Eng. / Fr. / Ru. /The North Atlantic Council, the Alliance’s principal decision-making body, decides on NATO’s overall role in the campaign against terrorism. Specific aspects of NATO’s involvement (e.g. co-operation with partners) are developed though specialized bodies and committees.
For instance, depending on the participating countries or the issue, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) can be involved, as can the NATO-Russia Council or the NATO-Ukraine Council. Under the authority of the NAC, Allied Command Operations has the overall responsibility for the conduct of NATO operations. The NATO Defence Review Committee is responsible for streamlining the Alliance’s defence planning process to assist in the transformation of NATO's military capabilities. Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is responsible for the transformation of NATO’s military capabilities.
With regard to consequence management and disaster preparedness, the Senior Emergency Planning Committee (SPEPC), composed of national representatives is responsible for bringing together NATO policies in the field of civil emergency planning and providing the measures to implement these policies.
Under the direction of the SCEPC, eight technical planning boards and committees (PB&Cs) bring together national government and industrial experts and military representatives to coordinate planning activity in the relevant areas of civil activity. These experts form a network and provide a firm base for consequence management.
They maintain close links with national emergency preparedness agencies and relevant ministries. NATO Partner countries participate actively in nearly all NATO CEP activities through the EAPC and the Partnership for Peace programme.
