Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Environmental, Disasters and Crises Management StrategiesLibrary of the School of Science
Author:
Tountas Evangelos
Supervisors info:
Δρ. Ευθύμιος Λέκκας, Καθηγητής ΕΚΠΑ
Δρ. Σπυρίδων Μπλαβούκος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής ΟΠΑ
Δρ. Στυλιανός Λόζιος, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Ο ρόλος των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων στον Μηχανισμό Πολιτικής Προστασίας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης και του νέου Ευρωπαϊκού συστήματος για την αντιμετώπιση φυσικών καταστρορών rescEU
Translated title:
The role of military forces in the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism and the new European system to tackle natural disasters rescEU
Summary:
In this dissertation the role of the AF in the Civil Protection Mechanism of the European Union is analyzed. The first two chapters are allocated to the theory of disaster management for the reader to be familiarized with the relevant terms and practices. The third chapter deals with the impact of disasters in Europe, the development and the structure of the Union's Civil Protection mechanism are presented as well as the future prospects for its development. In chapter four the role of the AF in disaster management is presented. A special reference to Greece is made with regard to the framework under which the AF are mobilized to participate in disaster management and a case study of the wild fire disaster in East Attika in 2018 is presented. In the last chapter the conclusions and the suggestions of the research are presented.
Main subject category:
Science
Keywords:
The European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism, RescEU, disaster management, Armed Forces, Civil-military cooperation
Number of references:
110
