856,437 8,856,437 12.6 12.6
– Area kmArea km22 11,02711,027 449,969 449,969 2.5 2.5
– Inhabitans / kmInhabitans / km22 102102 20 20
– MunicipalitiesMunicipalities 33 33 290 290
– Coastal lengthCoastal length 400 km 400 km
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OF SKÅNE
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The Swedish crisis management system
•A new system since 1 July 2002
•Background:
Shift from preparedness for war to
preparedness for peacetime crises.
- The Swedish crisis management system
Guiding principles
The principle of responsibilityThe 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 parityThe 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 proximityThe principle of proximity means that crises should be dealt with at the lowest possible level.
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.
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.
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)
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
Definitions Risk analysis and Vulnerability analysis
Risk analysisFocus 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 analysisFocus 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.