Date : 4/18/2021 8:09:20 PM
From : "Albert Gembara"
To : Kobi_W@mod.gov.il
Cc : "Benzi Zimerman" , "Strosin, Marek" , "Weber, Ryan A" , "Phoenix.Geimer@ME.navy.mil"
Subject : Re: Humanitarian Operational Workshop (HOW) - Outline for Presentation (Day 1)
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Hello Kobi,
Thank you for your feedback and good speaking to you.

The Tentative Schedule is as follows:
  • Day 1 - Introductions and Country Presentations - Emergency/Disaster Response Scenarios 
  • Day 2 - Emergency Medical Response and Public Health - USAID/U.S. Navy Presentations with a Static Demonstration, Possible country presentations on Pandemic response.
  • Day 3 - Humanitarian Assistance in Conflict Settings, Civil-Military coordination, Beirut Port Explosion Case Study, U.S. Navy Demonstration.
  • Day 4 - Table Top Exercise (TTX) - Multinational response to a catastrophic disaster scenario.
Workshop goals:
  • Promote cooperation among civilian emergency management agencies and military crisis response forces to foster regional preparedness, security, and stability.
  • Enhance Civil-Military planning and coordination with international and multinational organizations. 
  • Improve ability of regional nations to respond to a crisis resulting from a man-made or natural hazard
  • Strengthen capabilities to conduct Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR) operations.
Please let me know if you'd like to speak further.

Best Regards, -Al


On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 3:30 PM Kobi Wimisberg <Kobi_W@mod.gov.il> wrote:

Dear Al,

Thanks a lot for the detailed information

 

Definitely a meeting, this week, to make sure we are all on the same page will be welcomed. I need to share with my MoH more details. In a nutshell I would like to see if you have an agenda already.

 

Also, since we are bringing here both COVID-19 and humanitarian assistive issues, it is good for us to refine the stated goal of the workshop

 

If this is fine,  I will be available Tuesday and Thursday

 

As you know I spoke with Steve about the limit we might have. I will be happy to further discuss about it

 

Thanks a lot

 

Kobi

 

 

Jacob (Kobi) Wimisberg

Director of Strategic Cooperation & Assistance Division

INSARAG National Policy Focal Point

PPRD South National Focal Point

National Emergency Management Authority

Israel Ministry of  Defense

972-3-697-7365/229(office) +

972-50-629-8224+ (mobile)

סמל-רחל-חדש

 

 

 

From: Albert Gembara [mailto:agembara@usaid.gov]
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 2:51 PM
To: Kobi Wimisberg; Benzi Zimerman
Cc: Strosin, Marek; Weber, Ryan A; Phoenix.Geimer@ME.navy.mil
Subject: Humanitarian Operational Workshop (HOW) - Outline for Presentation (Day 1)

 

Dear Kobi and Benzi,

 

Per discussion, Day One of the workshop is intended as an introduction of each of the participating countries, and to build a common understanding of each of the respective country's emergency/disaster response capabilities, both civilian and military. 

 

Each country will have between 60-90 minutes to present on the following: 

 

Capabilities Presentation Outline (Day 1) 

  • Introduction of Israel Party (e.g. MOD and NEMA) - Personnel, Titles, Duties
  • Agency Overview - Purpose, Mandate, Personnel composition
  • Description of Capabilities (e.g. Urban Search and Rescue, First responders)
  • Relationship between the Ministry of Defense and NEMA
  • Description of Military Capabilities for support of emergency/disaster situations. 
  • Activation process for emergency/disaster situations (both domestic and foreign)
  • Past examples of activation, response operations, and deployments (e.g. Nepal Earthquake)
  • Monitoring Methods for Natural/Man-made Hazards (e.g. early warning systems, remote sensing technology)
  • Partnerships with international or regional bodies for Emergency/Disaster Scenarios - Partnerships with Regional bodies (e.g. NATO)
  • Exercises and training curriculum - Internal or External training events or Exercises.  
  • Best Practices: 
    • Crisis Communication with Public audiences during Emergency/Disaster Scenarios. 
    • Logistics Planning - Activation and Deployment of Personnel to foreign countries.
    • Working in conflict areas.  

Day 2 will focus on Emergency medical and public Health.  We'll likely have U.S. Military and Bahrain Ministry of Health presentations on COVID-19 response efforts. We would also welcome a separate presentation from the Israel Emergency Medical Teams on Day 2.  

 

Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to discuss further.  

 

Best Regards, -Al 

 

Albert A. Gembara

Humanitarian Assistance Advisor to CENTCOM FWD

USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) 

Civil-Military Operations Division (CMD)

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