Enhancing Capabilities for Crisis Management and Disaster Response [electronic resource] / edited by Filip Hostiuc, Eyup Kuntay Turmus.

Chapter 1 - About NATO Science for Peace and Security -- Chapter 2 - Critical role of Information Sharing Technologies in Advancing Public Safety -- Chapter 3 - The Next-Generation Incident Command System (NICS) -- Chapter 4 - Development, Structure, and Organization of the ARCECP -- Chapter 5 - Validation of NICS with NATO Exercises -- Chapter 6 - Implementation of NICS in the Western Balkans (- section per country) -- Chapter 7 - Future of Public safety - Developing open source technologies for public safety.

Science for Peace and Security (SPS) cooperation brings together NATO & partners to address common security concerns reflected in the so-called SPS Key Priorities. These include emerging security challenges such as terrorism, cyber defense or energy security, as well as human and social aspects of security, support to NATO-led mission and operation, advanced technologies with security applications, and early warning. The SPS project "Advanced Civil Emergency Coordination Pilot in the Western Balkans" addresses several of these areas. As a key regional SPS flagship project, it helps to build capacity in response to a concrete security challenge. The Western Balkans is a region frequently affected by natural disasters and the pilot project provides emergency responders in the region with an incident command system that allows sharing information about disasters in a fast and easy way, enhancing situational awareness and building capacity in the area of civil emergency coordination.