Abstract
Mitigation of the impact of disasters and increasing resilience represent an inseparable part of the competitiveness of regions that cannot be implemented without a necessary resource framework. The paper focuses on the issue of financing individual phases of disaster management at the level of regions in the Czech conditions. The article is based on the assumption that public authorities do not systematically plan funds for dealing with crisis situations in the expenditure part of the budget, thereby not supporting the structural and functional conditions of territorial attractiveness, security and sustainability. The aim of the article is to propose a unique calculation of the minimum fund allocation for individual phases of disaster risk reduction at the regional level. The calculation concept is based on the value of the property owned by the region, the number of crisis situations predicted in the region, the number of crisis situations predicted in the Czech Republic, the administrative territory of the region and the total expenditures of the regional budget. The article presents a specific national approach to the public fund allocation to the individual disaster risk management phases, providing competitive administration and progressive and resilient development of the region. Based on the originally elaborated calculation, a comparative analysis of the expenditure part of 13 regional budgets for the 2013– 2019 period was performed. The premise on the insufficient financing of disaster management was confirmed, although the Crisis Management Act imposes this obligation. The results showed that the most underfunded area was the implementation phase.
Highlights
The growing incidence of natural and anthropogenic disasters has a negative impact on the population (Marin & Modica, 2017; Marin et al, 2021; Boccard, 2021), property, infrastructure and environment
No significant crisis situations or changes in legislative requirements for adjustment phase financing occurred in the previous period
Creating a financial mechanism for disaster risk reduction is the responsibility of each state, with the emphasis being placed on the pre-disaster phase
Summary
The growing incidence of natural and anthropogenic disasters has a negative impact on the population (Marin & Modica, 2017; Marin et al, 2021; Boccard, 2021), property, infrastructure and environment. Damage to private and public capital resulting from disasters can cause temporary or permanent productivity loss and debt distress (Marto et al, 2018), which can cause short-term and long-term loss of regional competitiveness. National governments have primary responsibility for preventing and reducing disaster risks. Due to the application of the subsidiarity principle in the public administration of all EU Member States, decision-making powers and responsibilities for disaster risk management are transferred to the level of the self-governing territorial units closer to the citizens. No phase of disaster risk management can be successfully implemented without allocating funds. Governance and financial capacity represent the foundation block to build and maintain resilience (UNDRR, 2019)
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