Press Release (97)132 28 Oct. 1997

Partnership For Peace Workshop And Exercise On Flood Emergencies Bratislava (Slovak Republic), 29th-31st October 1997 From 29th to 31st October 1997 a workshop and exercise dealing with different aspects of flood emergency management will be held in Bratislava. This event is organized in the context of the NATO Partnership for Peace programme by the Office of Civil Protection of the Slovak Ministry of the Interior. The event is supported by the NATO Civil Emergency Planning Directorate. The aim of the Workshop and Exercise is to exchange experiences in order to enhance insight into the various aspects of flood emergencies and the related management arrangements, as well as to observe practical rescue operations. An estimated 70 participants from 20 NATO and Partner nations are expected to take part in this Workshop which will be conducted at the governmental conference centre Borik in Bratislava while the exercises will be conducted on the River Danube near Bratislava. This PfP activity is part of the programme of cooperation in civil emergency planning. Civil emergency planning focuses on activities that contribute to the development of civil and democratic emergency planning structures, civil-military cooperation, civil aspects of crisis management and disaster preparedness and humanitarian assistance. For further information please contact Mr. M.A. Verhaar, NATO Civil Emergency Planning Directorate (+32-2-707.47.71) or Mrs. V. Zupkova, Office of Civil Protection in Bratislava (+421.7.231.227).