Tailor-made “Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Training” Successfully Delivered to State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) Personnel
• Rzeszów, Poland – May 29, 2025
On Thursday, May 29, POTC successfully completed the tailor-made training “Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management” to Ukrainian State Emergency Service (SESU) personnel.
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The 4-day training commenced with an introduction from Captain (N) Gorazd Bartol, defence attaché from the Embassy of Slovenia in Warsaw. Thereafter, the programme included sessions on climate security and environmental peacebuilding, climate-change-exacerbated disasters and disaster preparedness, also in the context of the Sendai Framework, crisis coordination mechanisms in the EU, monitoring, data collection and mapping, early warning systems and multi-hazard risk assessment methodologies. The training culminated in a table-top exercise with simulative role-playing within the fictitious scenario of the city of Pyropolis. Discussion-based tabletop exercise allowed the participants to apply all the knowledge and skills delivered throughout the training.
The goal of the training was to familiarise participants with an integrated, all-hazards approach to climate-induced disasters and emergencies. The training focused on potential mitigation measures to enhance prevention and preparedness, while also considering local specificities.
POTC would like to thank all of the speakers and colleagues who worked on this one-of-a-kind training and contributed to making it a success. A special thank you goes to Captain (N) Gorazd Bartol for a warm welcome in Poland. We would also like to thank the participants for their cooperation and engagement throughout the whole activity – we hope that the knowledge delivered will serve them well in their future endeavours in Ukraine.
The training activity was developed and organised in cooperation with the European Security and Defence College (ESDC).
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