Division 6 Requirements for the risk assessment

The risk assessment shall cover as a minimum the following:

1. (a)

   general situation in the country of deployment (such as economic situation, recent history and anticipated changes to establish levels of risk and insecurity regarding political instability and complexity, conflicts, civil unrest, ethnic and religious dynamics, etc. to establish a map of threats, the likelihood of each threat occurring and their likely impacts);

2. (b)

   natural-disaster risk-mapping;

3. (c)

   local attitude and level of local communities' and authorities' acceptance of the EU Aid Volunteer/the initiative;

4. (d)

   other agencies operating at the same location;

5. (e)

   contingencies and evacuation plans;

6. (f)

   facilities (offices and accommodation);

7. (g)

   reporting mechanisms and monitoring for security incidents;

8. (h)

   connectivity and communications available and communication equipment (including accessibility and level of reliability); and

9. (i)

   availability of transport and current maps, including freedom of movement and ease of access.