Nenad Taneski, PhD, Sasha Smileski, MSc and Andrej Iliev, PhD
Military Academy,General Mihailo Apostolski, Skopje, Macedonia

Part of the book: The Challenges of Disaster Planning, Management, and Resilience

Abstract

This study provides a common starting point for understanding and discussing disasters, disaster management and disaster preparedness as part of every society’s mission, and discusses the potential scope of disaster preparedness measures. The following text is appropriate for anyone who has general responsibilities for disaster management and programme implementation. Benefit from reading this study can have non-technical personnel interested in acquiring a better understanding of disaster preparedness and the strategies and measures that may be implemented as well. The most essential but difficult part in the management of disaster is identifying the risk and vulnerabilities of the local communities. The biggest motivation for this study comes from the two important professional challenges confronting emergency managers in the coming years. There are the professionalization of emergency management, involvement in hazard mitigation, involvement in preimpact disaster recovery planning, expansion of the professional domain and regional collaboration. One of the most important goals is involving youth in disaster preparedness and recovery efforts. Youth-serving agencies can help to not only increase youths’ awareness of particular hazards, but can also enhance the chance that they openly discuss how to adequately protect their families and loved ones and understand how to seek help.

 Keywords: disaster, management, preparedness, climate change

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