The Minister of Interior General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa has today chaired the Civil Defence Council meeting.
The session was attended by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, Minister of Oil and Environment, Special Envoy for Climate Affairs, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunication, Minister of Works, Minister of Information and Chief of Public Security.
Addressing the session, the Interior Minister expressed thanks and gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, hailing royal support to national efforts to promote public safety.
He hailed the support and follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, through the Government’s adoption of the sustainable development goals and procedures to limit disaster risks and environment protection in the government action plan to increase security and safety levels for all citizens and residents.
The meeting reviewed the plan to form a search and rescue team with tasks outside the countries to reflect Bahrain’s abilities in participating in disaster and crisis management.
The Interior Minister asserted the importance of providing the team with the required logistic and administrative requirements. The council also discussed the voluntary project for the civil defence service, in which the members approved the finalisation of administration procedures to start the project. The panel also discussed the National Emergency Strategy and national risk management indicators.
The minister affirmed that Bahrain adopted the sustainable development goals through the comprehensive civil protection system to limit risks and reinforce national readiness for emergency management, focusing on cooperation and coordination between all segments of society of ministries, organisations and individuals per international general safety indicators and standards.
He highlighted the importance of national exercises for different emergency scenarios in association with concerned authorities, plans and methods development, and benefits from modern telecommunication and technological methods. He highlighted the role of the media in following incidents, posting facts and highlighting safety cultures to limit emergency risks.
During the meeting, the Chief of Public Security, also the Chairman of the National Disaster Management Committee, said that a systematic method for the National Risk Register had been updated, including identifying and evaluating risks and developing appropriate plans to confront them.
Source: Bahrain News Agency