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National security strategy as a background to disaster planning: A Finnish Case Study
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lonka, Harriet |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | The effectiveness of strategic planning in a security context as a background for disaster planning depends on the means and mechanisms available for taking the strategic issues into account in actual crisis decision making. Identifying such mechanisms is critical to effective disaster planning and management. This paper examines findings from an assessment of Finnish governmental approaches to national security strategy embodied in “The Strategy for Securing the Functions Vital to society” (YETT) across 2003 and 2006 including recent interviews with 12 Chiefs of Ministerial portfolios, as they relate to efficiency and effectiveness of decision making before and during disaster responses. The paper discusses findings in three areas: 1) The need for clarity of the system of leadership and the division of responsibilities between and inside the government sectors. 2) Safeguarding the basic human rights of participation in decision-making for resource allocation, ensuring the involvement of different stakeholders (e.g. business organizations, NGOs) in disaster management activities. 3) Ensuring whole-government situational awareness is sustained with enhanced exchange of information between the sectors, enabling lessons learned knowledge application in the crisis decision making. The paper concludes with a series of opportunities for Finland (and elsewhere) in aligning national strategy with disaster response planning. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://harrietlonka.fi/onewebmedia/F1.2.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
