Abstract
The use of military forces in disaster relief activities is indispensable. It is a human and technical resource that can carry out special tasks quickly and professionally. One of the negative consequences of the global climate change is the increasing number and intensity of natural disasters, where the role of the military is more and more appreciated. For Hungary, as a small country and a member of the NATO, it is important to have a compact but capable military, which is able to work in a wide range of different scenarios of crisis management from peace support to disaster operations, especially in a multinational environment. This study introduces the disaster management capabilities of the Hungarian Defence Forces, focusing on the existing and planned international cooperations.
Highlights
There are plenty of hazard sources in Hungary which can cause disasters
[2] The chance for disasters is further increasing due to more and more extreme weather events originating from global climate change
In Hungary, the Act 128/2011. on the protection against disasters and its related acts, together with some special departmental regulations essentially regulates domestic disaster management tasks and responsibilities and creates the legal base of the so-called “national disaster management system”
Summary
There are plenty of hazard sources in Hungary which can cause disasters. Others by activating a series of secondary hazards. We can categorise them from several points of view. One way of grouping them is the following: [1: 118]. FÖLDI, J.PADÁNYI: The Structure and Main Elements of Disaster Management. Hazards of natural origin: hydrological hazards (floods, inland waters or droughts); geological hazards (earthquakes, different soil and rock movements); meteorological hazards (from extreme weather situations) Good examples are the industrial territories, where different types of dangerous marerials are in use and at the same time the local population is dense. [2] The chance for disasters is further increasing due to more and more extreme weather events originating from global climate change
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