Shaping National Security: International Emergency Mechanisms and
Disaster Risk Reduction presents international emergency mechanisms
relative to disaster risk reduction (DRR). The goal is to share
knowledge about existing frameworks, and utilize established DRR
policies and programs, as another means to reinforce and strengthen
national security in countries around the world. The book outlines,
in detail, the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination
(UNDAC), the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group
(INSARAG), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the
Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) DRR programs. While these
entities’ versions of DRR best practices are largely directed at
decreasing the impact of disaster hazards, limiting relevant
exposure, local vulnerabilities, increasing capacities to cope with
disaster, the authors present these frameworks as potential tools,
and effective means, to support national security efforts. This is
especially important in disaster circumstances when local, and
national emergency resources, may be insufficient to face hazards
and multi-hazards, and result in cascading effects to occur as
hazard events transpire. Chapters present various resources
available to them, through these programs, to encourage authorities
from every country to effectively apply the mechanisms—and
emergency mechanisms specifically—to offer domestic solutions.
Due to these programs proven track records in providing
organisational standards, the use of such mechanisms can serve as
both the basis to foster sound DRR practices and, by extension, can
supplement resiliency, security, and continuity within countries.
This concept is based on the premise that the UNDAC, INSARAG, NATO
and ECPM emergency mechanisms have been developed to be
implementable (directly or indirectly) in every country in the
world when disasters occur. Shaping National Security takes a
"big-picture," holistic view of DRR and national security to offer
innovative ideas and solutions to professionals and officials
working in disaster management, disaster risk reduction, emergency
management, crisis management, civil protection, public security
management, national security, criminal justice, international
studies, and homeland security.
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